Press releases, news and media coverage regarding HighQuest Partners and its subsidiary, Soyatech LLC:
:: Opportunities to invest in agriculture continue to grow as showcased at premier Global AgInvesting conference (5.2.2012)
:: Global AgInvesting conference in the news (5.1.2012)
:: One-of-a-kind agricultural research and insight platform highlights revamped Global AgInvesting website (4.23.2012)
:: Jim Rogers speaks to agricultural investing trends as preview to Global AgInvesting conference (4.12.2012)
Investment expert and author Jim Rogers highlights investments in agriculture as the next big thing. Hear more from his interview with HighQuest Partners' CEO Greg Mellinger at www.globalaginvesting.com.
:: HighQuest Partners introduces dynamic networking forum for women in agribusiness (3.27.2012)
Women from all levels across the agricultural value chain will convene to exchange ideas and share in dynamic dialogue about industry issues.
:: Soy & Grain Trade Summit Attracts Key Agricultural Commodity Buyers and High-Caliber Sponsors (3.20.2012)
Soyatech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HighQuest Partners, will host the seventh annual Soy & Grain Trade Summit in New Orleans.
:: Kate Westfall joins HighQuest Partners as director of content and client relations
(2.28.2012)
Westfall will oversee Global AgInvestingSM events, including driving revenue and generating innovative content, developing marketing strategies and helping to create new products for the GAI conference series.
:: Oilseeds to be bullish in 2012 (2.2.2012)
:: Global AgInvesting (SM) welcomes Jim Rogers, internationally-renowned economist, as keynote speaker (1.31.2012)
Jim Rogers, investment expert and author, will present "How I See the World Today and What I Am Doing About It" at this premier agricultural investing conference in New York City in April.
:: Agribusiness industry expert from HighQuest Partners to speak at Moscow Conference (12.20.2011)
Philippe de Lapérouse, director of the firm’s Global Food and Agribusiness Practice, will speak at the Where the Margin Is conference in Moscow on January 31, 2012.
:: Leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods releases inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility Report. (12.19.2011)
SunOpta Inc.'s report provides key economic, social and environmental information to stakeholders.
:: HighQuest Partners welcomes new director to oversee Global AgInvestingSM Research & Insight (12.16.2011)
William J. Kiernan joins the company in new research information role for Global AgInvestingSM projects.
:: Soy Innovation India propels industry forward with strategic insights (12.14.2011)
The message from global industry experts speaking at this debut of Soy Innovation in India earlier this month was three-fold.
:: Slowing global demand and mixed earnings expectations for U.S. Agribusiness Industry, According to Fitch Report (12.14.2011)
:: Cargill Inc. to lay off up to 2,000 workers (12.13.2011)
Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. reported it will lay off about 1.5 percent of its global workforce due to challenging world economic conditions.
:: HighQuest Partners welcomes newest engagement manager (12.12.2011)
Ron Marshall has joined the team of managers at HighQuest Partners.
:: HighQuest Partners welcomes new director of client engagements (12.8.2011)
Michael Masterovsky has joined the executive management team at the globally-recognized strategic consulting, events and media company.
:: UN Warns 25 Percent of World Land Highly Degraded (12.8.2011)
A warning to reverse the trend of land degradation is the result of the United Nations first-ever global assessment of the state of the planet's land resources.
:: Garrett joins HighQuest Partners as managing director (12.7.2011)
HighQuest Partners has announced the addition of Jamie Garrett, previously of Bunge North America, as managing director.
:: New ways needed to grow food, according to recent UN Report (12.7.2011)
A UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report predicts that in another 40 years many parts of the world will have run out of water for farming.
:: CHS to buy Israei maker of soy protein for $133 million (12.7.2011)
Inver Grove Heights-based CHS, the nation's largest farmer-owned co-operative, has agreed to buy Solbar Industries Ltd., which produces soy protein ingredients for food makers.
:: Farmland Institutional Investment May Rise $4B-$5B/Year (12.6.2011)
Institutional investment globally in acquiring and developing farmlands is likely to increase by around $4.0 billion-$5.0 billion annually for the next few years as investors seek relatively safer asset classes due to the economic recession and the eurozone crisis, said industry expert Philippe DeLapérouse, HighQuest Managing Director, in this interview with Dow Jones.
:: Blair Fortner Joins HighQuest Partners as Managing Director (12.6.2011)
HighQuest welcomes new managing director in its St. Louis, Mo., office
:: Global AgInvesting (SM) Asia promises comprehensive look at investing in the global agricultural production and trade industry. (12.1.2011)
Global AgInvesting Asia will bring together, at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Signapore, Dec. 5 to 7, leading investors, fund operators and industry experts to engage in in-depth and comprehensive discussions on the opportunities and challenges of investing in agriculture.
:: Soy Innovation conference comes to India to further burgeoning soybean market (12.1.2011)
HighQuest Partners Soy Innovation conference in New Delhi will provide entrepreneurs and industry leaders with the tools to produce, process and utilize soybeans efficiently, as well as how to access both domestic and global markets.
:: The Real Bull Market (10.14.2011)
According to a HighQuest report for the OECD, 54 investment funds now have $7.44bn of agricultural investments around the world, and this is “expected to double or triple in the near to long term”. Much of this has been acquired over the past decade. Indeed, so strong is this trend that the trading floors of Wall Street are currently abuzz with stories of bankers who have now become obsessed with soybeans.
:: As a platinum sponsor of The Nippon Club & JCCI’s (7.13.2011)
:: Green Acres May Indeed Be the Place to Be (5.31.2011)
Who would have thought investment ideas would come from the 1970s television series Green Acres? However, it looks as though Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor may have been well ahead of their time when they left New York’s Park Avenue for greener pastures.
:: News from Global AgInvesting 2011: Why Is This Plateau Different? (5.16.2011)
Speakers at a recent farmland investment conference in New York City were so bullish on agriculture in early May that skeptics like South Dakota corn and soybean farmer Bob Metz felt compelled to remind them that only a year ago, he was selling 2010 corn for $3 cash, not the $6 bushels that holdouts enjoyed this spring.
:: News from Gobal AgInvesting 2011: Land Investors Crowd the Waiting Room (5.11.2011)
So many Wall Street-types crammed the Waldorf Astoria in New York City last week for a global farmland and agribusiness conference that hosts warned the crowd of 600 not to block the fire exits.
:: News from Global AgInvesting 2011: Sugar Prices May Rebound on Ethanol Demand in Brazil, Amerra Says (5.4.2011)
:: News from Global AgInvesting 2011: Galtere Targets $1 Billion in Brazil Rice, Australia Beef Assets (5.4.2011)
:: News from Global AgInvesting 2011: U.S. Farmland Values to Rise as Food Demand Gains (5.3.2011)
:: News from Global AgInvesting 2011: Lamb-Meat Supply Tightening as Demand Increases, Macquarie Says (5.3.2011)
:: News fron Global AgInvesting 2011: Pensionskassernes Sees $370 Million Investment in World Farmland (5.3.2011)
:: BRDG Park at Danforth Plant Science Center Adds HighQuest Partners (4.25.2011)
BioResearch and Development Growth Park (BRDG Park, “bridge”) announced that HighQuest Partners, a strategic advisory and management consulting services firm, will move its St. Louis office to Building I at the plant and life science research park at the Danforth Plant Science Center.
:: HighQuest Partners Donates 1 Million Yen to Japanese Charities (4.15.2011)
As a result of the recent natural disasters involving the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan, HighQuest Partners, LLC, conducted a company-wide fund raiser which raised over 1 million yen. These funds were donated to various Japanese charities to assist the ongoing humanitarian relief effort.
:: US Farmland Proves Fertile for Investors (4.12.2011)
HighQuest Partners' report prepared for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) identifies more than 50 investment funds have been formed to buy crop land in areas from Brazil to eastern Europe.
:: Grain Trade Summit to Be Held Jointly With Leading Scientific Conference (3.15.2011)
The sixth annual Soy & Grain Trade Summit (formerly Soya & Oilseed Summit/Global Soybean & Grain Transport) and leading scientific gathering International Soybean Processing and Utilization Conference (ISPUC) will be co-located in St. Louis, Missouri on October 31 - November 3, 2011, the organizers announced jointly today.
:: Conference to Highlight Healthy Protein, Oils Requirements in Updated U.S. Dietary Guidelines (2.24.2011)
Recently released updates to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines encourage Americans to eat a variety of protein foods, including soyfoods, and to reduce intake of solid and saturated fats.
:: Study by HighQuest Partners Provides Insight on Current Developments in Global Farmland Investing (2.10.2011)
A recent special report on global farmland investing issued by Reuters (SPECIAL REPORT: In Global Land Rush, a Search for Fair Returns published onJanuary 31, 2011) quotes Philippe de Lapérouse, Managing Director at HighQuest Partners, regarding developments in this emerging asset class. Mr. de Lapérouse is the author of the study commissioned by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) “that estimated that global private sector investment in agriculture hit $14 billion in 2010”.
:: Premium Foods Entrepreneur to Address Soyfoods2011 Conference on the Potential for the U.S. Industry (1.12.2011)
Entrepreneur John Sharffenberger, who successfully pioneered the development of the sparkling wine and premium chocolate industries in the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s, will address his optimism for the tofu and soyfoods industry at Soyfoods2011
:: Improving Yields, Cutting Costs and Exploring Marketing Opportunities to Be Focus of Farm Profitability 2011 (1.6.2011)
Farm Profitability 2011, a one-day conference specifically designed for soybean and corn farmers, is being held today in Champaign, Illinois.
:: Cultivating Opportunities for Plant Proteins and Healthy Oils to Be Focus of Soyfoods2011 Conference (12.22.2010)
Fostering consumer health and nutrition trends will be the focus of Soyfoods2011: Plant Proteins and Oils for Better Nutrition, a conference from leading soyfoods industry intelligence resource Soyatech, LLC on March 9-10, 2011 at the Sheraton Park Hotel in Anaheim, California.
:: Soybean Yield World Record Holder Explains His Strategies at Farm Profitability 2011 (12.21.2010)
Highest-Yielding Illinois Farmers to Unveil Their Techniques Also at January Event
:: Maximizing Farm Profitability to Be Focus of New Soyatech Conference (12.2.2010)
Domestic and International Marketing, Yield Improvement, Crop Inputs and Traits All Part of Initial Program
:: Global AgInvesting Europe 2010 Conference Highlights Dynamic Opportunities in a Rapidly Emerging Asset Class (11.9.2010)
Global AgInvesting Europe 2010, a conference hosted by HighQuest Partners, LLC and produced by Soyatech, LLC, begins today in Geneva, Switzerland. This third event in the Global AgInvesting series brings together leading institutional investors, fund managers, and public and private sector industry experts from around the world to discuss key drivers for value creation in agricultural production and trade.
:: World Soy Protein Production Grew to 2.77M Metric Tons in 2009, Says New Soyatech Report (10.28.2010)
China Continued to Gain Market Share as Growth Slowed in Second Half of the Decad
:: International Agricultural Commodity Conference Concludes Successfully in Minneapolis (10.11.2010)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN: October 11, 2010 – More than 600 attendees from 48 countries gathered in Minneapolis, Minnesota last week for the fifth annual Soya & Oilseed Summit/Global Soybean & Grain Transport and co-located seventh annual Midwest Specialty Grains Conference & Trade Show.
:: Soyfoods Sales Fall for First Time in a Decade: Soyatech, SPINS Report< (9.27.2010)
SPINS - SCHAUMBURG, IL -- September 23, 2010 – According to Soyfoods: The U.S. Market 2010, a report which has just been released by SPINS, Inc. and Soyatech, LLC, retail sales of soyfoods products declined in 2009 to $4.5 billion for the first time in a decade.
:: Potential for Southern Africa Soy Value Chain to Be Focus of Soy Innovation Africa Conference (8.26.2010)
The World Soy Foundation works with private voluntary and non-governmental organizations to deliver soy protein and nutrition education to people who need it around the world.
:: Soy Innovation Africa Conference Starts With Tours of Soybean, Food and Feed Processing Facilities (8.25.2010)
Tours of both the Meadow Feeds soy extrusion and animal feed milling facility and the Good Hope International Beverages soymilk manufacturing plant open Soy Innovation Africa, a conference organized to promote the soybean value chain throughout southern Africa begins today in Cape Town, South Africa.
:: USDA, Bunge, Surface Transportation Board Leaders Among High Level Speakers to Address Annual Ag Trade Conference (8.4.2010)
Roger Beachy, Soren Schroder, Daniel Elliott and Others to Give Broad Perspective to Soya & Oilseed Summit/Global Soybean & Grain Transport, Midwest Specialty Grains Conference
Soyatech, LLC is pleased to announce that TechnoServe and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will launch their new Southern Africa Soy Value Chain Development Program at Soy Innovation Africa 2010, which will be held August 26-27, 2010 at the Westin Grand Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa.
:: Global AgInvesting 2010 Conference to Expolre Key Opportunities in Agricultural Investing (5.6.2010)
Conference Begins Today With 400 in Attendance:
HighQuest Partners LLC -- NEW YORK, NY AND TOPSFIELD, MA -- May 6, 2010 -- Global AgInvesting 2010, a conference hosted by HighQuest Partners, LLC and produced by Soyatech, LLC, begins today in New York, NY. This second annual Global AgInvesting conference will gather more than 400 leading institutional investors, fund managers, and public and private sector industry experts from 22 countries to discuss the outlook and key drivers for value creation in agriculture.
:: HighQuest Partners Announces Top Experts to Address Global AgInvesting 2010 Conference (4.8.2010)
Speakers from El Tejar, TIAA-CREF, Brookfield Brazil, World Bank and Hancock Agricultural Investment Group Lead Distinguished List
Topsfield, MA: April 8, 2010 – HighQuest Partners is announcing the speakers and panel participants at Global AgInvesting 2010, which will be held May 6-7, 2010 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.
:: Dr. Peter Goldsmith Joins HighQuest Partners Team for Agribusiness Strategy (4.2.2010)
HighQuest Partners LLC -- TOPSFIELD, MA -- April 2, 2010 -- HighQuest Partners, a leading advisor for the agribusiness industry, announce that Dr. Peter Goldsmith has joined the organization as director at HighQuest Partners and senior advisor to Soyatech for agribusiness strategy.
:: HighQuest Subsidiary Trade Show to Foster International Trade With New Partners (3.23.2010)
Soyatech LLC -- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME -- March 23, 2010 -- Soyatech, LLC will hold its fifth annual Soya & Oilseed Summit/Global Soybean & Grain Transport in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 4-6, 2010, Soyatech CEO Chris Erickson announced today.
:: U.S. Soyfoods Sales Mixed in 2009, Says Soyatech Report to Be Highlighted at Soyfoods2010 Conference (2.11.2010)
:: HighQuest Partners and Soyatech Present Global AgInvesting 2010 Conference (2.10.2010)
Soyatech, LLC, in partnership with HighQuest Partners LLC, will present the Global AgInvesting 2010 conference. This conference, which will take place May 6 -7, 2010 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, will provide public and private market investors with keen insights about the opportunities and challenges of investing in agricultural lands, private equity, and infrastructure.
:: HighQuest Executive to Chair Healthy Oils Track at Annual Nutracon Event (1.25.2010)
Press Release -- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME -- January 25, 2010 – Soyatech, LLC, the leading intelligence resource for the soybean and oilseed industry, today announced that it is co-organizing and chairing the “Healthy Oils” track of the annual Nutracon conference (March 10-11, 2010 in Anaheim, California), which is produced each year by New Hope Natural Media and is co-located with Natural Products West and SupplyExpo.
:: Soy Innovation Africa to Engage Business Leaders in Emerging Markets With the Potential of the Soybean (1.21.2010)
:: Leading Food Industry Economist Jean Kinsey to Address Soyfoods2010 (1.18.2010)
:: Commodity Production, Trade and GM/Non-GMO Issues Top eNews Headlines of 2009 (1.5.2010)
eNews readers also put Soyatech events at the top of the list
:: HighQuest Partners to Release 2010 North American Soybean Processing Industry Outlook Study (12.15.2009)
:: Ag Production, Transportation Conferences Highlight Industry Growth Trends, Paths to Sustainability (11.6.2009)
Press Release -- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME: November 6, 2009 – The fourth annual Soya & Oilseed Summit and second annual Global Soybean & Grain Transport conferences brought industry leaders together to New Orleans, Louisiana, to address new business strategies and opportunities, global commodity, transportation and consumer trends and technological advances for the world soybean, grain and oilseed industry.
:: Speakers Announced for Soya & Oilseed Summit 2009 in New Orleans (9.22.2009)
:: Blairo Maggi, Brazilian Governor, to Address Soya & Oilseed Summit on Sustainable Soy Production (8.13.2009)
Soya & Oilseed Summit 2009, the annual industry-leading conference from Soyatech, LLC, will feature an address by Blairo Maggi, who is the governor of Mato Grosso State in Brazil and whose Grupo Andre Maggi is one of the world’s largest soybean producers. Governor Maggi will speak on the final day of the event, which will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 3-5, 2009.
:: Global AgInvesting 2009 Conference to Give Investors the Most Accurate, Actionable Information on Opportunities in World Agriculture (6.22.2009)
Global AgInvesting 2009, a conference produced by Soyatech, LLC, in partnership with the Investment Management Institute (IMI) and HighQuest Partners, is underway in New York, NY. Aimed at public and private market investors, this conference will explore opportunities for investments in agricultural lands, commodities and infrastructure.
:: Leading Experts to Speak at Global AgInvesting 2009 Conference in New York (5.11.2009)
Presenters include experts on investment opportunities in commodities, land and infrastructure around the world
:: Soyfoods Sales Reach All-Time High, Says New Report (4.15.2009)
Press Release -- SCHAUMBURG, IL -- April 15, 2009 -- According to Soyfoods: The U.S. Market 2009, a newly released report by Soyatech, LLC and SPINS, Inc., retail sales of soyfoods products have surpassed $4 billion for the first time in history. The report, which examines soyfoods sales and industry trends during 2008, points out that the market for soyfoods in the U.S. has continued to develop despite the overall economic downturn. The study’s authors note that consumer awareness of the health benefits associated with soy and its expanded presence in multiple distribution channels are leading factors in soyfoods’ continued success.
:: U.S. Ethanol Production to Decrease From Current Levels to 67% Through 2010 (4.13.2009)
Press Release -- TOPSFIELD, MA -- April 13, 2009 -- The newly released Soyatech Biofuels Monitor for the First Quarter 2009 projects that the United States ethanol fleet will run at 67% of forecast industry nameplate capacity through 2010, based on data from the USDA that the 2010 U.S. corn crop will be essentially flat at 12.15 billion bushels.
:: U.S. Ethanol Production to Decrease From Current Levels to 67% Through 2010 (4.13.2009)
:: HighQuest Partners Co-Hosts Global AgInvesting 2009 Conference (4.6.2009)
:: HighQuest Partners Announces Subsidiary Executive Appointment (3.31.2009)
:: Philippe de Lapérouse of HighQuest Partners Joins Board of Directors at Sodrugestvo Management Company, Ltd. (3.16.2009)
Philippe de Lapérouse, Managing Director of HighQuest Partners and Director of the firm's Global Food and Agribusiness Practice, has joined the Board of Directors of Sodrugestvo Management Company, Ltd., one of the fastest growing companies in the global oilseed industry and the largest independent soybean crusher in Europe.
:: Philippe de Lapérouse of HighQuest Partners Joins Board of Directors at Sodrugestvo Management Company, Ltd (3.16.2009)
:: Soyfoods 2009: Nourishing Innovation Conference Takes Place in Anaheim (3.3.2009)
Press Release -- ANAHEIM, CA -- March 3, 2009 -- With an agenda focused on marketing healthful foods to today’s consumer and fostering sustainable growth in the soyfoods industry, Soyfoods2009: Nourishing Innovation takes place today in Anaheim, California. The conference brings together many of the world’s leading experts in soy-based and other wholesome foods to explore the potential role for soy in a nutritious and nourishing diet.
Press Release -- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME, USA -- February 17, 2009 -- Soyatech, LLC, the global media, marketing, and event platform for the food, oilseed and agribusiness industries, has been named to co-organize the World Soybean Research Conference (WSRC) VIII and its expanded Soybean Industry Forum. The conference, which will be held in Beijing, China on August 10-15, 2009, is the leading international event on soybean research. Held every five years, it provides a global forum for the world’s soybean researchers to exchange information and research results across all segments of the soybean industry.
:: HighQuest Partners and Soyatech Present Global AgInvesting 2010 Conference (2.10.2009)
Press Release -- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME -- February 10, 2009: Soyatech, LLC, in partnership with HighQuest Partners LLC, will present the Global AgInvesting 2010 conference. This conference, which will take place May 6 -7, 2010 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, will provide public and private market investors with keen insights about the opportunities and challenges of investing in agricultural lands, private equity, and infrastructure.
:: HighQuest Subsidiary Soyatech Announces Featured Speaker at Soyfoods 2009 Conference (1.19.2009)
Press Release -- SOUTHWEST HARBOR, ME -- January 19, 2009 -- Dr. Ronald E. Guymon of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University will be a featured speaker at the Soyfoods2009 Conference in Anaheim, California on March 3. Presented by Soyatech, LLC, the global media, marketing, and event platform for the food, oilseed and agribusiness industries, the conference will take place at the Anaheim Hilton in conjunction with the Nutracon Conference and SupplyExpo, which are produced by New Hope Natural Media.
:: CE-YO of Stonyfield Farm is Keynote Speaker at Soyatech’s Soyfoods 2009 Conference (12.9.2008)
Bar Harbor, ME -- Dec. 9, 2008 – Soyatech, LLC, the global media, marketing, and event platform for the food, oilseed and agribusiness industries, today announced that Gary Hirshberg, President and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm, will deliver the keynote address at Soyfoods2009: Nourishing Innovation. The conference will take place on March 3, 2009 at the Anaheim Hilton. It is being held in conjunction with the Nutracon Conference and SupplyExpo, which are produced by New Hope Natural Media and take place March 4-8.
:: HighQuest Subsidiary Soyatech Holds Soyfoods 2009 Conference (11.25.2008)
BAR HARBOR, ME, Nov. 25, 2008 – Soyatech, LLC, the global media, marketing, and event platform for the food, oilseed and agribusiness industries, today announced that it will present Soyfoods2009 in Anaheim, California on March 3, 2009. The conference will take place at the Anaheim Hilton in conjunction with the Nutracon Conference and SupplyExpo, which are produced by New Hope Natural Media.
:: Highquest Partners Announces Promotions and Addition to Management Team (11.18.2008)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, a strategic advisory and management consulting firm, announced today three promotions within its management team.
:: HighQuest Partners Announces Promotions and Addition to Management Team (11.18.2008)
:: USSEC, Soyatech Explore the Future of Containerized Soybean Shipping (11.11.2008)
The U.S. Soybean Export Council, in conjunction with Soyatech, hosted the first annual Global Soybean and Grain Transport Conference in Chicago, Ill. November 5-7. 375 stakeholders from various parts of the soybean value chain, including soybean and grain buyers from China, Southeast Asia and Europe, gathered to discuss the future of U.S. containerized soybean shipments.
:: HighQuest Announces Subsidiary Management Promotions (10.29.2008)
:: HighQuest Partners Announces Soyatech’s Soya & Oilseed Summit 2008 Outcomes (10.1.2008)
Addresses by Former Iowa Governor Thomas Vilsack, USDA Under Secretary Gale Buchanan Highlight Event
:: HighQuest Partners’ subsidiary Soyatech announces USDA Official Gale Buchanan to Deliver Keynote Address at Soya & Oilseed Summit 2008 (8.18.2008)
Bar Harbor, ME -- Aug. 18, 2008 – Soyatech announced today that Dr. Gale Buchanan, USDA-Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics, will speak at the upcoming Soya & Oilseed Summit, which takes place in St. Louis, Missouri on September 17-19 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. Dr. Buchanan, whose responsibilities include oversight of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), will deliver the keynote address on the opening day of the conference.
BAR HARBOR, ME, June 9, 2008 – Soyatech announced today that Joseph W. Glauber, Chief Economist at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), will speak at the upcoming Soya & Oilseed Summit 2008. Dr. Glauber will present a session entitled “The North American Market for Soybeans and Oilseeds Through 2010" at the conference, which takes place in St. Louis, Missouri on September 17-19 at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel. He joins a growing list of high profile speakers for the event that includes Peter Goldsmith, Executive Director of the National Soybean Research Laboratory, Anne Frick of Prudential-Bache Securities, and David Dzisiak of Dow AgroSciences.
:: HighQuest Partners Releases White Paper on How $100 Oil Really Gave Us $6 Corn (5.7.2008)
:: U.S. Ethanol Capacity Levels Off, Biodiesel Construction Cools: Newest Research Available From HighQuest’s Biofuels Index (2.20.2008)
Press Release – Topsfield, MA -- Feb. 20, 2008 – HighQuest has released summary findings from its latest Biofuels Index, a quarterly database that tracks planned and actual build-out of biofuels production capacity. Data collected in Q4 2007 indicates that, while online ethanol capacity increased over the quarter, the industry also experienced declines in both capacity under construction and capacity in planning. This supports information reported in earlier issues of the Biofuels Index that suggested a leveling off of corn-based ethanol build-out.
:: Soyatech Releases Findings From Quarterly Biofuels Index (2.13.2008)
Soyatech has released summary findings from its latest Biofuels Index, a quarterly database that tracks planned and actual build-out of biofuels production capacity.
:: Hunt Stookey Joins HighQuest Partners as Managing Director (2.1.2008)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, a global advisory firm, announced that Hunt Stookey has joined the company as Managing Director. He oversees all of HighQuest’s consulting practices, which include Global Food, Agribusiness and Biofuels; Industrial and Conglomerates; and Financial Services.
:: USDA Deputy Under Secretary Merle Pierson to Address USDA's Role in Future Bio-Economy at Soyatech's Conference (10.9.2007)
Dr. Merle Pierson, USDA Deputy Under Secretary of Research, Education and Economics, will deliver a keynote address at the upcoming Soya & Oilseed Summit 2007: Nourishing Innovations in Food and Energy.
:: SOYATECH RELEASES FINDINGS FROM QUARTERLY BIOFUELS INDEX (8.22.2007)
Study Points to Continued Growth but Possible Leveling Off in Ethanol Boom.
:: Growth Strong in Biofuels Projects, Corn-Based Ethanol May Be Leveling Off: New Results from HighQuest's Quarterly Biofuels Index (8.22.2007)
Topsfield, MA--Aug. 22, 2007--Growth in planned projects and those currently under construction remains strong for both ethanol and biodiesel plants, according to HighQuest’s Biofuels Index, newly updated for Q2 2007. However, the data also shows signs that the corn-based ethanol build out may be leveling off.
:: Ag business consultant foresees rising food prices. (8.15.2007)
Philippe de Lapérouse, whose French ancestors fought with colonists in the Revolutionary War and has family in France today, for many years has tracked developments in global food and agribusiness markets. A consultant with a long view, de Lapérouse recently explained his thoughts on agriculture and St. Louis as an agribusiness and research center at his office in Ladue.
:: Soyatech President Peter Golbitz Elected to World Soy Foundation Board (3.22.2007)
Soyatech, LLC announces that founder and president Peter Golbitz has been elected to the board of directors of the new World Soy Foundation (WSF).
:: Soyatech Announces New Biofuels Index (3.16.2007)
Report Assists Industry Professionals and Investors in Monitoring Production, Current and Planned Capacity and Other Factors Affecting Biofuels Industry
:: Soyatech Launches All New www.Soyatech.com (3.9.2007)
Soyatech announced today that it has launched the third generation of www.soyatech.com.
:: Soyatech Announces "Soya & Oilseed Summit 2007: Nourishing Innovations in Food and Energy" (2.12.2007)
Leaders from Food and Biofuels Industries to Advance Discussions about Crucial Issues in Competitive Food versus Fuel Marketplace
:: Soy Protein Market to Grow 7.4% per Year Through 2010, Says New Soyatech Report (12.21.2006)
Health and other drivers have fueled growth in soy protein production from 1.4 million metric tons in 2000 to 2.4 million metric tons in 2005, representing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.7 percent and value of $2.5 billion.
:: HighQuest Partners LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe de Lapérouse (10.10.2006)
HighQuest Partners LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Philippe de Laperouse as Director of its Global Food and Agribusiness Practice and new office in St. Louis, Missouri.
:: “SOYA SUMMIT 2006” Conference establishes dialogue between Food and Energy industries (10.4.2006)
250 Attendees from 17 Countries Discuss Opportunities and Strategies for Managing Resource Competition as Interest in Biofuels Soars
:: HighQuest Partners and Soyatech Release Findings From New Biofuels Report (9.12.2006)
HighQuest Partners LLC and its subsidiary Soyatech LLC have released a new report, Biofuels 2006: Production, Supply and Reality, which examines not only projected growth and prospects for biofuels production, but also the ramifications for the nation’s agricultural and food industries.
:: Private sector investment in agriculture emerging as significant alternative asset class; HighQuest Parenters Study (9.12.2006)
BOSTON – September 12, 2006: HighQuest Partners LLC and its subsidiary Soyatech LLC have released a new report, "Biofuels 2006: Production, Supply and Reality," which examines not only projected growth and prospects for biofuels production, but also the ramifications for the nation’s agricultural and food industries
:: Thomas Bartlett named Partner at HighQuest Partners LLC and Chief Operating Officer of ComplianceQuest Partners, LLC (8.23.2006)
Thomas Bartlett, CLU, FMLI, has been named a Partner at HighQuest Partners, LLC and also Chief Operating Officer of the company’s affiliate, ComplianceQuest Partners, LLC. www.highquestpartners.com
:: HighQuest Subsidiary Announces Landmark Conference (6.14.2006)
Landmark Event Brings Together Thought-Leaders from Food and Biofuels Industries to Shape Strategies for the Futurewww.soyatech.com
:: HighQuest Partners, LLC. announces a long-term contract between its affiliate ComplianceQuest Partners, LLC and LIMRA. (3.31.2006)
LIMRA has selected ComplianceQuest Partners to manage its Supervision and Compliance Audit Network program (SCAN).
HighQuest Partners, LLC. announces a long-term contract between its affiliate ComplianceQuest Partners, LLC and The Life Insurance Market Research Association (LIMRA)
:: HighQuest Board Red Flag Perspective Featured in Prominent Magazine (1.15.2006)
HighQuest Partners announced today that Financial Solutions International (FSI), a leading Risk Management Magazine for the Financial Services Industry, has published in its Winter 2005/2006 edition an in depth article written by Thomas Bartlett of HighQuest Partners, describing the importance of Red Flag reporting for Boards of Directors.
:: Major Japanese Corporation Engages HighQuest Partners for US Best Practices Study (10.21.2005)
A major Japanese corporation has engaged HighQuest Partners to conduct a Best Practices study to analyze sales, costing, and service metrics among the largest US IT Services companies.
:: HighQuest Marks its 100th Project Assignment (10.15.2005)
HighQuest Partners announced today the booking of its 100th Project Assignment since being founded in 2000.
:: HighQuest Partners Enters Into A Partnership Agreement With Soyatech, Inc. (9.15.2005)
HighQuest Partners announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Soyatech, Inc., an internationally recognized publishing, research and consulting firm focused on sustainable development in soy and oilseed related industries, including agribusiness, biomass-based fuels, food and feed processing, food retail and foodservices markets.
:: HighQuest Celebrates its 5th Year Anniversary (8.1.2005)
HighQuest Partners announced today that it has achieved another milestone; that of its 5th Year Anniversary as a corporation.
:: IMSA Certification Enhances HighQuest Partners’ Corporate Governance Offerings (4.25.2005)
HighQuest Partners is pleased to announce that the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association (IMSA) has approved Mr. Thomas Bartlett, CLU, FLMI, as an IMSA Independent Assessor
:: HighQuest Partners Publishes Innovation in Cash Management Report (4.1.2005)
As the U.S. cash management market becomes more challenging, innovation is the best defense against falling revenues and shrinking margins, according to new report published by HighQuest Partners.
:: HighQuest Partners Announces the Appointment of Tariq Khan as Director, Management Excellence Practice (2.28.2005)
HighQuest Partners announces Mr. Tariq Khan’s appointment as Practice Director of the Management Excellence Practice.
:: HighQuest Partners Opens Manhattan Office (2.1.2005)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, officially opened its New York City office in the Helmsley Building at 230 Park Avenue today.
:: HighQuest Partners Announces New Senior Consultant (1.3.2005)
www.highquestpartners.comHighQuest Partners announced today that Christine Barry has joined the firm as a Senior Consultant in the Strategy Practice.
:: HighQuest Partners Announces Promotion of Claus Friis to Managing Director (12.9.2004)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, announced the promotion of Claus Friis, the firm's Strategy Practice Director, to Managing Director.
:: HighQuest Partners Completes 50th Consulting Project (10.11.2004)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, announces the completion of its 50th management consulting project.
:: HighQuest Partners Announces New Director (6.1.2004)
HighQuest Partners announced today that Matthew Brown has joined the firm as a Director in the Strategy Practice.
:: HighQuest Partners Announces New Senior Consultant in the Corporate Governance Practice (12.9.2003)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, announced today that Pamela Metrione has joined the firm as a Senior Consultant in the Corporate Governance Practice.
:: HighQuest Partners Opens New Office in Topsfield, MA (12.1.2003)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, announced its expansion into a larger office suite in Topsfield, Massachusetts.
:: HighQuest Partners Announces the Appointment of Thomas Bartlett as Director, Corporate Governance Practice (9.2.2003)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, announced today that Thomas Bartlett has joined the firm as Practice Director of the Corporate Governance Practice.
:: HighQuest Consultant Presents on Anti-Money Laundering Issues and Practices to the Metropolitan Underwriters Group in New York (1.23.2003)
Chuck Cavin, a Senior Regulatory Consultant with HighQuest Partners, LLC, gave a presentation to the Metropolitan Underwriters Discussion group (MUD) on anti-money laundering issues affecting the insurance industry.
:: HighQuest Consultant Delivers Talk on Money Laundering Risks at Boston College’s Carroll School of Management (10.9.2002)
Reetu Khosla, a Senior Regulatory Consultant at HighQuest Partners, LLC, delivered a lecture on money laundering risks to MBA/MSF candidates at Boston College's Carroll School of Management.
:: HighQuest Partners Launches Website (2.5.2001)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, announced the launching of its website today.
:: HighQuest Partners Opens Andover, MA Office (1.1.2001)
HighQuest Partners, LLC, announces the opening of its office in Andover, Massachusetts.
