This story might just be getting bigger; is this the same "politically connected" Andrew Walcott?
Walcott Springs? A fresh artesian spring water company in Atlanta, Georgia?
https://www.walcottsprings.com/about-the-founder/
Yes, and here is how East New York News shares that SAME story, congratulating the owner of Fusion East calling it a "success story."
"Today, Fusion East is one of the most trusted school food vendors in New York City, not by winning a centralized DOE contract, but by becoming a certified Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) vendor that individual schools independently choose to work with."
https://eastnewyork.com/fusion-east-a-brooklyn-based-veteran-owned-mwbe-success-story-feeding-new-york-city-schools/
Fusion East: A Brooklyn-Based Veteran Owned MWBE Success Story Feeding New York City Schools | East New York News
In a city with an annual budget of $115 billion, including more than $30 billion through the Department of Education (DOE), it’s staggering that Black-owned ...
https://eastnewyork.com/fusion-east-a-brooklyn-based-veteran-owned-mwbe-success-story-feeding-new-york-city-schools/
NYC education officials forked over $745K in taxpayer dough to one restaurant over past year
Big Apple education officials funneled $745,000 to a single Caribbean restaurant in Brooklyn over the past year – with numerous orders for jerk chicken and other cultural favorites blowing past spending limits, officials said.
https://nypost.com/2025/08/04/us-news/nyc-education-officials-forked-over-745k-in-taxpayer-dough-to-one-restaurant-over-past-year/
