Kisses From Italy Inc.
−Removed: (together with its subsidiaries, hereinafter
−Removed: referred to as “us,” “our,” “we,” or the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Florida
−Removed: on March 7, 2013, with a focus on developing a fast, casual food dining chain restaurant business.
−Removed: The Company operates through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kisses
−Removed: From Italy 9 th LLC, Kisses From Italy-Franchising LLC, Kisses From Italy, Inc.
−Removed: (Canada) (a company incorporated under
−Removed: the laws of Canada and registered in Quebec on December 23, 2020), and Kisses From Italy Italia SRLS (a limited liability company incorporated
−Removed: in Italy), and its 70% owned subsidiary, Kisses-Palm Sea Royal LLC.
−Removed: We commenced operations by opening our initial corporate-owned
−Removed: restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in May 2015.
−Removed: By April 2016, we opened three additional restaurants located in various Wyndham Hotel
−Removed: properties in the Pompano Beach, Florida area.
−Removed: In September 2017, Hurricane Irma caused significant damage to the area, which resulted
−Removed: in Wyndham halting operations at its hotel properties for repairs and renovations and the closure of our Wyndham hotel locations.
−Removed: 2017, we vacated one of our restaurants in the Wyndham Hotel properties due to damage from the hurricane and have not re-opened such restaurant.
−Removed: During the first half of 2021, we consolidated the remaining two Wyndham stores into one location.
−Removed: While our Fort Lauderdale location was reopened in early November
−Removed: 2017, we were only able to reopen two of the hotel locations in Pompano Beach in late January 2018.
−Removed: We also elected not to reopen our
−Removed: fourth location, as the damages were too excessive.
−Removed: If we can raise additional capital, of which there is no assurance, we intend to own
−Removed: and operate up to 10 restaurants and utilize them as a showcase in the marketing of our proposed franchise operations.
−Removed: In May 2017, we completed our National Franchise License which
−Removed: permits us to sell franchises in all of the states in the United States except for New York, Virginia, and Maryland, which licenses we
−Removed: hope to obtain if sufficient demand exists in the future.
−Removed: We opened our first European location in Ceglie del Campo, Bari,
−Removed: Italy, in October 2019.
−Removed: The Bari location closed in April 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, briefly re-opened and has not re-opened as
−Removed: of the date of this Report.
−Removed: Such location was intended to serve as the distribution center for products for European locations, as well
−Removed: as to be used as a training facility for European franchises.
−Removed: However, this initiative has been severely curtailed due to the onset and
−Removed: lingering impact of Covid -19 in Europe.
−Removed: Our two corporate-owned restaurants, one located in Fort Lauderdale,
−Removed: Florida, and one within the Wyndham location in Pompano Beach, Florida, have fully re-opened without limitation or any social distancing
−Removed: In September 2019, the Company's common stock was approved for
−Removed: trading by FINRA and in October 2019 was approved for uplisting by the OTC Markets Group to the OTCQB under the symbol “KITL”.
−Removed: In June of 2020, the Company entered into a multi-unit
−Removed: development agreement (the “Development Agreement”) pursuant to which it granted development rights to Demasar Management,
+Added: (together with its subsidiaries, hereinafter referred to as “us,” “our,” “we,” or the “Company”)
+Added: was incorporated in the State of Florida on March 7, 2013, with a focus on developing a fast, casual food dining chain restaurant business.
+Added: It currently operates through the following wholly-owned subsidiaries:
+Added: (1) Kisses From Italy 9 th LLC, (2) Kisses From
+Added: Italy-Franchising LLC;
+Added: and (3) Kisses From Italy, Inc.
+Added: (Canada), a company incorporated under the laws of Canada and registered in Quebec
+Added: on December 23, 2020.
+Added: The Company’s main
+Added: focus is to develop a fast, casual food dining chain restaurant business of corporate-owned restaurants and expanding through a nationwide/international
+Added: franchise and territory sales program.
+Added: The Company commenced operations in May 2015 by opening its first location in Fort Lauderdale,
+Added: Florida, which is the only operating restaurant as of the date of this Annual Report.
+Added: The Company also opened in 2016 three additional
+Added: restaurants, located in various Wyndham Hotel properties in the Pompano Beach, Florida area, but these restaurants are no longer operational
+Added: (in December 2017, the Company vacated one of its restaurants due to a hurricane;
+Added: in June 2021, the Company consolidated its two Wyndham
+Added: restaurants into one location to become more efficient, and in May 2023, the Company made the decision not to renew a lease in Wyndham
+Added: Palm Aire location and to close its operations there.
+Added: The Company opened its
+Added: European location in Ceglie del Campo, Bari, Italy, in October 2019.
+Added: The Bari location closed in April 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic,
+Added: briefly re-opened and permanently closed on December 31, 2023.
+Added: Such a location was intended to serve as the distribution center for future
+Added: products for European locations, as well as to be used as a training facility for European franchises.
+Added: However, this initiative has been
+Added: severely curtailed due to the onset and lingering impact of Covid-19 in Europe.
+Added: The Company’s relationship with MediaCom SAS for
+Added: distribution and importing of European products remains intact and the distribution hub has been moved to Naples, Italy at the MediaCom
+Added: In June 2020, the Company
+Added: entered into a multi-unit development agreement (the “Development Agreement”) pursuant to which it granted development rights
+Added: to Demasar Management, Inc.
(“Demasar”) to open and operate up to 100 restaurants in Canada.
−Removed: Under this Development Agreement, the developer
−Removed: is obligated to open a minimum of 20 restaurants by June 17, 2025.
−Removed: On November 20, 2021, we opened a franchise location under the Development
−Removed: Agreement in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
−Removed: The Company expects to generate franchise fees from its franchise locations once the franchises
−Removed: become established.
−Removed: In September of 2020, we entered retail food and grocery stores
−Removed: with Kisses From Italy branded products in Canada.
−Removed: The product launch began in November of 2020 and Kisses From Italy branded products
−Removed: were in nine retail stores by the end of 2020.
−Removed: Currently, Kisses From Italy branded products are in 40 stores across Ontario and Quebec,
−Removed: In April of 2021, we entered
−Removed: into a Consulting Agreement (the “Consulting Agreement”) with Fransmart, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Fransmart”),
−Removed: pursuant to which we engaged Fransmart as our exclusive global franchise developer and representative for a period of ten years.
−Removed: In June of 2021, the Company’s first franchise location opened
−Removed: in Chino, California.
−Removed: In November of 2021, the Company opened its second franchise location in Montreal, Canada.
−Removed: The Company has not generated any franchise fees
−Removed: during the years ended December 31 2022 and 2021 respectively.
−Removed: On March 9, 2022,
−Removed: the Company filed Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of its authorized common stock from 200,000,000
−Removed: shares to 300,000,000 shares.
−Removed: Such action was approved by the Board of Directors on January 25, 2022 and a majority of the Company’s
−Removed: shareholders on January 27, 2022.
−Removed: The purpose of the share increase was to make available additional shares of common stock to meet
−Removed: the current obligations of the Company to issue common stock, including under outstanding convertible securities.
−Removed: RECENT DEVELOPMENT
−Removed: On April 11, 2022, the Company entered into a
−Removed: securities purchase agreement, dated as of April 6, 2022, (the “Talos Purchase Agreement”) with Talos Victory Fund, LLC, a
−Removed: Delaware limited liability company (“Talos”), pursuant to which the Company issued to Talos a promissory note in the principal
−Removed: amount of $165,000 (the “Talos Note”).
−Removed: The Company received $148,500 gross proceeds from Talos due to the original
−Removed: issue discount on the Talos Note.
−Removed: In connection with the execution and delivery of the Talos Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the
−Removed: Talos Note, the Company issued to Talos 500,000 commitment shares and a warrant to purchase an additional 1,650,000 shares
−Removed: of common stock of the Company.
−Removed: On April 13, 2022, the Company entered into a
−Removed: securities purchase agreement, dated as of April 11, 2022, (the “Blue Lake Purchase Agreement”) with Blue Lake Partners, LLC,
−Removed: a Delaware limited liability company (“Blue Lake”), pursuant to which the Company issued to Blue Lake a promissory note in
−Removed: the principal amount of $165,000.00 (the “Blue Lake Note”).
−Removed: The Company received $148,500 gross proceeds from Blue Lake
−Removed: due to the original issue discount on the Blue Lake Note.
−Removed: In connection with the execution and delivery of the Blue Lake Purchase Agreement
−Removed: and the issuance of the Blue Lake Note, the Company issued to Blue Lake 500,000 commitment shares and a warrant to purchase
−Removed: an additional 1,650,000 shares of common stock of the Company.
−Removed: On May 13, 2022, the Company entered into a securities
−Removed: purchase agreement, dated as of May 11, 2022, (the “Fourth Man Purchase Agreement”) with Fourth Man, LLC (“Fourth Man”),
−Removed: pursuant to which the Company issued to Fourth Man a promissory note in the principal amount of $150,000 (the “Fourth Man Note”).
−Removed: The Company received $135,000 gross proceeds from Fourth Man due to the original issue discount on the Fourth Man Note.
−Removed: In connection
−Removed: with the execution and delivery of the Fourth Man Purchase Agreement and the issuance of the Fourth Man Note, the Company issued to Fourth
−Removed: Man, 607,000 commitment shares and a warrant to purchase an additional 1,500,000 shares of common stock of the Company.
−Removed: Each of the notes bears interest at 12% and
−Removed: has a fixed price conversion to common stock at $0.025 per share.
−Removed: On July 26, 2022, the Company entered into a securities
−Removed: purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with 1800 Diagonal Lending LLC, a Virginia limited liability company (the “Lender”),
−Removed: pursuant to which the Company issued the Lender a promissory note in the principal amount $70,000 (the “Note”).
−Removed: The Note bears
−Removed: interest at a rate of 9% per annum and is due and payable on July 26, 2023.
−Removed: Upon an event of default under the Note, the interest increases
−Removed: The Company has the right to prepay the Note in
−Removed: full at any time upon three trading days’ prior written notice, subject to a prepayment penalty if the Note is prepaid on or before
−Removed: January 22, 2023.
−Removed: The prepayment penalty is equal to 20% of the outstanding principal and interest under the Note for prepayment made
−Removed: on or before September 24, 2022, 25% of the outstanding principal and interest under the Note for prepayment made between September 25,
−Removed: 2022 and November 23, 2022 and 29% of the outstanding principal and interest under the Note for prepayment made between September 26,
−Removed: 2022 and January 22, 2023.
−Removed: The Note is convertible at the option of the Lender
−Removed: at any time after January 22, 2023 at a conversion price equal to 65% of the lowest closing bid price of the Company’s common stock
−Removed: on the OTCQB market or other applicable exchange during the ten trading days preceding the conversion date, provided that no such conversion
−Removed: may result in the Lender and its affiliates beneficially owning more than 4.99% of the then outstanding shares of the common stock of
−Removed: For as long as the Note is outstanding, the Company must have authorized and reserved, free of preemptive rights, six times
−Removed: the number of shares issuable upon full conversion of the Note (initially 25,846,153 shares), subject to the 4.99% beneficial ownership
−Removed: The Company entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement, effective
−Removed: as of March 1, 2023 (the “SAA”), with SC Culinary LLC, a New York limited liability company (“SC Culinary”).
−Removed: SC Culinary is currently the creator and owner of, and in possession
−Removed: of, a quick-service food concept (the “Concept”) and is developing and will develop all intellectual property rights related
−Removed: to the Concept (the “Intellectual Property Rights”), all of which were or will be developed or acquired by SC Culinary, independently,
−Removed: or assigned to it by Scott Conant.
−Removed: Scott Conant, who owns all rights in and to his name, voice, image, and likeness (the “NIL Rights”),
−Removed: has granted SC Culinary the exclusive right to license the NIL Rights to third parties.
−Removed: Pursuant to the SAA, SC Culinary will license its
−Removed: interest in the Concept, the Intellectual Property Rights, and the NIL Rights (collectively, the “License”) to a
−Removed: wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company to be established (the “Subsidiary”) for the purpose of developing the Concept into
−Removed: the business of the Subsidiary (the “Brand”).
−Removed: In consideration for the use of the License under the SAA, SC Culinary
−Removed: is entitled to receive certain minimum cash payments and restricted shares of common stock of the Company (the “Shares”) upon
−Removed: the achievement of certain milestones.
−Removed: Notwithstanding the foregoing, the issuance of the Shares to SC Culinary is subject to anti-dilution
−Removed: protection, wherein the Company shall issue SC Culinary additional shares of common stock in order to maintain the percentage owned by
−Removed: SC Culinary in the Company at the time of the issuance.
−Removed: The SAA terminates on the tenth (10th) anniversary of the effective
−Removed: date but may automatically renew for successive five (5) year periods unless either party provides ninety (90) days’ notice of termination.
−Removed: SC Culinary is entitled to terminate the SAA in the event of default
−Removed: by the Company and the Subsidiary.
−Removed: In the event of termination, SC Culinary shall have the absolute right to cause the Subsidiary and
−Removed: the Company to cease to operate the Brand except for the limited purposes of honoring existing franchise agreements.
−Removed: In such an event,
−Removed: SC Culinary will grant the Subsidiary a limited license to use the Brand and SC Culinary’s rights in the Intellectual Property solely
−Removed: in connection with and for the term of the existing franchise agreements (with no further rights of expansion).
−Removed: In the event that SC Culinary terminates the SAA for any reason,
−Removed: SC Culinary shall have the sole and absolute right to use, exploit and operate the Brand and all Intellectual Property separate and apart
−Removed: from the Company without the payment of any amounts or other consideration to the Company, the Subsidiary or relevant third parties or
−Removed: the need for the approval of any kind from the Company or relevant third parties.
−Removed: We strive to provide the highest level of service, high-quality ingredients, and products.
−Removed: Enveloped in our mission is our philosophy to support and partner with local producers and suppliers within the regions in order to provide
−Removed: a truly authentic experience to our customers.
−Removed: Our vision is to leverage the success of our flagship store and our initial hotel locations
−Removed: in the South Florida market and to expand into other regions on a local, state, national, and global level.
−Removed: The main focus is doing so
−Removed: through our continued corporate-owned store expansion, along with the development and sales of additional locations through the advancement
−Removed: of our franchise and territorial rights program.
−Removed: Our menu includes grilled paninis including an Italian style Panini,
−Removed: sausage, beef, sliced pork, or chicken topped with quality natural “sott'olio” (grilled and marinated vegetable) products
−Removed: at prices ranging from $5.95 to $7.95.
−Removed: We also offer deli paninis including fresh cheese Panini, prosciutto, salami, capocollo, bresaola,
−Removed: and turkey panini’s ranging in price from $5.95 to $7.95.
−Removed: All our panini’s include lettuce, tomato, and one choice of cheese
−Removed: and three choices of marinated vegetables, or three choices of grilled vegetables.
−Removed: We also offer desserts including a Nutella sandwich, a variety
−Removed: of fresh Danish, cannoli, Italian biscotti, sfogliatelle or a corneti, ranging in price from $1.50 to $2.50.
−Removed: Our breakfast menu is served
−Removed: all day We also have a full coffee and tea favorites, including espresso, cappuccino, and other coffee drinks, soft drinks, bottled water,
−Removed: and juices, as well as various flavors of granite (ices).
−Removed: Our vision is to transport true authentic and rustic taste from
−Removed: the provinces of Italy through our menu items.
−Removed: We intend to offer products that will cater to all diets, including gluten-free diets and
−Removed: emphasize fresh products with no preservatives.
−Removed: All our sott'olio and coffee products are made in Italy.
−Removed: Our management
−Removed: is in constant communication with our product manufacturers and search for high quality and authentic products from different regions
−Removed: from Southern Italy including Sicily, Calabria, Puglia, Napoli, Potenza, and Toscana.
−Removed: Ensuring freshness and quality, our representatives
−Removed: work closely with local farmers and ranchers for all meats and fresh vegetables.
−Removed: All our products are D.O.P.
−Removed: (Protected Designation of
−Removed: Origin) certified and defined in the European Commission Regulations.
+Added: Under this Development Agreement,
+Added: the developer is obligated to open a minimum of 20 restaurants by June 17, 2025.
+Added: In September of 2020,
+Added: we entered retail food and grocery stores with Kisses From Italy branded products in Canada.
+Added: The product launch began in November of 2020
+Added: and Kisses From Italy branded products were in nine retail stores by the end of 2020.
+Added: Currently, Kisses From Italy branded products are
+Added: in 90 stores across Ontario and Quebec, Canada.
+Added: In April 2021, we entered
+Added: into a Consulting Agreement with Fransmart, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Fransmart”), pursuant to which we
+Added: engaged Fransmart as our exclusive global franchise developer and representative for a period of ten years.
+Added: In June 2021 and November
+Added: 2021, the Company opened its first two franchise locations in Chino, California and Montreal, Canada, respectively.
+Added: Due to the difficulty
+Added: of opening new retail food establishments with proper levels of staffing, and ongoing inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints
+Added: due to COVID, the Chino, California location was unable to generate profitable operations and was closed as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: economic environment in Quebec, Canada continued its decline, the Montreal location assets were sold to a non-franchisee third party.
+Added: During the time these locations were open, the Company did not generate any franchising fees.
+Added: On March 1, 2023, the
+Added: Company entered into a Strategic Alliance Agreement (the “SAA”), with SC Culinary LLC, the creator and owner of, and in possession
+Added: of, a quick-service food concept.
+Added: In connection with the SAA, Scott Conant, the owner of all rights in and to his name, voice, image,
+Added: and likeness (the “NIL Rights”), has granted SC Culinary the exclusive right to license the NIL Rights to third parties.
+Added: October 10, 2023, Scott Conant was appointed as a member of the board of directors of the Company.
+Added: The Parties intended that SC Culinary
+Added: will license its interest in this quick-service food concept, the intellectual property rights,
+Added: and the NIL Rights to the Company’s new wholly-owned subsidiary, The Ponte San’gwich Shoppe & Italian Deli.
+Added: On February 8, 2024,
+Added: the Company and SC Culinary LLC entered into a termination agreement, pursuant to which the parties terminated the SAA and agreed that
+Added: neither the Company nor SC Culinary has any further liability or obligation to the other with respect to the terms of the SAA, and the
+Added: Company has no interest in any intellectual property rights owned or used by either SC Culinary or Scott Conant.
+Added: In connection with the
+Added: termination of the SAA, on February 8, 2024, Scott Conant resigned from the board of directors of the Company effective
+Added: On February 16, 2024, the Company dissolved its subsidiary, The Ponte San’gwich Shoppe & Italian Deli.
+Added: We strive to provide
+Added: the highest level of service, high-quality ingredients, and products.
+Added: Enveloped in our mission is our philosophy to support and partner
+Added: with local producers and suppliers within the regions in order to provide a truly authentic experience to our customers.
+Added: Our vision is
+Added: to leverage the success of our flagship store and our initial hotel location in the South Florida market and to expand into other regions
+Added: on a local, state, national, and global level.
+Added: The main focus is doing so through our continued corporate-owned store expansion, along
+Added: with the development and sales of additional locations through the advancement of our franchise and territorial rights program.
+Added: Our menu includes grilled
+Added: paninis including an Italian style Panini, sausage, beef, sliced pork, or chicken topped with quality natural “sott’olio”
+Added: (grilled and marinated vegetable) products at prices ranging from $5.95 to $7.95.
+Added: We also offer deli paninis including fresh cheese Panini,
+Added: prosciutto, salami, capocollo, bresaola, and turkey panini’s ranging in price from $5.95 to $7.95.
+Added: All our panini’s include
+Added: lettuce, tomato, and one choice of cheese and three choices of marinated vegetables, or three choices of grilled vegetables.
+Added: We also offer desserts
+Added: including a Nutella sandwich, a variety of fresh Danish, cannoli, Italian biscotti, sfogliatelle or a corneti, ranging in price from $1.50
+Added: Our breakfast menu is served all day We also have a full coffee and tea favorites, including espresso, cappuccino, and other
+Added: coffee drinks, soft drinks, bottled water, and juices, as well as various flavors of granite (ices).
+Added: Our vision is to transport
+Added: true authentic and rustic taste from the provinces of Italy through our menu items.
+Added: We intend to offer products that will cater to all
+Added: diets, including gluten-free diets and emphasize fresh products with no preservatives.
+Added: All our sott’olio and
+Added: coffee products are made in Italy.
+Added: Our management is in constant communication with our product manufacturers and search for high quality
+Added: and authentic products from different regions from Southern Italy including Sicily, Calabria, Puglia, Napoli, Potenza, and Toscana.
+Added: freshness and quality, our representatives work closely with local farmers and ranchers for all meats and fresh vegetables.
+Added: All our products
+Added: (Protected Designation of Origin) certified and defined in the European Commission Regulations.
Quick Service Restaurants
−Removed: Our initial restaurant is located at 3146 NE 9 th Street
−Removed: in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
−Removed: This location is across the street from an Atlantic Ocean public beach and consists of approximately 1,000
−Removed: square feet of a retail restaurant with seating for up to 25 guests.
−Removed: Subsequently, we opened three additional similar restaurants, all
−Removed: in Southern Florida.
−Removed: Except for the Fort Lauderdale location, all of our restaurant
−Removed: locations arose out of a relationship we established with Wyndham Vacation Ownership, Inc., which operates timeshare apartment complexes.
−Removed: Of our three restaurants, two are located in Wyndham timeshare resort properties where they are the only restaurants on site.
−Removed: agreements provide for our restaurants to provide room service that can be charged to the customer’s room, as well as an opportunity
−Removed: to provide food and beverage service to various sales, orientations, marketing, and owner events held by Wyndham regularly on these properties.
−Removed: Wyndham remits payments for these services bi-weekly and charges us with a 5% administrative fee for processing costs.
−Removed: Each location is managed by one senior employee/manager and individually
−Removed: assessed based on foot traffic, seasonality, and other demographic factors.
−Removed: locations abide by the standards and rules set forth
−Removed: by the State of Florida Department of Health, and our Italian location abides by the standards and rules set forth by Italy’s Ministry
−Removed: of Health and the Puglia (Apulia) region’s legislative/administrative authority.
−Removed: Michele Di Turi, our CEO, possesses the Certified
−Removed: Food Manager accreditation and has the proper authority to provide necessary food safety courses.
+Added: Our initial and the only
+Added: operating restaurant as of the date of this Annual Report is located at 3146 NE 9th Street in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
+Added: This location
+Added: is across the street from an Atlantic Ocean public beach and consists of approximately 1,000 square feet of a retail restaurant with seating
+Added: for up to 25 guests.
+Added: This location is managed by one senior employee/manager and individually assessed based on foot traffic, seasonality,
+Added: and other demographic factors and abide by the standards and rules set forth by the State of Florida Department of Health, and our Italian
+Added: location abides by the standards and rules set forth by Italy’s Ministry of Health and the Puglia (Apulia) region’s legislative/administrative
+Added: Michele Di Turi, our co-Chief Executive Officer, possesses the Certified Food Manager accreditation and has the proper authority
+Added: to provide necessary food safety courses.
+Added: The Company also opened
+Added: in 2016 three additional restaurants, located in various Wyndham Hotel properties in the Pompano Beach, Florida area, but these restaurants
+Added: are no longer operational (in December 2017, the Company vacated one of its restaurants due to a hurricane;
+Added: in June 2021, the Company
+Added: consolidated its two Wyndham restaurants into one location to become more efficient, and in May 2023, the Company made the decision not
+Added: to renew a lease in Wyndham Palm Aire location and to close its operations there.
+Added: In October 2019, the
+Added: Company opened its European location in Ceglie del Campo, Bari, Italy but closed it in April 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
+Added: Such location
+Added: was intended to serve as the distribution center for products for European locations, as well as to be used as a training facility for
+Added: European franchises.
+Added: However, this initiative has been severely curtailed due to the onset and lingering impact of Covid-19 in Europe.
+Added: This location was permanently closed on December 31, 2023.
Restaurant Franchising
−Removed: In addition to opening our company-owned restaurants,
−Removed: we are engaged in franchising our restaurant concept so that we can build market share and brand awareness.
−Removed: In May 2017, we completed
−Removed: our National Franchise License which permits us to sell franchises in all of the states in the United States except for New York, Virginia,
−Removed: and Maryland which we intend to add at later dates if sufficient demand exists.
−Removed: On June 23, 2017, we completed the sale of our initial
−Removed: two Florida franchises at a price of $15,000 per location.
+Added: We are also engaged in
+Added: franchising our restaurant concept so that we can build market share and brand awareness.
+Added: In May 2017, we completed our National Franchise
+Added: License which permits us to sell franchises in all of the states in the United States except for New York, Virginia, and Maryland which
+Added: we intend to add at later dates if sufficient demand exists.
+Added: On June 23, 2017, we completed the sale of our initial two Florida franchises
+Added: at a price of $15,000 per location.
These locations are set to be developed at a later date.
−Removed: In June 2021 and November
−Removed: 2021 the Company opened its first two franchise locations in Chino, California and Montreal, Canada, respectively.
−Removed: Due to the onset of
−Removed: Covid-19 the Company has temporarily waived any franchise fees at both locations so that the franchisees could establish operations at
−Removed: each of those locations.
−Removed: In June 2020, the Company entered into the Development Agreement pursuant to which it granted
−Removed: development rights to Demasar to open and operate up to 100 restaurants in Canada.
−Removed: Demasar will be taking the lead for franchise expansion
−Removed: and assisting in the Canadian brand building for the Kisses From Italy brand.
−Removed: Each of our franchise restaurants are required to conform to a
−Removed: standard of interior design, featuring a distinctive and comfortable Italian décor.
−Removed: Our prior approval is required for each specific
−Removed: location of a proposed franchise restaurant, which includes a requirement that the same be in a clearly identifiable commercial location
−Removed: built out in accordance with our standards.
−Removed: Franchisees are also required to satisfactorily complete training and purchase certain equipment
−Removed: and supplies from us and other approved suppliers.
−Removed: We also require the purchase of a point-of-sale system and data polling services from
−Removed: a specified supplier and a computer system that meets established system standards.
−Removed: Franchisees will be required to purchase approximately 90% to 95% of their supplies and
−Removed: food inventory either directly from us, or from approved suppliers.
−Removed: We attempt to negotiate system-wide volume discounts and/or rebates
−Removed: for our franchisees from approved suppliers and if successful, pass such discounts and/or rebates on to franchisees based on the volume
−Removed: of their purchases from the suppliers providing the discounts.
−Removed: Our franchise agreement with franchisees also requires our franchisee to pay royalties of
−Removed: 9% of gross sales, which are defined to be total actual charges for all products (food and non-food) and services, such as catering and
−Removed: delivery, sold to customers, exclusive of taxes, every week.
−Removed: We retain 6% of this royalty and the remaining 3% goes towards a marketing
−Removed: The marketing fund is broken down in two parts, 2% for local marketing and 1% for national marketing.
−Removed: We anticipate that until national
−Removed: coverage is warranted, local and/or regional marketing campaigns will be implemented.
−Removed: We also require that our franchisee enter into a collateral assignment and assumption of
−Removed: lease through which we are granted a security interest in all of the furniture, removable trade fixtures, inventory, licenses, and supplies
−Removed: located in the restaurant as collateral for (1) the payment of any obligation owed to us, (2) any default or breach under the terms of
−Removed: the lease, and (3) any default or breach of any of the terms and provisions of the franchise agreement.
−Removed: In the event of a breach of or
−Removed: default under the lease or payment by a franchisee as a result of a breach or default, we may be entitled to possession of the restaurant
−Removed: and all of our rights, title, and interest in and to the lease.
−Removed: We also enter into a conditional assignment of telephone numbers and listings
−Removed: that assigns us telephone numbers and directory listings upon termination or expiration of a franchise relationship.
−Removed: The initial term of a franchise agreement is ten years, with a renewal provision of between 2-5 years on the
−Removed: terms and conditions of the franchise agreement so long as there has been substantial compliance with the franchise agreement and pay
−Removed: a to-be-determined fee for each renewal.
−Removed: Franchisees are also required to replace any franchise that terminates or expires or any
−Removed: restaurant that closes within the territory if necessary, to maintain the number of our named restaurants required in the development
−Removed: If a franchisee fails to meet the development schedule, we have the right to terminate the franchise agreement or adjust that
−Removed: territory to eliminate any state in the territory where they have not achieved the minimum number of restaurants required for that state.
−Removed: We are required to perform the following services:
−Removed: Solicitation of new franchise owners - Actively and continuously
−Removed: market and promote through advertising and solicit prospective franchise owners in their territory according to an annual plan and
−Removed: budget that a franchisee develops and submits for our approval.
−Removed: Site selection, leasing, and build-out - Consult and advise franchise owners with
−Removed: site selection and lease negotiation of the restaurants.
−Removed: Develop and maintain relationships with landlords for purposes of obtaining
−Removed: sites for restaurants and coordinating efforts with franchise owners to lease such sites.
−Removed: Develop relationships with landlords, contractors,
−Removed: equipment suppliers, and service providers in the territory and assist in the supervision of the build-out for the restaurants in
−Removed: our territory.
−Removed: Training - Provide all initial training to the franchise
−Removed: owners, as well as supplemental and refresher training at our training restaurant.
−Removed: Schedule and coordinate all training of all franchise
−Removed: owners with our required mode of operations.
−Removed: Opening assistance - Provide grand opening support, including
−Removed: coordinating marketing with local television, radio, newspapers, and trade publications.
−Removed: Provide franchise owners with supervisory
−Removed: assistance and guidance in connection with the opening and initial operations of their restaurants.
−Removed: Provide pre-opening and post-opening
−Removed: assistance for each new restaurant.
−Removed: Monitoring, audit, and inspection - Be responsible for
−Removed: at least monthly monitoring of the operation of their restaurants, including monitoring and reporting of the sales volume and
−Removed: other data as determined from time to time.
−Removed: Monitor and communicate to our franchisee the marketing efforts of our restaurants.
−Removed: or assist franchisees with inspecting or auditing restaurants and their owners, with visits no less than monthly and in-depth reports
−Removed: at least quarterly.
−Removed: Vendors and suppliers - Notify vendors and, if necessary, locate new vendors for
−Removed: the franchises and coordinate distribution and purchasing programs.
−Removed: Assist franchisees in developing programs for suppliers and distributors
−Removed: of approved products.
−Removed: Maintain positive relationships and evaluate additional incentive programs and marketing programs from approved
−Removed: and preferred suppliers, vendors, and other designated parties.
−Removed: Continuing assistance to franchise owners - Provide continuing
−Removed: operating assistance and assist in facilitating transfers and renewals of franchises.
−Removed: Assist franchise owners during transfers of
−Removed: their franchises or restaurants.
−Removed: We also require our franchisees to maintain certain staffing levels.
−Removed: For the first development
−Removed: year, we require each location to have 2 corporate employees, increasing to 3 in the fifth development year.
−Removed: If a franchisee fails to perform services and we need to assume such tasks, we require that
−Removed: they pay us an amount equal to 125% of the expenditures incurred by us.
−Removed: and we have the right to terminate the agreement after notice
−Removed: of a 30-day cure period.
−Removed: Each franchisee must refer all inquiries for franchises in their territory to us.
−Removed: the terms of an Area Representative Agreement, we have the sole right to grant franchises in all our unsold territories, terminate a franchise
−Removed: agreement, and approve site selections, leases, and other franchise real estate transactions.
−Removed: Franchise Marketing
−Removed: Our marketing strategy for establishing multi-unit franchises is to contact individuals
−Removed: or entities that have previously developed franchises in other concepts.
−Removed: This strategy allows us to find people with the proper knowledge,
−Removed: experience, and financial resources to develop a successful franchise operation in a timely fashion.
−Removed: We seek individuals or groups with the skills and financial strength to operate multi-unit
−Removed: franchise organizations within specific geographic territories.
−Removed: We anticipate that a franchise territory will consist of areas that
−Removed: are either cities or counties depending on population.
−Removed: We seek to identify people with considerable experience in the management of food
−Removed: service venues who also have sufficient start-up capital to open several of our restaurants.
−Removed: We have entered into discussions with several
−Removed: possible franchise owners, however.
−Removed: we currently have no franchise agreements.
−Removed: We will consider the skills and investment capital that each potential multiple franchise
−Removed: owner presents to determine the size and nature of the territory and the minimum number of our restaurants that the franchise owner will
−Removed: be required to maintain in the territory in order keep the exclusive rights to that territory.
−Removed: We will review the demographics of each
−Removed: proposed location to consider the appropriate number of restaurants in each area based upon population and other factors including per
−Removed: capita income and then set the minimum number of restaurants at half the amount.
−Removed: Franchisees will not be restricted from opening additional
−Removed: restaurants beyond the minimum for their territory.
−Removed: We have not yet generated revenue from the sourcing of franchises and there are no
−Removed: assurances we will ever generate revenues from this business concept.
−Removed: Commissary System
−Removed: We plan to develop centralized commissary facilities that will serve all of the restaurants
−Removed: that we own in a given region.
−Removed: We believe that a commissary that serves a region of restaurants will improve efficiency and consistency
−Removed: for the restaurant concept.
−Removed: We also believe that a commissary system will allow our restaurants to be approximately 500 square feet smaller
−Removed: than they would otherwise be.
−Removed: We plan to build commissaries in areas with lower rent.
−Removed: In this manner, we plan to save the difference between
−Removed: the 500 fewer square feet that retail rental space would cost and the commissary’s costs located in a lower-rent area.
−Removed: Our commissary
−Removed: will have storage space for paper products as well as walk-in coolers to store food.
−Removed: Food preparation for sauces, salad dressings, and
−Removed: other base ingredients will be done in the commissary “clean room” and then delivered to local restaurants daily.
−Removed: central food preparation of sauces and base ingredients will maintain the consistency of our restaurants’ products and possibly
−Removed: reduce labor costs.
−Removed: Restaurant Advertising
−Removed: Our advertising has and will consist primarily of newspaper print ads, direct mailing efforts
−Removed: and also through social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and other social media outlets.
+Added: In June 2021 and November 2021, the Company
+Added: opened its first two franchise locations in Chino, California and Montreal, Canada, respectively.
+Added: Due to the difficulty of opening new
+Added: retail food establishments with proper levels of staffing, and ongoing inflationary pressures and supply chain constraints due to COVID,
+Added: the Chino, California location was unable to generate profitable operations and was closed as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: As the economic environment
+Added: in Quebec, Canada continued its decline, the Montreal location assets were sold to a non-franchisee third party.
+Added: During the time these
+Added: locations were open, the Company did not generate any franchising fees.
+Added: In June 2020, the Company
+Added: entered into the Development Agreement pursuant to which it granted development rights to Demasar to open and operate up to 100 restaurants
+Added: Demasar will be taking the lead for franchise expansion and assisting in the Canadian brand building for the Kisses From Italy
+Added: Each of our franchise
+Added: restaurants are required to conform to a standard of interior design, featuring a distinctive and comfortable Italian décor.
+Added: prior approval is required for each specific location of a proposed franchise restaurant, which includes a requirement that the same be
+Added: in a clearly identifiable commercial location built out in accordance with our standards.
+Added: Franchisees are also required to satisfactorily
+Added: complete training and purchase certain equipment and supplies from us and other approved suppliers.
+Added: We also require the purchase of a
+Added: point-of-sale system and data polling services from a specified supplier and a computer system that meets established system standards.
+Added: Franchisees will be required
+Added: to purchase approximately 90% to 95% of their supplies and food inventory either directly from us, or from approved suppliers.
+Added: to negotiate system-wide volume discounts and/or rebates for our franchisees from approved suppliers and if successful, pass such discounts
+Added: and/or rebates on to franchisees based on the volume of their purchases from the suppliers providing the discounts.
+Added: Our franchise agreement
+Added: with franchisees also requires our franchisee to pay royalties of 9% of gross sales, which are defined to be total actual charges for
+Added: all products (food and non-food) and services, such as catering and delivery, sold to customers, exclusive of taxes, every week.
+Added: 6% of this royalty and the remaining 3% goes towards a marketing fund.
+Added: The marketing fund is broken down in two parts, 2% for local marketing
+Added: and 1% for national marketing.
+Added: We anticipate that until national coverage is warranted, local and/or regional marketing campaigns will
+Added: be implemented.
+Added: We also require that
+Added: our franchisee enter into a collateral assignment and assumption of lease through which we are granted a security interest in all of the
+Added: furniture, removable trade fixtures, inventory, licenses, and supplies located in the restaurant as collateral for (1) the payment of
+Added: any obligation owed to us, (2) any default or breach under the terms of the lease, and (3) any default or breach of any of the terms and
+Added: provisions of the franchise agreement.
+Added: In the event of a breach of or default under the lease or payment by a franchisee as a result of
+Added: a breach or default, we may be entitled to possession of the restaurant and all of our rights, title, and interest in and to the lease.
+Added: We also enter into a conditional assignment of telephone numbers and listings that assigns us telephone numbers and directory listings
+Added: upon termination or expiration of a franchise relationship.
+Added: The initial term of a
+Added: franchise agreement is ten years, with a renewal provision of between 2-5 years on the terms and conditions of the franchise agreement
+Added: so long as there has been substantial compliance with the franchise agreement and pay a to-be-determined fee for each renewal.
+Added: Franchisees are also
+Added: required to replace any franchise that terminates or expires or any restaurant that closes within the territory if necessary, to maintain
+Added: the number of our named restaurants required in the development schedule.
+Added: If a franchisee fails to meet the development schedule, we have
+Added: the right to terminate the franchise agreement or adjust that territory to eliminate any state in the territory where they have not achieved
+Added: the minimum number of restaurants required for that state.
+Added: We are required to perform
+Added: the following services:
+Added: · Solicitation of new franchise owners - Actively and continuously market and promote through advertising
+Added: and solicit prospective franchise owners in their territory according to an annual plan and budget that a franchisee develops and submits
+Added: for our approval.
+Added: · Site selection, leasing, and build-out - Consult and advise franchise owners with site selection
+Added: and lease negotiation of the restaurants.
+Added: Develop and maintain relationships with landlords for purposes of obtaining sites for restaurants
+Added: and coordinating efforts with franchise owners to lease such sites.
+Added: Develop relationships with landlords, contractors, equipment suppliers,
+Added: and service providers in the territory and assist in the supervision of the build-out for the restaurants in our territory.
+Added: · Training - Provide all initial training to the franchise owners, as well as supplemental and refresher
+Added: training at our training restaurant.
+Added: Schedule and coordinate all training of all franchise owners with our required mode of operations.
+Added: · Opening assistance - Provide grand opening support, including coordinating marketing with local
+Added: television, radio, newspapers, and trade publications.
+Added: Provide franchise owners with supervisory assistance and guidance in connection
+Added: with the opening and initial operations of their restaurants.
+Added: Provide pre-opening and post-opening assistance for each new restaurant.
+Added: · Monitoring, audit, and inspection - Monthly monitoring of the operation of their restaurants, including
+Added: monitoring and reporting of the sales volume and other data as determined from time to time.
+Added: Monitor and communicate to our franchisee
+Added: the marketing efforts of our restaurants.
+Added: Conduct or assist franchisees with inspecting or auditing restaurants and their owners, with
+Added: visits no less than monthly and in-depth reports at least quarterly.
+Added: · Vendors and suppliers - Notify vendors and, if necessary, locate new vendors for the franchises
+Added: and coordinate distribution and purchasing programs.
+Added: Assist franchisees in developing programs for suppliers and distributors of approved
+Added: Maintain positive relationships and evaluate additional incentive programs and marketing programs from approved and preferred
+Added: suppliers, vendors, and other designated parties.
+Added: · Continuing assistance to franchise owners - Provide continuing operating assistance and assist
+Added: in facilitating transfers and renewals of franchises.
+Added: We also require our franchisees
+Added: to maintain certain staffing levels.
+Added: For the first development year, we require each location to have 2 corporate employees, increasing
+Added: to 3 in the fifth development year.
+Added: If a franchisee fails
+Added: to perform services and we need to assume such tasks, we require that they pay us an amount equal to 125% of the expenditures incurred
+Added: by us, and we have the right to terminate the agreement after notice of a 30-day cure period.
+Added: Each franchisee must
+Added: refer all inquiries for franchises in their territory to us.
+Added: Under the terms of an Area Representative Agreement, we have the sole right
+Added: to grant franchises in all of our unsold territories, terminate a franchise agreement, and approve site selections, leases, and other
+Added: franchise real estate transactions.
+Added: marketing strategy for establishing multi-unit franchises is to contact individuals or entities that have previously developed franchises
+Added: in other concepts.
+Added: This strategy allows us to find people with the proper knowledge, experience, and financial resources to develop a
+Added: successful franchise operation in a timely fashion.
+Added: We seek individuals or
+Added: groups with the skills and financial strength to operate multi-unit franchise organizations within specific geographic territories.
+Added: We anticipate that a franchise territory will consist of areas that are either cities or counties depending on population.
+Added: identify people with considerable experience in the management of food service venues who also have sufficient start-up capital to open
+Added: several of our restaurants.
+Added: We have entered into discussions with several possible franchise owners, however.
+Added: we currently have no franchise
+Added: We will consider the
+Added: skills and investment capital that each potential multiple franchise owner presents to determine the size and nature of the territory
+Added: and the minimum number of our restaurants that the franchise owner will be required to maintain in the territory in order keep the exclusive
+Added: rights to that territory.
+Added: We will review the demographics of each proposed location to consider the appropriate number of restaurants
+Added: in each area based upon population and other factors including per capita income and then set the minimum number of restaurants at half
+Added: Franchisees will not be restricted from opening additional restaurants beyond the minimum for their territory.
+Added: yet generated revenue from the sourcing of franchises and there are no assurances we will ever generate revenues from this business concept.
+Added: We plan to develop centralized
+Added: commissary facilities that will serve all of the restaurants that we own in a given region.
+Added: We believe that a commissary that serves a
+Added: region of restaurants will improve efficiency and consistency for the restaurant concept.
+Added: We also believe that a commissary system will
+Added: allow our restaurants to be approximately 500 square feet smaller than they would otherwise be.
+Added: We plan to build commissaries in areas
+Added: with lower rent.
+Added: In this manner, we plan to save the difference between the 500 fewer square feet that retail rental space would cost
+Added: and the commissary’s costs located in a lower-rent area.
+Added: Our commissary will have storage space for paper products as well as walk-in
+Added: coolers to store food.
+Added: Food preparation for sauces, salad dressings, and other base ingredients will be done in the commissary “clean
+Added: room” and then delivered to local restaurants daily.
+Added: We believe central food preparation of sauces and base ingredients will maintain
+Added: the consistency of our restaurants’ products and possibly reduce labor costs.
+Added: Our advertising has and
+Added: will consist primarily of newspaper print ads, direct mailing efforts and also through social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and
+Added: other social media outlets.
We also participated in other forms of advertising.
−Removed: For example, we intend to use an airplane to advertise our Kisses banner to the Fort Lauderdale beach crowd, offering promotional free
−Removed: coffee and T-shirts.
−Removed: Our ads will contain a coupon for a free coffee with the purchase of any meal item.
−Removed: As we open restaurants in new markets we plan to duplicate the advertising effort we employed
−Removed: in Fort Lauderdale and to spend initially approximately 2% to 3% of monthly revenue for local advertising on a per company-owned restaurant
−Removed: Since we plan to build multiple restaurants simultaneously within a specific geographic region, we believe our advertising cost
−Removed: as a percentage of revenue will decrease as we increase the number of restaurants within a region.
−Removed: There are no assurances we will successfully
−Removed: open multiple restaurants in the future.
−Removed: We currently employ 8 full-time persons, plus our officers.
−Removed: We do not have any part-time
−Removed: Our employees work at will and are not represented by a collective bargaining unit.
−Removed: We believe our relationship with our employees
−Removed: is excellent in most cases.
−Removed: We require all our employees and consultants to sign a confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement.
−Removed: relies on our ability to hire additional employees, particularly on the local sales side.
−Removed: We believe there are numerous quality people
−Removed: to choose from throughout our area of targeted expansion.
−Removed: As we grow we anticipate we will require a franchise director and a Chief Financial Officer/Controller,
−Removed: as well as various administrative support personnel.
−Removed: The fast-food segment of the restaurant industry is highly competitive and fragmented.
−Removed: addition, fast food restaurants compete against other segments of the restaurant industry, including fast-casual restaurants and casual
−Removed: dining restaurants.
−Removed: The number, size, and strength of our competitors vary by region.
−Removed: Our competitors also compete based on a number of
−Removed: factors, including taste, the speed of service, value, name recognition, restaurant location, and customer service.
−Removed: The restaurant industry is often affected by changes in consumer tastes;
−Removed: national, regional,
−Removed: or local economic conditions;
+Added: For example, we intend to use an airplane to advertise
+Added: our Kisses banner to the Fort Lauderdale beach crowd, offering promotional free coffee and T-shirts.
+Added: Our ads will contain a coupon for
+Added: a free coffee with the purchase of any meal item.
+Added: As we open restaurants
+Added: in new markets we plan to duplicate the advertising effort we employed in Fort Lauderdale and to spend initially approximately 2% to 3%
+Added: of monthly revenue for local advertising on a per company-owned restaurant basis.
+Added: Since we plan to build multiple restaurants simultaneously
+Added: within a specific geographic region, we believe our advertising cost as a percentage of revenue will decrease as we increase the number
+Added: of restaurants within a region.
+Added: There are no assurances we will successfully open multiple restaurants in the future.
+Added: The fast-food segment
+Added: of the restaurant industry is highly competitive and fragmented.
+Added: In addition, fast food restaurants compete against other segments of
+Added: the restaurant industry, including fast-casual restaurants and casual dining restaurants.
+Added: The number, size, and strength of our competitors
+Added: vary by region.
+Added: Our competitors also compete based on a number of factors, including taste, the speed of service, value, name recognition,
+Added: restaurant location, and customer service.
+Added: The restaurant industry
+Added: is often affected by changes in consumer tastes;
+Added: national, regional, or local economic conditions;
currency fluctuations;
−Removed: demographic trends;
traffic patterns;
−Removed: the type, number, and location of competing
−Removed: food retailers and products;
+Added: the type, number, and location of competing food retailers and products;
and disposable purchasing power.
−Removed: Our restaurant concept is expected to compete with international, national,
−Removed: and regional restaurant chains as well as locally-owned restaurants.
−Removed: We will compete not only for customers, but also for management and
−Removed: hourly personnel, suitable real estate sites, and qualified franchisees.
−Removed: We believe that each of the following restaurants may provide competition to our proposed
−Removed: restaurants because they all are franchise operations that sell sandwiches and coffee:
+Added: restaurant concept is expected to compete with international, national, and regional restaurant chains as well as locally-owned restaurants.
+Added: We will compete not only for customers, but also for management and hourly personnel, suitable real estate sites, and qualified franchisees.
+Added: We believe that each
+Added: of the following restaurants may provide competition to our restaurants because they are franchise operations that sell sandwiches and
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Miami Subs Grill
−Removed: Of the above-listed restaurants, all are larger and have significantly greater financial
−Removed: resources than we currently have available.
−Removed: Government Regulations
−Removed: We are subject to various federal, state, and local laws affecting our business.
−Removed: Our restaurants
−Removed: must comply with licensing and regulation by a number of governmental authorities, which include health, sanitation, safety, and fire
−Removed: agencies in the state or municipality in which the restaurant is located.
−Removed: In addition, we must comply with various state laws that regulate
−Removed: the franchisor/franchisee relationship.
−Removed: We are also subject to federal and state laws governing employment and pay practices, overtime,
−Removed: tip credits, and working conditions.
−Removed: The bulk of our employees are paid on an hourly basis at rates related to the federal and state minimum
−Removed: We are also subject to federal and state child labor laws which, among other things, prohibit
−Removed: the use of certain “hazardous equipment” by employees 18 years of age or younger.
−Removed: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act,
−Removed: we could be required to expend funds to modify our restaurants to better provide service to, or make reasonable accommodation for the
−Removed: employment of disabled persons.
−Removed: We continue to monitor our facilities for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in order
−Removed: to conform to its requirements.
−Removed: We believe future expenditures for such compliance would not have a material adverse effect on our operations.
−Removed: As a potential franchisor, we will be soliciting prospects for franchises and are subject
−Removed: to federal and state laws pertaining to franchising.
−Removed: These laws require that certain information be provided to franchise prospects at
−Removed: certain times and regulate what can be said and done during the offering process.
−Removed: Some states require the franchise offering circular
−Removed: to be registered and renewed on an annual basis.
−Removed: Trademarks and Patents
−Removed: We have applied for and received a registered trademark of our logo in Italy, No.
+Added: Of the above-listed restaurants,
+Added: all are larger and have significantly greater financial resources than we currently have available.
+Added: We are subject to various
+Added: federal, state, and local laws affecting our business.
+Added: Our restaurants must comply with licensing and regulation by a number of governmental
+Added: authorities, which include health, sanitation, safety, and fire agencies in the state or municipality in which the restaurant is located.
+Added: In addition, we must comply with various state laws that regulate the franchisor/franchisee relationship.
+Added: We are also subject to
+Added: federal and state laws governing employment and pay practices, overtime, tip credits, and working conditions.
+Added: The bulk of our employees
+Added: are paid on an hourly basis at rates related to the federal and state minimum wages.
+Added: In addition, we are subject
+Added: to federal and state child labor laws which, among other things, prohibit the use of certain “hazardous equipment” by employees
+Added: 18 years of age or younger.
+Added: Our facilities must comply
+Added: with the applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA") and related state accessibility statutes.
+Added: Under the ADA and related state laws, we must provide equivalent service to disabled persons and make reasonable accommodation for their
+Added: In addition, when constructing or undertaking remodeling of our restaurants, we must make those facilities accessible.
+Added: the ADA, we could be required to expend funds to modify our restaurants to better provide service to or make reasonable accommodation
+Added: for the employment of disabled persons.
+Added: We continue to monitor our facilities for compliance with the ADA in order to conform to its requirements.
+Added: We believe future expenditure for such compliance would not have a material adverse effect on our operations.
+Added: As a franchisor, we will
+Added: be soliciting prospects for franchises and are subject to federal and state laws pertaining to franchising.
+Added: These laws require that certain
+Added: information be provided to franchise prospects at certain times and regulate what can be said and done during the offering process.
+Added: states require the franchise offering circular to be registered and renewed on an annual basis.
+Added: We are subject to laws relating to information
+Added: security, privacy, cashless payments and consumer credit protection and fraud.
+Added: An increasing number of governments and industry groups
+Added: worldwide have established data privacy laws and standards for the protection of personal information, including social security numbers,
+Added: financial information (including credit and debit card numbers) and health information.
+Added: We have applied for and
+Added: received a registered trademark of our logo in Italy, No.
This trademark expires in September 2029.
−Removed: We have also obtained the registered trademark of our logo in the United States (the United
−Removed: States Patent and Trademark Office) Serial No.
−Removed: This trademark expires in August 2026.
−Removed: Both trademarks are subject to automatic
−Removed: renewal if the Company pays the renewal fees.
−Removed: We are a smaller reporting company and not required to include this disclosure in this Report.
−Removed: UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
+Added: We have also obtained
+Added: the registered trademark of our logo in the United States (the United States Patent and Trademark Office) Serial No.
+Added: This trademark
+Added: expires in August 2026.
+Added: Both trademarks are subject to automatic renewal upon payment of renewal fees.
+Added: The 2023 National Restaurant
+Added: Association State of the Restaurant Industry report examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy,
+Added: operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead.
+Added: The report is an authoritative
+Added: look at the industry and its opportunities based on a range of national surveys of restaurant owners, operators, chefs, and consumers.
+Added: Key findings illustrating
+Added: the industry’s economic conditions include:
+Added: Growth will continue:
+Added: The foodservice industry is forecast to reach $997 billion in sales in 2023, driven in part by higher menu prices;
+Added: Industry help wanted:
+Added: The foodservice industry workforce is projected to grow by 500,000 jobs, for total industry employment of 15.5 million by the end of 2023;
+Added: Building on a Solid Foundation:
+Added: For 70% of operators, business conditions have settled into or are on the path to their new version of normal;
+Added: Consumers want restaurant experiences:
+Added: 84% of consumers say going out to a restaurant with family and friends is a better use of their leisure time than cooking and cleaning up;
+Added: Rising costs create challenges:
+Added: 92% of operators say the cost of food is a significant issue for their restaurant.
+Added: Competition is heating up:
+Added: In 2023, 47% of operators expect competition to be more intense than last year.
+Added: “The restaurant
+Added: and foodservice industry is fueling the American economy.
+Added: Our hiring rate and wage increases are outpacing the overall private sector,
+Added: and this year our industry will contribute nearly $1 trillion to the economy,” said Michelle Korsmo, president & CEO of the
+Added: National Restaurant Association.
+Added: “The 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report offers an in-depth analysis of what’s driving
+Added: this growth and the tremendous opportunities for restaurant owners, operators, and team members who want to grow their businesses and
+Added: expand their careers.”
+Added: Pandemic Pivots become
+Added: The temporary “pivots”
+Added: developed during the pandemic — expanded delivery services, outdoor dining options, to-go alcohol offerings, and investments in
+Added: technology — are the foundation of the industry’s “new normal.” At least 4 in 10 operators in each of the three
+Added: limited-service segments — quick service, fast casual, and coffee and snack — believe the addition of drive-thru lanes will
+Added: become more common in 2023.
+Added: For others, outdoor dining and alcohol-to-go are becoming table stakes.
+Added: Across all six major segments, more
+Added: than 9 in 10 operators plan to continue offering outdoor seating and the same number of operators are also likely to continue offering
+Added: alcohol-to-go, if their jurisdiction allows it.
+Added: Despite widespread investment
+Added: in technology in the last few years, the restaurant industry is still far from becoming a tech-centric sector.
+Added: Most operators still consider
+Added: their use of technology as mainstream rather than leading edge.
+Added: In 2023, many operators
+Added: want to keep moving toward the edge, with more than 4 in 10 planning investments in equipment or technology to increase front- and back-of-the-house
+Added: productivity.
+Added: These investments are anticipated mostly in the order and payment space, rather than automated systems or robots that prepare
+Added: and serve food.
+Added: Other operational takeaways include:
+Added: Among fine-dining restaurants
+Added: that offered delivery during the pandemic, 79% added it for the first time;
+Added: 8 in 10 of those plan to continue.
+Added: Two-thirds of adults
+Added: say they’re more likely to order takeout food from a restaurant than they were before the pandemic.
+Added: Off-premises-only locations
+Added: are expected to grow in popularity;
+Added: more than 4 in 10 limited-service operators think they will be more common this year.
+Added: 69% of adults say they
+Added: like the option to dine outside.
+Added: An Industry of Opportunity
+Added: The restaurant and foodservice
+Added: industry added 2.8 million jobs over the past 24 months, bringing the industry total to 15 million at the end of 2022;
+Added: however, the foodservice
+Added: industry remains 400,000 jobs below pre-pandemic levels.
+Added: Most restaurant operators
+Added: will be actively looking to boost staffing levels in 2023, while carefully balancing staffing needs with business conditions.
+Added: percent of operators say they’ll likely hire additional employees during the next 6–12 months if qualified applicants are
+Added: Key figures on the restaurant workforce include:
+Added: Between 2023 and 2030,
+Added: the foodservice industry is projected to add an average of roughly 150,000 jobs a year, with total staffing levels projected to reach
+Added: 16.5 million by 2030.
+Added: Only 1 in 10 operators
+Added: think recruiting and retaining employees will be easier in 2023 than it was in 2022.
+Added: The restaurant industry
+Added: has long been the primary training ground for new entrants to the workforce and in 2022, nearly a quarter of jobs were filled by first-time
+Added: 58% of operators say
+Added: using tech and automation to alleviate labor shortages will become more common in their segment in 2023;
+Added: however, technology is generally
+Added: complementary to human labor and primarily intended to enhance rather than replace workers in the restaurant industry.
+Added: Flexibility to Accommodate
+Added: Rising Food Costs and All-Hours Dining
+Added: Demand for restaurant
+Added: experiences remains strong among consumers who are hungry to connect over shared meals.
+Added: Operators are taking creative cost-saving approaches
+Added: to temper elevated expenses, including food, labor, occupancy, and utilities, by streamlining their menus.
+Added: With the rise of remote work
+Added: blurring traditional meal times, operators are focusing on new opportunities to entice customers at all hours with engaging offerings,
+Added: including off-hours or slow-day value deals, flexible pricing, multi-course meal bundles, meal kits and subscriptions, apparel, and more.
+Added: Meanwhile, many operators plan to add to their menus more healthier and nutritious meal options, eco-friendly items, and dishes tailored
+Added: to takeout in 2023.
+Added: Key data points on food and beverage trends include:
+Added: 93% of operators say
+Added: their restaurant’s total food costs are higher than they were in 2019.
+Added: A majority of operators
+Added: across all segments expect to keep their menus in 2023 similar in size to last year.
+Added: 69% of adults say they
+Added: are likely to purchase a meal kit (measured ingredients with cooking instructions), including more than 8 in 10 Gen Z adults and millennials.
+Added: Eco-friendly business
+Added: practices continue to draw consumers, especially millennials.
+Added: “As the restaurant
+Added: industry adapts to a new normal, operators’ ability to be flexible and diversify their operations is essential to thriving,”
+Added: said Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of Research for the National Restaurant Association.
+Added: “With profitability under pressure,
+Added: operators are launching new business models within the industry, re-engineering current concepts, and allocating more space to off-premises
+Added: business in order to satisfy customers in 2023.”
+Added: We currently have 3 full-time
+Added: Our officers and directors are not employees of the Company, but they are performing services for the Company.
+Added: We do not have
+Added: any part-time employees.
+Added: Our employees work at will and are not represented by a collective bargaining unit.
+Added: We believe our relationship
+Added: with our employees is excellent in most cases.
+Added: We require all our employees and consultants to sign a confidentiality and non-disclosure
+Added: Our success relies on our ability to hire additional employees, particularly on the local sales side.
+Added: We believe there are
+Added: numerous quality people to choose from throughout our area of targeted expansion.
+Added: We anticipate that once
+Added: we grow, we will require a franchise director and a Chief Financial Officer/Controller, as well as various administrative support personnel.
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