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Yakult to Construct Plant in the U.S. State of California
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. (Sumiya Hori, President) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Yakult U.S.A. Inc., will construct a plant in Fountain Valley, California that will produce “Yakult” with the aim of commencing production in 2012. It will be Yakult’s first plant in the U.S.
Yakult U.S.A. began full-scale sales of “Yakult” in the state of California in 2007. At present, “Yakult” is sold at supermarkets and other retail stores mainly in California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Sales averaged 90,000 bottles per day in 2009 (a 41% increase over the previous year) and are steadily growing with 110,000 bottles sold per day in May 2010
Currently, Yakult U.S.A. is selling “Yakult” that is produced in Mexico. With the construction of the new plant in the U.S., Yakult U.S.A. will be prepared to handle an increase in bottle sales in the future.
Overview of the plant
| 1. | Plant Name: | Yakult California Plant (tentative name) |
| 2. | Location: Selection reason: | Fountain Valley, California It is located next to Los Angeles, which is currently Yakult’s largest market in the U.S. |
| 3. | Area | Approx. 35,700 square meters (approx. 8.891 acres) |
| 4. | Planned start of production: | 2012 |
| 5. | Production capacity | Initial production capacity of 250,000 bottles per day (with a planned maximum production capacity of 760,000 bottles per day) |
| 6. | Areas to be supplied: | The plant will supply products to Yakult U.S.A.’s current sales areas (mainly California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico) as well as new sales areas that are entered in the future. |
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Overview of Yakult U.S.A.
| Company name: | Yakult U.S.A. Inc. (wholly-owned subsidiary of Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.) |
| Capital: | US$46,600,000 |
| Head office: | Torrance, California |
| Representative: | Toru Ogawa |
| Employees: | 47 |
| Sales volume: | 110,411 bottles per day (May 2010) |
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