[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 92 (Monday, June 1, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING THE MEAT AND POTATO COMPANY

 Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, Idaho's small businesses are the 
backbone of our economy and our communities. These small businesses not 
only employ our friends and neighbors but also provide invaluable goods 
and services that showcase Idaho's creativity and values. Idaho small 
businesses are an intrinsic element of the Gem State and deserve to be 
celebrated.
  I am proud to launch my seventh annual Support Local Gems, a 
statewide initiative, on June 12 to encourage Idahoans to support the 
small businesses that make our State special. As a member and former 
chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship, I am pleased to honor Meat and Potato Company in Twin 
Falls during Support Local Gems as one of Idaho's Small Businesses of 
the Month for June 2026.
  Founded by Magic Valley native Travis Dixon in 2018, Meat and Potato 
Company was created to provide Idahoans with convenient access to 
locally sourced, high-quality food while supporting the farmers, 
ranchers, and producers who make our communities strong.
  With more than 30 years of experience in grocery retail and food 
service operations, Travis saw a gap between the meats and food 
products used in restaurants and what was accessible to Idaho families 
in grocery stores. He had long dreamt of starting a direct-to-home 
business model that would bring premium goods straight from local 
producers to Gem State kitchen tables.
  Dixon brought his idea to reality, launching an online storefront 
that has since grown into a thriving retail operation with nationwide 
delivery. Today, Meat and Potato Company has a brick-and-mortar store 
in Twin Falls with a large selection of goods grown and produced right 
here in the Northwest.
  Congratulations to Travis Dixon and the entire Meat and Potato 
Company team for being selected as an Idaho Small Business of the Month 
for June 2026. You are an outstanding example of what it means to be 
one of Idaho's Local Gems. You make our great State proud, and I look 
forward to your continued growth and success.

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