Medical Supply, Inc.
−Removed: ("the Company,"
−Removed: "it", "we', "us"
−Removed: or "our") was incorporated
−Removed: in the State of Ohio on September 3, 1992.
−Removed: On April 18, 2012 it changed its domicile to the State of Colorado by merging
−Removed: with a newly formed Colorado subsidiary.
−Removed: commenced our operations in September 1992.
−Removed: Initially we operated as a compounding pharmacy providing Intradialytic
−Removed: Parenteral Nutrition (a means of providing additional nutrition to patients on dialysis) to patients with End Stage Renal Disease
−Removed: who had experienced excessive weight loss due to intestinal malabsorption.
−Removed: We also provided pharmacy services to patients
−Removed: who required intravenous antibiotic therapy, home total parenteral nutrition and home enteral nutrition.
−Removed: (Enteral nutrition involves
−Removed: absorption of the drug through the gastrointestinal tract and parenteral nutrition involves administering the drug/nutrition in
−Removed: some way other than the digestive tract.) We also provided various nebulizer medications for patients with chronic
−Removed: obstructive pulmonary disease.
−Removed: (A nebulizer is a device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs.)
−Removed: We ceased pharmacy operations in May 2002 in response to significant reductions in reimbursement by Medicare, Medicaid and Private
−Removed: Insurance Companies, and changed our focus to providing quality home medical equipment and supplies to patients in our geographical
−Removed: We have never been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership, or similar proceeding.
−Removed: June 21, 2019 WesBev LLC, a Nevada limited liability company ("WesBev"), acquired 8,000,000 shares of common stock
−Removed: from Michael J.
−Removed: West, a founder, director and former principal shareholder of the Company, consisting of approximately 69.7% of
−Removed: the issued and outstanding shares of the Company at the time of the purchase.
−Removed: As part of his agreement with WesBev, Mr.
−Removed: West undertook
−Removed: to appoint or cause the appointment of up to three persons nominated by WesBev to the board of directors of the Company.
−Removed: June 21, 2019 the Company sold 336,000 shares of common stock to WesBev for $100,000.
−Removed: Following these stock purchases WesBev beneficially
−Removed: owned 8,336,000 shares, or approximately 71% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company.
−Removed: December 31, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with SBG
−Removed: Acquisition Inc.
−Removed: (“Merger Sub”), a Nevada Corporation wholly-owned by the Company, and Splash Beverage Group, Inc.
−Removed: a Nevada corporation (“Splash”) pursuant to which Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Splash (the “Merger”)
−Removed: with Splash as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
−Removed: The closing of the Merger shall take place
−Removed: on the first business day following satisfaction or waiver of the closing terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.
−Removed: of the Merger is subject to customary closing terms and conditions including, among others:
−Removed: the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Splash’s
−Removed: stockholders;
−Removed: the representations and warranties of the respective
−Removed: parties being true and correct in all material respects as of the closing day of the Merger;
−Removed: since June 1, 2019 through the closing of the
−Removed: Merger, Splash shall have raised from the aggregate sale of its equity securities not less than $1,500,000 which shall be
−Removed: available or was utilized for inventory purchases, reductions to accounts payable and for other general working capital purposes;
−Removed: on the closing of the Merger liabilities of
−Removed: Splash debt shall not exceed $500,000;
−Removed: Splash shall have entered into note conversion
−Removed: agreements with substantially all holders of its debt pursuant to which such debt is converted into shares Splash’s
−Removed: common stock at a conversion price of $1.00 per share;
−Removed: designated shareholders of Splash shall have
−Removed: entered into lock-up/leak out agreements by which they will agree to restrict post-Merger sales of Canfield securities for
−Removed: a period of up to one year following the Merger, as more particularly described within the Merger Agreement;
−Removed: the Company and Michael West, the Company’s
−Removed: former Chief Executive Officer, and a current director, shall have entered into a Business Transfer and Indemnity Agreement
−Removed: pursuant to which all operations, assets and liabilities of the Company’s home health services business shall be transferred
−Removed: and conveyed to Mr.
−Removed: West or an entity designated by Mr.
−Removed: West in exchange for his indemnifying the Company for certain liabilities
−Removed: the Company shall not have any liabilities exceeding
−Removed: $50,000 in the aggregate;
−Removed: the Company’s directors and officers shall
−Removed: have tendered their resignations;
−Removed: Robert Nistico, Chief Executive Officer of Splash,
−Removed: shall be appointed as chief executive officer of the Company;
−Removed: the composition of the Company’s board
−Removed: of directors shall be as set forth in the Merger Agreement.
−Removed: As of the date of this annual report, all
−Removed: conditions to closing have been completed, except for the fourth, and the seventh through eleventh bulleted conditions listed above.
−Removed: The items listed in the seventh, ninth and tenth bulleted conditions above have been finalized, but will not be delivered until
−Removed: the closing date.
−Removed: the closing of the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock of Splash,
−Removed: shall be converted into such amount of fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock of the Company.
−Removed: Upon completion of
−Removed: the merger, shareholders of Splash as a group will own on a fully diluted basis approximately 85% of the Company and the current
−Removed: shareholders of the Company as a group will own on a fully diluted basis approximately 15% of the Company.
−Removed: are a provider of home medical equipment, supplies and services (which relate to the equipment sales) in Ohio's Mahoning Valley,
−Removed: with an emphasis on providing for patients with mobility related limitations.
−Removed: We also sell to patients in Western Pennsylvania
−Removed: and Northern West Virginia.
−Removed: We typically provide equipment, supplies and services to people who have had strokes, hip
−Removed: or knee replacements, and other surgeries after they are discharged from a hospital or rehab center.
−Removed: We provide almost
−Removed: any medical equipment and supplies these persons need to enable them to remain in their homes.
−Removed: We have been in the home health
−Removed: care business since 1992 and have developed relationships with many of the local physicians, discharge planners for hospitals
−Removed: and rehab facilities, nursing services, and home health agencies.
−Removed: operate in only one segment, which is home medical equipment and supplies.
−Removed: We also provide the services described below
−Removed: along with the equipment and supplies, but most of our revenue is derived from the sale of equipment and supplies.
−Removed: of the equipment and supplies that we sell are prescribed by a physician and are part of a care plan.
−Removed: We provide substantial
−Removed: benefits to both patients and payors by allowing patients to receive necessary care and services in the comfort of their own home
−Removed: while reducing the cost of treatment.
−Removed: Our services include:
−Removed: in-home delivery, set-up, and maintenance of equipment;
−Removed: patients and caregivers with written instructions about home safety, self-care, and the
−Removed: proper use of equipment;
−Removed: claims to third-party payors and billing/collecting patient co-pays and deductibles.
−Removed: supply a wide range of home medical equipment to help improve the quality of life for patients with special needs, particularly
−Removed: those who face unique mobility challenges as they try to remain independent in their homes.
−Removed: The use of home medical
−Removed: equipment provides a significant relative cost advantage to our patients and payors.
−Removed: The basic categories of equipment
−Removed: we carry are:
−Removed: wheelchairs, scooters, and lift chairs
−Removed: wheelchairs and ambulatory equipment, such as wheeled walkers, canes, and crutches;
−Removed: equipment, such as bedside commodes, shower chairs, grab bars, and toilet risers;
−Removed: surfaces, such as pressure pads and mattresses, for patients at risk for developing pressure
−Removed: sores or decubitus ulcers;
−Removed: ramps, folding ramps, and lift systems for cars or vans that make it easy to exit the
−Removed: home or transport electric wheelchairs or scooters.
−Removed: Competitive Strength
−Removed: principal competitive strength is that we are an established local company in the Mahoning Valley with a reputation for good service
−Removed: and good quality.
−Removed: If a patient has any problems with a piece of equipment they purchase from us, they can call us and
−Removed: we will take care of the problem.
−Removed: Historically we have not experienced significant returns or refunds.
−Removed: We contract with
−Removed: Medicare, Medicaid, most major health insurance companies, and a number of other payors.
−Removed: We are especially known as
−Removed: a business that can provide almost anything a patient with reduced mobility needs, including home modifications necessary to remain
−Removed: independent in the home.
−Removed: also qualify as a "small supplier"
−Removed: under the Medicare competitive bidding program, since our annual revenues are less
−Removed: than $3.5 million.
−Removed: The Medicare regulations have established a 30 percent target for small supplier participation,
−Removed: which improves our chances of winning small bids from Medicare.
−Removed: As a supplier in the Medicare program, we are required
−Removed: to meet and adhere to certain standards set by Medicare.
−Removed: also participate in the Ohio Medicaid program.
−Removed: Our agreement with the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services expires
−Removed: on July 31, 2020 at which time we must apply for a new agreement.
−Removed: and Operations
−Removed: Organization .
−Removed: only facility is our office/showroom located at 4120 Boardman-Canfield Road in Canfield, Ohio, about eight miles southwest of
−Removed: Youngstown, Ohio.
−Removed: From this location we deliver our home healthcare products and services to patients in their homes
−Removed: and to other care sites using our delivery vehicles and our employees.
−Removed: derive substantially all of our revenues from third-party payors, including private insurers, Medicare, Medicaid, and managed
−Removed: care organizations.
−Removed: For the year ended December 31, 2019, approximately 29% of our net revenues were derived from
−Removed: Medicare and Medicaid.
−Removed: Generally, each third-party payor has specific requirements, which must be met before claim
−Removed: submission will result in payment.
−Removed: We have procedures in place to manage the claims submission process, including verification
−Removed: procedures to facilitate complete and accurate documentation.
−Removed: Notwithstanding these measures, violation of these requirements
−Removed: may still occur and could result in the termination of a contract with a payor, the repayment of amounts previously received,
−Removed: or other potentially significant liability.
−Removed: When the third-party payor is a governmental entity, violations of these
−Removed: requirements could subject us to civil, administrative, and criminal enforcement actions.
−Removed: We are subject to periodic audits
−Removed: by Medicare and Medicaid, the results of which have not identified any violations by us of these governmental entities' claim
−Removed: submission requirements.
−Removed: Most Medicare claims are paid within 30 to 60 days of submission.
−Removed: High dollar claims such as power
−Removed: chairs and pressure reduction surfaces require increased scrutiny by Medicare.
−Removed: Such high dollar claims frequently are
−Removed: singled out for pre-payment audits, which require all hard copy documentation of the patient's condition by the physician be sent
−Removed: in to Medicare prior to receiving payment.
−Removed: These claims take a minimum of 60 days to process and denials must be appealed.
−Removed: subsequent claims to Medicare for rental payments for the denied equipment continue to be denied until the appeal process is finished.
−Removed: of these claims require additional time to be completed and sometimes require phone calls to patients and doctors to reconcile.
−Removed: is constantly reviewing unpaid claims to determine their status and claims are not written off until all attempts to collect payment
−Removed: from Medicare have been exhausted.
−Removed: We historically write off approximately 5% of Medicare payments due to unsuccessful collection
−Removed: Based on our results for the last three years, approximately 70% of our Medicaid claims are paid within
−Removed: Any claims not paid within 30 days usually have a billing error that has not been resolved by management and
−Removed: end up getting resolved and paid within an additional 30 to 60 days.
−Removed: Approximately 12% of our business during the year ended December 31, 2019 was comprised of self-pay
−Removed: This business represents persons who come into our store and purchase items not covered by insurance and
−Removed: patients who already may be purchasing something from us that is covered by insurance and they desire to purchase something additional
−Removed: that is not covered by insurance.
−Removed: Some of these customers pay for their product at the time of purchase and we send
−Removed: or deliver invoices to the others.
−Removed: These invoices request payment on receipt of the invoice.
−Removed: these receivables delinquent once they are 180 days late.
−Removed: We rely on our past collection experience with other patients
−Removed: for similar or different products to determine if any of such receivables are still collectible.
−Removed: At December 31, 2019, we
−Removed: determined that no allowance for such items was necessary.
−Removed: respect to our claims submitted to third party payors, our billing system generates contractual adjustments based on fee schedules
−Removed: for the patient's insurance plan for each claim.
−Removed: We operate in an environment with complex requirements governing billing and reimbursement for
−Removed: our products and services.
−Removed: We are expanding our use of technology in areas such as electronic claims submission and
−Removed: electronic funds transfer whenever we can to more efficiently process business transactions.
−Removed: This use of technology
−Removed: can expedite claims processing and reduce the administrative cost associated with this activity for both us and our customers/payors.
−Removed: policy is to collect co-payments from the patient or applicable secondary payor.
−Removed: In the absence of a secondary payor,
−Removed: we generally require the co-payment at the time the patient is initially established with the product/service.
−Removed: months' co-payments are billed to the patient.
−Removed: respect to rentals of power chairs, once initial delivery of rental equipment is made to the patient, a monthly billing cycle
−Removed: is established based on the initial date of delivery.
−Removed: The Company recognizes rental revenue ratably over the 13-month
−Removed: service period.
−Removed: Routine maintenance and servicing of the equipment is the responsibility of the Company.
−Removed: market our products and services primarily to physicians, discharge planners for hospitals and rehab facilities, nursing services,
−Removed: companies that provide home care companions and aides, home health agencies, and case managers.
−Removed: Our marketing is primarily
−Removed: done by Michael West, our former President who has developed relationships with many of the persons to whom we market in the course
−Removed: of his dealings with prior patients who purchased our products or services over the past 25 years that we have been in business.
−Removed: of our marketing consists of face-to-face meetings and in-service education with the staff at facilities to which we provide services.
−Removed: also provide educational pamphlets and product specific brochures to go along with marketing materials such as pens, scratch pads,
−Removed: calendars, and prescription pads.
−Removed: of the marketing steps we have taken is to be accredited by The Joint Commission, which is a nationally recognized organization
−Removed: that develops standards for various healthcare industry segments and monitors compliance with those standards through voluntary
−Removed: surveys of participating providers.
−Removed: We have been accredited by The Joint Commission since 2008, with on-site accreditation
−Removed: renewal every three years and online recertification every year.
−Removed: As the home healthcare industry has grown and accreditation
−Removed: has become a mandatory requirement for Medicare DMEPOS providers, the need for objective quality measurements has increased.
−Removed: Accreditation
−Removed: is also widely considered a prerequisite for entering into contracts with managed care organizations and is required for Medicare
−Removed: competitive bidding.
−Removed: Because accreditation is expensive and time consuming, not all providers choose to undergo the
−Removed: President has primary responsibility for generating new referrals and for maintaining existing relationships for our products
−Removed: and services.
−Removed: Our customers are typically the patients who purchase and utilize our products and services, but these
−Removed: patients are usually referred to us by physicians and their staffs, the discharge planners in hospitals and rehab facilities,
−Removed: nursing services and services that provide home care companions, and aides.
−Removed: We have several rehabilitation facilities
−Removed: that refer a significant amount of patients to us that account for in excess of 25% of our gross revenues.
−Removed: These facilities
−Removed: include Park Vista Rehabilitation, Sunrise Senior Living, and Whispering Pines Village Assisted & Independent Living.
−Removed: However, these facilities also refer business to other providers.
−Removed: currently have a website which shows pictures of most of the products we sell with links to the manufacturers/suppliers of the
−Removed: This allows viewers to obtain more information on the products.
−Removed: The website is not designed to
−Removed: be used for online sales, and instead it is used more to show new or existing patients what products we can obtain and sell to
−Removed: There is also no product pricing on the website.
−Removed: intend to enhance this website so that online sales can be made on the website once we have funding available.
−Removed: to contract with a leading web store builder program that offers a wealth of features to expand our business and provide support
−Removed: as our business grows.
−Removed: This program will make it easy to launch and maintain our web store.
−Removed: We hope to build
−Removed: a state-of-the-art e-commerce site that reflects our brands and puts our Company on a fast track to leveraging the sales opportunities
−Removed: on the Internet.
−Removed: This whole process could be accomplished in only a manner of weeks once funding is available, and
−Removed: will not require the purchase of new computers or software licenses, or hiring of additional staff.
−Removed: segment of the healthcare market in which we compete is highly competitive.
−Removed: In our line of products and services, there
−Removed: are a limited number of national providers and numerous regional and local providers.
−Removed: The competitive factors most
−Removed: important in our local market are:
−Removed: with referral sources, including local physicians and hospital-based professionals;
−Removed: of products and services;
−Removed: Accessibility
−Removed: and overall ease of doing business;
−Removed: of patient care and associated services;
−Removed: of home healthcare products and services;
−Removed: to provide local maintenance service on products sold.
−Removed: primary national provider with which we compete is Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., and the primary regional providers with which
−Removed: we compete in Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania are Boardman Medical Supply, Inc., Community Home Medical, Inc., and
−Removed: Seeley Medical, Inc.
−Removed: Depending on their business strategies and financial position, a very large percentage of our
−Removed: competitors have access to significantly greater financial and marketing resources than we do.
−Removed: This may increase pricing
−Removed: pressure and limit our ability to maintain or increase our market share.
−Removed: are subject to extensive government regulation, including numerous laws directed at regulating reimbursement of our products and
−Removed: services under various government programs and preventing fraud and abuse, as more fully described below.
−Removed: We maintain certain
−Removed: safeguards intended to reduce the likelihood that we will engage in conduct or enter into arrangements in violation of these restrictions.
−Removed: contracts with Insurance Companies are fairly standard and do not require legal opinions, and all our policies and procedures
−Removed: have been reviewed by The Joint Commission and meet Industry standards and requirements.
−Removed: Federal and state laws require
−Removed: that we obtain facility and other regulatory licenses and that we enroll as a supplier with federal and state health programs.
−Removed: Notwithstanding
−Removed: these measures, due to changes in and new interpretations of such laws and regulations, and changes in our business, among other
−Removed: factors, violations of these laws and regulations may still occur, which could subject us to civil and criminal enforcement actions;
−Removed: licensure revocation, suspension, or non-renewal;
−Removed: severe fines and penalties;
−Removed: and even the termination of our ability to provide
−Removed: services, including those provided under certain government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
−Removed: and Medicaid Revenues .
−Removed: In the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, approximately 29% of our net revenues
−Removed: were reimbursed by the Medicare and state Medicaid programs, respectively.
−Removed: No other third-party payor represented more
−Removed: than 10% of our total net revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019.
−Removed: The majority of our revenues are derived from
−Removed: sales of equipment and supplies we sell to patients for patient care under fee-for-service arrangements.
−Removed: Fee-for-service
−Removed: is a payment model where services are unbundled and paid for separately, and occurs when doctors and other health care providers
−Removed: receive a fee for each service, such as an office visit, test, or procedure.
−Removed: Since most of the manufacturers of the
−Removed: products we sell do not provide direct patient care, our services primarily involve providing in-home-delivery, set-up, and maintenance
−Removed: of home medical equipment .
−Removed: All of these services are included in our service under
−Removed: a single claim, and cannot be billed separately.
−Removed: We do not have ongoing arrangements with patients or medical providers,
−Removed: other than rental agreements that we have for wheel chairs and hospital beds.
−Removed: Reimbursement .
−Removed: There are a number of legislative and regulatory initiatives in Congress and at CMS that affect or may
−Removed: affect Medicare reimbursement policies for products and services we provide.
−Removed: Specifically, a number of important legislative changes
−Removed: that affect our business were included in the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 ("MMA");
−Removed: the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 ("DRA");
−Removed: MIPPA, which became law in 2008;
−Removed: and the comprehensive healthcare reform
−Removed: law signed in March 2010 ("the Reform Package").
−Removed: These Acts and their implementing regulations and guidelines
−Removed: contain numerous provisions that are significant to us and continue to have an impact on our operations today.
−Removed: of December 31, 2019, we had four full-time and five part-time employees.
−Removed: Risk Factors.
−Removed: a smaller reporting company, we are not required to provide the information required by this item.
−Removed: Unresolved Staff Comments.
−Removed: offices are located at 4120 Boardman-Canfield Road, Canfield, Ohio 44406.
−Removed: We rent our offices pursuant to a three-year
−Removed: lease extension which expires in September 2020.
−Removed: Our monthly rent is approximately $2,700, plus costs.
−Removed: Legal Proceedings.
−Removed: legal proceedings are currently pending or threatened to the best of our knowledge.
−Removed: Mine Safety Disclosures.
+Added: (“CMS”) was incorporated in the State of Ohio on September 3, 1992, and changed domicile to Colorado
+Added: on April 18, 2012.
+Added: CMS was in the business of home health services, primarily the selling of durable medical equipment and medical
+Added: supplies to the public, nursing homes, hospitals and other end users.
+Added: December 31, 2019, Canfield entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “
+Added: Merger Agreement ”) with
+Added: SBG Acquisition Inc.
+Added: Merger Sub ”), a Nevada Corporation wholly-owned by Canfield, and Splash Beverage
+Added: a Nevada corporation (“
+Added: Splash ”
+Added: SBG “) pursuant to which Merger
+Added: Sub merged with and into Splash (the “
+Added: Merger”
+Added: ) with Splash as the surviving company and a wholly-owned
+Added: subsidiary of Canfield.
+Added: The Merger was consummated on March 31, 2020.
+Added: the owners and management of Splash had voting and operating control of CMS following the Merger, the Merger transaction was accounted
+Added: for as a reverse acquisition (that is with Splash as the acquiring entity), followed by a recapitalization.
+Added: On July 31, 2020,
+Added: CMS changed its name to Splash Beverage Group, Inc.
+Added: (“SBG”).
+Added: On December 24, 2020,
+Added: SBG consummated an Asset Purchase Agreement(the “APA”) with Copa di Vino Corporation (“CdV”), to purchase
+Added: certain assets and assume certain liabilities that comprise the Copa di Vino business for a total purchase price of $5,980,000,
+Added: payable in the combination of $2,000,000 in cash (“Cash Consideration”), $2,000,000 convertible promissory note (the
+Added: “Convertible Note”) to Seller and a variable number of shares of the Company’s common stock based on a attainment
+Added: of revenue hurdles.
+Added: CdV is one of the leading producers of premium wine by the glass in the United States with its primary offices
+Added: and facilities in The Dalles, Oregon.
+Added: The Company’s
+Added: common stock is quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol SBEV.
+Added: Company Overview and History
+Added: Splash was incorporated
+Added: in the State of Nevada under the name TapouT Beverages, Inc.
+Added: for the purpose of acquiring the rights under a license agreement
+Added: with TapouT, LLC (Authentic Brands Group and now the WWE) for the right to use the TapouT brand in connection with manufacturing
+Added: and selling certain beverages.
+Added: Robert Nistico was hired as CEO and the name was changed to Splash Beverage Group, Inc.
+Added: to reflect the revised business plan of being a manufacturer and distributor of several brands of beverages including both
+Added: non-alcoholic and spirits brands.
+Added: Robert Nistico has
+Added: over 28 years of experience in all levels of the three-tier distribution system used in the beverage industry.
+Added: Prior to joining
+Added: the Company, he led the Marley Beverage Company from startup to over $47 million in annual revenues and ultimately profitability
+Added: in three and one-half years.
+Added: Before that he was the 5th employee at Red Bull North America, Inc.
+Added: and served as General Manager,
+Added: VP of Field Marketing and Sr.
+Added: Vice President & General Manager during his 11 years there.
+Added: He was instrumental in building
+Added: the Red Bull brand in North and Central America and the Caribbean from $0 revenue to $1.6 billion in annual revenues.
+Added: began his career with the Gallo Winery, quickly ascending within that system between winery and senior positions in distribution
+Added: with Premier Beverage and RNDC Texas.
+Added: Nistico has assembled
+Added: a team of experienced beverage industry professionals with the goal of replicating the business model of companies like Diageo
+Added: of owning some brands and managing others where there are synergies among a distribution standpoint.
+Added: SBG however, has an additional
+Added: strategic advantage of “brand incubation”
+Added: with its own ecommerce platform.
+Added: SBG has license rights
+Added: to the TapouT brand for the United States and several other countries and we have joint venture with SALT Flavored Tequila.
+Added: Nistico and SBG understand the proven strategy of infusing beverage brands with strong pop culture and lifestyle elements which
+Added: drives trial, belief and most importantly repeat purchase.
+Added: Our strategy is to
+Added: combine the traditional approach of manufacturing, distributing, and marketing of beverages, but with brands that have a reasonable
+Added: level of pre-existing brand awareness (market presence) or have attributes that we believe to be purely innovative.
+Added: SBG’s core values.
+Added: We believe this allows SBG to break through the clutter of numerous brand introductions and dilute risk.
+Added: This philosophy is applied regardless as to whether the brand is to be 100% owned or a joint venture.
+Added: For acquisition or
+Added: joint venture consideration, we prefer to work with brands that already have one or more of the following in place:
+Added: Some level of preexisting brand awareness
+Added: Regional presence that can be expanded
+Added: Licensing an existing brand name (TapouT for example)
+Added: Add to an underdeveloped and growing category
+Added: Innovation to an existing attractive category (Flavored Tequila)
+Added: We believe offering
+Added: brand founders access to our shared services model, provides us with two paths to success:
+Added: one, developing our wholly owned core
+Added: brands and two the ability to tap into high growth early stage brands ready to scale.
+Added: By managing joint venture brands, we can
+Added: significantly reduce their development expense while simultaneously increasing efficiencies for all brands in the SBG portfolio.
+Added: Most new single beverage
+Added: brands have limited access to distribution and thus find it extremely difficult to obtain meaningful retail shelf presence.
+Added: decades of successful brand introductions (Gallo, Red Bull, Bacardi, DIAGEO, Sparkling Ice, Jones Soda, FUZE Beverage, NOS Energy,
+Added: SoBe Beverages, Muscle Milk, Marley Beverages) our ability to break through the distribution and retail bottlenecks makes us an
+Added: attractive joint venture partner to many new brand owners.
+Added: Our business ventures
+Added: are typically structured with a revenue split, a marketing spend commitment from the brand founder and an earned equity position
+Added: that constitutes control.
+Added: Most are happy to award an equity position in their brand in exchange for distribution, sales and marketing
+Added: management within the distribution network which eliminates their need to invest in infrastructure.
+Added: Our partners only need to
+Added: manage a small base of corporate operations.
+Added: We benefit by avoiding
+Added: the development costs for new products.
+Added: This model spreads our risk over several brands, contributes to our economies of scale,
+Added: and it improves our relationship with distribution because we can provide them with a broader line of proven beverage products.
+Added: Since our inception
+Added: we have seen very good deal flow having been offered over 20 brands.
+Added: SBG is only engaging with brands that fit comfortably within
+Added: the above guidelines and are in some way complementary to each other categorically or from a distribution standpoint.
+Added: We also believe the
+Added: distribution landscape in the beverage category is changing rapidly and see that tech-enabled business models are thriving.
+Added: to consumer, office or home solutions are projected to continue to gain traction in the future.
+Added: A core strategy for SBG is to
+Added: build onto the early success we’re seeing with the Qplash online platform.
+Added: We produce, distribute
+Added: and market two beverages brands, “TapouT Performance”, a hydration & recovery isotonic sport drink and SALT Naturally
+Added: Flavored Tequila, a 100% agave 80 proof line of flavored tequilas.
+Added: The following is a description of these products.
+Added: SALT Flavored Tequila
+Added: We produce, distribute,
+Added: and market the following flavors under the brand name SALT Naturally Flavored Tequila:
+Added: Citrus flavor
+Added: Chocolate flavor
+Added: SALT Tequila is the
+Added: first line of 100% agave 80-proof flavored tequilas.
+Added: Tequila, vodka, rum, and now even brown spirits have experienced significant
+Added: growth when flavors were introduced, and we expect significant growth as the tequila category is already growing at double digits.
+Added: SALT is currently
+Added: being launched and distributed by RNDC, Youngs Market and Major Brands to Walmart and Total Wine to date in 6 U.S.
+Added: is for sale in Mexico.
+Added: Several South American countries will also launch SALT during spring 2021.
+Added: SALT is a business
+Added: venture between SBG and SALT USA, LLC.
+Added: All aspects of manufacturing, logistics, distribution and marketing are the responsibility
+Added: TapouT Isotonic Sports Drinks
+Added: SBG will produce,
+Added: market, sell and distribute the following sports beverages under the brand name TapouT in the coming two years:
+Added: TapouT Performance:
+Added: Flavors completed
+Added: Cherry Lemonade
+Added: Some Sugar / 120 Calories
+Added: In Production
+Added: Zero Sugar / 10 Calories
+Added: In Production
+Added: In Production
+Added: TapouT Elite:
+Added: In development for 2022
+Added: TapouT Energy:
+Added: Under consideration also for 2022
+Added: TapouT Performance
+Added: is a unique advanced performance functional beverage that has recuperative and cell regeneration capabilities that increase hydration
+Added: and cellular recovery.
+Added: It is formulated with all GRAS (FDA Designation “Generally Regarded As Safe) ingredients versus controversial
+Added: ingredients used in many competitive products.
+Added: It can be taken before, during or after activity to enhance activation, hydration,
+Added: and recovery.
+Added: TapouT Performance is all natural and is perfectly balanced with a proprietary blend of 5 electrolytes, amino acids
+Added: and a proprietary specialized ingredient blend of minerals and nutrients.
+Added: TapouT, formally associated
+Added: with the UFC and mixed martial arts (MMA) has been producing branded clothing and light equipment for over 23 years and has a
+Added: very high level of aided and unaided brand awareness.
+Added: Now associated with
+Added: the WWE, Authentic Brands Group, LLC (“ABG TapouT”), the original owner of the TapouT brand IP, represents the biggest
+Added: WWE stars, produces reality TV shows, Pod Casts, and other media and TapouT is the official training partner of the WWE.
+Added: TapouT License Agreement
+Added: We have the rights
+Added: under a License Agreement to North, Central and South America, US military bases, Australia, South Africa and the EU.
+Added: The beverages
+Added: covered by the License Agreement include sports drinks, energy drinks, energy shots, water, protein, teas, etc.
+Added: We pay a 6% royalty
+Added: of net sales or a guaranteed minimum royalty of $540,000 whichever is greater.
+Added: This agreement goes through December 31, 2022.
+Added: We have the right
+Added: to use the TapouT brand to market, advertise and promote for sale our TapouT beverages, and TapouT agrees to provide us with certain
+Added: materials which we can use in connection with our advertising and promotion.
+Added: We are required to spend 2% of our net sales on marketing
+Added: expenditures such as expenses attributable to trade shows, catalogs and websites, point-of-sale advertising featuring TapouT products
+Added: and other retail advertising.
+Added: TapouT has certain relationships with certain celebrity and athletic talent and, if requested, it
+Added: agrees to use its reasonable efforts to request the celebrities and/or athletes to be present at autograph signings, tradeshows
+Added: and other similar events.
+Added: Manufacturing and Distribution
+Added: SBG is responsible
+Added: for the manufacturing of the TapouT Performance Beverage and SALT Naturally Flavored Tequila.
+Added: Although we are responsible
+Added: for manufacturing TapouT and SALT, we do not directly manufacture these products, but instead we outsource such manufacturing
+Added: to third party bottlers and contract packers.
+Added: We purchase concentrates,
+Added: flavors, dietary ingredients, cans, bottles, caps, labels, and other ingredients for our beverage products from our suppliers,
+Added: which are delivered to our various third-party bottlers and co-packers.
+Added: In some cases, certain common supplies may be purchased
+Added: by our various third-party bottlers and co-packers.
+Added: Depending on the product, the third-party bottlers or packers add filtered
+Added: water and/or other ingredients (including dietary ingredients) for the manufacture and packaging of the finished products into
+Added: our approved containers in accordance with our formulas.
+Added: The Copa di Vino and
+Added: Pulpoloco brands are manufactured at our manufacturing facility in The Dalles, Oregon.
+Added: Co-Packing Arrangements
+Added: Our TapouT products
+Added: are manufactured by various third-party bottlers and co-packers situated throughout the United States under separate arrangements
+Added: with each party.
+Added: Our co-packaging arrangements are generally on a month-to-month basis or are terminable upon request and do not
+Added: typically obligate us to produce any minimum quantities of products within specified periods.
+Added: In some instances,
+Added: subject to agreement, certain equipment may be purchased by us and installed at the facilities of our co-packers to enable them
+Added: to produce certain of our products.
+Added: In general, such equipment remains our property and is returned to us upon termination of
+Added: the packing arrangements with such co-packers, unless we are reimbursed by the co-packer via a per-case credit over a predetermined
+Added: number of cases that are produced at the facilities concerned.
+Added: We are generally responsible
+Added: for arranging for the purchase and delivery to our third-party bottlers and co-packers the containers in which our beverage products
+Added: are packaged.
+Added: We pack some of our
+Added: products in multiple locations to enable us to produce finished goods closer to the markets where they are sold, with the objective
+Added: of reducing freight costs as well as transportation-related product damages.
+Added: As distribution volumes increase, we will continue
+Added: to source additional packing arrangements closer to such markets to further reduce logistics costs.
+Added: Our ability to estimate demand
+Added: for our products is imprecise, particularly with new products, and may be less precise during periods of rapid growth, particularly
+Added: in new markets.
+Added: If we materially underestimate demand for our products and/or are unable to secure sufficient ingredients or raw
+Added: materials including, but not limited to aluminum cans, PET plastic bottles, labels, flavors, juice concentrates, dietary ingredients,
+Added: and other ingredients, and/or procure adequate packing arrangements and/or obtain adequate or timely shipment of our products,
+Added: we might not be able to satisfy demand on a short-term basis.
+Added: Our production arrangements
+Added: are generally of short duration or are terminable upon our request.
+Added: For some of our products, there may be limited co-packing
+Added: facilities in our domestic market with adequate capacity and/or suitable equipment to package our products.
+Added: We believe a short
+Added: disruption or delay in production would not significantly affect our revenues;
+Added: however, as alternative co-packing facilities in
+Added: our domestic market with adequate long-term capacity may not be available for such products, either at commercially reasonable
+Added: rates and/or within a reasonably short time period, if at all, a lengthy disruption or delay in production of any of such products
+Added: could significantly affect our revenues.
+Added: We continue to actively
+Added: seek alternative and/or additional advantageously located co-packing facilities with adequate capacity and capability for the
+Added: production of our various products to minimize transportation costs and transportation-related damages as well as to create redundancies
+Added: to mitigate the risk of a disruption in production and/or importation.
+Added: In the United States
+Added: we operate within what is referred to as the “Three Tier Distribution System”
+Added: where manufacturers do not typically
+Added: sell directly to retailers, but instead contract for local and regional distribution with independent distributors.
+Added: These distributors
+Added: typically have geographic rights to distribute major beverage brands such as Budweiser, Pepsi, and Red Bull and call on every
+Added: store in a given area such as major cities or regions.
+Added: However, due to increasing costs over the last 20 years for these distributors
+Added: to call on every store (sometimes referred to in the industry as “DSD”
+Added: or direct store delivery), there has been a
+Added: great deal of consolidation which has limited the options for new brands to gain distribution and retail shelf presence.
+Added: Our management
+Added: team believes that their history of success and experience working within this channel will allow SBG to be successful in building
+Added: a strong network of these distributors.
+Added: In addition to working
+Added: with these independent distributors, we also have distribution arrangements with national retail accounts to distribute some of
+Added: our products directly through their warehouse operations.
+Added: “Qplash”
+Added: is the consumer-packaged goods retail division of Splash Beverage Group and our first entry point into the growing e-commerce
+Added: The division sells beverages & groceries online through qplash.com, and third-party storefronts such as Amazon.com
+Added: and Walmart.com.
+Added: Inside of the division, there are two primary customer groups, B-to-B retail businesses, which in turn offer
+Added: the products to their customers, and B-to-C, selling direct to end users.
+Added: Qplash sells to retailers
+Added: through www.qplash.com.
+Added: These retailers, generally in the high-end apparel space, are working to enhance their customers in store
+Added: shopping experience.
+Added: They offer high end beverages to for customers to enjoy while shopping or to take on the go.
+Added: allows businesses to control inventory, order with payment terms, and the convenience of delivery directly to each store.
+Added: To the end user, we
+Added: ship orders from our warehouses direct to their home or office.
+Added: We offer competitive pricing, an easy & convenient transactional
+Added: process, and a wide selection of products.
+Added: Consumers can order from qplash.com, from our storefront on Amazon, or other third-party
+Added: Amazon is a valuable revenue source as it allows us to access their loyal customer base and a high conversion rate
+Added: as they are comfortable navigating and checking out.
+Added: Currently we offer
+Added: over 350 listings and ship from Ontario, California.
+Added: Later this year, we plan to activate additional warehouse partnerships, thus
+Added: reducing shipping costs and the transit times while gaining access to several thousand additional items.
+Added: Our objective is to offer
+Added: 1,500 items by the spring of 2021.
+Added: Additionally, this
+Added: vertically integrated platform affords SBG a unique opportunity to incubate, accelerate and ultimately migrate brands to traditional
+Added: distribution.
+Added: Canfield Medical Supply, Inc.
+Added: Canfield Medical Supply,
+Added: is a provider of home medical equipment, supplies and services (which relate to the equipment sales) in Ohio’s Mahoning
+Added: Valley, Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia, with an emphasis on providing for patients with mobility-related limitations
+Added: who have had strokes, hip or knee replacements, and other surgeries after they are discharged from a hospital or rehab center.
+Added: Copa di Vino Wine Group, Inc.
+Added: Copa Di Vino is the
+Added: leading producer of premium wine by the glass in the United States.
+Added: Founder and owner, James Martin discovered the concept on
+Added: a bullet train adventure through the south of France.
+Added: A year later he brought the technology to his hometown of The Dalles, Oregon
+Added: located in the majestic Columbia River Gorge.
+Added: His passion for wine led to Copa Di Vino –
+Added: wine in a glass –
+Added: to drink wine glass that could go anywhere without the need for a bottle, corkscrew or glass.
+Added: Just open and enjoy!
+Added: longer trapped in the bottle!
+Added: We currently have
+Added: seven varietals of wine:
+Added: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Merlot, Chardonnay, White Zinfandel, Moscato, and Cabernet Sauvignon.
+Added: Pulpoloco is a sangria
+Added: which is encased in a 100% biodegradable can made from paper.
Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.