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IPC has been so busy lately that Lorne is not sure
whether they will continue the newsletter or not; they will
discuss it at a board meeting soon.
Ted Nordquist is currently involved with a soymilk plant
in Los Angeles, California. He has been buying soymilk
from IPC. Lorne has heard that Ted is coming out with his
own brand of soymilk. In France, Sojinal has been bought
out; Lorne thinks that Sojinal makes a better soymilk product
than Alpro. Address: President and CEO, International
ProSoya Corp., 312-19292 60th Ave., Surrey (Vancouver),
BC V3S 8E5, Canada. Phone: 604-532-8030.
1134. Product Name: SoNice Soy Yogurt [Vanilla,
Strawberry, Raspberry, Black Cherry, and Fieldberry].
Foreign Name: SoNice Yogourt de Soja (Vanille, Fraise,
Framboise, Cerise Noire, Baies des Champs).
Manufacturer’s Name: ProSoya Foods Incorporated.
Manufacturer’s Address: 312–19292 60th Ave., Surrey
(Vancouver), BC, V3S 8E5 Canada. Phone: (604) 532-8030.
Date of Introduction: 1997. October.
Ingredients: Vanilla: Vanilla: Filtered water, certifi ed
organic soybeans, cane sugar, glucose, natural fl avor,
modifi ed corn starch, pectin, locust bean gum, lemon juice
concentrate, active bacterial culture.
Wt/Vol., Packaging, Price: 175 gm (6 oz.) plastic yogurt
cup. Retails for $0.99.
How Stored: Refrigerated, 45 day shelf life.
New Product–Documentation: Talk with Fred Webster
(see next page), head of International ProSoya Corp. offi ce
in New Hope, Pennsylvania. 1997. Sept. 31. This product,
made in British Columbia, Canada, and packaged in New
Jersey, will be introduced to the U.S. market in mid-
November, 1997, in 5 fl avors (vanilla, strawberry, raspberry,
black cherry, and fi eldberry), refrigerated (45 day shelf life)
in a 6 oz cup; expected retail price is $0.99/cup.
Talk with Lorne Broten, President and CEO,
International ProSoya Corp. 1997. Oct. 29. This product is
just now being launched in Canada.
Talk with George Conquergood of IPC. 1999. May 10.
This product was introduced in the fall of 1997 at the Natural
Products Expo in Baltimore, Maryland. It went on the
market right away, and was most widely available in western
Canada. But some product was available in eastern Canada.
Since it was a refrigerated product with a short shelf, it
disappeared rapidly from the shelves and was probably
totally out of stock by the summer of 1998. SoNice Yogurt
never peaked. The best yogurt they ever made was the fi rst.
But the company president didn’t like its consistency; it
tended to be somewhat loose, almost like a drinkable yogurt.
“Then they started messing around with it on the fl y–much to
my disgust. They kept on changing the formula. Our quality
control person, who was also our R&D person, started
experimenting with starches and stuff–which totally ruined
the product. The last yogurt we produced–I was absolutely
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livid that we shipped it. It was gross.” IPC could have kept
selling yogurt because they had complete control over both
the manufacturing and the packaging in the western Canada
plant. But when they withdrew the other products from sale
in July 1998, they withdrew the yogurt as well. George was
delighted since I felt that yogurt shouldn’t have been on the
market in the fi rst place–it would eventually have given the
company a bad name.
Packages with Labels (plastic yogurt cups in fi ve
fl avors) sent by George Conquergood. 1999. May. Each cup
has a colorful design. The background color is that of the
fruit fl avor, and a bold illustration of that fruit appears on
the front panel. “Cholesterol and lactose free. With active
Acidophilus and Bifi dus cultures. Stirred.” UPC indicia and
Kosher symbol on each package.
1135. Ontario Soybean Growers’ Marketing Board
(OSGMB). ed. and comp. 1997. Canadian soyfoods
directory. Chatham, Ontario, Canada: OSGMB. 27 p. 28 cm.
• Summary: This excellent, complete, and accurate directory
was compiled by the Collège d’Alfred of the University of
Guelph, under contract with the Ontario Soybean Growers’
Marketing Board (OSGMB). The project leaders were
Suzanne Lavoie, Charles Goubau, and Ian Walker. The fi rst
Canadian soyfoods directory was published in April 1994 (22
pages).
Contents: Foreword–Ontario Soybean Growers’
Marketing Board (OSGMB). Acknowledgements from
researchers. Table of contents. Soyfood product descriptions:
Green vegetable soybeans–Edamamé, meat analogs, miso,
natto, okara, soy cheese, soy fl our, soy frozen desserts, soy
grits, soy isolate fi bre, soy lecithin, soy oil, soy protein
concentrate, soy protein isolate, soy pudding, soy sauce, soy
sprouts, soy yogurt, soymilk (soy drink and soy beverage),
soynuts, tempeh, textured soy fl our–TSF, texturized soy
protein, tofu, whole dry soybeans, yuba. Soyfoods for your
health: Heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, other conditions.
Composition and nutrient value of soyfoods. Soyfood
companies by product. Soyfoods companies by province:
Alberta (7), British Columbia (21), Manitoba (2), Nova
Scotia (2), Ontario (54), Quebec (20). Soyfood companies
(105 companies that make or market wholesale soyfoods)–
complete listings (address, phone and fax numbers, contact
person, products). Soyfoods distributors–complete listings
(13). Soybean distributors–complete listings (28). Research
information sources–complete listings (24). Soyfoods
information sources (23). Canadian soyfoods directory
questionnaire.
Spot in Ontario Soybean Growers’ Marketing Board
Newsletter. 1997. Dec. p. 5. The Canadian Soyfoods
Directory was launched in November after a two-month
delay. “The project was undertaken following numerous
information requests from consumers, processors and health
professionals.” Funded by the Board of OSGMB, it has been