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Case studies · Daily habit · Japan, 1935

Yakult

A small daily probiotic drink built on one bacterial strain, sold in dozens of countries.

How big it got

One strain, one small bottle, every day.

40M+

bottles a day, in more than 40 countries and regions.

Source: Yakult Singapore (company figure, undated)
1964

first overseas operation, in Taiwan.

Source: Yakult Singapore (company figure)
1930

Minoru Shirota cultured the strain that the drink is built on.

Source: Wikipedia

What they did differently (our reading)

Make it a habit, not a treatment.

Yakult sells one probiotic strain in one small bottle meant for every day, so the product becomes a daily habit rather than something you take when ill.

Your turn

What small daily Thai habit could become something people buy every day?

  • A daily Thai herbal shot with a tested claim
  • A fermented Thai drink built on a characterized local strain
  • Daily-portion packs for Thai functional foods

These ideas are ours, to get you started.

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