Commitments and Contingencies |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2025 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Commitments and Contingencies | Note 19 – Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
From time to time, the Company may be a party to various legal matters, threatened claims, or proceedings in the normal course of business. Legal fees and other costs associated with such actions are expensed as incurred. The Company assesses the likelihood of outcomes in litigation and makes appropriate accruals and disclosures based on current information and legal counsel’s opinions. There’s no guarantee that these matters won’t significantly impact the Company’s business, financial position, or results of operations. Legal accruals are recorded when and if it is determined that a loss related to a certain matter is both probable and reasonably estimable.
The Company is the subject of a lawsuit commenced by its former Chief Financial Officer alleging wrongful termination. Based on information currently available and on the advice of legal counsel, the Company is engaged in settlement discussions related to this matter. While no agreement has been finalized, the Company believes that a resolution of the matter may result in a payment. At this time, the Company is unable to determine that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable and, accordingly, no liability has been recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The ultimate outcome of this matter remains uncertain.
Other than as set forth above, there are no legal matters pending against the Company.
Operating Lease
On May 10, 2024, the Company entered into a ten-year lease for the 50,000 square-foot Peru Facility, which commenced operations in December of 2024. The lease requires monthly lease payments of $8,000 in the first two years of the lease, $20,000 in the third year of the lease, $22,000 in the fourth year of the lease, $24,000 in the fourth year of the lease, and $25,000 thereafter. The lease also has a 10-year renewal option, and a buy-out option under which the Company may purchase the Peru Facility for $1,865,456.
Finance Lease
The Company leases equipment under a non-cancelable finance lease payable in monthly installments of $3,657 expiring on May 31, 2028.
NXTDried Manufacturing Agreement
On January 19, 2022, the Company entered into a contract manufacturing agreement with NXTDried Superfoods SAC to produce products for distribution by the Company. The Company agreed to pre-pay for inventory via an advance to enable the manufacturer to invest in necessary processing facilities that will be reimbursed to the Company on an agreed per kg basis over the period of 2022 to 2026.
EnWave License Agreement
On May 7, 2021, the Company entered into a license agreement (“License Agreement”) with EnWave, pursuant to which EnWave licensed to the Company a collection of patents and intellectual property (the “EnWave Technology”) used to manufacture and operate vacuum microwave dehydration machines purchased by the Company from EnWave (the “EnWave Equipment”). The License Agreement is effective as long as EnWave possesses its EnWave technology.
At various dates the License Agreement has been amended to, among other things, modify the exclusivity retention royalty payments required to be paid by the Company. The License Agreement entitles EnWave to a fixed royalty percentage on all of the Company’s revenue from the sale of products produced using the EnWave Technology, net of trade or volume discounts, refunds paid, settled claims for damaged goods, applicable excise, sales and withholding taxes imposed at the time of the sale, and provides the Company with certain exclusivity rights.
In order to maintain exclusivity, the Company must make annual royalty minimum payments to EnWave of $250,000 per year, commencing in 2025 and continuing through each subsequent year in perpetuity, as long as the Company elects to maintain exclusivity. The Company recognized $250,000 of royalty expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025.
In addition to the initial EnWave Equipment we purchased, the Company agreed to purchase additional equipment from EnWave overtime. The additional equipment purchase schedule, as amended, required the Company to purchase a “Second EnWave Machine”, which was purchased in full on December 12, 2024. The Company is also required to execute an Equipment Purchase Agreement for a 120kW, or greater rated power, EnWave Equipment (the “Third EnWave Machine”) on or before December 31, 2025, and satisfy the payment obligations required with respect to the Third EnWave Machine by the License Agreement.
On September 16, 2025 the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement for the Third EnWave Machine, a refurbished 120kW REV vacuum microwave for a purchase price of $1,500,000. The purchase price is payable in 24 equal monthly installments, commencing April 1, 2026, pursuant to a secured promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) bearing interest at the rate of 8.00% per annum.
The Company is also required to enter an Equipment Purchase Agreement for a 120kW, or greater, rated power EnWave Equipment (the “Fourth EnWave Machine”) on, or before, December 31, 2026, and to satisfy the payment obligations required with respect to the Fourth EnWave Machine by the License Agreement. The license is not discernible from the equipment; therefore, the license costs have been capitalized and depreciated over the useful life of the equipment.
Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, EnWave granted the Company a global exclusive license (but subject to existing licenses previously issued by EnWave to two other manufacturers) to manufacture Dragon Fruit products using EnWave’s technology under the License Agreement.
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