VitaPro
| Company type | Food industry |
|---|---|
| Founder | Yank Barry |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | VitaPro |
| Website | vitapro |
VitaPro Foods, is a company that makes textured vegetable protein for use as a meat substitute[1]
CEO Yank Barry developed VitaPro in 1989 or 1990.[2][3] It was originally a South African venture.[1] According to the VitaPro website, the company now operates from Belize and Bulgaria.[4]
In 1998, Barry was indicted on corruption charges related to a VitaPro contract worth US$34 million with the Texas prisons.[5][6] In 1999, the Texas Supreme Court ruled the VitaPro contract with the Texas prisons was invalid.[7] After a trial in 2001, he was initially declared guilty, but the verdict was thrown out by U.S district court judge and a new trial was ordered in 2007.[5] He was then acquitted in 2008 after a bench retrial.[5] Barry said the charges were politically motivated.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Sarasota resident fights for peace all over world". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ Cohan, William D. (15 August 2011). "Adding to the Confusion". ARTnews.
- ^ Silcoff, Sean (1 August 2001). "Montreal Soy Mogul Charged With Bribery Over Prison Meal Deal". National Post.
- ^ "VitaPro – contact". VitaPro Foods, Inc. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
- ^ a b c "Barry acquitted in Texas prison food scandal". Canada.com. CanWest MediaWorks Publications Inc. (via the Montreal Gazette). 25 April 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b Macdonell, Rod (31 May 1998). "Local food exec indicted in Texas". Montreal Gazette. No. Sunday Final ed.
- ^ Hays, Kristen (9 September 2005). "Former Prisons Chief, Vitapro Exec Acquitted". Associated Press. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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