Yakult Convention 2015
Every two years, Yakult Honsha hosts the Yakult Convention in Japan. The Yakult Convention is when the Company presents Outstanding Employee Awards to attending home delivery and sales staff from around the world. So, a competition was held for Yakult Australia sales staff, with the winner awarded a prize to attend the Convention. A […]
Everyday hero, every day Yakult!
Have you seen the TV ad for Marvel’s new movie ‘Ant-Man’ featuring Yakult? If you haven’t seen it yet, make sure you keep an eye out for TV ads on Channel 7, Foxtel and SBS for the next few weeks to get a glimpse! The recently released film, ‘Ant-Man’ features a superhero with the ability […]
A visit to Yakult Indonesia
I recently had an amazing opportunity to visit Yakult in Indonesia. Due to future expansion of Yakult sales in the country, the company constructed a second plant in Surabaya, East Java, to strengthen product supply. The production capacity is of the plant is currently 610,000 bottles per day. An important delivery service for approximately 49% […]
Exercise
It’s getting darker earlier, the days are getting colder, and the rain is becoming more frequent- all clear signs winter is coming! I don’t know about you, but around this time of year, my motivation to exercise really drops off! So this month I thought we should explore why exercise is so good for us, […]
Yakult Quality Control Laboratory
FOOD SAFETY NEWS
With recent food safety scares for consumers in Australia, it’s important to remember that Australian food safety standards include legislated procedures for food handling, from raw ingredients through to consumption. Maintaining the safety of food requires constant vigilance by government, industry and consumers. Any company or business producing food must strictly comply with the legislation […]
Food safety in the home
With all the media attention garnered by recent food safety issues, it’s easy to forget that food poisoning can occur in the home, too. Food manufacturers, supermarkets and restaurants must comply with Australian food safety laws to ensure the food they provide is free of contamination and safe to eat. However once you have purchased […]
Fruit and vegetable intake recommendations- do you know how many serves you should be eating?
Adults should be aiming to eat 2 serves of fruit and 5 serves of vegetables every day. Children’s requirements depend on their age. Currently, most of us only manage 50% of our requirement. Fruits and vegetables are full of vitamins, minerals and fibre, and are also low in kilojoules relative to other foods! Diets high […]
Nutrition News- Hydration!
Now that summer is really starting to heat up, it’s important to make sure we stay well hydrated. We’ve all heard that we should be drinking 8 glasses of water every day, but is it true? While for some people, drinking 8 glasses of water daily is easy, for others it seems unachievable. The truth […]
….coming to the end of another busy year.
What are busy year it’s been showing just over 7,000 people through the factory! And now that our training room has been re-painted and cleaned, we expect 2015 will be another busy and fun year. Merry Christmas and have a happy and safe new year. Tania King