LACTO-B, INCORPORATED is one of the biggest marketing arms of YPI and covers Pampanga while the other distributor covers the provinces throughout the country with well-planned territorial jurisdictions. They use and implemented the highly successful and worldwide proven Yakult Lady System as a primary delivering strategy to closely and personally propagate the healthful features of the product to the direct customers. Direct selling to the big store outlets is just a secondary sales strategy to reach-out for the customers who are not covered by the Yakult Ladies.
The Corporation is in its 33th Year of operation and has grown beyond expectations after hurdling different kinds of economic difficulties in the past and in the present. From a mere Five Hundred Thousand (500,000.00) starting Authorized Capital Stocks it now has a subscribed and paid-up capital Authorized Capital Stocks of Five Million (5,000,000.00). Definitely this is a good sign of greater things to come and the Corporation is sparing no effort in attaining goals and targets. Nothing is impossible anymore for this Corporation.
Around 1930 in Japan, a number of people were dying from chronic malnutrition and intestinal infections such as dysentery due to poor hygiene. Deeply concerned about this state , Dr. Shirota started research on lactic acid bacteria with the idea of controlling harmful bacteria with beneficial bacteria.

In 1930’s, Dr. Shirota selected a strong lactic acid bacteria that can reached the intestine alive. This gave rise to the Shirota strain.
1935 - Started manufacturing and selling Yakult at the Shirota Institute for Research on Protective Bacteria.
- Trademark – Yakult derived from “Jahurto” meaning yogurt (prolongation of life).
1950 - The product was patented.
1955 - The head office was established. Yakult Honsha Co. LTD. - It is located at Shinbashi Tokyo, Japan. - Central Institute for Microbiological research was established.
Lacticaseibacillus Paracasei Strain Shirota (LCS) helps to reduce your cholesterol, prevent and reduce diarrhea and promote to weight loss.
Yakult is a Probiotic drink originated from Japan since 1935.
Yakult Light started in 2014 in the Philippines due to recent years, the people of the Philippines are becoming more health conscious and low sugar, low-fat foods have beenn gaining popularity
Yakult currently is available in 33 Countries Worldwide
There are more thank 84,000 Yakult Ladies worldwide and about 40,000 of them are from Japan