- The Solae Company
Infobox_Company
company_name = Solae, LLC
company_type = Private
company_
company_slogan = Better Ingredients for Better Living
foundation =1958
location = flagicon|USASt. Louis, Missouri , USA
key_people =Tony L. Arnold. , President & CEODaniel J. (Dan) Johnston ,CFOMark C. Stock ,SVP, Global Operations|Torkel Rhenman (CEO in 2008) num_employees = 3,500 (2006 )
industry =Soy Ingredients
products =Soy Protein Isolates ,Soy Flours ,Soy Lecithins ,Soy Protein Concentrates ,Soy Fibers , andSoy Polymers
homepage = [http://www.solae.com/ www.solae.com]The Solae Company is an international
soy ingredients supplier based inSt. Louis, Missouri . Solae is an alliance betweenDuPont andBunge Limited . The company develops branded, plant-based specialty food, feed and industrial ingredients, focusing on soy. Solae ingredients are used in more than 80 percent of all clinical research onsoy protein .Fact|date=January 2007 Many of the studies supporting theFood and Drug Administration approved health claim are based on research using Solae soy protein. Solae employs about 3,500 people in manufacturing operations in four major regions and six technical centers around the world.The Solae Company was founded in
1958 . At first, it only produced industrial soy protein products. The business evolved to making food products 15 years later. In1997 , Dupont purchased a Soy Plant located inMemphis, Tennessee fromRalson Purina . In2003 , this plant was officially brought into The Solae Company's family. This plant usesRecycled Landfill Gas for its production equipment, in an agreement with Shelby County.In
2007 , The Solae Company announced a collaboration withMonsanto Company to develop products containingOmega-3 fatty acid s.ources
* [http://www.solae.com/company/overview/companyoverview.html Solae website]
* [http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/031108.Jischke.Solae.html]
* [http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=63552-monsanto-solae-soy-protein]
*EPA Info [http://oaspub.epa.gov/enviro/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?pgm_sys_id_in=TN0061719&pgm_sys_acrnm_in=PCS]
*Landfill Gas Press Release [http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=171957]
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