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Feb 13, 2007
Healthful, Diverse & Delicious Foods Enjoyed by All
March 13, 2007... Washington, D.C. Members of Congress, congressional staff, government officials, and farmer leaders enjoyed a luncheon featuring a wide-variety of tasty soyfoods and beverages at the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) fifth annual Congressional Soyfoods Lunch on Capitol Hill today. Approximately 400 people attended the event, which showcased a mouth-watering selection of foods and beverages made from soybeans.
“The annual Congressional Soyfoods Lunch on Capitol Hill becomes bigger and better each year,” said ASA President Richard Ostlie, a soybean producer from Northwood, N. Dak. “It provides a unique opportunity for the U.S. soybean industry to give Members of Congress, their staff, and other government officials, a taste of the ever-expanding selection of fabulous soyfoods and beverages available today.”
The 2007 Congressional Soyfoods Lunch menu included:
“Each year, soyfoods play an increasing role in American diets. Long recognized for their nutritional value, today more innovative and palate-pleasing soy foods are available than ever before,” added Ostlie.
Gold Level Sponsors of the Soyfoods Luncheon included Archer Daniels Midland Company, Monsanto Company, The Soyfoods Council, Silk and Qualisoy. The Solae Company was a Silver Level Sponsor.