YAKULT CONFIRMS PRODUCTION EXPANSION IN INDONESIA

The Indonesian unit of Japanese probiotic drinks giant Yakult Honsha Co Ltd has confirmed to just-food.com that it will expand its production facility in East Java to meet growing demand in the country. Details of the plan were announced by Indra Tjahjono, managing director of Yakult Indonesia, who told local media that the firm will upgrade its plant at the Ngoro Industrial Park. Indra said the capacity of the factory will be raised from 1.2 million bottles per day at present to 4 million bottles a day in the next five years. A spokesman for the company in Tokyo ...


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