UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022

☐ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act

For the transition period from                    to                  .

Commission File Number: 0-9376

INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

28411 Race Track Rd.

Bonita Springs, Florida 34135

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(239) 596-0204

(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: None.

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.

(Check One):

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 Regulation 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): YES ☐ NO ☒

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 46,649,123 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 13, 2022.

INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FORM 10-Q

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

See notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

See notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

See notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

(unaudited)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021

See notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

March 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

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

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, as well as all other related notes, and financial and operational references, appearing elsewhere in this document.

Certain information contained in this discussion and elsewhere in this report may include “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is subject to the safe harbor created by that act. The safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act will not apply to certain “forward looking statements” because we issued “penny stock” (as defined in Section 3(a)(51) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 3(a)(51-1) under the Exchange Act) during the three year period preceding the date(s) on which those forward looking statements were first made, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided by rule, regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution readers that certain important factors may affect our actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements which may be deemed to have been made in this Report or which are otherwise made by or on our behalf. For this purpose, any statements contained in this report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “may”, “will”, “expect”, “believe”, “explore”, “consider”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “could”, “estimate”, “plan”, “propose” or “continue” or the negative variations of those words or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect our results include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with:

We are also subject to other risks detailed from time to time in our other filings with the SEC and elsewhere in this report. Any one or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by us ultimately prove to be accurate. Our actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new information, future events or otherwise.

Critical Accounting Policy and Estimates

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates include certain assumptions related to doubtful accounts receivable, stock-based services, valuation of financial instruments, operating right of use assets and liabilities, and income taxes. On an on-going basis, we evaluate these estimates, including those related to revenue recognition and concentration of credit risk. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Accounts subject to estimate and judgements are accounts receivable reserves, income taxes, intangible assets, contingent liabilities, and equity-based instruments. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe our estimates have not been materially inaccurate in past years, and our assumptions are not likely to change in the foreseeable future.

Provision for Doubtful Accounts Receivable

The Company maintained an allowance in the amount of $373,828 for doubtful accounts receivable at March 31, 2022, and $375,931 at December 31, 2021. The Company has an operational relationship of several years with our major customers, and we believe this experience provides us with a solid foundation from which to estimate our expected losses on accounts receivable. Should our sales mix change or if we develop new lines of business or new customers, these estimates and our estimation process will change accordingly. These estimates have been accurate in the past.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The estimated fair values approximate their carrying value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments or the stated interest rates are indicative of market interest rates. These fair values have historically varied due to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of valuation.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on provisions of applicable tax law. The measurement of deferred tax assets is reduced, if necessary, by a valuation allowance based on the amount of tax benefits that, based on available evidence, is not expected to be realized.

Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating lease right-of-use assets (“ROU assets”) and short-term and long-term lease liabilities are included on the face of the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Finance lease ROU assets are presented within other assets, and finance lease liabilities are presented within accrued liabilities.

ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU asset also excludes lease incentives. The Company’s lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for as a single lease component. For lease agreements with terms less than 12 months, the Company has elected the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption, and it recognizes such lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Background

We were initially formed in June 1979 as Alpha Solarco Inc., a Colorado corporation. From June 1979 through February 2003, we were either inactive or involved in discontinued business ventures. We changed our name to Fiber Application Systems Technology, Ltd in February 2003. In January 2004, we changed our state of incorporation by merging into Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. (“IVFH”), a Florida corporation formed for that purpose. As a result of the merger, we changed our name to that of Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. In January 2004, we also acquired Food Innovations, Inc. (“FII” or “Food Innovations”), a Delaware corporation, for 500,000 shares of our common stock.

On November 2, 2012, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement (the “Haley Acquisition”) with The Haley Group, LLC whereby we acquired all existing assets of The Haley Group, LLC and its customers. The Haley Acquisition was valued at a total cost of $119,645.

On June 30, 2014, pursuant to a purchase agreement, the Company purchased 100% of the membership interest of Organic Food Brokers, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“OFB”), for $300,000, 100,000 four-year options at a price of $1.46 per share, and up to an additional $225,000 in earn-outs if certain milestones are met.

Pursuant to an Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of January 1, 2017 the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Oasis Sales Corp. (“Oasis”), purchased substantially all of the assets of Oasis Sales and Marketing, L.L.C. for $300,000 cash; a $200,000 structured equity instrument which can be paid in cash or shares of the Company stock at the Company’s option, anytime under certain conditions, or is automatically payable via the issuance of 200,000 shares if the Company’s shares close above $1.00 for ten consecutive days; a $100,000 note; and up to an additional $400,000 in earn-outs over two years if certain milestones are met. The Agreement also contains claw-back provisions if certain revenue conditions are not met.

On August 15, 2014, pursuant to a merger agreement, the Company acquired The Fresh Diet, Inc. (“FD”). Effective February 23, 2016, the Company closed a transaction to sell 90% of our ownership in FD for consideration consisting primarily of a restructuring of our loans, which includes the ability to convert to additional amounts of FD under certain circumstances. There is no continuing cash inflows or outflows from or to the discontinued operations.

Effective January 24, 2018, pursuant to an asset acquisition agreement (the “igourmet Asset Acquisition Agreement”), our wholly-owned subsidiary, Innovative Gourmet, LLC acquired substantially all of the assets and certain liabilities of igourmet LLC and igourmet NY LLC, privately-held New York limited liability companies located in West Pittston, Pennsylvania and engaged in the sale, marketing, and distribution of specialty food and specialty food items through www.igourmet.com, online marketplaces, additional direct-to-consumer platforms, distribution to foodservice, retail stores and other wholesale accounts, pursuant to the terms of an Asset Purchase Agreement. The consideration for and in connection with the acquisition consisted of: (i) $1,500,000, which satisfied or reduced secured, priority and administrative debt of Sellers; (ii) in connection with and prior to the acquisition, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Food Funding, LLC (“Food Funding”), funded advances of $325,000 to Sellers on a secured basis, pursuant to certain loan documents and as bridge loans, which loans were reduced by the proceeds of the Asset Purchase Agreement; (iii) the purchase for $200,000 of certain debt owed by Sellers, to be paid out of, if available, Innovative Gourmet’s cash flow; (iv) potential contingent liability allocation for a percentage of Sellers’ approximately $2,300,000 of certain debt, not purchased or assumed by Innovative Gourmet, which under certain circumstances, Innovative Gourmet may determine to pay; and (v) additional purchase price consideration of (a) up to a maximum of $1,500,000, if EBITDA of Innovative Gourmet reaches $800,00 in 2018, (b) up to a maximum of $1,750,000, if EBITDA of Innovative Gourmet in 2019 exceeds its EBITDA in 2018 by at least 20% and if its EBITDA reaches $5,000,000; and (c) up to a maximum of $2,125,000, if EBITDA of Innovative Gourmet in 2020 exceeds its EBITDA in 2019 by at least 20% and if its EBITDA reaches $8,000,000. The EBITDA based earnout shall be paid 37.5% in cash, 25% in IVFH shares valued at the time of the closing of this transaction and 37.5%, at Innovative Gourmet’s option, in IVFH shares valued at the time of the payment of the earnout or in cash. The 2018, 2019 and 2020 earnout milestones were not met. In connection with the acquisition, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Food Funding, purchased Seller’s senior secured note at a price of approximately $1,187,000, pursuant to the terms of a Loan Sale Agreement with UPS Capital Business Credit. That note was reduced by the proceeds of the Asset Purchase Agreement. See Item (i) above.

Effective July 6, 2018, pursuant to an asset purchase agreement between Mouth Foods, Inc. (“Mouth”) and our wholly-owned subsidiary M Innovations LLC (“M Innovations”) (the “MFI APA”), the Company acquired certain assets of Mouth from MFI (assignment for the benefit of creditors), LLC, in connection with a Delaware assignment proceeding. The MFI APA was accounted for as an acquisition of an ongoing business where the Company was treated as the acquirer and the acquired assets and assumed liabilities were recorded by the Company at their preliminary estimated fair values. Mouth, a privately held New York company operating out of Brooklyn, was an expert curator and online retailer of high quality specialty foods from small-batch makers in the US. The consideration for and in connection with the acquisition consisted of (i) closing related cash payments of $208,355; (ii) additional revenue-based contingent liabilities valued by management at $100,000 related to certain future sales of purchased assets payable under the following terms: payment of 5% of certain revenues, with no payments on the first $500,000 of revenues and no payments on revenues after June 30, 2020; (iii) additional revenue based contingent liabilities of up to $185,000 associated with the purchase of certain debt of the seller; and (iv) additional contingent liability consideration valued by management at approximately $20,000.

Effective July 23, 2019, P Innovations acquired certain assets of GBC Sub, Inc. (d/b/a The GiftBox) (“GiftBox”) (the “GiftBox Asset Purchase Agreement”). GiftBox, a privately held Nevada corporation controlled by David Polinsky, a director of the Company, was in the business of subscription-based ecommerce. The consideration for the assets purchased was a nominal amount of cash. The GiftBox Asset Purchase Agreement also provides the sellers the option to acquire 30% of P Innovations subject to dilution for a period of thirty-six months following the date of the Giftbox Asset Purchase Agreement; the option will only be exercisable if there is a spinoff of P Innovations to Innovative Food Holdings shareholders.

Transactions with a Major Customer

Transactions with a major customer and related economic dependence information is set forth immediately below and above in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and also in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (1) following our discussion of Liquidity and Capital Resources, and (2) in Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Relationship with U.S. Foods

We have historically sold the majority of our products through a distributor relationship between FII and Next Day Gourmet, L.P., a subsidiary of U.S. Foods, a leading broadline distributor. These sales amounted to $7,659,459 (49% of total sales) and $5,165,378 (42% of total sales) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. On January 26, 2015 we executed a contract between Food Innovations, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, and U.S. Foods, Inc. The term of the Agreement is from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016 and provides for a limited number of automatic annual renewals thereafter if no party gives the other 30 days’ notice of its intent not to renew. Based on the terms, the Agreement was extended through 2018. Effective January 1, 2018 the Agreement was further amended to remove the cap on renewals, and provide for an unlimited number of additional 12-month terms unless either party notifies the other in writing, 30 days prior to the end date, of its intent not to renew.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion may contain forward looking-statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our future results could differ materially from the forward looking-statements discussed in this report. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto and other financial information included elsewhere in the report.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Revenue

Revenue increased by $3,462,212 or approximately 28% to $15,643,111 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 from $12,180,899 prior year. The increase in revenues is primarily attributable to an increase in specialty foodservice revenues which was driven by the nationwide opening of restaurants and other foodservice establishments previously affected by COVID-19 as well as increases in travel related foodservice , and restaurant dining. The increase in specialty foodservice revenue was partially offset with decreases in e-commerce revenues, though e-commerce revenue remains significantly above pre-pandemic historical levels. The decreases in e-commerce revenues  during the current period were related to decreases in COVID-19 driven demand in 2022 compared to 2021 partially driven by the continued re-opening of bricks and mortar stores, and also driven by lower recognized revenue in the first quarter of 2022, due to a decline in the value of  recognized deferred revenue related revenues associated with items ordered in the 4th quarter of  the prior year but delivered in the first quarter of the following year.

We continue to assess the potential of new revenue sources from the manufacture and sale of proprietary food products, private label products and additional sales channel opportunities in both the foodservice and consumer space and will implement a strategy which based on our analysis provides the most beneficial opportunity for growth.

Any changes in the food distribution and specialty foods operating landscape that materially hinders our current ability and/or cost to deliver our products to our customers could potentially cause a material impact on our net revenue and gross margin and, therefore, our profitability and cash flows could be adversely affected.

Currently, a small portion of our revenues comes from imported products or international sales. Our current sales from such markets may be hampered and negatively impacted by any economic tariffs that may be imposed in the United States or in foreign countries.

See “Transactions with Major Customers” and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) mandated FR-60 disclosures following the “Liquidity and Capital Resources” section for a further discussion of the significant customer concentrations, loss of significant customer, critical accounting policies and estimates, and other factors that could affect future results.

Cost of goods sold

Our cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $11,917,179, an increase of $3,038,265 or approximately 34% compared to cost of goods sold of $8,878,914 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in cost of goods sold is attributed mainly to increases in revenues. Cost of goods sold was made up of the following expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022: cost of goods of specialty, meat, game, cheese, seafood, poultry and other sales categories in the amount of $7,761,702; shipping, delivery, handling, and purchase allowance expenses in the amount of $4,016,598; and cost of goods associated with logistics of $138,879. Total gross margin was approximately 23.8% of sales in 2021 compared to approximately 27.1% of sales in 2021. Gross margins as a percentage of sales declined during the current period to 23.8% compared to 27.1% during the comparable period, primarily due to variation in product and revenue mix across our various selling channels.  In addition, increases in fuel costs and fuel surcharges associated with the higher cost of fuel in the United States contributed to the decline in gross margins as a percentage of sales.

In 2022, we continue to price our products in order to increase sales, gain market share and increase the number of our end users and customers. We currently expect, if market conditions, overall economic conditions, and our product revenue mix remain constant, that our cost of goods sold may increase and may result in a decrease in profit margin.

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased by $321,598 or approximately 7% to $5,172,426 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $4,850,828 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses was primarily due to an increase in advertising and marketing costs of $250,282, an increase in professional fees of $150,679, an increase in office, facilities, and vehicles costs $90,153, an increase in office, facilities, and vehicle costs of $90,153, an increase in travel expenses of $34,826, an increase in IT and computer costs of $30,281, an increase in insurance costs of $10,441, and an increase in amortization and depreciation of $2,507. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in payroll and related costs of approximately $214,143 (including a decrease in non-cash compensation in the amount of $5,065), a decrease in banking and credit card fees of $91,798, a decrease in bad debt expense of $3,872, and a decrease in taxes of $3,494. The increases were driven mainly by increases in costs related to  legal, accounting, and other advisor fees and increases in digital marketing fees. In addition an overall increase in cost of goods and labor and other items contributed to the increase in facility and IT costs.

Impairment of Investment

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the founder of one of the food related companies passed away in an untimely tragic accident, and as a result the food related company ceased operations and the Company recognized an impairment in the amount of $209,850 in connection with that investment. There is no comparable transaction in the current period.

Gain on Interest Rate Swap

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized a gain on the interest rate swap in the amount of $294,000 in connection with the termination of the interest rate swap. There is no comparable transaction in the prior period.

Other leasing income

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company recognized revenue in the amount of $5,090 in connection with the lease of space in our Mountaintop warehouse facility, a decrease of $50 or approximately 1% compared to $5,140 during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased by $7,345 or approximately 8% to $82,973 during the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to $90,318 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Interest accrued or paid on the Company’s commercial loans and notes payable decreased by $1,032 to $76,148 during the current period primarily as a result of decreased principal balances. In addition, interest associated with the interest rate swap was $5,632 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $6,094 in the prior period, a decrease of $462. The interest rate swap was terminated during the current period. Interest on the PPP loans decreased by $5,571, from $0 during the current period compared to $5,571 during the three months ended March 31, 3021. The Company’s PPP loans have all been forgiven as of March 31, 2022. Interest income was $1,989 for the period ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $280 compared to interest income of $1,709 during the prior period due to higher cash balances. Interest on the Company’s note payable was $94 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. We also amortized $3,088 of loan fees to interest expense during the period ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Net loss

For the reasons above, the Company had a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 of $1,230,377 which is a decrease of $613,494 or 33% compared to a net loss of $1,843,871 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2022 includes a total of $298,060 in non-cash charges, including non-cash compensation in the amount of $152,726, depreciation and amortization expense of $138,361, and amortization of prepaid loan fees in the amount of $3,088.

The loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 includes a total of $509,304 in non-cash charges, including impairment of investment of $209,850, depreciation and amortization expense of $135,854, non-cash compensation in the amount of $157,791, amortization of the discount on notes payable of $3,088, and provision for doubtful accounts of $2,721.

Liquidity and Capital Resources at March 31, 2022

As of March 31, 2022 the Company had current assets of $10,132,629 consisting of cash and cash equivalents of $3,111,168, trade accounts receivable of $3,422,003, inventory of $3,209,945, and other current assets of $389,513. Also, at March 31, 2022, the Company had current liabilities of $8,612,694, consisting of trade payable and accrued liabilities of $4,473,440, accrued interest of $42,794, deferred revenue of $1,250,944, line of credit of $2,000,000, lease liabilities – operating leases, current portion of $63,361, lease liabilities – financing leases, current portion of $182,664, current portion of contingent liabilities of $187,000, and current portion of notes payable of $412,491.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company had cash used in operating activities of $2,873,290. Cash used in operations consisted of the Company’s consolidated net loss of $1,230,377 increased by recovery of doubtful accounts of ($1,115); these items were reduced by stock based compensation in the amount of $152,726, depreciation and amortization of $138,361, amortization of right-to-use asset of $19,691, and amortization of prepaid loan fees of $3,088. The Company’s cash position also decreased due to a change in the components of current assets and liabilities in the amount of $1,955,664.

The Company had cash used in investing activities of $4,760 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which consisted of cash paid for the acquisition of property and equipment.

The Company had cash flow from financing activities of $133,453 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, which consisted of principal payments made on notes payable of $92,816 and principal payments on financing leases of $40,637.

The Company had net working capital of $1,519,935 as of March 31, 2022. The Company used cash in operations during the three months ended March 31, 2022 in the amount of $2,873,290. This compares to cash used in operations of $3,497,010 during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company intends to continue to focus on increasing market share and cash flow from operations by focusing its sales activities on specific market segments and new product lines. As of March 31, 2022, we do not have any material long-term obligations other than those described in Notes 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14 to the financial statements included in this report. As we seek to increase our sales of new items and enter new markets, acquire new businesses as well as identify new and other consumer and food service oriented products and services, we may use existing cash reserves, long-term financing, or other means to finance such diversification.

If the Company’s cash flow from operations is insufficient to fully implement its business plan, the Company may require additional financing in order to execute its operating plan. The Company cannot predict whether this additional financing will be in the form of equity or debt, or be in another form. The Company may not be able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all.

In any of these events, the Company may be unable to implement its current plans for expansion, repay its debt obligations as they become due or respond to competitive pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.

2022 Plans

Since 2020 the world has been in the grip of a pandemic which has wreaked havoc on economies world-wide, including in the U.S., which is our primary market. As a result of the pandemic, restaurants, hotels, country clubs, casinos, catering houses and other of our primary customers have either been closed completely or are only partially open with significantly reduced operations. Accordingly, foodservice revenues, which historically have been a significant overall portion of our revenues have been significantly reduced as most foodservice establishments cross the United States closed or had limited operations. As a result, foodservice revenue commencing in the second half of March 2020 and continuing throughout the year and into 2021, experienced unprecedented declines. In 2022, as the pandemic has begun to decline in the United States and foodservice establishments have begun to reopen and travel has resumed, we have experienced strong foodservice revenue growth. Concurrently, while ecommerce revenues remained above pre-pandemic historical levels, lower deferred revenues recognized in the first quarter of 2022 and decreases in COVID-19 driven demand in 2022 compared to 2021 partially driven by the continued re-opening of bricks and mortar stores, impacted e-commerce revenues.

During 2022, we plan to expand our business by expanding our focus to additional specialty foods markets and by leveraging our e-commerce platform to launch and grow, either organically and/or through acquisition, new D2C brands and e-commerce sites within targeted consumer areas, on the Company’s e-commerce platform. In addition, we will continue exploring potential acquisition and partnership opportunities with influencers and other celebrities to continue to extend our focus in the specialty food market through the growth of the Company’s existing sales channels and through a variety of additional potential sales channel relationships. In addition, we are currently exploring the introduction of, or have introduced into the market, a variety of new product categories and new product lines, including private label products and proprietary branded products to leverage our existing foodservice and consumer customer base.

Furthermore, the Company intends to continue to expand its activities in the direct-to-consumer space and the overall consumer packaged goods (CPG) space through leveraging its overall capabilities in the consumer space, including leveraging its direct to consumer e-commerce platform to reach both additional customers in multiple channels, and to expand availability of its e-commerce capabilities to additional products and markets.

No assurances can be given that any of these plans will come to fruition or that if implemented that they will necessarily yield positive results.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.

Inflation

In the opinion of management, during the three months ended March 31, 2022, inflation has not had a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of its operations.

RISK FACTORS

The Company’s business and success is subject to numerous risk factors as detailed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and other of its Current Reports on Form 8-K, all of which reports are available at no cost at www.sec.gov.

ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, among other things, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

Our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-(f) under the Exchange Act.) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, have identified a control deficiency regarding the integration of two acquisitions in 2018 and as a result management has concluded our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective at March 31, 2022 at the reasonable assurance level. Management of the Company believes that this deficiency is primarily due to the smaller size of the company’s accounting staff in relation to certain continued system integrations related to the 2018 acquisitions of certain assets of igourmet LLC and Mouth Foods, Inc. To address this matter, we have expanded our accounting staff and we expect to retain additional qualified personnel to continue to remediate this control deficiency in the future. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013).

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15 that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

On September 16, 2019, an action (the “PA Action”) was filed in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Trial Division, against, among others, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Innovative Gourmet LLC and Food Innovations, Inc. Since that time, other parties involved in the incident have joined as plaintiffs in the PA Action. The complaint in the PA Action alleges, inter alia, wrongful death and negligence by a driver formerly employed by Innovative Gourmet, and plaintiffs filed a demand and offer to settle for fifty million dollars. We expect that should a settlement occur, the amount to resolve the Action would be substantially lower. The Company, its subsidiaries, and their employees had auto and umbrella insurance policies, among others, that were in effect for the relevant period. The Company and its subsidiaries’ insurers have agreed to defend the Company, its subsidiaries and the driver in the PA Action (and related actions), subject to a reservation of rights. The Company believes that the likely outcome would result in the liabilities being covered by its insurance carriers. However, if the Company was found responsible for damages in excess of its available insurance coverage, such damages in excess of the coverage could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations. On July 16, 2020, the court granted the Company's motion to stay the case through the final adjudication of an additional pending legal proceeding against the driver in connection with the events related to the case. It is not anticipated that the Company and its subsidiaries will be a party to any other legal proceedings in connection with this matter. Because the statute of limitations on the incident has now run, it is not anticipated that any new plaintiffs involved in the incident will come forward against the Company and its subsidiaries.

From time to time, the Company has become and may become involved in certain lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business, or as the result of current or previous investments, or current or previous subsidiaries, or current or previous employees, or current or previous directors, or as a result of acquisitions and dispositions or other corporate activities. The Company intends to vigorously defend its positions. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our financial position or our business, and the outcome of these matters cannot be ultimately predicted.

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

SIGNATURES

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