AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCommunity Meal Access: Vermillion School District is sponsoring a Summer Food Service Program with free lunches for all children at Vermillion Middle School (May 26–Aug. 12, weekdays 11 a.m.–1 p.m.). Local Business Pressure: A Castle Rock restaurant says parking citations from PRRS are driving customers away and forcing staff to fight wrongful tickets. Food Insecurity, Up Close: Chef Travis Swikard is partnering with Feeding San Diego to fund meals for more than 100,000 local children and open a pantry at a school; meanwhile, Rhode Island’s URI Cooperative Extension is hosting a June 4 conference on safely donating unused food from commercial kitchens. Energy Cost Squeeze: Food truck operators in Georgia say gas and propane spikes are forcing price hikes or fewer events. Global Supply & Policy: Turkey’s agriculture minister says production should rebound this year after frost and drought, citing improved rainfall and dam levels. Surplus Redistribution: Lidl is rolling out a surplus-food trial with Olio and Neighbourly aimed at rescuing millions of meals annually. Retail/Operations Tech: Gov.uk Chat is launching via the Gov.uk app to speed up answers for taxes, driving, transport, and business grants.
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