FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, December 7, 2007

For more information contact:
Bill Clary

(502) 564-4696

KENTUCKY PROUD FOODS WILL BE SERVED
AT INAUGURATION DAY CELEBRATION

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The celebration of Governor-elect Steve Beshear’s inauguration on Dec. 11 will have a Kentucky Proud flavor.

Kentucky Proud foods will be served to some 1,200 guests at the Kentucky Ball at the Capitol Annex in Frankfort. The menu will include cheese, beef, eggs, garlic jelly, honey, apple butter, paddlefish, beer cheese, Benedictine spread, country ham, milk, bourbon, wine, soft drinks and coffee from Kentucky producers. The ball will be catered by the Capital Plaza Hotel. It is free and open to the public.

“I’m pleased that Kentucky Proud will play a prominent role on Inauguration Day,” Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer said. “I want to welcome Steve Beshear to the governor’s office. I look forward to a fruitful relationship where we can work together in a bipartisan way on the challenges facing Kentucky.”

Kentucky Proud is the Kentucky Department of Agriculture’s farm marketing program. The familiar blue, green and red logo tells consumers that product was made in Kentucky by Kentuckians. About 1,000 farmers, processors, businesses, retailers, restaurants and farmers’ markets are Kentucky Proud members. Kentucky Proud generated $39 million in retail sales in 2006, and that figure is expected to be much higher in 2007.

To find Kentucky Proud products, go to www.kyproud.com.

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