date:Sep 12, 2013
Yakult Honsha Co. plans to raise prices for its mainstay lactic drink Yakult and sister product Yakult Calorie Half on Nov. 4, ushering in its first hikes since April 1991.
Prices are climbing for raw materials, including powdered skim milk and the plastic resin needed to make bottles, the drink maker said Tuesday.
The products will be renamed New Yakult and New Yakult Calorie Half after receiving a 30 percent boost in lactobacillus, a key ingredient, Yakult Honsha said.
New Yakult will cost