Yakult Honsha makes and sells its probiotic drink in India through Yakult Danone India, a 50:50 joint venture with Danone. The company produces at a plant in the Rai food park near Sonipat in Haryana and sells through retail outlets and home delivery.
Ownership and structure
Yakult Danone India Private Limited is a 50:50 joint venture between Yakult Honsha and Danone.
What India does for Yakult
India is a market for Yakult probiotic drinks made at the Sonipat plant and sold in 28 states and 5 union territories, with home delivery in five cities.
Investment and deals
The joint venture invested Rs 136 crore in its Sonipat plant in Haryana, inaugurated in January 2008.
Yakult's India business
Yakult Honsha and Danone formed the Indian joint venture in 2005. The Sonipat plant was inaugurated in January 2008 with an investment of Rs 136 crore.
Yakult launched in India in 2008 and is sold in retail outlets across 28 states and 5 union territories. Home delivery operates in Delhi NCR, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Mumbai and Pune.
Key moves in India
- 2005: Yakult Honsha and Danone formed the Indian joint venture.
- 2008: The Sonipat plant at Rai Food Park was inaugurated on 18 January with an investment of Rs 136 crore.
- 2008: Yakult was launched in India.
- 2018: The company launched Yakult Light, a reduced sugar version.
- 2024: The company launched Yakult Light Mango Flavour in July.
Where it operates
Yakult runs its India business from New Delhi. It also has a presence in Sonipat.
At a glance
- Home country: Japan
- Global headquarters: Tokyo
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Consumer goods
- Role of India: Sales market, Manufacturing base
- India entity: Yakult Danone India Private Limited
- India head office: New Delhi
- India offices: New Delhi, Sonipat
- India headcount: Not available
- In India since: 2005
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