{
  "id": 3562691,
  "title": "Ex-Minister’s Prodeina Wins US$4.65 Million in School Food Contracts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/ex-ministers-prodeina-wins-us-4-65-million-in-school-food-contracts",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:01:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/el-salvador-prodeina-education-contract-4-6-million-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pablo Anliker, a former agriculture minister, founded a company called Prodeina in March 2007. The company has become the primary food supplier to El Salvador's public schools, securing 31 percent of the Education Ministry's feeding budget between 2025 and 2026, according to an investigation by El Faro. Prodeina won contracts worth a combined US$4,650,459.15 to supply food to the country's 5,000 public schools during that period. The contracts were awarded through an auction process on private platforms, with Prodeina's bid consistently selected over others. The company's founder, Pablo Salvador Anliker Infante, has been linked to the government, with the United States designating him as part of the Engel List due to corruption allegations. Despite facing legal challenges, Anliker's family company remains the dominant supplier of school meals in El Salvador.",
  "summary": "Prodeina, a company founded by former agriculture minister Pablo Anliker, took 31 percent of El Salvador's US$15 million school food budget for 2025-26, winning US$4.65 million in contracts to supply 5,000 public schools, El Faro reported. The post Ex-Minister’s Prodeina Wins US$4.65 Million in School Food Contracts appeared first on The Rio Times .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}