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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



 

FORM 10-K



 

ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2011

Commission File No. 0-3026



 

PARADISE, INC.
INCORPORATED IN FLORIDA
IRS IDENTIFICATION NO. 59-1007583

1200 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., BLVD.
PLANT CITY, FLORIDA 33563
TELEPHONE NO. (813) 752-1155



 

Securities Registered Under Section 12 (b) of the Exchange Act: None

Securities Registered Under Section 12 (g) of the Exchange Act:

Title of Each Class

Common Stock,
$.30 Par Value



 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company, as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

     
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No x

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. $4,793,266 (as of June 30, 2011, bid price $15.89)

 
Class   Outstanding at December 31, 2011
Common Stock, $.30 Par Value   519,600 Shares

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

 

 


 
 

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PARADISE, INC.
  
2011 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
PART I
 

Item 1.

Description of Business

    I-1 – I-3  

Item 2.

Description of Property

    I-3 – I-4  

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

    I-4  

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

    I-4  
PART II
 

Item 5.

Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Registrant Purchases of Equity Security

    II-1  

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

    II-1  

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

    II-2 – II-6  

Item 8.

Consolidated Financial Statements

    II-7 – II-21  

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

    II-22  

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

    II-22 – II-23  

Item 9B.

Other Information

    II-23  
PART III
 

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

    III-1 – III-2  

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

    III-2  

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

    III-2 – III-3  

Item 13.

Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence

    III-3  

Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

    III-3  

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

    III-3  
SIGNATURES     III-4  

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PART I

Item 1. Description of Business

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of historical fact should be considered “forward-looking statements” for purposes of these provisions, including statements that include projections of, or expectations about, earnings, revenues or other financial items, statements about our plans and objectives for future operations, statements concerning proposed new products or services, statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, statements concerning our expectations regarding the attraction and retention of customers, statements about market risk and statements underlying any of the foregoing. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of such terminology as “may,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,” “estimates,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative thereof or other similar words. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations or any of our forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Actual results and developments are likely to be different from, and may be materially different from, those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties.

(a) Business Development

Paradise, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida in September, 1961 as Canaveral Utilities and Development Corporation. After the acquisition and merger of several other assets, the Corporation was renamed Paradise Fruit Company, Inc. in February, 1964, and the corporate name was changed again to Paradise, Inc. during July, 1993. There have been no bankruptcies, receiverships, or similar proceedings during the corporation’s history. There have been no material reclassifications, mergers, consolidations, purchases or sales of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of business during the past three years.

(b) The Company’s operations are conducted through two business segments. These segments, and the primary operations of each, are as follows:

 
Business Segment   Operation
Candied Fruit   Production of candied fruit, a basic fruitcake ingredient, sold to manufacturing bakers, institutional users, and retailers for use in home baking. Also, based on market conditions, the processing of frozen strawberry products for sale to commercial and institutional users such as preservers, dairies, drink manufacturers, etc.
Molded Plastics   Production of plastic containers for the Company’s products and other molded plastics for sale to unaffiliated customers.

For further segment information, refer to Note 10 in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report.

The Company knows of no other manufacturer in the Western Hemisphere whose sales of glace’ (candied) fruit is equal to those of Paradise, Inc. While there are no industry statistics published, from the generally reliable sources available, management believes that Company brands account for a large majority of all candied fruit sold in supermarkets and other grocery outlets in the USA.

In terms of candied fruit dollar sales, during 2011, approximately 20% were shipped to manufacturing bakers and other institutional users, with the balance being sold through supermarkets and other retail outlets for ultimate use in the home.

Sales to retail outlets are usually generated through registered food brokers operating in exclusively franchised territories. This method of distribution is widely accepted in the food industry because of its efficiency and economy.

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The principal raw materials used by the Company are fruits, fruit peels, corn syrups and plastic resins. Most of these materials are readily accessible from a number of competitive suppliers. The supply and prices may fluctuate with growing and crop conditions, factors common to all agricultural products. Feed stocks for some plastic resins are petroleum related and may be subject to supply and demand fluctuations in this market.

The trademarks “Paradise”, “Dixie”, “Mor-Fruit” and “Sun-Ripe” are registered with the appropriate Federal and State authorities for use on the Company’s candied fruit. These registrations are kept current, as required, and have a value in terms of customer recognition. The Company is also licensed to use the trademarks “White Swan”, “Queen Anne”, “Palm Beach”, “Golden Crown,” and “Pennant” in the sale of candied fruit.

The demand for fruit cake materials is highly seasonal, with over 85% of sales in these items occurring during the months of September, October and November. However, in order to meet delivery requirements during this relatively short period, the Company must process candied fruit and peels for approximately ten months during the year. Also, the Company must acquire the fruits used as raw materials during their seasonal growing periods. These factors result in large inventories, which require financing to meet relatively large short-term working capital needs.

During 1993, and through another wholly owned subsidiary, the Company launched an enterprise for the growing and selling of strawberries, both fresh and frozen. Plant City, Florida, the location of the Company’s manufacturing facilities and main office, styles itself as the “The Winter Strawberry Capital” because of the relatively large volume of fruit that is grown and harvested locally, mostly from December through April of each season. However, once competing fresh berries from the West Coast of the USA begin finding their way to market, the price of Florida fruit begins to diminish, and local growers had no other market for their product.

While there are significant freight cost advantages in the sale and marketing of local strawberries to customers in the eastern U.S., growers and producers on the West Coast, from southern California to Washington state, still dominate pricing and marketing conditions. The Company estimates more than 90% of total U.S. strawberry production is located in that area.

Therefore, Paradise, Inc. limits its activities in this market to years in which basic supply and demand statistics, such as West Coast harvest predictions and frozen strawberry prior year inventory carryovers, lead to a reasonable anticipation of profitability.

In the plastics molding segment of business, sales to unaffiliated customers continue to strengthen. This trend began several years ago when management shifted its focus from the sale of high volume, low profit “generics” to higher technology value added custom applications.

Some molded plastics container demand is seasonal, by virtue of the fact that a substantial portion of sales are made to packers of food items and horticultural interests, with well defined growing and/or harvest seasons.

In the opinion of management, the seasonal nature of some plastics sales does not have a significant impact upon the working capital requirements of the Company.

During the first several months of the year, the Company contracts with certain commercial bakers for future delivery of quantities representing a substantial portion of the sales of fruit cake materials to institutional users. Deliveries against these contracts are completed prior to the close of the fiscal year ending December 31.

It is a trade practice to allow some supermarket chains to return unopened cases of candied fruit products that remain unsold at year-end, an option for which they normally pay a premium. A provision for the estimated losses on retail returns is included in the Company’s financial statements, for the year during which the sales are made.

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With the continuing acquisitions, mergers and other consolidations in the supermarket industry, there is increasing concentration of candied fruit buying activity. During 2011, the Company derived approximately 15% of its consolidated net sales from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. This customer is not affiliated with Paradise, Inc. in any way, and has exclusive use of a Paradise-owned controlled brand. The loss of this customer would have a material adverse effect on operating earnings.

While there is no industry-wide data available, management estimates that the Company sold approximately 80% of all candied fruits and peels consumed in the U.S. during 2011. The Company knows of two major competitors; however, it estimates that neither of these has as large a share of the market as the Company’s.

The molded plastics industry is very large and diverse, and management has no reasonable estimate of its total size. Many products produced by the Company are materials for its own use in the packaging of candied fruits for sale at the retail level. Outside sales represent approximately 85% of the Company’s total plastics production at cost, and, in terms of the overall market, are insignificant.

In the above business segments, it is the opinion of management that price, which is to include the cost of delivery, is the largest single competitive factor, followed by product quality and customer service.

Given the above competitive criteria, it is the opinion of management that the Company is in a favorable position.

Over the years, the Company has made capital investments of over $1 million in order to comply with the growing body of environmental regulations. These have included the building of screening and pretreatment facilities for water effluent, the redesign and rebuilding of one processing department in order to improve the control of the quality of air emissions, and removing underground fuel storage tanks to approved above ground locations. All of these facilities are permitted by governmental authorities at various levels, and are subjected to periodic testing as a condition of permit maintenance and renewal. All required permitting is currently in effect, and the Company is in full compliance with all terms and conditions stated therein.

By local ordinance, it is required that all water effluent is metered, tested and discharged into a municipal industrial waste treatment plant. During 2011, costs for this discharge approximated $210,000, and management estimates that all expenses directly related to compliance with environmental regulations total well over $285,000 annually, which includes costs for permits, third party inspections and depreciation of installations.

The Company employs between 140 and 275 people, depending upon the season.

The Company conducts operations principally within the United States. Foreign activities are not material.

Item 2. Description of Property

Built in 1961, the plant is located in a modern industrial subdivision at Plant City, Florida, approximately 20 miles east of the City of Tampa. It is served by three railroad sidings, and has paved road access to three major state and national highways. It has production and warehouse facilities of nearly 350,000 sq. ft.

During 1985, the Company acquired approximately 5.2 acres immediately adjacent to, and to the west of, its main plant building. Several buildings and a truck weight scale existed on the property. Some of these facilities have been significantly updated, remodeled, and/or rebuilt and are used for the strawberry processing and some plastics molding operations. In 2006, Paradise, Inc. built a new 10,000 square foot building on this land. The building is primarily used for the production of custom vacuum forming products for its plastics customers.

The Company owns its plant facilities and other properties free and clear of any mortgage obligations.

Because of the unique processing methods employed for candied fruit, much of the equipment used by the Company is designed, built and assembled by the Company’s employees. The Company considers its plant one of the most modern, automated plants in the industry. The equipment consists of vats, dehydrators, tanks, giant evaporators, carbon filter presses, syrup pumps and other scientifically designed processing equipment. Finished retail packages are stored in air-conditioned warehouses, if required.

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Regarding molded plastic manufacturing, most equipment is normally available from a number of competitive sources. The molds used for specialized plastic products must be individually designed and manufactured, requiring substantial investment, and are considered proprietary.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

None

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Registrant Purchases of Equity Securities

On August 22, 1997, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued new listing requirements for companies listed on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market. The requirements became effective on February 23, 1998. As of December 2011, the Company had not met the listing criteria.

(a) The following table shows the range of closing bid prices for the Company’s Common Stock in the over-the-counter market for the calendar quarters indicated. The quotations represent prices in the over-the-counter market between dealers in securities, do not include retail mark-up, mark-down, or commissions and do not necessarily represent actual transactions.

   
  BID PRICES
     High   Low
2011
                 
First Quarter     18.95       12.75  
Second Quarter     18.94       15.00  
Third Quarter     16.00       14.50  
Fourth Quarter     17.00       14.69  
2010
                 
First Quarter     18.00       15.30  
Second Quarter     17.00       14.70  
Third Quarter     18.35       14.70  
Fourth Quarter     14.80       14.01  
(b) Approximate Number of Equity Security Holders

As of December 31, 2011, the approximate number of holders of record of each class of equity securities of the Registrant were:

 
TITLE OF CLASS   NUMBER OF
HOLDERS OF RECORD
Common Stock, $.30 Par Value   132
(c) Dividend History and Policy

Dividends have been declared and paid annually when warranted by profitability. On February 23, 2012, the Board of Directors declared dividends of $.20 per share to stockholders of record on April 13, 2012. Dividends paid to stockholders for 2011 were $.10 and for 2010 were $.05.

The Company does not have a standard policy in regards to the declaration and payment of dividends. Each year dividend payments, if any, are determined upon consideration of the current profitability, cash flow requirements, investment outlook and other pertinent factors.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data — none

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation

Summary

The following tables set forth for the periods indicated (i) percentages which certain items in the financial data bear to net sales of the Company and (ii) percentage increase (decrease) of such item as compared to the indicated prior period.

       
  Relationship to
Total Revenue
Year Ended December 31,
  Period to Period
Increase (Decrease)
Years Ended
     2011   2010   2011 – 2010   2010 – 2009
NET SALES:
                                   
Candied Fruit     68.9 %      68.1 %      4.8 %      0.2 % 
Molded Plastics     31.1       31.9       1.4       11.3  
       100.0       100.0       3.7       3.5  
Cost of Sales     74.0       76.7       0.0       1.7  
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses     18.7       18.4       5.5       4.4  
Interest Expense                 (73.4 )      (73.4 ) 
                         1.0       1.8  
Income from Operations     7.3       4.7       59.5       55.9  
Other Income, Net     0.5             100.0       (100.0 ) 
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes     7.8       4.7       70.8       55.9  
Provision for Income Taxes     2.8       1.8       61.3       37.1  
Net Income     5.0 %      2.9 %      76.7 %      48.9 % 

Liquidity

Management is not aware of any demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in, or are reasonably likely to result in, a material increase or decrease in the Company’s liquidity. As discussed in footnote 5 of the Company’s consolidated financial statements, a line of credit is available to the Company to finance short-term working capital needs.

Capital Resources

The Company does not have any material outstanding commitments for capital expenditures. Management is not aware of any material trends either favorable or unfavorable in the Company’s capital resources.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The following discussion and analysis is based upon our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues and expenses, and assets and liabilities during the periods reported. Estimates are used when accounting for certain items such as revenues, allowances for returns, early payment discounts, customer discounts, doubtful accounts, employee compensation programs, depreciation and amortization periods, taxes, inventory values, insurance programs, and valuations of investments, goodwill, other intangible assets and long-lived assets. We base our estimates on historical experience, where applicable and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from our estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe that the following critical accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, after elimination of all material intercompany accounts, transactions and profits.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The aggregated net fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued expenses and short-term borrowings. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair values or they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of marketable securities are based on active market prices. The fair value of the Company’s debt, which approximates carrying value, is estimated based upon the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities.

Accounts Receivable and Revenue Recognition

Management considers subsequent collection results and writes off all year-end balances that are not deemed collectible by the time the consolidated financial statements are issued. Additionally, management has provided for estimated product returns by applying an allowance against Accounts Receivable for the invoiced price of the returns. A provision to recognize a related estimate of finished goods returns has been added to inventories (Note 2). Management considers the remaining accounts receivable to be fully collectible; accordingly, no allowance for doubtful accounts has been established as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. If accounts become uncollectible, they will be charged to operations when that determination is made. The Company does not have a policy to charge interest on past due amounts. Accounts Receivable are considered past due based on invoice terms. The Company recognizes revenue upon the shipment of goods to its customers.

Marketable Equity Securities and Deferred Compensation

The Company held marketable equity securities as a trustee under the terms of a trust agreement to provide compensation benefits to two key executives upon retirement. The investments in the trusts are subject to the claims of the Company’s general creditors; therefore, the Company is treated as the owner of the trusts. Marketable equity securities were sold during the year ended December 31, 2010 in accordance with the trust agreement and the proceeds were remitted to the executive. There was no deferred compensation at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The Company records unrealized holding gains and losses on marketable equity securities available for sale in the stockholders’ equity section of its balance sheet as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.

When securities are sold, the cost of securities sold is based on weighted average cost in order to determine gross realized gains and losses.

Realized gains and losses, and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary on available for sale securities, if any, are included in the consolidated statements of income.

Goodwill

Goodwill totaling $413,280 represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in the acquisition of Mastercraft Products Corporation. These costs are reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently upon the occurrence of an event or when circumstances indicate that goodwill may be impaired. During the years ended, December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company determined that its goodwill was not impaired.

Identifiable Intangible Assets

Customer Base and Non-Compete Agreement

The customer base and non-compete agreement represents $1,258,000 of the fair value of these assets pursuant to the Company’s purchase during 2006 of an unrelated entity’s inventories, their customer list and a non-compete agreement for a period of ten years. The customer base and non-compete agreement are being amortized over ten years. Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2011 and 2010 totaled approximately $692,000 and $566,000, respectively.

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Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangible assets included in Other Assets consist of debt issue costs.

Debt issue costs at December 31, 2011 and 2010, net of accumulated amortization of approximately $9,000 and $26,000, respectively, amounted to approximately $27,000 and $8,500, respectively, and are amortized over the two year term of the agreement.

The Company’s identifiable intangible assets are reviewed for potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. During the years ended, December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company determined that its identifiable intangible assets were not impaired.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s management does not believe that any recent codified pronouncements by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) will have a material impact on the Company’s current or future consolidated financial statements.

Results of Operations

2011 Compared to 2010

Paradise, Inc. is the leading producer of glace’ fruit, a primary ingredient of fruit cakes sold to manufacturing bakers, institutional users and supermarkets for sale during the holiday seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Paradise, Inc. consists of two business segments, fruit and plastics. Fruit segment net sales represents 68.9% of consolidated net sales during the current twelve month reporting period ending December 31, 2011. Fruit segment net sales for 2011 increased 4.8% compared to the similar reporting period of 2010 as orders received from and shipped to several major glace’ fruit retail customers increased during the small window of time leading up to the holiday selling season.

Paradise Plastics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradise, Inc. represented 31.1% of consolidated net sales during 2011. Total plastics net sales increased 1.4% totaling $7,754,707 for the twelve months ending December 31, 2011 compared to $7,645,677 for the similar reporting period of December 31, 2010. Paradise Plastics, Inc.’s net sales to unaffiliated customers continued to rebound steadily since late 2008 when net sales were directly impacted by the downturn in construction within the commercial and residential housing market. To counter this slowdown, management made a strong commitment to diversify to other industries such as military, medical and recreation to complement its customer base. Management is confident this effort to expand its business base will enhance the Company’s revenue growth as customers with ties to the housing market continued to rebound.

Consolidated cost of goods sold, expressed as a percentage of net sales decreased 2.7% for the twelve months ending December 31, 2011 compared to the similar reporting period for 2010. Despite an increase in the cost of raw materials within the fruit segment and increasing cost of resins within the Plastics segment, Paradise, Inc. has successfully maintained control over its production labor costs during the past year. This containment can be traced directly to Paradise, Inc.’s previously disclosed decision and action to eliminate 15 full time positions, reduce executive and salary wages by 15% and 10%, respectively, and rescission of a 4% merit increase awarded to hourly workers. These actions remained in place throughout 2011 and have help reign in the cost of sales during this timeframe.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the period ending December 31, 2011 increased 5.5% compared to the similar reporting period for 2010 primarily due to increases in freight expenses related to the delivery of Paradise, Inc.’s glace’ fruit products to its customers.

Interest expense for the twelve months ending December 31, 2011 totaled $8,764 compared to $32,954 for the similar reporting period of 2010. Interest expense during 2011 was directly related to cash advances received from the Company’s primary lender’s revolving line of credit. As of December 31, 2011, the Company’s revolving line of credit balance was $0 and all loan covenants required by its primary lender were in full compliance. This revolving loan agreement was renewed for a two year period during 2011 and remains in effect through June 30, 2013.

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Other Significant Items

As previously reported and disclosed in the Company’s first quarter 10Q, Paradise, Inc. received $150,000 from a former supplier during February, 2011 to settle a dispute which dated back to September, 2004. This amount is recorded in “Other Income, Net” on Paradise, Inc.’s Consolidated Income Statement for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Paradise, Inc.’s accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2011 totaled $2,579,362 compared to $3,619,735 for the similar period of 2010. This represents a decrease of $1,040,373 or 28.8% and is directly attributable to payments received from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. during December, 2011 totaling $1,166,416. In comparison, at December 31, 2010, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s accounts receivable balance totaled $3,007,993.

The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the year ended December 31, 2011 produced a positive increase in cash of $2,696,852. Of this amount, $1,166,416 is related to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s December, 2011 payments. In addition, as mentioned above, a payment of $150,000 was received in February, 2011 from the settlement of a vender dispute. Excluding this activity, positive cash flow from operations increased an additional $1.4 million during 2011.

Summary

In summary, Paradise, Inc.’s consolidated net sales increased to $24,862,470 for 2011 compared to $23,964,543 for 2010. Net income after provision for income taxes was $1,233,270 or $2.37 earnings per share for 2011 compared to $732,359 or $1.34 earnings per share for 2010.

2010 Compared to 2009

Paradise, Inc. is the leading producer of glace’ fruit, a primary ingredient of fruit cakes sold to manufacturing bakers, institutional users and supermarkets for sale during the holiday seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Paradise, Inc. consists of two business segments, fruit and plastics. Fruit segment net sales represents 68.1% of consolidated net sales during the current twelve month reporting period ending December 31, 2010. Fruit segment net sales during 2010 were consistent with 2009 results as food brokers who represent national supermarkets and regional distributors remained conservative with regard to increasing their inventory levels. Paradise, Inc. will continue to aggressively promote its glace’ fruit line through its Company’s web-site along with updated as necessary marketing programs in order to maximize distribution for the upcoming fiscal year.

Paradise Plastics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Paradise, Inc. represented 31.9% of consolidated net sales during 2010. Total plastics segment net sales totaled $7,645,677 for the twelve months ending December 31, 2010 compared to $6,869,827 for the similar reporting period for 2009. Paradise Plastics, Inc.’s net sales to unaffiliated customers during 2010 continued to rebound steadily from 2009 as long-term Plastics customers impacted by the downturn in housing starts during 2009 began to receive an upturn in orders for their products.

Consolidated cost of goods sold, expressed as a percentage of net sales decreased 1.4% for the twelve months ending December 31, 2010 compared to the similar reporting period for 2009. This percentage decrease in cost of sales is directly attributable to cost cutting actions implemented during the second quarter of 2009. As previously reported during 2009, Paradise, Inc.’s Board of Directors eliminated 15 full time positions, reduced executive and salary wages by 15% and 10%, respectively, and rescinded a 4% merit increase awarded all hourly workers. These actions, implemented May 1, 2009, remained in place throughout 2010 and continued to help offset increases in cost related to plastics resins and various raw fruit commodities needed to produce the Company’s glace’ fruit inventory.

Accounts Receivable as of December 31, 2010 increased by $1,829,829 compared to the previous reporting year as scheduled shipments for glace’ fruit orders to several major fruit segment customers were shipped in October, 2010 compared to September, 2009.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses for the period ending December 31, 2010 increased 4.4% compared to the similar reporting period of 2009 as increases in cost for advertising, travel and freight expenses associated with the delivery of Paradise, Inc.’s glace’ fruit products to the marketplace outpaced saving achieved in such areas as professional, legal and audit expenses.

Interest expense for the twelve months ending December 31, 2010 decreased 73.4% compared to the similar reporting period of 2009 as Paradise, Inc. eliminated virtually all of its long-term debt in June of 2009 and did not incur any additional debt obligations during 2010. Interest expense during 2010 is primarily related to interest paid on the Company’s revolving line of credit. As of December 31, 2010, the Company’s revolving line of credit balance was $0 and all loan covenants required by its primary lender were in full compliance. The existing two year revolving loan agreement remains in effect through June, 2013.

The Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow for the year ended December 31, 2010 resulted in positive cash flow of $1,872,049. This increase in liquidity has been based on Paradise, Inc.’s effort to reduce its year-end inventory value by over $2 million along with the Company’s elimination of $500,000 in long-term debt that was repaid in full during 2009.

In summary, Paradise, Inc.’s consolidated net sales increased 3.5% to $23,964,543 for 2010 compared to $23,153,794 for 2009. Net income after provision for income taxes was $698,138 or $1.34 earnings per share for 2010 compared to $409,804 or $.79 earnings per share for 2009.

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Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors
Paradise, Inc.
Plant City, FL 33563

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Paradise, Inc., and subsidiaries (“the Company”) as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 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 also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Paradise, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 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 of America.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/ Pender Newkirk & Company LLP
PENDER NEWKIRK & COMPANY LLP

Certified Public Accountants
Tampa, Florida
March 26, 2012

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
Consolidated Balance Sheets

ASSETS

   
  DECEMBER 31,
     2011   2010
CURRENT ASSETS:
                 
Cash and Cash Equivalents   $ 7,468,908     $ 4,772,056  
Accounts Receivable, Net of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts of $-0- and Allowance for Returns of $1,003,779 (2011) and $1,052,862 (2010)     2,579,362       3,619,735  
Inventories     6,196,517       6,046,584  
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets     295,413       348,407  
Deferred Income Tax Asset     234,912       225,942  
Total Current Assets     16,775,112       15,012,724  
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
                 
Net of Accumulated Depreciation of $18,505,964 (2011) and
$17,998,537 (2010)
    4,184,046       4,338,717  
GOODWILL     413,280       413,280  
CUSTOMER BASE AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT     565,632       691,517  
OTHER ASSETS     222,663       183,609  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 22,160,733     $ 20,639,847  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   
  DECEMBER 31,
     2011   2010
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
                 
Short-Term Debt   $ 313,246     $ 247,836  
Accounts Payable     358,851       304,657  
Accrued Expenses     1,218,289       1,235,523  
Income Taxes Payable     370,678       152,009  
Total Current Liabilities     2,261,064       1,940,025  
DEFERRED INCOME TAX LIABILITY     165,891       147,354  
Total Liabilities     2,426,955       2,087,379  
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
                 
Common Stock, $.30 Par Value, 2,000,000 Shares Authorized,
583,094 Shares Issued and 519,600 Shares Outstanding
    174,928       174,928  
Capital in Excess of Par Value     1,288,793       1,288,793  
Retained Earnings     18,824,521       17,643,211  
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss     (281,245 )      (281,245 ) 
       20,006,997       18,825,687  
Less: Common Stock in Treasury, at Cost, 63,494 Shares
(2011 and 2010)
    273,219       273,219  
Total Stockholders’ Equity     19,733,778       18,552,468  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 22,160,733     $ 20,639,847  

 
 
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of These Consolidated Financial Statements

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

   
  FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
     2011   2010
NET SALES   $ 24,862,470     $ 23,964,543  
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
                 
Cost of Goods Sold     18,398,537       18,391,066  
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses     4,654,881       4,411,470  
Interest Expense     8,764       32,954  
Total Costs and Expenses     23,062,182       22,835,490  
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS     1,800,288       1,129,053  
OTHER INCOME – NET     128,109        
INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES     1,928,397       1,129,053  
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES     695,127       430,915  
NET INCOME     1,233,270       698,138  
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
                 
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized on Sale of Marketable Equity Securities           34,221  
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME   $ 1,233,270     $ 732,359  
EARNINGS PER SHARE:
                 
Basic   $ 2.37     $ 1.34  
Diluted   $ 2.37     $ 1.34  

 
 
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of These Consolidated Financial Statements

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
For the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

           
  COMMON
STOCK
  CAPITAL IN
EXCESS OF
PAR VALUE
  RETAINED
EARNINGS
  ACCUMULATED
OTHER
COMPREHENSIVE
LOSS
  TREASURY
STOCK
  TOTAL
Balance, December 31, 2009   $ 174,928     $ 1,288,793     $ 16,971,041     $ (315,466 )    $ (276,919 )    $ 17,842,377  
Cash Dividends Declared, $.05 per Share                       (25,968 )                        (25,968 ) 
Sale of Treasury Stock                                         3,700       3,700  
Reclassification adjustment for losses realized on Sale of Marketable Equity Securities                                34,221                34,221  
Net Income                       698,138                         698,138  
Balance, December 31, 2010     174,928       1,288,793       17,643,211       (281,245 )      (273,219 )      18,552,468  
Cash Dividends Declared, $.10 per Share                       (51,960 )                        (51,960 ) 
Net Income                       1,233,270                         1,233,270  
Balance, December 31, 2011   $ 174,928     $ 1,288,793     $ 18,824,521     $ (281,245 )    $ (273,219 )    $ 19,733,778  

 
 
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of These Consolidated Financial Statements

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

   
  FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
     2011   2010
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Net Income   $ 1,233,270     $ 698,138  
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
                 
Stock Compensation           3,700  
Provision for Sales Returns     (49,083 )      (231,749 ) 
Provision for Estimated Inventory Returns     (34,493 )      408,591  
Provision for Deferred Income Taxes     9,567       (8,521 ) 
Depreciation and Amortization     657,496       708,762  
Loss on Sale of Marketable Securities           34,221  
Changes in Assets and Liabilities:
                 
Accounts Receivable     1,089,456       (1,598,080 ) 
Inventories     (115,440 )      1,751,069  
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets     52,994       14,787  
Other Assets     (60,445 )      (8,501 ) 
Accounts Payable     54,194       (481,596 ) 
Accrued Expenses     (17,234 )      363,251  
Income Taxes Payable     218,669       114,979  
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities     3,038,951       1,769,051  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment     (359,401 )      (155,184 ) 
Proceeds from Sale of Marketable Equity Securities           106,700  
Increase in Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance     3,852       13,193  
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities     (355,549 )      (35,291 ) 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
                 
Net Proceeds from Short-Term Debt     65,410       60,917  
Principal Payments on Long-Term Debt           (11,716 ) 
Dividends Paid     (51,960 )      (25,968 ) 
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities     13,450       23,233  

 
 
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of These Consolidated Financial Statements

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued)

   
  FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
     2011   2010
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS     2,696,852       1,756,993  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, at Beginning of Year     4,772,056       3,015,063  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, at End of Year   $ 7,468,908     $ 4,772,056  
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
                 
Cash Paid During the Year for:
                 
Interest   $ 8,764     $ 32,954  
Income Taxes   $ 466,891     $ 349,392  

DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING POLICY:

For purposes of the Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 
 
The Accompanying Notes are an Integral Part of These Consolidated Financial Statements

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 1: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Paradise, Inc. operations are conducted through two business segments, candied fruit and molded plastics. The primary operations of the fruit segment is production of candied fruit, a basic fruitcake ingredient, sold to manufacturing bakers, institutional users, and retailers for use in home baking. Also, based on market conditions, the processing of frozen strawberry products, for sale to commercial and institutional users such as preserves, dairies, drink manufacturers, etc. The molding plastics segment provides production of plastic containers for the Company’s products and other molded plastics for sale to unaffiliated customers. Substantially all of the Company’s customers are located in the United States of America.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, after elimination of all material intercompany accounts, transactions and profits.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted 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 at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The aggregated net fair value estimates discussed herein are based upon certain market assumptions and pertinent information available to management. The respective carrying value of certain on-balance-sheet financial instruments approximated their fair values. These financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables, accrued expenses and short-term borrowings. Fair values were assumed to approximate carrying values for these financial instruments since they are short-term in nature and their carrying amounts approximate fair values or they are receivable or payable on demand. The fair value of marketable equity securities are based on active market prices. The fair value of the Company’s debt, which approximates carrying value, is estimated based upon the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities.

Accounts Receivable and Revenue Recognition

Management considers subsequent collection results and writes off all year-end balances that are not deemed collectible by the time the consolidated financial statements are issued. Additionally, management has provided for estimated product returns by applying an allowance against Accounts Receivable for the invoiced price of the returns. A provision to recognize a related estimate of finished goods returns has been added to inventories (Note 2).

Management considers the remaining accounts receivable to be fully collectible; accordingly, no allowance for doubtful accounts has been established as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. If accounts become uncollectible, they will be charged to operations when that determination is made. The Company does not have a policy to charge interest on past due amounts. Accounts Receivable are considered past due based on invoice terms. The Company recognizes revenue upon the shipment of goods to its customers.

Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. Cost includes material, labor, factory overhead and depreciation.

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 1: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost. Generally, the straight-line method is used in computing depreciation. Estimated useful lives of plant and equipment are:

 
  Years
Buildings and Improvements     10 – 40  
Machinery and Equipment     3 – 20  

Expenditures which significantly increase values or extend useful lives are capitalized. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Upon sale or retirement of property, plant and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the respective accounts and the resulting gain or loss is included in the current earnings. Amortization is also computed using the straight-line method over the estimated life of the asset.

Marketable Equity Securities and Deferred Compensation

The Company held marketable equity securities as a trustee under the terms of a trust agreement to provide compensation benefits to two key executives upon retirement. The investments in the trusts are subject to the claims of the Company’s general creditors; therefore, the Company is treated as the owner of the trusts. The remaining marketable equity securities were sold during the year ended December 31, 2010, in accordance with the trust agreement, and the proceeds were remitted to the executive. There was no deferred compensation at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

The Company records unrealized holding gains and losses on marketable equity securities, which are considered available for sale, in the stockholders’ equity section of its balance sheet as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss.

When securities are sold, the cost of securities sold is based on weighted average cost in order to determine gross realized gains and losses.

Realized gains and losses, and declines in value judged to be other-than-temporary on available for sale securities, if any, are included in the consolidated statement of income.

Goodwill

Goodwill totaling $413,280 represents the excess purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired in the acquisition of Mastercraft Products Corporation. These costs are reviewed for impairment at least annually or more frequently upon the occurrence of an event or when circumstances indicate that goodwill may be impaired. During the years ended, December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company determined that its goodwill was not impaired.

Identifiable Intangible Assets

Customer Base and Non-Compete Agreement

The customer base and non-compete agreement represents $1,258,000 of the fair value of these assets pursuant to the Company’s purchase during 2006 of an unrelated entity’s inventories, their customer list and a non-compete agreement for a period of ten years. The customer base and non-compete agreement are being amortized over ten years.

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 1: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

Other Identifiable Intangible Assets

Identifiable intangible assets included in Other Assets consist of debt issue costs.

Debt issue costs, amounted to approximately $36,000 and $34,500 as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and are amortized over the two year term of the agreement.

The Company’s identifiable intangible assets are reviewed for potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. During the years ended, December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company determined that its identifiable intangible assets were not impaired.

Amortization expense of intangible assets subject to amortization for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $143,424 and $143,262, respectively.

Accumulated amortization for the same periods totaled $701,368 (2011) and $592,499 (2010), respectively.

Future amortization expense is anticipated to be as follows:

 
2012   $ 143,885  
2013   $ 134,885  
2014   $ 125,885  
2015   $ 125,885  
2016   $ 62,092  

Selling Expenses

The Company considers freight delivery costs to be selling expenses and has included $634,065 (2011) and $491,476 (2010) in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of income.

Advertising Expenses

The Company expenses advertising costs in the year they are incurred. Advertising expenses totaled $138,061 (2011) and $144,603 (2010) and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of income.

Employee Benefit Plan

The Company has a 401(k) retirement plan for all eligible employees. Eligibility requirements for employees are based on completing 1,000 hours of service by the end of the first twelve months of consecutive employment and being at least 21 years old. Employee contributions are voluntary and subject to Internal Revenue Service limitations. The Company provides a matching contribution subject to annual review of the Company’s financial performance. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, the Company incurred $28,847 and $21,090, respectively, in 401(k) expense.

Earnings Per Share

Basic and diluted earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding and assumed to be outstanding of 519,600 and 519,496 shares at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. There are no dilutive securities outstanding at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 1: SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  – (continued)

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

The Company’s management does not believe that any recent codified pronouncements by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) will have a material impact on the Company’s current or future consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 2: INVENTORIES

   
  2011   2010
Supplies   $ 165,501     $ 158,157  
Raw Materials     2,048,954       1,803,470  
Work in Progress     558,899       864,689  
Finished Goods     3,423,163       3,220,268  
Total   $ 6,196,517     $ 6,046,584  

Included in Finished Goods inventory are estimated returns related to the Provision for Sales Returns totaling $735,517 (2011) and $701,024 (2010).

Substantially all inventories are pledged as collateral for certain short-term obligations.

NOTE 3: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

   
  2011   2010
Land and Improvements   $ 656,040     $ 656,040  
Buildings and Improvements     7,053,066       7,053,066  
Machinery and Equipment     14,980,904       14,628,148  
Total     22,690,010       22,337,254  
Less: Accumulated Depreciation     18,505,964       17,998,537  
NET   $ 4,184,046     $ 4,338,717  

Tax depreciations are calculated using rates and lives prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code. Differences in amounts of depreciation for tax and financial statement purposes are recognized through the computation of net income for financial statement purposes and that for income tax purposes in determining current and deferred income tax expense.

All of the real property, machinery and equipment are pledged as collateral for the Company’s short-term obligations.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 was $514,072 and $565,500, respectively.

NOTE 4: INVESTMENT IN MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES

Available for sale securities were carried in the consolidated financial statements at fair value. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC Topic 820”), fair value is based on quoted market prices in active markets (Level 1). During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company sold available for sale securities for total proceeds of approximately $106,700, resulting in gross realized losses of approximately $34,000.

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 5: SHORT-TERM DEBT

   
  2011   2010
Letters of credit and other short-term debt under a revolving line of credit with a bank.   $ 313,246     $ 247,836  
TOTAL   $ 313,246     $ 247,836  

The Company has a revolving loan agreement with a financial institution with a maximum limit of $12,000,000 and a borrowing limit of 80% of the Company’s eligible receivables plus 50% of the Company’s eligible inventory. This agreement is secured by all of the assets of the Company and matures on June 30, 2013. Interest is payable monthly at the bank’s LIBOR rate plus 1.9% or a floor rate of 3%, whichever is greater (3% at December 31, 2011 and 2010).

This agreement requires that certain conditions are met for the Company to continue borrowing, including debt service coverage and debt to equity ratios and other financial covenants including an agreement not to encumber a mortgage on the property and improvement without bank approval. The Company was in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2011 and 2010.

NOTE 6: OPERATING LEASES

The Company leases certain automobiles and office equipment under operating leases ranging in length from thirty-six to sixty months. Lease payments charged to operations amounted to $77,571 (2011) and $94,235 (2010), respectively.

At December 31, 2011, future minimum payments required under leases with terms greater than one year are as follows:

 
Years Ending
December 31,
  Operating
Leases
2012   $ 59,485  
2013     46,546  
2014     20,890  
2015     11,148  
2016     2,516  
Total Minimum Lease Payments   $ 140,585  

NOTE 7: ACCRUED EXPENSES

   
  2011   2010
Accrued Payroll and Bonuses   $ 658,141     $ 568,719  
Accrued Brokerage Payable     232,259       255,415  
Other Accrued Expenses     38,400       44,878  
Coupon Reimbursement     60,000       60,000  
Accrued Credit Due to Customers     229,489       259,853  
Accrued Insurance Payable           46,658  
Total   $ 1,218,289     $ 1,235,523  

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 8: PROVISION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES

The provisions for income taxes are comprised of the following amounts:

   
  2011   2010
Current:
                 
Federal   $ 585,771     $ 375,200  
State     99,788       64,235  
       685,559       439,435  
Deferred:
                 
Federal     8,644       (7,698 ) 
State     924       (822 ) 
       9,568       (8,520 ) 
Total Provision for Income Taxes   $ 695,127     $ 430,915  

A reconciliation of the differences between the tax provisions attributable to income from continuing operations and the tax provision at statutory Federal income tax rate follows:

   
  2011   2010
Income Taxes Computed at Statutory Rate   $ 655,655     $ 383,878  
State Income Tax,
Net of Federal Income Tax Benefit
    70,001       40,985  
Other, Net     (30,529 )      6,052  
Provision for Income Taxes   $ 695,127     $ 430,915  

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for future tax consequences of events that have been previously recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements or tax returns. The measurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities is based on provisions of the enacted tax law; the effects of future changes in tax laws or rates are not anticipated.

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were:

   
  2011   2010
Deferred Tax Assets resulting from:
                 
Inventory Valuation   $ 138,163     $ 129,996  
Allowance for Sales Returns and Related Provision for:
                 
Return of Finished Goods     96,749       95,946  
Total Deferred Tax Assets     234,912       225,942  
Deferred Tax Liabilities resulting from:
                 
Tax over Book Depreciation     (165,891 )      (147,354 ) 
Net Deferred Tax Asset   $ 69,021     $ 78,588  
The Net Deferred Tax Asset is reflected in the Balance Sheet under these captions:
                 
Current Deferred Income Tax Asset   $ 234,912     $ 225,942  
Long-Term Deferred Income Tax Liability     (165,891 )      (147,354 ) 
     $ 69,021     $ 78,588  

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 8: PROVISION FOR FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES  – (continued)

The Company follows Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC Topic 740”). This standard provides interpretative guidance for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities.

Significant judgment is required in evaluating our tax positions and determining our provision for income taxes. During the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the determination of the ultimate tax effects is uncertain. We record our tax provision based on current and future income taxes that will be due. In the determination of our provision, we have taken certain tax positions in the consideration of the effects of income and expenses that have been recognized and included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements that may or may not be recognized in the determination of current or future income taxes. We record a liability for these unrecognized tax benefits when we believe that certain positions might be challenged despite our belief that our tax return positions are fully supportable. We review our liability for unrecognized tax benefits quarterly and adjust it in light of changing facts and circumstances, such as the outcome of tax audit. We are subject to income tax audits by the Internal Revenue Service and the State of Florida for the years 2008 – 2011.

As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, we do not expect that any of the tax positions taken by the Company for the tax periods open to audit, if challenged, would result in a significant tax liability.

NOTE 9: STOCK COMPENSATION

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company issued 250 shares of common stock in treasury to one of the Company’s officers in exchange for services rendered totaling $3,700. There was no stock compensation during the year ended December 31, 2011.

NOTE 10: BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

The Company’s operations are conducted through two business segments. These segments, and the primary operations of each, are as follows:

 
BUSINESS SEGMENT   OPERATION
Candied Fruit   Production of candied fruit, a basic fruitcake ingredient, sold to manufacturing bakers, institutional users, and retailers for use in home baking. Also, based on market conditions, the processing of frozen strawberry products, for sale to commercial and institutional users such as preservers, dairies, drink manufacturers, etc.
Molded Plastics   Production of plastics containers and other molded plastics for sale to various food processors and others.

   
  YEAR ENDED
2011
  YEAR ENDED
2010
NET SALES IN EACH SEGMENT
                 
Candied Fruit:
                 
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers   $ 17,107,763     $ 16,318,866  
Molded Plastics:
                 
Sales to Unaffiliated Customers     7,754,707       7,645,677  
Net Sales   $ 24,862,470     $ 23,964,543  

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 10: BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA  – (continued)

   
  YEAR ENDED
2011
  YEAR ENDED
2010
THE OPERATING PROFIT OF EACH SEGMENT IS LISTED BELOW
                 
Candied Fruit   $ 4,507,921     $ 3,859,401  
Molded Plastics     2,084,121       1,714,076  
Operating Profit of Segments     6,592,042       5,573,477  
General Corporate Expenses, Net     (4,614,634 )      (4,363,251 ) 
General Corporate Depreciation and Amortization Expense     (40,247 )      (48,219 ) 
Interest Expense     (8,764 )      (32,954 ) 
Income Before Provision for Income Taxes   $ 1,928,397     $ 1,129,053  

Operating profit is composed of net sales, less direct costs and overhead costs associated with each segment. The candied fruit segment purchases items from the molded plastics segment at cost. These transactions are then eliminated during consolidation. Due to the high degree of integration between the segments of the Company, it is not practical to allocate general corporate expenses, interest, and other income between the various segments.

   
  YEAR ENDED
2011
  YEAR ENDED
2010
Identifiable Assets of Each Segment are Listed Below:
                 
Candied Fruit   $ 8,554,261     $ 10,101,944  
Molded Plastics     4,621,774       4,155,835  
Identifiable Assets     13,176,035       14,257,779  
General Corporate Assets     8,984,698       6,382,068  
Total Assets   $ 22,160,733     $ 20,639,847  

Included in Identifiable Assets of the Molded Plastics Segment is goodwill totaling $413,280 at both December 31, 2011 and 2010.

Identifiable assets by segment are those assets that are principally used in the operations of each segment. General corporate assets are principally cash, land and buildings.

   
  YEAR ENDED 2011   YEAR ENDED 2010
Depreciation and Amortization Expense of Each Segment are Listed Below:
                 
Candied Fruit   $ 451,349     $ 429,922  
Molded Plastics     165,900       230,621  
Segment Depreciation and Amortization Expense     617,249       660,543  
General Corporate Depreciation and Amortization Expense     40,247       48,219  
Total Depreciation and Amortization Expense   $ 657,496     $ 708,762  

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PARADISE, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
  
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2011 AND 2010

NOTE 10: BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA  – (continued)

   
  YEAR ENDED
2011
  YEAR ENDED
2010
Capital Expenditures of Each Segment are Listed Below:
                 
Candied Fruit   $ 121,308     $ 57,583  
Molded Plastics     180,730       38,804  
Segment Capital Expenditures     302,038       96,387  
General Corporate Capital Expenditures     57,363       58,797  
Total Capital Expenditures   $ 359,401     $ 155,184  

The Company conducts operations only within the United States. Foreign sales are insignificant; primarily all sales are to domestic companies.

NOTE 11: MAJOR CUSTOMERS

During 2011, the Company derived approximately 15% and 10% of its consolidated revenues from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Aqua Cal, Inc., respectively. During 2010, the Company derived 18% and 10% of its consolidated revenue from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Aqua Cal, Inc., respectively. As of December 31, 2011 and 2010, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s accounts receivable balance represented 57% and 83% of total accounts receivable, respectively, and Aqua Cal, Inc.’s accounts receivable balance represented 17% and 14% of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

NOTE 12: CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

Cash is maintained at a major financial institution and, at times, balances may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has never experienced any losses related to these balances. All of the Company’s non-interest bearing cash balances were fully insured at December 31, 2011 and 2010 due to a temporary federal program in effect from December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2012. Under the program, there is no limit to the amount of insurance for eligible accounts. Beginning 2013, insurance coverage will revert to $250,000 per depositor at each financial institution, and the Company’s non-interest bearing cash balances may again exceed federally insured limits. The Company’s interest-bearing amounts on deposit in excess of federally insured limits at December 31, 2010 approximated $4,051,000. The Company did not have any interest-bearing accounts at December 31, 2011.

NOTE 13: SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On February 23, 2012, Paradise, Inc. declared a regular dividend of $.20 per share to stockholders of record at April 13, 2012.

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of our year ended December 31, 2011 pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b). Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of our year ended December 31, 2011, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. During the year, a weakness in internal control over the timing of issuing credit memos for products returned into inventory was observed. This weakness did not have a material effect on the Company’s December 31, 2011 and 2010 audited consolidated financial statements. Procedures during the first quarter of 2011 have been established to ensure the timeliness of issuing credit memos when products are returned.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our President and Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Our management has assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011. Management’s evaluation was based on criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control — Integrated Framework. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets;
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and board of directors; and
(3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

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Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting does not include an attestation report from the Company’s registered public accounting firm Pender Newkirk & Company LLP.

Based on the COSO criteria and our management’s evaluation, our management believes our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010 were ineffective due to the Company’s controls over credit memos. During 2010, the Company observed a material weakness in internal control over the timing of issuing credit memos for products returned into inventory. This weakness did not have a material effect on the Company’s December 31, 2011 and 2010 audited consolidated financial statements. Procedures were established during the first quarter of 2011 to ensure that credit memos for products returned will be issued in a timely manner.

Important Considerations

The effectiveness of our disclosure and procedures and our internal control over financial reporting is subject to various inherent limitations, include cost limitations, judgments used in decision making, assumptions about the likelihood of future events, the soundness of our systems, the possibility of human error, and the risk of fraud. Moreover, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and the risk that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may become inadequate because of changes in conditions and the risk that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate over time. Because of these limitations, there can be no assurance that any system of disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting will be successful in preventing all errors or fraud or in making all material information known in a timely manner to the appropriate levels of management.

Item 9B. Other Information

None

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Directors of the Registrant

 
Melvin S. Gordon —    CEO, Chairman and Director of the Registrant, 78 years old.
Term of office will expire at next stockholders’ meeting.
Officer with Registrant past 47 years.
Eugene L. Weiner —    Vice-President of the Registrant, 80 years old.
Term of office will expire at next stockholders’ meeting.
Officer with Registrant past 46 years. (See note on page III-1)
Randy S. Gordon —    President of the Registrant, 56 years old.
Term of office will expire at next stockholders’ meeting.
Employee or officer of Registrant past 33 years.
Tracy W. Schulis —    Senior Vice-President and Secretary of the Registrant, 54 years old.
Term of office will expire at next stockholders’ meeting.
Employee or officer of Registrant past 32 years.
Mark H. Gordon —    Executive Vice-President of the Registrant, 49 years old.
Term of office will expire at next stockholders’ meeting.
Employee or Officer of Registrant past 26 years.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

 
Melvin S. Gordon —    CEO, Chairman and Director, 78 years old.
Term of office will expire at next annual directors’ meeting.
Officer with Registrant past 47 years.
Eugene L. Weiner —    Vice-President, 80 years old.
Term of office will expire at next annual directors’ meeting.
Officer with Registrant past 46 years.
Randy S. Gordon —    President, 56 years old.
Term of office will expire at next annual directors’ meeting.
Employee or officer of Registrant past 33 years.
Tracy W. Schulis —    Senior Vice-President and Secretary, 54 years old.
Term of office will expire at next annual directors’ meeting.
Employee or officer of Registrant past 32 years.
Mark H. Gordon —    Executive Vice-President, 49 years old.
Term of office will expire at next annual directors’ meeting.
Employee or Officer of Registrant past 26 years.
Jack M. Laskowitz —    CFO and Treasurer, 55 years old.
Term of office will expire at next annual directors’ meeting.
Employee or officer with Registrant past 11 years.

Mr. Weiner relinquished his duties as COO, CFO, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company as of June 30, 2002. Mr. Weiner remains a Director and Vice President, concentrating on corporate development.

Family Relationships

Melvin S. Gordon is a first cousin by marriage to Eugene L. Weiner.

Melvin S. Gordon is the father of Randy S. Gordon and Mark H. Gordon and the father-in-law of Tracy W. Schulis.

Audit Committee Financial Expert

Rules recently adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to implement sections of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Act”) require disclosure of whether the Company has an audit committee financial expert on its audit committee. The Company has not formally designated an audit committee; however, the Act stipulates that if no such committee exists, then the audit committee is the entire board of directors.

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The Company’s Board of Directors has determined that Eugene L. Weiner, is “an audit committee financial expert”. Eugene L. Weiner is a Director and also a Vice-President of the Company and therefore is not independent of management.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

The Company has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all executive officers, directors and employees of the Company. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is attached as an exhibit to this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

(a) and (b) The following summary compensation table sets forth all remuneration paid or accrued by the Company and its subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 to its Chief Executive Officer and the four other highest paid executive officers whose total remuneration exceeded $100,000.

       
  COMPENSATION   ALL OTHER
COMPENSATION(1)(2)
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION   YEAR   SALARY   BONUS
Melvin S. Gordon,
Chief Exec. Officer
    2011     $ 318,968     $ 95,863     $ 4,240  
    2010       318,968       77,685       3,635  
Randy S. Gordon,
President
    2011       202,070       89,068       29,020  
    2010       202,070       66,310       14,406  
Tracy W. Schulis,
Senior Vice-President and Secretary
    2011       202,070       94,100       43,303  
    2010       202,070       67,758       18,519  
Mark H. Gordon,
Executive Vice-President
    2011       202,070       84,724       17,275  
    2010       202,070       64,210       8,849  
Jack M. Laskowitz,
Chief Financial Officer
    2011       112,121       42,256       13,814  
    2010       112,121       32,472       10,529  

NOTES TO THE ABOVE TABLE

1. Includes personal use of Company automobiles and PS-58 costs.
2. All Other Compensation includes life insurance premiums paid on behalf of the officers in accordance with the Company’s 162 bonus plan along with matching contributions provided for by the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

(a) The following table sets forth as of December 31, 2011, information concerning the beneficial ownership of the common stock of the Company by the persons who own, are known by the company to own, or who the Company has been advised have filed with the S.E.C. declarations of beneficial ownership, of more than 5% of the outstanding common stock.

     
NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER   TITLE OF
CLASS
  AMOUNT & NATURE
OF BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP(1)
  PERCENT
OF CLASS
Melvin S. Gordon
2611 Bayshore Blvd.
Tampa, Florida
    Common
  
  
      192,742(1)
  
  
      37.1%
  
  
 
TOTAL           192,742       37.1 % 

(1) Includes 141,760 shares owned by the Helen A. Weaner Family Partnership, Ltd., control of which Mr. Gordon shares with his wife as Trustees.

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(b) Beneficial ownership of common stock held by all directors and officers of the Company as a group:

     
  TITLE OF
CLASS
  AMOUNT & NATURE
OF BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP(1)
  PERCENT OF
CLASS
Directors and Officers as a Group     Common       217,947       41.9 % 
Melvin S. Gordon     Common       192,742 (2)      37.1 % 
Eugene L. Weiner     Common       307       0  
Randy S. Gordon     Common       7,400       1.4  
Tracy W. Schulis     Common       8,648       1.7  
Mark H. Gordon     Common       8,600       1.7  
Jack M. Laskowitz     Common       250       0  

(1) The nature of the beneficial ownership for all shares is sole voting and investment power.
(2) Includes 141,760 shares owned by the Helen A. Weaner Family Partnership, Ltd., control of which Mr. Gordon shares with his wife as Trustees.
(c) The Company knows of no contractual arrangements which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.

Item 13. Certain Relationships, Related Transactions and Director Independence

None

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Audit Fees

The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by Pender Newkirk & Company LLP for the audit of the Company’s annual consolidated financial statements and review of consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Forms 10-Q for fiscal years 2011 and 2010 were $156,634 and $121,500, respectively. At the time of this filing, not all audit fees had been billed for the 2011 fiscal year. No other fees were paid to Pender Newkirk & Company LLP.

The Company has not formally designated an audit committee and as a result, the entire board of directors performs the duties of an audit committee. It’s the Board’s policy to pre-approve all services provided by Pender Newkirk & Company LLP.

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 
Exhibit (3) —    Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws (Incorporated by reference from Exhibits to Paradise, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1993, filed on March 31, 1994)
Exhibit (11) —    Statement Re: Computation of Per Share Earnings (Incorporated by reference from Exhibits to page II-15 of this Form 10-K)
Exhibit (31.1) —    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) (filed herewith)
Exhibit (31.2) —    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) (filed herewith)
Exhibit (32.1) —    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
(filed herewith)
Exhibit (32.2) —    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
(filed herewith)

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
March 26, 2012   PARADISE, INC.
Date     
     /s/ Melvin S. Gordon
Melvin S. Gordon
CEO, Chairman and Director

In accordance with the Exchange Act this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

   
/s/ Melvin S. Gordon
Melvin S. Gordon
  CEO, Chairman and Director   March 26, 2012
Date
/s/ Eugene L. Weiner
Eugene L. Weiner
  Vice-President and Director   March 26, 2012
Date
/s/ Randy S. Gordon
Randy S. Gordon
  President and Director   March 26, 2012
Date
/s/ Tracy W. Schulis
Tracy W. Schulis
  Senior Vice-President, Secretary and Director   March 26, 2012
Date
/s/ Mark H. Gordon
Mark H. Gordon
  Executive Vice-President and Director   March 26, 2012
Date
/s/ Jack M. Laskowitz
Jack M. Laskowitz
  CFO and Treasurer   March 26, 2012
Date

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