Chapter 7 - Harvest Ridge
Harvest Ridge Foods had held district contract for four years.
Original bid:
$8.2 million annually.
By 2026, amendments brought it to $11.7 million.
Thomas Morgan approved most operational changes.
Denise Harper signed nutrition certifications.
School board approved totals.
Owen Vale’s company promised premium cold-chain monitoring.
Yet subcontractors multiplied.
BlueLine.
MetroPack.
SunWest Distribution.
Each layer reduced cost.
Harvest Ridge billed district $4.80 per Field Day sandwich.
Documents showed actual production cost:
$1.61.
Margins alone weren't illegal.
But rejected food should never re-enter distribution.
Investigators found emails.
Kevin Doyle to Denise:
Lot 518 outside temp. Need district acceptance waiver.
Denise:
Use local receiving log. Do not attach truck logger.
That was bad.
Then:
Thomas Morgan copied.
No response.
Silence could mean nothing.
Or approval.
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