424B3 1 ea145838-424b3_tattooed.htm PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

Registration No. 333-249890

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 5

(to prospectus dated April 2, 2021)

 

TATTOOED CHEF, INC.

39,441,044 Shares of Common Stock
167,192 Warrants to Purchase Common Stock

 

This prospectus supplement is being filed to update and supplement the information contained in the prospectus dated April 2, 2021 (as may be supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Prospectus”), in the “Selling Securityholders” section to reflect recent activity in the Company’s securities that has occurred since June 9, 2021, and with the information contained in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which was filed with the SEC on August 16, 2021 (the “Quarterly Report”). Accordingly, the Company has attached the Quarterly Report to this prospectus supplement. Capitalized terms not defined in this supplement have the definitions ascribed to them in the Prospectus.

 

The Prospectus as supplemented by this prospectus supplement relates to the resale by certain Selling Securityholders named in the Prospectus from time to time up to 39,441,014 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and warrants to purchase of up to 167,192 shares of common stock, consisting of:

 

up to 2,609,5802 shares of common stock held by the Sponsor’s members as a result of either (i) the distribution of Founders Shares to the Sponsor’s members or (ii) the exercise of Private Placement Warrants that were a constituent part of the units and subsequently distributed to the Sponsor’s members;
up to 167,192 Private Placement Warrants issued in a private placement to the Sponsor and subsequently distributed to the Sponsor’s members;
up to 167,192 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants; and
up to 36,664,242 shares of common stock held by other Selling Securityholders of the Company, which includes shares issued on October 15, 2020 to stockholders of Ittella Parent as part of the Merger consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

This prospectus supplement updates and supplements the information in the Prospectus and is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in combination with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and if there is any inconsistency between the information in the Prospectus and this prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.

 

Our common stock is traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TTCF.” On August 12, 2021, the closing price of our common stock was $20.31 per share.

 

Investing in our securities involves risks that are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 3 of the Prospectus and as contained in this prospectus supplement.

 

Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities to be issued under the Prospectus or determined if the Prospectus or this prospectus supplement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

  

The date of this prospectus supplement is August 16, 2021

 

 

 

 

SELLING SECURITYHOLDERS

 

The Selling Securityholders may offer and sell, from time to time, any or all of the shares of common stock or warrants being offered for resale by this prospectus, which consists of:

 

up to 2,609,580 shares of common stock held by the Sponsor’s members as a result of either (i) the distribution of Founders Shares to the Sponsor’s members or (ii) the exercise of Private Placement Warrants that were a constituent part of the units and subsequently distributed to the Sponsor’s members;
up to 167,192 Private Placement Warrants issued in a private placement to the Sponsor and subsequently distributed to the Sponsor’s members;
up to 167,192 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants; and
up to 36,664,242 shares of common stock held by other Selling Securityholders of the Company, which includes shares issued on October 15, 2020 to stockholders of Ittella Parent as part of the Merger consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

 

The term “Selling Securityholders” includes the securityholders listed in the table below and their permitted transferees.

 

The table below provides, as of the date of this prospectus, information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock and warrants of each Selling Securityholder, the number of shares of common stock and number of warrants that may be sold by each Selling Securityholder under this prospectus and that each Selling Securityholder will beneficially own after this offering. We have based percentage ownership on 81,952,543 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 2, 2021.

 

Because each Selling Securityholder may dispose of all, none or some portion of their securities, no estimate can be given as to the number of securities that will be beneficially owned by a Selling Securityholder upon termination of this offering. For purposes of the table below, however, we have assumed that after termination of this offering none of the securities covered by this prospectus will be beneficially owned by the Selling Securityholder and further assumed that the Selling Securityholders will not acquire beneficial ownership of any additional securities during the offering. In addition, the Selling Securityholders may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, our securities in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date on which the information in the table is presented.

 

We may further amend or supplement the Prospectus from time to time in the future to update or change this Selling Securityholders list and the securities that may be resold.

 

 

 

 

Please see the section titled “Plan of Distribution” in the Prospectus for further information regarding the stockholders’ method of distributing these shares.

 

   Shares of Common Stock   Warrants to Purchase Common Stock 
Name  Number
Beneficially
Owned as of Aug. 2,
2021
   Number
Registered for Sale Hereby
  

Number
Beneficially
Owned
After
Offering(1)

  

Percent
Owned
After
Offering(1)

   Number
Beneficially
as of Aug. 2, 2021
   Number
Registered for Sale Hereby
   Number
Beneficially
Owned
After
Offering
   Percent
Owned
After
Offering
 
Salvatore Galletti(2)   31,420,522    30,761,275    4,935    *                 
Project Lily, LLC(2)   654,312    654,312                           
Stephanie Dieckmann(3)   500,000    500,000                         
Pizzo(4)   1,500,000    1,500,000                         
UMB Capital Corporation   1,173,655    1,173,655                         
Brian Cohn   20,812    20,812                         
Robert Green   41,626    41,626                         
Bruce E. Roberts(5)   5,203    5,203            2,081    2,081         
Final Word Investments LLC   15,000    15,000                         
Boris Investment Trust(6)   2,181,400    2,181,400            34,685    34,685         
D Hirsch TTEE Mustang Partners LLC 401K Plan   6,938    6,938                         
David Koenig(7)   48,562    48,562            13,875    13,875         
The Naxos Trust(8)   213,676    213,676            61,050    61,050         
Gary Taffet(9)   6,938    6,938            6,938    6,938         
Gerald B. Shreiber   34,687    34,687                         
Gilbert Nathan(10)   13,875    13,875            13,875    13,875         
Jeffrey Keizer(11)   7,142    7,142            3,469    3,469         
Jeffrey and Ann Nachbor(12)   30,812    30,812                         
The Lind Family Trust   7,808    7,808                         
Mark Pollack   2,204    2,204                         
Marjorie and Kenneth Roshkoff   5,204    5,204                         
Mitchell Kaneff(13)   13,875    13,875            13,875    13,875         
The Neil Goldberg 1995 Irrevocable Trust   63,250    63,250                         
Peter A. Nussbaum   11,016    11,016                         
Katzman Family Trust u/a/d 5/20/2008(14)   17,180    17,180            8,672    8,672         
Richard Katzman(15)   24,180    24,180            8,672    8,672         
Steven Berns(16)   5,204    5,204                         
William Harrison(17)   480,000    480,000                         
Grant Garbers(17)   595,000    595,000                         
Ellis Wasson(18)   500,000    500,000                         
Geoffrey Garth(18)   250,000    250,000                         
Daniel Williamson(19)   257,471    250,000    7,471    *                 

 

*Less than 1.0%

 

(1)The securities registered for sale include the Founders Shares, shares held by other Selling Securityholders, the Private Placement Warrants, and the common stock underlying the Private Placement Warrants (together, the “Resale Securities”). We do not know when or in what amounts the Selling Securityholders will offer the Resale Securities for sale, if at all. The Selling Securityholders may sell any or all of the Resale Securities included in and offered by this prospectus. We cannot estimate the number of Resale Securities that will be held by the Selling Securityholders after completion of the offering. However, for purposes of this table, we have assumed that after completion of the offering all of the Resale Securities will have been sold by the Selling Securityholders. The percentage of shares to be beneficially owned after completion of the offering is calculated on the basis of 81,952,543 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 2, 2021, assuming the exercise of all currently outstanding warrants and the sale of all Resale Securities by the Selling Securityholders.

 

 

 

 

(2)Shares beneficially owned by Salvatore Galletti includes the 654,312 shares held by Project Lily, LLC, over which Mr. Galletti has voting and investment power. Mr. Galletti disclaims ownership with respect to any of the shares  held by Project Lily, LLC for which he would not otherwise be deemed to be a beneficial owner.
(3)Ms. Dieckmann is the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Secretary.
(4)Giuseppe Bardari owns 100% of Pizzo and has sole voting and investment power over the shares held by Pizzo. Mr. Bardari is the President of Ittella Italy.
(5)Shares of common stock comprise 3,122 shares of common stock and 2,081 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants.
(6)Shares of common stock comprise 2,146,715 shares of common stock and 34,685 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants. Mr. Boris is one of the beneficiaries of this trust. David Boris is a member of the board of directors of the Company.
(7)Shares of common stock comprise 34,687 shares of common stock and 13,875 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants.
(8)Shares of common stock comprise 152,626 shares of common stock and 61,050 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants.
(9)No shares of common stock and 6,398 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants.
(10)Shares of common stock comprise 13,875 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants.
(11)Shares of common stock comprise 3,673 shares of common stock and 3,469 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants.
(12)Mr. Nachbor was a director of Forum prior to the Closing.
(13)Comprises 13,875 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants.
(14)Shares of common stock comprise 8,508 shares of common stock and 8,672 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants. Richard Katzman is the grantor of this trust. Mr. Katzman was a director of Forum prior to the Closing and was Chairman of Forum’s Compensation Committee.
(15)Shares of common stock comprise 15,508 shares of common stock and 8,672 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of an equal number of Private Placement Warrants. Richard Katzman was a director of Forum prior to the Closing and was Chairman of Forum’s Compensation Committee.
(16)Mr. Berns was a director of Forum before the Closing and was Chairman of Forum’s Audit Committee.
(17)Includes 150,000 shares obtained from Salvatore Galletti in a private transaction.
(18)Obtained from Salvatore Galletti in a private transaction.
(19)Includes 250,000 shares obtained from Salvatore Galletti in a private transaction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to                   

 

Commission File No. 001-38615

 

TATTOOED CHEF, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   82-5457906
(State or other jurisdiction of 
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) 

 

6305 Alondra Blvd., Paramount, CA 90723
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

  

(562) 602-0822
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)  

Name of each exchange on

which registered

Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   TTCF   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒  No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒  No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

  ☐  Large accelerated filer ☐  Accelerated filer
  ☒  Non-accelerated filer ☒  Smaller reporting company
    ☒  Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes ☐  No ☒

 

As of August 2, 2021, there were 81,952,543 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

TATTOOED CHEF, INC.

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2021

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION 1
     
Item 1. Financial Statements 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020 1
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) 2
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) 3
     
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months June 30, 2021 and 2020 (unaudited) 5
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) 6
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 37
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 44
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 44
     
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 46
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 46
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 46
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 46
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 46
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 46
     
Item 5. Other Information 46
     
Item 6. Exhibits 46
     
SIGNATURES 47

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

TATTOOED CHEF, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share information) 

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2021   2020 
ASSETS        
         
CURRENT ASSETS        
Cash  $140,182   $131,579 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $65 and $0 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively   23,018    17,991 
Inventory   50,818    38,660 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   8,592    18,240 
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS   222,610    206,470 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net   39,231    16,083 
Intangible assets, net   206    - 
Deferred taxes   -    43,525 
Goodwill   19,351    - 
Other assets   1,947    605 
           
TOTAL ASSETS  $283,345   $266,683 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
           
CURRENT LIABILITIES          
Accounts payable  $29,269   $25,391 
Accrued expenses   5,610    2,961 
Line of credit   2,115    22 
Notes payable to related parties   25    66 
Notes payable, current portion   405    111 
Deferred revenue   950    1,711 
Forward contract derivative liability      935    - 
Finance lease   2,917    - 
Other current liabilities   1,840    87 
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES   44,066    30,349 
           
Warrant liability   2,215    5,184 
Notes payable, net of current portion   2,724    1,990 
TOTAL LIABILITIES  $49,005   $37,523 
           
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (See Note 20)          
           
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Preferred stock- $0.0001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020  $-   $- 
Common shares- $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000,000 shares authorized; 81,938,668 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021, 71,551,067 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020   8    7 
Treasury stock- 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2021, 81,087 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020   -    - 
Additional paid in capital   231,359    164,423 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   (100)   1 
Retained earnings   3,073    64,729 
Total equity   234,340    229,160 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY  $283,345   $266,683 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TATTOOED CHEF, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share information)

 

   Six Months Ended   Three Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
REVENUE  $103,398   $67,934   $50,716   $34,764 
                     
COST OF GOODS SOLD   89,534    54,946    42,750    31,019 
                     
GROSS PROFIT   13,864    12,988    7,966    3,745 
                     
OPERATING EXPENSES   28,816    4,458    15,900    2,068 
                     
(LOSS) INCOME FROM OPERATIONS   (14,952)   8,530    (7,934)   1,677 
                     
Interest expense   (114)   (381)   (94)   (157)
Other (expense) income   (1,772)   288    817    288 
                     
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES   (16,838)   8,437    (7,211)   1,808 
                     
INCOME TAX EXPENSE   (44,510)   (1,283)   (45,985)   (553)
                     
NET (LOSS) INCOME   (61,348)   7,154    (53,196)   1,255 
                     
LESS: INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS   -    1,361    -    339 
                     
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO TATTOOED CHEF, INC.  $(61,348)  $5,793   $(53,196)  $916 
                     
NET INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE                    
Basic  $(0.76)  $0.20   $(0.65)  $0.03 
Diluted  $(0.76)  $0.20   $(0.65)  $0.03 
                     
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES                    
Basic   81,121,795    28,324,038    81,981,428    28,324,038 
Diluted   81,258,427    28,324,038    81,981,428    28,324,038 
                     
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME, NET OF TAX                    
                     
Foreign currency translation adjustments   (101)   383    (210)   735 
                     
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax   (101)   383    (210)   735 
                     
Comprehensive (loss) income   (61,449)   7,537    (53,406)   1,990 
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest   -    1,395    -    384 
                     
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Tattooed Chef, Inc. stockholders  $(61,449)  $6,142   $(53,406)  $1,606 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TATTOOED CHEF, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share information)

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021

 

   Common       Common   Additional   Accumulated   Retained     
   Stock   Treasury   Shares   Paid-In   Comprehensive   Earnings     
   Shares   Shares   Amount   Capital   Income (Loss)   (Deficit)   Total 
BALANCE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2021   71,551,067    (81,087)  $7   $164,423   $1   $64,729   $229,160 
                                    
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT             -    -    (101)   -    (101)
                                    
DIVIDENDS PAID             -    -    -    (308)   (308)
                                    
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION   -         -    3,766    -    -    3,766 
                                    
NON-EMPLOYEE STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION   835,000         -    181    -    -    181 
                                    
FORFEITURE OF STOCK-BASED AWARDS   (395,084)        -    (445)   -    -    (445)
                                    
CANCELLATION OF TREASURY SHARES   (81,087)   81,087    -    -    -    -    - 
                                    
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS   10,028,772         1    63,434    -    -    63,435 
                                    
NET LOSS   -    -    -    -    -    (61,348)   (61,348)
                                    
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2021   81,938,668    -   $8   $231,359   $(100)  $3,073   $234,340 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2021 

 

   Common       Common   Additional   Accumulated   Retained     
   Stock   Treasury   Shares   Paid-In   Comprehensive   Earnings     
   Shares   Shares   Amount   Capital   Income (Loss)   (Deficit)   Total 
BALANCE AS OF APRIL 1, 2021   81,400,199    -   $8   $230,970   $110   $56,269   $287,357 
                                    
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT   -         -    -    (210)   -    (210)
                                    
DIVIDENDS PAID   -         -    -    -    -    - 
                                    
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION   -         -    582    -    -    582 
                                    
NON-EMPLOYEE STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION   835,000         -    181    -    -    181 
                                    
FORFEITURE OF STOCK-BASED AWARDS   (300,000)        -    (445)   -    -    (445)
                                    
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS   3,469         -    71    -    -    71 
                                    
NET LOSS   -    -    -    -    -    (53,196)   (53,196)
                                    
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2021   81,938,668    -   $8   $231,359   $(100)  $3,073   $234,340 

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2020

 

   Redeemable   Common       Common   Additional   Accumulated   Retained         
   Noncontrolling   Stock   Treasury   Shares   Paid-In   Comprehensive   Earnings   Noncontrolling     
   Interest Amount   Shares   Shares   Amount   Capital   Income (Loss)   (Deficit)   Interests   Total 
BALANCE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2020  $6,930    28,324,038          -   $3   $2,314   $(692)  $1,265   $256   $3,146 
                                              
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS        -    -    -    -    -    -    355    355 
                                              
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT        -    -    -    -    349    -    34    383 
                                              
DIVIDENDS PAID        -    -    -    -    -    (1,950)   -    (1,950)
                                              
ACCRETION OF REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST TO REDEMPTION VALUE   36,277    -    -    -    -    -    (4,431)   -    (4,431)
                                              
NET INCOME   693    -    -    -    -    -    5,793    668    6,461 
                                              
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2020   43,900    28,324,038    -   $3   $2,314   $(343)  $677   $1,313   $3,964 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2020  

 

   Redeemable   Common       Common   Additional   Accumulated   Retained         
   Noncontrolling   Stock   Treasury   Shares   Paid-In   Comprehensive   Earnings   Noncontrolling     
   Interest Amount   Shares   Shares   Amount   Capital   Income (Loss)   (Deficit)   Interests   Total 
BALANCE AS OF APRIL 1, 2020  $11,785    28,324,038    -   $3   $2,314   $(1,033)  $273   $1,198   $2,755 
                                              
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT             -    -    -    690    -    45    735 
                                              
DIVIDENDS PAID   -    -    -    -    -    -    (512)   -    (512)
                                              
ACCRETION OF REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST TO REDEMPTION VALUE   31,846    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    - 
                                              
NET INCOME   269    -    -    -    -    -    916    70    986 
                                              
BALANCE AS OF JUNE 30, 2020   43,900    28,324,038    -   $3   $2,314   $(343)  $677   $1,313   $3,964 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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TATTOOED CHEF, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

   Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 
   2021   2020 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES        
Net (loss) income  $(61,348)  $7,154 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   1,448    471 
Bad debt expense   311    - 
Accretion of debt financing costs   3    34 
Revaluation of warrant liability   51    - 
Unrealized forward contract loss   1,074    - 
Stock compensation expense   3,502    - 
Deferred taxes, net   43,525    - 
           
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (1,772)   (6,222)
Inventory   (8,988)   (9,141)
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (3,641)   (503)
Accounts payable   (1,961)   9,118 
Accrued expenses   2,571    732 
Deferred revenue   (761)   - 
Other current liabilities   1,614    829 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities   (24,372)   2,472 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES          
Purchases of property, plant and equipment   (10,140)   (4,156)
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired   (33,918)   - 
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment   -    36 
Net cash used in investing activities   (44,058)   (4,120)
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Net borrowings in line of credit   2,093    4,468 
Borrowings of notes payable to related parties   -    33 
Repayments of notes payable to related parties   (42)   (644)
Borrowings of notes payable   1,168    29 
Repayments of notes payable   (140)   (327)
Capital contributions   -    355 
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants   73,957    - 
Payment of dividends   (308)   (1,888)
Net cash provided by financing activities   76,728    2,026 
           
NET INCREASE IN CASH   8,298    378 
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE ON CASH   305    287 
           
CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD  $131,579   $4,537 
           
CASH AT END OF PERIOD  $140,182   $5,202 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION          
Cash paid for          
Interest  $100   $192 
Income taxes  $249   $16 
Noncash investing and financing activities          
Distributions  $-   $1,950 
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable  $776   $- 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Nature of Operations

 

General

 

Tattooed Chef, Inc. was originally incorporated in Delaware on May 4, 2018 under the name of Forum Merger II Corporation (“Forum”), as a special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisitions, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more business.

 

On October 15, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), Forum consummated the transactions contemplated within the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated June 11, 2020 as amended on August 10, 2020 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Forum, Myjojo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Myjojo (Delaware)”), Sprout Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Forum (“Merger Sub”), and Salvatore Galletti, in his capacity as the holder representative (the “Holder Representative”). The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are referred to herein as the “Transaction”.

 

Upon the consummation of the Transaction, Merger Sub merged with and into Myjojo (Delaware) (the “Merger”), with Myjojo (Delaware) surviving the merger. Immediately upon the completion of the Transaction, Myjojo (Delaware) became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Forum. Following the Closing Date, Forum changed its name to Tattooed Chef, Inc. (“Tattooed Chef”). Tattooed Chef’s common stock began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “TTCF” on October 16, 2020.

 

Tattooed Chef, Inc. and its subsidiaries, (collectively, the “Company”) are principally engaged in the manufacturing of plant-based foods including, but not limited to, acai and smoothie bowls, zucchini spirals, riced cauliflower, vegetable bowls and cauliflower crust pizza primarily in the United States and Italy.

 

About the Subsidiaries

 

Myjojo, Inc. was an S corporation formed under the laws of California (“Myjojo (California)”) on February 26, 2019 to facilitate a corporate reorganization of Ittella International Inc. On March 27, 2019, the sole stockholder of Ittella International, Inc. contributed all of his share ownership of Ittella International, Inc. to Myjojo (California) in exchange for 100% interest in the latter, becoming Myjojo (California)’s sole stockholder.

 

On May 21, 2020, Myjojo (Delaware) was formed with Salvatore Galletti owning all of the shares of common stock. On May 27, 2020, Myjojo, Inc (California) merged into Myjojo, Inc., (Delaware) with Myjojo, Inc. (Delaware) issuing shares of common stock to the sole stockholder of Myjojo (California).

 

Ittella International, Inc. was formed in California as a tax pass-through entity and subsequently converted on April 10, 2019 to a limited liability company, Ittella International, LLC (“Ittella International”). On April 15, 2019, UMB Capital Corporation (“UMB”), a financial institution, acquired a 12.50% non-controlling interest in Ittella International (Note 3).

 

Ittella’s Chef, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on July 20, 2017 as a qualified Subchapter S subsidiary and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ittella International. Ittella’s Chef, Inc. was formed as a tax passthrough entity for purposes of holding Ittella International’s 70% ownership interest in Ittella Italy, S.R.L. (“Ittella Italy”). On March 15, 2019, Ittella’s Chef, Inc. was converted to a limited liability company, Ittella’s Chef, LLC (“Ittella’s Chef”).

  

In connection with the Transaction and as a condition to the Closing, Myjojo (Delaware) entered into a Contribution Agreement with the minority members of Ittella International and the minority shareholders of Ittella Italy. Under the Contribution Agreement, the minority holders contributed all of their equity interests in Ittella International to Myjojo (Delaware) and Ittella Italy to Ittella’s Chef in exchange for Myjojo (Delaware) stock (the “Restructuring”). The Restructuring was consummated prior to the Transaction. The shares of Myjojo (Delaware) were exchanged for shares of Forum’s common stock upon consummation of the Transaction.

 

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On May 14, 2021, Tattooed Chef acquired New Mexico Food Distributors, Inc. (“NMFD”) and Karsten Tortilla Factory, LLC (“Karsten”) in an all-cash transaction for approximately $34.09 million (see Note 10). NMFD and Karsten are privately held companies based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. NMFD produces and sells frozen and ready-to-eat New Mexican food products to retail and food service customers through its network of distributors in the United States. NMFD processes its products in two leased facilities located in New Mexico.

  

Basis of Consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Tattooed Chef and its subsidiaries in which Tattooed Chef has a controlling interest directly or indirectly, and variable interest entities for which the Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

  

Basis of Presentation. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the SEC. Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed, consolidated or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a complete presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of a normal recurring nature, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the SEC on March 19, 2021, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31, 2020 is derived from the audited financial statements presented in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The interim results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or for any future interim periods.

 

The Transaction was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with GAAP (the “Reverse Recapitalization”). Under this method, Forum was treated as the “acquired” company (“Accounting Acquiree”) and Myjojo (Delaware), the accounting acquirer, was assumed to have issued stock for the net assets of Forum, accompanied by a recapitalization.

 

The net assets of Forum were stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. The consolidated assets, liabilities and results of operations prior to the reverse recapitalization were those of Myjojo (Delaware). The shares and corresponding capital amounts and earnings per share available for common stockholders, prior to the reverse recapitalization, have been retroactively restated.

 

Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements for Correction of Immaterial Errors.

 

The Company revised the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the period ended June 30, 2020 to reflect the correction of an immaterial error for amounts previously not reflected in the comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest. This revision has no impact on the Company’s net income, retained earnings, or earnings per share.

  

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Revised Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income  As
Previously
Reported
   Adjustment   As Revised 
Six months ended June 30, 2020            
Comprehensive income  $7,537   $-   $7,537 
Less: income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest   34    1,361    1,395 
Comprehensive income attributable to Tattooed Chef, Inc. stockholders  $7,503   $(1,361)  $6,142 

 

The Company revised the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020, and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2020 (not included herein) to reflect the correction of an immaterial error related to the classification of Private Placement Warrants. These warrants are now classified as liabilities with the related changes in the fair value of these warrants recorded in the statement of operations and comprehensive income. This revision has an immaterial impact on the Company’s previously reported net income, earnings per share, total liabilities and stockholders’ equity. 

 

In further consideration of the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging — Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity, the Company concluded that a provision in the warrant agreement related to certain settlement methods specific to the Private Placement Warrants precludes the Private Placement Warrants from being accounted for as components of equity. As the Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815, the Private Placement Warrants should be recorded as derivative liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet and measured at fair value upon recognition on October 15, 2020 the Closing date and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income in the period of change. Therefore, the Company concluded that it is appropriate to revise the classification of the Private Placement Warrants in the Company’s previously issued consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, as previously reported in its Form 10-K.

  

The revised classification and reported values of the Private Placement Warrants as accounted for under ASC 815-40 are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements herein. 

 

The following table summarizes the effect of the revision on each financial statement line item as of the dates, and for the periods ended, indicated:

 

    Consolidated Balance Sheet  
    As
Previously
Reported
    Adjustment      As Revised  
As of December 31, 2020                  
Warrant liability     -       5,184       5,184  
Total Liabilities     32,339       5,184       37,523  
Additional paid in capital     170,799       (6,376 )     164,423  
Retained earnings     63,537       1,192       64,729  
Total Stockholders’ Equity     234,344       (5,184 )     229,160  

 

    Consolidated Statement of Operations  
    As
Previously
Reported
     Adjustment      As Revised  
For the year ended December 31, 2020                  
Other income     38,066       1,192       39,258  
Income before provision for income taxes     28,446       1,192       29,638  
Net income     68,724       1,192       69,916  
Net income attributable to Tattooed Chef, Inc.     67,249       1,192       68,441  
Basic net income per share     1.85       0.03       1.88  
Diluted net income per share     1.69       0.03       1.72  

 

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    Consolidated Statement of
Stockholders’ Equity
 
    As
Previously

Reported
     Adjustment      As Revised  
For the year ended December 31, 2020                  
Additional paid in capital from exercise of warrants     66,559       2,696       69,255  
Additional paid in capital from reverse recapitalization     91,920       (9,072 )     82,848  
Additional paid in capital ending balance     170,799       (6,376 )     164,423  
Net income in retained earnings     67,249       1,192       68,441  
Retained earnings ending balance     63,537       1,192       64,729  

 

    Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows  
    As
Previously
Reported
     Adjustment      As Revised  
For the year ended December 31, 2020                  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                  
Net income     68,724       1,192       69,916  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net provided by (cash used in) operating activities:                        
Revaluation of common stock warrant liability to estimated fair value     -       (1,192 )     (1,192 )

  

The Company revised the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet and statement of stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2020 to reflect the correction of an immaterial error related to the presentation of 81,087 treasury shares. The treasury shares are now presented separately from common stock shares. This revision has an immaterial impact on the Company’s previously reported net income, earnings per share, or stockholders’ equity.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments. Certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair value is determined based on the exchange price that would be received for an asset or transferred for a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivables, accounts payable and certain notes payable approximate fair value because of the short maturity and/or variable rates associated with these instruments. Long-term notes payable as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 approximates its fair value as the interest rates are indexed to market rates. The Company categorizes the inputs to the fair value measurements into three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. These levels are:

 

Level 1  - Inputs utilize quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company is able to access at the measurement date.

 

Level 2  - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, and can reference interest rates, yield curves, implied volatilities and credit spreads.

 

Level 3  - Inputs are unobservable data points for the asset or liability, and include situations where there is limited, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

 

Cash. The Company’s cash may be in excess of amounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Company has not experienced any losses in these accounts.

  

Foreign Currency. The Company’s functional currency is the United States dollar for its U.S. entities. Ittella Italy’s functional currency is the Euro. Transactions in currency other than the functional currency are recognized at the rates of exchange prevailing at the dates of the transaction. Transaction gains and losses that arise from exchange rate fluctuations on transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of each entity are included in the results of operations in income from operations as incurred.

 

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The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are expressed in United States dollars. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated at period-end rates of exchange. Revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange prevailing during the period. Equity adjustments resulting from translating foreign currency financial statements are accumulated as a separate component of stockholders’ equity.

 

The Company conducts business globally and is therefore exposed to adverse movements in foreign currency exchange rates, specifically the Euro to US dollar. To limit the exposure related to foreign currency changes, the Company entered into foreign currency exchange forward contracts starting in 2020. The Company does not enter into contracts for speculative purposes.

 

In February 2020, the Company entered into a trading facility for derivative forward contracts. Under this facility, the Company has access to open foreign exchange forward contract instruments to purchase a specific amount of funds in Euros and to settle, on an agreed-upon future date, in a corresponding amount of funds in United States dollars. During the six-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company entered into foreign currency exchange forward contracts to purchase 36.36 million Euros and 21.25 million Euros, respectively. The notional amounts of these derivatives are $44.19 million and $23.38 million for the period ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

These derivatives are not designated as hedging instruments. Gains and losses on the contracts are included in other income net, and substantially offset foreign exchange gains and losses from the short-term effects of foreign currency fluctuations on assets and liabilities, such as purchases, receivables and payables, of which are denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the reporting entity. These derivative instruments generally have maturities of up to nine months.

 

Accounts Receivable. Trade receivables are customer obligations due under normal trade terms requiring payment generally within 7 to 45 days from the invoice date. The Company’s allowance for doubtful receivables is based on an analysis that estimates the amount of its total customer receivable balance that is not collectible. This analysis includes assessing a default probability to customers’ receivable balances, which is influenced by several factors, including (i) current market conditions, (ii) periodic review of customer credit worthiness, and (iii) review of customer receivable aging and payment trends.

 

Inventory. Inventory consists of raw materials and packaging materials, work in process and finished goods. Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value on a weighted average basis. Inventory is initially measured at cost and consists of the sum of the applicable expenditures and charges directly and indirectly incurred to bring products to their existing condition and location. These costs include purchase costs and any other charges necessary to prepare the items for production. For work in process and finished goods, these costs normally include those incurred directly or indirectly in the production of inventory (i.e., direct labor and production overheads or conversion costs), and other expenses (i.e., inbound freight, transportation and handling charges, taxes and duties).

 

Overhead costs are allocated to the units produced within the reporting period, while abnormal costs are charged to current operations as incurred. The Company monitors the remaining utility of its inventory and writes down inventory for excess or obsolescence as appropriate.

  

Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the useful lives of the assets, which range from 5 to 15 years for machinery and equipment, 5 to 7 years for furniture and fixtures, 20 to 33.5 years for buildings, and 3 to 10 years for computer equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the improvements. Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Renewals and enhancements are capitalized and depreciated over the remaining life of the specific property unit. When the Company retires or disposes of property, plant or equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the Company’s accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

  

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Goodwill. The Company evaluates and tests the recoverability of goodwill for impairment at least annually, on October 31, or more frequently if circumstances indicate that goodwill may not be recoverable. The Company performs the impairment testing by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not that the fair value of its reporting unit (currently only one reporting unit) is less than its carrying amount (“Qualitative Assessment”). In assessing the qualitative factors, the Company considers the impact of certain key factors including macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, management turnover, changes in regulation, litigation matters, changes in enterprise value, and overall financial performance. If the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company tests for impairment by comparing the estimated fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount. The Company estimates the fair value of the reporting unit using a “step one” analysis using a fair-value-based approach based on a discounted cash flow analysis of projected future results to determine if it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit’s goodwill over its fair value is recognized as an impairment loss, and the carrying value of goodwill is written down. No goodwill impairment was recorded during the six and three months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Long-Lived and Intangible Assets. Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of two years. Intangible assets with indefinite lives are not amortized but instead, are reviewed for impairment. Intangible assets and long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment at the asset group level whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such asset group may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets within an asset group to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset group. If such asset groups are considered to be impaired, an impairment is recognized to the extent that these assets are stated based upon their fair value. This analysis differs from the Company’s goodwill analysis in that these impairment for these assets is only deemed to have occurred if the sum of the forecasted undiscounted future cash flows of these intangible assets is less than their carrying values. The estimate of long-term undiscounted cash flows includes long-term forecasts of revenue growth, gross margins, and operating expenses, and require significant judgment and assumptions. An impairment loss may exist when the estimated undiscounted cash flows attributable to the assets are less than the carrying amount of the assets. No impairment was recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

Warrants. The Public Warrants are considered freestanding equity-classified instruments due to their detachable and separately exercisable features and meet the indexation criteria in ASC 815-40-15-7C. Accordingly, the Public Warrants are presented as a component of Stockholders’ Equity in accordance with ASC 815-40-25. The Agreements with respect to the Company’s Private Placement Warrants include provisions related to determining settlement amounts that preclude the Warrants from being accounted for as components of equity. As these Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815-40, the Private Placement Warrants are recorded as derivative liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and measured at fair value at inception (on the Closing date) and at each reporting date in accordance with ASC 820, with changes in fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss) in the period of change.

 

Revenue Recognition. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606. The Company’s principal business is the manufacturing of plant-based foods including, but not limited to, acai and smoothie bowls, zucchini spirals, riced cauliflower, vegetable bowls and cauliflower crust pizza primarily in the United States and Italy. Revenue recognition is determined by (a) identifying the contract, or contracts, with a customer; (b) identifying the performance obligation in each contract; (c) determining the transaction price; and (d) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligation in each contract; and (e) recognizing revenue when, or as, the Company satisfies performance obligations by transferring the promised goods or services. Each unit of product delivered is determined as a separate performance obligation and in the event there are more than one unit of a product ordered, there will be multiple performance obligations satisfied under the same contract. When control of the promised products and services are transferred to the Company’s customers, the Company recognizes revenue in the amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for these products and services.

 

Control generally transfers to the customer when the product is shipped or delivered to the customer based upon applicable shipping terms. Customer contracts generally do include more than one performance obligation and the performance obligations in the Company’s contracts are satisfied within one year. No payment terms beyond one year are granted at contract inception.

 

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The Company disaggregates revenue based on the type of products sold to its customers – private label, Tattooed Chef and other. The other revenue stream constitutes sale of similar food products directly to customers through a third-party vendor and the Company acts as a principal in these transactions.

 

Most contracts also include some form of variable consideration, the most common form are discounts and demonstration costs. Variable consideration is treated as a reduction in revenue when product revenue is recognized. Depending on the specific type of variable consideration, the Company uses either the expected value or most likely amount method to determine the variable consideration. The Company reviews and updates its estimates and related accruals of variable consideration each period based on the terms of the agreements, historical experience, and any recent changes in the market.

 

The Company does not have significant unbilled receivable balances arising from transactions with customers. The Company does not capitalize contract inception costs as contracts are generally one year or less and the Company does not incur significant fulfillment costs requiring capitalization. The Company’s deferred revenue balance is primarily comprised of sales to customers whose contractual shipping terms are FOB destination. Deferred revenue was $0.95 million and $1.71 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

The Company recognizes shipping and handling costs related to products transferred to the end customer as fulfillment cost and includes these costs in cost of goods sold upon delivery of the product to the customer.

 

The Company enters into certain arrangements with its customers to provide inventory for promotional purposes (“Promotional Items”). Such arrangements are not tied to immediate or future sales of any particular product. Instead, the Company will occasionally offer these Promotional Items in a targeted way to increase product awareness. Since a Promotional Item does not provide a material right, it is not considered a distinct performance obligation. As such, the cost of the product is not presented within cost of goods sold and is instead treated as an operating expense.

 

Sales and Marketing Expenses. The Company expenses costs associated with sales and marketing as incurred. Sales and marketing expenses were $6.79 million and $1.16 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $11.89 million and $1.78 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Sales and marketing expenses are included in operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

Interest Expense. Interest expense includes interest primarily related to the amortization of deferred financing costs, the Company’s notes payable and line of credit.

 

Deferred Financing Costs. Deferred financing costs include fees associated with the Company’s line of credit agreement. Such fees are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the related line of credit agreement as a component of interest expense, which approximates the effective interest rate method, in accordance with the terms of the agreement. Deferred financing costs were $0.08 million and $0.08 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and are recorded as a component of other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expense of deferred financing costs were $0.02 million and $0.02 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amortization expense of deferred financing costs were $0.01 million and $0.01 million during the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Stock-based Compensation. The Company measures compensation expense for stock options and other stock awards in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. Stock-based compensation is measured at fair value on grant date and recognized as compensation expense over the requisite service period. The Company accounts for forfeitures when they occur. Generally, the Company issues stock options and other stock awards to employees with service-based and/or performance-based vesting conditions. For awards with only service-based vesting conditions, the Company records compensation cost for these awards using the straight-line method. For awards with performance-based vesting conditions, the Company recognizes compensation cost on a tranche-by-tranche basis (the accelerated attribution method) over the expected service period.

  

Under the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, the Company measures stock-based awards granted to non-employees based on the fair value of the award on the date on which the related service is completed. Compensation expense is recognized over the period during which services are rendered by non-employees until service is completed.

 

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Income Taxes. As part of the process of preparing its condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company is required to estimate its provision for income taxes in each of the tax jurisdictions in which it conducts business, in accordance with the Income Tax Topic 740 of the ASC (“ASC 740”). The Company computes its annual tax rate based on the statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available to it in the various jurisdictions in which it earns income. Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the net deferred tax assets will not be realized. The factors used to assess the likelihood of realization include the Company’s forecast of the reversal of temporary differences, future taxable income, and available tax planning strategies that could be implemented to realize the net deferred tax assets. Failure to achieve forecasted taxable income in applicable tax jurisdictions could affect the ultimate realization of deferred tax assets and could result in an increase in the Company’s effective tax rate on future earnings. Based on our assessment, we recognized a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets of $47.22 million in the second quarter of 2021.

 

ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must first be determined to be more likely to be sustained based solely on its technical merits, and if so, then measured to be the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. There were no unrecognized tax benefits as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The Company recognizes accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense. No amounts were accrued for the payment of interest and penalties as of June 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020. The Company is currently not aware of any issues under review that could result in significant payment, accruals, or material deviation from its position. The Company is subject to income tax examinations by major taxing authorities since inception. See Note 15 for more information on the Company’s accounting for income taxes.

 

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). Accumulated other comprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity resulting from transactions from non-owner sources. Other comprehensive income consisted of gains and losses associated with changes in foreign currency as a result of the translation of the financial results of the Company’s Italian subsidiary.

 

Use of Estimates. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

Concentrations of Credit Risk. The Company grants credit, generally without collateral, to customers primarily in the United States. Consequently, the Company is subject to potential credit risk related to changes in business and economic factors in this geographical area. No external suppliers accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s cost of goods sold during the period ended June 30, 2021 and 2020.

  

Three customers accounted for 78% and 86% of the Company’s revenue during the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Customer  2021   2020 
         
Customer C   29%   38%
Customer A   37%   35%
Customer B   12%   13%

 

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Three customers accounted for 84% and 86% of the Company’s revenue during the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Customer  2021   2020 
         
Customer C   35%          39%
Customer A   38%   32%
Customer B   11%   15%

 

Customers accounting for more than 10% of the Company’s accounts receivable as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were:

 

Customer  June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Customer A          25%          24%
Customer B   *    10%
Customer C   34%   53%

 

*Customer B accounted for less than 10% of accounts receivable as of June 30, 2021. However, Customer B accounted for 10% as of December 31, 2020 and as such was included in the disclosure above for comparison purposes.

 

Segment Information. The Company manages its operations on a company-wide basis as one operating segment, thereby making determinations as to the allocation of resources to the business as a whole rather than on a segment-level basis. Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company has determined that its Chief Executive Officer is the CODM. To date, the Company’s CODM has made such decisions and assessed performance at the Company-level.

 

Long-lived assets consist of property, plant and equipment - net and other non-current assets. The geographic location of long-lived assets is as follows:

 

Definite Lived Intangible Assets (in thousands)  June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Italy  $   -   $         - 
United States - tradenames   206    - 
Total  $206   $- 

 

Definite Lived Intangible Assets  Remaining useful life 
Description:                
Tradenames   2 

 

Long Lived Assets (in thousands)  June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Italy  $16,132   $9,113 
United States   23,099    6,970 
Total  $39,231   $16,083 

 

COVID-19 Pandemic – The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), which was categorized by the World Health Organization as a pandemic in March 2020, continues to significantly impact the United States and the rest of the world and has altered the Company’s business environment and the overall working conditions.

 

Despite partial remote working conditions, the Company’s business activities have continued to operate with minimal interruptions.

  

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However, the pandemic may adversely affect the Company’s suppliers and could impair its ability to obtain raw material inventory in the quantities or of a quality the Company desires. The Company currently sources a material amount of its raw materials from Italy. Though the Company is not dependent on any single Italian grower for its supply of a certain crop, events (including the pandemic) generally affecting these growers could adversely affect the Company’s business. If the Company is unable to manage its supply chain effectively and ensure that its products are available to meet consumer demand, operating costs could increase, and sales and profit margins could decrease.

 

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted. The CARES Act, among other things, includes provisions relating to refundable payroll tax credits, deferment of employer side social security payments, net operating loss carryback periods, alternative minimum tax credit refunds, modifications to the net interest deduction limitations, increased limitations on qualified charitable contributions and technical corrections to tax depreciation methods for qualified improvement property. It also appropriated funds for the SBA Paycheck Protection Programs that are forgivable in certain situations to promote continued employment, as well as Economic Injury Disaster Loans to provide liquidity to small businesses harmed by COVID-19. The Company has elected not to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan. The Company has analyzed the provisions of the CARES Act and determined it did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows for the periods presented.

 

The extent to which this pandemic will adversely impact the Company’s future business, financial condition and results of operations is dependent upon various factors, many of which are highly uncertain and outside the control of the Company.

 

Earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period includes common stock but is exclusive of certain unvested stock awards that have no economic or participating rights. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding for the period. Common stock equivalents are only included when their effect is dilutive. The Company’s potentially dilutive securities which include outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards under the Company’s equity incentive plan and warrants have been considered in the computation of diluted earnings per share.

 

2. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company” (“EGC”) as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act, (JOBS Act), and elected to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies until the Company is no longer an EGC, including the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. As of December 31, 2021, the Company will become a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC and will cease to qualify as an EGC.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), as part of its overall simplification initiative to reduce costs and complexity of applying accounting standards while maintaining or improving the usefulness of the information provided to users of financial statements. Amendments include removal of certain exceptions to the general principles of Topic 740, Income Taxes, and simplification in several other areas. ASU 2019-12 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods therein. The Company adopted the new standard on January 1, 2021, the first day of the reporting year. One of the amendments eliminates a limitation on the amount of income tax benefit that can be recognized in an interim period when a year-to-date loss exceeds the anticipated loss for the year. The adoption of this standard did not have material impact Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2021.

  

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (“ASU 2020-04”), which provides guidance for contract modifications and certain hedging relationships associated with the transition from reference rates that are expected to be discontinued. Interest on borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility is calculated based upon LIBOR. ASU 2020-04. was issued on March 12, 2020 and may be applied prospectively through December 31, 2022. This guidance has had no material effect on the Company for the period ended June 30, 2021. The Company will continue to evaluate the impact this guidance may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

 

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13 (“ASU 2016-13”) regarding ASC Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, which modifies the measurement of expected credit losses of certain financial instruments. The Company will be required to use a forward-looking expected credit loss model for accounts receivables, loans, and other financial instruments. The amendments will become effective for the Company for periods beginning after December 15, 2021. Adoption of the standard will be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2016-13 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity (“ASU 2020-06”), which simplifies the accounting for convertible instruments. ASU 2020-06 removes certain accounting models that separate the embedded conversion features from the host contract for convertible instruments, requiring bifurcation only if the convertible debt feature qualifies as a derivative under ASC 815 or for convertible debt issued at a substantial premium. ASU 2020-06 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years and early adoption is permitted in annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2020. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02” or “Topic 842”). The purpose of ASU 2016-02 is to provide financial statement users a better understanding of the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 will result in the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases. New disclosure requirements include qualitative and quantitative information about the amounts recorded in the financial statements. In September 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), Leases (Topic 840), and Leases (Topic 842), which provides additional implementation guidance on the previously issued ASU 2016-02 Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 requires a lessee to recognize assets and liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with lease terms greater than 12 months. ASU 2016-02 requires a modified retrospective transition by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which the guidance is effective with the option to elect certain practical expedients and accounting policy elections. The Company will be required to apply the provisions of ASU 2016-02 beginning with the annual reporting period ended December 31, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this update on its consolidated financial statements. The Company has approximately $4.7 million in operating lease obligations as of June 30, 2021, and as such upon adoption of this standard it will record a right of use asset and lease liability equal to the present value of these leases, which will have a material impact on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. However, the recognition of lease expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations is not expected to change from the current methodology and no significant changes are expected to the condensed consolidated statement of cash flows upon the adoption of ASU 2016-02. The Company is expecting the impact from the adoption to be material to its condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

3. Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

On April 15, 2019, UMB contributed $6.00 million to acquire 6,000 units for a 12.50% ownership interest in Ittella International. The Company incurred issuance costs of $0.13 million resulting in net consideration received of $5.87 million.

 

Per the terms of Ittella International’s operating agreement, UMB was provided with a put right which may cause Ittella International to purchase all, but not less than all of UMB units upon notice (“Put Notice”). UMB could have provided the Put Notice to Ittella International at any time for any reason after April 15, 2024. If Ittella International did not accept the price proposed in the Put Notice, the consideration to be paid by Ittella International to UMB for the units that were the subject of the Put Notice will be the fair market value of the units as established by a third party appraisal, subject to a floor for the fair value at 85%. If the fair value was less than 85% of the consideration proposed by UMB in their Put Notice, UMB may have chosen to abandon the transfer. The put right constituted a redemption feature and therefore UMB’s noncontrolling interest (the “Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest”) was classified as temporary equity (mezzanine) in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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The Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest was initially measured at fair value, which has been determined by the Company to equal the consideration received from UMB, net of transaction costs.

 

The Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest was not redeemable until April 2024; however, it was probable of becoming redeemable with the passage of time. Therefore, the subsequent measurement of the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest at each reporting date was determined as the higher of (1) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for the redeemable noncontrolling interest’s share of net income and other comprehensive income, or (2) the redemption value, which was determined to be fair value per the terms of Ittella International’s operating agreement above. In determining the measurement method of redemption value, the Company elected to accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance to the earliest redemption date (i.e. April 2024) of the instrument using the effective interest method. Changes in the redemption value are considered to be changes in accounting estimates. Redemption value was determined using a combination of the market approach and income approach. Under the market approach, the Company estimated fair value based on market multiples of EBITDA of comparable companies. Under the income approach, the Company measured fair value based on a projected cash flow method using a discount rate determined by its Management which is commensurate with the risk inherent in its current business model.

 

There were no Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. Changes in the carrying value of the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest were as follows for the three months ended June 30, 2020:

 

   Amount 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest as of April 1, 2020  $11,785 
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest   269 
Accretion to redeemable noncontrolling interest   31,846 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest as of June 30, 2020  $43,900 

 

Changes in the carrying value of the Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest were as follows for the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

   Amount 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest as of January 1, 2020  $6,930 
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest   693 
Accretion to redeemable noncontrolling interest   36,277 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest as of June 30, 2020  $43,900 

 

All redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as mezzanine equity were reclassified to permanent equity in connection with the contribution of UMB’s 12.50% equity interests in Ittella International to Myjojo (Delaware) in exchange for Myjojo’s (Delaware)’s common stock and were subsequently exchanged for Forum Class A common stock upon consummation of the Transaction (see Note 1).

 

4. REVENUE RECOGNITION

 

Nature of Revenues

 

Substantially all of the Company’s revenue from contracts with customers consist of the sale of plant-based foods including, but not limited to, acai and smoothie bowls, zucchini spirals, riced cauliflower, vegetable bowls and cauliflower crust pizza in the United States and is recognized at a point in time in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods. Each unit of food product sold to the customer is the performance obligation. Revenue from the sale of frozen food products is recognized upon the transfer of control to the customer, which is upon shipment to the customer.

 

The Company disaggregates revenue based on the type of products sold to its customers – private label, Tattooed Chef and other. The other revenue stream constitutes sale of similar food products directly to customers through third-party vendors and the Company acts as a principal in these transactions. All sales are recorded within revenue on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss). The Company does not have any contract assets or contract liabilities as at June 30, 2021 and 2020.

 

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Revenue streams for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

   2021   2020 
Revenue Streams (in thousands)  Revenue   % Total   Revenue   % Total 
                 
Tattooed Chef  $33,088    65%  $20,387    59%
Private Label   17,288    34%   14,261    40%
Other revenues   340    1%   116    1%
Total  $50,716        $34,764      

 

Revenue streams for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:

 

   2021   2020 
Revenue Streams (in thousands)  Revenue   % Total   Revenue   % Total 
                 
Tattooed Chef  $69,081    67%  $38,249    56%
Private Label   33,659    32%   29,151    43%
Other revenues   658    1%   534    1%
Total  $103,398        $67,934      

 

Significant Judgments

 

Generally, the Company’s contracts with customers comprise a written quote and customer purchase order or statement of work and are governed by the Company’s trade terms and conditions. In certain instances, it may be further supplemented by separate pricing agreements. All products are sold on a standalone basis; therefore, when more than one product is included in a purchase order, the Company has observable evidence of stand-alone selling price. Contracts do not contain a significant financing component as payment terms on invoiced amounts are typically between 7 to 45 days, based on the Company’s credit assessment of individual customers, as well as industry expectations. Product returns are not significant. The contracts with customers do not include any additional performance obligations related to warranties and material rights.

 

From time to time, the Company may offer incentives to its customers considered to be variable consideration including discounts and demonstration costs. Customer incentives considered to be variable consideration are recorded as a reduction to revenue as part of the transaction price based on the agreement at the time of the transaction. Customer incentives are allocated entirely to the single performance obligation of transferring product to the customer.

  

5. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, NET

 

Accounts receivable are reduced by an allowance for an estimate of amounts that are uncollectible. The Company’s receivables are significantly derived from customers in the United States. The Company extends credit to its customers based upon its evaluation of the following factors: (i) the customer’s financial condition, (ii) the amount of credit the customer requests, and (iii) the customer’s actual payment history (which includes disputed invoice resolution). The Company does not require its customers to post a deposit or supply collateral. The Company’s allowance for doubtful receivables is based on an analysis that estimates the amount of its total customer receivable balance that is not collectible. This analysis includes assessing a default probability to customers’ receivable balances, which is influenced by several factors, including (i) current market conditions, (ii) periodic review of customer credit worthiness, and (iii) review of customer receivable aging and payment trends.

 

The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of its customers regularly and estimates the collectability of current and non-current accounts receivable based on historical bad debt experience, current market conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions. In times of economic turmoil, including COVID-19, the Company’s estimates and judgments with respect to the collectability of its receivables are subject to greater uncertainty than in more stable periods. The Company writes off accounts receivable whenever they become uncollectible, and any payments subsequently received on such receivables are recorded as bad debt recoveries in the period the payment is received. Credit losses from continuing operations have consistently been within management’s expectations. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $0.07 million and $0.00 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

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6. INVENTORY

 

Inventory consists of the following as of (in thousands):

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
         
Raw materials  $18,041   $16,534 
Work-in-process   4,659    5,220 
Finished goods   24,396    13,902 
Packaging   3,722    3,004 
Total  $50,818   $38,660 

 

7. PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

The following table provides additional information related to the Company’s prepaid expenses and other current assets as of (in thousands):

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
         
Prepaid advertising expenses  $4,958   $- 
Prepaid expenses, other   1,881    1,897 
Tax credits   1,699    1,884 
Warrants receivable (see Note 17)   -    13,542 
Other current assets   54    917 
Total  $8,592   $18,240 

 

8. PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property, plant and equipment consists of the following as of (in thousands):

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Building  $6,940   $2,574 
Leasehold improvements   3,806    2,106 
Machinery and equipment   26,285    12,526 
Computer equipment   265    187 
Furniture and fixtures   162    109 
Land   1,621    - 
Construction in progress   5,190    1,533 
    44,269    19,035 
Less: accumulated depreciation   (5,038)   (2,952)
Property, plant, and equipment, net  $39,231   $16,083 

 

The Company recorded depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 of $1.42 million and $0.46 million, respectively. The Company recorded depreciation expense for three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 of $0.87 million and $0.23 million, respectively.

 

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9. Intangible ASSETS, NET

 

Intangible assets consist of the following as of (in thousands):

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Tradenames  $220   $       - 
Less: accumulated amortization   (14)   - 
Net  $206   $- 

 

The estimated useful lives of the identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired in the NMFD Transaction were determined to be two years.

 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $0.01 million and $0.00 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020. The Company recorded amortization expense of $0.01 million and $0.00 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Estimated future amortization expense for the definite-lived intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):

      
Six months ended December 31, 2021  $55 
2022   110 
2023   41 
Total  $206 

 

10.business combination and asset purchaseS

 

New Mexico Food Distributors, Inc. (NMFD) and Karsten Acquisition

 

On May 14, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the Company acquired all outstanding stock of NMFD, a distributor and manufacturer of frozen and ready-to-eat New Mexico food products for a total purchase price amounting to $28.91 million. In addition, the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with the owners of all of the membership interests of Karsten whereby the Company acquired all of the membership interests of Karsten for a total purchase price of $5.18 million (together with the acquisition of NMFD, the “NMFD Transaction”). The NMFD Transaction met the definition of an acquisition of a business in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations, and is accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting.

 

Though the purchase agreements for each NMFD and Karsten were executed as legally separate transactions, each were entered into contemporaneously and in contemplation of the other. As such, the transactions noted above are accounted for on a combined basis and are viewed to represent a single integrated event.

 

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by the Company in connection with the NMFD Transaction are initially recorded at their respective fair values. The Company made an election under Section 338(h)(10) to treat the NMFD Transaction as an asset acquisition for income tax purposes, which allows for any goodwill recognized to be tax deductible and amortized over a 15-year statutory life. The Company considered the potential impact to the depreciation and amortization expense as a result of the fair values assigned to the acquired assets. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed of approximately $19.35 million is recorded as goodwill.

 

Transaction costs of $0.47 million were incurred in relation to the acquisition of which $0.07 million pertained to reimbursement of costs incurred by the sellers and included as part of the purchase consideration. The remaining $0.40 million is recorded to operating expense within the consolidated condensed statement of operations for the six months and the three months ended June 30, 2021.

 

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The following table summarizes the provisional fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition:

 

    Amount  
Purchase consideration   $ 34,091  
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed        
Cash   $ 173  
Accounts receivable     3,567  
Inventory     3,169  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     122  
Property, plant and equipment     12,746  
Favorable leasehold position     1,444  
Other noncurrent assets     29  
Intangible assets – tradenames     220  
Accounts payable     (3,735 )
Accrued expenses     (78 )
Finance lease     (2,917 )
Goodwill     19,351  
Total   $ 34,091  

 

The excess of purchase consideration over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill, which is primarily attributable to the assembled workforce and expanded market opportunities. Goodwill was assigned to the Company’s single reporting unit. The Company made an election under Section 338(h)(10) to treat the NMFD Transaction as an asset acquisition for income tax purposes, which allows for any goodwill recognized to be tax deductible and amortized over a 15-year statutory life. The fair value assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are based on management’s estimates and assumptions, which are preliminary, are based on provisional amounts and may be subject to change as additional information is received. The Company expects to finalize the valuation of these assets not later than one year from the acquisition date.

 

The estimated useful lives of the identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired in the NMFD Transaction were determined to be two years.

 

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations for each of the periods presented as if the NMFD Transaction had occurred as of January 1, 2020.

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2021   2020   2021   2020 
Net Revenue - pro forma combined  $55,025   $40,575   $116,325   $80,361 
Net (Loss) Income  - pro forma combined   (53,229)   631    (61,449)   6,082 
Weighted Average Shares:                    
Basic   81,981,428    28,324,038    81,121,795    28,324,038 
Diluted   81,981,428    28,324,038    81,258,427    28,324,038 
Net Income (Loss) per Share:                    
Basic  $(0.65)  $0.02   $(0.76)  $0.21 
Diluted  $(0.65)  $0.02   $(0.76)  $0.21 

 

Esogel S.R.L. and Ferdifin S.p.A. Asset Acquisitions

 

In April 2021, the Company entered into asset purchase agreements with Esogel S.R.L. (“Esogel”) and Ferdifin S.p.A. (“Ferdifin”) in Italy to purchase the machinery and equipment owned by Esogel for $2.71 million and the land and building owned by Ferdifin for $2.17 million. The allocation of the total costs (including related transaction costs) relating to these assets acquisitions is as follows:

 

Assets acquired – Esogel    
Specialized machinery – facility  $2,168 
Machinery and equipment   534 
Other   10 
Total assets acquired – Esogel  $2,712 

 

Assets acquired – Ferdifin    
Building  $1,396 
Land   776 
Total assets acquired – Ferdifin  $2,172 

 

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11. Derivative instruments

 

The Company enters into foreign currency exchange forward contracts to reduce the short-term effects of foreign currency fluctuations on assets and liabilities such as foreign currency inventory purchases, receivables and payables. The Company’s primary objective in holding derivatives is to reduce the volatility of earnings and cash flows associated with changes in foreign currency exchange rates. The Company’s derivatives expose the Company to credit risk to the extent that the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the arrangement. The Company does, however, seek to mitigate such risks by limiting its counterparties to major financial institutions. Management does not expect material losses as a result of defaults by counterparties.

 

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments classified as Level 2 financial instruments and the line items within the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets to which they were recorded are summarized as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, follows (in thousands):

 

   Balance Sheet Line Item  June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:           
Foreign currency derivatives  Prepaid expenses and other current assets  $-   $866 
Foreign currency derivatives  Forward contract derivative liability   (935)   - 
Total     $(935)  $866 

 

The effect on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) of derivative instruments not designated as hedges is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

   Line Item in Statements
of Operations
  Three months
ended
June 30,
2021
   Six months
ended
June 30,
2021
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:           
Foreign currency derivatives  Other income (expense)  $1,107   $(1,802)
Total     $1,107   $(1,802)

 

   Line Item in Statements
of Operations
  Three months
ended
June 30,
2020
   Six months
ended
June 30,
2020
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:           
Foreign currency derivatives  Other income (expense)  $288   $288 
Total     $288   $288 

 

Unrealized and realized gains on forward currency derivatives for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $1.11 million and $0.02 million, respectively. Unrealized and realized (losses) gains on forward currency derivatives for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $(1.80) million and $0.29 million, respectively. The Company has notional amounts of $45.68 million and $45.60 million on outstanding derivatives as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

  

12. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

Contingent Consideration Liabilities – Holdback Shares

 

As part of the Merger Transaction (Note 1), an additional 5,000,000 shares of Forum’s common stock (the “Holdback Shares”) were placed into escrow, to be released to certain Myjojo (Delaware) stockholders upon satisfaction, within the first three years after the Closing Date, of the following conditions: (i) if the trading price of the Company’s common stock equaled or exceeded $12.00 on any 20 trading days in any 30-day trading period (the “$12.00 Share Price Trigger”), then 2,500,000 additional Holdback Shares were to be released to certain Myjojo (Delaware) stockholders or (ii) if the trading price of the Company’s common stock equaled or exceeded $14.00 on any 20 trading days in any 30-day trading period (each of such $14.00 trigger and the $12.00 Share Price Trigger, a “Share Price Trigger”), then 2,500,000 Holdback Shares were to be released to certain Myjojo (Delaware) stockholders. If a change in control occurred within the first three years after the Closing, all Holdback Shares not previously released were to be released to certain Myjojo (Delaware) stockholders. If the conditions to release of the Holdback Shares were not satisfied within the first three years following the Closing Date, the Holdback Shares would be forfeited. On November 16, 2020, both Share Price Trigger events for the issuance of the Holdback Shares occurred and, accordingly, the Company released from the escrow and delivered the 5,000,000 Holdback Shares to the Myjojo (Delaware) stockholders (other than Pizzo and Myjojo (Delaware)’s Chief Operating Officer).

 

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The Company recognized and measured a contingent consideration liability associated with Holdback Shares at a fair value of $120.35 million, determined using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. Significant inputs used in the model includes certain financial metric growth rates, volatility rates, projections associated with the applicable contingency, the interest rate, and the related probabilities and payment structure in the Merger Agreement, which are not observable in the market and are therefore considered to be Level 3 inputs.

 

On November 16, 2020, the contingencies were met and accordingly the Holdback Shares were released. The remeasured fair value of the liability was $83.15 million based on the public share price on release date and was charged against additional paid-in capital. The change in fair value during the period resulted in a gain on settlement of the contingent consideration derivative of $37.20 million and was recorded within “other income” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

There were no changes in the estimated fair value of the Company’s liabilities measured on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Sponsor Earnout Shares Subject to Transfer Restrictions

 

In accordance with the Sponsor Earnout Letter entered into by and among Forum Investor II, LLC (the “Sponsor”), Forum and the Holder Representative, the Sponsor agreed that at the Closing Date, the Sponsor placed 2,500,000 Founder Shares (as that term is defined in the Sponsor Earnout Letter) held by it (the “Sponsor Earnout Shares”) into escrow. The vesting, release and forfeiture terms of the Sponsor Earnout Shares were the same as the vesting, release and forfeiture terms applicable to the Holdback Shares, with 50% of the Sponsor Earnout Shares vesting at each Share Price Trigger, and all Sponsor Earnout Shares released if a change of control occurred, in each case, within the first three years after the Closing. If the conditions to the release of any Sponsor Earnout Shares were not satisfied on or prior to the date that it is finally determined that the Myjojo (Delaware) stockholders are not entitled to or eligible to receive any further Holdback Releases (as that term is defined in the Sponsor Earnout Letter) pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Sponsor Earnout Shares were to be forfeited by the Sponsor after such date, and returned to the Company for immediate cancellation. In November 2020, both Share Price Trigger events for the issuance of the Holdback Shares occurred and, accordingly, the Company released from the escrow and returned the 2,500,000 Sponsor Earnout Shares to the Sponsor.

 

The multiple settlement provisions of the Holdback Shares and Sponsor Earnout Shares constituted derivative instruments under ASC 815, which must be classified as asset or liability instruments at their fair value at the Closing date, and subsequently remeasured with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. At the Closing Date, the fair value of the contingent consideration relating to the Holdback Shares amounted to $120.35 million. The derivative liability was remeasured with changes in fair value recognized in earnings of $37.20 million upon release of the Holdback Shares to the certain stockholders in November 2020. The fair value of the Sponsor Earnout Shares was $0 at the Closing date and $0 upon the release date.

 

The Company recognized and measured an asset associated with the Sponsor Earnout Shares at a fair value of $0 at the Closing date, determined using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. Significant inputs used in the models includes certain financial metric growth rates, volatility rates, projections associated with the applicable contingency, the interest rate, and the related probabilities and payment structure in the contingent consideration arrangement, which are not observable in the market and are therefore considered to be Level 3 inputs.

 

The Sponsor Earnout Shares were released on November 16, 2020 based on the remeasured fair value on the release date of $0, as none of the Sponsor Earnout Shares were forfeited on that date. No gain or loss was recorded by the Company in connection with the Sponsor Earnout Shares.

 

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Warrant Liabilities

 

The Private Placement Warrants (see Note 1) are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40 and are presented within warrant liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The warrant liabilities are measured at fair value at inception (“initial measurement”), which is at the Closing Date, and on a recurring basis (“subsequent remeasurement”), with changes in fair value presented within change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

Initial Measurement

 

The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was initially measured at fair value on October 15, 2020, the Closing Date.

 

Subsequent Measurement

 

At each reporting period or upon exercise of the Warrants, the Company remeasures the Private Placement Warrants at their fair values with the change in fair value reported to current operations within the statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss). During the six months ended June 30, 2021, Private Placement Warrants totaling 226,510 were settled, resulting in an aggregate loss on settlements of $0.37 million.

 

For the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2021, the change in the fair value of the warrant liabilities charged to current operations amounted to $0.37 million and $0.98 million, respectively.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was determined to be $12.23 per warrant as of June 30, 2021, using Monte Carlo simulations and certain Level 3 inputs. Inherent in a Monte Carlo simulation are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, expected life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The Company estimates the volatility of its common stock warrants based on implied volatility from its traded warrants and historical volatility of select peers’ common stock with similar expected term of the Warrants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon yield on the grant date with a maturity similar to the expected remaining term of the warrants. The expected term of the Warrants is assumed to be equivalent to their remaining contractual term. The dividend rate is based on the historical rate, which the Company estimated to remain at zero.

 

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The following table provides quantitative information regarding the inputs to the fair value measurement of the Private Placement Warrants as of each measurement date:

 

Input  October 15,
2020
(Initial
Measurement)
   December 31,
2020
   June 30,
2021
 
Risk-free interest rate   0.32%   0.34%   0.72%
Expected term (years)   5    4.79    4.30 
Expected volatility   35.00%   35.00%   45.00%
Exercise price  $11.50   $11.50   $11.50 
Fair value of warrants  $13.85   $12.72   $12.23 

 

On October 15, 2020, the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was determined to be $13.85 per warrant, or an aggregate value of $9.07 million for 655,000 outstanding warrants.

 

On December 31, 2020, the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was determined to be $12.72 per warrant, or an aggregate value of $5.18 million for 407,577 outstanding warrants.

 

On June 30, 2021, the aggregate fair value of the Private Placement Warrants was determined to be $2.21 million, based on the estimated fair value per Private Placement Warrant on that date of $12.23 for 181,067 outstanding warrants.

 

The following table presents the changes in the fair value of warrant liabilities:

 

   Private
Placement
 
Fair value at initial measurement on October 15, 2020  $9,072 
Exercise of Private Placement Warrants   (2,696)
Change in fair value(1)   (1,192)
Fair value as of December 31, 2020  $5,184 
Exercise of Private Placement Warrants   (3,020)
Change in fair value(1)   51 
Fair value as of June 30, 2021  $2,215 

 

(1)Changes in fair value are recognized in change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss).

 

13. LEASES

 

Finance lease

 

In connection with the NMFD Transaction, the Company assumed a lease obligation (the “Karsten Lease”) in the amount of $2.92 million dollars for a facility located in New Mexico. The Karsten Lease provides the Company the option to purchase the leased facility for $0.0 million following the payoff of the lease liability. The leased facility was capitalized in connection with the NMFD Transaction (see Note 10). 

 

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Future minimum principal payments due on the Karsten Lease for periods subsequent to June 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Six months ended December 31, 2021  $102 
2022   2,815 
Total  $2,917 

 

Operating leases

 

The Company leases office and manufacturing facilities, equipment and vehicles under various operating arrangements. Certain of the leases are subject to escalation clauses and renewal periods. The Company recognizes lease expense, including predetermined fixed escalations, on a straight-line basis over the initial term of the lease from the time that the Company controls the leased property.

 

The future minimum lease commitments as of June 30, 2021 under operating leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable term of one year or more are as follows (in thousands):

 

Six months ended December 31, 2021  $415 
2022   768 
2023   631 
2024   353 
2025   300 
Thereafter   2,224 
Total  $4,691 

 

The Company’s rent expense amounted to $0.58 million and $0.46 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Rent expense amounted to $1.24 million and $0.96 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

  

14. ACCRUED EXPENSES

 

The following table provides additional information related to the Company’s accrued expenses as of (in thousands):

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
Accrued customer incentives  $2,545   $1,524 
Accrued payroll   1,867    1,245 
Accrued commission   1,138    108 
Other accrued expenses   60    84 
Total  $5,610   $2,961 

 

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15. INCOME TAXES

 

The following table presents the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 in thousand:

 

   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
 
Income tax expense  $45,985   $553 
Effective tax rate   (638)%   31%

 

The following table presents the provision for income taxes and the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020 in thousand:

 

   June 30,
2021
   June 30,
2020
 
Income tax expense  $44,510   $1,283 
Effective tax rate   (264)%   15%

 

As of each reporting period, management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could affect its view of the future realization of deferred tax assets. A significant piece of objective negative evidence evaluated was the cumulative loss incurred over the three-year period ended June 30, 2021. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as our projections for future growth.

 

On the basis of this evaluation, as of June 30, 2021, primarily because in the current period we achieved three years of cumulative pretax loss, management determined that there is sufficient negative evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that the net deferred tax asset of $47.22 million recorded as of June 30 2021 will not be realizable. The Company therefore recorded a valuation allowance for this amount as a discrete item during the three months ended June 30, 2021.

 

The income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 was primarily attributable to the Company’s establishment of a full valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets, and foreign income tax expenses on the Company’s foreign income in Italy.

 

The income tax expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 was primarily attributable to state and foreign income taxes.

 

The Company also believes that quarterly effective tax rates will vary from the fiscal 2021 effective tax rate as a result of recognizing the income tax effects of items that the Company cannot anticipate such as the changes in tax laws, tax amounts associated with foreign earnings at rates different from the United States federal statutory rate, the tax impact of stock-based compensation. The Company’s foreign earnings on Italian operations are subject to foreign taxes applicable to its income derived in Italy. These taxes include income tax.

 

As of June 30, 2021, the Company had no open tax examinations by any taxing jurisdiction in which it operates. The taxing authorities of the most significant jurisdictions are the United States Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board and the Agenzia delle Entrate. The statute of limitations for which the Company’s tax returns are subject to examination are as follows: Federal years 2017 through 2020, California 2016 through 2020, and Italy 2016 through 2020. 

 

16. INDEBTEDNESS

 

Debt consisted of the following as of (in thousands):

 

   June 30,
2021
   December 31,
2020
 
         
Notes payable  $3,129   $2,101 
Notes payable to related parties (Note 19)   25    66 
Revolving credit facility   2,115    22 
Total debt   5,269    2,189 
Less: current portion   (2,545)   (199)
           
Total long-term portion – net  $2,724   $1,990 

 

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Revolving credit facility

 

The Company is party to a revolving line of credit agreement, which has been amended from time to time, pursuant to which a credit facility has been extended to the Company until August 25, 2021 (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility provides the Company with up to $25.00 million in revolving credit. Under the Credit Facility, the Company may borrow up to (a) 90% of the net amount of eligible accounts receivable; plus, (b) the lower of: (i) sum of: (1) 50% of the net amount of eligible inventory; plus (2) 45% of the net amount of eligible in-transit inventory; (ii) $10.00 million; or (iii) 50% of the aggregate amount of revolving loans outstanding, minus (c) the sum of all reserves. Under the Credit Facility: (i) the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio may not be less than 1.10:1.00, and (ii) the Company may make dividends or distributions in shares of stock of the same class and also distributions for the payment of taxes. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all terms and conditions of its Credit Facility.

 

The revolving line of credit bears interest at the sum of (i) the greater of (a) the daily Prime Rate, or (b) LIBOR plus 2%; and (ii) 1%.

 

The revolving line of credit has an arrangement associated with it wherein all collections from collateralized receivables are deposited into a collection account and applied to the outstanding balance of the line of credit on a daily basis. The funds in the collection account are earmarked for payment towards the outstanding line of credit and given the Company’s obligation to pay off the outstanding balance on a daily basis, the balance is classified as a current liability on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

Capital expenditure loan, term loan, and notes payable

 

The Credit Facility includes a capital expenditure loan (“Capex Loan”) in the amount of up to $0.50 million that functions to reimburse the Company for certain qualified expenses related to the Company’s purchase of capital equipment. All borrowings against this loan are payable on a straight-line basis over 5 years and accrue interest at the greater of (a) the daily Prime Rate or (b) the daily LIBOR Rate plus 4%. The loan was paid off in full with the proceeds from the Transaction. The balance on the Capex Loan was $0 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

In May 2021, the Company amended the Credit Facility to (i) formalize UMB’s consent to the payment for the acquisition of NMFD and Karsten, (ii) provide for certain administrative changes and, (iii) extend the maturity of date to August 25, 2021.

 

In May 2021, Ittella Italy entered into a promissory note with a financial institution in the amount of 1.00 million Euros. The note accrues interest at 1.014% and has a maturity date of May 28, 2025, when the full principal and interest are due. The balance on the promissory note was 1.00 million Euros ($1.19 million USD) and 0.00 Euros ($0.00 million USD) as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

On January 6, 2020, Ittella Properties, LLC, a variable interest entity (“VIE”) (see Note 21), refinanced all of its existing debt with a financial institution in the amount of $2.10 million (the “Note”). The Note accrues interest at 3.60% and has a maturity date of January 31, 2035. Financial covenants of the Note include a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.20 to 1.00. As of June 30, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all terms and conditions of the Note. The outstanding balance on the Note was $1.97 million and $2.02 as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

Future minimum principal payments due on the notes payable, including notes payable to related parties, for periods subsequent to June 30, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Six months ended December 31, 2021  $2,316 
2022   408 
2023   416 
2024   423 
2025   279 
2026   132 
Thereafter   1,295 
Total  $5,269 

 

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17. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

The condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity reflect the Reverse Recapitalization as of October 15, 2020. Since Myjojo (Delaware) was determined to be the accounting acquirer in the Reverse Recapitalization, all periods prior to the consummation of the Transaction reflect the balances and activity of Myjojo (Delaware) (other than shares which were retroactively restated in connection with the Transaction).

 

Further, the Company issued awards to certain officers and all of the directors pursuant to the Tattooed Chef, Inc. 2020 Incentive Award Plan (“Director Awards”) on December 17, 2020 (see Note 18). Salvatore Galletti received 4,935 shares of common stock of the Company as part of the Director Awards. Such shares together with the shares that Salvatore Galletti received as a result of the Transaction and the release of the Holdback Shares from escrow, allowed Salvatore Galletti to have approximately 37.55% (separate from the shares assigned to Project Lily) of the voting power of the capital stock of the Company as of June 30, 2021.

 

On June 1, 2021, the Company issued 825,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Harrison & Co (“Harrison”) as consideration for advisory services provided by Harrison to facilitate successful completion of the Transaction (see Note 1). The total consideration to Harrison included a $4.00 million success fee that was paid in cash upon closing of the Transaction and the right to 825,000 shares of common stock in the Company to be issued between May 1, 2021 and June 30, 2021. The shares are considered share-based compensation to non-employees and are classified as equity instruments as of October 15, 2020 (and therefore, not subject to remeasurement). The fair value of the share-based consideration on the date of the Transaction amounted to $20.54 million. The share-based consideration was fully vested upon consummation of the Transaction and there were no future service conditions. The fair value of the shares is also included as Transaction costs and recognized within additional paid-in capital as a reduction to the total amount of equity raised on the Closing date.

 

Preferred Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designations, voting and other rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s board of directors. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

 

Common Stock

 

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of June 30, 2021, there were 81,938,668 shares issued and outstanding.

 

Noncontrolling Interest

 

Prior to the consummation of the Transaction, noncontrolling interest in Ittella Italy was included as a component of stockholders’ equity on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Noncontrolling interest in Ittella International contained a redemption feature and was included as mezzanine equity on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets (Note 3). The share of income attributable to noncontrolling interest was included as a component of net income in the accompanying consolidation statements of operations and comprehensive income prior to the Transaction.

 

As discussed in Note 3, all noncontrolling interest were converted into Myjojo (Delaware)’s common shares which were subsequently exchanged for the Company’s common shares in the Transaction.

 

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The following schedule discloses the components of the Company’s changes in other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands):

 
   2020 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in Ittella Italy  $70 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in Ittella International   269 
Increase in noncontrolling interest due to foreign currency translation   45 
      
Change in net comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three months ended June 30  $384 

 

As discussed in Note 3, all noncontrolling interest were converted into Myjojo (Delaware)’s common shares which were subsequently exchanged for the Company’s common shares in the Transaction.

 

The following schedule discloses the components of the Company’s changes in other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the six months ended June 30, 2020 (in thousands):

 

   2020 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in Ittella Italy  $668 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest in Ittella International   693 
Increase in noncontrolling interest due to foreign currency translation   34 
      
Change in net comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest for the six months ended June 30  $1,395 

 

Warrants

 

In connection with Forum’s initial public offering (IPO) and issuance of Private Placement Units in August 2018, Forum issued Units consisting of common stock with attached warrants as follows:

 

  1. Public Warrants – Forum issued 20,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit, each Unit consisting of one share of Common Stock of Forum and one redeemable warrant.
     
  2. Private Placement Warrants – Forum issued 655,000 Private Placement Units, each consisting of one share of Common Stock and one warrant to the Sponsor, Jefferies LLC and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.

  

Each Public Warrant and Private Placement Warrant (together, the “Warrants”) entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50.

 

The Public Warrants contain a redemption feature that provides the Company the option to call the Public Warrants for redemption 30 days after notice to the holder when any of conditions described in the following paragraph is met, and to require that any Public Warrant holder who desires to exercise his, her or its Public Warrant prior to the redemption date do so on a “cashless basis,” by converting each Public Warrant for an equivalent number of shares of Common Stock, determined by dividing (i) the product of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying the Warrants, multiplied by the difference between the Warrant Price and the “Fair Market Value”, and (ii) the Fair Market Value (defined as the average last sale price of the Common Stock for the ten trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of the Public Warrants).

 

The Public Warrants become exercisable upon occurrence of certain events (trigger events), including the completion of the Transaction. Once the Public Warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the Public Warrants in whole, at a price of $0.01 per warrant within 30 days after a written notice of redemption, and if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the holder.

 

The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants, except that so long as they are held by the Sponsor, an Underwriter, or any of their Permitted Transferees, the Private Placement Warrants: (i) may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis; (ii) may not be transferred, assigned, or sold 30 days after the completion of a defined Business Combination except to a Permitted Transferee who enters into a written agreement with the Company agreeing to be bound by the transfer restrictions, and (iii) are not redeemable by the Company.

 

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A Warrant may be exercised only during the “Exercise Period” commencing on the later of: (i) the date that is 30 days after the first date on which Forum completes its initial business combination; or (ii) 12 months from the date of the closing of the IPO, and terminating on the earlier to occur (x) five years after Forum completes its initial business combination; (y) the liquidation of the Company or, the Redemption Date (as that term is defined in the Warrant Agreement), subject to any applicable conditions as set forth in the Warrant Agreement. The Company in its sole discretion may extend the duration of the Warrants by delaying the expiration date, provided it give at least 20 days prior written notice of any such extension to the registered holders of the Warrants.

 

As discussed in Note 1, Forum completed a business combination, which is one of the trigger events for exercisability of the Warrants.

 

Warrant activity is as follows:

 
   Public
Warrants
   Private
Placement
Warrants
 
Issued and outstanding as of October 15, 2020   20,000,000    655,000 
Exercised   (5,540,316)   (247,423)
Redeemed   -    - 
Issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2020   14,459,684    407,577 
Exercised   (14,602,942)   (226,510)
Redeemed   143,258    - 
Issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021   -    181,067 

 

The Public Warrants are considered freestanding equity-classified instruments due to their detachable and separately exercisable features. Accordingly, the Public Warrants are presented as a component of Stockholders’ Equity in accordance with ASC 815-40-25.

 

As discussed in Note 12, the Private Placement Warrants are considered freestanding liability-classified instruments under ASC 815-40-25.

 

18. Equity INCENTIVE PLAN

 

On October 15, 2020, the Company’s Tattooed Chef, Inc. 2020 Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) became effective and permits the granting of equity awards of up to 5,200,000 common shares to executives, employees and non-employee directors, with the maximum number of common shares to be granted in a single fiscal year, when taken together with any cash fees paid to the non-employee director during that year in respect of his or her service as a non-employee director, not exceeding $100,000 in total value to any non-employee director. Awards available for grant under the Plan include Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Other Share-based Awards, Other Cash-based Awards and Dividend Equivalents. Shares issued under the Plan may be newly issued shares or reissued treasury shares.

   

Options maybe granted at a price per share not less than 100% of the fair market value at the date of grant. Options granted generally vest over a period of three to five years, subject to the grantee’s continued service with the Company through the scheduled vested date and expire no later than 10 years from the grant date.

 

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Stock Options

 

Stock options under the Plan are generally granted with a strike price equal to 100% of the fair market value of the stock on the date of grant, with a three-year vesting period and a grant life of 10 years. The strike price may be higher than the fair value of the stock on the date of the grant but cannot be lower.

  

The table below summarizes the stock option activity in the Plan for the three months ended June 30, 2021:

 

   Number of
Awards
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Terms
(Years)
   Intrinsic
Value
(in thousands)
 
Balance at March 31, 2021  $754,800   $24.69    9.73   $          - 
Granted   270,000    17.82    10.00    - 
Cancelled and forfeited   (1,500)   24.69    9.73    - 
Exercised   -    -    -    - 
Balance at June 30, 2021  $1,023,300   $22.88    9.57   $- 
Exercisable at June 30, 2021  $-   $-    -   $- 

 

The table below summarizes the stock option activity in the plan for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

 

   Number of
Awards
Outstanding
   Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Terms
(Years)
   Intrinsic
Value
(in thousands)
 
Balance at December 31, 2020   756,300   $24.69    9.98   $             - 
Granted   270,000    17.82    10.00    - 
Cancelled and forfeited   (3,000)   24.69    9.78    - 
Exercised   -    -    -    - 
Balance at June 30, 2021   1,023,300   $22.88    9.57   $- 
Exercisable at June 30, 2021   -   $-    -   $- 

 

There were no options exercised during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.

 

Compensation expense is recorded on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, which is the requisite service period, beginning on the grant date. The compensation expense is based on the fair value of each option grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had stock-based compensation expense of $6.50 million and $5.65 million, respectively, related to unvested stock options not yet recognized that are expected to be recognized over an estimated weighted average period of approximately three years.

 

The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021:

 

Equity volatility   33.93%
Risk-free interest rate   1.27%
Expected term (in years)   8 
Expected dividend   - 

 

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Expected term—This represents the weighted-average period the stock options are expected to remain outstanding based upon expected exercise and expected post-vesting termination.

 

Risk-free interest rate—The assumption is based upon the observed U.S. treasury rate appropriate for the expected life of the employee stock options.

 

Expected volatility—The expected volatility assumption is based upon the weighted-average historical daily price changes of our common stock over the most recent period equal to the expected option life of the grant based on the contractual term of the awards, adjusted for activity which is not expected to occur in the future. Dividend yield—The dividend yield assumption is based on our history and expectation of dividend payouts.

 

Any option granted under the Plan may include tandem Stock Appreciation Rights (“SAR”). SAR may also be awarded to eligible persons independent of any option. The strike price for common share for each SAR shall not be less than 100% of the fair value of the shares determined as of the date of grant.

   

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

 

Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) are convertible into shares of Company common stock upon vesting on a one-to-one basis. Restricted stock has the same rights as other issued and outstanding shares of Company common stock except they are not entitled to dividends until the awards vest. Restrictions also limit the sale or transfer of the same during the vesting period. Any unvested portion of the Restricted Stock and RSUs shall be terminated and forfeited upon termination of employment or service of the grantee.

 

There was no director restricted stock activity under the plan for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Director restricted stock activity under the Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

   Employee Director
Awards
   Non-Employee Director
Awards
 
   Number of
Shares
   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
   Number of
Shares
   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
 
Balance at December 31, 2020             -   $           -    -   $- 
Granted   -    -    15,216    18.93 
Vested   -    -    (15,216)   18.93 
Forfeited   -    -    -    - 
Non-vested restricted stock at June 30, 2021   -   $-    -   $- 

  

Non-director employee and consultant restricted stock activity under the Plan for the three months ended June 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

   Employee Awards   Non-Employee Awards 
   Number of
Shares
   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
   Number of
Shares
   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
 
Balance at March 31, 2021   325,500   $24.10    -   $- 
Granted             10,000    18.15 
Vested             (10,000)   18.15 
Forfeited   (325,500)   24.69    -    - 
Non-vested restricted stock at June 30, 2021   -   $-    -   $- 

 

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Non-director employee and consultant restricted stock activity under the Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2021 is as follows:

 

   Employee Awards   Non-Employee Awards 
   Number of
Shares
   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
   Number of
Shares
   Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
 
Balance at December 31, 2020   400,000   $24.28    100,000   $24.69 
Granted   30,416    23.65    110,000    18.89 
Vested   (4,916)   24.28    (110,000)   18.89 
Forfeited   (425,500)   24.62    (100,000)   24.69 
Non-vested restricted stock at June 30, 2021   -   $-    -   $- 

  

The fair value of consultant (non-employee) performance shares vested was approximately $0 and $1.90 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. The fair value of employee restricted stock awards vested was approximately $0 and $0.53 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively. The fair value of non-employee restricted stock awards vested was $0.18 million and $0.47 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2021, unrecognized compensation costs related to the employee restricted stock awards was $0.

 

Employee Performance Shares and Performance Units

 

This award may be granted to certain executive officers of the Company and vest if the performance goals and/or other vesting criteria as stated in the relevant Award Agreement are achieved or the awards otherwise vest, which generally is for a period of three to five years from the grant date. Vesting of this award applies if the grantee remains employed by the Company through the applicable vesting date.

  

The fair value of the award is equal to the average market price of the Company’s common stock at the grant date, adjusted for dividends over the vesting period. Compensation expense is recorded ratably over the period beginning on the grant date until the shares become unrestricted based on the amount of the award that is expected to be earned, adjusted each reporting period based on current information.

 

19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Company leases office property in San Pedro, California from Deluna Properties, Inc., a company owned by Salvatore Galletti. Rent expense was $0.05 million and $0.02 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Rent expense was $0.08 million and $0.03 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

The Company entered into a credit agreement with Salvatore Galletti for a $1.20 million revolving line of credit in January 2007. Monthly interest payments are accrued at 4.75% above the Prime Rate on any outstanding balance. In addition, the Company agreed to pay Salvatore Galletti 0.67% per month of the full amount of the revolving credit line, regardless of whether the Company has borrowed against the line of credit. This agreement originally expired on December 31, 2011 but was extended to December 31, 2024. The outstanding balance of the line of credit was $2.12 million and $0.02 million as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and is recorded as notes payable to related parties in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

  

In May 2018, Ittella Italy entered into a promissory note with Pizzo in the amount of 0.48 million Euros. The note bears interest at 8.00% per annum. The balance of the note was 0.02 million Euros and 0.07 million Euros as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

The Company is a party to a revolving line of credit with Marquette Business Credit with borrowing capacity of $25.00 million and $25.00 million, as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively (Note 16). The parent organization of Marquette Business Credit is UMB (Note 3).

 

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20. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company also enters into real property leases, which require the Company as lessee to indemnify the lessor from liabilities arising out of the Company’s occupancy of the properties. The Company’s indemnification obligations are generally covered under the Company’s general insurance policies.

 

From time to time, the Company is involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe the disposition of any current matter will have a material adverse effect on its condensed consolidated financial position or results of operations.

  

A subsidiary of the Company, Ittella Italy, is involved in certain litigation related to the death of an independent contractor who fell off of the roof of Ittella Italy’s premises while performing pest control services. The case was brought by five relatives of the deceased worker. The five plaintiffs are seeking collectively 1.87 million Euros from the defendants. In addition to Ittella Italy, the pest control company for which the deceased was working at the time of the accident is co-defendant. Furthermore, under Italian law, the president of an Italian company is automatically criminally charged if a workplace death occurs on site. Ittella Italy has engaged local counsel, and while local counsel does not believe it is probable that Ittella Italy or its president will be found culpable, Ittella Italy cannot predict the ultimate outcome of the litigation. Procedurally, the case remains in a very early stage of the litigation. Ultimately, a trial will be required to determine if the defendants are liable, and if they are liable, a second separate proceeding will be required to establish the amount of damages owed by each of the co-defendants. Ittella Italy believes any required payment could be covered by its insurance policy; however, it is not possible to determine the amount at which the insurance company will reimburse Ittella Italy or whether any reimbursement will be received at all. Based on information received from its Italian lawyers, Ittella Italy believes that the litigation may continue for a number of years before it is finally resolved.

 

Based on the assessment by management together with the independent assessment from its local legal counsel, the Company believes that a loss is currently not probable and an estimate cannot be made. Therefore, no accrual has been made as of June 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

 

21. CONSOLIDATED VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

 

Ittella Properties LLC (“Properties”), the Company’s consolidated VIE, owns the Alondra Building, which is leased by Ittella International for 10 years from August 1, 2015 through August 1, 2025. Properties is wholly owned by Salvatore Galletti. The construction and acquisition of the Alondra building by Properties were funded by a loan agreement with unconditional guarantees by Ittella International and terms providing that 100% of the Alondra building must be leased to Ittella International throughout the term of the loan agreement.

 

The Company concluded that it has a variable interest in Properties on the basis that Ittella International guarantees the loan for Properties and substantially all of Properties’ transactions occur with the Ittella International. Thus, Properties’ equity at risk is considered to be insufficient to finance its activities without additional support from Ittella International, and, therefore, Properties is considered a VIE.

 

The results of operations and cash flows of Properties are included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. For the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, 100% of the revenue of Properties is intercompany and thus was eliminated in consolidation. Properties contributed expenses of $0.05 million and $0.05 million for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Properties contributed expenses of $0.10 million and $0.12 million for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

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22. Earnings per share

 

The following is the summary of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 (in thousands, except for share and per share amounts):

 

   2021   2020 
Numerator        
Net Income (Loss) attributable to Tattooed Chef, Inc.  $(53,196)  $916 
Dilutive Net Income (Loss) attributable to Tattooed Chef, Inc.   (53,196)   916 
Denominator          
Weighted average common shares outstanding   81,981,428    28,324,038 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   81,981,428    28,324,038 
Earnings per share          
Basic  $(0.65)  $0.03 
Diluted  $(0.65)  $0.03 

 

The following have been excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

   2021   2020 
Stock options   445    - 
Warrants   75    - 
Restricted stock awards   25      
Total   545    - 

 

The following is the summary of basic and diluted EPS for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

   2021   2020 
Numerator        
Net Income (Loss) attributable to Tattooed Chef, Inc.  $(61,348)  $5,793 
Dilutive Net Income (Loss) attributable to Tattooed Chef, Inc.    (61,445)   5,793 
Denominator           
Weighted average common shares outstanding    81,121,795    28,324,038 
Effect of potentially dilutive securities related to Warrants   136,632    - 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   81,258,427    28,324,038 
Earnings per share             
Basic  $(0.76)  $0.20 
Diluted  $(0.76)  $0.20 

 

The following have been excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share as the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive for the six-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

   2021   2020 
Stock options   408    - 
Warrants   189    - 
Total   597    - 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes (the “Financial Statements”) included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”) and the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Unless otherwise indicated, the terms “Tattooed Chef,” “we,” “us,” or “our” refer to Tattooed Chef, Inc., a Delaware corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Quarterly Report including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performance or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to the Risk Factors section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors herein. The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

 

our ability to maintain the listing of our common stock on Nasdaq;

 

our ability to raise financing in the future;

 

our ability to acquire and integrate new operations successfully;

 

market conditions and global and economic factors beyond our control, including the potential adverse effects of the ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on capital markets, climate change, general economic conditions, unemployment and our liquidity, operations and personnel;

 

our ability to obtain raw materials on a timely basis or in quantities sufficient to meet the demand for our products;

 

our ability to grow our customer base;
  
our ability to forecast and maintain an adequate rate of revenue growth and appropriately plan our expenses;

 

our expectations regarding future expenditures;
  
our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel;

 

our ability to retain relationship with third party suppliers;
  
our ability to compete effectively in the competitive packaged food industry;

 

our ability to protect and enhance our corporate reputation and brand;

 

the impact of future regulatory, judicial, and legislative changes on our industry.

 

our ability to effectively manage freight and container costs.

 

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Overview

 

We are a rapidly growing plant-based food company offering a broad portfolio of innovative frozen foods. We supply plant-based products to leading retailers in the United States, with signature products such as ready-to-cook bowls, zucchini spirals, riced cauliflower, acai and smoothie bowls, and cauliflower crust pizza. Our products are available both in private label and our “Tattooed Chef™” brand in the frozen food section of retail food stores.

 

Results of Operations

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands)  2021   2020 
Revenue  $50,716   $34,764 
Cost of goods sold   (42,750)   (31,019)
Gross profit   7,966    3,745 
Net (loss) income   (53,196)   1,255 
Freight and container costs   6,700    4,815 
Promotional expenses   3,213    811 
Marketing expenses   2,897    22 
Professional services   2,590    100 

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands)  2021   2020 
Revenue  $103,398   $67,934 
Cost of goods sold   (89,534)   (54,946)
Gross profit   13,864    12,988 
Net (loss) income   (61,348)   7,154 
Freight and container costs   15,773    9,443 
Promotional expenses   5,146    1,391 
Marketing expenses   5,532    35 
Professional services   3,443    190 

 

For the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021, we had net losses of $53.20 million and $61.35 million, respectively. By comparison for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we had net income of $1.26 million and $7.15 million, respectively. Results for the three months ended June 30, 2021 include a valuation allowance to the deferred tax asset of $47.22 million, expenses for freight and container costs of $6.70 million (13.21% of revenue), promotional expenses of $3.21 million, marketing expenses of $2.90 million, and professional services (including legal and accounting) of $2.60 million, compared to freight and container expenses of $4.82 million (13.85% of revenue), promotional expenses of $0.81 million, marketing expenses of $0.02 million, and professional services (including legal and accounting) of $0.10 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Results for the six months ended June 30, 2021 include a valuation allowance of $47.22 million, freight and container expenses of $15.77 million (15.26% of revenue), promotional expenses of $5.15 million, marketing expenses of $5.53 million, and professional services (including legal and accounting) of $3.44 million, compared to freight and container expenses of $9.44 million (13.90% of revenue), promotional expenses of $1.39 million, marketing expenses of $0.04 million, and professional services (including legal and accounting) of $0.19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020.

 

The decrease from net income during the 2020 periods to net losses during the 2021 is due to a number of factors, including significant increases in (i) income tax expense for the period, primarily attributable to the $47.22 million valuation allowance for the Company’s deferred tax assets, (ii) operating expenses resulting from being a public reporting company during the 2021 periods, (iii) freight and container costs, and (iv) promotional and marketing expenses to help build brand awareness and increase market share for the “Tattooed Chef” brand. The inflationary increases in freight and container costs from 2020 to 2021 show an increase of 1.36% when freight and container costs are taken as a percentage of revenue for the six month periods ended June 30.

 

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We at times must contend with inflationary measures throughout our supply chain, which can lead to downward pressure on our gross margin due to price sensitivity on the part of our customers, which prevents us from recouping cost increases through price increases in certain cases.

 

We negotiate different prices at our different club and retail customers based on product quantity and packaging configuration. At this time, we do not expect to adjust product prices from the current levels. We consistently evaluate pricing to ensure that the brand is competitive in pricing based on our competitors. With the current economic conditions and inflation, we will continue to monitor raw materials, packaging, and freight costs to determine if increases in pricing are necessary or possible.

 

Revenue increased by $15.95 million, or 45.89%, to $50.72 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and by $35.46 million, or 52.20%, to $103.40 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, from $34.76 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $67.93 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase in revenue is primarily due to growth in sales of our “Tattooed Chef” branded products. For the three months ended June 30, 2021, we had $33.09 million of sales of “Tattooed Chef” branded products and $17.29 million of sales of private label products, compared to $20.39 million and $14.26 million, respectively, during the 2020 period. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, we had $69.08 million in sales of “Tattooed Chef” branded products and $33.66 million of private label products, compared to $38.04 million and $29.36 million, respectively, for the 2020 period.

 

Cost of goods sold increased by $11.73 million, or 37.82%, to $42.75 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and by $34.59 million, or 62.95% to $89.53 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, from $31.02 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $54.95 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase is primarily due to the increase in sales volume and the increases in freight and container costs due to inflation. As a percentage of revenue, cost of goods sold decreased during the three-month period compared to 2020 and increased during the six-month period. Freight and container costs increased as a percentage of revenue by 1.36% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

 

Gross profit increased by $4.22 million, or 112.71%, to $7.97 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and by $0.88 million, or 6.74% to $13.86 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, from $3.75 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $12.99 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase is primarily due to increased Tattooed Chef sales volume, improved production capacities, and our ability to take advantage of economies of scale, partially offset by an increase in cost of goods sold due largely to freight and container cost increases as described above.

 

Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2021 was 15.71 % and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 was 13.41%, as compared to 10.77% for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 19.12% for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase for the three months ended June 30, 2021 is primarily due to increased Tattooed Chef sales volume and improved production capacity. The decrease in margin during the six months ended June 30, 2021 is attributable to the building out of our infrastructure to support the current and expected growth in operations, as well as increases in raw materials, packaging, and freight and container costs due to inflation.

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $13.83 million, or 668.86%, to $15.90 million and for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased by $24.36 million, or 546.39%, to $28.82 million, compared to $2.07 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and $4.46 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The increase for the three months ended June 30, 2021 is primarily due to promotional expenses of $3.21 million, marketing expenses of $2.90 million, professional services (including legal and accounting) of $2.60 million and freight and container expenses of $6.70 million (13.21% of revenue), compared to promotional expenses of $0.58 million, marketing expenses of $0.22 million, and professional services (including legal and accounting) of $0.10 million, and freight and container expenses of $4.82 million (13.85% of revenue) for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The increase for the six months ended June 30, 2021 is primarily due to freight and container costs of $15.77 million (15.25% of revenue), promotional expenses of $5.15 million, marketing expenses of $5.53 million, and professional services (including legal and accounting) of $4.83 million, compared to freight and container expenses of $9.44 million (13.90% of revenue), promotional expenses of $0, marketing expenses of $0.04 million, and professional services (including legal and accounting) of $0.19 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. We expect overall operating expenses to decrease over time as a percentage of revenue as many relatively fixed operating expenses will be spread over increasing revenue, but expect freight and container costs to remain high (relative to historical) as a percentage of revenue for the foreseeable future. We are also heavily investing in the Tattooed Chef brand in order to increase distribution, raise brand awareness, and drive sales in the new stores that are launching our products.

 

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Adjusted EBITDA was negative $5.89 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and negative $9.22 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021, compared to positive $1.96 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and positive $9.00 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The decline in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to public company accounting costs that were not present during the 2020 periods, as well as significant increases in promotional expenses, marketing expenses, professional services, and freight and container costs discussed above.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

We use non-GAAP financial information and believe it is useful to investors as it provides additional information to facilitate comparisons of historical operating results, identify trends in operating results, and provide additional insight on how the management team evaluates the business. Our management team uses Adjusted EBITDA to make operating and strategic decisions, evaluate performance and comply with indebtedness related reporting requirements. Below are details on this non-GAAP measure and the non-GAAP adjustments that the management team makes in the definition of Adjusted EBITDA. The adjustments generally fall within the categories of non-cash items, acquisition and integration costs, business transformation initiatives, financing related costs and operating costs of a non-recurring nature. We believe this non-GAAP measure should be considered along with net income, the most closely related GAAP financial measure. Reconciliations between Adjusted EBITDA and net income are below, and discussion regarding underlying GAAP results throughout this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

As new events or circumstances arise, the definition of Adjusted EBITDA could change. When the definitions change, we will provide the updated definition and present the related non-GAAP historical results on a comparable basis.

 

We define EBITDA as net income before interest, taxes, and depreciation. Adjusted EBITDA further adjusts EBITDA by adding back non-cash compensation expenses, non-recurring expenses, and other non-operational charges. Adjusted EBITDA is one of the key performance indicators we use in evaluating our operating performance and in making financial, operating, and planning decisions. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to the readers of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q in the evaluation of our operating performance.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and the three months ended June 30, 2020:

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands)  2021   2020 
Net (loss) income  $(53,196)  $1,255 
Interest   94    157 
Income tax expense   45,985    553 
Depreciation and amortization   896    278 
EBITDA   (6,221)   2,243 
Adjustments          
Stock compensation expense   318    - 
Gain on foreign currency forward contracts   (1,107)   (288)
Loss on warrant remeasurement   371    - 
NMFD acquisition   714    - 
Esogel S.R.L. and Ferdifin S.p.A asset acquisition   12    - 
UMB ATM transaction   22    - 
Total Adjustments   330    (288)
Adjusted EBITDA  $(5,891)  $1,955 

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation from net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands)  2021   2020 
Net (loss) income  $(61,348)  $7,154 
Interest   114    381 
Income tax expense   44,510    1,283 
Depreciation and amortization   1,448    471 
EBITDA   (15,276)   9,289 
Adjustments          
Stock compensation expense   3,502    - 
Loss (Gain) on foreign currency forward contracts   1,802    (288)
Loss on warrant remeasurement   51    - 
NMFD acquisition   714      
Esogel S.R.L. and Ferdifin S.p.A asset acquisition   12      
UMB ATM transaction   22    - 
Total Adjustments   6,103    (288)
Adjusted EBITDA  $(9,173)  $9,001 

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash

 

As of June 30, 2021, we had $140.18 million in cash. We believe our cash on hand is sufficient to meet our current working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months from the date of this filing.

 

Indebtedness

 

We have a line of credit that provides for borrowings up to (a) 90% of the net amount of eligible accounts receivables; plus, (b) the least of (i) the sum of: (A) 50% of the net amount of eligible inventory; plus (B) 45% of the net amount of eligible in-transit inventory; (ii) $10.0 million; or (iii) 50% of the aggregate amount of revolving loans outstanding, minus (C) the sum of all reserves. This line of credit is secured by substantially all of our assets. Outstanding borrowings under this line of credit bear interest at the sum of (i) the higher of the prime rate or LIBOR rate plus 2.0% and (ii) 1%. As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance on the line of credit was less than $0.1 million and the borrowing base was the full $25.0 million. The line of credit is secured by our inventory and accounts receivable and a first position lien on all our assets. In July 2018, we exercised an option within this line of credit to enter into a promissory note with the same financial institution in the amount of $1.0 million. The note accrues interest at the sum of (i) the higher of the prime rate or LIBOR rate plus 2.0% and (ii) 1.5% and has a maturity date of August 25, 2021. The note is secured by substantially all of our assets.

 

Liquidity

 

We generally fund our short- and long-term liquidity needs through a combination of cash on hand, cash flows generated from operations, and available borrowings under our line of credit (See “— Indebtedness” above). Our management regularly reviews certain liquidity measures to monitor performance.

 

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Cash Flows

 

The following table presents the major components of net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and the six months ended June 30, 2020:

 

   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
(in thousands)  2021   2020 
Cash flows from operating activities  $(24,372)  $2,472 
Cash flows from investing activities   (44,058)   (4,120)
Cash flows from financing activities   76,728    2,026 

 

Operating Activities

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, we realized a net loss of $61.35 million. The net loss is largely due to the income tax valuation allowance recorded as of period end. Additionally, there have also been increased costs compared to prior years, including promotional expenses of $5.53 million, marketing expenses of $5.15 million, and professional services (including legal and accounting) of $3.44 million. During this period, non-cash items included other expense of $1.44 million and depreciation expense of $1.45 million. Other expense is primarily related to the purchase of forward contracts for euros. We also purchased additional equipment for our facilities to increase capacity and throughput, resulting in greater depreciation add backs to operating cash. The additional capital expenditures have allowed us to produce more product in the same footprint and without increasing labor costs.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was $24.37 million as compared to $2.47 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The change was largely due to a $1.77 million increase in accounts receivable due to increased revenue, a $8.99 million increase in inventory, a $3.64 million increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets, and a $1.96 million decrease in accounts payable. During this period, non-cash items included depreciation expense of $1.45 million (a $0.93 million increase) related to increases in equipment in both legacy facilities and the acquisition of the two facilities in New Mexico.

 

We anticipate that our depreciation and amortization expense will increase for the balance of 2021 and for future periods based on capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment made in 2019 and 2020, and expected capital expenditures to expand production capabilities in both the Italy and California facilities. We also anticipate increases in stock-based compensation as we make equity grants to certain key employees, members of our management team and our Board of Directors. We are closely monitoring inflation and the effects that it has on operations from raw materials, packaging, freight, and container costs. At this time, we are opting not in increase prices to our customers. We are prepared to have conversations with all of our customers if the increased costs continue.

  

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities relates to capital expenditures to support growth and investment in property, plant and equipment to expand production capacity, tenant improvements, and to a lesser extent, replacement of existing equipment.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash used in investing activities was $44.06 million as compared to $4.12 million for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Cash used in both periods consisted primarily of capital expenditures to improve efficiency and output from our current facilities and in the 2021 period, included the expansion of existing production capacity through the acquisition of NMFD and Karsten and assets from Esogel and Ferdifin (see Note 10).

 

Financing Activities

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, net cash provided by financing activities was $76.73 million, primarily from $73.96 million due to warrant exercises and additional borrowings under the credit facility of $2.09 million to support working capital requirements to fund continued growth.

 

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Off-balance Sheet Financing Arrangements

 

We have no obligations, assets or liabilities that would be considered off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2021. We do not participate in transactions that create relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, often referred to as variable interest entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements. We have not entered into any off-balance sheet financing arrangements, established any special purpose entities, guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities, or purchased any non-financial assets.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We do not have any long-term debt, capital lease obligations, operating lease obligations, purchase obligations or long-term liabilities, other than immaterial supplier contracts with growers in Italy to ensure that product is available to fulfill demand.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified the following critical accounting policies: 

 

Valuation of Holdback Shares and Sponsor Earnout Shares

 

We recognized and measured the contingent amounts associated with the Holdback Shares and Sponsor Earnout Shares at fair value as of the Closing date of $120.35 million and $0, respectively, using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow model. These measures are based upon significant inputs that are not observable by the market and are therefore considered to be Level 3 inputs. Refer to Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion related to the measurement and recognition.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We sell plant-based meals and snacks including, but not limited to, acai and smoothie bowls, zucchini spirals, riced cauliflower, vegetable bowls and cauliflower crust pizza primarily in the U.S. and Italy. All of our revenue relates to contracts with customers. Our accounting contracts are from purchase orders or purchase orders combined with purchase contracts. Revenue recognition is completed on a point in time basis when product control is transferred to the customer. In general, control transfers to the customer when the product is shipped or delivered to the customer based upon applicable shipping terms. Customer contracts generally do include more than one performance obligation and the performance obligations in our contracts are satisfied within one year. No payment terms beyond one year are granted at contract inception.

 

Most contracts also include some form of variable consideration. The most common forms of variable consideration include discounts and demonstration costs. Variable consideration is treated as a reduction in revenue when product revenue is recognized. Depending on the specific type of variable consideration, we use either the expected value or most likely amount method to determine the variable consideration. We review and update our estimates and related accruals of variable consideration each period based on the terms of the agreements, historical experience, and any recent changes in the market. 

 

Accounts Receivable

 

Accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amounts. We extend credit to our customers based on an evaluation of a customer’s financial condition and collateral is generally not required. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated uncollectible accounts receivable. The allowance is based on our assessment of known delinquent accounts, historical experience, and other currently available evidence of the collectability and the aging of accounts receivable. Although management believes the current allowance is sufficient to cover existing exposures, there can be no assurance against the deterioration of a major customer’s creditworthiness, or against defaults that are higher than what has been experienced historically.

 

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Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

Valuation Allowances for Deferred Tax Assets

 

We establish an income tax valuation allowance when available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that all or a portion of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In assessing the need for a valuation allowance, we consider the amounts and timing of expected future deductions or carryforwards and sources of taxable income that may enable utilization. We maintain an existing valuation allowance until enough positive evidence exists to support its reversal. Changes in the amount or timing of expected future deductions or taxable income may have a material impact on the level of income tax valuation allowances. Our assessment of the realizability of the deferred tax assets requires judgment about its future results. Inherent in this estimation is the requirement for us to estimate future book and taxable income and possible tax planning strategies. These estimates require us to exercise judgment about our future results, the prudence and feasibility of possible tax planning strategies, and the economic environment in which it does business. It is possible that the actual results will differ from the assumptions and require adjustments to the allowance. Adjustments to the allowance would affect future net income.

 

Warrant Liabilities

 

We account for the Private Placement Warrants issued in connection with our private placements in accordance with ASC 815, whereby the Private Placement Warrants are recorded as liabilities as they do not meet the criteria for an equity classification. As the Private Placement Warrants meet the definition of a derivative as contemplated in ASC 815, they are measured at fair value at inception and subsequently remeasured at each reporting date, with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income (loss) in the period of change.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Not required for smaller reporting companies.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

We identified six material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

  

The first material weakness is related to the lack of design or maintenance of an effective control environment commensurate with financial reporting requirements and lack of a sufficient number of accounting professionals with the appropriate level of experience and training.

 

The second material weakness is related to a lack of design and maintenance of formal accounting policies, procedures and controls to prevent and detect material misstatements related to the presentation and disclosures of the consolidated financial statements and to ensure their compliance with applicable financial reporting requirements.

 

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The third material weakness is related to lack of implementation and maintenance of appropriate information technology general controls, including controls over data center and network operations, system software acquisition, change and maintenance, program changes, access security and application system acquisition, development, and maintenance.

 

The fourth material weakness is related to a lack of design and maintenance of effective controls over segregation of duties with respect to the preparation and review of account reconciliations as well as the creation and posting of manual journal entries.

 

The fifth material weakness relates to the lack of design and maintenance of formal accounting policies, processes and controls to analyze, account for and disclose complex transactions.

 

The sixth material weakness relates to the lack of design and maintenance of formal processes, procedures and controls over the preparation and review of the general ledger, account reconciliations, consolidation schedules, and other supporting schedules used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements that operated on a timely basis, at an appropriate frequency and at a sufficient level of precision to prevent or detect material misstatements in the consolidated financial statements.

 

We have begun the process of, and we are focused on, designing and implementing effective internal controls measures to improve our internal control over financial reporting and remediate the material weaknesses. Our efforts include a number of actions:

 

We hired qualified staff and outside resources to segregate key functions within our financial and information technology processes supporting our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

We developed internal controls documentation, including comprehensive accounting policies and procedures over certain key financial processes and related disclosures.

 

While these actions and planned actions are subject to ongoing management evaluation and will require validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over a sustained period of financial reporting cycles, we are committed to the continuous improvement of our internal control over financial reporting and will continue to diligently review our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

 

In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described above.

  

However, after giving full consideration to these material weaknesses, and the additional analyses and other procedures that we performed to ensure that our consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, our management has concluded that our consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods disclosed in conformity with U.S. GAAP.

 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Other than described above in this Item 4, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our 2020 Form 10-K, as updated and supplemented below and in subsequent filings. These risk factors could materially harm our business, operating results and financial condition. Additional factors and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

 

Prolonged inflation could result in higher costs and decreased margins and earnings.

 

A majority of our products are manufactured and sold inside of the United States, which increases our exposure to, among other things, domestic inflation and fuel price increases. Recent inflationary pressures have resulted in increased interest rates, fuel, wages, and other costs which, if they continue for a prolonged period, may adversely affect our results of operations. If our costs are subject to continuing significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability or failure to do so could harm our business, financial condition, and results of operation.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this Quarterly Report.

 

No.   Description of Exhibit
31.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15(d)-14(a), as adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  TATTOOED CHEF, INC.
     
Date: August 16, 2021 By: /s/ Salvatore Galletti
  Name:  Salvatore Galletti
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: August 16, 2021 By: /s/ Stephanie Dieckmann
  Name: Stephanie Dieckmann
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Salvatore Galletti, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Tattooed Chef, Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 16, 2021 By:

/s/ Salvatore Galletti 

   

Salvatore Galletti

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Stephanie Dieckmann, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Tattooed Chef, Inc.;

 

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 16, 2021 By:

/s/ Stephanie Dieckmann 

   

Stephanie Dieckmann

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADDED BY 

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Tattooed Chef, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Salvatore Galletti, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

 
Date: August 16, 2021 By:

/s/ Salvatore Galletti 

   

Salvatore Galletti

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

This certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

 

 

Exhibit 32.2

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADDED BY 

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Tattooed Chef, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Stephanie Dieckmann, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as added by §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

1.The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

2.To my knowledge, the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of and for the period covered by the Report.

 

Date: August 16, 2021 By:

/s/ Stephanie Dieckmann 

   

Stephanie Dieckmann

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

This certification shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.