Is Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Japanese company founded 1935, produces Yakult probiotic fermented milk beverage containing Lacticaseibacillus casei Shirota bacteria strain. Sold globally through supermarkets and direct-to-consumer distribution.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Supermarket |
| HQ | Tokyo |
| Confidence | medium |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakult_Honsha secondary source — registry check pending “Yakult Honsha is a Japanese multinational corporation that produces Yakult, a probiotic beverage using lactic acid bacteria discovered by Minoru Shirota.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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