Over $1 Million on Food Supplies
Using our transparency website, IllinoisOpenGov.org, I found that the State of Illinois spent $1,146,990 on “Food Supplies” in 2008 and an additional $430,373 in 2009 by the time of our FOIA request. The Department of Veteran Affairs accounted for 99.5% of the total in 2008 and more than 95% of the total in 2009.
There were 84 vendors for the various food supply expenses, and six vendors received more than $100,000 between 2006 and 2009. The top three vendors for “Food Supplies” in that time frame were Roberts Foods Inc ($404,481), M J Kellner Company Inc ($269,392) and Kohl Wholesale ($217,112).
To find this information on the IllinoisOpenGov site go to “Checks to Businesses & People” and scroll down “Category of Spending” to “Food Supplies.” To download the data, click on the Excel or CSV icon below the search results.
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