14th Soy Symposium
April 17 & 18, 2008
Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL
>> Phil Lempert’s, Supermarket Guru, Presentation at the 14th Soy Symposium<<
The United Soybean Board and the Soyfoods Association of North America invite you to join representatives from food companies around the world in discovering new horizons for soy. Ample time exits to network with domestic and international companies, while learning about the latest consumer trends and innovations in soy products. Fitness Gourmet Chef Patricia Greenberg will create delectable soyfoods for lunch and the evening reception. Your stay at the newly renovated Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza locates you next door to the Chicago Merchandising Mart and within walking distance to Michigan Avenue.
The 14th Soy Symposium provides attendees an opportunity to:
- Learn about the brave new world of marketing through the perspective of six generations of consumers from, Ann Fishman, CEO and President of Generational Targeting Marketing Corporation.
- Envision the future food market from the prescient eyes of the Supermarket Guru, Phil Lempert.
- Aaron Brody, President and CEO of Packaging/Brody Inc. talks about new product innovation to meet your target audience.
- Discover what new soy products, ingredients, oils, and more have recently entered the marketplace and why consumers buy them, from Mintel/New Product News researchers and other food product innovators.
- Become current on the role of soy in weight management, immune system, brain function, and children’s health from experts such as Dr. John Erdman from the Department of Nutrition at the University of Illinois.
- Understand how soy benefits children and vulnerable populations through domestic and international human nutrition programs, including an update from USDA on the role of soy in school meals and the Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
- Gain a global perspective on food regulations and the food supply from international experts.
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Exhibit Opportunities:
Lunch and the Taste of Soy reception will occur in the exhibit hall to provide exhibitors maximum exposure to attendees. The exhibitor fee includes one free registration to the full conference! For details on exhibiting at the 14th Soy Symposium, please click here.
Joint Programming:
The Soy Symposium will precede the Processing and Marketing of Soybeans for Meat, Dairy, and Baking Products workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois from April 21 to 25, 2008. Visit www.intsoy.nsrl.uiuc.edu for information and registration.
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