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EX-21 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - U-SWIRL, INC. | exh21.htm |
EX-1.1 - EXH 1-1 UNDERWRITING AGMT - U-SWIRL, INC. | exh1-1.htm |
EX-5.1 - OPINION OF DDCS&H - U-SWIRL, INC. | exh5-1.htm |
EX-4.8 - EXH 4-8 FORM OF REP PURCH WARRANT - U-SWIRL, INC. | exh4-8.htm |
EX-4.7 - EXH 4-7 FORM OF WARRANT - U-SWIRL, INC. | exh4-7.htm |
EX-23.2 - CONSENT OF AUDITOR - U-SWIRL, INC. | exh23-2.htm |
As filed
December 31, 2009
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File No.
333-_______
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM
S-1
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Healthy
Fast Food, Inc.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or
jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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5812
(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification
Code Number)
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43-2092180
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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1075
American Pacific, Suite C
Henderson,
Nevada 89074
(702)
448-5301
(Address, including
zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal
executive offices)
Henry
E. Cartwright, President
Healthy
Fast Food, Inc.
1075
American Pacific, Suite C
Henderson,
Nevada 89074
(702)
448-5301
(Name, address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for
service)
Copies of all
communications to:
Fay
M. Matsukage, Esq.
Dill
Dill Carr Stonbraker & Hutchings, P.C.
455
Sherman Street
Suite
300
Denver,
Colorado 80203
(303)
777-3737; (303) 777-3823 fax
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Mark
A. von Bergen, Esq.
Jason
H. Barker, Esq.
Holland
& Knight LLP
2300
US Bancorp Tower
111
SW Fifth Avenue
Portland,
Oregon 97204
(503)
243-2300; (503) 241-8014 fax
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Approximate date of
proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of
the Registration Statement.
If
any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a
delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933 check the following box: [X]
If
this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same
offering. [ ]
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. [ ]
If
this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the
Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration
statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same
offering. [ ] ________
Indicate by check
mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
[ ]
Non-accelerated filer
[ ]
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Accelerated
filer [ ]
Smaller
reporting company [X]
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title
of each class of securities to be registered
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Amount
to be registered
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Proposed
maximum offering price per unit (1)
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Proposed
maximum aggregate offering price
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Amount
of registration fee
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Units, each
unit consisting of: (2)
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4,255,000
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$1.40
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$5,957,000
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$424.73
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(i)
one share of common stock; and
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4,255,000
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--
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--
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--
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(ii)
one Class C warrant to purchase one share of common stock
(3)
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4,255,000
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--
|
--
|
--
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Representative’s
warrants (3)(4)
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370,000
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--
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--
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--
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Units
issuable upon exercise of the representative’s warrants, each consisting
of:
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370,000
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$1.68
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$621,600
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$44.32
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(i)
one share of common stock; and
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370,000
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--
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--
|
--
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(ii)
one Class C warrant to purchase one share of common stock
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370,000
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--
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--
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--
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Common stock
issuable upon exercise of Class C warrants, including Class C warrants
underlying the representative’s warrants (2)(3)
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4,625,000
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$2.10
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$9,712,500
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$692.50
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Total
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$16,291,100
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$1,161.55
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__________________
(1)
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Estimated
solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee paid
pursuant to Rule 457(g) under the Securities
Act.
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(2)
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Includes
555,000 units which the underwriters have the option to purchase to cover
over-allotments, if any.
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(3)
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Pursuant to
Rule 416 under the Securities Act, there are also being registered hereby
such additional indeterminate number of securities as may become issuable
pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the public warrants and the
representative’s warrants.
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(4)
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In connection
with the sale of the units, the registrant will issue to the
representative of the underwriters warrants to purchase, in the aggregate,
up to 370,000 units.
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The registrant
hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be
necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further
amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall
thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities
Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such
date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may
determine.
The information in
this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We have filed a registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to this offering.
We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer
to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to
Completion, Dated December 31, 2009
PRELIMINARY
PROSPECTUS
3,700,000
Units
Each
unit consisting of one share of common stock
and
one redeemable warrant
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Healthy
Fast Food, Inc.
Healthy Fast Food,
Inc., the parent company of U-Swirl International, Inc., is selling units, each
unit consisting of one share of common stock and one redeemable Class C warrant.
Each Class C warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of our common
stock at a price of $____ [150% of unit price], and will expire on ___________,
2015. The Class C warrants will be exercisable __ days after issuance, and
redeemable at $0.25 per warrant, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, at any time
after the date on which the closing price of the common stock has equaled or
exceeded [200% of the public offering price of the units] for five consecutive
trading days.
Our common stock
and Class A and Class B warrants are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the
symbols “HFFI,” “HFFIW” and “HFFIZ,” respectively. The last sale prices of our
common stock and Class A and Class B warrants on December 28, 2009 were $1.40
per share, $0.13 and $0.05, respectively.
There is presently
no public market for our units or Class C warrants. The common stock and the
Class C warrants underlying the units will be quoted separately 30 days after
the date of this prospectus. We anticipate that the units and Class C warrants
will be quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board.
These
are speculative securities. Investing in the units involves
significant risks. You should purchase these securities only if you
can afford a complete loss of your investment. See “Risk Factors”
beginning on page 7.
NEITHER
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR
ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Per
Unit
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Total
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Initial
public offering price
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$
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$
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Underwriting
discount
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$
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$
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Proceeds to
us, before expenses
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$
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$
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The expenses of this offering will include a
non-accountable expense allowance of 3% of the gross proceeds of this offering
payable to Paulson Investment Company, Inc., the representative of the
underwriters. Additionally, we have granted the underwriters a 45-day
option to purchase up to an additional 555,000 units to cover over-allotments
and have agreed to issue to the representative of the underwriters warrants to
purchase a total of 370,000 units at a price per unit equal to 120% of the
initial offering price of the units, which warrants are exercisable at any time
beginning one year after the date of this prospectus until the fifth anniversary
of the date of this prospectus.
Paulson
Investment Company, Inc.
___________________
The date of this prospectus is
____________, 2009.
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· 20
Flavors
· Self-Serve
· Over 60
Toppings
· Pay by the
Ounce
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· Café
Setting
· Indoor
Seating for 50+
· Outdoor
Seating
· Wi-Fi
Access
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2
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
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4 |
RISK FACTORS
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7 |
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
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13 |
USE OF PROCEEDS
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14 |
DIVIDEND POLICY
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14 |
CAPITALIZATION
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15 |
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY
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16 |
DILUTION
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17 |
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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18 |
BUSINESS
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24 |
MANAGEMENT
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30 |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
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33 |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT
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36 |
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS
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37 |
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
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39 |
UNDERWRITING
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43 |
LEGAL MATTERS
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47 |
EXPERTS
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47 |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION
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47 |
INDEX TO FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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48 |
We own the trademark
U-SWIRL®, when used
alone or in conjunction with any other term or word. Other brand names or
trademarks appearing in this prospectus are the property of their respective
owners.
3
PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
The
following summary highlights selected information contained in this
prospectus. This summary does not contain all the information that
may be important to you. You should read the more detailed
information contained in this prospectus, including but not limited to, the risk
factors beginning on page 7. References to “we,” “us,” “our,”
“Healthy Fast Food” or the “company” mean Healthy Fast Food, Inc. and its
subsidiary, U-Swirl International, Inc.
Our
Company
We
are in the business of offering consumers a healthy alternative for meals and
snacks. We are launching a national chain of self-serve frozen yogurt
cafés called U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt and are franchising this
concept. We currently own and operate five U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt
cafés in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, and have two franchised locations
currently in operation. We believe that we will be able to take
advantage of the growing demand for foods with lower-fat and better nutritional
content, and more specifically, the recent growth in the frozen yogurt
industry.
U-Swirl allows
guests a broad choice in frozen yogurt by providing up to 20 non-fat flavors,
including tart, traditional and no sugar-added options and more than 60
toppings, including seasonal fresh fruit, sauces, candy and
granola. Guests serve themselves and pay by the ounce instead of by
the cup size. Similar to a coffee shop hang out, locations are
furnished with couches and tables and patio seating and provide free Wi-Fi
access.
U-Swirl cafés are
distinguished from other frozen yogurt retail outlets by the
following:
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inside
seating for 50 people and outside patio seating, where feasible and
appropriate;
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·
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spacious
surroundings of 1,600 to 2,400 square
feet;
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·
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16 to 20
flavors of frozen yogurt;
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·
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more than 60
toppings; and
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·
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self-serve
format allowing guests to create their own favorite
snack.
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We
plan to have 30 to 50 U-Swirl cafés operating by the end of 2010. As
of the date of this prospectus, we have signed an area development agreement to
develop U-Swirl cafés in Arizona and anticipate signing area development
agreements or franchise agreements for areas in California and Nevada in
2010.
Our corporate
offices are located at 1075 American Pacific, Suite C, Henderson, Nevada 89074,
where our telephone number is (702) 448-5301.
This
Offering
Securities
offered
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3,700,000
units. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one
redeemable Class C public warrant. Each warrant is exercisable
to purchase one share of common stock. The common stock and
warrants will be quoted as a unit for 30 days following the date of this
prospectus, after which the common stock and warrants will each be quoted
separately.
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4
Class C
public warrants
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Each Class C
public warrant included in the units will be exercisable to purchase one
share of common stock commencing __ days after the date of this
prospectus. The exercise price of each Class C warrant will be
150% of the public offering price of the units. The Class C
warrants expire on the fifth anniversary of the date of this prospectus,
but if the warrants are not exercisable at that time because a current
registration statement for the underlying shares is not available, then
the expiration date will be extended for 30 days following notice from us
that the warrants are again exercisable.
We have the
right to redeem the Class C warrants, beginning ________ after the closing
of this offering, at a redemption price of $0.25 per warrant at any time
after the date on which the closing price of our common stock, as reported
on the OTC Bulletin Board, has equaled or exceeded 200% of the public
offering price of the units for five consecutive trading
days. We are required to provide 30 days’ prior written notice
to the Class C warrant holders of our intention to redeem the
warrants.
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Common stock
outstanding
after the
offering
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6,479,836
shares
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Use of
proceeds
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For
development of company-owned and joint venture-owned cafés, marketing,
franchise development and working
capital.
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Risk
factors
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Investing in
these units involves a high degree of risk. As an investor you
should be able to bear a complete loss of your investment. You
should carefully consider the information set forth in the "Risk Factors"
section of this prospectus.
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OTCBB
symbols
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Common
stock: HFFI
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Proposed
OTCBB symbols
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Class C
warrants: __________________
Units:
_________________
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Unless the context
indicates otherwise, all share and per-share common stock information in this
prospectus:
·
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assumes no
exercise of the Class C warrants or 1,000,000 outstanding Class A warrants
exercisable at $5.10 per warrant or 2,000,000 outstanding Class B warrants
exercisable at $10.20 per warrant;
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·
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assumes no
exercise of the representative’s warrants to purchase a total of 370,000
units;
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·
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excludes
470,000 shares reserved under our 2007 Stock Option Plan;
and
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·
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assumes no
exercise of 175,000 other outstanding warrants or
options.
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5
Summary
Financial Data
The following
summary financial data is derived from our interim (unaudited) financial
statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and audited
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2008, 2007 and 2006 and
the period from November 1, 2005 (inception) through December 31,
2005. You should read this summary financial data in conjunction with
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” and our financial statements.
INCOME STATEMENT
DATA:
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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Year
Ended December 31,
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November 1, 2007 (inception) through December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2009
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2008
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2008
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2007
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2006
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2005 | |||||||||||||||||||
Revenues
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$ | 925,603 | $ | — | $ | 665,458 | $ | 970,163 | $ | 131,870 | $ | — | ||||||||||||
Net loss from
continuing operations
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$ | (643,475 | ) | $ | (621,770 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss
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$ | (1,786,228 | ) | $ | (892,019 | ) | $ | (1,603,166 | ) | $ | (736,381 | ) | $ | (337,073 | ) | $ | (424 | ) | ||||||
Net loss from
continuing operations per common share (basic and diluted)
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$ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.28 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Net loss per
common share (basic and diluted)
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$ | (0.71 | ) | $ | (0.40 | ) | $ | (0.73 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | $ | (0.00 | ) |
BALANCE SHEET
DATA:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Working
capital (deficit)
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$ | 587,591 | $ | 3,297,263 | $ | 500,035 | $ | (287,069 | ) | $ | 1,326 | |||||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 2,945,818 | $ | 4,519,122 | $ | 1,661,631 | $ | 795,184 | $ | 10,126 | ||||||||||
Long-term
debt
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$ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | ||||||||||
Stockholders’
equity
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$ | 2,374,775 | $ | 4,119,503 | $ | 1,438,487 | $ | 331,618 | $ | 1,326 |
6
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk and many
uncertainties. You should carefully consider the specific factors
listed below, together with the cautionary statement that follows this section
and the other information included in this prospectus. In addition,
you should carefully review our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and other disclosures made by us which describe additional risk
factors. If one or more of the possibilities described as risks below
actually occur, our operating results and financial condition would likely
suffer and the trading price of our securities could fall, causing you to lose
some or all of your investment in our securities. The following is a
description of what we consider the key challenges and material risks to our
business and an investment in our securities.
Risks
Related to Our Business
We
are an early-stage venture with little operating history, and our prospects are
difficult to evaluate.
Our activities
prior to October 2006 were limited to developing our business and raising
capital to implement our business plan. We had planned to own and
operate EVOS fast food restaurants as a franchisee of EVOS USA, Inc., which has
developed a concept of delivering healthy food in fast food
restaurants. We operated only one EVOS restaurant from October 2006
to November 2008. In November 2008, we opened our second EVOS
restaurant. We were not successful with the EVOS concept and ceased
operating those restaurants under the EVOS concept in July
2009. After briefly operating under a concept known as “Fresh and
Fast,” we closed the two restaurants in August 2009. In March 2009,
we opened our first U-Swirl restaurant. Therefore, there is little
historical financial information related to operations available upon which you
may base your evaluation of our business and prospects. The revenue
and income potential of our business is unproven. If we are unable to
develop our business, we will not achieve our goals and could suffer economic
loss or collapse, in which case you may lose your entire
investment.
The
frozen yogurt business is highly competitive.
We
operate in the frozen yogurt business, which is highly competitive with respect
to, among other things, taste, price, food quality and presentation, service,
location and the ambiance and condition of the retail outlet. Our
competition includes a variety of locally owned retail outlets, as well as
national and regional chains. Many of our competitors have existed
longer and often have a more established brand and market presence with greater
financial, marketing, personnel and other resources than us. Among
our main competitors are a number of multi-unit, multi-market concepts, some of
which are expanding nationally. As we expand, our existing cafés may
face competition from new retail outlets that begin operating in existing
markets.
New companies will
likely enter our markets and target our customers, as entry is relatively
easy. For example, additional competitive pressures have come
recently from locally owned and operated retail outlets as well as regional and
national specialty chains. These competitors may have, among other
things, better brand awareness, more effective marketing and greater capital
resources than the Company.
We
also expect to compete for locations with fast food
restaurants. Until the U-Swirl name is better recognized, landlords
may prefer well-known fast food restaurants over us and we may experience
difficulties in securing desirable restaurant locations.
All of these
competitive factors may adversely affect us and reduce our sales and
profits.
7
We
face risks associated with the expansion of our operations.
The success of our
business model depends on our ability to open either company-owned,
joint-venture or franchise-owned cafés and on our ability to operate and manage
our growing operations. Our ability to expand successfully will
depend upon a number of factors, including the following:
·
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the
availability and cost of suitable locations for
development;
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·
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the hiring,
training, and retention of additional management and café personnel in
each local market;
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·
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obtaining
financing and negotiating leases with acceptable
terms;
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·
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managing
construction and development costs of new cafés at affordable levels,
particularly in competitive
markets;
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·
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the
availability of construction materials and
labor;
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·
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securing
required governmental approvals (including construction, parking and other
permits) in a timely manner;
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·
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the continued
development and implementation of management information
systems;
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·
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competitive
factors; and
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·
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general
economic and business conditions.
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Increased
construction costs and delays resulting from governmental regulatory approvals,
strikes, or work stoppages, adverse weather conditions, and various force
majeure events may also affect the opening of new cafés. Moreover,
newly opened cafés may operate at a loss for a period following their initial
opening. The length of this period will depend upon a number of
factors, including the time of the year the café is opened, the sales volume,
and our ability to control costs.
We
may not successfully achieve our expansion goals. Additional cafés
that we develop may not be profitable. In addition, the opening of
additional cafés in an existing market may have the effect of drawing customers
from and reducing the sales volume of our existing cafés in those
markets.
We
may not be able to successfully execute a franchising and area developer
strategy.
To
achieve our expansion goals within our desired timeframe, we have adopted a
franchising and area developer model into our business strategy. We
plan to open company-owned frozen yogurt locations and to solicit area
developers for our U-Swirl concept. We may not be successful in
attracting franchisees and developers to the U-Swirl concept or identifying
franchisees and developers that have the business abilities or access to
financial resources necessary to open our U-Swirl locations or to develop or
operate successfully our frozen yogurt locations in a manner consistent with our
standards. Incorporating a franchising and area developer model into
our strategy has required us to devote significant management and financial
resources to prepare for and support the eventual sale of
franchises. If we are not successful in incorporating a franchising
or area developer model into our strategy, we may experience delays in our
growth, or may not be able to expand and grow our business.
Our
expansion into new markets may present increased risks due to our unfamiliarity
with those areas and our target customers’ unfamiliarity with the U-Swirl
brand.
We
plan to launch U-Swirl as a national frozen yogurt chain. Consumers
in any markets we enter will not be familiar with the U-Swirl brand, and we will
need to build brand awareness in those markets through significant investments
in advertising and promotional activity. We may find it more
difficult in our markets to secure desirable locations and to hire, motivate and
keep qualified employees.
8
We
expect to incur losses in the near future, which may impact our ability to
implement our business strategy and adversely affect our financial
condition.
We
expect to significantly increase our operating expenses through the addition of
experienced management personnel, by expanding our café development, market
planning and development, marketing activities and increasing our level of
capital expenditures in order to grow our business. Such increases in
operating expense levels and capital expenditures may adversely affect our
operating results if we are unable to immediately realize benefits from such
expenditures. In addition, if we are unable to manage a significant
increase in operating expenses, our liquidity will likely decrease and
negatively impact our cash flow and ability to sustain operations. In
turn, this would have a negative impact on our financial condition and share
price.
We
have experienced increased operating expenses as a result of becoming a public
company following our initial public offering. We cannot assure you
that we will be profitable or generate sufficient profits from operations in the
future. If our revenues do not grow, we may experience a loss in one
or more future periods. We may not be able to reduce or maintain our
expenses in response to any decrease in our revenue, which may impact our
ability to implement our business strategy and adversely affect our financial
condition. This would also have a negative impact on our share
price.
Food
safety and food-borne illness concerns may have an adverse effect on our
business.
We
dedicate substantial resources to ensure that our customers enjoy safe, quality
food products. However, food-borne illnesses (such as E. coli,
hepatitis A, trichinosis or salmonella) and food safety are ongoing issues in
the food service industry. If a food-borne illness or other food
safety issues occur, whether at our frozen yogurt cafés or a competitor’s
location, it is likely that negative publicity would adversely affect our sales
and profitability. If our customers become ill from food-borne
illnesses, we might need to temporarily close our cafés. Separately,
the occurrence of food-borne illnesses or food safety issues could adversely
affect the price and availability of affected ingredients and could increase the
cost of insurance.
We
face risks associated with changes in customer tastes and preferences, spending
patterns and demographic trends.
Changes in customer
preferences, general economic conditions, discretionary spending priorities,
demographic trends, traffic patterns and the type, number and location of
competing retail outlets affect the frozen yogurt industry. Our
success depends to a significant extent on consumer confidence, which is
influenced by general economic conditions, local and regional economic
conditions in the markets in which we operate, and discretionary income
levels. Our sales may decline during economic downturns or during
periods of political uncertainty. Any material decline in consumer
confidence or a decline in family “food away from home” spending could cause our
sales, operating results, business or financial condition to
decline. If we fail to adapt to changes in customer preferences and
trends, we may lose customers and our sales may deteriorate.
All
of our company-owned operations are currently concentrated in one geographic
area, making us vulnerable to downturns in the local economy.
All of our company-owned cafés are located in
southern Nevada. This concentration of operations in one geographic
area makes us vulnerable to downturns in the local economy. In
particular, unemployment rates in the Las Vegas area increased from 5.1% in
September 2007 to 13.9% in September 2009 (according to the Nevada Department of
Employment, Training and Rehabilitation). Management believes that
this has caused a decline in our sales revenues, as consumers have had less
discretionary income.
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Changes
in food supplies and other operating costs or supply chain and business
disruptions could adversely affect our results of operations.
Changes in food and
supply costs are a part of our business; any increase in the prices of our key
ingredients could adversely affect our operating results. We are
susceptible to increases in costs as a result of factors beyond our control,
such as general economic conditions, seasonal fluctuations, weather conditions,
demand, food safety concerns, product recalls, labor disputes and government
regulations. In addition to food, we purchase electricity, oil and
natural gas needed to operate our cafés and suppliers purchase gasoline needed
to transport food and supplies to us. Any significant increase in
energy costs could adversely affect our business through higher rates and the
imposition of fuel surcharges by our suppliers. We may choose not to,
or be unable to, pass along price increases to our
customers. Additionally, significant increases in gasoline prices
could result in a decrease of customer traffic at our cafés. We rely
on third-party distribution companies to deliver food and supplies to our
cafés. Interruption of distribution services due to financial
distress or other issues could impact our operations.
Our operating costs
also include premiums that we pay for our insurance, such as workers’
compensation, general liability, property and health. These premiums
may increase significantly from time to time, thereby affecting our operating
results.
The
frozen yogurt business is subject to seasonal fluctuations.
The frozen dessert
industry in general experiences decreased sales during the winter months and
higher sales during the summer months. Accordingly, results for any
one quarter are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any
other quarter or for any year.
We
could be party to litigation that could adversely affect us by increasing our
expenses or subjecting us to material money damages and other
remedies.
We
are susceptible to claims filed by customers alleging that we are responsible
for an illness or injury they suffered at or after a visit to our
cafés. Should our efforts to franchise the U-Swirl concept be
successful, we may also be subject to claims by dissatisfied
franchisees. Regardless of whether any claims against us are valid,
or whether we are ultimately held liable, such litigation may be expensive to
defend and may divert time and money away from our operations and hurt our
performance. A judgment for significant monetary damages in excess of
any insurance coverage could adversely affect our financial condition or results
of operations. Any adverse publicity resulting from these allegations
may also adversely affect our reputation, which in turn could adversely affect
our results.
Employees may file
claims or lawsuits against us based on discrimination or wrongful termination or
based upon their rights created by applicable federal or state
laws. These claims or lawsuits could result in unfavorable publicity
and could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Compliance
with governmental regulations may adversely affect our business
operations.
We
and our franchisees are subject to various federal, state and local
regulations. Our cafés are subject to state and local licensing and
regulation by health, sanitation, food and workplace safety and other
agencies. Requirements of local authorities with respect to zoning,
land use, licensing, permitting and environmental factors could delay or prevent
development of new cafés in particular locations.
We
are subject to the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act and similar state laws
that give civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in the
context of employment, public accommodations and other areas. The
expenses associated with any facilities modifications required by these laws
could be material. Our operations are also subject to the U.S. Fair
Labor Standards Act, which governs such matters as minimum wages, overtime and
other working conditions, family leave mandates and a variety of similar state
laws that govern these and other employment law matters. The
compliance costs associated with these laws and evolving regulations could be
substantial.
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The operation of
the franchise system is also subject to franchise laws and regulations enacted
by a number of provinces and states and rules promulgated by the U.S. Federal
Trade Commission. Any future legislation regulating our future
franchise relationships may negatively affect our operations. Failure
to comply with new or existing franchise laws and regulations in any
jurisdiction or to obtain required government approvals could result in a ban or
temporary suspension on future franchise sales.
The
loss of our officers and directors or our failure to attract and retain
additional key personnel could adversely affect our business.
Our success depends
largely upon the efforts, abilities, and decision-making of our executive
officers and directors. Although we believe that we maintain a core
group sufficient for us to effectively conduct our operations, the loss of any
of our key personnel could have an adverse effect on our operations and business
development. At present, we do not have “key-man” life insurance on
any of our executive officers. There can be no assurance that the
services of any member of our management will remain available to us for any
period of time, or that we will be able to enter into employment contracts with
any of our management, or that any of our plans to reduce dependency upon key
personnel will be successfully implemented.
The knowledge and
expertise of our officers and directors are critical to our
operations. There is no guarantee that we will be able to retain our
current officers and directors, or be able to hire suitable replacements in the
event that some or all of our current management leaves our
company. If we lose key members of our staff, or if we are unable to
find suitable replacements, we may not be able to maintain our business and
might have to cease operations, in which case you might lose all of your
investment.
As
a public company, we are subject to complex legal and accounting requirements
that require us to incur substantial expense and expose us to risk of
non-compliance.
As
a public company, we are subject to numerous legal and accounting requirements
that do not apply to private companies. The cost of compliance with
many of these requirements is substantial, not only in absolute terms but, more
importantly, in relation to the overall scope of the operations of a small
company. Failure to comply with these requirements can have numerous
adverse consequences including, but not limited to, our inability to file
required periodic reports on a timely basis, loss of market confidence,
delisting of our securities, and governmental or private actions against
us. We cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with all of
these requirements or that the cost of such compliance will not prove to be a
substantial competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis our privately held competitors as
well as our larger public competitors.
The
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 may make it difficult for us to retain or attract
qualified officers and directors.
The Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 and new rules and regulations issued thereunder by the Securities
and Exchange Commission may deter qualified individuals from accepting positions
as directors or officers.
Risks
Related to Investment in Our Securities
While
warrants are outstanding, it may be more difficult to raise additional equity
capital.
During the term
that the Class C warrants and our other warrants are outstanding, the holders of
those warrants are given the opportunity to profit from a rise in the market
price of our common stock. We may find it more difficult to raise
additional equity
capital while these
warrants are outstanding. At any time during which these public
warrants are likely to be exercised, we may be able to obtain additional equity
capital on more favorable terms from other sources.
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If
we issue shares of preferred stock, your investment could be diluted or
subordinated to the rights of the holders of preferred stock.
Our Board of
Directors is authorized by our articles of incorporation to establish classes or
series of preferred stock and fix the designation, powers, preferences and
rights of the shares of each such class or series without any further vote or
action by our stockholders. Any shares of preferred stock so issued
could have priority over our common stock with respect to dividend or
liquidation rights. Although we have no plans to issue any shares of
preferred stock or to adopt any new series, preferences or other classification
of preferred stock, any such action by our Board of Directors or issuance of
preferred stock by us could dilute your investment in our common stock and
warrants or subordinate your holdings to the shares of preferred
stock.
Future
issuances or sales, or the potential for future issuances or sales, of shares of
our common stock may cause the trading price of our securities to decline and
could impair our ability to raise capital through subsequent equity
offerings.
Future sales of a
substantial number of shares of our common stock or other securities in the
public markets, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the
market price of our common stock and our Class C and other warrants to decline,
and could materially impair our ability to raise capital through the sale of
additional securities.
If
we do not maintain an effective registration statement or comply with applicable
state securities laws, you may not be able to exercise the Class C
warrants.
For you to be able
to exercise the Class C warrants, the shares of our common stock to be
issued to you upon exercise of the warrants must be covered by an effective and
current registration statement and qualify or be exempt under the securities
laws of the state or other jurisdiction in which you live. We cannot
assure you that we will continue to maintain a current registration statement
relating to the shares of our common stock underlying the Class C
warrants. If at their expiration date the warrants are not currently
exercisable, the expiration date will be extended for 30 days following
notice to the holders of the warrants that the warrants are again
exercisable. If we cannot honor the exercise of warrants, and the
securities underlying the warrants are listed on a securities exchange or if
there are three independent market makers for the underlying securities, we may,
but are not required to, settle the warrants for a price equal to the difference
between the closing price of the underlying securities and the exercise price of
the warrants. In summary, the company and you may encounter
circumstances in which you will be unable to exercise the Class C
warrants. In those circumstances, we may, but are not required to,
redeem the warrants by payment in cash. Consequently, there is a
possibility that you will never be able to exercise the Class C warrants,
and that you will never receive shares or payment of cash in settlement of the
warrants. This potential inability to exercise the Class C
warrants, and the possibility that we will never elect to settle warrants in
shares or cash, may have an adverse effect on demand for the warrants and the
prices that can be obtained from reselling them.
There
is, at present, only a limited market for our common stock and no market for the
units or the Class C warrants being offered hereby, and there is no
assurance that an active trading market for any of these securities will
develop.
Although our securities are currently quoted on
the OTC Bulletin Board and we intend to quote our units and Class C
warrants on the OTC Bulletin Board, at any time, our common stock, units or
Class C warrants may be thinly traded. To the extent that is true, an investor
may not be able to liquidate his or her investment without a significant
decrease in price, or at all.
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The
application of the “penny stock” rules to transactions in our securities could
limit the trading and liquidity of our securities, adversely affect the market
price of our securities and impose additional costs on transactions involving
our securities.
Trades of our securities are subject to Rule
15g-9 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
which imposes certain requirements on broker-dealers who sell securities subject
to the rule to persons other than established customers and accredited
investors. For transactions covered by the rule, broker-dealers must make a
special suitability determination for purchasers of the securities and receive
the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction prior to sale. The
Securities and Exchange Commission also has other rules that regulate
broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny
stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other
than securities listed on a national securities exchange, provided that current
price and volume information with respect to transactions in that security is
provided by the exchange or system). The penny stock rules require a
broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from
the penny stock rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document
prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission that provides information
about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market.
The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer
quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its
salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the
market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s account. The bid and
offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation
information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to
effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or
with the customer’s confirmation. These disclosure requirements have the effect
of reducing the level of trading activity for our securities. As a result of the
foregoing, investors may find it difficult to sell their
securities.
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We
make forward-looking statements in this prospectus that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include information
about possible or assumed future results of our business, financial condition,
liquidity, results of operations, plans and objectives. In some
cases, you may identify forward-looking statements by words such as “may,”
“should,” “plan,” “intend,” “potential,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,”
“predict,” “anticipate” and “estimate,” the negative of these words or other
comparable words. These statements are only
predictions. You should not place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are
qualified by their terms and/or important factors, many of which are outside our
control, and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that
could cause actual results and events to differ materially from the statements
made. The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs,
assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account
information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and
expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors,
including those events and factors described in “Risk Factors,” not all of which
are known to us. Neither we nor any other person assumes
responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of these
statements. We will update this prospectus only to the extent
required under applicable securities laws. If a change occurs, our
business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary
materially from those expressed in our forward-looking
statements. Since our common stock is considered a “penny stock”, we
are ineligible to rely on the safe harbor for forward-looking statements
provided in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act.
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
estimate that, at a per unit price of $____, the net proceeds from the sale of
the 3,700,000 units in this offering will be approximately $___________, after
deducting the estimated underwriting discount of $_______ and estimated offering
expenses of approximately $________.
We
intend to expand the U-Swirl concept by opening additional cafés in other parts
of the United States. These new cafés may be built, operated and
owned by us as company-owned cafés, by others pursuant to franchise or license
agreements, or by us with other parties in one or more joint venture
arrangements, or through a combination of these methods. As of the
date of this prospectus, we do not have any agreements or understandings with
respect to any joint venture arrangements. We expect to use the net
proceeds as follows over the next 12 to 18 months:
Amount
|
Percentage
|
|||||||
Café
development (1)
|
$ | 3,200,000 | 71.1 | % | ||||
Marketing
(2)
|
300,000 | 6.7 | % | |||||
Franchise
development (3)
|
150,000 | 3.3 | % | |||||
Working
capital
|
850,000 | 18.9 | % | |||||
TOTAL
|
$ | 4,500,000 | 100.0 |
%
|
_______________________
(1)
|
Costs of
opening additional cafés as company-owned efforts and/or joint venture
efforts and includes cost of tenant improvements (net of allowances),
equipment, smallwares and operating
supplies.
|
(2)
|
Ongoing
marketing, advertising and promotional
campaigns.
|
(3)
|
Training,
supporting, and monitoring franchise
owners.
|
The foregoing information is an estimate based
on our current business plan. We may find it necessary or advisable
to re-allocate portions of the net proceeds reserved for one category to
another, and we will have broad discretion in doing so. Pending these
uses, we intend to invest the net proceeds of this offering in short-term,
interest-bearing securities.
DIVIDEND
POLICY
We have not declared or paid any dividends on
our common stock. We do not intend to declare or pay any dividends on
our common stock in the foreseeable future, but rather to retain any earnings to
finance the growth of our business. Any future determination to pay
dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on
our results of operations, financial condition, contractual and legal
restrictions and other factors the board of directors deems
relevant.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table is derived from our
financial statements as of September 30, 2009, which are set forth elsewhere in
this prospectus and sets forth our:
·
|
Actual
capitalization as of September 30, 2009;
and
|
·
|
Pro forma
capitalization as of September 30, 2009 after giving effect to the
issuance of 94,242 shares for services valued at $151,261, the sale of
141,000 shares for $176,250, the issuance of 21,244 shares to satisfy an
obligation in the amount of $26,555, and the sale of 3,700,000 units at
the initial public offering price of $____ per unit, less the underwriting
discount and estimated offering
expenses.
|
September
30, 2009
|
||||||||
Actual
|
Pro forma
|
|||||||
Debt
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
|
||||||||
Stockholders’
Equity
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares
authorized;
no shares issued or outstanding
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Common
stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares
authorized;
2,523,350 shares issued and outstanding
September
30, 2009 actual; 6,479,836 shares issued
and
outstanding pro forma as adjusted
|
2,523 | 6,480 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital1
|
6,835,653 | |||||||
Stock
subscriptions receivable
|
(150 | ) | (150 | ) | ||||
Compensation
payable in stock
|
21 | - | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(4,463,272 | ) | (4,463,272 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
|
$ | 2,374,775 | $ |
______________________
1
|
Additional
paid-in capital includes the value of the detachable warrants sold with
the Units, which are accounted for as equity instruments. We
estimate the fair value of the Class C Warrants to be
$__________. We have computed the estimated fair value of the
warrants using the Black-Scholes-Merton Fair Value Computation Method
based on a $____ per share stock price and the $____ per share exercise
price, with the following additional assumptions: expected life
– 5 years; risk-free interest rate – 2.61%; annual rate of quarterly
dividends – 0.00%; and volatility – 45%. Accordingly, upon the
sale of the Units, we will allocate the net offering proceeds as
follows: Common Stock - $3,700; Additional paid-in capital
common stock - $_________; and Additional paid-in capital C Warrants -
$_________.
|
This table should be considered in conjunction
with the sections of this prospectus captioned “Use of Proceeds” and
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations” as well as the financial statements and related notes included
elsewhere in this prospectus.
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MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY
AND
RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Shares of our
common stock are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
“HFFI.” Our units began trading on March 19, 2008, under the symbol
“HFFIU.” Each unit consisted of one share of common stock, one
redeemable Class A warrant, and two non-redeemable Class B warrants, each
warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The common stock and
warrants traded as a unit for 30 days from March 19, 2008 to April 17, 2008,
after which the common stock and warrants began trading separately.
The following table
sets forth the range of high and low bid quotations for our common stock for
each fiscal quarter for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and for the
fiscal year ending December 31, 2009. These quotations reflect
inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, markdown, or commissions and may not
necessarily represent actual transactions.
Bid
Prices ($)
|
||
High
|
Low
|
|
2008
Fiscal Year:
|
||
June 30,
2008
|
$4.50
|
$3.10
|
September 30,
2008
|
$3.00
|
$1.75
|
December 31,
2008
|
$1.75
|
$0.55
|
2009
Fiscal Year:
|
||
March 31,
2009
|
$0.75
|
$0.35
|
June 30,
2009
|
$0.95
|
$0.35
|
September 30,
2009
|
$1.90
|
$0.85
|
December 31,
2009
|
$
|
$
|
On
December 28, 2009, the closing bid price for the common stock on the OTCBB was
$1.40 per share. As of November 12, 2009, there were 97 record
holders of our common stock.
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If
you invest in our units, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the
difference between the public offering price per share of our common stock and
the as adjusted net tangible book value per share of our capital stock after
this offering. For purposes of the dilution computation and the
following tables, we have allocated the full purchase price of a unit to the
share of common stock included in the unit and nothing to the warrants included
in the unit; allocation of value to the warrants would result in less dilution
to the new investors who purchase units in this offering. Our net
tangible book value as of September 30, 2009 was $280,019, or $0.11 per share of
outstanding common stock. As adjusted for the completion of our
private placement in November 2009 and issuance of shares for services through
December 31, 2009, our net tangible book value as of September 30, 2009 was
$456,269 or $0.16. Without giving effect to any changes in the net
tangible book value after September 30, 2009 other than the completion of the
private placement in November 2009, the issuance of shares for services through
December 31, 2009 and the sale of 3,700,000 units in this offering at the public
offering price of $____ per unit, our pro forma net tangible book value as of
September 30, 2009 was $________ or $____ per share of outstanding capital
stock. Dilution in net tangible book value per share represents the
difference between the amount per share paid by the purchasers of our units in
this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our capital stock
immediately afterwards. This represents an immediate increase of
$____ per share of capital stock to existing stockholders and an immediate
dilution of $____ per share of common stock to the new investors, or
approximately __% of the assumed initial public offering price of $____ per
share. The following table illustrates this per share
dilution:
Initial price
to public
|
$
|
||
Net tangible
book value as of September 30, 2009, as
adjusted
for completion of private placement in November
2009
and issuance of shares for services through
December
31, 2009
|
$0.17
|
||
Increase in
net tangible book value per share attributable to
new
investors
|
|
||
As adjusted
net tangible book value per share after this
offering
|
|
||
Dilution in
net tangible book value per share to new
investors
|
$
|
If the underwriters’ over-allotment option is
exercised in full, dilution per share to new investors would be $____ per share
of common stock.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The following
discussion should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the
related notes included in this prospectus. This discussion contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our
actual results could differ significantly from those projected in the
forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those
discussed in “Risk Factors,” “Business” and elsewhere in this
prospectus.
History
and Overview
Healthy Fast Food, Inc. (the “Company”) was
incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada on November 14, 2005 to own
and operate EVOS fast food franchises.
Shortly after signing a franchise agreement in
December 2005 to operate an EVOS restaurant in Henderson, Nevada, we engaged in
a private placement to raise the capital necessary to open the
restaurant. We sold 300,000 shares of common stock in the private
placement, resulting in net proceeds of $544,878. These proceeds,
together with loans from related parties, were used to build out, open and
operate the restaurant, which opened in October 2006.
In
December 2006, we entered into an area representative agreement that gave us the
exclusive right to develop EVOS restaurants in a 12-state
territory. To maintain our exclusivity in the territory, we were
required to open a minimum number of restaurants within certain timeframes
through 2016. These restaurants could be opened by us or by franchise
owners that we identified and solicited. From December 2006 to June
2007, we engaged in a second private placement of 389,450 shares of common
stock, resulting in net proceeds of $1,552,127. These proceeds were
used to repay related party loans, pay some of the expenses of our initial
public offering, fund our efforts to solicit franchise owners for our territory,
and open another restaurant.
In March 2008, we completed an initial public
offering of 1,000,000 units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock,
one Class A warrant and two Class B warrants, resulting in gross proceeds of
$5,100,000 and net proceeds of $4,002,840. The net proceeds of the
offering were intended to be used to open company-owned EVOS restaurants in the
Las Vegas metropolitan statistical area (the “Las Vegas MSA”) during the
following 12 to 18 months, as well as for marketing expenses, franchise
development and working capital. We opened our second restaurant in
the Las Vegas MSA in December 2008, and our EVOS sub-franchisee in California
opened its first restaurant in November 2008.
After experiencing continued operating losses
with our EVOS restaurants, we decided to diversify into another healthy fast
food concept and acquired the worldwide rights to U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt
(“U-Swirl”) on September 30, 2008. We intend to build and operate
cafés to be owned and operated by us (“company-owned”) and to franchise to
others the right to own and operate U-Swirl cafés pursuant to either (a) a
license agreement as a U-Swirl licensee, (b) a franchise and area development
agreement as a U-Swirl franchisee, or (c) a joint venture agreement as a U-Swirl
joint-venture partner.
We
opened our first company-owned U-Swirl café in the Las Vegas MSA in March 2009,
and we have since developed four more company-owned cafés in the Las Vegas
MSA. In addition, the original U-Swirl café in Henderson, Nevada,
continues to operate as a franchisee.
In
July 2009, we entered into a franchise agreement for a café in Reno, Nevada,
which opened in October 2009. In addition, we have signed an area
development agreement for the development of a minimum of three cafés in the
Phoenix metropolitan statistical area by November 2010 and a total of 23 cafés
during the ten-year term of the agreement.
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Results
of Operations
Year Ended
December 31, 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2008, our
EVOS restaurants generated $631,795 in sales, as compared to $970,163 for the
prior year. Management believes that the decline in sales revenues reflected the
downturn in the local economy, as unemployment rates in the Las Vegas area
increased from 5.1% in September 2007 to 8.8% in December 2008.
Our restaurant
operating costs were $929,193, or 147% of net sales revenues, resulting in a
restaurant operating loss of $297,398. During the 2007 fiscal year,
restaurant operating costs were 102% of net revenues and we lost $16,037 on our
restaurant operations. Part of the increase in restaurant operating
costs as a percentage of net sales revenues is due to the fact that some of the
restaurant operating costs are fixed, such as salaries for our director of
operations and our director of training and occupancy costs. These
costs do not fluctuate with restaurant sales. Restaurant operating
costs for the 2008 period reflect the increased royalty rate of 4.5% that went
into effect beginning April 2008. We paid a 5.5% royalty on gross
revenues from the date the restaurant opened in October 2006 through March 30,
2007 and a 3.5% royalty from April 2007 through March 2008.
We
generated our first franchise royalties and fees in 2008, as a result of
soliciting a franchisee for the new restaurant location within our 12-state
territory. The $33,663 recognized during 2008 represents 50% of the
royalties and fees paid to EVOS USA, Inc.
For the 2008 fiscal
year, general and administrative expense increased by $168,269 (77%) due to
hiring an internal bookkeeper, increased legal fees, audit fees, transfer agent
fees, officers and directors insurance and a general increase in the overall
overhead of operating a public company. The largest components of
general and administrative expenses for the 2008 period were legal fees
($78,298), audit fees ($65,900), insurance costs ($56,687), and administrative
salaries and payroll taxes ($32,009). Legal fees also increased as we
prepared a franchise disclosure document for our U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt concept
during the last quarter of 2008.
Officer
compensation for 2008 decreased by $83,508 (21%), due primarily to the stock
options granted to officers in the 2007. No options were granted in
2008.
The increase in
investor relations fees of $184,740 (100%) is due to a contract entered into in
February 2008, which requires monthly fees of $7,500. In addition, we
issued a warrant to the investor relations firm to purchase 60,000 units, which
was valued at $101,342.
We
incurred a $180,000 expense resulting from the acquisition of the U-Swirl Frozen
Yogurt concept. We issued 100,000 shares of our common stock to the
owners of the concept. The shares were valued at $180,000, based on
the fair market value of the stock on the date of acquisition. This
entire amount was expensed as intellectual property acquired from related
parties because the owners of the concept are grandchildren of our chief
executive officer.
Due to our decision
to terminate our relationship with EVOS USA, Inc., we have taken an impairment
loss on our prepaid franchise fees in the amount of $217,500.
As
a result of the above, our net loss for the 2008 fiscal year was $1,603,166, as
compared to a loss of $736,381 for 2007.
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009. For the nine months ended September 30,
2009, our U-Swirl cafés generated $910,603 in sales.
Our café operating
costs, including pre-opening expenses attributable to training, supplies and
various grand-opening promotions including product giveaways, were $671,343, or
74% of net sales revenues, resulting in café operating profit of
$239,260.
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Marketing and
advertising expenses were $106,145 for the 2009 period as compared to $28,735
for the 2008 period, as we opened six company-owned U-Swirl cafés during that
time.
For the nine months
ended September 30, 2009, general and administrative expense increased by
$234,465 (135%) due to increased U-Swirl operations. The largest
components of general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 were accounting fees ($25,295), administrative salaries and
payroll taxes ($24,921), consulting fees ($55,666), insurance ($24,348),
licenses, permits and fees ($20,016), legal fees ($84,650), office and postage
expenses ($19,042) and supplies ($63,802).
Officer
compensation for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 increased by $172,097
(140%), as we paid salaries to all of our officers during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009.
We
discontinued the services of our investor relations firm in December 2008, and
there were no investor relations fees paid in 2009. We incurred
$154,740 of investor relations fees in 2008, as we hired a financial public
relations firm in conjunction with our becoming a public company. Of
this amount, $101,342 was the value of warrants to purchase 60,000 units issued
to the public relations firm as part of its compensation.
The increase in
depreciation and amortization expense of $81,436 reflects our increased base of
leasehold improvements, property and equipment due to the operation of the new
cafés.
We
owned and operated two fast food restaurants located in Henderson and Las Vegas,
Nevada under the “Fresh and Fast” concept. The restaurants were
formerly operated under franchise rights and “EVOS” branding purchased from EVOS
USA, Inc. Effective March 1, 2009, we notified EVOS USA, Inc. of our
intent to terminate the franchise and area development
agreements. Effective July 1, 2009, we ceased conducting business
under the EVOS USA, Inc. franchise and area development agreements and converted
the restaurants to the “Fresh and Fast” concept. Effective August 1,
2009, we determined to cease conducting business under the “Fresh and Fast”
concept altogether in order to focus on our U-Swirl Yogurt concept, and have
accordingly accounted for the “Fresh and Fast” concept divestiture as
“discontinued operations.” We wrote off all of our assets related to
the EVOS restaurant concept, resulting in a loss of $1,155,053, as compared to a
loss of $270,249 for the 2008 period.
As
a result of the above, our net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
was $1,786,228, as compared to a loss of $892,019 for the comparable 2008
period.
Liquidity
and Financial Condition
As of December
31, 2008. At December 31, 2008, we had working capital of
$3,297,263 and cash of $3,335,740, as a result of completing our initial public
offering in March 2008. Working capital and cash at December 31, 2007
were $500,035 and $604,118, respectively.
We
received net proceeds of $4,002,840 from the initial public
offering. During the 2008 fiscal year, we used $674,832 for investing
activities, of which $479,232 was used for the purchase of fixed assets and
$140,000 was paid to EVOS USA, Inc. for the extension of our build-out
deadline. As we had a net loss of $1,603,166, operating activities
used cash of $924,018. The principal adjustments to reconcile the net
loss to net cash used by operating activities were the loss on impairment of
prepaid franchise fees of $217,500, share-based compensation of $101,342 as a
result of a warrant issued to our investor relations firm, and $180,000 for the
shares issued to acquire the U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt concept.
As of September
30, 2009. At September 30, 2009, we had working capital of
$587,591 and cash of $725,916. Working capital and cash at December
31, 2008 were $3,297,262 and $3,335,740, respectively. The decrease
in working capital was due to our loss for the nine-month period and the
purchase of fixed assets for our five U-Swirl cafés. Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment increased from $879,435 at December 31,
2008, to $1,900,834 at September 30, 2009.
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During the nine
months ended September 30, 2009, we used $1,918,287 for the purchase of fixed
assets and $103,172 for deposits in connection with the opening of U-Swirl
cafés. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we used
$379,980 for investing activities, of which $239,980 was used for the purchase
of fixed assets and $140,000 was paid to EVOS USA. As we had a net loss of
$1,786,228 in 2009, operating activities used cash of $573,797 as compared to
$573,145 in 2008.
Contractual
Obligations
The following table
summarizes our obligations and commitments to make future payments for the
periods specified as of September 30, 2009:
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Payments
Due by Period
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Contractual Obligations
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Total
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Less
Than
1 Year
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1-3 Years
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3-5 Years
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More
Than
5 Years
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Capital lease
obligations
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$ | 16,055 | $ | 4,649 | $ | 5,320 | $ | 6,086 | $ | -- | ||||||||||
Operating
lease obligations
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1,590,878 | 363,238 | 928,165 | 218,601 | 80,874 | |||||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 1,606,933 | $ | 367,887 | $ | 933,485 | $ | 224,687 | $ | 80,874 |
Plan
of Operations
In
addition to the obligations disclosed in the above table, we expect to spend
additional amounts to open U-Swirl cafés during the fiscal year ending December
31, 2010. We have allocated a substantial portion of the proceeds
from this offering for this purpose. As indicated above, these new
cafés may be built, operated and owned by us as company-owned cafés, by others
pursuant to franchise or license agreements, or by us with other parties in one
or more joint venture arrangements, or through a combination of these
methods. We plan to have 30 to 50 U-Swirl cafés operating by the end
of 2010. The expansion of our network of U-Swirl cafés will require
the addition of experienced personnel and infrastructure to support and operate
the network properly. Accordingly, we have allocated a portion of the
proceeds of this offering for working capital.
Summary
of Significant Accounting Policies
Inventories. Inventories
consisting of food, beverages and supplies are stated at the lower of cost or
market, including provisions for spoilage commensurate with known or estimated
exposures which are recorded as a charge to cost of sales during the period
spoilage is incurred. As of December 31, 2008, inventories consisted
of food and beverages ($17,152) and non-foods ($26,298). We did not
incur any significant charges to cost of sales for spoilage during fiscal 2008
or 2007. As of September 30, 2009, inventories consisted of food and
beverages ($26,481) and non-foods ($48,011).
Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment. Leasehold improvements,
property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Expenditures for property acquisitions, development,
construction, improvements and major renewals are capitalized. The
cost of repairs and maintenance is expensed as incurred. Depreciation
is provided principally on the straight-line method over the estimated useful
lives of the assets, which are generally 5 to 10 years. Leasehold
improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term, which generally
includes reasonably assured option periods, or the estimated useful lives of the
assets. Upon sale or other disposition of a depreciable asset, cost
and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss
is reflected gain or loss from operations.
We
periodically evaluate whether events and circumstances have occurred that may
warrant revision of the estimated useful life of fixed assets or whether the
remaining balance of fixed assets should be evaluated for possible
impairment. We use an estimate of the related undiscounted cash flows
over the remaining life of the fixed assets in measuring their
recoverability.
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Deposits. At
December 31, 2008, deposits consisted of the $151,617 in security deposits for
multiple locations, of which $87,604 was paid and $64,013 (in connection with
our Henderson restaurant property lease) was unpaid. At September 30,
2009, deposits were $108,572. All deposits are carried at the lower
of fair value or cost.
Franchise
fees. Franchise fees paid to EVOS USA, Inc. are stated at
cost. Amortization of the franchise fees is calculated based on the
straight-line method over the ten-year useful life of the franchise
agreement. In accordance with SFAS 142, paragraph 11, the useful life
of an intangible asset is determined by the period over which the asset is
expected to contribute either directly or indirectly to our future cash
flows. Franchise renewal fees are also recorded at cost and amortized
over the useful life of the renewal term. Upon closing or disposal of
a restaurant, the accounts will be relieved of cost and accumulated amortization
and the related gain or loss will be reflected in income from continued
operations. As of December 31, 2008, franchise fees consisted of
$13,621 net of $3,879 of accumulated amortization. As of September
30, 2009, franchise fees were written off as part of the loss from discontinued
operations.
Prepaid franchise
fees. Prepaid franchise fees consisted entirely of the
advances and payments made to EVOS USA, Inc. in connection with our entering
into the Area Representative Agreement in December 2006. We had the
right to develop and operate an additional 12 EVOS restaurants without paying
additional franchise fees. As we opened new restaurants, a
proportional amount of prepaid franchise fees were to be capitalized to
franchise fees and amortized over the useful life of the franchise agreement in
accordance with SFAS 142, paragraph 11.
On
February 29, 2008, we paid EVOS USA, Inc. $140,000 to extend our build-out
requirements pursuant to the Area Representative Agreement from five restaurants
due by May 31, 2008 to five restaurants due initially by December 1, 2008, but
later extended to March 1, 2009 (without additional cost to us). The
effect of the cash paid for the extension is to increase the prepaid franchise
fees for 12 restaurants from $6,458 per restaurant to $18,125 per
restaurant.
During the quarter
ended March 31, 2009, we determined to terminate our relationship with EVOS USA,
Inc. and abandon our Area Representative Agreement. We also
determined that the viability of the EVOS concept and franchise model was
questionable enough to abandon the concept altogether. Accordingly,
we determined to impair our prepaid franchise fees and recorded a loss totalling
$217,500 as of December 31, 2008.
Revenue,
discounts and expense recognition. Revenue from
restaurant/café sales is recognized when food and beverage products are
sold. We reduce revenue by sales returns and sales
discounts.
Continuing service
fees and royalties will be recognized in the period in which they are
earned. Franchise fee revenue is recognized and fully earned upon the
completion of our commitment to train franchisees. SFAS 45,
paragraphs 5(a)-(c), stipulate that initial franchise fee revenue from a
franchise sale should be recognized when the franchiser has substantially
performed or satisfied all material services or conditions relating to the
sale. Substantial performance has occurred when the franchiser has:
(a) no remaining obligations or intent to refund any cash received or to forgive
any unpaid notes or receivables; (b) performed substantially all of the initial
services required by the franchise agreement (such as providing assistance in
site selection, obtaining facilities, advertising, training, preparing operating
manuals, bookkeeping, or quality control); and (c) met all other material
conditions or obligations. We believe that completion of our training
commitment satisfies the “substantial performance” definition outlined
above. We recognized $18,450 and $0 in franchise fee revenue
attributable to the EVOS restaurants during fiscal 2008 and 2007,
respectively. We recognized $15,000 and $0 in franchise fee revenue
attributable to the U-Swirl café during the nine months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008, respectively.
Costs and expenses
are recognized during the period in which they are incurred.
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Recently
Issued Accounting Pronouncements
EITF No. 07-05 – In
June 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ratified the
consensus reached in Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 07-05, Determining Whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own
Stock. EITF Issue No. 07-05 clarifies the determination of
whether an instrument (or an embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own
stock, which would qualify as a scope exception under Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. EITF Issue No. 07-05 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008. Early adoption for an existing instrument is not
permitted. We do not expect the adoption of EITF Issue No. 07-05 will
have a material impact on our financial statements.
FSP No. 142-3 – In
April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets. FSP No. 142-3 amends the factors that
should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to
determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement
No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets. FSP No. 142-3 is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008. Early adoption is prohibited. We do not expect the
adoption of FSP No. 142-3 will have a material impact on our financial
statements.
SFAS No. 161 – In
March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities, which is effective January 1,
2009. SFAS No.
161 requires enhanced disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging
activities to allow for a better understanding of their effects on an entity’s
financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. Among
other things, SFAS No. 161 requires disclosure of the fair values of derivative
instruments and associated gains and losses in a tabular
format. Since SFAS No. 161 requires only additional disclosures about
our current derivatives and hedging activities, the adoption of SFAS No. 161
will not affect our financial position or results of operations, should we
acquire derivatives in the future.
SFAS No. 141(R) and SFAS No.
160 – In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), Business Combinations, and
SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS No.
141(R) requires an acquirer to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity at
their fair values on the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value
over the net identifiable assets acquired. SFAS No. 160 clarifies
that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in
the financial statements. The calculation of earnings per share will
continue to be based on income amounts attributable to the
parent. SFAS No. 141(R) and SFAS No. 160 are effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008. Early adoption is prohibited. We do not expect the
adoption of SFAS No. 141(R) and SFAS No. 160 will have a material impact on our
financial statements.
SFAS No. 157 and FSP No.
157-2 – In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements,
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. For financial assets and
liabilities, SFAS No. 157 was effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. In
February 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 157-2, which delays the effective date of
SFAS No. 157 one year for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities,
except those recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements
on a recurring basis. FSP 157-2 is effective for us beginning October
1, 2008. In accordance with FSP 157-2, we may measure the remaining
assets and liabilities beginning the first quarter of 2009. We do not
expect the adoption, if required, of SFAS No. 157, as amended by FSP 157-2, will
have a material impact on our financial statements.
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BUSINESS
Overview
We
are in the business of offering consumers a healthy alternative for meals and
snacks. We are launching a national chain of self-serve frozen yogurt
cafés called U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt and are franchising this
concept. We intend to build and operate cafés to be owned and
operated by the Company (“company-owned”) and to franchise to others the right
to own and operate U-Swirl cafés pursuant to either (a) a license agreement as a
U-Swirl licensee, (b) a franchise and area development agreement as a U-Swirl
franchisee, or (c) a joint venture agreement as a U-Swirl joint-venture
partner.
We
currently own and operate five U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt cafés in the Las Vegas
metropolitan area, and have two franchised locations currently in operation in
Reno and Henderson, Nevada. U-Swirl allows
guests a broad choice in frozen yogurt by providing up to 20 non-fat flavors,
including tart, traditional and no sugar-added options and more than 60
toppings, including seasonal fresh fruit, sauces, candy and
granola. Guests serve themselves and pay by the ounce instead of by
the cup size. Similar to a coffee shop hang out, locations are
furnished with couches and tables and patio seating and provide free Wi-Fi
access.
We
acquired the U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt concept in September 2008 from U Create
Enterprises (formerly U-Swirl Yogurt, Inc.), which is owned by the grandchildren
and family of Henry E. Cartwright, our President, in consideration for 100,000
restricted shares of our common stock. U Create Enterprises continues
to operate its frozen yogurt café in Henderson, Nevada, as our
franchisee. No franchise fees or royalties are charged with respect
to this location, as U Create Enterprises permits us to use the location as a
training facility.
We
opened our first company-owned U-Swirl location in Las Vegas, Nevada, in March
2009, and currently there are seven U-Swirl cafés that have been opened
including five company-owned cafés and two franchisee-owned cafés. We
plan to have 30 to 50 U-Swirl cafés operating by the end of 2010.
We
issued a Franchise Disclosure Document (the “FDD”) in November 2008 and filed it
in certain states which require filing. In July 2009, we entered into
a franchise agreement for a café in Reno, Nevada, which opened in October
2009. In addition, we have signed an area development agreement for
the development of a minimum of three cafés in the Phoenix metropolitan
statistical area by November 2010 and a total of 23 cafés during the ten-year
term of the agreement.
Industry
Background
We
believe that there is an increasing awareness among consumers of the connection
between diet and good health, and as a result, demand for high-quality healthy
foods, in particular healthy fast foods, is increasing. We believe
U-Swirl cafés will be able to take advantage of this growing demand for healthy
food by focusing on foods with lower-fat, higher nutritional content and
wholesome, natural food ingredients.
According to The U.S. Market for Ice Cream and
Related Frozen Desserts report published in December 2007 by Packaged Facts (the
“Packaged Facts Report”), the frozen dessert industry is a large and growing
industry.
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Historical
sales: In 2007, the frozen dessert industry
reported:
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$23.3 billion
in sales of frozen yogurt, ice cream, frozen novelties, sherbet, sorbet
and water ice combined;
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$1.6 billion
in sales for frozen yogurt alone;
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For the
period from 2003 – 2007, the frozen yogurt category recorded the highest
compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) at 4.1%;
and
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·
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85% of frozen
yogurt is sold in food service venues with the remaining 15% sold in
retailers such as supermarkets, drugstores, convenience stores and other
retailers.
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Projected growth from 2007 –
2012: During the period, the Packaged Facts Report
projects significant industry growth in the food service distribution
channel (scoop shops, restaurants, fast food outlets, vending machines,
pushcarts and institutions) with CAGR’s
of:
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3.7% for ice
cream; and
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·
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11.6% for
frozen yogurt.
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Frozen yogurt industry
share: Packaged Facts Report projects that frozen yogurt
will experience a 10.5% CAGR from 2007 through
2012.
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We believe that women and children/young adults
comprise our targeted market.
Competition
We
believe that each of the following frozen yogurt franchises may provide
competition to U-Swirl:
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TCBY – almost
900 locations worldwide; not
self-serve
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Pinkberry –
over 75 locations in California, New York and Texas; not
self-serve
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Golden Spoon
– approximately 100 locations in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada and
Utah; not self-serve
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Red Mango –
approximately 60 locations in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois,
Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio,
Texas, Utah and Washington; not
self-serve
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Yogurtland –
approximately 60 locations in Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and
Texas; self-serve
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Many of these
competitors have significant competitive advantages over the Company in terms of
operating histories, number of locations in operation, number of franchisees and
area developers, capital and human and other resources. There are
also numerous retail outlets offering frozen yogurt that are independently owned
and operated. We compete not only for customers, but also for
management and hourly personnel, suitable real estate sites, investment capital
and qualified franchisees. Further, the food service/restaurant
industry is often affected by changes in consumer tastes; national, regional or
local economic conditions; currency fluctuations; demographic trends; traffic
patterns; the type, number and location of competing food retailers and
products; and disposable purchasing power. Accordingly, there can be
no assurances that the Company can or will be able to successfully compete at a
level to achieve our goals.
We
have designed U-Swirl cafés to be distinguishable from other frozen yogurt
retail outlets by offering the following:
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inside
seating for 50 people and outside patio seating, where feasible and
appropriate;
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spacious
surroundings of 1,600 to 2,400 square
feet;
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16 to 20
flavors of frozen yogurt;
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more than 60
toppings; and
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self-serve
format allowing guests to create their own favorite
snack.
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Management believes that these characteristics
may provide us with the ability to compete successfully in this
industry.
Growth
Strategy
The Company’s growth strategy is to maximize
its market share and market penetration through the development of
company-owned, franchise-owned and joint-venture cafés. Based on an
analysis of population statistics, the Company believes that an estimated 3,000
U-Swirl cafés could be opened in the United States. These estimates
are based on a variety of factors including total population, population
density, drive-time and other factors related to consumer convenience, consumer
demand, local market
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competition and
other relevant factors. In addition, we believe that foreign markets
represent expansion opportunities as well.
There can be no assurances that we can or will
be able to successfully develop and operate the estimated 3,000 potential cafés
in the United States. Similarly, other risk factors identified herein
could adversely impact our ability to fully develop the forecasted market
opportunity.
Franchise
Marketing
Our marketing
strategy for establishing multi-unit franchises is initially to contact
individuals or entities that have previously developed franchises with our
management team in other concepts. We intend to leverage established
relationships and to create new relationships with management teams with the
proper knowledge, experience, and access to financial resources necessary to
successfully develop and operate a U-Swirl franchise in a timely
fashion. We believe that we have an advantage in franchise
development because the people we have targeted have worked successfully with
our management team in the past, shortening the learning curve and accelerating
entry to the market. Specifically, Henry Cartwright, our President
and Chief Executive Officer, founded Major Video Corp. in 1982 and served as its
Chairman of the Board until January 1989 when it merged with Blockbuster
Entertainment Corporation. During his tenure, Major Video had over 20
multiple unit franchisees in 28 states and Canada. Prior to Major
Video, Mr. Cartwright had similar management responsibilities with franchised
concepts such as Taco Boy, a Mexican fast food company; Olde English Fish and
Chips; Mom’s Ice Cream; and Pizza Hut. In addition, other members of
our executive management team including our officers and directors have
significant executive management experience with industry leaders including
Blockbuster Entertainment, Papa John’s, Hallmark and others.
We
are seeking individuals or groups with the skills and financial strength to
operate multi-unit franchise organizations within specific geographic
territories. We anticipate a franchise territory will consist of
areas that are either cities or counties depending on population.
We
will consider the skills and investment capital that each potential multiple
franchise owner presents to determine the size and nature of the territory and
the minimum number of U-Swirl locations that the franchise owner will be
required to maintain in the territory in order keep the exclusive rights to that
territory. We consider the appropriate number of locations in an area
to be one café per 100,000 people and then set the minimum number of locations
at half the amount. For example, a negotiated territory with a
population of 2,000,000 should support 20 U-Swirl cafés and a franchisee of that
territory would be required to open a minimum of 10 cafés over 5 years to
maintain exclusivity. Franchisees will not be restricted from opening
additional cafés beyond the minimum for their territory.
Area
Development Agreements
We have elected to pursue a development
strategy focused, where appropriate, on the execution of area development
agreements (“ADAs”) with qualified area developers that possess, or have the
ability to secure in a timely manner, the experience, knowledge and abilities,
established market knowledge and relationships, capital resources, and the
skills necessary to develop multiple locations in a market. Prior to
the execution of an ADA, we determine the minimum number of cafés that must be
developed within a territory. A territory will consist of one or more
metropolitan or micropolitan1 statistical areas. A standard form
ADA generally provides for the following:
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Term: Until
the end of the development schedule, generally ten
years;
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Development
Exclusivity: The ADA provides for limited and conditional
development exclusivity for the area covered by the ADA. The
exclusivity does not apply to:
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1 As
defined by the United States Census Bureau,
a micropolitan area is the area (usually a county or grouping of counties) surrounding and
including a core city with population between 10,000 and 49,999 (inclusive).
Suburbs of metropolitan areas are generally
not considered to be micropolitan core cities, although they can be if they are
in another county from the metropolitan core.
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Non-Traditional
café types (such as shopping mall food court or airport
locations)
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Cafés
acquired by the Company pursuant to a merger or
acquisition;
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Minimum
Development Required: A standard form ADA requires the area
developer to develop a pre-determined number of locations within the
territory on an annual basis for each year during the term of the ADA;
and
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·
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Rights of
Renewal: The ADA may be renewed if the area developer has not
committed a material breach of the ADA or an underlying franchise
agreement.
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Our requirements for qualified area developers
will result in fewer franchisees in our system but we believe that the area
developer will generally be able to create more value for the U-Swirl network by
implementing more comprehensive, responsive and competitive development,
operations and marketing strategy and programs.
Franchise
Development and Operations
The estimated
initial investment for a U-Swirl franchise is $350,000 to $455,000, exclusive of
real estate costs. Franchisees pay an initial franchise fee of
$15,000 for a single unit. Area developers pay a development fee of
$15,000 plus $5,000 times the minimum number of units for an area development
agreement. The minimum number is that number of cafés we determine
should be opened in the development area. The development fee is
applied to the initial franchise fee to be developed under the agreement at a
rate of $15,000 for the first franchise and $5,000 per franchise
thereafter. The development fee is not refundable.
Franchisees pay a
3% royalty on monthly net sales and may pay an additional 2% to support national
and regional advertising efforts once we determine that the system has grown to
a sufficient size to warrant these efforts. We require franchisees to
dedicate at least 1% of net sales to local advertising.
Under the U-Swirl
system, each café must conform to a standard of interior design, featuring a
distinctive and comfortable décor. The minimum size for a typical
U-Swirl café is 1,600 square feet, but cafés in malls, kiosks or other unique
locations may be smaller. Under the terms of the franchise agreement,
franchisees are required to obtain our approval of the café site, build out the
space in accordance with our standards, satisfactorily complete training, and
purchase certain equipment and supplies from us or our approved
suppliers. Franchisees are also required to purchase a point-of-sale
system that meets U-Swirl system standards and to establish and maintain
high-speed Internet access from a service provider meeting the minimum
specifications established by us. All goods sold by our franchisees
must be purchased through us or through our approved suppliers that have met our
specifications and standards. Specifically, the yogurt sold in
U-Swirl cafés must meet the criteria established by the National Yogurt
Association for live and active culture yogurt.
Each franchise
agreement has a ten-year term and may be renewed for up to two additional
ten-year terms. Transfers by the franchisees are permitted with our
approval, but we have a first right of refusal to purchase the franchise
business. Upon termination of the franchise agreement, we have the
option to purchase the assets used in the franchise business at fair market
value.
Market
Development
We have, since the launch of the U-Swirl
concept, focused our development efforts on company-owned cafés in the Las Vegas
metropolitan statistical area. Our growth strategy is dependent on
the successful execution of a comprehensive market development
plan. This strategy has enabled us to focus on monitoring the café
level operations and effectiveness of various programs and making necessary
adjustments.
We are currently engaged in developing
additional market development plans. These plans will be used to
develop company-owned, franchise-owned and joint-venture
locations. We are currently reviewing additional markets and will
prioritize these markets based on a variety of factors including
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maximizing
distribution channel and management efficiencies, executing area development
agreements and other factors.
We launched our new market development
initiatives in October 2009 with the expansion of our management team that
includes professionals experienced in the development of restaurant and retail
concepts on a national level. Comprehensive data gathering and
analysis incorporates consumer demographic densities and characteristics,
psychographic data, traffic counts and flow, short-term and long-term market
development trends, proximity to community points-of-interest, local competitors
and site availability. Once we identify available sites that meet or
exceed our criteria, we apply another round of scrutiny. These
criteria include, but are not limited to, site visibility, ingress and egress,
size, location within the shopping center, tenant mix and rent
factors.
Personnel
Development
The Company believes that a critical factor in
the successful development and operation of each U-Swirl café is the development
of café personnel. To meet this need, the Company has developed a
comprehensive U-Swirl training program that all café personnel are required to
complete. The training requirement applies to all U-Swirl cafés including
company-owned, franchise-owned and licensed U-Swirl cafés. The
training program addresses all key areas of café operations
In addition to its café personnel, the Company
requires that all non-café employees successfully complete the U-Swirl training
program. This ensures that all non-café personnel that support our
café operations are fully aware of issues relating to successful retail
operations and maximizing customer satisfaction.
Point-of-Sale
System
The Company utilizes a point-of-sale system
which provides a vast array of reports that tracks key metrics and performance
measures. The Company’s café managers and management team utilize the
data to measure and monitor café performance and effectiveness of advertising
and promotion programs. The Company continues to refine its reporting
package to ensure timely and accurate reporting and trend analysis that is used
to accomplish various objectives to maximize profitability, for each café and in
the aggregate, including:
·
|
Developing
and implementing cost-effective new customer acquisition and customer
loyalty programs;
|
·
|
Achieving and
maintaining target cost of sales and labor costs and gross
margins;
|
·
|
Incorporating
café performance analytics with other relevant factors to refine criteria
to provide predictive indicators for purposes of site selection for future
cafés; and
|
·
|
Forecasting
future performance.
|
Key data tracked and analyzed includes, but is
not limited to:
·
|
Product sales
and sales mix;
|
·
|
Customer and
transaction counts; and
|
·
|
Employee
labor hours.
|
Trademarks
and Copyrights
In
connection with our U-Swirl operations, the following marks have been
registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
·
|
“u-swirl
FROZEN YOGURT and Design”;
|
·
|
“U-SWIRL
FROZEN YOGURT”;
|
·
|
“U-SWIRL”;
|
·
|
“U and
Design”; and
|
·
|
“WORTH THE
WEIGHT”.
|
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Government
Regulation
We
are subject to various federal, state and local laws affecting our
business. Our cafés must comply with licensing and regulation by a
number of governmental authorities, which include health, sanitation, safety and
fire agencies in the state or municipality in which the café is
located. Moreover, federal Food and Drug Administration regulations
require yogurt to have two types of bacteria, lactobacillus bulgaricus and
streptococcus thermophilus. There are no federal standards for any
kind of frozen yogurt, although some have been proposed. A majority
of the states have adopted standards that are either specific to frozen yogurt
or cover frozen desserts generally. These standards address some or
all of the following: milkfat content, milk solid content, acidity,
bacteria count and content and weight.
We
are also subject to federal and state laws governing employment and pay
practices, overtime, tip credits and working conditions. The bulk of
our employees are paid on an hourly basis at rates related to the federal and
state minimum wages. Additionally, we are subject to federal and
state child labor laws which, among other things, prohibit the use of certain
“hazardous equipment” by employees 18 years of age or younger. Under
the Americans with Disabilities Act, we could be required to expend funds to
modify our cafés to better provide service to, or make reasonable accommodation
for the employment of disabled persons. We continue to monitor our
facilities for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to
conform to its requirements. We believe future expenditures for such
compliance would not have a material adverse effect on our
operations.
The franchises that
we offer are subject to federal and state laws pertaining to
franchising. These laws require that certain information be provided
to franchise prospects at certain times and regulate what can be said and done
during the offering process. Some states require the franchise
offering circular to be registered and renewed on an annual basis.
Employees
Our U-Swirl cafés
have approximately five full-time employees and 35 part-time employees that work
various shifts. The cafés are open seven days per week generally from
11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. or midnight. In addition to the employees at
the cafés, we had five full-time employees as of December 31 2009, consisting of
our chief executive officer and one person for each of the following functions:
café site selection and build out, franchise sales, café operations and
administration. Our Vice President of Real Estate is a part-time
employee.
Facilities
Our principal
offices are located at 1075 American Pacific, Suite C, Henderson, Nevada
89074. These offices are leased by a company owned by Terry A.
Cartwright, one of our founders and officers. We pay rent of $2,000
per month for the use of this space.
The leases for our
café operations range from approximately 1,600 to 3,000 square
feet. The leases are generally for five-year terms with options to
extend.
Previous
Operations
We entered into a franchise agreement effective
December 14, 2005 to operate an EVOS restaurant in Henderson,
Nevada. Shortly after signing the franchise agreement, we found a
location for the restaurant, obtained approval of the site from EVOS USA, Inc.,
and entered into a lease in January 2006. From January 2006 to
September 2006, we sold 300,000 shares of common stock in a private placement,
resulting in net proceeds of $544,878. These proceeds, together with
loans from related parties, were used to build out, open and operate the
restaurant. The restaurant opened in October 2006.
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In
December 2006, we entered into an area representative agreement that gave us the
exclusive right to develop EVOS restaurants in a 12-state
territory. To maintain our exclusivity in the territory, we were
required to open a minimum number of restaurants within certain timeframes
through 2016. These restaurants could be opened by us or by franchise
owners that we identified and solicited. From December 2006 to June
2007, we engaged in a second private placement of 389,450 shares of common
stock, resulting in net proceeds of $1,552,127. These proceeds were
used to repay related party loans, pay some of the expenses of our initial
public offering, and fund our efforts to solicit franchise owners for our
territory. A portion of these proceeds were also used to open another
restaurant. During this period, we improved our operations at the
Henderson restaurant and began to build the infrastructure necessary to support
the operation of multiple restaurants.
In March 2008, we completed an initial public
offering of 1,000,000 units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock,
one Class A warrant and two Class B warrants, resulting in net proceeds of
$4,002,840. The net proceeds of the offering were intended to be used
to open six company-owned EVOS restaurants in the Las Vegas MSA during the
following 12 to 18 months, as well as for marketing expenses, franchise
development and working capital. We opened our second restaurant in
the Las Vegas MSA in December 2008, and our EVOS sub-franchisee in California
opened its first restaurant in November 2008.
After experiencing continued operating losses
with our EVOS restaurants, we decided to diversify into another healthy fast
food concept and acquired the worldwide rights to U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt on
September 30, 2008. Effective July 1, 2009, we ceased operating under
the EVOS franchise and area development agreements and operated our two
restaurants under a concept known as “Fresh and Fast.” We closed
these restaurants in August 2009.
Legal
Proceedings
There are no legal
proceedings pending or, to the best of our knowledge, contemplated or threatened
that are deemed material to our business or us.
MANAGEMENT
Directors,
Executive Officers and Key Employees
Our directors,
executive officers and key employees, and their ages as of December 31, 2009,
are as follows:
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
Henry E.
Cartwright
|
70
|
Chairman of
the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Director
|
Phillip
deMena
|
70
|
Vice
President of Real Estate
|
Ulderico
Conte
|
40
|
Vice
President of Franchise Development
|
Terry A.
Cartwright
|
48
|
Vice
President of Café Development
|
Dana
Cartwright
|
49
|
Corporate
Trainer/Manager
|
Jeff D.
Burton
|
52
|
Director
|
Sam D.
Dewar
|
64
|
Director
|
Gregory R.
Janson
|
38
|
Director
|
Rea M.
Melanson
|
59
|
Director
|
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The term of office
of each director ends at the next annual meeting of our stockholders or when
such director’s successor is elected and qualifies. The term of
office of each officer ends at the next annual meeting of our board of
directors, expected to take place immediately after the next annual meeting of
stockholders, or when such officer’s successor is elected and
qualifies.
Henry E. Cartwright has been
our Chairman of the board of directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
since April 2007 and was one of our founders. From October 2002 to
April 2007, he was semi-retired and a private investor in numerous real estate
and lending transactions and other ventures. Mr. Cartwright served as
Chairman of the board of directors of Major Video Corp. from December 1982 until
its merger with Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation in January
1989. In September 1993, Mr. Cartwright founded Back to the 50’s,
Inc., a company that sold 50’s and 60’s memorabilia through a mail order catalog
and showroom. Back to the 50’s, Inc., was acquired by Crowne
Ventures, Inc. in November 1995. Mr. Cartwright served as a Director
of Crowne Ventures, Inc., from 1995 until he resigned in April
1998. He served as Chairman of the board of directors of
Americabilia.com, Inc. (now known as Seaena, Inc.), from September 1999 to
October 2002. Americabilia was engaged in direct Internet
merchandising of American-themed collectibles, gifts and
memorabilia. He is the father of Terry A. Cartwright and Dana
Cartwright.
Phillip deMena has been our
Vice President of Real Estate since October 2009. Mr. deMena is a
founding partner of Concept Consulting, Inc. Mr. deMena has consulted
on the expansions of Baja Fresh, Dairy Queen, Quiznos, Ruths Chris and
ZED451. From 1997 until 1999, he served as Senior Vice President of
Home USA during a period that included an initial public offering on the New
York Stock Exchange and the vertical integration of the US manufactured housing
industry. From 1988 until 1997, Mr. deMena held positions as a senior
officer for various industry leaders including Kenny Rogers, Papa John’s and
Blockbuster Entertainment where he oversaw 700 Papa John’s openings and 1,700
Blockbuster openings. From 1983 until 1988, Mr. deMena served as
director of corporate development for KFC.
Ulderico Conte has been our
Vice President of Franchise Sales since April 2007 and was one of our
founders. From June 2005 to November 2005, he researched various
restaurant concepts before deciding on the EVOS concept and forming the
Company. He served as our Vice President, Secretary and a Director
from inception to April 2007. Mr. Conte was the President and
Principal of PIN Financial LLC, a FINRA member investment banking firm from May
2005 to February 2009. From October 2004 to May 2005, he worked as an
institutional trader with Garden State Securities. He served in a
similar role with Tradition Aisle Securities from February 2003 to October
2004. Until 2003, Mr. Conte owned and operated Stone Harbor Financial
Services, LLC, a securities broker-dealer firm. He received a
Bachelor’s degree in Business from Rider University and a Master’s degree in
Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.
Terry A. Cartwright has been
our Vice President of Café Development since April 2007 and was one of our
founders. Since May 2002, he has served as President of Gold Key,
Inc., d/b/a Monster Framing, a wholesale custom picture and art manufacturing
company specializing in hotels, timeshares, condos and retail
shops. Since 1989, he has served as Vice President and Director of
Operations for MV Entertainment, a franchisee of Blockbuster Entertainment
Corp., with stores in Southern California. From 1985 until 1989, he
served as the Director of New Store Development for Major Video
Corp. Mr. Cartwright attended the University of Nevada at Las
Vegas. He is the son of Henry E. Cartwright and the brother of Dana
Cartwright.
Dana Cartwright has been our
Corporate Trainer since October 2006. From January 1991 to October
2006, she was the Secretary and Manager of MV Entertainment, Inc., a Blockbuster
video store franchisee located in Henderson, NV. She is the daughter
of Henry E. Cartwright and the sister of Terry A. Cartwright.
Jeff D. Burton has been a
director since August 2009. Mr. Burton has served as the Chief
Financial Officer of Pulse Systems, Inc., a privately-owned healthcare
information technology firm based in Wichita, Kansas, since 2001, except for a
brief period. Pulse is the developer and licensor of
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proprietary
products and services including revenue cycle and clinical management solutions
for healthcare practices. From September 2006 to October 2007, he
served as the Chief Executive Officer of FirstCall Healthcare, Inc., a
privately-held consumer-focused healthcare services company based in Orlando,
FL. Prior to joining Pulse Systems, Mr. Burton served in various
executive management roles in corporate development, finance and
operations. Mr. Burton earned his undergraduate degree from Wichita
State University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa College of
Law. He is a member of the AICPA.
Sam D. Dewar has been a
director since June 2007. He has been the President and CEO of
Natural Harmony Foods, Inc., since he founded that company in January
2002. Natural Harmony Foods is an independent food company based in
Fort Lauderdale, FL, that develops and markets natural meat products blended
with soy protein that are lower in fat. Mr. Dewar has been involved
in the food industry since 1970. His experience includes ten years
with Campbell Soup Company as the General Manager of the Pepperidge Farm Biscuit
Division from 1970 to 1980, and eight years with Mars, Inc. as the President of
the Snackmaster division from 1980 to 1988. He received a Bachelor’s
degree from Duke University and a Master’s degree in business from the
University of Pennsylvania Wharton School.
Gregory R. Janson has been a
director since inception in November 2005 and was one of our
founders. He served as our President and Treasurer from inception to
April 2007, our corporate secretary from April 2007 to April 2009, and our Vice
President of Franchise Support from March 2009 to August 2009. Mr.
Janson is the co-founder of PIN Financial LLC and has been the vice president of
that FINRA member investment-banking firm since May 2004. Mr. Janson
received his bachelor’s degree in finance from Hofstra University.
Rea M. Melanson has been a
director since June 2007. Since 2002, she has been the President and
Tax Partner of Melanson & Lancaster, CPAs, a Las Vegas, NV, Certified Public
Accounting firm that emphasizes tax preparation, monthly accounting services for
small businesses and forensic accounting. She has practiced as a
Certified Public Accountant in Las Vegas, NV, since 1990. Her
accounting experience dates back to 1980 with Price Waterhouse & Co. in
Denver, Colorado. Ms. Melanson received her Bachelor’s degree from
the University of Denver in 1972 and has been licensed as a Certified Public
Accountant in Nevada since 1990.
No
directorships are held by any director in any company with a class of securities
registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any
company registered as an investment company, under the Investment Company Act of
1940.
All of our officers
work full-time for the company, with the exception of Mr. deMena, who devotes
the time necessary to conduct market research and planning, and site evaluation
and negotiation as required by the Company.
Director
Independence
Our common stock is
not listed on any exchange. As such, we are not currently subject to
corporate governance standards of listed companies, which require, among other
things, that the majority of the board of directors be
independent. Since we are not currently subject to corporate
governance standards relating to the independence of our directors, we choose to
define an “independent” director in accordance with the NASDAQ Capital Market’s
requirements for independent directors (NASDAQ Marketplace Rule
4200). The NASDAQ independence definition includes a series of
objective tests, such as that the director is not an employee of the company and
has not engaged in various types of business dealings with the
company.
Sam D. Dewar and
Rea M. Melanson are considered independent directors under the above
definition. They serve as members of our Audit Committee,
Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.
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Limitation
of Liability and Indemnification
Our articles of
incorporation, as amended, contain provisions that limit the liability of our
directors and officers for monetary damages for any breach or alleged breach of
fiduciary or professional duty by such person acting in such
capacity. Such persons shall not be liable unless it is proven that
his act or failure to act constituted a breach of his fiduciary duties and his
breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud, or a knowing
violation of law. The articles do not preclude liability for
directors for the payment of unlawful distributions in violation of Nevada
Revised Statutes Section 78.300.
Our articles of
incorporation also provide that we shall indemnify our directors, officers,
employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada
law. Our bylaws provide for the advancement of expenses prior to the
final disposition of any action, suit or proceeding. We have obtained
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.
The limitation of
liability and indemnification provisions in our articles of incorporation and
bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors
and officers for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce
the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even
though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other
stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be
adversely affected to the extent that we pay costs of settlement and damage
awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification
provisions. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding
involving any of our directors, officers or employees regarding which
indemnification is sought, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation
that may result in claims for indemnification.
Insofar as we may
permit indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
to directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy, as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The following table
sets forth information about the remuneration of our principal executive officer
(“Named Officer”) for services rendered during our last two completed fiscal
years. None of our other executive officers had total compensation of
$100,000 or more. Certain tables and columns have been omitted as no
information was required to be disclosed under those tables or
columns.
Summary
Compensation Table
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Total
($)
|
Henry E.
Cartwright,
President and
CEO (1)
|
2008
2007
|
19,385
-0-
|
-0-
49,156
(2)
|
19,385
49,156
|
____________________
(1) Mr.
Cartwright has been our president and chief executive officer since April
2007.
(2) The
options were valued using the Black-Scholes stock option pricing model with the
following assumptions used:
·
|
Expected
option life-years: 5
|
·
|
Risk-free
interest rate: 4.6%
|
·
|
Dividend
yield: 0
|
·
|
Volatility: 45%
|
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The following table
set forth information regarding the outstanding equity awards as of December 31,
2008.
Outstanding
Equity Awards At Fiscal Year-End
Option
Awards
|
||||
Name
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options (#)
Unexercisable
|
Option
Exercise Price ($)
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
Henry E.
Cartwright
|
53,125
|
53,125
(1)
|
4.40
|
6/30/2012
|
__________________
(1) These options vested March 1,
2009.
During the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008, there were no exercises of stock options by the
Named Officer.
Compensation
of Directors
Each of our
non-employee directors receives reimbursement for expenses of attendance for
each scheduled meeting that requires physical attendance. We do not
pay any cash compensation to any of our non-employee directors for their service
on the board. In 2007, we granted each of our non-employee directors
options to purchase up to 25,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $4.40
per share. The options are exercisable until June 30, 2012 and vest
as to 25% upon date of grant (June 30, 2007) and 75% one year from date of grant
(June 30, 2008). We did not pay any compensation to our directors for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
Employment
Arrangements
Except as described
below, the Company’s officers are each considered an employee-at-will and
neither the Company nor its officers are obligated to the other party for the
continuation of employment or the payment of compensation or
benefits.
We
currently pay monthly compensation to officers of the Company as
follows:
·
|
Henry E.
Cartwright - $7,000 and 3,000 shares of common
stock;
|
·
|
Ulderico
Conte - $7,000 and 3,000 shares of common stock;
and
|
·
|
Terry A.
Cartwright - $5,000 and 5,000 shares of common
stock.
|
In our agreement with Mr. deMena, we have
agreed to pay his consulting firm a market development fee of $5,000 upon the
commencement of a strategic market plan for each metropolitan statistical area
and each micropolitan statistical area, as well as a bonus of $5,000 for each
executed lease that he has negotiated.
Stock
Option Plan
Our stockholders
adopted the 2007 Stock Option Plan on June 27, 2007, which currently permits the
granting of options to purchase up to 470,000 shares. This amount
adjusts at the beginning of each of our fiscal quarters to a number equal to 10%
of the number of shares of common stock outstanding at the end of our last
completed fiscal quarter, or 470,000 shares, whichever is greater, and provided
further that such number will be increased by the number of shares of option
stock that we subsequently may reacquire through repurchase or
otherwise. Options may be granted to officers, directors, employees,
and consultants on a case-by-case basis. This Plan will remain in
effect until it is terminated by the board of directors or, if so appointed by
the board, a committee of two or more disinterested directors administering the
Plan, except that no incentive stock option will be granted after June 26,
2017.
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The 2007 Stock
Option Plan is intended to (i) encourage ownership of shares by our employees
and directors and certain consultants to the company; (ii) induce them to work
for the benefit of the company; and (iii) provide additional incentive for such
persons to promote the success of the company.
The board of
directors or committee may amend, suspend or discontinue the Plan at any time or
from time to time; provided that no action of the board will cause incentive
stock options granted under this Plan not to comply with Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code unless the board specifically declares such action to be
made for that purpose and provided further that without the approval of our
stockholders, no such action may: (i) materially increase the maximum aggregate
number of shares that may be issued under options granted pursuant to the Plan,
(ii) materially increase the benefits accruing to Plan participants, or (iii)
materially modify eligibility requirements for the
participants. Moreover, no such action may alter or impair any option
previously granted under the Plan without the consent of the holder of such
option.
The Plan contains
provisions for proportionate adjustment of the number of shares for outstanding
options and the option price per share in the event of stock dividends,
recapitalizations, stock splits or combinations.
Each option granted
under the Plan will be evidenced by a written option agreement between us and
the optionee. The option price of any incentive stock option or
non-qualified option may be not less than 100% of the fair market value per
share on the date of grant of the option; provided, however, that any incentive
stock option granted to a person owning more than 10% of the total combined
voting power of the common stock will have an option price of not less than 110%
of the fair market value per share on the date of grant. “Fair Market
Value” per share as of a particular date is defined in the Plan as the closing
price of our common stock as reported on a national securities exchange or the
last transaction price on the reporting system or, if none, the average of the
closing bid and asked prices of our common stock in the over-the-counter market
or, if such quotations are unavailable, the value determined by the board in its
discretion in good faith.
The exercise period
of incentive stock options or non-qualified options granted under the Plan may
not exceed ten years from the date of grant thereof. Incentive stock
options granted to a person owning more than ten percent of the total combined
voting power of our common stock will be for no more than five
years.
To
exercise an option, the optionee must pay the full exercise price in cash, by
check or such other legal consideration as may be approved by the
committee. Such other consideration may consist of shares of common
stock having a fair market value equal to the option price, cashless exercise, a
personal recourse note, or in a combination of cash, shares, cashless exercise
and a note, subject to approval of the committee.
An
option may not be exercised unless the optionee then is an employee, consultant,
officer, or director of our company or its subsidiaries, and unless the optionee
has remained continuously as an employee, consultant, officer, or director of
our company since the date of grant of the option. If the optionee
ceases to be an employee, consultant, officer, or director of our company or its
subsidiaries other than by reason of death, disability, or for cause, all
options granted to such optionee, fully vested to such optionee but not yet
exercised, will terminate three months after the date the optionee ceases to be
an employee, consultant, officer or director of our company.
If
the employee is terminated “for cause” (as that term is defined in the Plan),
such employee’s options will terminate immediately on the date the optionee
ceases employment or association.
If
an optionee dies while an employee, consultant, officer or director of our
company, or if the optionee’s employment, consultant, officer, or director
status terminates by reason of disability, all options theretofore granted to
such optionee, whether or not otherwise exercisable, unless earlier terminated
in accordance with their terms, may be exercised at any time within one year
after the date of death or disability of said optionee, by the optionee or by
the optionee’s estate or by a person who acquired the
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right to
exercise such options by bequest or inheritance or otherwise by reason of the
death or disability of the optionee.
As
of September 30, 2009, 445,000 options were outstanding under the
Plan.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Set forth below is
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock, as of
December 31, 2009 by (i) each person whom we know owned, beneficially, more than
5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock, (ii) each of our directors,
(iii) each of our named executive officers, and (iv) all of the current
directors and executive officers as a group. We believe that, except
as otherwise noted below, each named beneficial owner has sole voting and
investment power with respect to the shares listed. Unless otherwise
indicated herein, beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and includes voting or
investment power with respect to shares beneficially owned. Shares of
common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable or exercisable
within 60 days of December 31, 2009 are deemed outstanding for purposes of
computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such options or
warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the
percentage ownership of any other person.
Beneficial Owner (1)
|
Number
of Shares
Beneficially Owned
|
Before
This
Offering (2)
|
After
This
Offering (3)
|
|||
Chester L.F.
Paulson and Jacqueline M. Paulson (4)
|
306,000
|
9.9%
|
4.5%
|
|||
Paulson
Family LLC (4)
|
306,000
|
9.9%
|
4.5%
|
|||
Paulson
Capital Corp. (4)
|
306,000
|
9.9%
|
4.5%
|
|||
Paulson
Investment Company, Inc. (4)
|
306,000
|
9.9%
|
4.5%
|
|||
Ulderico
Conte (5)
|
225,250
|
8.0%
|
3.5%
|
|||
Gregory R.
Janson (6)
|
206,250
|
7.3%
|
3.2%
|
|||
Henry R.
Cartwright (7)
|
198,250
|
6.9%
|
3.0%
|
|||
Terry A.
Cartwright (8)
|
133,750
|
4.8%
|
2.1%
|
|||
Dana
Cartwright (9)
|
75,000
|
2.7%
|
1.2%
|
|||
Rea M.
Melanson (9)
|
25,000
|
*
|
*
|
|||
Sam D. Dewar
(9)
|
25,000
|
*
|
*
|
|||
Jeff D.
Burton
|
25,000
|
*
|
*
|
|||
Phillip
deMena
|
2,000
|
*
|
*
|
|||
All
directors and officers as a group (9 persons)(10)
|
913,000
|
29.8%
|
13.5%
|
*less than
1%
____________________
(1)
|
With the
exception of Chester L.F. Paulson and Jacqueline M. Paulson, the address
of those listed is c/o Healthy Fast Food, Inc., 1075 American Pacific #C,
Henderson, Nevada 89074. Paulson’s address is 811 SW Naito
Parkway, Suite 200, Portland, OR
97204.
|
(2)
|
Based on
2,779,836 shares outstanding prior to this
offering.
|
(3)
|
Based on
6,479,836 shares outstanding after this
offering.
|
(4)
|
Due to their
relationship to certain entities, including Paulson Investment Company,
Inc., the representative of the underwriters of this offering ("PICI"),
Chester L.F. Paulson and Jacqueline M. Paulson (together, the “Paulsons”)
are deemed to be the indirect beneficial owners of warrants to purchase up
to 306,000 shares of our common stock (the "IPO Warrants"). The
Paulsons control and are the managing partners of the Paulson Family LLC
("PFAM"), which is the controlling shareholder of Paulson Capital Corp.
("PLCC"). As the controlling shareholder of PLCC, PFAM is
deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of any securities held by
PLCC. As the parent of PICI, PLCC is deemed to be the indirect
beneficial of any securities held by PICI. PICI is the direct
beneficial owner of the IPO
Warrants.
|
(5)
|
Includes
25,000 shares held by Mr. Conte’s wife, 31,250 shares issuable upon the
exercise of vested options, and 5,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants.
|
(6)
|
Includes
25,000 shares held by Mr. Janson’s wife and 31,250 shares issuable upon
the exercise of vested stock
options.
|
(7)
|
Includes
106,250 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested
options.
|
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(8)
|
Includes
15,000 shares held of record by Gold Key Management Corp., 31,250 shares
issuable upon the exercise of vested options, and 1,500 shares issuable
upon the exercise of warrants.
|
(9)
|
Includes
25,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested
options.
|
(10)
|
Includes
275,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of vested options and 6,500
shares issuable upon the exercise of
warrants.
|
Changes
in Control
There are no
agreements known to management that may result in a change of control of our
company.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The following table
sets forth information as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal year,
December 31, 2008:
Plan
category
|
Number
of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants
and rights
|
Weighted
average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and
rights
|
Number
of securities remaining available for future issuance
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by security holders
|
470,000
|
$4.40
|
-0-
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by security holders
|
-0-
|
--
|
-0-
|
Total
|
470,000
|
$4.40
|
-0-
|
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Founders’
Shares
At
the inception of the company in November 2005, a total of 700,000 shares of
common stock were sold to Gregory R. Janson, Ulderico Conte, Henry E.
Cartwright, Terry A. Cartwright, and adult children of Henry E. Cartwright for
total consideration of $1,750 as follows:
Name
|
Number
of Shares
|
Gregory R.
Janson
|
200,000
|
Ulderico
Conte
|
200,000
|
Henry E.
Cartwright
|
75,000
|
Terry A.
Cartwright
|
75,000
|
Stan
Cartwright
|
50,000
|
Dana R.
Cartwright
|
50,000
|
Stacy L.
Heroy
|
50,000
|
TOTAL
|
700,000
|
Loans
by Cartwright and Miller
On
October 24, 2006, we issued a promissory note to Henry E. Cartwright, one of our
founders, and Ira J. Miller as Trustee of the Miller Family Trust dated July 18,
2000 for a loan of up to $300,000. The loan was to be funded in
tranches, due January 31, 2007 and secured by all of our assets. The
note bore interest at 10% per annum.
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Funds were advanced
to us under this note as follows:
Date
|
Lender
|
Amount
|
September 21,
2006
|
Henry E.
Cartwright
|
$75,000
|
October 13,
2006
|
Henry E.
Cartwright
|
$25,000
|
October 31,
2006
|
Henry E.
Cartwright
|
$50,000
|
November 14,
2006
|
Henry E.
Cartwright
|
$50,000
|
December 1,
2006
|
Miller Family
Trust
|
$125,000
|
Proceeds from the
advance received from Miller Family Trust were used in part to repay the first
advance of $75,000 made by Mr. Cartwright. At December 31, 2006, we
owed each of Mr. Cartwright and Miller Family Trust $125,000 and had accrued
interest of $2,216 and $1,027 relating to Mr. Cartwright’s note and the Miller
Family Trust note, respectively. These loans were repaid in March
2007, together with interest of $5,069 in the case of Mr. Cartwright and $4,075
in the case of Miller Family Trust.
Warrants
Granted to Miller
On
November 20, 2006, we granted Ira Miller warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of
our common stock at $2.20 per share in consideration for his services as our
chief financial officer. Mr. Miller served in this position from
December 2006 to June 2007. The warrants expire January 24, 2016 and
contain provisions relating to cashless exercise and “piggyback” registration
rights. These warrants were valued at $121,387 using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model and this entire amount was expensed as of
December 31, 2006.
Office
Space
Our principal
offices are located at 1075 American Pacific, Suite C, Henderson, Nevada
89074. These offices are leased by a company owned by Terry A.
Cartwright, one of our founders. While we have used this space since
2007, we did not begin paying rent until 2009. Through September 30,
2009, we have paid $11,000. We currently pay $2,000 per
month.
Purchase
of U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt Concept
On
September 30, 2008, we acquired the worldwide rights to the U-Swirl Frozen
Yogurt concept in exchange for 100,000 restricted shares of our common stock
from a company then known as U-Swirl Yogurt, Inc. (now known as U Create
Enterprises), which is owned by the grandchildren and family of Henry E.
Cartwright. U Create Enterprises operates a frozen yogurt café in
Henderson, Nevada, as our franchisee. As part of the terms of the
acquisition, we agreed that no franchise fees or royalties would be charged with
respect to this location, as it will permit us to use the location as a training
facility. In addition, we granted U Create Enterprises the right to
open additional locations in Henderson, Boulder City and Pahrump,
Nevada. U Create Enterprises will pay an initial franchise fee of
$5,000 for each location and a 1% royalty on sales. Had we charged
royalties for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we would have recognized
$13,736.
Future
Transactions
All future
affiliated transactions will be made or entered into on terms that are no less
favorable to us than those that can be obtained from any unaffiliated third
party. A majority of the independent, disinterested members of our
board of directors will approve future affiliated transactions, and we will
maintain at least two independent directors on our board of directors to review
all material transactions with affiliates.
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Our authorized
capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock,
$0.001 par value, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
$0.001 par value. As of December 31, 2009, we had
2,779,336 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock
outstanding.
The following is a
summary of the rights of our capital stock as provided in our articles of
incorporation and bylaws. For more detailed information, please see
our articles of incorporation and bylaws, which have been filed as exhibits to
the registration statement of which this prospectus is a
part.
Units
Each
unit consists of one share of common stock and one redeemable Class C
warrant, each warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The
public warrants will be quoted only as part of a unit for 30 days following
the date of this prospectus. After separation of the units, the
common stock and public warrants will be quoted as separate
securities.
At
the closing of this offering, we will deliver certificates representing the
units to the underwriters through the facilities of the Depository Trust
Company. Thereafter, investors may request physical delivery of unit
certificates at any time before the public warrants begin being quoted
separately from the common stock
included in the units. An investor also may request delivery of
separate physical certificates for the public warrants and the common stock
comprising the units, but we will not be obligated to make delivery of the
separate certificates until after the public warrants begin being quoted
separately from the common stock. Until the common stock and public
warrants begin being quoted separately, investors will be unable to make
separate delivery of certificates for the public warrants and common stock
comprising a unit and will be unable to settle trades in those
securities.
Common
Stock
The holders of the
common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all
matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders. We do not have
cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. Subject to
preferences that may be granted to any then outstanding preferred stock, holders
of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be
declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefor as
well as any distributions to the shareholders. In the event of our
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of common stock are entitled to
share ratably in all of our assets remaining after payment of liabilities and
the liquidation preference of any then outstanding preferred
stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive or other
subscription of conversion rights. There are no redemption or sinking
fund provisions applicable to the common stock.
Preferred
Stock
Our Board of
Directors is authorized by our articles of incorporation to establish classes or
series of preferred stock and fix the designation, powers, preferences and
rights of the shares of each such class or series and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof without any further vote or action by our
stockholders. Any shares of preferred stock so issued would have
priority over our common stock with respect to dividend or liquidation
rights. Any future issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of
delaying, deferring or preventing a change in our control without further action
by our stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the
holders of our common stock. At present we have no plans to issue any
additional shares of preferred stock or to adopt any new series, preferences or
other classification of preferred stock.
The issuance of
shares of preferred stock, or the issuance of rights to purchase such shares,
could be used to discourage an unsolicited acquisition proposal. For
instance, the issuance of a series of preferred stock might impede a business
combination by including class voting rights that would enable a holder to block
such a transaction. In addition, under certain circumstances, the
issuance of preferred
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stock
could adversely affect the voting power of holders of our common
stock. Although our Board of Directors is required to make any
determination to issue preferred stock based on its judgment as to the best
interests of our stockholders, our Board could act in a manner that would
discourage an acquisition attempt or other transaction that some, or a majority,
of our stockholders might believe to be in their best interests or in which such
stockholders might receive a premium for their stock over the then market price
of such stock. Our Board presently does not intend to seek
stockholder approval prior to the issuance of currently authorized stock, unless
otherwise required by law or applicable stock exchange
rules.
Class
C Warrants
General. The Class C
warrants may be exercised until the expiration date, which is [five years from
the date of this prospectus]. Each Class C warrant entitles the
holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price of
$_____ per share. This exercise price will be adjusted if
specific events, summarized below, occur. A holder of warrants will
not be deemed a holder of the underlying stock for any purpose until the warrant
is exercised. If at their expiration date the Class C warrants
are not currently exercisable, the expiration date will be extended for
30 days following notice to the holders of the warrants that the warrants
are again exercisable. If we cannot honor the exercise of
Class C warrants and the securities underlying the warrants are listed on a
securities exchange or if there are three independent market makers for the
underlying securities, we may, but are not required to, settle the warrants for
a price equal to the difference between the closing price of the underlying
securities and the exercise price of the warrants. Because we are not
required to settle the warrants by payment of cash, and because there is a
possibility that warrant holders will not be able to exercise the warrants when
they are in-the -money or otherwise, there is a risk that the warrants will
never be settled in shares or payment of cash. This may have an
adverse effect on the demand for the warrants and the prices that can be
obtained from reselling them.
Redemption. We will have the
right to redeem the Class C warrants a price of $0.25 per warrant,
after providing 30 days prior written notice to the Class C warrant
holders, at any time after the closing price of our common stock, as reported on
the OTC Bulletin Board, equals or exceeds [200% of the public offering price of
the units] for five consecutive trading days. We will send a written
notice of redemption by first class mail to holders of the Class C warrants
at their last known addresses appearing on the registration records maintained
by the transfer agent. No other form of notice or publication will be
required. If we call the warrants for redemption, the holders of the
warrants will then have to decide whether to sell warrants, exercise them before
the close of business on the business day preceding the specified redemption
date or hold them for redemption.
Exercise. The holders of
the warrants may exercise them only if an appropriate registration statement is
then in effect. To exercise a warrant, the holder must deliver to our
transfer agent the warrant certificate on or before the expiration date or the
redemption date, as applicable, with the form on the reverse side of the
certificate executed as indicated, accompanied by payment of the full exercise
price for the number of warrants being exercised. Fractional shares
of common stock will not be issued upon exercise of the
warrants.
Adjustments in
Certain Events. We will make
adjustments to the terms of the warrants if certain events occur. If
we distribute to our stockholders additional shares of common stock through a
dividend or distribution, or if we effect a stock split of our common stock, we
will adjust the total number of shares of common stock purchasable on exercise
of a warrant so that the holder of a warrant thereafter exercised will be
entitled to receive the number of shares of common stock the holder would have
owned or received after such event if the warrant holder had exercised the
warrant before the event causing the adjustment. The aggregate
exercise price of the warrant will remain the same in that circumstance, but the
effective purchase price per share of common stock purchasable upon exercise of
the warrant will be proportionately reduced because a greater number of common
stock shares will then be purchasable upon exercise of the adjusted
warrant. We will make equivalent changes in warrants if we effect a
reverse stock split.
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In
the event of a capital reorganization or reclassification of our common stock,
the warrants will be adjusted so that thereafter each warrant holder will be
entitled to receive upon exercise the same number and kind of securities that
such holder would have received if the warrant had been exercised before the
capital reorganization or reclassification of our common stock.
If
we merge or consolidate with another corporation, or if we sell our assets as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety to another corporation, we will make
provisions so that warrant holders will be entitled to receive upon exercise of
a warrant the kind and number of securities, cash or other property that would
have been received as a result of the transaction by a person who was our
stockholder immediately before the transaction and who owned the same number of
shares of common stock for which the warrant was exercisable immediately before
the transaction. No adjustment to the warrants will be made, however, if a
merger or consolidation does not result in any reclassification or change in our
outstanding common stock.
Class
A and B Warrants
Class A
Warrants. The Class A
warrants may be exercised until the expiration date, which is March 19,
2013. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of
common stock at an exercise price of $5.10 per share. This
exercise price will be adjusted if specific events, summarized below,
occur. A holder of warrants will not be deemed a holder of the
underlying stock for any purpose until the warrant is exercised. If
at their expiration date the Class A warrants are not currently
exercisable, the expiration date will be extended for 30 days following
notice to the holders of the warrants that the warrants are again
exercisable. If we cannot honor the exercise of Class A warrants
and the securities underlying the warrants are listed on a securities exchange
or if there are three independent market makers for the underlying securities,
we may, but are not required to, settle the warrants for a price equal to the
difference between the closing price of the underlying securities and the
exercise price of the warrants. Because we are not required to settle
the warrants by payment of cash, and because there is a possibility that warrant
holders will not be able to exercise the warrants when they are in-the-money or
otherwise, there is a risk that the warrants will never be settled in shares or
payment of cash. This may have an adverse effect on the demand for
the warrants and the prices that can be obtained from reselling
them.
We
will have the right to redeem the Class A warrants a price of
$0.25 per warrant, after providing 30 days prior written notice to the
Class A warrant holders, at any time after the closing price of our common
stock, as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board, equals or exceeds $6.12 for five
consecutive trading days. We will send a written notice of redemption
by first class mail to holders of the Class A warrants at their last known
addresses appearing on the registration records maintained by the transfer
agent. No other form of notice or publication will be
required. If we call the warrants for redemption, the holders of the
warrants will then have to decide whether to sell warrants, exercise them before
the close of business on the business day preceding the specified redemption
date or hold them for redemption.
Class B
Warrants. The Class B warrants may be exercised until the
expiration date, which is March 19, 2013. Each Class B warrant
entitles the holder to purchase one share of common stock at an exercise price
of $10.20 per share. This exercise price will be adjusted if
specific events, summarized below, occur. A holder of warrants will
not be deemed a holder of the underlying stock for any purpose until the warrant
is exercised. If at their expiration date the Class B warrants
are not currently exercisable, the expiration date will be extended for
30 days following notice to the holders of the warrants that the warrants
are again exercisable. If we cannot honor the exercise of
Class B warrants and the securities underlying the warrants are listed on a
securities exchange or if there are three independent market makers for the
underlying securities, we may, but are not required to, settle the warrants for
a price equal to the difference between the closing price of the underlying
securities and the exercise price of the warrants. Because we are not
required to settle the warrants by payment of cash, and because there is a
possibility that warrant holders will not be able to exercise the warrants when
they are in-the -money or otherwise, there is a risk that the warrants will
never be settled in shares or payment of cash. This may have an
adverse effect on the demand for the warrants and the prices that can be
obtained from reselling them. The Class B warrants are not
redeemable.
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Underwriter’s
Warrants
The underwriter of
our initial public offering holds warrants to purchase 76,500 units consisting
of common stock and warrants which were issued in connection with the
offering. The underwriter’s warrants will be exercisable for units
until March 19, 2013. We have agreed to register the securities
underlying the underwriter’s warrants until March 19, 2013. The
common stock and warrants issued to the underwriter upon exercise of these
underwriter’s warrants will be freely tradable.
Warrants
to Investor Relations Firm
On
February 21, 2008, we issued a warrant to our corporate investor relations firm
to purchase 60,000 units (each unit containing one share of common stock, one
class A warrant and two Class B warrants) with an exercise price of $6.12 per
unit for services relating to our investor relations.
Other
Warrants
In
addition to the stock options and warrants described above, we have issued
warrants to purchase a total of 175,000 shares of common stock as
follows:
Number
of Shares Purchasable
|
Exercise Price
|
Issuance Date
|
Expiration Date
|
25,000
|
$0.02
|
January 23,
2006
|
January 24,
2016
|
100,000
|
$2.20
|
November 20,
2006
|
January 24,
2016
|
50,000
|
$7.50
|
February 22,
2007
|
February 22,
2012
|
Our 2007 Stock
Option Plan currently authorizes the grant of up to 470,000 shares of
common stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits and similar capital
changes) in connection with restricted stock awards, incentive stock option
grants and non-qualified stock option grants. Employees and, in the
case of nonqualified stock options, directors, consultants or any affiliate are
eligible to receive grants under our plans. As of September 30, 2009,
there were options to purchase 445,000 shares outstanding under our Option
Plan. The exercise of these options could have dilutive effect on our
common stock.
Authorized
but Unissued Shares
The authorized but
unissued shares of common and preferred stock are available for future issuance
without stockholder approval. These additional shares may be used for
a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise
additional capital, corporate acquisitions and employee benefit
plans. The existence of authorized but unissued shares could hinder
or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest,
tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Anti-Takeover
Effects of Certain Provisions of Nevada Law and Our Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws
Our articles of
incorporation and bylaws contain a number of provisions that could make our
acquisition by means of a tender or exchange offer, a proxy contest or otherwise
more difficult. These provisions are summarized
below.
Special
Meetings. Our Bylaws provide that special meetings of
stockholders can be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President, a
majority of the Board, or the Secretary at the written request of stockholders
entitled to cast at least a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at the
meeting.
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Undesignated
Preferred Stock. The ability to authorize undesignated
preferred stock makes it possible for our Board of Directors to issue preferred
stock with voting or other rights or preferences that could impede the success
of any attempt to acquire us. The ability to issue preferred stock
may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in
control or management of our company.
Advance Notice
Procedure for Director Nominations and Stockholder
Proposals. Our Bylaws provide that adequate notice must be
given to nominate candidates for election as directors or to make proposals for
consideration at annual meetings of stockholders. Notice of a
stockholder’s intent to nominate a director must be delivered to or mailed and
received at our principal executive offices as follows:
·
|
for an
election to be held at the annual meeting of stockholders, not later than
90 calendar days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately
preceding annual meeting of stockholders;
and
|
·
|
for an
election to be held at a special meeting of stockholders, not later than
the later of (1) 90 calendar days prior to the special meeting or (2) 10
calendar days following the public announcement of the special
meeting.
|
Notice of a
stockholder’s intent to raise business at an annual meeting must be received at
our principal executive offices not later than 90 calendar days prior to the
anniversary date of the preceding annual meeting of stockholders.
These procedures
may operate to limit the ability of stockholders to bring business before a
stockholders’ meeting, including the nomination of directors and the
consideration of any transaction that could result in a change in control and
that may result in a premium to our stockholders.
Transfer
Agent, Warrant Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent,
warrant agent and registrar for our common stock is Computershare Trust Company,
N.A. Its address is 350 Indiana Street, Suite 800, Golden, Colorado
80401, and its telephone number is (303) 262-0600.
UNDERWRITING
Paulson Investment
Company, Inc. is acting as the representative of the underwriters. We
and the underwriters named below have entered into an underwriting agreement
with respect to the units being offered. In connection with this
offering and subject to certain terms and conditions, each of the underwriters
named below has severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell, the
number of units set forth opposite the name of each
underwriter.
Underwriters
|
Number of Units
|
Paulson
Investment Company, Inc.
|
|
Total
|
The underwriting agreement provides that the
underwriters are obligated to purchase all of the units offered by this
prospectus, other than those covered by the over-allotment option, if any units
are purchased. The underwriters are offering the units when, as and
if issued to and accepted by them, subject to a number of conditions,
including:
·
|
receipt by
the underwriters of an auditor’s letter and officer’s
certificate;
|
·
|
no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement in effect and
no proceedings for such purpose instituted or
threatened;
|
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·
|
approval of
legal matters by counsel for the underwriters, including the validity of
the shares; and
|
·
|
the
underwriters’ right to reject orders in whole or in
part.
|
The representative of the underwriters has
advised us that the underwriters propose to offer our units to the public
initially at the offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus
and to selected dealers at that price less a concession of not more than
$________ per unit. The underwriters and selected dealers may reallow
a concession to other dealers, including the underwriters, of not more than
$_______ per unit. After completion of the public offering
of the units, the offering price, the concessions to selected dealers and the
reallowance to their dealers may be changed by the
underwriters.
The underwriters have informed us that they do
not expect to confirm sales of our units offered by this prospectus on a
discretionary basis.
We have been advised by the representative of
the underwriters that the underwriters intend to make a market in our securities
but that they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue making a market at
any time without notice.
In connection with the offering, the
underwriters or certain of the securities dealers may distribute prospectuses
electronically.
Over-allotment
Option
Pursuant to the underwriting agreement, we have
granted the underwriters an option, exercisable for 45 days from the date
of this prospectus, to purchase up to an additional 555,000 units on the same
terms as the other units being purchased by the underwriters from
us. The underwriters may exercise the option solely to cover
over-allotments, if any, in the sale of the units that the underwriters have
agreed to purchase. If the over-allotment option is exercised in
full, the total public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds to us
before offering expenses will be $__________, $_________ and $________________,
respectively.
Stabilization
The rules of the SEC generally prohibit the
underwriters from trading in our securities on the open market during this
offering. However, the underwriters are allowed to engage in some
open market transactions and other activities during this offering that may
cause the market price of our securities to be above or below that which would
otherwise prevail in the open market. These activities may include
stabilization, short sales and over-allotments, syndicate covering transactions
and penalty bids.
·
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Stabilizing
transactions consist of bids or purchases made by the managing underwriter
for the purpose of preventing or slowing a decline in the market price of
our securities while this offering is in
progress.
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·
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Short sales
and over-allotments occur when the managing underwriter, on behalf of the
underwriting syndicate, sells more of our units than it purchases from us
in this offering. To cover the resulting short position, the
managing underwriter may exercise the over-allotment option described
above or may engage in syndicate covering transactions. There
is no contractual limit on the size of any syndicate covering
transaction. The underwriters will make available a prospectus
in connection with any such short sales. Purchasers of units
sold short by the underwriters are entitled to the same remedies under the
federal securities laws as any other purchaser of units covered by the
registration statement.
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·
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Syndicate
covering transactions are bids for or purchases of our securities on the
open market by the managing underwriter on behalf of the underwriters in
order to reduce a short position incurred by the managing
underwriter.
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·
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Penalty bids
permit the managing underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a
syndicate member when the units originally sold by the syndicate member
are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short
positions.
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If the underwriters commence these activities,
they may discontinue them at any time without notice. The
underwriters may carry out these transactions on the OTC Bulletin Board or
otherwise.
Indemnification
The underwriting agreement provides for
indemnification between us and the underwriters against specified liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act, and for contribution by us and
the underwriters to payments that may be required to be made with respect to
those liabilities. We have been advised that, in the opinion of the
SEC, indemnification for liabilities under the Securities Act is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore
unenforceable.
Underwriters’
Compensation
We have agreed to sell the units to the
underwriters at the initial offering price of $[ ] per
unit, which represents the initial public offering price of the units set forth
on the cover page of this prospectus less the 10% underwriting
discount. The underwriting agreement also provides that Paulson
Investment Company, Inc. will be paid a non-accountable expense allowance equal
to 3% of the gross proceeds from the sale of the units offered by this
prospectus, excluding any units purchased on exercise of the over-allotment
option. We are not required to pay, or reimburse the underwriters
for, the legal fees incurred by the underwriters in connection with this
offering. The underwriting agreement also grants the representative
of the underwriters, for a period of 36 months beginning from the effective date
of the registration statement of which this prospectus is part, the right of
first refusal to act as lead underwriter for any and all of our future public
and private equity and debt offerings that gross up to $20 million, including
the offerings by any successor to or subsidiary of ours, excluding ordinary
course of business financings such as bank lines of credit, accounts receivable
and factoring.
On
completion of this offering, we will issue to the representative of the
underwriters warrants to purchase up to 370,000 units at a price of per unit
equal to 120% of the initial offering price of the units. The
representative’s warrants will be exercisable for units at any time beginning
one year after the effective date of the registration statement of which this
prospectus is part, and will expire on the fifth anniversary of the effective
date. However, in compliance with the lock-up restrictions set forth
in FINRA Rule 5110(g)(1), neither the representative’s warrants nor the
underlying securities may be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, or
hypothecated, or be the subject of any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or
call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the
securities by any person for a period of one year immediately following the date
of effectiveness or commencement of sales of the offering, except to any member
participating in the offering and the officers or partners thereof, and only if
all securities so transferred remain subject to the one-year lock-up restriction
for the remainder of the lock-up period.
The holder of these warrants will have, in that
capacity, no voting, dividend or other stockholder rights. Any profit
realized on the sale of the units issuable upon exercise of these warrants may
be deemed to be additional underwriting compensation. The securities
underlying these warrants are being registered pursuant to the registration
statement of which this prospectus is a part. During the term of
these warrants, the holder thereof is given the opportunity to profit from a
rise in the market price of our common stock. We may find it more
difficult to raise additional equity capital while these warrants are
outstanding. At any time at which these warrants are likely to be
exercised, we may be able to obtain additional equity capital on more favorable
terms.
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The following table summarizes the underwriting
discount we will pay to the underwriters and the non-accountable expense
allowance we will pay to the representative of the
underwriters. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and
full exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option.
Total
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Per
Unit
|
Without
Over-
Allotment
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With
Over-
Allotment
|
|
Underwriting
discount
|
$
|
$
|
$
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Non-accountable
expense allowance
|
$
|
$
|
$
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Warrant
Solicitation Fee
We
have engaged the representative of the underwriters, on a non-exclusive basis,
as our agent for the solicitation of the exercise of the Class C
warrants. To the extent not inconsistent with the guidelines of the
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission, we have agreed to pay the representative for
bona fide services rendered a commission equal to 5% of the exercise price for
each warrant exercised more than one year after the effective date of the
registration statement of which this prospectus is part if the exercise was
solicited by the representative. No compensation will be paid to the
representative upon the exercise of the warrants if:
·
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the market
price of the underlying shares of common stock is lower than the exercise
price;
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·
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the holder of
the warrants has not confirmed in writing that the representative
solicited his, her or its exercise;
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·
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the warrants
are held in a discretionary account, unless prior specific written
approval for the exercise is received from the
holder;
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·
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the warrants
are exercised in an unsolicited transaction;
or
|
·
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the
arrangement to pay the commission is not disclosed in the prospectus
provided to warrant holders at the time of
exercise.
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Lock-Up
Agreements
Our officers, directors and all stockholders
(including holders of securities convertible into common stock) have agreed that
for a period of 90 days from the date this registration statement becomes
effective they will not sell, contract to sell, grant any option for the sale or
otherwise dispose of any of our equity securities, or any securities convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for our equity securities, other than
through existing Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, intra-family transfers or
transfers to trusts for estate planning purposes, without the consent of Paulson
Investment Company, Inc. which consent will not be unreasonably
withheld. Paulson Investment Company, Inc. may consent to an early
release from the one-year lock-up period if, in its opinion, the market for the
common stock would not be adversely affected by sales and in cases of an
officer, director or other stockholder’s financial emergency. We are
unaware of any officer, director or current stockholder who intends to ask for
consent to dispose of any of our equity securities during the lock-up
period.
Determination
of Offering Price
The public offering price of the units offered
by this prospectus and the exercise price of the public warrants have been
determined by negotiation between us and the underwriters. Among the
factors considered in determining the public offering price of the units and the
exercise price of the warrants were:
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our history
and our prospects;
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the industry
in which we operate;
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the status
and development prospects for our proposed
products;
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the previous
experience of our executive officers;
and
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·
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the general
condition of the securities markets at the time of this
offering.
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The offering price stated on the cover page of
this prospectus should not be considered an indication of the actual value of
the units. That price is subject to change as a result of market
conditions and other factors, and we cannot assure you that the units, or the
common stock and warrants contained in the units, can be resold at or above the
initial public offering price.
LEGAL
MATTERS
Dill Dill Carr
Stonbraker & Hutchings, P.C., Denver, Colorado, has passed upon the validity
of the securities offered by this prospectus on our behalf. The
underwriters have been represented by Holland & Knight LLP, Portland,
Oregon.
EXPERTS
Our financial
statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 included in
this prospectus have been audited by L.L. Bradford & Company, LLC, an
independent registered public accounting firm, to the extent set forth in its
report, and are set forth in this prospectus in reliance upon such report given
upon the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and
auditing.
WHERE
YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
In
connection with the securities offered by this prospectus, we have filed a
registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with the
SEC. This prospectus, filed as part of the registration statement,
does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement
and the accompanying exhibits and schedules. For further information
with respect to our securities, and us you should refer to the registration
statement and the accompanying exhibits and schedules. Statements
contained in this prospectus regarding the contents of any contract or any other
document are not necessarily complete, and you should refer to the copy of the
contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration
statement. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement and
the accompanying exhibits and schedules without charge at the SEC’s public
reference facility, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549, and you may obtain
copies of all or any part of the registration statement from this office for a
fee. You may obtain information on the operation of the public
reference facility by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
maintains a web site that contains reports, proxy and information statements,
and other information regarding registrants that file
electronically. The address of the site is http://www.sec.gov.
You should rely
only on the information contained in this prospectus and in any free writing
prospectus that states that it has been provided with our
approval. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with
different information. If anyone provides you with different or
inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The information
in this prospectus may only be accurate as of the date appearing on the cover
page of this prospectus, regardless of the time this prospectus is delivered or
our securities are sold.
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We
are not making an offer to sell the securities in any jurisdiction where the
offer or sale is not permitted. No action is being taken in any
jurisdiction outside the United States to permit a public offering of our
securities or the possession or distribution of this prospectus in any such
jurisdiction. Persons who come into possession of this prospectus in
jurisdictions outside of the United States are required to inform themselves
about and to observe any restrictions as to this offering and the distribution
of this prospectus applicable in that jurisdiction.
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2009 (unaudited) and
December 31, 2008
|
F-1
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited)
|
F-2
|
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended
September 30,
2009 and 2008 (unaudited)
|
F-3
|
Notes to
Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2009
(unaudited)
|
F-4
|
Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
FF-1
|
Balance
Sheets at December 31, 2008 and 2007
|
FF-3
|
Statements of
Operations for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
|
FF-4
|
Statement of
Stockholders’ Equity for the two years ended December 31,
2008
|
FF-5
|
Statements of
Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007
|
FF-6
|
Notes to
Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007
|
FF-7
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HEALTHY FAST FOOD,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
Unaudited
|
Audited
|
|||||||
September 30,
2009
|
December 31,
2008
|
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ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash and
equivalents
|
$ | 725,916 | $ | 3,335,740 | ||||
Tenant
improvement allowance receivable
|
10,335 | - | ||||||
Due from
U-Create Enterprises, Inc.
|
1,134 | - | ||||||
Inventory
|
74,492 | 15,100 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
32,269 | 23,495 | ||||||
Current
assets from discontinued operations
|
6,916 | 100,113 | ||||||
Total current
assets
|
851,062 | 3,474,448 | ||||||
Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment, net
|
1,900,834 | 64,586 | ||||||
Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment from
|
||||||||
discontinued
operations, net
|
- | 814,849 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
||||||||
Deposits
|
108,572 | 5,400 | ||||||
Other assets
from discontinued operations
|
85,350 | 159,839 | ||||||
Total other
assets
|
193,922 | 165,239 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 2,945,818 | $ | 4,519,122 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
$ | 75,308 | $ | 62,781 | ||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities from discontinued
|
||||||||
operations
|
183,514 | 110,202 | ||||||
Current
portion of long-term debt
|
4,649 | 4,203 | ||||||
Total current
liabilities
|
263,471 | 177,186 | ||||||
Deferred
rent
|
220,021 | 20,059 | ||||||
Long-term
capital lease
|
11,406 | 14,951 | ||||||
Long-term
liabilities from discontinued operations
|
76,145 | 187,423 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
571,043 | 399,619 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
equity
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock; $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized,
|
||||||||
no shares
issued and outstanding
|
- | - | ||||||
Common stock;
$0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized,
|
||||||||
2,523,350 and
2,518,350 shares issued and outstanding at 9/30/09 and 12/31/08,
respectively
|
2,523 | 2,518 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
6,835,653 | 6,794,179 | ||||||
Stock
subscriptions receivable
|
(150 | ) | (150 | ) | ||||
Compensation
payable in stock
|
21 | - | ||||||
Deficit
|
(4,463,272 | ) | (2,677,044 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
2,374,775 | 4,119,503 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$ | 2,945,818 | $ | 4,519,122 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-1
HEALTHY FAST FOOD,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Unaudited
|
Unaudited
|
|||||||||||||||
For the three
months ended
|
For the nine
months ended
|
|||||||||||||||
September 30,
2009
|
September 30,
2008
|
September 30,
2009
|
September 30,
2008
|
|||||||||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Restaurant
sales, net of discounts
|
$ | 515,332 | $ | - | $ | 910,603 | $ | - | ||||||||
Franchise
royalties and fees
|
15,000 | - | 15,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
530,332 | - | 925,603 | - | ||||||||||||
Restaurant
operating costs
|
||||||||||||||||
Food,
beverage and packaging costs
|
152,574 | - | 267,523 | - | ||||||||||||
Labor and
related expenses
|
138,561 | - | 247,062 | - | ||||||||||||
Occupancy and
related expenses
|
99,656 | 2,394 | 156,758 | 6,742 | ||||||||||||
Marketing and
advertising
|
74,342 | 10,675 | 106,145 | 28,735 | ||||||||||||
General and
administrative
|
176,797 | 60,661 | 408,111 | 173,646 | ||||||||||||
Officer
compensation
|
50,726 | 43,331 | 294,775 | 122,678 | ||||||||||||
Investor
relations fees
|
- | 23,398 | - | 154,740 | ||||||||||||
Intellectual
property acquired from related parties
|
- | 180,000 | - | 180,000 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
44,673 | 201 | 82,039 | 603 | ||||||||||||
Total costs
and expenses
|
737,329 | 320,660 | 1,562,413 | 667,144 | ||||||||||||
Loss from
operations
|
(206,997 | ) | (320,660 | ) | (636,810 | ) | (667,144 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(570 | ) | (700 | ) | (1,810 | ) | (2,723 | ) | ||||||||
Interest
income
|
1,422 | 21,189 | 7,445 | 48,097 | ||||||||||||
Loss from
continuing operations before income taxes
|
(206,145 | ) | (300,171 | ) | (631,175 | ) | (621,770 | ) | ||||||||
Provision for
income taxes
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Income from
continuing operations
|
(206,145 | ) | (300,171 | ) | (631,175 | ) | (621,770 | ) | ||||||||
Discontinued
operations:
|
||||||||||||||||
Loss from
operations of discontinued Fresh and
|
||||||||||||||||
Fast
restaurant component (including loss on
|
||||||||||||||||
disposal of
$814,849)
|
1,027,467 | 94,637 | 1,155,053 | 270,249 | ||||||||||||
Income tax
benefit
|
- | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
Loss on
discontinued operations
|
(1,027,467 | ) | (94,637 | ) | (1,155,053 | ) | (270,249 | ) | ||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (1,233,612 | ) | $ | (394,808 | ) | $ | (1,786,228 | ) | $ | (892,019 | ) | ||||
Earnings per
share - basic
|
||||||||||||||||
Loss from
continuing operations
|
$ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.14 | ) | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.28 | ) | ||||
Loss from
discontinued operations
|
(0.41 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.12 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss per
common share - basic and fully diluted
|
$ | (0.49 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.71 | ) | $ | (0.40 | ) | ||||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding -
|
||||||||||||||||
basic and
diluted
|
2,518,350 | 2,211,246 | 2,518,350 | 2,211,246 |
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
F-2
HEALTHY FAST FOOD,
INC.
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Unaudited
|
||||||||
For the nine
months ended
|
||||||||
September 30,
2009
|
September 30,
2008
|
|||||||
Cash flows
from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (1,786,228 | ) | $ | (892,019 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) to net
|
||||||||
cash
(used) by operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
82,039 | 56,583 | ||||||
Amortization
of franchise fees
|
- | 1,312 | ||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
41,500 | 101,342 | ||||||
Shares issued
to acquire U-Swirl intellectual property
|
- | 180,000 | ||||||
Loss on
disposal of Fresh and Fast festaurant assets
|
814,849 | - | ||||||
Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Current
assets from discontinued operations
|
93,197 | (130 | ) | |||||
Interest
receivable
|
- | (88 | ) | |||||
Inventory
|
(59,392 | ) | (2,960 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
(8,774 | ) | (6,653 | ) | ||||
Other assets
from discontinued operations
|
74,489 | - | ||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
12,527 | 6,086 | ||||||
Accrued
interest - related parties
|
- | (1,844 | ) | |||||
Royalties
payable
|
- | 1,688 | ||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities from discontinued
operations
|
(37,966 | ) | - | |||||
Deferred
rent
|
199,962 | (16,462 | ) | |||||
Net cash
(used) by operating activities
|
(573,797 | ) | (573,145 | ) | ||||
Cash flows
from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Tenant
improvement allowance receivable
|
(10,335 | ) | - | |||||
Due from
U-Create Enterprises
|
(1,134 | ) | - | |||||
Deposits
|
(103,172 | ) | - | |||||
Prepaid
franchise fees
|
- | (140,000 | ) | |||||
Purchase of
fixed assets
|
(1,918,287 | ) | (239,980 | ) | ||||
Net cash
(used) by investing activities
|
(2,032,928 | ) | (379,980 | ) | ||||
Cash flows
from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Net proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
- | 4,002,840 | ||||||
Deferred
offering costs
|
- | 332,415 | ||||||
Payments on
capital lease obligation
|
(3,099 | ) | (3,817 | ) | ||||
Net cash
provided (used) by financing activities
|
(3,099 | ) | 4,331,438 | |||||
Net change in
cash
|
(2,609,824 | ) | 3,378,313 | |||||
Cash,
beginning of period
|
3,335,740 | 604,118 | ||||||
Cash, end of
period
|
$ | 725,916 | $ | 3,982,431 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | 1,810 | $ | 2,723 | ||||
Taxes
paid
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Capital lease
obligations for property and equipment
|
$ | - | $ | 23,937 | ||||
Number of
shares issued for intellectual property
|
- | 100,000 | ||||||
Value of
shares issued for intellectual property
|
$ | - | $ | 180,000 |
The accompanying notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
F-3
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
1.
|
DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
|
Healthy Fast Food,
Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on November 14,
2005.
The accompanying
unaudited financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial
statements and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited
financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring
adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and
results of operations. Interim results of operations are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full year. The financial
statements and related notes do not include all information and footnotes
required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for annual reports.
This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements included in the Company’s annual statement on Form 10-K filed on
March 27, 2009 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the
year ended December 31, 2008.
U-Swirl
Concept
On September 30,
2008, the Company acquired the worldwide rights to the U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt
concept through its wholly-owned subsidiary, U-Swirl International,
Inc. U-SWIRL allows guests a broad choice in frozen yogurt by
providing up to 20 non-fat flavors, including tart, traditional and no
sugar-added options and more than 60 toppings, including seasonal fresh fruit,
sauces, candy and granola. Guests serve themselves and pay by the ounce instead
of by the cup size. As of September 30, 2009, U-Swirl International,
Inc. owned and operated five U-Swirl Yogurt cafés and had one franchised café in
operation.
Discontinued
Operations - Fresh and Fast (formerly EVOS) Concept
For purposes of
determining discontinued operations, the Company has determined that the
“concept” level is a component of the entity within the context of FASB ASC 360,
“Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”. A component of
an entity comprises of operations and cash flows that can be clearly
distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the rest
of the Company. The Company routinely evaluates its concept base to identify
relevant factors for success and determine appropriate actions necessary to grow
and operate a successful concept and similarly to identify relevant factors and
actions that need to be taken on an underperforming concept including the
closing of a non-performing concept. The Company evaluates the results of
operations of the concept both quantitatively and qualitatively to determine if
appropriate for reporting as discontinued operations.
The Company owned
and operated two fast food restaurants located in Henderson and Las Vegas,
Nevada under the “Fresh and Fast” concept. The restaurants were
formerly operated under franchise rights and “EVOS” branding purchased from EVOS
USA, Inc. Effective March 1, 2009, the Company notified EVOS USA,
Inc. of its intent to terminate the franchise and area development
agreements. Effective July 1, 2009, the Company ceased conducting
business under the EVOS USA, Inc. franchise and area development agreements and
converted the restaurants to the “Fresh and Fast” concept. Effective
August 1, 2009, the Company determined to cease conducting business under the
“Fresh and Fast” concept altogether in order to focus on its U-Swirl Yogurt
Concept, and has accordingly accounted for the “Fresh and Fast” concept
divestiture as “discontinued operations” (see Note 2 below).
Subsequent
Events
The Company has
evaluated subsequent events through November 16, 2009, the date it filed
its report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 with the
SEC.
F-4
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
Franchise
Revenue Recognition Policy
Revenue earned as a
U-Swirl Frozen Yogurt franchisor will be derived from cafés in U-Swirl
International, Inc.’s worldwide territory and will include initial franchise
fees, continuing service fees, and royalties. Continuing service fees
and royalties will be recognized in the period in which they are
earned. Franchise fee revenue is recognized and fully earned upon the
signing and acceptance of the franchise agreement and franchise fee by both
parties. FASB ASC 952-605-25 stipulates that initial franchise fee
revenue from a franchise sale should be recognized when the franchiser has
substantially performed or satisfied all material services or conditions
relating to the sale. Substantial performance has occurred when the
franchisor has: (a) no remaining obligations or intent to refund any cash
received or to forgive any unpaid notes or receivables; (b) performed
substantially all of the initial services required by the franchise agreement
(such as providing assistance in site selection, obtaining facilities,
advertising, training, preparing operating manuals, bookkeeping, or quality
control); and (c) met all other material conditions or
obligations. The Company recorded U-Swirl franchise fee revenue of
$15,000 and $0 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
respectively.
Costs and expenses
are recognized during the period in which they are incurred.
New
Pronouncements
In August 2009, the
FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-05, “Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures (Topic 820) — Measuring Liabilities at Fair Value,” which
updates FASB ASC 820-10. The update provides clarification that in circumstances
in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not
available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using one or
more of the following techniques:
•
|
A valuation
technique that uses a) the quoted price of an identical liability when
traded as an asset, or b) quoted prices for similar liabilities or similar
liabilities when traded as assets.
|
|
•
|
Another
valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of FASB ASC
820, examples include an income approach, such as a present value
technique, or a market approach, such as a technique that is based on the
amount at measurement date that the reporting entity would pay to transfer
the identical liability or would receive to enter into the identical
liability.
|
This standard is
effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods
beginning after August 2009. ASC 820 does not have an impact on the
Company’s financial position or results of operations.
In June 2009,
the FASB issued ASC 105, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the
Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB
Statement No. 162. FASB ASC 105 establishes a single source of
authoritative, nongovernmental U.S. GAAP, except for rules and interpretive
releases of the SEC. The effective date of ASC 105 is for interim and annual
reporting periods ending after September 15, 2009. ASC 105 does not have an
impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations as it does
not change authoritative guidance.
In May 2009,
the FASB issued ASC 855, Subsequent Events. FASB ASC 855 provides guidance on
the disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. The date through
which any subsequent events have been evaluated and the basis for that date must
be disclosed. FASB ASC 855 requires that the Company disclose the analysis of
subsequent events through the date that its Financial Statements are issued.
FASB ASC 855 also defines the circumstances under which an entity should
recognize such events or transactions and the related disclosures of such events
or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date. The effective date of
FASB ASC 855 is the Company’s interim or annual financial periods ending after
September 15, 2009.
In April 2009,
the FASB issued ASC 825-10-65, Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments, which expands the fair value disclosures for all financial
instruments within the scope of
F-5
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
FASB ASC 825-10-50
to interim reporting periods. The Company has adopted FASB ASC 825-10-65, and it
is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. ASC
825-10-65 does not have an impact on the Company’s financial position or results
of operations as it focuses on additional disclosures.
In April 2009,
the FASB issued ASC 820-10-65-4, Determining Fair Value When the Volume and
Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and
Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly. FASB ASC 820-10-65-4 is an
amendment of FASB ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements. FASB ASC 820-10-65-4
applies to all assets and liabilities and provides guidance on measuring fair
value when the volume and level of activity has significantly decreased and
guidance on identifying transactions that are not orderly. FASB ASC 820-10-65-4
requires interim and annual disclosures of the inputs and valuation techniques
used to measure fair value and a discussion of changes in valuation techniques
and related inputs, if any, which occurred during the period. The Company has
adopted FASB ASC 820-10-65-4, which is effective for interim and annual
reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. ASC 820-10-65-4 does not have
a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of
operations.
2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS –
FRESH AND FAST (FORMERLY EVOS) CONCEPT
During August 2009,
the Company closed its two Fresh and Fast (formerly EVOS)
restaurants. As a result of the closures, activities of the Fresh and
Fast concept have been accounted for as discontinued
operations. These results are presented as net amounts in the
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, with prior periods restated to
conform to the current presentation. Selected operating results for
these discontinued operations are presented in the following table for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
$ | 468,483 | $ | 523,503 | ||||
Costs and
expenses
|
(808,687 | ) | (793,752 | ) | ||||
Loss on
disposal of fixed assets, net of liabilities
|
(814,849 | ) | - | |||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (1,155,053 | ) | $ | (270,249 | ) |
Net assets of the
Fresh and Fast concept operations, which are presented as a net amount in the
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2009 and December 31,
2008, were as follows:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Assets
|
$ | 92,266 | $ | 1,074,801 | ||||
Liabilities
|
(259,659 | ) | (316,779 | ) | ||||
Net
assets
|
$ | (167,393 | ) | $ | 758,022 |
Abandoned
Facilities Lease Commitments
As of September 30,
2009, the Company continues to be liable for the leases of the two abandoned
restaurants for a period of 20 months on one location and 47 months on the
other. Included in Liabilities from Discontinued Operations for the
nine months ending September 30, 2009 is the present value of discounted future
rent commitments for the two abandoned leased locations totaling
$217,368.
EVOS
Severance Agreement
As of September 30,
2009, the Company was under continued negotiations to sever its franchisee
relationship with EVOS USA, Inc. A formal severance agreement has yet
to be accepted by both parties. The Company continues to record
royalty fee payable and area developer’s royalty fee receivable as of September
30, 2009, until such time as both parties have accepted a formal agreement which
officially terminates the franchise and area development
agreements.
F-6
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
3. CASH AND
EQUIVALENTS
Concentration of Credit Risk for
Cash Held at Banks
The Company
maintains cash balances at several banks. Accounts at each institution are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to
$250,000. Some amounts were in excess of the Federally insured
program, however, management does not consider these amounts to pose a
significant credit risk to the Company.
During the third
quarter ended September 30, 2008, the Company invested $3,000,000 in 13-week
maturity US Government Treasury Bills. The T-Bills matured and were
redeemed in full on January 9, 2009.
4. TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE
RECEIVABLE
During June 2009,
the Company entered into a lease agreement for a new U-Swirl Yogurt
restaurant. According to the terms of the agreement, the lessor owed
the Company $26,675 in cash for tenant improvements. The lessor was
unable to pay the amount due. The Company and the lessor agreed to
amortize the amount against future monthly rents over a 5-month
period. As of September 30, 2009, the amount receivable on the
Company’s Balance Sheet to be amortized against future rents was
$10,335.
5. FRANCHISE FEE INCOME AND
DEFERRED REVENUE
The Company
recognized $15,000 and $-0- in franchise fee income for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
6. LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS,
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment consist of the following:
September
30, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
Restaurant
equipment
|
$ | 706,588 | $ | - | ||||
Signage
|
74,712 | 32,219 | ||||||
Furniture and
fixtures
|
103,317 | - | ||||||
Computer
equipment
|
86,840 | 4,076 | ||||||
Vehicles
|
23,937 | - | ||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
988,621 | 29,433 | ||||||
1,984,015 | 65,728 | |||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(83,181 | ) | (1,142 | ) | ||||
Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment, net
|
$ | 1,900,834 | $ | 64,586 |
Depreciation and
amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
totaled $82,039 and $603, respectively.
7.
|
INTEREST INCOME AND
EXPENSE
|
Interest income for
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 totaled $7,445 and $48,097,
respectively.
Interest expense
for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 totaled $1,810 and $2,723,
respectively.
F-7
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009
(UNAUDITED)
8.
|
SHAREHOLDERS
EQUITY
|
As of September 30,
2009, the Company granted 26,000 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock to
officers and directors as share-based compensation. The fair market
value of the shares on the date of grant totaled $41,500. Of these
shares, 21,000 were unissued as of September 30, 2009, and are therefore
recorded as “Compensation Payable in Stock” on the Company’s Balance
Sheet.
9. RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
A Company
officer/shareholder has donated 100 square feet of office space for Company
use. The estimated fair market value of the space is
$70/month. The annualized donated rent of $840 is considered
immaterial to the financial statements and consequently not recorded on the
Company’s financial statements.
The Company paid
$11,000 in rent for inventory storage for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 to a company which is wholly owned by the Company’s
officers/shareholders.
The Company was
owed $1,134 from U Create Enterprises, a company which is a U-Swirl franchisee
and is owned and operated by the grandchildren of the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer. The corporate secretary/treasurer of U Create Enterprises is
also the Company’s corporate secretary.
The Company paid
$24,000 in rent to a real estate holding company held jointly by the Company’s
former Chief Financial Officer and his spouse as compensation for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 pursuant to the Company’s employment agreement
with the former officer.
10. OCCUPANCY AND RELATED
EXPENSES
Occupancy and
related expenses consists of the following for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 and 2008:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Rent and CAM
fees
|
$ | 138,632 | $ | 6,742 | ||||
Utilities
|
18,126 | - | ||||||
Occupancy and
related expenses
|
$ | 156,758 | 6,742 |
F-8
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Healthy Fast Food,
Inc.
Henderson,
Nevada
We have audited the
accompanying balance sheets of Healthy Fast Food, Inc. as of December 31, 2008
and 2007, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, and
cash flows for the years then ended. Healthy Fast Food, Inc.’s
management is responsible for these financial statements. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our
audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no
such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audits provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In
our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Healthy Fast Food, Inc. as of
December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States.
/s/ L.L. Bradford & Company,
LLC
L.L. Bradford &
Company, LLC
March 19,
2009
Las Vegas,
Nevada
FF-1
HEALTHY FAST FOOD, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
December 31,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash and
equivalents
|
$ | 3,335,740 | $ | 604,118 | ||||
Royalty
rebate receivable
|
2,039 | 992 | ||||||
Tenant
improvement allowance receivable
|
50,210 | - | ||||||
Inventory
|
43,450 | 13,575 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
43,010 | 16,750 | ||||||
Total current
assets
|
3,474,449 | 635,435 | ||||||
Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment, net
|
879,435 | 454,692 | ||||||
Other
assets
|
||||||||
Deposits
|
151,617 | 146,217 | ||||||
Deferred
offering costs
|
- | 332,415 | ||||||
Franchise
fees, net of amortization
|
13,621 | 15,372 | ||||||
Prepaid
franchise fees
|
- | 77,500 | ||||||
Total other
assets
|
165,238 | 571,504 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
$ | 4,519,122 | $ | 1,661,631 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
$ | 170,776 | $ | 133,556 | ||||
Accrued
interest - related parties
|
- | 1,844 | ||||||
Royalties
payable
|
2,207 | - | ||||||
Current
portion of capitalized lease
|
4,203 | - | ||||||
Total current
liabilities
|
177,186 | 135,400 | ||||||
Deferred
rent
|
207,482 | 87,744 | ||||||
Long-term
capitalized lease
|
14,951 | - | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
399,619 | 223,144 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
|
||||||||
Stockholders'
equity
|
||||||||
Preferred
stock; $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized,
|
||||||||
no shares
issued and outstanding
|
- | - | ||||||
Common stock;
$0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized,
|
||||||||
2,518,350
and 1,418,350 shares issued and outstanding
|
||||||||
at
12/31/08 and 12/31/07, respectively
|
2,518 | 1,418 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
6,794,179 | 2,511,097 | ||||||
Stock
subscriptions receivable
|
(150 | ) | (150 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
deficit
|
(2,677,044 | ) | (1,073,878 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders' equity
|
4,119,503 | 1,438,487 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
$ | 4,519,122 | $ | 1,661,631 |
The accompanying Notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
FF-2
HEALTHY FAST FOOD, INC.
STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS
For the years
ended
|
||||||||
December 31,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
|||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||
Restaurant
sales, net of discounts
|
$ | 631,795 | $ | 970,163 | ||||
Franchise
royalties and fees
|
33,663 | - | ||||||
Total
revenues
|
665,458 | 970,163 | ||||||
Restaurant
operating costs
|
||||||||
Food,
beverage and packaging costs
|
275,195 | 416,443 | ||||||
Labor
and related expenses
|
347,094 | 359,232 | ||||||
Occupancy
and related expenses
|
200,203 | 106,133 | ||||||
Marketing
and advertising
|
80,016 | 79,825 | ||||||
Royalties
|
26,685 | 24,567 | ||||||
General and
administrative
|
386,373 | 218,104 | ||||||
Officer
compensation
|
318,805 | 402,313 | ||||||
Board
fees
|
- | 34,375 | ||||||
Consulting
fees - related party
|
- | 11,458 | ||||||
Investor
relations fees
|
184,740 | - | ||||||
Intellectual
property acquired from related parties
|
180,000 | - | ||||||
Pre-opening
costs
|
22,439 | - | ||||||
Impairment
loss on prepaid franchise fees
|
217,500 | - | ||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
78,416 | 65,016 | ||||||
Amortization
of franchise fees
|
1,751 | 1,750 | ||||||
Total costs
and expenses
|
2,319,217 | 1,719,216 | ||||||
Loss from
operations
|
(1,653,759 | ) | (749,053 | ) | ||||
Interest
expense
|
(3,394 | ) | (6,106 | ) | ||||
Interest
income
|
53,987 | 18,778 | ||||||
Loss before
income taxes
|
(1,603,166 | ) | (736,381 | ) | ||||
Provision for
income taxes
|
- | - | ||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (1,603,166 | ) | $ | (736,381 | ) | ||
Net loss per
common share - basic and fully diluted
|
$ | (0.73 | ) | $ | (0.57 | ) | ||
Weighted
average common shares outstanding -
|
||||||||
basic
and diluted
|
2,186,110 | 1,299,847 |
The accompanying Notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
FF-3
HEALTHY FAST FOOD, INC.
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
Stock
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Additional
|
Subscription
|
Accumulated
|
Stockholders'
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Paid-in
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Deficit
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
1,000,550 | $ | 1,001 | $ | 668,114 | $ | - | $ | (337,497 | ) | $ | 331,618 | ||||||||||||
Issuance of
stock pursuant to private placement
|
227,000 | 227 | 903,273 | -- | -- | 903,500 | ||||||||||||||||||
$4.00 per
share, net of $4,500 of offering costs paid in cash
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of
stock valued at $2.00/share for debt and interest
|
3,350 | 3 | 6,698 | -- | -- | 6,701 | ||||||||||||||||||
Warrants
issued for deferred offering costs
|
- | - | 11,265 | - | - | 11,265 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of
stock pursuant to private placement
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
$4.00 per
share, net of $1,173 of offering costs paid in cash
|
162,450 | 162 | 648,465 | (150 | ) | - | 648,477 | |||||||||||||||||
Fair value of
share-based compensation
|
- | - | 272,807 | - | - | 272,807 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of
stock pursuant to warrant exercise at $0.02/warrant
|
25,000 | 25 | 475 | 500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | - | (736,381 | ) | (736,381 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
1,418,350 | 1,418 | 2,511,097 | (150 | ) | (1,073,878 | ) | 1,438,487 | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance of
stock pursuant to unit offering
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
$5.10 per
unit, net of underwriting fees of $510,000
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
and offering
costs of $587,160
|
1,000,000 | 1,000 | 1,655,949 | - | - | 1,656,949 | ||||||||||||||||||
-Fair market
value of 1,000,000 A warrants
|
- | - | 1,119,628 | - | - | 1,119,628 | ||||||||||||||||||
-Fair market
value of 2,000,000 B warrants
|
- | - | 1,226,263 | - | - | 1,226,263 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of
share-based compensation
|
- | - | 101,342 | - | - | 101,342 | ||||||||||||||||||
100,000
shares issued for U-Swirl intellectual property at
$1.80/share
|
100,000 | 100 | 179,900 | - | - | 180,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss
|
- | - | - | - | (1,603,166 | ) | (1,603,166 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
2,518,350 | $ | 2,518 | $ | 6,794,179 | $ | (150 | ) | $ | (2,677,044 | ) | $ | 4,119,503 |
The accompanying Notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
FF-4
HEALTHY FAST FOOD, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
For the years
ended
|
||||||||
December 31,
2008
|
December 31,
2007
|
|||||||
Cash flows
from operating activities:
|
||||||||
Net
(loss)
|
$ | (1,603,166 | ) | $ | (736,381 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) to net
|
||||||||
cash
(used) by operating activities:
|
||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
78,416 | 65,016 | ||||||
Amortization
of franchise fees
|
1,751 | 1,750 | ||||||
Loss on
impairment of prepaid franchise fees
|
217,500 | - | ||||||
Share-based
compensation
|
101,342 | 272,807 | ||||||
Shares issued
to acquire U-Swirl intellectual property
|
180,000 | - | ||||||
Stock issued
for interest
|
- | 700 | ||||||
Changes in
operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||
Royalty
rebate receivable
|
(1,047 | ) | (992 | ) | ||||
Inventory
|
(29,875 | ) | 2,307 | |||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
(26,260 | ) | (16,750 | ) | ||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
37,220 | 36,521 | ||||||
Accrued
interest - related parties
|
(1,844 | ) | (3,243 | ) | ||||
Royalties
payable
|
2,207 | 1,844 | ||||||
Deferred
rent
|
119,738 | (19,344 | ) | |||||
Net cash
(used) by operating activities
|
(924,018 | ) | (395,765 | ) | ||||
Cash flows
from investing activities:
|
||||||||
Tenant
improvement allowance receivable
|
(50,210 | ) | - | |||||
Deposits
|
(5,400 | ) | (8,426 | ) | ||||
Prepaid
franchise fees
|
(140,000 | ) | - | |||||
Purchase of
fixed assets
|
(479,222 | ) | (26,345 | ) | ||||
Net cash
(used) by investing activities
|
(674,832 | ) | (34,771 | ) | ||||
Cash flows
from financing activities:
|
||||||||
Net proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
4,002,840 | 1,552,627 | ||||||
Subscriptions
receivable
|
- | (150 | ) | |||||
Deferred
offering costs
|
332,415 | (321,150 | ) | |||||
Payments on
long-term capital lease
|
(4,783 | ) | - | |||||
Payments on
notes payable - related parties
|
- | (250,200 | ) | |||||
Net cash
provided by financing activities
|
4,330,472 | 981,127 | ||||||
Net change in
cash
|
2,731,622 | 550,591 | ||||||
Cash,
beginning of period
|
604,118 | 53,527 | ||||||
Cash, end of
period
|
$ | 3,335,740 | $ | 604,118 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | 3,394 | $ | 6,106 | ||||
Taxes
paid
|
$ | - | $ | - | ||||
Value of
warrants issued for offering costs
|
$ | - | $ | 11,265 | ||||
Number of
shares issued for debt and interest
|
- | 3,350 | ||||||
Value of
shares issued for debt and interest
|
$ | - | $ | 6,701 | ||||
Capital lease
obligations for property and equipment
|
$ | 23,937 | $ | - | ||||
Number of
shares issued for intellectual property
|
100,000 | - | ||||||
Value of
shares issued for intellectual property
|
$ | 180,000 | $ | - |
The accompanying Notes are an
integral part of these financial statements.
FF-5
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
1.
|
DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
|
Healthy Fast Food,
Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on November 14,
2005.
Evos
Concept
The Company owns
and operates an EVOS® fast food franchise restaurant located in Henderson,
Nevada under franchise rights purchased from EVOS USA, Inc. The
Company also has secured the exclusive right to solicit EVOS® franchises on
behalf of EVOS USA, Inc. as an area representative within a 12-state
territory.
U-Swirl
Concept
On
September 30, 2008, the Company acquired the worldwide rights to the U-Swirl
Frozen YogurtSM
concept through its wholly-owned subsidiary, U-Swirl International,
Inc. U-SWIRL allows guests a broad choice in frozen yogurt by
providing 16 non-fat flavors, including tart, traditional and no sugar-added
options and more than 60 toppings, including seasonal fresh fruit, sauces, candy
and granola. Guests serve themselves and pay by the ounce instead of by the cup
size.
Increase in authorized
capital; reverse stock split– As of June 29, 2007, the Company increased
its authorized capital to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value,
and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value. In
connection with this action, the Company amended and restated its articles of
incorporation. On June 30, 2007, the Company conducted a reverse
split of its outstanding common stock on a 1-for-2 basis. The
accompanying financial statements and these notes have been retroactively
restated to reflect the effect of the reverse stock split.
Restaurant operations;
franchise agreement– The Company entered into a franchise agreement with
EVOS USA, Inc. as of December 14, 2005, giving the Company the right to develop
and operate one EVOS® fast food restaurant. The Company opened its
first restaurant in Henderson, Nevada and began restaurant operations in October
2006. The initial term of the franchise agreement is 10 years, with
two optional 5-year renewal periods.
As
of December 31, 2007, the Company was obligated to pay EVOS USA, Inc. a royalty
of 3.5% of net revenue generated by the restaurant. The royalty fees
are paid based upon the gross revenues derived from food and beverage sales
exclusive of sales taxes. During fiscal 2008 and 2007, the Company
paid $26,685 and $24,567, respectively, in royalty fees to EVOS USA,
Inc.
The Company may be
required to spend at least 2% of gross sales on local marketing, and in the
future, an additional 2% to a “system fund” that may be administered by EVOS
USA, Inc. EVOS USA, Inc. currently has a moratorium on the fund
assessments until March 31, 2009, at which time it will determine if the funds
are needed based on the number of opened locations both locally and
nationally. If the Company would have been required to pay to the
marketing and system funds during fiscal 2008 and 2007, the pro forma impact
would have been to increase the net loss and net loss per share by $12,636 and
$21,457 and $0.01 and $0.02, respectively.
Under the franchise
agreement, the Company (i) is required to comply with the rules and operating
procedures established by EVOS USA, Inc.; (ii) is required to buy supplies and
inventory from an approved suppliers list; and (iii) conditionally assigned its
lease and telephone numbers and listings of the Henderson restaurant to EVOS
USA, Inc. in order to secure the Company’s royalty payment and other performance
obligations under the franchise agreement.
Franchise sales activities;
area representative agreement– The Company signed an Area Representative
Agreement (“ARA”) with EVOS USA, Inc. in December 2006. Under the
ARA, the Company has the exclusive right to sell EVOS® franchise rights in
Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Washington.
FF-6
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Pursuant to the ARA
as amended, the Company was committed to opening five restaurants by March 1,
2009. Evos USA, Inc. may terminate the ARA in the event the
development schedule is not met. If the ARA were to be terminated,
the Company would lose its exclusive 12-state territory rights and the 50%
franchise fee and royalty fee splits discussed below. However, the
Company would not lose the right to continue developing
restaurants. The Company is dependent upon a successful equity
offering in order raise capital to meet its ARA development
schedule.
Under the ARA, the
Company is entitled to receive 50% of the initial franchise fee revenue and 50%
of the gross revenue royalty fee for all franchised EVOS® restaurants, including
company-owned restaurants, within the 12-state territory (except for the special
arrangements relating to the initial franchise fees for the first eight
third-party franchise locations, as stated below). Since the
company-owned restaurants are similarly treated under the ARA, the Company pays
a net 1.75% royalty on gross revenue per month to EVOS USA, Inc. commencing
March 31, 2007.
Pursuant to the
ARA, the Company paid cash of $6,458 per restaurant, or a total of $77,500, to
EVOS USA, Inc. (see Note 7 for further discussion) for the rights to 12
company-owned restaurants. As consideration for the discounted
franchise fees, the Company will forgo its right to receive 50% of the franchise
fee revenue generated from the first eight restaurants awarded to third party
franchisees within the Company’s 12-state territory. (EVOS USA, Inc.
has agreed to provide all of the upfront training for the first eight new
franchisees within the Company’s 12-state territory.)
Use of estimates– The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States of America requires management to
make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date
of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses
during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Segment Reporting –
We provide segment reporting in accordance with SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information, which establishes annual and interim
reporting standards for an enterprise’s business segments and related
disclosures about its products, services, geographic areas and major customers.
Our chief operating decision maker regularly reviews our operating results on a
consolidated basis in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing our
operating performance.
Cash and cash
equivalents– The Company considers all investments with an original
maturity of three months or less to be a cash equivalent. The
Company’s cash in bank and short-term investments, at times, may exceed
federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses
in such accounts and, accordingly, the Company believes it is not exposed to any
significant credit risk on cash and short-term investments.
Inventories–
Inventories consisting of food, beverages, and supplies are stated at the lower
of cost (FIFO) or market, including provisions for spoilage commensurate with
known or estimated exposures which are recorded as a charge to Cost of Sales
during the period spoilage is incurred. The Company has no minimum
purchase commitments with its vendors. As of December 31, 2008,
inventories consisted of the following: food and beverages $17,152, non-foods
$26,298. The Company did not incur significant charges to Cost of
Sales for spoilage during fiscal 2008 or 2007.
Leasehold improvements,
property and equipment– Leasehold improvements, property and equipment
are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for
property acquisitions, development, construction, improvements and major
renewals are capitalized. The cost of repairs and maintenance is
expensed as incurred. Depreciation is provided principally on the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which are
generally 5 to 10 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over
the shorter of the lease term, which generally includes reasonably assured
option periods, or the estimated useful lives of the assets. Upon
sale or other disposition of a depreciable asset, cost and accumulated
depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in
”Gain or Loss from Operations”.
FF-7
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
The estimated
useful lives are:
Leasehold
improvement and buildings
|
5-20
years
|
Furniture and
fixtures
|
3-10
years
|
Equipment
|
3-7
years
|
The Company
periodically evaluates whether events and circumstances have occurred that may
warrant revision of the estimated useful lives of fixed assets or whether the
remaining balance of fixed assets should be evaluated for possible
impairment. The Company uses an estimate of the related undiscounted
cash flows over the remaining life of the fixed assets in measuring their
recoverability.
Long-lived assets–
Long-lived assets are evaluated when events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable through the
estimated undiscounted future cash flows from the use of these
assets. When any such impairment exists, the related assets will be
written down to fair value.
Deferred offering
costs– The Company capitalizes certain costs associated with the offering
of its stock and adjusts the deferred cost to offset offering proceeds upon
closing of the offering or expenses the costs upon abandonment of the
offering.
Accounting Policy for
Ownership Interests in Investees – The accompanying Consolidated
Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its majority-owned
subsidiary corporation, after elimination of all material intercompany accounts,
transactions, and profits. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
representing ownership of at least 20% but less than 50%, are accounted for
under the equity method. Nonmarketable investments in which the Company has less
than 20% ownership and in which it does not have the ability to exercise
significant influence over the investee are initially recorded at cost and
periodically reviewed for impairment.
Deposits– Deposits
consist of $151,617 in security deposits for multiple locations, of which
$87,604 was paid and $64,013 (in connection with the Company’s Henderson
restaurant property lease) was unpaid as of December 31, 2008. All
deposits are carried at the lower of fair value or cost.
Franchise fees–
Franchise fees paid to EVOS USA, Inc. are stated at
cost. Amortization of the franchise fees is calculated based on the
straight-line method over the ten-year useful life of the franchise
agreement. In accordance with SFAS 142, paragraph 11, the useful life
of an intangible asset is determined by the period over which the asset is
expected to contribute either directly or indirectly to the future cash flows of
the Company. Franchise renewal fees are also recorded at cost and
amortized over the useful life of the renewal term. Upon closing or
disposal of a restaurant, the accounts will be relieved of cost and accumulated
amortization and the related gain or loss will be reflected in income from
continued operations. As of December 31, 2008, franchise fees
consisted of $13,621 net of $3,879 of accumulated amortization.
Prepaid franchise
fees– Prepaid franchise fees consist entirely of the advances and
payments made to EVOS USA, Inc. in connection with the Company entering into the
ARA agreement in December 2006. The Company has the right to develop
and operate an additional 12 EVOS® restaurants without paying additional
franchise fees. As the Company opens new restaurants, a proportional
amount of prepaid franchise fees will be capitalized to franchise fees and
amortized over the useful life of the franchise agreement in accordance with
SFAS 142, paragraph 11.
Goodwill and intangible
assets– The Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“SFAS
142”). According to this statement, goodwill and intangible assets
with indefinite lives are no longer subject to amortization, but rather an
annual assessment of impairment by applying a fair-value based
test. Fair value for intangible assets is based on discounted cash
flows. Under SFAS 142, the carrying value of such assets is
calculated at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash
flows.
FF-8
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
SFAS 142 requires
the Company to compare the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying
amount on an annual basis to determine if there is potential
impairment. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its
carrying value, an impairment loss is recorded to the extent that the fair value
of the intangible asset within the reporting unit is less than its carrying
value.
Insurance liability–
The Company maintains various insurance policies for workers’ compensation,
employee health, officer and director, general liability, and property
damage. Pursuant to these policies, the Company is responsible for
losses up to certain limits and is required to estimate a liability that
represents the ultimate exposure for aggregate losses below those
limits. No liability exists as of December 31, 2008, but in the event
a liability is incurred, the amount will be based on management’s estimates of
the ultimate costs to be incurred to settle known claims and claims not reported
as of the balance sheet date. Any future estimated liability may not
be discounted and may be based on a number of assumptions and factors, including
historical trends, actuarial assumptions, and economic conditions. If
actual trends differ from the estimates, future financial results could be
impacted.
Rent– Rent expense for the
Company’s lease, which provides for escalating rentals over the term of the
lease, is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The
lease term began when the Company had the right to control the use of the
property, which was before rent payments were actually due under the
lease. The difference between the rent expense and the actual amount
payable under the terms of the lease is recorded as deferred rent in the
financial statements pursuant to the FASB Staff Position No. 13-1 Accounting for Rental Costs Incurred
During the Construction Period (“FSP 13-1”). Rent totaling
$22,439 was expensed and included as pre-opening costs during the year ended
December 31, 2008.
On
February 7, 2005, the Office of the Chief Accountant of the Securities and
Exchange Commission issued a letter to the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants expressing its views regarding certain operating lease
accounting issues and their application under generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America(“GAAP”). Management has
determined that the appropriate interpretation of FASB Technical Bulletin No.
88-1, “Issues Relating to Accounting for Leases,” requires these allowances to
be recorded as a leasehold improvement asset and deferred rent liability on the
Balance Sheet and as both an investing activity (addition to property and
equipment) and a component of operating activities on the Statements of Cash
Flows. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company
recorded additional leasehold improvements as they relate to leasing build-out
incentives of $-0- and $87,744, respectively, and deferred rent of $207,482 and
$87,744, respectively, in its Balance Sheet to reflect the unamortized portion
of tenant improvement allowances and deferred rent liabilities for the existing
leases. The Company’s Statements of Cash Flows reflects cash
reimbursements received for tenant improvement allowances during the periods
presented as additions to property and equipment and an increase in operating
activities. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company has
unamortized tenant improvement allowances of $91,673 and $60,859, respectively,
and deferred rent liability balances of $207,482 and $87,744,
respectively.
Advertising Expense–
The Company recognizes advertising expense as incurred. The Company
recognized advertising expense totaling $80,016 and $79,825 for the years ended
December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
During the ordinary
course of business, the Company enters into certain barter transactions whereby
it issues redeemable coupons for product in exchange for advertising
services. The barter transactions included in advertising expense
during fiscal 2008 and 2007 were valued at the fair market value of the
advertising services received, or $-0- and $10,530, respectively.
Income taxes– The
Company accounts for its income taxes in accordance with SFAS 109, which
requires recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for future tax
consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
bases and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and
liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period
that includes the enactment date.
FF-9
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Deferred income
taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying
amounts of assets and liabilities for financial statement purposes and the
amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the
Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007
are as follows:
Deferred tax assets: | 2008 | 2007 | ||||||
Net
operating loss
|
$ | 1,603,166 | $ | 1,073,878 | ||||
Stock,
options and warrants issued for services and financing
costs
|
(101,342 | ) | (220,579 | ) | ||||
1,501,824 | 853,299 | |||||||
Income tax
rate
|
34 | % | 34 | % | ||||
510,620 | 290,122 | |||||||
Less
valuation allowance
|
510,620 | ) | (290,122 | ) | ||||
$ | - | $ | - |
Through
December 31, 2008, a valuation allowance has been recorded to offset the
deferred tax assets, including those related to the net operating
losses. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company
determined that it was more likely than not that it would not realize its
deferred tax assets and a valuation allowance was recorded. At
December 31, 2008, the Company had approximately $2,355,000 of federal and state
net operating losses. The net operating loss carryforwards, if not
utilized will begin to expire in 2024.
Reconciliations of
the U.S. federal statutory rate to the actual tax rate follows for the years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||
U.S. federal
statutory income tax rate
|
34.0
|
%
|
34.0
|
%
|
||
State tax -
net of federal benefit
|
0.0
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
||
34.0
|
%
|
34.0
|
%
|
|||
Increase in
valuation allowance
|
(34.0
|
%)
|
(34.0
|
%)
|
||
Effective tax
rate
|
0.0
|
%
|
0.0
|
%
|
Fair value of financial
instruments– SFAS 107, “Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial
Instruments,” requires the Company to disclose, when reasonably attainable, the
fair market values of its assets and liabilities which are deemed to be
financial instruments. As of December 31, 2008 and 2007 the carrying
amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments
approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of such financial
instruments.
Revenue, discounts and
expense recognition– Revenue from restaurant sales is recognized when
food and beverage products are sold. The Company reduces revenue by
sales returns and sales discounts.
Revenue earned as
an area representative for EVOS USA, Inc. is derived from restaurants in the
Company’s 12-state territory and will include initial franchise fees, continuing
service fees, and royalties. Continuing service fees and royalties
are recognized in the period in which they are earned. Except for the
first eight franchises sold within the Company’s 12-state territory as discussed
above, franchise fee revenue is recognized and fully earned upon the completion
of the Company’s commitment to train of each of the EVOS® restaurants sold
in the Company’s 12-state territory. SFAS 45, paragraph 5 (a)-(c),
stipulates that initial franchise fee revenue from a franchise sale should be
recognized when the franchisor has substantially performed or satisfied all
material services or conditions relating to the sale. Substantial
performance has occurred when the franchisor has: (a) no remaining obligations
or intent to refund any cash received or to forgive any unpaid notes or
receivables; (b) performed substantially all of the initial services required by
the franchise agreement (such as providing assistance in site selection,
obtaining facilities, advertising, training, preparing operating manuals,
bookkeeping, or quality control); and (c) met all other material conditions or
obligations. The Company believes that completion of its training
commitment satisfies the “substantial performance” definition outlined
above. The Company recognized $17,500 and $-0- in franchise fee
revenue during fiscal 2008 and 2007, respectively.
FF-10
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Costs and expenses
are recognized during the period in which they are incurred.
Restaurant pre-opening
costs– Pre-opening costs, including wages, benefits and travel for the
training and opening teams, food and other restaurant operating costs, are
expensed as incurred prior to the opening of a restaurant. During the
years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, these costs include $22,439 and $-0-,
respectively, of rent paid since the adoption of the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Staff Position No. FAS 13-1 “Accounting for Rental
Costs Incurred During a Construction Period,” (“FSP 13-1”) in January
2006.
Expenses of offering–
The Company accounts for specific incremental costs directly to a proposed or
actual offering of securities as a direct charge against the gross proceeds of
the offering. During the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the
Company incurred cash offering related costs of $587,160 and $5,673,
respectively.
Stock-based
compensation– In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R,
“Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), which
replaces SFAS No. 123, and supersedes APB No. 25. SFAS 123R requires
all share-based payments to employees, including grants of Company stock options
to Company employees, as well as other equity-based compensation arrangements,
to be recognized in the financial statements based on the grant date fair value
of the awards. Compensation expense is generally recognized over the
vesting period. During fiscal 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized
stock-based offering costs totaling $-0- and $11,265, respectively, and
stock-based compensation expense totaling $101,342 and $272,807, respectively,
associated with the issuance of warrants. See Note 12 for further
discussion.
Comprehensive income
(loss)– The Company has no components of other comprehensive
income. Accordingly, net loss equals comprehensive loss for all
periods.
Earnings (loss) per
share– Basic earnings (loss) per share exclude any dilutive effects of
options, warrants and convertible securities. Basic earnings (loss)
per share is computed using the weighted-average number of outstanding common
stock during the applicable period. Diluted earnings per share is
computed using the weighted-average number of common and common stock equivalent
shares outstanding during the period. Common stock equivalent shares
are excluded from the computation if their effect is
antidilutive. For the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, the
Company had 705,000 common stock equivalent shares, respectively, which were
considered antidilutive and excluded from the earnings (loss) per share
calculations.
Concentration of
risk– The Company’s operations and future business model are dependent in
a large part on EVOS USA, Inc.’s ability to meet its obligations to provide
operational support and expertise. EVOS USA, Inc.’s inability to meet
its obligations as franchisor may have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s financial condition.
Geographic
concentration– As of December 31, 2008, all of the Company’s revenues are
derived from its restaurants located in Southern Nevada, which may be impacted
in the event of a decline in the local economy.
New accounting
pronouncements– In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards
Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements,
which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in
accordance with U.S. GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.
For financial assets and liabilities, SFAS No. 157 was effective for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those
fiscal years. In February 2008, the FASB issued Staff Position
(FSP) No. 157-2 which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 one
year for all nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except those
recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring
basis. FSP 157-2 is effective for the Company beginning
October 1, 2008.
FF-11
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
In
accordance with FSP 157-2, the Company may measure the remaining assets and
liabilities beginning Q1 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption, if
required, of SFAS No. 157, as amended by FSP 157-2, will have a material
impact on its financial statements.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (R), Business Combinations, and
SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements. SFAS No. 141 (R) requires an
acquirer to measure the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed
and any noncontrolling interest in the acquired entity at their fair values on
the acquisition date, with goodwill being the excess value over the net
identifiable assets acquired. SFAS No. 160 clarifies that a noncontrolling
interest in a subsidiary should be reported as equity in the financial
statements. The calculation of earnings per share will continue to be based on
income amounts attributable to the parent. SFAS No. 141 (R) and SFAS
No. 160 are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is prohibited. The
Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 141 (R) and SFAS
No. 160 will have a material impact on its financial
statements.
In
March 2008, the FASB issued Statement No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities (“SFAS 161”), which is effective
January 1, 2009. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about derivative
instruments and hedging activities to allow for a better understanding of their
effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash
flows. Among other things, SFAS 161 requires disclosure of the fair values of
derivative instruments and associated gains and losses in a tabular format.
Since SFAS 161 requires only additional disclosures about the Company’s current
derivatives and hedging activities, the adoption of SFAS 161 will not affect its
financial position or results of operations, should it acquire derivatives in
the future.
In
April 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets. FSP No. 142-3 amends the factors that should be
considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the
useful life of a recognized intangible asset under FASB Statement No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets. FSP No. 142-3 is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Early adoption is
prohibited. The Company does not expect the adoption of FSP No. 142-3 will
have a material impact on its financial statements.
In
June 2008, the FASB ratified the consensus reached on EITF Issue No. 07-05,
Determining Whether an
Instrument (or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock.
EITF Issue No. 07-05 clarifies the determination of whether an instrument
(or an embedded feature) is indexed to an entity’s own stock, which would
qualify as a scope exception under SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities. EITF Issue No. 07-05 is
effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2008. Early adoption for an existing instrument is not
permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of EITF Issue No. 07-05
will have a material impact on its financial statements.
2. CASH AND
EQUIVALENTS
The company
maintains cash balances at several banks. Accounts at each institution are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to
$250,000.
During the third
quarter ended September 30, 2008, the Company invested $3,000,000 in 13-week
maturity US Government Treasury Bills. The T-Bills matured and were
redeemed in full on January 9, 2009.
FF-12
HEALTHY
FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
3. TENANT IMPROVEMENT ALLOWANCE
RECEIVABLE
During December
2008, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a new U-Swirl Yogurt
restaurant. According to the terms of the agreement, the lessor owes
the Company $50,210 in cash for tenant improvements. As of December
31, 2008, the lessor had not paid the Company the $50,210, therefore, the amount
is shown as an amount receivable on the Company’s Balance Sheet. The
amount was received in full from the lessor in January 2009.
4. FRANCHISE FEE
INCOME
The Company
recognized $18,450 and $0 in franchise fee income for the years ended December
31, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The $17,500 recognized during the
quarter ended December 31, 2008 represents 50% of the initial franchise fee for
a new restaurant location purchased by a new franchisee within the Company’s 12
state territory, and is in accordance with the Company’s Area Representative
Agreement with EVOS USA, Inc.
5. LEASEHOLD IMPROVEMENTS,
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment consist of the following at December
31:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Restaurant
equipment
|
$ | 197,476 | $ | 100,184 | ||||
Machinery
& equipment
|
31,122 | 29,995 | ||||||
Furniture and
fixtures
|
159,218 | 95,032 | ||||||
Computer
software
|
15,831 | 10,086 | ||||||
Computer
equipment
|
18,807 | 2,707 | ||||||
Vehicles
|
23,937 | -0- | ||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
604,239 | 309,469 | ||||||
1,050,630 | 547,473 | |||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(171,195 | ) | (92,780 | ) | ||||
Leasehold
improvements, property and equipment, net
|
$ | 879,435 | $ | 454,693 |
Depreciation and
amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 totaled
$78,416 and $65,016, respectively.
6. CAPITAL
LEASE
The Company leases
its vehicle under an agreement that is classified as a capital lease. The cost
of equipment under capital leases is included in the Balance Sheet as leasehold
improvements, property, and equipment and was $23,937 and $23,927 at December
31, 2008, and December 31, 2007, respectively. Accumulated amortization of the
leased equipment at December 31, 2008, and December 31, 2007, was approximately
$4,200 and $-0-, respectively. Amortization of assets under capital leases is
included in depreciation expense.
The future minimum
lease payments required under the capital leases as of December 31, 2008, are as
follows:
Year Ending December 31,
|
Amount
|
|||
2009
|
$ | 6,542 | ||
2010
|
6,542 | |||
2011
|
6,070 | |||
Total minimum
lease payments
|
19,154 | |||
Less: Current
maturities of capital lease obligations
|
(4,203 | ) | ||
Long-term
capital lease obligations
|
$ | 14,951 |
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FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
7.
|
FRANCHISE FEES
AMORTIZATION
|
Amortization
expense related to capitalized franchise fees for the years ended December 31,
2008 and 2007 totaled $1,751 and $1,750, respectively.
8.
|
INTEREST INCOME AND
EXPENSE
|
Interest income for
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 totaled $53,987 and $18,778,
respectively.
Interest expense
for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 totaled $3,394 and $6,106,
respectively.
9. PREPAID FRANCHISE
FEES
On
February 29, 2008, the Company paid EVOS, USA, Inc. $140,000 cash to extend its
build-out requirements pursuant to the Area Representative Agreement from five
restaurants due by May 31, 2008 to five restaurants due initially by December 1,
2008. On September 12, 2008, the build-out requirements were further
extended (without further cost to the Company) to be due by March 1,
2009. The effect of the cash paid for the extension is to increase
the prepaid franchise fees for 12 restaurants from $6,458 per restaurant to
$18,125 per restaurant.
Impairment
Loss on Prepaid Franchise Fees
During the first
quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company determined to terminate its
relationship with Evos, USA and abandon the EVOS® ARA agreement. The
Company also determined that the viability of the EVOS® concept and franchise
model was in question significant enough to abandon the ARA
altogether. Accordingly, the Company determined to impair its prepaid
franchise fees and recorded a loss totaling $217,500 as of December 31,
2008. However, the Company will continue to operate its two franchise
restaurants under the EVOS®.
10. STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
These financial
statements and related footnotes have been retroactively restated to reflect the
effect of the reverse stock split which was effected on June 30,
2007.
The amended and
restated articles of incorporation authorize a total of 100,000,000 shares of
common stock, $0.001 par value, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001
par value. Common stock holders have all the rights and obligations
that normally pertain to stockholders of Nevada corporations. As of
December 31, 2007, the Company had 1,418,350 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding. The Company has not issued any shares of preferred
stock.
On
November 30, 2005, the Company issued 700,000 shares of common stock
(restricted) to seven founding individuals at $0.0025 per share for
consideration totaling $1,750.
During 2006, the
Company issued 300,000 shares of common stock (restricted) at $2.00 per share
pursuant to a private placement offering. The Company paid cash for
offering costs of $55,122, receiving net cash proceeds of $544,878, and issued
warrants valued at $99,192, in connection with the offering.
On
August 17, 2006, the Company issued 550 shares of common stock (restricted) at
$2.00 per share for services valued at $1,100.
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FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
The Company
initiated a private placement in December 2006 for the sale of up to 500,000
shares of its $0.001 par value common stock (restricted) to accredited investors
at $4.00 per share to raise $2,000,000 of additional equity
capital. As of December 31, 2007, subscriptions have been received
from investors for 389,450 shares raising approximately $1,557,650 (before
offering costs of approximately $5,673). As of December 31, 2007,
Subscriptions Receivable totaled $150.
On
October 16, 2007, a warrant-holder exercised 25,000 warrants at $0.02 per
warrant into 25,000 shares of the Company’s $0.001 par value common stock
(restricted).
Initial
Public Offering
On
March 25, 2008, the Company closed its initial public offering and sold
1,000,000 units at $5.10 per unit to its underwriter for proceeds of $4,068,776
(net of underwriting fees totaling $510,000 and offering costs totaling
$521,224). Each unit consists of one share of $0.001 par value common
stock, one “A” warrant exercisable into one share of common stock at $5.10 per
share, and two “B” warrants exercisable into two shares of common stock at
$10.20 per share. The fair market values of the “A” and “B” warrants
on the date of grant are based on the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model and
recorded to additional paid-in capital as of December 31, 2008 at $1,119,628 and
$1,226,263, respectively.
Related
Party Acquisition
On
September 30, 2008, the Company closed its acquisition of the worldwide rights
to the U-Swirl Frozen YogurtSM
concept through its wholly-owned subsidiary, U-Swirl International, Inc., by
issuing 100,000 shares of its $0.001 par value common stock to the owners of the
U-Swirl concept. The value of the acquisition is determined by the
Company to be $180,000 based on the fair market value of the stock on the date
of acquisition at $1.80 per share multiplied by the 100,000 shares
issued. The fair market value of the stock is used as the basis for
valuation because it is the most “readily determinable” valuation method in
accordance with FAS123R – Share-Based Compensation. 100% of the
valuation amount is expensed as “Intellectual property acquired from related
parties” because the sellers of the U-Swirl concept are grandchildren of the
Company’s CEO, and no “capitalizable” costs (i.e. legal or trade marking fees)
were incurred by the sellers in developing the concept.
There were no other
issuances of preferred or common stock as of December 31, 2008.
11. STOCK OPTIONS AND
WARRANTS
Stock Options – As of
December 31, 2007, the Company had issued options to purchase 470,000 shares of
common stock with a weighted average strike price of $4.40 per
share. The Company did not grant any new stock options during the
year ended December 31, 2008.
Warrants – As of
December 31, 2007, the Company had issued warrants to purchase 200,000 shares of
common stock with a weighted average strike price of $2.98 per share, of which
25,000 had been exercised into 25,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock.
On
February 21, 2008, the Company issued a warrant to its corporate investor
relations firm to purchase 60,000 units (each unit containing one share of
common stock, one “A” warrant, and two “B” warrants) with an exercise price of
$6.12 per unit for services relating to its investor relations. The
warrant has been valued at $101,342 using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation
model based upon the following assumptions: term of 5 years, a risk free
interest rate of 2.8%, a dividend yield of 0%, and volatility of
40%. The value of the warrants was allocated against additional paid
in capital and investor relations expense.
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FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Weighted | ||||||||||||
Average
|
||||||||||||
Number
|
Weighted
|
Remaining
|
||||||||||
of
|
Average
|
Contractual
Life
|
||||||||||
Shares
|
Exercise
Price
|
in
Years
|
||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
150,000 | $ | 1.47 | 9.50 | ||||||||
Warrants granted and
assumed
|
50,000 | 7.50 | 9.70 | |||||||||
Warrants expired
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||
Warrants canceled
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||
Warrants exercised
|
(25,000 | ) | -0- | -0- | ||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
175,000 | 2.98 | 8.58 | |||||||||
Warrants granted and
assumed
|
60,000 | 1.20 | 4.00 | |||||||||
Warrants expired
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||
Warrants canceled
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||
Warrants exercised
|
-0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
235,000 | $ | 2.53 | 6.29 |
All warrants
outstanding are exercisable as of December 31, 2008.
Fair Value of Equity
Awards - The above tables reflect the assumptions utilized to
value the stock-based compensation as of December 31, 2008 under SFAS 123R
and using the Black-Scholes-Merton valuation model. The risk-free
interest rate is based upon U.S. Treasury Rates for instruments with similar
terms. The full term of the options and warrants granted was used for
the expected life since the options and warrants were granted to senior
management and outside consultants where turnover is expected to be low and
since they are expected to hold the options and warrants for the full term to
obtain the maximum benefit. The Company has not paid dividends to
date and does not plan to pay dividends in the near future. The
volatility assumptions were derived from historical volatilities of competitors
whose shares are traded in the public markets and are adjusted to reflect
anticipated behavior specific to the Company.
Risk-free
interest rate
|
2.8-4.92%
|
|
Expected life
(years)
|
5-10
Yrs
|
|
Expected
dividend yield
|
0.0%
|
|
Volatility
|
40.0%
|
12. RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
A
Company officer/shareholder has donated 100 square feet of office space for
Company use. The estimated fair market value of the space is
$70/month. The annualized donated rent of $840 is considered
immaterial to the financial statements and consequently not recorded on the
Company’s financial statements.
The Company paid
$48,000 in rent to a real estate holding company held jointly by the Company’s
Chief Financial Officer and his spouse as compensation for the year ended
December 31, 2008 pursuant to the Company’s employment agreement with the
officer.
13. OCCUPANCY AND RELATED
EXPENSES
Occupancy and
related expenses consists of the following for the nine months ended September
30, 2008 and 2007:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Rent and CAM
fees
|
$ | 175,752 | $ | 80,516 | ||||
Utilities
|
24,451 | 25,617 | ||||||
Occupancy and
related expenses
|
$ | 200,203 | $ | 106,133 |
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FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Future minimum
lease payments required under all leases as of December 31, 2008, are as
follows:
2009
|
$
|
270,624
|
||
2010
|
309,296
|
|||
2011
|
260,582
|
|||
2012
|
226,372
|
|||
2013
|
224,497
|
|||
Thereafter
|
33,230
|
|||
$
|
1,324,601
|
14. COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES
Franchise agreement –
On March 30, 2007, EVOS USA, Inc. modified the terms of the franchise agreement
that governs the Company’s franchisor-franchisee relationship. Under
the modified terms, all franchisees will pay a royalty on gross revenues of 3.5%
for the first year of operations, 4.5% for the second year of operations, and
5.5% for all subsequent years of operation. The Company paid a 5.5%
royalty on gross revenues for the period October 14, 2006, through March 30,
2007. The royalty rate has been reduced for the Company’s Henderson
restaurant to 3.5% until March 31, 2008, 4.5% until March 31, 2009, and 5.5%
thereafter. If the Company would have been required to pay the 5.5%
royalty rate during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the pro forma
impact would have been to increase the net loss and net loss per share by $4,955
and $-0-, respectively.
Litigation– In the
normal course of business, the Company is subject to proceedings, lawsuits and
other claims. Such matters can be subject to many uncertainties, and
outcomes are not predictable with assurance. The Company is not aware
of the existence of any such matters at December 31, 2008, and has not provided
for any such contingencies, accordingly.
15. COMPANY’S OPERATIONS ARE
CLASSIFIED INTO TWO PRINCIPAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS: EVOS FRANCHISES AND U-SWIRL
OPERATIONS
The Company manages
its operations through two business segments: Evos franchises and U-Swirl
International company-owned cafés. Each unit owns and operates restaurants and
cafés under the respective names.
The Company
evaluates performance based on net operating profit. Administrative functions
such as finance, treasury, and information systems are centralized. However,
where applicable, portions of the administrative function expenses are allocated
between the operating segments. The operating segments do not share any
facilities. In the event any supplies and/or services are provided to one
operating segment by the other, the transaction is valued according to the
company’s transfer policy, which approximates market price. The costs of
operating the restaurants are captured discretely within each segment. The
Company’s leasehold improvements, property, and equipment, inventory, and
results of operations are captured and reported discretely within each operating
segment.
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FAST FOOD, INC.
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 AND 2007
Summary financial
information for the two reportable segments is as follows:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Evos
Franchise Operations:
|
||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 665,458 | $ | 970,163 | ||||
Operating
loss
|
(263,737 | ) | (16,037 | ) | ||||
Assets
|
4,238,998 | 1,661,631 | ||||||
Cash and
equivalents
|
3,147,607 | 604,118 | ||||||
Inventory
|
28,350 | 13,575 | ||||||
U-Swirl
International Operations:
|
||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | -0- | $ | -0- | ||||
Operating
income
|
-0- | -0- | ||||||
Assets
|
280,124 | -0- | ||||||
Cash and
equivalents
|
188,133 | -0- | ||||||
Inventory
|
15,100 | -0- |
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Consolidated
Operations:
|
||||||||
Net
sales
|
$ | 665,458 | $ | 970,163 | ||||
Operating
loss
|
(1,653,759 | ) | (749,053 | ) | ||||
Assets
|
4,519,122 | 1,661,631 | ||||||
Cash and
equivalents
|
3,335,740 | 604,118 | ||||||
Inventory
|
43,450 | 13,575 |
16. SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
Impairment
Loss on Prepaid Franchise Fees
During the first
quarter ended March 31, 2009, the Company determined to terminate its
relationship with Evos, USA and abandon the EVOS® ARA agreement. The
Company also determined that the viability of the EVOS® concept and franchise
model was questionable enough to abandon the ARA
altogether. Accordingly, the Company determined to impair its prepaid
franchise fees and recorded a loss totaling $217,500 as of December 31,
2008. The Company continued to operate its two franchise restaurants
under the EVOS® during the first quarter ended March 31,
2009.
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PART
II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item
13. Other Expenses of Issuance and
Distribution
The expenses to be paid by the registrant in
connection with the securities being registered are as follows:
Securities
and Exchange Commission filing fee
|
$ | 1,162 | ||
FINRA filing
fee
|
2,129 | |||
Underwriter’s
non-accountable expense allowance
|
||||
Accounting
fees and expenses*
|
||||
Blue sky fees
and expenses (including related legal fees)*
|
50,000 | |||
Legal fees
and expenses*
|
50,000 | |||
Transfer
agent fees and expenses*
|
10,000 | |||
Printing and
engraving*
|
150,000 | |||
Miscellaneous
expenses*
|
||||
Total
|
$ | |||
__________________ | ||||
*Estimated
|
Item
14. Indemnification of Directors and
Officers
Under the corporate
laws of the State of Nevada and the registrant’s amended and restated articles
of incorporation, the registrant has broad powers to indemnify its directors and
officers against liabilities they may incur in such capacities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”). The registrant’s amended bylaws (Exhibit 3.2 hereto) also
provide for mandatory indemnification of its directors and executive officers,
and permissive indemnification of its employees and agents, to the fullest
extent permissible under Nevada law.
The limitation of
liability and indemnification provisions in our articles of incorporation and
bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors
for breach of their fiduciary duty. They may also reduce the
likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even
though an action, if successful, might benefit the registrant and other
stockholders. Furthermore, a stockholder’s investment may be
adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage
awards against directors and officers as required by these indemnification
provisions. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding
involving any of our directors, officers or employees regarding which
indemnification is sought, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation
that may result in claims for indemnification.
Insofar as we may
permit indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act to
directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy, as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
Item
15. Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities.
Within the past
three years, the registrant has issued and sold the unregistered securities set
forth in the table below. All of the share amounts and per share
amounts reflect the 1-for-2 reverse stock split implemented on June 30,
2007.
II-1
Date
|
Persons
or Class of Persons
|
Securities
|
Consideration
|
December 2006
through June 2007
|
42 accredited
investors (2)
|
389,450
shares of common stock
|
$1,557,800
|
February 22,
2007
|
InfusionCapital,
LLC (1)
|
Warrant to
purchase 50,000 shares of common stock at $7.50 per share expiring
February 22, 2012
|
Consulting
services valued at $11,265
|
March 13,
2007
|
2 accredited
investors (2)
|
3,350 shares
of common stock
|
Cancellation
of promissory notes in the amount of $6,000 and accrued interest of
$700
|
June 30,
2007
|
9 officers,
directors and employees (1)
|
Options to
purchase 375,000 shares of common stock at $4.40 per share expiring June
30, 2012
|
Services
|
June 30,
2007
|
3 consultants
– Maria Conte, Paul Migliara and Lenard Grau (1)
|
Options to
purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at $4.40 per share expiring June
30, 2012
|
Services –
drafting of press releases (Conte), web site development (Migliara), real
estate location services (Grau)
|
July 20,
2007
|
1 officer
(Brad Beckstead) (1)
|
Options to
purchase 70,000 shares of common stock at $4.40 per share expiring July
20, 2012
|
Services
|
October 16,
2007
|
Stephen T.
Funari (1)
|
25,000 shares
of common stock pursuant to exercise of warrant
|
$500
|
February 21,
2008
|
PR Financial
Marketing, LLC (1)
|
Warrant to
purchase 60,000 units at $6.12 per unit expiring February 21, 2013, each
unit consisting of one share of common stock, one Class A warrant and one
Class B warrant
|
Services
|
September 30,
2008
|
U Create
Enterprises (1)
|
100,000
shares of common stock
|
U-Swirl
frozen yogurt concept
|
August 2009
through December 2009
|
5 officers
and consultants (1)
|
99,242 shares
of common stock
|
Services
|
October 2009
through November 2009
|
11 accredited
investors (2)
|
141,000
shares of common stock
|
$176,250
|
November
2009
|
1 accredited
investor
|
21,244 shares
of common stock
|
Debt
forgiveness of $26,555
|
______________________
(1)
|
The
registrant relied upon the exemption from registration contained in
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, as the investors were deemed to be
sophisticated with respect to the investment in the securities due to
their financial condition and involvement in the registrant’s business and
had access to the kind of information which registration would
disclose.
|
(2)
|
The
registrant relied upon exemptions from registration contained in Rule 506
of Regulation D under the Securities Act, as all of the investors were
accredited investors, and Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act.
|
II-2
No underwriters or placement agents were used
and no commissions were paid in the above stock
transactions. Restrictive legends were placed on the certificates
evidencing the securities issued in all of the above transactions.
Item
16. Exhibits and Financial
Statement Schedules
Regulation
S-K Number
|
Exhibit
|
1.1
|
Form of
Underwriting Agreement
|
3.1
|
Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation (1)
|
3.2
|
Amended
Bylaws (1)
|
4.1
|
Form of
common stock certificate (2)
|
4.2
|
Form of Class
A warrant (included in Exhibit 4.5) (3)
|
4.3
|
Form of Class
B warrant (included in Exhibit 4.5) (3)
|
4.4
|
Form of unit
certificate (4)
|
4.5
|
Form of 2008
Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company,
N.A. (3)
|
4.6
|
Form of Class
C warrant (included in Exhibit 4.7)
|
4.7
|
Form of
Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company,
N.A.
|
4.8
|
Form of
Representative’s Purchase Warrant
|
5.1
|
Opinion of
Dill Dill Carr Stonbraker & Hutchings, P.C.
|
10.1
|
2007 Stock
Option Plan, as amended (1)
|
10.2
|
Asset
Purchase Agreement with U-Swirl Yogurt, Inc. Dated September 19, 2008
(5)
|
16.1
|
Letter from
Reeves, Evans, McBride & Zhang, LLP (3)
|
21
|
List of
Subsidiaries
|
23.1
|
Consent of
Dill Dill Carr Stonbraker & Hutchings, P.C. Reference is
made to Exhibit 5.1
|
23.2
|
Consent of
L.L. Bradford & Company, LLC
|
24
|
Power of
Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page of this
registration statement
|
______________________
(1)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-145360) filed August 13,
2007.
|
(2)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-145360) filed March 11,
2008.
|
(3)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-145360) filed February 8,
2008.
|
(4)
|
To be filed
by amendment.
|
(5)
|
Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s current report on Form
8-K (File No. 0-53130) filed September 22,
2008.
|
Item
17. Undertakings
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To
include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change
in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was
registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering
price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective
registration statement.
(iii) To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement.
(2) That,
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933,
each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(4) That,
for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any
purchaser: If the registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an
offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and
included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after
effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement
will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use,
supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such
document immediately prior to such date of first use.
(5) That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities
Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the
securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary
offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this
registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the
securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such
purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned
registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or
sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any
preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to
the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any
free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the
undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned
registrant;
(iii) The
portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided
by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any
other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned
registrant to the purchaser.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Henderson, State of Nevada, on December 30,
2009.
HEALTHY FAST FOOD, INC. | |||
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By:
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/s/ Henry E. Cartwright | |
Henry E. Cartwright, President | |||
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE
PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints Henry E. Cartwright and Jeff D. Burton, or any of them, his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and
in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Form S-1
registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and ratifying
and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement was
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated:
Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Henry E.
Cartwright
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President,
Chief Executive Officer, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Executive and Financial Officer)
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December 30,
2009
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Henry E.
Cartwright
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/s/ Jeff D.
Burton
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Director
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December 30,
2009
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Jeff D.
Burton
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/s/ Sam
Dewar
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Director
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December 31,
2009
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Sam
Dewar
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/s/ Gregory
R. Janson
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Director
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December 31,
2009
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Gregory R.
Janson
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Director
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Rea M.
Melanson
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INDEX
TO EXHIBITS
Regulation
S-K Number
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Exhibit
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1.1
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Form of
Underwriting Agreement
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3.1
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Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation (1)
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3.2
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Amended
Bylaws (1)
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4.1
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Form of
common stock certificate (2)
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4.2
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Form of Class
A warrant (included in Exhibit 4.5) (3)
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4.3
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Form of Class
B warrant (included in Exhibit 4.5) (3)
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4.4
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Form of unit
certificate (4)
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4.5
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Form of 2008
Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company,
N.A. (3)
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4.6
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Form of Class
C warrant (included in Exhibit 4.7)
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4.7
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Form of
Warrant Agreement between the Registrant and Computershare Trust Company,
N.A.
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4.8
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Form of
Representative’s Purchase Warrant
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5.1
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Opinion of
Dill Dill Carr Stonbraker & Hutchings, P.C.
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10.1
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2007 Stock
Option Plan, as amended (1)
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10.2
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Asset
Purchase Agreement with U-Swirl Yogurt, Inc. Dated September 19, 2008
(5)
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16.1
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Letter from
Reeves, Evans, McBride & Zhang, LLP (3)
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21
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List of
Subsidiaries
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23.1
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Consent of
Dill Dill Carr Stonbraker & Hutchings, P.C. Reference is
made to Exhibit 5.1
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23.2
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Consent of
L.L. Bradford & Company, LLC
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24
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Power of
Attorney. Reference is made to the signature page of this
registration statement
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______________________
(1)
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Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-145360) filed August 13,
2007.
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(2)
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Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-145360) filed March 11,
2008.
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(3)
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Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-145360) filed February 8,
2008.
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(4)
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To be filed
by amendment.
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(5)
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Incorporated
by reference to the exhibits to the registrant’s current report on Form
8-K (File No. 0-53130) filed September 22,
2008.
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