PLA Welcomes Yakult USA as New Title Sponsor, YAKULT HB PRO
The Professional Longboard Association is pleased to announce Yakult U.S.A. Inc. as a new sponsor to the 2009 PLA surf series, and as new Title Sponsor to the PLA event to be held this weekend in Huntington Beach on June 20 and 21. In honor of its newest sponsorship title, PLA has renamed this weekend’s event to 'Yakult Huntington Beach (HB) Pro.'
“The PLA is excited to have a company like Yakult on as a sponsor and a partner. Our organization understands the importance of maintaining a healthy mind and body, in a sport such as surfing. We search for sponsors that help promote that lifestyle and cannot be happier to have Yakult aboard for the remainder of the year,” said Jeff Stoner, Executive Director of the PLA.
Yakult is one of the leading probiotic beverages originally created in Japan in 1935 by microbiologist Dr. Minoru Shirota. Its key ingredient is a beneficial culture, Lactobacillus casei Shirota, has been shown to help improve digestive and immune health. Today, Yakult is sold in more than 30 countries and regions and consumed by more than 25 million people daily.
“We are pleased to support the PLA and their commitment to promoting healthier lifestyles in the community,” says Mr. Masaaki Sunami, Yakult USA’s vice president of sales and marketing. “For more than 70 years, The Yakult Company has been working towards a similar mission: to contribute to the health and happiness of every person in the world through the pursuits of health, science and education.”
Yakult U.S.A. Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Torrance, CA. It supports Yakult’s business in the United States and Canada. Scientists all over the world continue to confirm and expand knowledge regarding the benefits of probiotics and Yakult. Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. was established in Japan in 1955 and is regarded as the world’s pioneer of probiotics.