Which Kombucha are you Talking About?
Kombucha has gained much popularity among Australians in recent times. The Kombucha we are talking about here is the slightly sweet and tart fizzy drink created by fermenting a sugar-sweetened tea with a mixture of bacteria and yeast known as SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast). It has been hailed for its healing properties. […]
Did you know? Environmental considerations are made ‘Every Day’ at Yakult Australia!
Yakult makes a conscious effort to ensure the manufacturing process creates as little waste as possible and we endeavour to reduce the amount of energy our factory needs to run efficiently. Here is a list of just a few things we do! Effective waste management strategies contribute to a cleaner and less wasteful facility – […]
What are FODMAPs?
You may have heard of people talking about low FODMAP diets or have seen “FODMAP Friendly” logos on some food packaging in your supermarket. So, what are FODMAPs and how might they affect your gut? FODMAP is an acronym for Fermentable Oligosaccharides Disaccharides Monosaccharides And Polyols. FODMAPs represent a group of sugars which travel to […]
How to Open Your Bottle of Yakult
We often get enquiries from consumers about how to open the bottle without the foil breaking. We’ve made this video to help you out when opening your bottle of Yakult so you can enjoy your refreshing drink everyday. To Open a bottle of Yakult Starting from the tab on the cap Lift the foil away […]
Yakult manufacturing facility now has a new robotic arm!
What does a robotic arm do? The robotic arm’s main role in the factory is to stack slabs of Yakult on to pallets. A slab is made up either 5 or 10 packs of Yakult packed in to groups of 50 bottles. Three slabs of Yakult are picked up each time by the robotic arm […]
Got a question about Yakult?
Meet the Yakult Australia’s Information Service team, Melanie, Dinah, Leanne and Mel have experience and an interest in all things Yakult including health, education, nutrition and scientific research. The team is made up of Dietitians, Educators and Public Relations Officers equipped to answer your questions on all things Yakult, probiotics and gut health! Contact […]
Everybody is welcome for a free factory tour of Yakult!
Throughout May we have had over 2,000 VCE students visit our factory to see the manufacturing process to support their studies in Business Management focusing on the unit of operations management. The tours are tailored to match the VCE curriculum demonstrating the textbook theory in application here at Yakult following the production process. It allows […]
Visits from the Community
We regularly receive tour requests from a wide variety of community groups and clubs around Victoria and are always happy to oblige. We were delighted to host the Northern Peninsula Classic Car Club on a tour of our manufacturing facility this month. We were equally as delighted to spend some time in our car park […]
Why We should Care about our Microbes?
Did you know that we have ten times as many microbial cells when compared human to cells in our bodies? Our body is an ecosystem of micro-organisms (or microbes) such as bacteria, and not all of these bacteria are the bad kinds that cause diseases we so often hear about. There is a balance of […]
YAKULT Reunites with The Melbourne REBELS
Yakult’s Mr Kenji Ono & Rebels Managing Director Andrew Cox Yakult Australia Pty Ltd has partnered with the Melbourne Rebels ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season. Yakult will serve as the Club’s official daily probiotic partner for season 2017 and will significantly feature at Melbourne Rebels home games during this year’s Super Rugby competition. […]