Business Management

The Business Management incursion and excursion is Yakult’s most popular education experience, closely aligned with the VCE/HSC curriculum. Each year, our team guides thousands of students through the factory in person, virtually, or via incursion.

What’s Included:

• Factory Tour: View our factory safely through large viewing windows, where you can observe our food processing equipment designed specifically for manufacturing Yakult. This includes Yakult’s distinctively shaped bottles, filling and packaging lines, culture, and quality control rooms. Content is tailored to your preferences.
• Complimentary Yakult Drink: Each attendee will receive a Yakult drink to enjoy (onsite tours and incursions only).
• Short Video to Consolidate Learning: A short video relevant to your chosen tour topic.
• Complimentary Showbag: All attendees will receive a Yakult showbag with resources and/or learning materials to take home (onsite tours and incursions only).

Logistics:

• Duration: Approximately 1 hour
• Capacity: Up to 45 people per tour, 90 people with two simultaneous groups
• Location: 10 Monterey Road, Dandenong South, Victoria 3175, or virtual via Zoom, or we can visit you*
• Availability: Monday – Friday (9am – 4pm). Bookings are essential
• Cost: All programs are free

Key operations management terms included in the tour:

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Automated production lines 
• Sustainability and waste management (reduce, reuse, recycle)
• Quality control & quality assurance (ISO & HACCP)
• Inputs and outputs
• Transformation process
• Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM)
• TAKT time
• Forecasting
• Outsourcing (eg. Transportation)

*Incursions are only available for groups within 65km of our factory in Dandenong South. Subject to availability.

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact our team on 1800 640 023 or email us at education@yakult.com.au.

If you are interested in booking an excursion or incursion, complete the ‘Request a Booking’ form below: