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FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February, 2007

Commission File No. 000-27476 

CoolBrands International Inc.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

210 Shields Court, Markham, Ontario Canada L3R 8V2

(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x
 
Form 40-F ¨ 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) ________

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) ________

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes ¨ 
 
No x

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-_________
 
 






SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 
COOLBRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC.
 
 
     
     
     
Date:  February 2, 2007
By:
 /s/ Michael Serruya
 
Name:
Michael Serruya
 
Title:
President and CEO





INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
99.1
 
Audited Annual Financial Statements for the period ending August 31, 2006
     
99.2
  Management's Discussion and Analysis for the period ending August 31, 2006 

EX-99.1 2 ex991.htm AUDITED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2006 Audited Annual Financial Statements for period ending August 31, 2006
 
Exhibit 99.1
 


 
 

 

Independent Registered Auditors’ Report

The Board of Directors and Shareholders
CoolBrands International Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of CoolBrands International Inc. as of August 31, 2006 and the consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flow for the year 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 audit. The financial statements of CoolBrands, International, Inc. as of and for the year ended August 31, 2005, were audited by other auditors whose report dated December 9, 2005, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes 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 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 CoolBrands International, Inc., and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and subsequent discontinuation of many of it key operations which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.



 

Melville, New York
January 26, 2007



CoolBrands International Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as at August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
   
2006
 
2005
 
           
Assets
             
Current Assets:
             
               
Cash
 
$
393
 
$
24,062
 
Investments
   
-
   
7,500
 
Restricted cash
   
-
   
10,000
 
Receivables, net
   
12,780
   
22,833
 
Receivables - affiliates
   
-
   
1,780
 
Inventories
   
9,131
   
29,918
 
Current assets of discontinued operations held for sale
   
38,142
   
52,719
 
Income taxes recoverable
   
11,000
   
9,767
 
Prepaid expenses
   
819
   
1,490
 
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance
   
-
   
5,148
 
               
Total current assets
   
72,265
   
165,217
 
               
Non-current assets of discontinued operations held for sale
   
51,927
   
64,453
 
               
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance
   
-
   
14,799
 
               
Property, plant and equipment
   
23,051
   
31,976
 
               
Intangible and other assets
   
1,515
   
5,857
 
               
Goodwill
   
11,790
   
15,543
 
               
   
$
160,548
 
$
297,845
 

 
Approved by the Board,

“Michael Serruya”
 
“Ronald W. Binns”
________________________________________________________________,Director
 
___________________________________________________________________,Director









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CoolBrands International Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as at August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts expressed in thousands of dollars)

   
2006
 
2005
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
             
               
Current Liabilities:
             
Notes payable in default
 
$
10,077
 
$
-
 
Notes payable of majority owned subsidiary in default
   
23,501
   
-
 
Accounts payable
   
20,462
   
28,198
 
Accrued liabilities
   
14,900
   
21,106
 
Payables - affiliates
   
-
   
620
 
Income taxes payable
   
140
   
-
 
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance
   
-
   
93
 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale
   
22,890
   
34,009
 
Short term borrowings
   
-
   
34,553
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
   
-
   
18,161
 
Other liabilities
   
4,287
   
-
 
               
Total current liabilities
   
96,257
   
136,740
 
               
Other liabilities
   
-
   
2,442
 
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale
   
825
   
684
 
Long-term debt, including obligations under capital leases
   
348
   
8,248
 
Deferred income taxes
   
2,000
   
6,140
 
               
Total liabilities
   
99,430
   
154,254
 
               
Minority interest
   
-
   
5,185
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
             
               
Shareholders’ Equity:
             
Capital stock
   
97,804
   
97,578
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
38,812
   
46,376
 
Accumulated other comprehensive losses
   
(1,464
)
 
(1,696
)
Accumulated deficit
   
(74,034
)
 
(3,852
)
               
Total shareholders’ equity
   
61,118
   
138,406
 
               
   
$
160,548
 
$
297,845
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.







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CoolBrands International Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts expressed in thousands of dollars, except for per share data)


 
 
2006
 
2006 Pro Forma
(Unaudited)
 
2005
 
Net revenues:
                   
                     
Net sales
 
$
96,936
 
$
46,191
 
$
142,873
 
Other income
   
2,412
   
2,267
   
6,837
 
                     
Total net revenues
   
99,348
   
48,458
   
149,710
 
                   
Cost of goods sold
   
110,718
   
49,424
   
142,181
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
40,101
   
34,527
   
37,530
 
Interest expense
   
2,000
   
401
   
1,687
 
Asset impairment
   
21,289
   
10,139
   
51,141
 
Gain on sale of building
   
-
   
-
   
(3,515
)
                     
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest
   
(74,760
)
 
(46,033
)
 
(79,314
)
                     
Minority interest
   
5,185
   
-
   
2,700
 
                     
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
   
(69,575
)
 
(46,033
)
 
(76,614
)
                     
(Recovery of) Provision for income taxes:
                   
                     
Current
   
(11,100
)
 
(11,100
)
 
(8,439
)
Deferred
   
5,145
   
5,145
   
841
 
     
(5,955
)
 
(5,955
)
 
(7,598
)
Net loss from continuing operations
   
(63,620
)
 
(40,078
)
 
(69,016
)
                     
Discontinued operations:
                   
Loss from operations of discontinued operations
   
(6,972
)
 
(6,972
)
 
(5,054
)
Gain on sale of franchising segment
   
410
   
410
       
Loss generated by majority owned subsidiary, net of minority interest
   
-
   
(23,542
)
 
-
 
                     
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
(6,562
)
 
(30,104
)
 
(5,054
)
                     
Net loss
 
$
(70,182
)
$
(70,182
)
$
(74,070
)
Per share data:
                   
                     
Loss per share (basic and diluted):
                   
Continuing operations
 
$
(1.13
)
$
(0.71
)
$
(1.23
)
Discontinued operations
   
(0.12
)
 
(0.54
)
 
(0.09
)
   
$
(1.25
)
$
(1.25
)
$
(1.32
)
                     
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                   
Shares used in per share calculation - basic and diluted
   
56,047
   
56,047
   
55,924
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
 


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005
(Amounts expressed in thousands of dollars)

   
Capital stock
 
Additional
paid-in capital
 
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
(losses)
 
Retained
earnings
(accumulated
deficit)
 
Total
Shareholders’
equity
 
Balance at August 31, 2004
 
$
97,485
 
$
44,494
 
$
(1,096
)
$
70,218
 
$
211,101
 
Comprehensive losses:
                               
    Net loss
                     
(74,070
)
     
    Other comprehensive losses, net of income taxes:
                               
Currency translation adjustment
               
(600
)
           
Total comprehensive loss
                           
(74,670
)
Issuance of shares for stock options exercised
   
93
   
(36
)
             
57
 
Stock-based compensation expense
         
1,918
               
1,918
 
Balance at August 31, 2005
   
97,578
   
46,376
   
(1,696
)
 
(3,852
)
 
138,406
 
Compressive losses:
                               
Net loss
                     
(70,182
)
     
Other comprehensive gain, net of income taxes:
                               
Currency translation adjustment
               
232
             
Total comprehensive loss
                           
(69,950
)
Issuance of shares for stock options exercised
   
226
   
(87
)
             
139
 
Stock-based compensation expense
         
443
               
443
 
Reversal of deferred tax asset set up in connection with stock-based compensation expense
         
(7,920
)
             
(7,920
)
Balance at August 31, 2006
 
$
97,804
 
$
38,812
 
$
(1,464
)
$
(74,034
)
$
61,118
 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.















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CoolBrands International Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts expressed in thousands of dollars)

   
2006
 
2005
 
Cash and short-term investments provided by (used in):
             
Operating activities:
             
Net loss
 
$
(70,182
)
$
(74,070
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities
             
Depreciation and amortization
   
5,026
   
4,466
 
Asset impairment
   
21,289
   
51,141
 
Stock-based compensation expense
   
443
   
1,918
 
Deferred income taxes
   
5,145
   
493
 
Gain on sale of building and other assets
   
-
   
(3,634
)
Minority interest
   
(5,185
)
 
(2,696
)
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
6,972
   
5,054
 
Gain on sale of franchising segment
   
(410
)
 
-
 
Cash effect of changes from continuing operations
             
Receivables
   
9,304
   
22,487
 
Receivables - affiliates
   
1,569
   
1,831
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(537
)
 
(110
)
Inventories
   
15,037
   
6,261
 
Prepaid expenses
   
676
   
(2,000
)
Income taxes recoverable
   
(1,046
)
 
(9,767
)
Accounts payable
   
(7,736
)
 
10,848
 
Payables - affiliates
   
(620
)
 
(230
)
Accrued liabilities
   
(4,753
)
 
1,665
 
Income taxes payable
   
-
   
(5,240
)
Other assets
   
1,022
   
(559
)
Other liabilities
   
694
   
124
 
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities
   
(23,292
)
 
7,982
 
Investing activities:
             
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
   
(1,416
)
 
(13,500
)
Purchase of license agreements and other intangibles
         
(26
)
Proceeds from sale of building
   
-
   
5,434
 
Decrease(increase) in restricted cash
   
10,000
   
(10,000
)
Purchase of investments
   
-
   
(2,500
)
Redemption of investments
   
7,500
   
23,050
 
Decrease (increase) in notes receivable
   
15
   
(36
)
Cash provided by investing activities
   
16,099
   
2,422
 
Financing activities:
             
Change in revolving line of credit, secured
   
-
   
2,661
 
Proceeds from notes payable in default
   
10,077
   
-
 
Proceeds from notes payable of majority owned subsidiary, in default
   
23,918
   
-
 
Repayment of notes payable of majority owned subsidiary, in default
   
(417
)
 
-
 
Proceeds from short term borrowings
   
-
   
44,553
 
Proceeds from issuance of Class A and B shares
   
139
   
57
 
Repayment of short term borrowings
   
(34,553
)
 
(10,000
)
Repayment of long-term debt
   
(26,409
)
 
(3,785
)
Cash (used in) provided by financing activities
   
(27,245
)
 
33,486
 
Decrease (increase) in cash flows due to changes in foreign exchange rates
   
230
   
(695
)
Cash flows provided by (used in) from discontinued operations:
             
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
(6,972
)
 
(5,054
)
Operating
   
8,937
   
8,311
 
Investing
   
8,574
   
(58,445
)
Financing
   
-
   
(222
)
Cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
   
10,539
   
(55,410
)
(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
(23,669
)
 
(12,215
)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year
   
24,062
   
36,277
 
Cash and cash equivalents - end of year
 
$
393
 
$
24,062
 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)


Note 1. Description of business and summary of significant accounting policies

In the year ended August 31, 2006 (“Fiscal 2006”), the Company incurred a net loss of $(70,182), of which $(63,620) was from continuing operations and $(6,562) was from discontinued operations.

In the first quarter of the year ended August 31, 2006 (“Fiscal 2006”), the decision was made to sell certain businesses to generate liquidity. In December 2005, the Company sold certain assets relating to its franchising business for proceeds totaling $8,000 to a company controlled by Aaron Serruya, a former officer of the Company, who is a director and the brother of Michael Serruya, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

On April 21, 2006, the Company refinanced its then remaining debt by obtaining the following:

 
1.
a $48,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Corporate Credit Facility”); and

 
2.
a $25,500 senior secured revolving credit facility consisting of a $8,000 senior secured revolving credit facility and $17,500 of term loans, in which Americana Foods Limited Partnership (“Americana Foods”), which is 50.1% owned by the Company, is the borrower (the “Americana Credit Facility”).

Each of the loans was for an original term of three years and provides for interest at the prime rate (8.25% at August 31, 2006). Each of the credit facilities were unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. See Note 12, “Long-term Debt,” and Note 20, “Subsequent Events,” for a complete discussion of the Company’s indebtedness.
 
The proceeds from the borrowings were used to retire all then existing debt.

However, sales generated by the Company continued to lag and the Company incurred significant losses in Fiscal 2006. The Company was in default under its financial covenants at May 31, 2006 and August 31, 2006 with respect to the Corporate Credit Facility and the Americana Credit Facility. During Fiscal 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the active marketing of certain of its business lines for sale, including Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution, Inc. (“EPFD”), the Company’s direct store door business and a component of our frozen dessert segment, Value America, substantially all of the Company’s dairy components segment, and CoolBrands Dairy, Inc. (‘CBD”), the Company’s yogurt segment, to generate cash and reduce debt.

On September 14, 2006, the Company completed the sale of the Value America division to an unaffiliated third party for $5,736, and on November 17, 2006, the Company consummated the sale of substantially all of EPFD to an unaffiliated third party for $8,250.

In October 2006, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, as creditors of Americana Foods, filed an involuntary petition of Bankruptcy against Americana Foods under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and Americana Foods ceased operations and was under the jurisdiction of an independent bankruptcy trustee, who is arranging for the sale of the remaining assets. The estimated fair value of Americana Foods’ assets and liabilities subject to settlement and the guaranteed debt are recorded in the accompanying balance sheet.

Additionally, on January 2, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD. Finally, on January 24, 2007, the Company sold, through its subsidiaries Eskimo Pie Corporation and Integrated Brands

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)
 
Inc., their Eskimo Pie and Chipwich Brands and Real Fruit trademark, along with Eskimo Pie soft serve brands and related foodservice business segment to Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. (“Dreyer’s”), and utilized a portion of the proceeds to repay the amounts outstanding under the Corporate Credit Facility.
 
Frozen dessert segment
 
Revenues in the frozen segment are or have been generated from manufacturing and selling a variety of prepackaged frozen dessert products to distributors, including Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution (“EPFD”), and various retail establishments including supermarkets, grocery stores, club stores, gourmet shops, delicatessens and convenience stores.

CoolBrands competes in the fast-growing Better for You ice cream category with offerings such as fat-free, non-dairy WholeFruit Sorbet. Better for You offerings by CoolBrands include No Pudge! branded frozen snacks and a line of Better for Kids frozen snacks sold under the Crayola, Justice League, Snapple, Care Bears and Trix Pops brands. CoolBrands also competes in the super premium ice cream category with the Dreamery Ice Cream and Godiva Ice Cream brands. In addition, CoolBrands markets a wide variety of “all family” premium ice creams and frozen snacks under brand names including Eskimo Pie, Chipwich, Tropicana and Yoplait. Substantially, all of these businesses are included in the foodservice segment. On January 24, 2007, the Company sold certain assets of the foodservice segments including the brand names, Eskimo Pie and Chipwich to an unaffiliated third party (see Note 20, “Subsequent Events”).

CoolBrands’ subsidiary, EPFD, operates a direct store door ice cream distribution system in selected markets in the U.S., serving CoolBrands products and certain Partner Brands to supermarkets, convenience stores and other retail customers. During Fiscal 2006, the Company made the decision to sell EPFD. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities, operating results and cash flows have been classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale, net loss of discontinued operations and net cash flows from discontinued operations, respectively. The Company consummated the sale of substantially all of the net assets of EPFD to an unaffiliated third party on November 17, 2006. (See Note 5, “Discontinued Operations,” and Note 20, “Subsequent Events,” for a complete discussion.)

CoolBrands’ 50.1% owned subsidiary, Americana Foods, was a manufacturer and supplier of packaged ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbet products, frozen snacks, soft-serve mixes and other food products to well-known national retailers, food companies and restaurant chains. Americana Foods manufactured products purchased by the Company for sale and distribution, which in Fiscal 2006 aggregated $21,700 (at cost) or approximately 45% of the purchases by the frozen dessert and foodservice segments.

Yogurt segment
 
CoolBrands’ subsidiary, CBD, manufactures cup yogurt at its plant located in North Lawrence, New York and markets the products under the Breyers brand pursuant to a trademark rights agreement, which grants the rights in perpetuity, and under the Crème Savers brand pursuant to a long-term license agreement. During Fiscal 2006, the Company made the decision to sell CBD and on January 2, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD to an unaffiliated third party. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities, operating results and cash flows of the yogurt segment have been reclassified to assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations, net loss from discontinued operations and net cash flows from discontinued operations, respectively. (See Note 5, “Discontinued Operations,” and Note 20, “Subsequent Events.”)

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
Dairy components segment
 
Revenues in the dairy components segment were generated from the manufacturing and selling of various ingredients to the dairy industry and from the manufacturing and selling of flexible packaging, such as private label ice cream novelty wraps. CoolBrands’ dairy components segment manufactures and sells a full line of quality flavours, chocolate coatings, fudge sauces, powders for chocolate milk, eggnog bases and other ingredients. During Fiscal 2006, the Company made the decision to sell the Value America division, which represents substantially all of the dairy components segment, and consummated a sale to an unaffiliated third party in September 2006. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities, operating results and cash flows have been classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale, net loss of discontinued operations and net cash flows from discontinued operations, respectively. (See Note 5, “Discontinued Operations,” and Note 20, “Subsequent Events.”)

Foodservice segment
 
Revenues in the foodservice segment were generated from manufacturing and selling soft-serve yogurt and premium ice cream mixes to broad-line foodservice distributors, yogurt shops and other foodservice establishments which, in turn, sell soft-serve ice cream and yogurt products to consumers. On January 24, 2007, the Company sold, through its subsidiaries Eskimo Pie Corporation and Integrated Brands Inc., their Eskimo Pie and Chipwich Brands and Real Fruit trademark, along with Eskimo Pie soft serve brands and related foodservice business segment to Dreyer’s, an indirect subsidiary of Nestlé S.A. (See Note 20, “Subsequent Events.”)

Basis of presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements are prepared by management using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and include all wholly and majority owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions of consolidated subsidiaries are eliminated. Acquisitions recorded as purchases are included in the statement of operations from the date of acquisition. All amounts are reported in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Use of estimates
 
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimated.

Cash
 
All highly liquid commercial paper purchased with maturities of three months or less is classified as a cash equivalent. Cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates market value.

Investments
 
The Company’s investment portfolio consisted of investments in Auction rate securities. Auction rate securities are variable rate bonds tied to short-term interest rates with maturities on the face of the securities in

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
excess of 90 days. The Company evaluates whether to redeem or rollover each security no later than every 35 days. At August 31, 2006 and 2005, the Company had investment balances of Nil and $7,500, respectively.

Inventories
 
Inventories consist primarily of ice cream, frozen yogurt and frozen dessert products, food supplies and packaging. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value, with cost determined principally by the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.

Property, plant and equipment
 
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation of buildings and machinery and equipment is provided by the straight-line or declining balance methods, using the estimated useful lives of the assets, principally 20 to 38 years and 2 to 10 years, respectively.

Intangible and other assets
 
Intangible and other assets consist of license agreements, trademarks, trademark rights and other assets. Amortizing intangibles are stated at cost less accumulated amortization and allowances for impairment. Amortization is provided by the straight-line method using the terms of the agreements, which range from 4 to 20 years.

Goodwill and other non-amortizable intangible assets
 
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets” (“Statement 142”), goodwill and intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are no longer amortized, but instead are to be tested for impairment at least annually or earlier if there are impairment indicators. Other intangible assets continue to be amortized over their estimated useful lives. Goodwill is tested for impairment using a two step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value of each reporting unit. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined using a combination of valuation approaches including an income approach consisting of a discounted cash flow analysis and a market multiple approach. The fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, goodwill is considered impaired. The amount of impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying value and implied fair value of goodwill, which is determined using discounted cash flows. Impairment testing for non-amortizable intangible assets requires a comparison between fair value and carrying value of the intangible asset. If the carrying value exceeds fair value, the intangible asset is considered impaired and is reduced to fair value.

During Fiscal 2006, the Company recorded a provision for impairment of $5,428 with respect to the goodwill of the yogurt segment (see Note 5, “Discontinued Operations,” for further discussion). The impairment of the goodwill of the yogurt segment is included in net loss of discontinued operations. Additionally, the Company incurred losses on impairment totaling $21,289 with respect to:

 
1.
The loss on impairment incurred with respect to certain licenses not likely to continue and related prepaid packaging and design cost totaling $3,609;

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
2.
The loss on impairment of goodwill of $3,500 incurred with respect to the frozen dessert segment to recognize the deterioration of the business as the result of the abandonment or termination of various licensing agreements;

 
3.
The loss on impairment of $1,890 related to certain property, plant and equipment currently in storage;

 
4.
The loss on impairment of $1,140 relating to deferred acquisition costs, prepaid royalties and net receivables of Americana Foods;

 
5.
The loss on impairment of $11,150 to recognize the loss in value of the assets of Americana Foods in bankruptcy (accounts receivable - $1,500, inventory - $5,750 and property, plant and equipment - $3,900).

During Fiscal 2005, the Company completed its annual impairment testing of goodwill and intangible assets. A goodwill impairment charge of $48,701 was taken in the Company’s frozen dessert segment. The impairment charge in the frozen dessert product segment is the result of the loss of the Weight Watchers licensing agreement as well as declining sales of the Atkins and our base business product lines and the resulting decline in cash flows. This review also resulted in a $1,401 intangible asset impairment charge for the Company’s frozen dessert segment. Significant assumptions used in measuring the impairments included the timing and amount of estimated future cash flows for reporting units and intangible assets, and where applicable, an analysis of guideline transaction market multiples.

For the year ended August 31, 2005 (“Fiscal 2005”), CoolBrands International Inc. (the “Company”) incurred a net loss of $74,070, which was primarily attributable to:

 
1.
the non-cash impairment charges totaling $55,525 relating to goodwill and intangible assets of the Company’s frozen dessert and franchising segments; and

 
2.
the discontinuation of the Weight Watchers Smart Ones brand products and the decline in other frozen dessert brands, which was partially offset by the sales of the Breyers yogurt business acquired in March 2005 and a change in the Company’s arrangement with Dreyer’s.

As of August 31, 2005, the Company had approximately $60,962 of outstanding debt, of which $52,714 was classified as current liabilities.

Long-Lived Assets
 
The Company’s other long-lived assets include property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangible assets. The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of any of these assets may not be recoverable, the Company will assess the recoverability of such assets based upon estimated undiscounted cash flow forecasts, in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets.” When any such impairment exists, the related assets will be written down to fair value.
 
During fourth quarter of Fiscal 2006, based upon market analysis and other third party information, the Company recorded a provision for impairment of $5,790 with respect to property, plant and equipment which includes $3,900 with respect to Americana Foods.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2005, due to the presence of indicators, the Company completed impairment testing of other long-lived assets. This review resulted in a $483 impairment of property, plant and equipment.

Revenue recognition
 
Revenue from sales of the Company’s products is recognized at the time of sale, which is generally when products are shipped to customers.

Revenue from drayage is recognized at the time the product is delivered for the vendor to their customer by the Company and is primarily earned for the delivery of products to Dreyer’s scanned based trading customers. Substantially all of the drayage income is earned in EPFD and was included in discontinued operations for Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005.

Product introduction expenditures
 
Product introduction expenditures (i.e. slotting fees) are recognized as reductions of revenues at the time product introduction offers are accepted by our customers, which for measurement purposes is at the time of the first shipment of the product to each customer.

Advertising
 
The Company spends a significant amount of its advertising dollars with its supermarket customers in the form of co-operative advertising in the chains’ weekly circulars. The remainder of the Company’s advertising is spent on media and other direct advertising. All advertising costs are expensed as incurred. The Company spent $5,274 on advertising for Fiscal 2006 in continuing operations as compared to $6,937 for Fiscal 2005.

Financial instruments
 
The carrying amount of financial instruments including cash, investments, restricted cash, receivables, receivables - affiliates, accounts payable, payables - affiliates, accrued liabilities and income taxes payable and income taxes recoverable approximates fair value at August 31, 2006 and 2005 because of the relatively short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of short term borrowings and long-term debt are disclosed in Note 12, “Long-term Debt.” The carrying amount of long-term debt approximates fair value at August 31, 2006 and 2005 because of their variable interest rates. The carrying amount of other liabilities approximates fair value at August 31, 2006 and 2005 because the fair value estimates are based upon pertinent information available to management at August 31, 2006 and 2005.

Concentration of credit risk
 
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist principally of cash, investments and receivables. The Company attempts to minimize credit risk with respect to receivables by reviewing customers’ credit history before extending credit, and by regularly monitoring customers’ credit exposure. The Company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, historical trends and other information.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
Loss per share
 
The Company uses the treasury stock method to determine diluted earnings per share. The following table presents the numerators and denominators used in the basic and diluted loss per share calculations:

   
2006
 
2005
 
Numerator:
             
Net loss from continuing operations
 
$
(63,620
)
$
(69,016
)
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
(6,562
)
 
(5,054
)
Net loss
 
$
(70,182
)
$
(74,070
)
Denominator:
             
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
   
56,047
   
55,924
 
Dilutive effect of stock awards
   
-
   
-
 
     
56,047
   
55,924
 
               
Net loss from continued operations - basic and diluted
 
$
(1.13
)
$
(1.23
)
Net loss from discontinued operations - basic and diluted
   
(0.12
)
 
(.09
)
Net loss - basic and diluted
 
$
(1.25
)
$
(1.32
)

Diluted net loss per share for Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005 is equal to basic net loss per share because the effect of common stock equivalents is anti-dilutive. Potentially dilutive securities, calculated in terms of weighted-average share equivalent of stock options outstanding, are excluded from the calculations of diluted net loss per share when their inclusion would have anti-dilutive effect. During Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, Nil and 145 shares, respectively, of potentially dilutive securities were excluded from weighted-average share calculation for purposes of calculating weighted-average diluted shares and diluted loss per share.

Foreign currency translation
 
Translation gains or losses of accounts of foreign subsidiaries considered financially and operationally self-sustaining are deferred as a separate component of shareholders’ equity until there has been a realized reduction in the net investment.

Foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rate for the year for items included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. Foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using the current rate for assets and liabilities included in the consolidated balance sheets except for earnings reinvested in the business, which are translated at historical rates.

Income taxes
 
Income taxes are calculated using the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, current income taxes are recognized for the estimated income taxes payable or receivable for the current period. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and are measured using the enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse.


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)
 
New accounting pronouncements
 
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS 154”). SFAS 154 requires companies to recognize changes in accounting principle, including changes required by a new accounting pronouncement when the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions, retrospectively to prior periods’ financial statements. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. Adoption of SFAS 154 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), which replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) and supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values beginning with the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. Under SFAS 123R, the pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 are no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition. The adoption of SFAS 123R did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“Interpretation”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“Interpretation 48”). Interpretation 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and applies to all tax positions accounted for under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The Company intends to adopt Interpretation 48 for its fiscal year ending August 31, 2007 (“Fiscal 2007”) and will adopt Interpretation 48 by adjusting its tax liabilities and retained earnings for the cumulative effect of adjusting its tax benefits for uncertain tax positions, if any. The Company is still evaluating Interpretation 48 and its impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 clarifies that fair value is the amount that would be exchanged to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Further, the standard establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles and expands certain disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans” (“SFAS 158”). SFAS 158 requires a company to recognize on its balance sheet the funded status of its defined benefit pension plan as an asset or liability and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through accumulated other comprehensive income. SFAS 158 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 158 to have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Note 2. Going concern

In Fiscal 2006, the Company continued to generate significant losses in its core frozen dessert segment. At August 31, 2006, the Company was in default under both its Corporate Credit Facility and its Americana Credit Facility. Additionally, at August 31, 2006, the Company had negative working capital of $23,992. In November 2006, a company controlled by Michael Serruya, currently the President and CEO of the Company, acquired the

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

debt outstanding under the Americana Credit Facility from the lender and established a $5,000 letter of credit to secure a portion of the Corporate Credit Facility. On January 24, 2007, the Company completed the sale of its foodservice segment including the Chipwich and Eskimo Pie licenses and repaid the amount outstanding under the Corporate Credit Facility. On January 2, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD. Additionally, management has significantly reduced staff and related expenses to reduce the Company’s operating costs and has begun to seek short-term financing. However, without the sale of CBD, or some other financing, the Company may not be able to meet its obligations and not be able to continue as a going concern. Management is assessing whether to sell the Company’s remaining assets or to rebuild the Company.

Note 3. Pro forma adjustments

During Fiscal 2006, Americana Foods, a majority owned subsidiary, continued to generate significant losses and was in default under the Americana Credit Facility at August 31, 2006. In October 2006, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, as creditors of Americana Foods, filed an involuntary petition of bankruptcy against Americana Foods under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and Americana Foods ceased operations. Because generally accepted accounting principles do not permit classifying Americana Foods as a discontinued operation, the Company has provided below a balance sheet and statement of operations as of and for the year ended August 31, 2006, pro forma results removing the operating results of American Foods from its continuing operations, and stating Americana Foods’ operating results separately in discontinued operations. Management has provided this pro forma information due to a loss of control over the subsidiary as a result of the aforementioned bankruptcy filing subsequent to the Company’s year end and expected liquidation. The pro forma adjustments are intended to eliminate the impact of Americana Foods on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of August 31, 2006 and to present what the financial position and results of operations of the Company’s remaining operations were as of and for the year ended August 31, 2006.

The pro forma column reflects the reclassification of the assets, liabilities and accumulated deficit and the operating results of Americana Foods, as consolidated in the balance sheet and statement of operations as of and for the year ended August 31, 2006.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

   
 
2006
 
Pro forma
adjustments
 
2006 Pro
forma
 
 
2005
 
           
(Unaudited)
     
Assets
                         
Current Assets:
                         
Cash
 
$
393
       
$
393
 
$
24,062
 
Investments
   
-
         
-
   
7,500
 
Restricted cash
   
-
         
-
   
10,000
 
Receivables, net
   
12,780
   
(6,082
)
 
6,698
   
22,833
 
Receivables - affiliates
   
-
         
-
   
1,780
 
Inventories
   
9,131
   
(1,570
)
 
7,561
   
29,918
 
Current assets of discontinued operations held for sale
   
38,142
         
38,142
   
52,719
 
Income taxes recoverable
   
11,000
         
11,000
   
9,767
 
Prepaid expenses
   
819
         
819
   
1,490
 
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance
   
-
         
-
   
5,148
 
Current assets of Americana Foods
   
-
   
7,652
   
7,652
   
-
 
Total current assets
   
72,265
   
-
   
72,265
   
165,217
 
Non-current assets of discontinued operations held for sale
   
51,927
         
51,927
   
64,453
 
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance
   
-
         
-
   
14,799
 
Property, plant and equipment
   
23,051
   
(18,386
)
 
4,665
   
31,976
 
Property, plant and equipment of Americana Foods
   
-
   
18,386
   
18,386
   
-
 
Intangible and other assets
   
1,515
         
1,515
   
5,857
 
Goodwill
   
11,790
         
11,790
   
15,543
 
   
$
160,548
   
-
 
$
160,548
 
$
297,845
 
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
                         
Current Liabilities:
                         
Notes payable in default
 
$
10,077
       
$
10,077
 
$
-
 
Notes payable of majority owned subsidiary in default
   
23,501
   
(23,501
)
 
-
   
-
 
Accounts payable
   
20,462
   
(8,735
)
 
11,727
   
28,198
 
Accrued liabilities
   
14,900
   
(3,955
)
 
10,945
   
21,106
 
Payables - affiliates
   
-
         
-
   
620
 
Income taxes payable
   
140
         
140
   
-
 
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance
   
-
         
-
   
93
 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale
   
22,890
         
22,890
   
34,009
 
Current liabilities of Americana Foods
   
-
   
36,191
   
36,191
   
,
 
Short term borrowings
   
-
         
-
   
34,553
 
Current maturities of long-term debt
   
-
         
-
   
18,161
 
Other liabilities
   
4,287
         
4,287
       
Total current liabilities
   
96,257
   
-
   
96,257
   
136,740
 
Other liabilities
   
-
         
-
   
2,442
 
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale
   
825
         
825
   
684
 
Long-term debt, including obligations under capital lease
   
348
         
348
   
8,248
 
Deferred income taxes
   
2,000
         
2,000
   
6,140
 
Total liabilities
   
99,430
   
-
   
99,430
   
154,254
 
Minority interest
   
-
         
-
   
5,185
 
Commitments and contingencies
                         
Shareholders’ Equity:
                         
Capital stock
   
97,804
         
97,804
   
97,578
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
38,812
         
38,812
   
46,376
 
Accumulated other comprehensive losses
   
(1,464
)
       
(1,464
)
 
(1,696
)
Accumulated deficit
   
(74,034
)
 
10,153
   
(63,881
)
 
(3,852
)
Deficit of Americana Foods
   
-
   
(10,153
)
 
(10,153
)
 
-
 
Total shareholders’ equity
   
61,118
   
-
   
61,118
   
138,406
 
   
$
160,548
   
-
 
$
160,548
 
$
297,845
 


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

   
 
2006
 
Pro forma
adjustments
 
 
2006 Pro forma
 
 
2005
 
           
(Unaudited)
     
Net revenues:
                         
Net sales
 
$
96,936
 
$
(50,745
)
$
46,191
 
$
142,873
 
Other income
   
2,412
   
(145
)
 
2,267
   
6,837
 
Total net revenues
   
99,348
   
(50,890
)
 
48,458
   
149,710
 
                       
Cost of goods sold
   
110,718
   
(61,294
)
 
49,424
   
142,181
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
40,101
   
(5,574
)
 
34,527
   
37,530
 
Interest expense
   
2,000
   
(1,599
)
 
401
   
1,687
 
Asset impairment
   
21,289
   
(11,150
)
 
10,139
   
51,141
 
Gain on sale of building
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
(3,515
)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest
   
(74,760
)
 
28,727
   
(46,033
)
 
(79,314
)
Minority interest
   
5,185
   
(5,185
)
 
-
   
2,700
 
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes
   
(69,575
)
 
23,542
   
(46,033
)
 
(76,614
)
                           
(Recovery of) Provision for income taxes:
                         
Current
   
(11,100
)
 
-
   
(11,100
)
 
(8,439
)
Deferred
   
5,145
   
-
   
5,145
   
841
 
     
(5,955
)
 
-
   
(5,955
)
 
(7,598
)
Net loss from continuing operations
   
(63,620
)
 
23,542
   
(40,078
)
 
(69,016
)
                           
Discontinued operations:
                         
Loss from operations of discontinued operations
   
(6,972
)
 
-
   
(6,972
)
 
(5,054
)
Gain on sale of franchising segment
   
410
   
-
   
410
       
Loss generated by majority owned subsidiary, net of minority interest
   
-
   
(23,542
)
 
(23,542
)
 
-
 
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
(6,562
)
 
(23,542
)
 
(30,104
)
 
(5,054
)
Net loss
 
$
(70,182
)
 
-
 
$
(70,182
)
$
(74,070
)
                           
Per share data:
                         
Loss per share (basic and diluted):
                         
Continuing operations
 
$
(1.13
)
     
$
(0.71
)
$
(1.23
)
Discontinued operations
   
(0.12
)
       
(0.54
)
 
(0.09
)
   
$
(1.25
)
     
$
(1.25
)
$
(1.32
)
                           
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                         
Shares used in per share calculation - basic and diluted
   
56,047
         
56,047
   
55,924
 

Note 4. Reclassifications

Certain Fiscal 2005 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the Fiscal 2006 presentation. Certain assets and liabilities relating to the franchising and licensing segment, Value America, substantially all of the dairy components segment, EPFD, a component of the frozen dessert segment, and CBD, the yogurt segment, have been classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2006 and 2005, the components of the related operating results of those entities have been reclassified to net loss from discontinued operations on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and the components of cash flows have been reclassified to net cash flows from discontinued operations for the years then ended. Additionally, due to continued losses, the Company, through certain of its

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)
 
subsidiaries, as creditors of Americana Foods, filed an involuntary petition of bankruptcy against Americana Foods under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and Americana Foods ceased operations.

Note 5. Discontinued operations

Effective December 23, 2005, the Company sold substantially all of its franchising and licensing segment to International Franchise Corp. for a cash consideration of $8,000 in a related party transaction. International Franchise Corp. is a company controlled by Aaron Serruya, a director of CoolBrands and the former senior executive who was responsible for the franchising division at CoolBrands, who is the brother of Michael Serruya, the Company’s President, CEO and lead director. Mr. Serruya resigned as executive vice president of CoolBrands as a result of this transaction, but continues as a director. The sale transaction was reviewed and unanimously recommended to the board of directors of CoolBrands by a committee of independent directors of CoolBrands, and was unanimously approved by the board of directors of CoolBrands.

As a part of their review of the transaction, the independent committee and the board of directors received a fairness opinion from Duff & Phelps, LLC who acted as exclusive financial advisor to CoolBrands and who assisted CoolBrands in marketing the division to potential buyers.

During Fiscal 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the decision to sell its Value America division, part of its dairy components segment, Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution, part of its frozen dessert segment, and CBD, its yogurt segment and we began actively marketing these businesses for sale.

On September 1, 2006, Eskimo Pie Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an asset purchase agreement with Denali New Berlin, LLC and Denali Ingredients, LLC to sell its Value America flavor and ingredients division, which comprised substantially all of the dairy components segment. The sale of assets was consummated September 14, 2006 for a price of $8,250, which exceeded the carrying value of the assets sold, of which $7,500 was paid in cash and $ 750 was placed in escrow subject to collection of certain accounts receivable. The Company classified the assets and liabilities of Value America as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of its operating results in net loss from discontinued operations on the statement of operations and the components of cash flows as net cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, the Company classified the assets and liabilities of Value America as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31,2005 and classified the components of operating results of Value America into net loss from discontinued operations and classified its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2005.

On November 14, 2006, the Company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Eskimo Frozen Distribution Inc (“EPFD”) had entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its direct store door (“DSD”) frozen distribution assets in Florida, California, Oregon and Washington for a net sales price of $5,736, which equaled the carrying value of the related assets acquired net of the liabilities assumed, to an unaffiliated third party. The transaction closed on November 17, 2006. The Company classified the assets and liabilities of EPFD as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of operating results of EPFD as net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, the Company classified the assets and liabilities of EPFD as assets

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)
 
and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2005 and classified the components of operating results to net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and classified the cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2005.

On January 2, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD, which includes the yogurt business acquired from Kraft Inc. in 2005, to an unaffiliated third party. The Company recorded a loss on impairment of $5,428 to adjust the carrying value of CBD’s net assets to approximate fair value based upon the definitive agreement. The Company classified CBD’s net assets and liabilities as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of operating results in net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, as of and for the year ended August 31, 2005, the Company has classified the assets and liabilities of CBD as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet and included the components of operating results of CBD in net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and the cash flows of CBD as cash flows from discontinued operations.

Below is a condensed schedule, by operating segment as previously reported, of the assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations and the respective operating results for each of the years presented:
 
 
 
August 31, 2006
 
Frozen Dessert
(EPFD)
 
 
Franchising
and Licensing
 
 
Yogurt
(CBD)
 
Dairy
Components
(Value America)
 
 
 
Total
 
Total current assets
 
$
19,197
       
$
14,441
 
$
4,504
 
$
38,142
 
Total non-current assets
   
65
         
49,132
   
2,730
   
51,927
 
Total current liabilities
   
9,915
         
11,949
   
1,026
   
22,890
 
Total non-current liabilities
               
825
         
825
 
Net assets
 
$
9,347
   
-
 
$
50,799
 
$
6,208
 
$
66,354
 
                                 
For the year ended
August 31, 2006
                               
Total revenue
 
$
128,103
 
$
3,613
 
$
109,304
 
$
19,057
 
$
260,077
 
Cost of sales
   
131,251
   
2,122
   
95,143
   
15,042
   
243,558
 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses
   
3,640
   
1,684
   
8,891
   
1,651
   
15,866
 
Interest expense
               
2,197
         
2,197
 
Asset impairment
               
5,428
         
5,428
 
(Loss) income
 
$
(6,788
)
$
(193
)
$
(2,355
)
$
2,364
 
$
(6,972
)





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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)


 
 
August 31, 2005
 
Frozen Dessert
(EPFD)
 
 
Franchising
and Licensing
 
 
Yogurt
(CBD)
 
Dairy Components
(Value America)
 
 
 
Total
 
Total current assets
 
$
27,925
 
$
3,425
 
$
16,039
 
$
5,330
 
$
52,719
 
Total non-current assets
   
330
   
6,681
   
54,538
   
2,904
   
64,453
 
Total liabilities
   
16,680
   
2,378
   
13,331
   
1,620
   
34,009
 
Total non-current liabilities
   
6
   
678
               
684
 
Net assets
 
$
11,569
 
$
7,050
 
$
57,246
 
$
6,614
 
$
82,479
 
                                 
For the year ended August 31, 2005
                               
Total revenue
 
$
157,557
 
$
16,102
 
$
44,007
 
$
17,769
 
$
235,435
 
Cost of sales
   
159,858
   
9,017
   
36,638
   
13,895
   
219,408
 
Selling, general, and
administrative expenses
   
4,879
   
5,109
   
4,993
   
1,579
   
16,560
 
Interest expense
         
7
   
891
         
898
 
Asset impairment
         
4,384
               
4,384
 
Income tax (benefit) expense
   
(2,826
)
 
2,025
               
(801
)
Other (income) expense
   
(120
)
 
160
               
(114
)
Loss income
 
$
(4,234
)
$
(4,600
)
$
1,485
 
$
2,295
 
$
(5,054
)

See Note 20, “Subsequent Events,” for a further discussion of Discontinued Operations.

Note 6. Acquisitions

Fiscal 2005 Acquisitions
 
On March 27, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of the yogurt business of Kraft Foods, Inc. The acquired brands included Breyers Fruit on the Bottom, Light and Crème Savers cup yogurt varieties and Cream Savers Smoothie drinkable yogurt and included substantially all of Kraft’s assets related to its yogurt business, including a license for the Breyers trademark, a license for the Crème Savers trademark, a license for the Light ’n Lively trademark and Kraft’s manufacturing facility in North Lawrence, New York. The purpose of this acquisition was to diversify the Company’s business and to reduce its concentration of operations in the frozen dessert segment. Factors that contributed to the purchase price and resulting goodwill were based upon negotiations with the seller and the valuation of the business based upon expected future contributions to net earnings and cash flow.

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The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities acquired and the fair value assigned thereto, and the purchase consideration given:

Fair value acquired:
     
Purchase consideration:
     
Current assets
 
$
5,373
  Cash  
$
17,500
 
Property, plant and equipment
   
11,846
  Acquisition costs    
1,652
 
Trademark rights
   
15,000
  Bank loan    
40,000
 
Goodwill
   
27,582
       
$
59,152
 
     
59,801
             
Less: Liabilities
   
(649
)
           
   
$
59,152
             

Pro forma results of operations

The following table summarizes unaudited pro forma financial information assuming the acquisition of the Breyers yogurt business had occurred at the beginning of Fiscal 2005. This pro forma financial information is for informational purposes only and does not reflect any operating inefficiencies which may result from the acquisition of the Breyers yogurt business transaction and, therefore, is not necessarily indicative of results that would have been achieved had the businesses been combined throughout the period presented. In addition, the preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The pro forma adjustments use estimates and assumptions based on information available at the time of preparation. Management believes that the estimates and assumptions are reasonable and that the significant effects of the acquisition of Breyers yogurt business are reasonable and significant effects of the acquisition of Breyers yogurt business are properly reflected. However, actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions.

2005
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Pro forma total net revenues
 
$
434,728
 
         
Pro forma net loss
 
$
(69,908
)
         
Pro forma net loss per share basic and diluted
 
$
(1.25
)

As of August 31, 2006, CBD, which includes the Breyers yogurt business, was being marketed for sale by the Company. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of CBD are included in assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2006 and 2005, the components of the related operating results have been classified to net loss from discontinued operations for each of the years then ended, and the components of net cash flows have been included in net cash flows from discontinued operations for the years then ended.



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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)
 
 

In April 2005, the Company acquired the assets of Zipp Manufacturing, Inc., a manufacturer of flavors and ingredients. The assets and related business of Zipp Manufacturing were acquired to provide additional volume to our dairy components segment which has excess capacity. The primary factors that contributed to the purchase price and resulting goodwill were based upon negotiations with the seller, the Company’s desire for additional production volume and the resulting projected incremental earnings and cash flow.

The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities acquired and the fair value assigned thereto, and the purchase consideration given:

Fair value acquired:
     
Purchase consideration:
     
Current assets
 
$
208
  Cash  
$
457
 
Equipment
   
80
             
Goodwill
   
258
             
     
546
             
Less: Liabilities
   
(89
)
           
   
$
457
             

As of August 31, 2006, the business of Zipp Manufacturing, which is a component of the dairy component segment, was being marketed for sale. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of Zipp Manufacturing are included in assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2006 and 2005, the components of the related operating results have been classified to net loss from discontinued operations for each of the years then ended, and the components of net cash flows have been included in net cash flows from discontinued operations for the years then ended.

Note 7. Receivables, net

   
 
 
2006
 
2005
As previously
reported
 
Amounts reclassified
to discontinued
operations
 
 
 
2005
 
Trade accounts receivable
 
$
13,177
 
$
57,213
 
$
(33,545
)
$
23,668
 
Franchise and license fees receivable
   
-
   
324
   
(214
)
 
110
 
Notes receivable, current maturities
   
12
   
97
   
(97
)
 
-
 
     
13,189
   
57,634
   
(33,856
)
 
23,778
 
Less Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(409
)
 
(3,108
)
 
2,163
   
(945
)
     
12,780
   
54,526
   
(31,693
)
$
22,833
 
Due from Affiliates
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
1,780
 
   
$
12,780
             
$
24,613
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts:
       
Year ended August 31, 2004
 
$
3,164
 
Charges to costs and expenses
   
1,846
 
Reserve utilized
   
(1,902
)
Balance August 31, 2005 as previously reported
   
3,108
 
Reclassified to net assets held for sale of discontinued operations
   
(2,163
)
Ending balance August 31, 2005
   
945
 
Charges to costs and expenses
   
1,331
 
Reserve utilized
   
(1,867
)
Ending balance August 31, 2006
 
$
409
 

One customer accounted for 10.2% and 17.0% of net sales from continuing operations in Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, respectively.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)
 
Note 8. Inventories

   
 
 
2006
 
2005
As previously reported
 
Amounts reclassified to discontinued operations
 
 
 
2005
 
Raw materials and packaging
 
$
2,510
 
$
35,304
 
$
(6,052
)
$
29,252
 
Finished goods
   
6,621
   
14,651
   
(13,985
)
 
666
 
   
$
9,131
 
$
49,955
 
$
(20,037
)
$
29,918
 

Write-downs of obsolete and slow moving inventories in continuing operations in Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005 were $5,197 and $12,723, respectively. Additionally, a loss on impairment of $5,750 was recorded in Fiscal 2006 with respect to Americana Foods’ inventory, which is reflected in the table above. Write down of obsolete and slow moving inventories in discontinued operations were $1,002 and nil in Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005 respectively.
 
Note 9. Property, plant and equipment
 

   
 
 
2006
 
2005
as originally reported
 
Amounts reclassified to discontinued operations
 
 
 
2005
 
                   
Land
 
$
122
 
$
1,577
 
$
(200
)
$
1,377
 
Building, machinery and equipment
   
13,199
   
54,704
   
(21,600
)
 
33,104
 
Leasehold improvements
   
827
   
1,740
   
(1,336
)
 
404
 
Land, building and machinery and equipment of Americana Foods, net of accumulated depreciation and allowance for impairment
   
18,386
                   
     
32,534
   
58,021
   
(23,136
)
 
34,885
 
Less Accumulated depreciation, amortization
and allowance for impairment
                         
Building, machinery and equipment
   
9,082
   
9,403
   
(6,686
)
 
2,717
 
Leasehold improvements
   
401
   
979
   
(787
)
 
192
 
   
$
23,051
 
$
47,639
 
$
(15,663
)
$
31,976
 
 
Note 10. Intangible and other assets and Goodwill

Definite life intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives. The Company is required to conduct an annual review of goodwill and intangible assets for potential impairment. Goodwill impairment testing requires a comparison between the carrying value and fair value of each reporting unit. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, goodwill is considered impaired. The amount of impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying value and implied fair value of goodwill, which is determined using discounted cash flows. Impairment testing for non-amortizable intangible assets requires a comparison between fair value and carrying value of the intangible asset. If the carrying value exceeds fair value, the intangible asset is considered impaired and is reduced to fair value. During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2006, the Company determined that due to the continued deterioration of the Company’s business in the market place, that certain of its goodwill had been impaired. Accordingly, the Company recorded a loss on impairment of $3,500 in Fiscal 2006 to reflect this loss in value. During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2005, the Company completed its annual review of goodwill and intangible assets. This review resulted in a $2,941 non-cash pre tax charge related to intangible asset impairment and a non-cash pre tax charge of $52,101 related to goodwill impairment.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

At August 31, 2006 and 2005 goodwill by reportable segment was as follows:

   
2006
 
2005
 
Frozen dessert (a)
 
$
488
 
$
3,752
 
Yogurt
   
-
   
27,582
 
Foodservice (b)
   
11,302
   
11,302
 
Franchising and licensing
   
-
   
4,446
 
Dairy components
   
-
   
745
 
Total Goodwill, as originally reported
   
11,790
   
47,827
 
Less Goodwill included in net assets held for Sale of discontinued operations:
             
Franchising and licensing
         
4,446
 
Yogurt
         
27,582
 
Dairy components
         
256
 
Total Goodwill
 
$
11,790
 
$
15,543
 

(a)      A subsidiary, formerly part of the dairy components segment, has been included in the frozen dessert segment due to the reclassification of substantially all of the balance of the dairy components segment to discontinued operations. Accordingly, the goodwill on the books of the subsidiary has been moved to the frozen dessert segment.

(b)   The foodservice segment was sold on January 24, 2007 for an amount in excess of its carrying value (See Note 20, “Subsequent Events”)

Intangible assets at August 31, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
   
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization and Allowance
for Impairment
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Non-amortizable intangible assets
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
15,000
 
$
-
 
Amortizable intangible assets
   
934
   
263
   
8,126
   
3,362
 
Other assets
   
844
   
-
   
2,605
       
     
1,778
   
263
   
25,731
   
3,362
 
Intangible and other assets classified as assets held for sale
   
-
   
-
   
(17,392
)
 
(880
)
                           
Total Intangible assets and other assets
 
$
1,778
 
$
263
 
$
8,339
 
$
2,482
 

Non-amortizable intangible assets are substantially comprised of trademark rights purchased through an acquisition. Amortizable intangible assets consist primarily of certain trademarks and license agreements. Pre-tax amortization expense for intangible assets was $360 and $445 for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005 respectively. Amortization expense for each of the next five years is currently estimated to be $42 or less.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

The movement of gross carrying amounts in goodwill and intangible and other assets is as follows:

   
2006
 
2005
 
   
Goodwill
 
Intangible and
other assets
 
Goodwill
 
Intangible and
other assets
 
                   
Balance at August 31
 
$
15,543
 
$
5,857
 
$
72,088
 
$
16,485
 
    Changes due to:
                         
        Acquisitions
         
3,577
   
27,840
   
15,000
 
        Goodwill impairment
   
(3,500
)
 
-
   
(52,101
)
     
        Intangible asset impairment
         
(3,609
)
       
(2,941
)
        Other
   
(253
)
 
(4,310
)
     
(2,813
)
     
11,790
   
1,515
   
47,827
   
25,731
 
    Goodwill and intangibles and other assets classified as assets held for sale
               
(32,284
)
 
(19,874
)
Balance at August 31
 
$
11,790
 
$
1,515
 
$
15,543
 
$
5,857
 

Note 11. Short-term borrowings

   
2006
 
2005
 
           
Secured
 
$
-
 
$
30,000
 
Secured - Americana
 
$
-
 
$
4,553
 

2005 Credit Facilities
 
The Company, through a U.S. subsidiary, borrowed $40,000 to finance the acquisition (the “Term Loan”) of the Breyers yogurt business from Kraft in March 2005. The Term Loan originally required monthly payments of interest only and repayment, in full, of the $40,000 principal balance on November 1, 2005. Interest was payable monthly with interest rates fluctuating with changes in the prime lending or Libor rate and the ratio of funded debt to EBITDA. The interest rates plus applicable margin are the lower of prime plus 0.5% or Libor plus 2.5% (6.02% at August 31, 2005). On August 23, 2005, the Company made a principal payment of $10,000 and as of August 31, 2005 the term loan balance was $30,000. On September 2, 2005, the Company entered into an amendment (“Amendment”) to all of its credit facilities. The Amendment extended the maturity date from November 1, 2005 to January 3, 2006 and waived defaults of its financial covenants resulting from the Company’s financial performance. Effective December 31, 2005, the existing credit facilities were extended to April 3, 2006 and then were extended to May 3, 2006. The Term Loan was repaid in full in April 2006 as part of the overall refinancing described below in Note 12, “Long-term Debt.”

On April 27, 2005 Americana Foods, which is owned 50.1% by the Company, borrowed $4,553 (the “Building Loan”) to purchase a building and adjacent acreage. The Building Loan terms required monthly, interest-only payments until the April 27, 2006 anniversary date of the note. The Building Loan carried interest at prime plus 0.5% (7.0% at August 31, 2005). The Building Loan was repaid in full in April 2006 as part of the overall refinancing described below in Note 12, “Long-term Debt.”


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)


Note 12. Long-term debt

   
2006
 
2005
 
Senior secured revolving credit facility in default
 
$
10,077
 
$
-
 
Senior secured revolving credit facility in default- Americana
   
6,418
   
-
 
Term loans in default, secured - Americana
   
17,083
   
-
 
Term loan, secured
   
-
   
10,500
 
Term loan, secured - Americana
   
-
   
8,610
 
Revolving loan, secured - Americana
   
-
   
7,145
 
Capitalized leases
   
500
   
154
 
     
34,078
   
26,409
 
Less: Current maturities
   
-
   
18,161
 
         Current maturities due to default status
   
33,578
   
-
 
         Current maturities of capitalized leases, included in accrued liabilities
   
152
   
-
 
   
$
348
 
$
8,248
 

Annual future minimum capital lease payments are as follows:

Year ending August 31,
     
2007
 
$
177
 
2008
   
177
 
2009
   
138
 
2010
   
69
 
Total minimum capital lease payments
   
561
 
Less amount representing interest
   
(61
)
Present value of minimum capital lease payments
   
500
 
Less current installments of obligation under capital leases
   
(152
)
Obligation under capital lease, excluding current installment
 
$
348
 

Term Loan, Secured
 
In December 2000, the Company, through a subsidiary, borrowed $30,000, to finance the acquisition of Eskimo Pie Corporation (the “EPC Term Loan”). The EPC Term Loan was originally payable in monthly installments of $250, with the remaining principal balance originally due November 1, 2005 and extended as described above for all components of debt. Interest was payable monthly on the unpaid principal balance with interest rates fluctuating with changes in the prime lending or libor rate and the ratio of funded debt to EBITDA. The interest rates, plus applicable margins were the lower of prime plus 0.5% or Libor plus 2.0% (5.49% at August 31, 2005). As of August 31, 2005, the EPC Term Loan balance was $10,500. The EPC Term Loan was repaid in full in April 2006 as part of the overall refinancing described below.

All borrowings under the EPC Term Loan agreement were guaranteed by the Company. The agreement contained restrictions relating to the payment of dividends, rental obligations, liens, indebtedness, dispositions of property, change in the nature of its business, change in ownership and requires that the net proceeds from the sale (other than in the ordinary course of business) of any assets of Eskimo Pie Corporation must be utilized to reduce the then outstanding principal balance of the EPC Term Loan. In addition, the Company was required to maintain certain financial ratios and limit capital expenditures to $5,000 during any fiscal year.

The Company was in default of its financial covenants at May 31, 2005 and August 31, 2005 under the EPC Term Loan, and on September 2, 2005, the Company entered into the Amendment to its existing credit facilities described above.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

The September 2, 2005 Amendment eliminated all of the financial covenants from the loan agreements through the remainder of the term and granted a security interest to the lender in the personal property assets (other than certain excluded assets relating to the operations of Americana Foods, reduced its outstanding indebtedness to the bank to $40,500, including short term borrowings of $30,000. The Company agreed to an increase of the interest rate from Libor plus 2.0% on all remaining outstanding balances to Libor plus 4.5%. In addition, the Amendment reduced the Company’s $5,000 revolving credit facility to $925 and required the Company to maintain $20,000 of cash balances, of which $10,000 was restricted to use as approved by the lender. The increases in interest rates as a result of this Amendment increased the fair value of the related short term borrowings and long-term debt by approximately $331 at August 31, 2005.

Term loan, secured - Americana
 
On November 19, 2002, Americana Foods entered into a credit agreement with a financial institution that included a term loan of $10,000 (the “Americana Term Loan”). The Americana Term Loan was secured by Americana Foods’ property, plant and equipment. Principal payments were payable in fixed monthly installments of $81 based upon a fifteen-year amortization that was originally scheduled to mature on November 19, 2007. The Americana Term Loan bore interest at prime plus 0.5% (7.0% at August 31, 2005 and 5.0% at August 31, 2004). As of August 31, 2005, the Americana Term Loan balance was $8,610.

On March 19, 2005, Americana Foods executed an amendment to the credit agreement pursuant to which, a fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25:1 and a debt-to-tangible net worth ratio of 2:1 was required to be maintained. The minimum tangible net worth requirement was increased to $20,500 effective March 19, 2005. The partnership is in compliance with its loan covenants at August 31, 2005. The Americana Term Loan was repaid in full in April 2006 as part of the refinancing, described below.

Revolving loan, secured - Americana
 
Americana Foods’ credit agreement included a revolving loan up to $9,000 (the “Americana Revolver”), subject to a borrowing base calculation and secured by Americana Foods’ accounts receivable and inventory, which accrued interest at prime plus 0.5% (7.0% at August 31, 2005) was originally due on November 30, 2005. At August 31, 2005, $7,145 was outstanding under this loan.

On November 30, 2005, Americana Foods executed an amendment to the credit agreement which extends the maturity date of the revolving note to January 10, 2006, and further extended the maturity date to April 3, 2006 and then May 3, 2006. The Americana Revolver was repaid in full in April 2006 as part of the refinancing, described below.





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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

2006 Credit Facilities
 
On April 21, 2006, the Company entered into the following new credit facilities:

 
1.
a $48,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Corporate Credit Facility”); and

 
2.
a $25,500 senior secured credit facility consisting of an $8,000 senior secured revolving credit facility and an aggregate of $17,500 in term loans (the “Americana 2006 Term Loans”), in which Americana Foods is the borrower (the “Americana Loan Facility”).

The proceeds from these facilities were used to repay all of the then existing debt.

Each of the facilities was for an initial term of three years and originally provided for interest at the prime rate until November 30, 2006 (8.25% as of August 31, 2006). The standby fee on the unused portion of the facilities is 0.375%.

As of August 31, 2006, the Company has $10,077 outstanding under its Corporate Credit Facility and Americana Foods had $23,501 outstanding against the Americana Loan Facility. The total outstanding balance under the two facilities at August 31, 2006, was $33,578 and is included in its current maturities of long-term debt on the balance sheet.

The Company was in default under certain of its financial covenants under each of its credit facilities as of August 31, 2006 and has reflected all of its bank debt as current liabilities under caption - current maturities of long-term debt. In November 2006, the outstanding amounts under the Americana Loan Facility totaling $21,408 was purchased by Michael Serruya through a holding company and the corporate credit facility was reduced and was scheduled to mature on May 17, 2007. (See Note 20, “Subsequent Events,” for a discussion of the refinancing of the indebtedness outstanding as of August 31, 2006 and subsequent payoff of the Corporate Credit Facility.)

Interest paid from continuing operations during Fiscal 2006 was $1,971, compared to $1,459 in Fiscal 2005. The interest paid includes $1,599 and $1,079, respectively, with respect to Americana Foods. The interest paid from continuing operations excludes $2,347 and $891 paid with respect to CBD which is included in discontinued operations in Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, respectively.

Note 13. Americana Foods

In 2002, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement to acquire 50.1% interest in Americana Foods, a manufacturer and processor of frozen desserts. Americana Foods generated losses in each year of its operations. In April 2006, the Company refinanced the debt of Americana Foods, under the Americana Credit Facility, as previously discussed, but Americana Foods was in default under the facility as of May 2006 and August 2006. In October 2006, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as creditors of Americana Foods, filed an involuntary petition of bankruptcy against Americana Foods under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and Americana Foods ceased operations. (See Note 12, “Long-term Debt,” and Note 20, “Subsequent Events.”)

Note 14. Shareholders’ equity and stock options

Capital Stock
 
The Company’s articles of continuance authorize an unlimited number of both Class A Subordinate and Class B Multiple voting no par value shares.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)


   
Paid-In-Balance
 
Class A Subordinate voting shares
 
$
85,891
 
Class B Multiple voting shares
 
$
11,913
 

Class A subordinate voting shares have a preferential right to receive cash dividends when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors. Class B multiple voting shares can be converted at any time into an equivalent number of Class A subordinate voting shares. The Class A subordinate voting shares are entitled to one vote per share and the Class B multiple voting shares are entitled to ten votes per share.

Changes in Capital stock for the two years ended August 31, 2006 were as follows:

   
(In thousands of shares)
 
   
Class A
Subordinate voting
shares outstanding
 
Class B
Multiple voting
shares outstanding
 
Balance at August 31, 2004
   
49,863
   
6,030
 
Issuance of shares for stock options exercised
   
54
       
Multiple voting shares converted to subordinate voting shares
   
1
   
(1
)
Balance at August 31, 2005
   
49,918
   
6,029
 
Multiple voting shares converted to subordinate voting shares
   
3
   
(3
)
Issuance of shares for stock options exercised
   
128
       
Balance at August 31, 2006
   
50,049
   
6,026
 

Stock options
 
Under the Company’s stock option plans, non-qualified options to purchase subordinate voting shares are granted to directors, officers, consultants and key employees at exercise prices equal to the fair market value of the stock at the date of grant.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

The following table summarizes stock option activity for all stock option plans:

   
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted average
exercise Price (Cdn)
 
Weighted avg.
contractual life
(in years)
 
Outstanding at August 31, 2004
   
3,776
 
$
18.47
   
4.2
 
Granted
   
1,024
 
$
4.03
       
Exercised
   
(54
)
$
1.27
       
Forfeited or cancelled
   
(829
)
$
18.69
       
Outstanding at August 31, 2005
   
3,917
 
$
14.89
   
4.9
 
Granted
   
320
 
$
2.84
       
Exercised
   
(128
)
$
1.27
       
Forfeited or cancelled
   
(1,647
)
$
18.59
       
Outstanding at August 31, 2006
   
2,462
 
$
11.55
   
5.4
 
Options exercisable at August 31, 2006
   
1,941
             

The following table summarizes stock options outstanding, exercisable and exercise price range at August 31, 2006:

   
Options Outstanding
 
Options Exercisable
 
 
Range of exercise prices (Cdn $)
 
 
Outstanding as
of 08/31/06
 
Weighted
average
remaining
contractual life
 
Weighted
average
exercise
price (Cdn $)
 
 
Exercisable
as of 08/31/06
 
Weighted
average exercise
price (Cdn $)
 
$ 2.66 - $ 2.85
   
320
   
9.38
 
$
2.84
   
60
 
$
2.85
 
$ 4.03 - $ 5.00
   
912
   
8.13
 
$
4.11
   
651
 
$
4.15
 
$15.45 - $15.93
   
600
   
2.12
 
$
15.85
   
600
 
$
15.85
 
$22.65 - $22.65
   
630
   
2.53
 
$
22.65
   
630
 
$
22.65
 
     
2,462
   
5.40
 
$
11.55
   
1,941
       

Shares of subordinate voting shares reserved for future grant at August 31, 2006 aggregated 4,028.  

The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using the fair value method of accounting. Stock-based compensation expense was recognized in the amount of $443 (Fiscal 2005 - $1,918) in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. During Fiscal 2006, the Company granted an aggregate 320 stock options (of which 60 were vested immediately and of which 260 vest ratably over three years from the date of the grant) with a weighted average fair value of Cdn $2.22 (as calculated under the Black-Sholes pricing model) totaling $712 Cdn ($620 USD based upon the average currency translation rate for Fiscal 2006), which will be expensed over the respective vesting periods. Under the Black-Sholes option pricing model, the weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted during Fiscal 2005 was Cdn $3.07 per option.


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

The value of each option granted is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes options pricing model with the following “weighted-average assumptions”:
 
For the year ended August 31,
 
2006
 
2005
 
Expected dividend yield
   
Nil
   
Nil
 
Risk-free interest rate (percentage)
   
4.48
   
3.92
 
Expected volatility
   
67.65
   
66.73
 
Expect life (in years)
   
10
   
10
 

Note 15. Income taxes

The effective income tax rate on (loss) earnings is affected from year to year by the geographic mix of the consolidated (loss) earnings before income taxes. The following table reconciles income tax (recovery) expense computed by applying the combined Canadian Federal/Provincial statutory rate with the actual income tax provision:

   
2006
 
2005
 
Combined basic Canadian Federal and Provincial income tax rate
   
(36.12
)%
 
(36.12
)%
Impact of operating in foreign countries with different effective rates
   
-
   
(1.00
)
Permanent differences:
             
Non-deductible goodwill impairment
   
-
   
24.39
 
Valuation allowance
   
28.7
%
 
5.89
 
Other
   
(1.2
)%
 
(3.34
)
     
(8.62
)%
 
(10.18
)%

In Fiscal 2005, the Company established an allowance for non-capital loss carry-forwards as the utilization of such loss carry-forwards was considered unlikely.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of August 31, 2006 are as follows:

Deferred Tax Assets
     
Deferred Tax Liabilities
     
Stock options
 
$
2,321
  Intangible assets  
$
2,000
 
Federal net operating loss carry forwards
   
5,100
             
Intangible assets
   
4,201
             
Accrued liabilities
   
1,639
             
Inventory
   
2,188
             
State net operating loss carry forwards
   
995
             
Bad debts
   
467
             
Inventory reserve
   
124
             
Property, plant and equipment
   
92
             
     
17,127
         
2,000
 
Valuation allowance
   
(17,127
)
           
Total deferred tax assets
 
$
0
  Total deferred tax liabilities  
$
2,000
 

Income taxes paid (recovered) during the year ended August 31, 2006 was approximately $(12,165) (Fiscal 2005 - $4,731).

Note 16. Retirement Plans

A subsidiary of the Company, Eskimo Pie Corporation, had maintained two defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all salaried and certain executive employees. Upon the acquisition of Eskimo Pie Corporation by the Company in October 2000, all future participation and all benefits under the plans were frozen. These plans provide retirement benefits based primarily on employee compensation and years of service up to the acquisition of Eskimo Pie Corporation by the Company. The above mentioned plans are referred to as the “Pension Benefits.”

In addition, Eskimo Pie Corporation entered into an agreement with Reynolds Metals Company to indemnify the cost of retiree health care and life insurance benefits for salaried employees of Eskimo Pie Corporation who had retired prior to April 1992. Under this agreement, Eskimo Pie Corporation may elect to prepay its remaining obligation. Eskimo Pie Corporation did not provide postretirement health and life insurance benefits for employees who retired subsequent to April 1992. This indemnity agreement is referred to as the “Other Benefits”.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

The following table reconciles the changes in benefit obligations and plan assets in 2006 and 2005, and reconciles the funded status to accrued benefit cost at August 31, 2006 and August 31, 2005:

   
Pension Benefits
 
Other Benefits
 
Benefit Obligation
             
Beginning balance at August 31, 2004
 
$
2,239
 
$
1,603
 
Interest cost
   
139
   
200
 
Actuarial loss
   
277
       
Benefit payments
   
(85
)
     
Balance at August 31, 2005
   
2,570
   
1,803
 
Interest cost
   
142
   
200
 
Actuarial gain
   
(201
)
     
Benefit payments
   
(88
)
     
Ending balance at August 31, 2006
 
$
2,423
 
$
2,003
 
               
Plan assets - Basic value
             
Beginning balance at August 31, 2004
 
$
2,086
       
Actual return on plan assets
   
338
       
Contributions
   
20
       
Benefit payments
   
(85
)
     
Balance at August 31, 2005
   
2,359
       
Actual return on plan assets
   
182
       
Contributions
   
20
       
Benefit payments
   
(88
)
     
Ending balance at August 31, 2006
 
$
2,473
       
 
The unfunded status for the post retirement health and life insurance benefits is as follows:

   
Other Benefits
 
Benefit obligations in excess of Plan assets
 
$
2,003
 
Accrued benefit cost
 
$
2,003
 

The accrued benefit cost of $2,003 is included in other liabilities at August 31, 2006.

The following table provides the components of the net periodic benefit cost:

   
Pension Benefits
 
Other Benefits
 
Interest cost
 
$
142
 
$
200
 
Expected return on Plan assets
   
(182
)
     
Recognized net actuarial loss
   
13
       
               
Net period benefit cost (income)
 
$
(27
)
$
200
 


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)


The assumptions used in the measurement of the Eskimo Pie Corporation’s benefit obligations are as follows:

   
Pension Benefits
 
Other Benefits
 
Benefit obligation discount rate
   
5.25
%
 
7.75
%
Expected return on plan assets, during the year
   
8.00
%
     

The weighted average annual assumed rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered benefits for the Other Benefits Plan (i.e., health care cost trend rate) is 5% for 2006 and is assumed to remain at that level thereafter. A one percentage point increase or decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate would change the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation by approximately $177 and the net periodic postretirement benefit cost by approximately $18.

The Company’s allocation of Pension Benefit assets at August 31, 2006 and 2005, target allocations for Fiscal 2007, and expected long-term rate of return by asset category are as follows:

   
 
Target allocation
 
Percentage of Plan Assets
 
Weighted-average
expected
long-term
rate of return
 
Fiscal Year
 
2007
 
2006
 
2005
 
2007
 
Asset category
                         
Large capitalization equities
   
35.0
   
38.9
   
35.8
   
2.8
 
Mid capitalization equities
   
15.0
   
10.3
   
13.0
   
1.8
 
Small Capitalization equities
   
9.0
   
6.3
   
7.1
   
1.8
 
International equities
   
25.0
   
28.8
   
27.3
   
.6
 
Fixed income bonds
   
12.0
   
12.1
   
12.0
   
2.0
 
Cash and cash equivalents
   
4.0
   
3.6
   
4.8
   
-
 
     
100
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
 
9
%

The Company’s investment strategy is to obtain the highest possible return commensurate with the level of assumed risk. Investments are well diversified within each of the major asset categories.

The expected long-term rate of return is figured by using the target allocation and expected returns for each asset class as in the table above. The actual historical returns are also relevant. Annualized returns for periods ended August 31, 2006 were as follows: 11.4% for one year and 13.7% for three years.

The Company expects that there will be no minimum regulatory funding requirements that will need to be made during the Fiscal 2007.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

Expected benefit payments are as follows over future years:


Fiscal year
 
Pension benefits
 
Other benefits
 
2007
 
$
76
 
$
200
 
2008
   
78
   
200
 
2009
   
77
   
200
 
2010
   
79
   
200
 
2011
   
80
   
200
 
2012 - 2016
   
447
   
1,000
 

Note 17. Commitments

The majority of distribution warehouse and office facility leases are under non-cancelable leases. Substantially all of the leases are net leases, which require the payment of property taxes, insurance and maintenance costs in addition to minimum rental payments

At August 31, 2006 the future minimum lease payments under operating leases with rental terms of more than one year, net of sublease rents, amounted to:

Fiscal year ending:
     
2007
 
$
933
 
2008
   
220
 
2009
   
122
 
2010
   
94
 
2011
   
93
 
Later years
   
214
 
Total minimum obligations
 
$
1,676
 

Total rental expense in Fiscal 2006 relating to all operating leases (including those with terms less than one year) was $6,354, of which $5,854 was included in discontinued operations. Total rental expense for Fiscal 2005 was $7,698, of which $6,191 was included in discontinued operations.

Excluded from the above table is the lease of certain equipment built for the Company’s yogurt segment (which is included in discontinued operations) and placed into service in September 2006. The lease is for 10 years and provides for rent of $69 per month. Additionally the table includes the leases of certain depots and trucks of EPFD only to the extent of the sale of EPFD’s assets in November 2006 (when these leases were assumed by the purchaser).







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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

Note 18. Contingencies

Legal matters
 
The Company is a party to legal proceedings and disputes with franchisees, former franchisees and others, which arise in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of the Company, it is unlikely that the liabilities, if any, arising from the legal proceedings and disputes will have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company or its operations. (See Note 20, “Subsequent Events - Litigation”, for a further discussion of the Company’s litigation.)

Note 19. Segment information

In Fiscal 2004 and Fiscal 2005, the Company’s reportable segments were the frozen dessert segment, yogurt, foodservice, dairy components, and franchising and licensing, including company owned stores. On December 31, 2005, the Company sold the assets, net of certain liabilities of its franchising and licensing segment. Additionally, during Fiscal 2006, the Company began to actively market EPFD, a component of the frozen dessert segment, its Value America division, substantially all of the dairy components segment, and CBD, the yogurt segment, for sale. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of each of these entities have been classified to assets and liabilities of discontinued operations on each of the consolidated balance sheets as of August 2006 and 2005 and the components of their operating results have been included in net loss from discontinued operations on each of the consolidated statements of operations. Therefore, the franchising and licensing segment, the yogurt segment and the dairy components segment have been reclassified to discontinued operations for each of the years presented.

Revenues in the frozen segment are or have been generated from manufacturing and selling a variety of prepackaged frozen dessert products to distributors, including Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution (“EPFD”), and various retail establishments including supermarkets, grocery stores, club stores, gourmet shops, delicatessens and convenience stores.

Revenues in the foodservice segment were generated from manufacturing and selling soft-serve yogurt and premium ice cream mixes to broad-line foodservice distributors, yogurt shops and other foodservice establishments which, in turn, sell soft-serve ice cream and yogurt products to consumers. On January 24, 2007, the Company sold, through its subsidiaries Eskimo Pie Corporation and Integrated Brands Inc., their Eskimo Pie and Chipwich Brands and Real Fruit trademark, along with Eskimo Pie soft serve brands and related foodservice business segment to Dreyer’s, an indirect subsidiary of Nestlé S.A. (See Note 20, “Subsequent Events.”)

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments and allocates resources to them based on their operating contribution, which represents segment revenues, less direct costs of operation, excluding the allocation of corporate expenses.


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

Industry Segments:

Year Ended August 31, 2006


   
Frozen dessert
 
 
Foodservice
 
 
Corporate
 
Discontinued
operations
 
 
Consolidated
 
Revenues
 
$
121,161
 
$
20,990
 
$
103
       
$
142,254
 
Interest income
   
620
   
71
               
691
 
Inter-segment revenues
   
(43,597
)
                   
(43,597
)
                                 
Net revenues
   
78,184
   
21,061
   
103
         
99,348
 
                                 
Segment (loss) earnings
   
(47,667
)
 
1,469
   
(72
)
       
(46,270
)
                                 
General corporate expenses
               
(5,201
)
       
(5,201
)
                                 
Interest expense
   
(2,000
)
                   
(2,000
)
                                 
Asset impairment
   
(21,289
)
                   
(21,289
)
                                 
Minority interest
   
5,185
                     
5,185
 
                                 
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
 
$
(65,771
)
$
1,469
 
$
(5,273
)
       
(69,575
)
                                 
Loss from discontinued operations
                           
(6,972
)
                                 
Gain on sale of discontinued operations
                           
410
 
                                 
Recovery of income taxes
                           
5,955
 
                                 
Net loss
                         
$
(70,182
)
                                 
Assets
 
$
51,509
 
$
18,293
 
$
677
 
$
90,069
 
$
160,548
 
                                 
Capital expenditures
 
$
1,416
 
$
-
 
$
-
 
$
1,877
 
$
3,293
 
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
4,281
 
$
365
 
$
60
 
$
1,618
 
$
6,324
 
 


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
Industry Segments:

Year Ended August 31, 2005

   
Frozen dessert
 
 
Foodservice
 
 
Corporate
 
Discontinued
Operations
 
 
Consolidated
 
Revenues
 
$
152,199
 
$
18,397
 
$
280
       
$
170,876
 
Interest income
   
797
         
132
         
929
 
Inter-segment revenues
   
(21,204
)
 
(661
)
 
(230
)
       
(22,095
)
                                 
Net revenues
   
131,792
   
17,736
   
182
         
149,710
 
                                 
Segment (loss) earnings
   
(32,253
)
 
2,142
   
182
         
(29,929
)
                                 
General corporate expenses
               
(72
)
       
(72
)
                                 
Interest expense
   
(1,687
)
                   
(1,687
)
                                 
Asset impairment
   
(51,141
)
                   
(51,141
)
                                 
Gain on sale of building
   
3,515
                     
3,515
 
                                 
Minority interest
   
2,700
                     
2,700
 
                                 
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes
 
$
(78,866
)
$
2,142
 
$
110
         
(76,614
)
                                 
Loss from discontinued operations
                           
(5,054
)
                                 
Recovery of income taxes
                           
7,598
 
                                 
Net loss
                         
$
(74,070
)
                                 
                                 
Assets
 
$
151,135
 
$
20,593
 
$
8,945
 
$
117,172
 
$
297,845
 
                                 
Capital expenditures
 
$
10,800
 
$
-
 
$
536
 
$
1,073
 
$
12,409
 
                                 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
4,277
 
$
328
 
$
17
 
$
420
 
$
5,042
 


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
Geographic Segments:

Year Ended August 31, 2006

   
Canada
 
United States
 
Consolidated
 
Revenues
 
$
305
 
$
141,949
 
$
142,254
 
Interest income
   
-
   
691
   
691
 
Inter-segment revenues
   
-
   
(43,597
)
 
(43,597
)
                     
Net revenues
   
305
   
99,043
   
99,348
 
                     
Segment loss
   
(72
)
 
(46,198
)
 
(46,270
)
                     
General corporate expenses
   
(5,201
)
       
(5,201
)
                     
Interest expense
         
(2,000
)
 
(2,000
)
                     
Asset impairment
         
(21,289
)
 
(21,289
)
                     
Minority interest
         
5,185
   
5,185
 
                     
Loss before income taxes
 
$
(5,273
)
$
(64,302
)
$
(69,575
)
                     
Loss from discontinued operations
               
(6,972
)
                     
Gain on sale of Franchising segment
               
410
 
                     
Recovery of income taxes
               
5,955
 
                     
Net loss
             
$
(70,182
)
                     
Assets
 
$
677
 
$
159,871
   
160,548
 
                     
Capital expenditures
 
$
-
 
$
3,293
 
$
3,293
 
                     
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
60
 
$
6,264
 
$
6,324
 


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
Geographic Segments:

Year Ended August 31, 2005

   
Canada
 
United States
 
Consolidated
 
Revenues
 
$
817
 
$
195,343
 
$
196,160
 
Interest income
   
132
   
797
   
929
 
Inter-segment revenues
   
(2
)
 
(47,377
)
 
(47,379
)
                     
Net revenues
   
947
   
148,763
   
149,710
 
                     
Segment loss
   
(287
)
 
(29,642
)
 
(29,929
)
                     
General corporate expenses
   
(72
)
       
(72
)
                     
Interest expense
         
(1,687
)
 
(1,687
)
                     
Asset impairment
         
(51,141
)
 
(51,141
)
                     
Gain on sale of building
         
3,515
   
3,515
 
                     
Minority interest
         
2,700
   
2,700
 
                     
Loss before income taxes
 
$
(359
)
$
(76,255
)
 
(76,614
)
                     
Loss from discontinued operations
               
(5,054
)
                     
Recovery of income taxes
               
7,598
 
                     
Net loss
             
$
(74,070
)
                     
Assets
 
$
8,526
 
$
289,319
 
$
297,845
 
                     
Capital expenditures
 
$
737
 
$
11,672
 
$
12,409
 
                     
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
142
 
$
4,900
 
$
5,042
 


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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

 
Note 20. Subsequent events

Litigation
 
In September 2006, American Foods Corporation (“AFC”), our 49.9% joint venture partner in Americana Foods, filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against the Company, IBI, CBA Foods, LLC, CB Americana and certain officers and directors of the Company and Americana Foods. The complaint alleges gross mismanagement of the business operations of Americana Foods and seeks to prevent the Company from selling control of the Company to a third party without paying AFC the financial return required by certain provisions of the American Limited Partnership Agreement, or sell any part of the foodservice segment without using the sales proceeds to repay the debt of Americana Foods. The Company has informed AFC that it does not believe that there are any amounts due AFC. The Company intends to vigorously defend against this complaint.

Discontinued Operations
 
During Fiscal 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the decision to sell its Value America division, substantially of all its dairy components segment, Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution, part of its frozen dessert segment, and CBD, its yogurt segment and we began actively marketing these businesses for sale.

On September 1, 2006, Eskimo Pie Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an asset purchase agreement with Denali New Berlin, LLC and Denali Ingredients, LLC to sell its Value America flavor and ingredients division, which comprised substantially all of the dairy components segment. The sale of assets was consummated September 14, 2006 for a price of $8,250, which exceeded the carrying value of the assets sold, of which $7,500 was paid in cash and $ 750 was placed in escrow subject to collection of certain accounts receivable. The Company classified the assets and liabilities of Value America as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of its operating results in net loss from discontinued operations on the statement of operations and the components of cash flows as net cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, the Company classified the assets and liabilities of Value America as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31,2005 and classified the components of operating results of Value America into net loss from discontinued operations and classified its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2005.

On November 14, 2006, the Company announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Eskimo Frozen Distribution Inc (“EPFD”) had entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its direct store door (“DSD”) frozen distribution assets in Florida, California, Oregon and Washington for a net sales price of $5,000, which equaled the carrying value of the related assets acquired net of the liabilities assumed, to an unaffiliated third party. The transaction closed on November 17, 2006. The Company classified the assets and liabilities of EPFD as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of operating results of EPFD as net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, the Company classified the assets and liabilities of EPFD as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2005 and classified the components of operating results to net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and classified the cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2005.

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

On January 2, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD, which includes the yogurt business acquired from Kraft Inc. in 2005, to an unaffiliated third party. The Company recorded a loss on impairment of $5,428 to adjust the carrying value of CBD’s net assets to approximate fair value based upon the definitive agreement. The Company classified CBD’s assets and liabilities as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of operating results in net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, as of and for the year ended August 31, 2005, the Company has classified the assets and liabilities of CBD as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet and included the components of operating results of CBD in net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and the cash flows of CBD as cash flows from discontinued operations.

Sale of foodservice
 
On January 24, 2007 the Company sold, through its subsidiaries Eskimo Pie Corporation and Integrated Brands Inc., their Eskimo Pie and Chipwich Brands and Real Fruit trademark, along with Eskimo Pie soft serve brands and related foodservice business segment to Dreyer’s, an indirect subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., for a purchase price of approximately $18,925. The purchase price includes approximately $4,000 in inventory and accounts receivables. Dreyer’s will also assume related liabilities in the amount of approximately $1,000. The Company utilized a portion of the proceeds to payoff the Corporate Credit Facility.

Restructuring of Debt
 
In October 2006, Americana Foods was advised by its lenders that because of continuing defaults, they would no longer lend to Americana Foods and demanded full and immediate repayment of all of amounts outstanding under the American Credit Facility, which aggregated approximately $21,830 and which was guaranteed by the Company. The Company, through certain of its subsidiaries, as creditors of Americana Foods, filed an involuntary petition of bankruptcy against Americana Foods under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Texas. As a result, Americana Foods ceased operations and an independent trustee was appointed to oversee the liquidation of the assets and liabilities of Americana Foods. In November, 2006, a company controlled by Michael Serruya, currently the Chairman and CEO of the Company, through a holding company, purchased all of Americana Foods’ bank indebtedness, which aggregated $21,408, from the lender. The holding company received a first lien security interest in the assets of Americana Foods. The Company remains the guarantor of the Americana debt. The independent trustee has sold or liquidated substantially all of the assets of Americana Foods and is completing his accounting. To the extent that the proceeds from the liquidation are not sufficient to pay Mr. Serruya’s company, the Company may be required to make a payment under its guarantee.

Additionally, the Company continued to be in default under its Corporate Credit Facility. In connection with the purchase of the indebtedness outstanding under the Americana Credit Facility by a company controlled by Michael Serruya, the Company and the lender (a “Senior Lender”) amended the Corporate Credit Facility (the “Amendment”) and agreed to reduce the maximum amount of the Corporate Credit Facility to $8,000, subject to a borrowing base. Mr. Serruya, through the holding company (also a “Senior Lender”), issued an irrevocable letter of credit with a face value of $5,000 in favor of the lender. The Senior Lenders and the Company also entered into a forbearance agreement which changed the maturity date of the Corporate Credit Facility from

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CoolBrands International Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005

(Amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars)

April 21, 2009 to May 17, 2007. The Amendment also required the Company to utilize proceeds from the sales of assets to reduce the indebtedness based upon a specified schedule. Mr. Serruya received, through the holding company, warrants to purchase 5,500 subordinate voting shares of the Company in connection with the acquisition of the senior indebtedness. The exercise price of each warrant is $0.50 Cdn and the term of the warrants is five years from the date of the grant. The warrants issued by the Company in connection with this transaction were valued at $6,800 using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the following assumptions: 2.5 years expected life, no dividends, 67% volatility and 4.6% risk free rate, and will be expensed by the Company in the first quarter of Fiscal 2007. The Company completed the sale of the foodservice segment on January 24, 2007 and utilized a portion of the proceeds to pay off the Corporate Credit Facility.

Note 21. GAAP reconciliation

The financial statements presented herein have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America (“US GAAP”). There are no principles followed in the preparation of these financial statements that differ materially from generally accepted accounting principles accepted in Canada (“Canadian GAAP”). Accordingly, a reconciliation of the amounts reported under US GAAP to the amounts that would be reported under Canadian GAAP is not required.
 
 
 
 
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EX-99.2 3 ex992.htm MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS FOR PERIOD ENDING AUGUST 31, 2006 Management's Discussion and Analysis for period ending August 31, 2006
Exhibit 99.2

 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

This management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) addresses the results of operations and financial position of CoolBrands International Inc. (“CoolBrands” or the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2006 (“Fiscal 2006”), compared to the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005 (“Fiscal 2005”). This MD&A is dated January 26, 2007 and has been approved by the Board of Directors of CoolBrands on the recommendation of the Audit Committee.

This MD&A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes, which may be accessed on the Internet at www.sedar.com. Additional information relating to the Company, including the Company’s Annual Information Form, can also be accessed on the SEDAR website.

Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information herein is prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles and all dollar amounts referred to herein are in thousands of United States dollars, except per share data.

The information in this document contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to CoolBrands International Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. These statements are often, but not always made through the use of words or phrases such as "expect", "should continue", "continue", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "contemplate", "target", "plan", "budget" "may", "will", "schedule" and "intend" or similar formulations. By their nature, these forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant, known and unknown, business, economic, competitive and other risks, uncertainties and other factors affecting CoolBrands specifically or its industry generally that could cause actual performance, achievements and financial results to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the Company’s ability to sell certain assets and businesses to generate necessary liquidity; the Company’s decision to sell the remaining assets or try to rebuild the business; the Company’s ability to generate adequate gross margins from its remaining businesses, if related; the tastes and preferences of the global retail consumer of CoolBrands’ products; the ability of CoolBrands to be competitive in the highly competitive U.S. market for frozen dessert, fluctuations in consumption of CoolBrands’ products and services as a result the seasonal nature of the frozen dessert industry; the ability of CoolBrands to retain or acquire shelf space for its products in supermarkets, club stores and convenience stores; the ability of CoolBrands to effectively manage the risks inherent with mergers and acquisitions; the effect on foreign operations of political, economic and regulatory risks; currency risk exposure; the ability to recruit and retain qualified employees; changes in prices for raw materials; the ability of CoolBrands to pass on cost increases resulting from inflation and other risks described from time to time in publicly filed disclosure documents of CoolBrands and its subsidiaries and affiliates. In view of these uncertainties we caution readers not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. CoolBrands disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 

 
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Overview

For Fiscal 2006, we incurred a net loss of $(70,182), of which $(63,620) was from continuing operations and $(6,562) was from discontinued operations.

Additionally, as of August 31, 2005, we had approximately $60,962 of debt outstanding, of which $52,714 was classified as current liabilities.

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2006, we extended the maturity dates of all of the credit facilities otherwise due, and reached an agreement with the lender to waive defaults attributable to financial performance.

During the first quarter of Fiscal 2006, the decision was made to sell certain of the Company’s businesses to generate liquidity. In December 2005, we sold certain assets relating to our franchising business for proceeds totaling $8,000 to Aaron Serruya, a former officer of the Company, who is a director of the Company and the brother of Michael Serruya, the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The proceeds were used to repay a portion of existing debt.

On April 21, 2006, we refinanced our existing debt by entering into the following:

 
1.
a $48,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Corporate Credit Facility”); and

 
2.
a $25,500 senior secured revolving credit facility consisting of an $8,000 senior secured revolving credit facility and $17,500 of term loans, in which Americana Foods Limited Partnership (“Americana Foods”), which is owned 50.1% by the Company, was the borrower (together the “Americana Credit Facility”).

The proceeds from the borrowings were used to retire all then existing debt.

However, despite contributions from the yogurt business acquired in March 2005, we continued to incur significant losses in Fiscal 2006 and we were in default under the financial covenants at May 31, 2006 and August 31, 2006 with respect to the Corporate Credit Facility and the Americana Credit Facility. During Fiscal 2006, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the active marketing of certain of its business lines for sale, including Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution, Inc. (“EPFD”), our direct store door business and a component of our frozen dessert segment, Value America, substantially all of our dairy components segment, and CoolBrands Dairy, Inc. (“CBD”), our yogurt segment, to generate cash and reduce debt.

In September 2006, we completed the sale of our Value America division, which represented substantially all of the dairy components segment, to an unaffiliated third party and in November 2006, we consummated the sale of substantially all of EPFD to an unaffiliated third party.

In October 2006, certain of our subsidiaries, as creditors of Americana Foods, filed an involuntary petition of Bankruptcy against Americana Foods under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and Americana Foods ceased operations.
 
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On January 2, 2007, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD, which includes the yogurt business acquired from Kraft Inc. in 2005, to an unaffiliated third party. If the CBD sale is consummated because of the sale described below, our remaining operations will be composed primarily of Whole Fruit Sorbet, Fruit-a-Freeze and certain other low volume licensed products.

On January 24, 2007, the Company sold, through its subsidiaries Eskimo Pie Corporation and Integrated Brands Inc., their Eskimo Pie and Chipwich Brands and Real Fruit trademark, along with the foodservice business segment, including the related Eskimo Pie and soft serve product line, to Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Nestlé S.A. for a purchase price of approximately $18,925. The purchase price includes approximately $4,000 in inventory and accounts receivables. Dreyer’s will also assume related liabilities in the amount of approximately $1,000. A portion of the proceeds were utilized to pay off the Corporate Credit Facility.

For Fiscal 2005, we incurred a net loss of $(74,070) which was primarily attributable to:
 
 
1.
the non-cash provisions for impairment totaling $55,525 relating to goodwill and intangible assets of our frozen dessert and franchising segments; and

 
2.
the loss of Weight Watchers Smart Ones brand products and the decline in other frozen dessert brands, which were partially offset by sales of the Breyers Yogurt business acquired in March 2005, and a change in our arrangement with Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holding, Inc. (“Dreyer’s”).

Business Strategy

Historically, we have manufactured and distributed ice cream, sorbet, frozen yogurt and other frozen dairy-based snacks and fresh yogurt. Our line of ice cream and frozen dessert products is marketed throughout the United States and select markets in Canada. The “Breyers Yogurt” line of refrigerated yogurt products is marketed primarily in the eastern United States. We also manufacture and/or distribute frozen and refrigerated products for other companies (the “Partner Brands”). Americana Foods, which manufactured 45% of the products purchased by us for sale and distribution (at cost), generated significant losses in Fiscal 2006 and ceased operations in October 2006, as described above. Additionally, CBD, which includes the Breyers Yogurt line, was being marketed for sale at August 31, 2006, and a definitive agreement was reached to sell CBD on January 2, 2007.

Our marketing strategy has been based on our belief that superior brand image can be combined with high quality and product innovation to develop products in the refrigerated and frozen snack food categories that will earn consumers’ loyalty and deliver attractive margins and long-term revenue growth to the Company, and that brand licensing arrangements can help reduce costs, accelerate growth and maximize opportunities for success in building significant market share for our products. However, due to the continued losses and the resulting lack of liquidity, we began selling certain of our businesses and assets, as previously discussed. There is no
 
 
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assurance that the remaining brands will be profitable and there can be no assurance that we may develop or purchase new brands in the future.

Brand Portfolio

Our brands include or have included, among others, the following:

Breyers Yogurt. America’s second leading brand for “fruit-on-the-bottom” yogurt, with a strong heritage of high quality, all natural dairy products. This brand, which we acquired from Kraft Foods in March 2005, is manufactured and distributed under license from Unilever. Our yogurt portfolio also includes the “Crème Savers Yogurt” product line manufactured and sold under license from Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company. During Fiscal 2006, management made the decision to sell our yogurt business segment, and on January 2, 2007, entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD to an unaffiliated party. The assets and liabilities of the yogurt business segment have been included as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2006 and 2005, the components of operating results have been included in net loss from discontinued operations, and the components of the net cash flows have been classified to net cash flows from discontinued operations for the years then ended.

Eskimo Pie. The original chocolate-coated ice cream bar, invented in 1921 and still one of the nation’s best known ice cream snack brands. Eskimo Pie comes in regular and no-sugar-added varieties, and have proven especially popular with diabetic consumers. We acquired the Eskimo Pie brand when we acquired Eskimo Pie Corporation in October 2000. On January 24, 2007, we sold the Eskimo Pie trademark.

Chipwich. The chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich that created the premium frozen snack category, Chipwich was acquired in July 2002. In December 2006, we entered into discussions to sell the Chipwich licenses and business to an unaffiliated third party. On January 24, 2007, we sold the Chipwich trademark.

Whole Fruit Sorbet. The leading brand nationwide for all natural fruit sorbet sold in pint sized containers, Whole Fruit Sorbet was acquired from Dreyer’s in July 2003.

Godiva Ice Cream. We acquired the license rights to the Godiva trademark for ice cream from Dreyer’s in July 2003 and manufactured and distributed Godiva Ice Cream in pints and ice cream bars under license from Godiva Chocolatier, Inc. We are currently in default of the license agreement.

No Pudge! Frozen Snacks. In Fiscal 2005, we introduced our “No Pudge!” line of low fat frozen snacks under license from No Pudge! Foods, Inc., marketers of the popular low fat brownie mix.

Tropicana Fruit Bars. Since 1997, we have manufactured and distributed Tropicana fruit bars under license from Tropicana Products, Inc.

 
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Snapple On Ice Pops. In Fiscal 2005, we introduced our “Snapple On Ice” line of frozen juice pops, under license from Snapple Beverage Corp.

Crayola Color Pops. In Fiscal 2005, we introduced our “Crayola Color Pops” line of frozen snacks, under license from Binney & Smith Properties, Inc. We are currently in default of this license agreement.

Disney. In Fiscal 2006, we introduced our “Disney” line of ice cream snacks, under license from Walt Disney, Inc.

Historically, we have pursued acquisitions and new brand licensing partnerships in an effort to keep pace with rapid changes in consumer preferences and new trends in the snack food industry. During 2002, we acquired Chipwich and Fruit-a-Freeze. During 2003, we acquired three super-premium brands from Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream: Dreamery Ice Cream, Whole Fruit Sorbet and the license for Godiva Ice Cream. During 2004, as low-carb dieting became a powerful force throughout the food industry, we entered into a license with Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. to manufacture, sell and distribute Atkins Endulge super premium ice cream products for carb-conscious consumers. This license enabled us to realize significant revenue and earnings growth in Fiscal 2004. However, in Fiscal 2005 the rapid decline in low-carb dieting led to a similarly rapid decline in our sales of Atkins Endulge Ice Cream. In July 2004, we learned that our license for Weight Watchers Smart Ones would not be extended beyond September 28, 2004, on which date our license would expire, subject to a negotiated nine-month period ended May 1, 2005 to sell off and balance out inventories. Primarily due to the decline in Atkins Endulge sales and the loss of Weight Watchers Smart Ones from our portfolio, we experienced significant erosion of our sales and market share in Fiscal 2005, which was only partially offset by several new product introductions, specifically the No Pudge!, Snapple On Ice and Crayola Color Pops.

In Fiscal 2005, we attempted to add diversity to our brand portfolio through the acquisition, by our subsidiary CBD, of Breyers Yogurt from Kraft Foods, Inc. in March 2005. The Breyers brand gave us an established position in the market for refrigerated yogurt, and a platform for future brand development in the refrigerated snack foods category, via our license-based strategy. However, we continued to generate losses across substantially all product lines in the frozen dessert segment and in Fiscal 2006, our Board of Directors made a decision to sell the yogurt business segment.

Distribution Channels

Our products are offered for sale in a diverse range of retail outlets, including supermarkets, mass merchants, drug stores, convenience stores and club stores, as well as foodservice outlets, such as restaurants, cafeterias, theme parks and ice cream parlors.

We distribute our products primarily by direct shipment to supermarket owned warehouses, independent distributors and foodservice broad-line distributors. In addition, we have operated a proprietary direct-store-distribution (“DSD”) system that services all distribution channels in selected U.S. markets, including out-of-home accounts such as convenience stores, drug stores
 
 
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and gas station food marts. We have also provided distribution services through our DSD system for Partner Brands.

During Fiscal 2006, we committed to selling EPFD, our DSD business, and which was included in the frozen dessert segment, and CBD (the yogurt segment). Each of these businesses was accounted for as discontinued operations in the financial statements as of and for the years ended August 31, 2006 and 2005.

In Fiscal 2005, we increased our penetration of the out-of-home (or “impulse”) channel by introducing a complete line of single-serve frozen snacks under our proprietary brands, primarily Eskimo Pie. Also in Fiscal 2005, we refocused our DSD operations in the western states of the US (California, Oregon and Washington) to reduce supermarket distribution operations in those markets in favor of increased focus on the impulse channel.

Manufacturing Operations

During Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, we manufactured our frozen products primarily at Americana Foods in Dallas, Texas, its 50.1% owned subsidiary. Americana Foods produced a diverse range of soft serve mixes, packaged ice cream, frozen snacks and other similar products. We originally invested in Americana Foods in 2002 to gain more control over the manufacturing process and to vertically integrate our business. However, Americana Foods continued to generate significant losses in Fiscal 2005 and Fiscal 2006, and in October 2006 due to continuing defaults under various financial covenants, the lender demanded full repayment of amounts outstanding, and certain Company subsidiaries, as creditors of Americana Foods, filed an involuntary petition of bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code against Americana Foods and Americana Foods ceased operations. During Fiscal 2006, Americana Foods accounted for 45% of the products purchased at cost by our frozen dessert and foodservice segments for sale and distribution.

We manufacture our refrigerated yogurt products at our 100% owned subsidiary CBD in North Lawrence, New York. As discussed above, CBD was being marketed for sale by the Company as of August 31, 2006, and on January 2, 2007, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD to an unaffiliated third party.

Americana Foods and CBD also manufactured products for Partner Brands.
 
Our dairy components segment manufactured and sold a full line of quality flavours, chocolate coatings, fudge sauces, powders for chocolate milk, eggnog bases and other ingredients. On September 14, 2006 we sold substantially all of our dairy components segment, which included Value America. The gross proceeds from the sale were approximately $8.2 million.

After the closure of Americana Foods and the sale of CBD, we anticipate that our remaining products will be produced in Russellville, Arkansas at our Eskimo Pie Foodservice facility and our Norwalk, California Fruit-a-Freeze plant. We also contract with other companies to manufacture certain of our frozen products.
 
 
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Overall Performance

For Fiscal 2006, net revenues from continuing operations decreased to $99,348, compared to $149,710 for Fiscal 2005, a 33.6% decrease. The net loss for Fiscal 2006 was ($70,182) (($1.25) basic and diluted loss per share), compared to net loss of $(74,070) (($1.32) basic and diluted earnings per share) for Fiscal 2005.

The decrease in net revenues for Fiscal 2006 from continuing operations reflects the decrease in sales generated by the frozen dessert segment, which was partially offset by the decrease in trade promotion payments and slotting fees made to customers, which are treated as a reduction in revenues, and the elimination of drayage income (which is earned by EPFD and reclassed to discontinued operations). In Fiscal 2006, net sales declined by 32.2% to $96,936, as compared with $142,873 for Fiscal 2005. The decline in sales came from many of our frozen dessert brands, but was partially offset by sales of new products introduced in 2006.

Gross profit percentage for Fiscal 2006 declined to (14.2)%, compared with 0.5% for Fiscal 2005. Gross profit percentage for the periods presented has been calculated by dividing gross profit margin by net sales. Gross profit margin is calculated by subtracting cost of goods sold from net sales.  The decline in gross profit percentage was primarily due to:

 
1.
Our inability to cover fixed overhead costs in both our manufacturing and distribution operations due to the lack of production and sales; and

 
2.
The change in mix of frozen dessert products being sold in Fiscal 2006 with lower gross profit margins, compared with Fiscal 2005.

The Fiscal 2006 results were adversely effected by:

 
1.
The loss on impairment of goodwill of $3,500 incurred with respect to the frozen dessert segment to recognize the deterioration in value of the business as a result of the declining sales or the potential abandonment or termination of various licensing agreements, as previously discussed.

 
2.
The loss on impairment relating to certain licenses not likely to continue, and related prepaid packaging and design costs totaling $3,609.

 
3.
The loss on impairment of $1,890 incurred with respect to property, plant and equipment currently in storage.

 
4.
The write-off of debt acquisition costs totaling $2,015 reflected in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 
5.
The loss on impairment of $1,140 relating to deferred acquisition costs, prepaid royalties and net receivables from Americana Foods.

 
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6.
The loss generated by the Company’s majority owned subsidiary, Americana Foods, which totaled $23,542, net of minority interest, and which included the losses on impairment aggregating $11,150 relating to the reduction to estimated fair market value of accounts receivable ($1,500), inventory ($5,750), and property, plant and equipment ($3,900).

 
7.
The recording of a loss on impairment of goodwill associated with the yogurt segment. In Fiscal 2006, the Company began to market the yogurt segment for sale and on January 2, 2007, entered into a definitive agreement to sell the yogurt segment to an unaffiliated third party. An impairment of $5,428 was recorded to recognize the difference between the carrying value of the net assets of the yogurt segment and the fair value based upon the definitive agreement. The impairment was included in loss from discontinued operations in the Fiscal 2006 statement of operations.

The Fiscal 2005 year results were adversely affected by the non-cash pre-tax asset impairment charge of $51,141, which resulted from the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets related to our frozen dessert segment. Additionally we recognized a loss on impairment of $4,384 with respect to our franchising and licensing segment which was included in discontinued operations in Fiscal 2005.

Cash and working capital

Cash, investments and restricted cash decreased to $393 at August 31, 2006, compared to $41,562 at August 31, 2005. Working capital decreased to $(23,992) at August 31, 2006, compared to $28,477 at August 31, 2005. Our current ratio declined to 0.75 to 1.0 at August 31, 2006 from 1.2 to 1.0 at August 31, 2005. These changes in current assets and current liabilities are attributable primarily to the use of cash investments and restricted cash to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness that existed at August 31, 2005, the classification of all bank indebtedness, which was in default at August 31, 2006 as current liabilities, and the decrease in accounts receivable and inventory due to the overall decline of the business, which was greater than the decrease to accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Because the Company had a negative working capital position and the business continues to decline, the Company may not be able to continue as a going concern without the consummation of the sale of assets and or businesses. On January 24, 2007, the Company sold, through its subsidiaries Eskimo Pie Corporation and Integrated Brands Inc., their Eskimo Pie and Chipwich Brands and Real Fruit trademark, along with Eskimo Pie soft serve brands and related foodservice business segment to Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. (“Dreyer’s”), and utilized a portion of the proceeds to repay the amounts outstanding under the Corporate Credit Facility. (See“Overview” and “Discontinued Operations.”)
 
 
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Selected Annual Information

The following chart shows selected annual information for the three most recently completed fiscal years.
 
 
 Year ended August 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Total net revenues from continuing operations
 
$
99,348
 
$
149,710
 
Net loss from continuing operations
   
(63,620
)
 
(69,016
)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations
   
410
   
-
 
Net loss from discontinued operations
   
(6,972
)
 
(5,054
)
Discontinued operations
   
(6,562
)
 
(5,054
)
Net loss
   
(70,182
)
 
(74,070
)
               
Loss per share from continuing operations:
             
Basic and Diluted
   
(1.13
)
 
(1.23
)
Loss per share from discontinued operations:
             
Basic and Diluted
   
(0.12
)
 
(0.09
)
Loss per share:
             
Basic and Diluted
   
(1.25
)
 
(1.32
)
               
Total assets
   
160,548
   
297,845
 
Total long-term debt(1)
   
-
   
8,248
 
 
(1) We were in default under both the Corporate Credit Facility and the Americana Credit Facility and accordingly, the balance of the debt which was $10,077 and $23,501, respectively, was included in current liabilities as of August 31, 2006. (See Note 12 “Long-term Debt” in the financial statements and “Liquidity” and “Capital Resources” for a further discussion.)

CoolBrands’ decline in total net revenues during Fiscal 2006 reflects the decrease of net sales of $45,937 or 32.2% compared to Fiscal 2005 and reflects decreases primarily from the frozen dessert segment. Other income decreased from $6,837 in Fiscal 2005 to $2,412 in Fiscal 2006. The principal component was franchise and licensing fees, which decreased from $3,103 to $982 due to the expiration in December 2005, in accordance with its terms, of the Whole Fruit license granted to Dreyers. Accordingly only four months of licensing fee income is recorded in Fiscal 2006 as compared to twelve months for Fiscal 2005. There was also a $1,000 decrease in merchandising credit from Dreyers due to a decrease in sales volume and therefore a decrease in the related credit for those sales.

CoolBrands’ net loss in Fiscal 2006 was primarily due to the decline in net sales in the frozen dessert product lines and the resulting decrease in gross profit dollars, the continued losses generated by Americana Foods, and provisions for impairment recorded to recognize the loss of value of certain assets. Additionally, we recognized a loss from discontinued operations of $6,972 in Fiscal 2006 which was partially offset by a gain on disposition of discontinued operations of $410. A significant portion of the loss from discontinued operations was the loss on impairment with respect to CoolBrands Dairy which was determined based upon the third party offer for the business.
 
 
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CoolBrands’ net loss in Fiscal 2005 was primarily due to the substantial decline in net sales due to the loss of the Weight Watchers Smart Ones license agreement, the decline in net sales of the Atkins Endulge and other frozen dessert product lines, the resulting decrease in gross profit dollars, the $25,627 decline in drayage and other income (which was generated by Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution and reclassified to net loss from discontinued operations), and the asset impairment charge of $55,525, of which $51,141 was included in continuing operations, and $4,384 was included in the loss from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2005.

Comparison of Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005

In Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, we managed our business based on five industry segments: frozen dessert, yogurt, foodservice, dairy components, and franchising and licensing, including company owned stores. In December 2005, we sold the assets, net of certain liabilities, of our franchising and licensing (including company owned stores) segment. The assets and liabilities of the franchising and licensing segment have been classified as assets and liabilities held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2005, the components of their operating results have been included in net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations, and the components of net cash flows have been classified as net cash flows from discontinued operations for Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005. We recorded a gain on disposition of the franchising segment of $410 in Fiscal 2006. Additionally, during Fiscal 2006, we began to actively market for sale our Value America division, which represents substantially all of our dairy components segment, EPFD, which represents a portion of our frozen dessert segment, and Coolbrands Dairy, Inc, which is our yogurt segment. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities of each of these segment components have been classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale on the consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2006 and 2005, the components of their operating results have been included in net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of operations, and the components of net cash flows have been classified as net cash flows from discontinued operations for the years then ended.
 

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Net sales

Net sales for each segment are summarized in the following table:

 
 Year Ended August 31,
 
           
Percentage of
Net Sales
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                   
Frozen dessert
 
$
76,035
 
$
271,086
   
78.4
   
74.3
 
Yogurt
         
44,007
         
12.1
 
Foodservice
   
20,901
   
17,736
   
21.6
   
4.9
 
Dairy components
         
19,538
         
5.3
 
Franchising and licensing
         
12,319
         
3.4
 
Total, as originally reported
   
96,936
   
364,686
   
100.0
   
100.0
 
                           
Less amounts reclassified to net loss from discontinued operations:
                         
Frozen dessert
         
147,718
             
Yogurt
         
44,007
             
Dairy components
         
17,769
             
Franchising and licensing
         
12,319
             
           
221,813
             
Net sales from continuing operations
   
96,936
   
142,873
             
                           
Pro Forma adjustment reclassifying Americana Foods to discontinued
    operations
   
50,745
   
62,357
             
Pro forma total
 
$
46,191
 
$
80,519
             

The decrease in net sales for Fiscal 2006 in the frozen dessert segment came from a substantial number of our frozen dessert brands partially offset by generally modest sales of products introduced in Fiscal 2006. In connection with the settlement of the Weight Watchers litigation, CoolBrands agreed to discontinue the sale of all Weight Watchers products on May 1, 2005, in Mid-Fiscal 2005, approximately five months sooner than required by the Weight Watchers License Agreement.

Other income

Other income decreased from $6,837 in Fiscal 2005 to $2,412 in Fiscal 2006. The principal component was franchise and licensing fees, which decreased from $3,103 to $982 due to the expiration in December 2005, in accordance with its terms, of the Whole Fruit license with Dreyers. Accordingly only four months of licensing fee income is recorded in Fiscal 2006 as compared to twelve months for Fiscal 2005. There was also a $1,000 decrease in merchandising credit from Dreyers due to a decrease in sales volume and therefore a decrease in the related credit for those sales.
 
 
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Gross profit margin

Gross profit percentage for the periods presented has been calculated by dividing gross profit margin by net sales. Gross profit margin is calculated by subtracting cost of goods sold from net sales. The following table presents the gross profit margin dollars and gross profit percentage for our segments:

 
 Year Ended August 31,
 
           
Percentage of
Net Sales
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                   
Frozen dessert
 
$
(16,829
)
$
(15,488
)
 
(22.1
)
 
(5.7
)
Yogurt
         
7,369
         
16.7
 
Foodservice
   
3,047
   
3,626
   
14.6
   
20.4
 
Dairy components
         
4,287
         
21.9
 
Franchising and licensing
         
3,224
         
2.6
 
Total, as originally reported
   
(13,782
)
 
3,018
   
(14.2
)
 
0.8
 
                           
Less amounts reclassified to net loss from discontinued operations:
                         
Frozen dessert
         
(12,141
)
           
Yogurt
         
7,369
             
Dairy components
         
3,874
             
Franchising and licensing
         
3,224
             
    -    
2,326
             
Gross profit from continuing operations
   
(13,782
)
 
692
             
                           
Pro Forma adjustment reclassifying Americana Foods to discontinued
    operations
   
(10,549
)
 
(484
)
           
Pro forma total
 
$
(3,233
)
$
1,176
             
 
Gross profit dollars, with respect to continuing operations, declined to $(13,782) in Fiscal 2006, compared to $692 in Fiscal 2005 primarily due to the decline in gross profit dollars in frozen dessert segment; $10,549 of this negative gross profit margin in Fiscal 2006 was generated by the operations of Americana Foods. The decline in gross profit dollars in the frozen dessert segment resulted from the decline in sales in Fiscal 2006, compared to Fiscal 2005, and our inability to cover fixed overhead costs in both our manufacturing (principally Americana Foods) and distribution operations due to the lack of production and sales. In Fiscal 2005, gross profit dollars in the frozen dessert segment were adversely affected by the write down of $12,723 of obsolete and slow moving finished goods inventories, packaging, ingredients and finished goods inventories which could not be used or sold resulting from the settlement of the Weight Watchers litigation and the estimated impact on packaging which will not be used due to a new labeling law which became effective January 1, 2006.
 
Gross profit percentage for Fiscal 2006 from continuing operations declined to (14.2)%, compared with 0.5% for Fiscal 2005. Gross profit percentage for the periods presented has been calculated by dividing gross profit margin by net sales. Gross profit margin is calculated by subtracting cost of goods sold from net sales. The decline in gross profit percentage was primarily due to:
 
 
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1.         The write down of obsolete and slow moving finished goods inventories, packaging, and ingredients. This write down amounted to $12,723 in Fiscal 2005 and was the result of a settlement of litigation with Weight Watchers International, a new labeling law which will become effective January 1, 2006, and a provision for slow moving inventories due to changes in consumer preferences. A new labeling law effective January 1, 2006 required new disclosure of trans fat information in the nutrition facts statement on all of our frozen dessert segment packaging used in production after January 1, 2006. In connection with this required disclosure, we estimated that we had on hand approximately $1,000 of packaging that we would not consume in production prior to January 1, 2006. As a result, we recognized a $1,000 write down;

2.        Our inability to cover fixed overhead costs in both our manufacturing and distribution operations due to the lack of production and sales; and

3.        The change in mix of frozen dessert products being sold in Fiscal 2006 with lower gross profit margins, compared with Fiscal 2005.  
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses are summarized by industry segment in the following table:
 
   
 Year Ended August 31,
 
           
Percentage of Sales
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                   
Frozen dessert
 
$
32,547
 
$
38,818
   
42.8
   
14.3
 
Yogurt
         
4,993
         
11.4
 
Foodservice
   
1,737
   
1,486
   
8.3
   
8.4
 
Dairy components
         
1,694
         
8.7
 
Franchising and licensing
         
5,109
         
41.5
 
Corporate (including stock-based compensation expense)
   
5,817
   
1,990
             
Total, as originally reported
   
40,101
   
54,090
   
41.4
   
14.8
 
                           
Less amounts reclassified to net loss from discontinued operations:
                         
Frozen dessert
         
4,879
             
Yogurt
         
4,993
             
Dairy components
         
1,579
             
Franchising and licensing
         
5,109
             
           
16,560
             
Selling, general and administrative expenses of continuing operations
   
40,101
   
37,530
             
Pro Forma adjustment reclassifying Americana Foods to discontinued
    operations
   
5,574
   
3,938
             
Pro forma total
 
$
34,527
 
$
33,592
             

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $2,571 from $37,530 in Fiscal 2005 to $40,101 in Fiscal 2006 due primarily to the amortization and eventual write off of certain debt acquisition costs of $2,015 in Fiscal
 
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2006 relating to the refinancing that occurred in Fiscal 2006, the write off of certain organization costs of Americana Foods aggregating $840, the write off of prepaid expenses at Americana Foods of $219, and the increased payroll and consulting expenses incurred in information technology, partially offset by a reduction in stock-based compensation expense aggregating $1,475. The frozen dessert segment’s selling, general and administrative expenses were adversely impacted in Fiscal 2005 by approximately $2,358, which represented the write-off of deferred package design costs, primarily related to Weight Watchers, and the write-off of certain license agreements with General Mills. On a percentage basis, selling general and administrative expenses from continuing operations were 41.4% in Fiscal 2006, compared to 26.3% in Fiscal 2005.

Interest expense

Interest expense from continuing operations was $2,000 in Fiscal 2006, compared with $1,687 for Fiscal 2005. Included in such amounts is interest expense of $1,599 and $1,079 incurred in Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, respectively, with respect to the Americana Foods, which ceased operations in October 2006. Excluded from those amounts were interest expense of $2,197 and $891 incurred in Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, respectively, with respect to the acquisition of the Breyers yogurt business acquired on March 25, 2005, which was included in the net loss from discontinued operations in the respective periods.

Asset impairment

We are required to conduct an annual review of goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets for potential impairment. Goodwill is tested for impairment using a two step process that begins with an estimation of the fair value of each reporting unit. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined using a combination of valuation approaches including an approach consisting of discounted cash flow analysis, and a market multiple approach. The fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, goodwill is considered impaired. The amount of impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying value and implied fair value of goodwill. Impairment testing for non-amortizable intangible assets requires a comparison between fair value and carrying value of the intangible asset. If the carrying value exceeds fair value, the intangible asset is considered impaired and is reduced to fair value.

During Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, we completed an annual review of goodwill and intangible assets. In the fourth quarter Fiscal 2006, we recorded a loss on impairment of $3,500 with respect to the goodwill associated with the frozen dessert segment to recognize deterioration of the business as the result of the abandonment or termination of various licensing agreements. Additionally, in Fiscal 2006, we recognized a provision for impairment of goodwill of $5,428 with respect to the yogurt segment to recognize the difference between the carrying value of the net assets of the yogurt segment and the net realizable value of the yogurt segment based upon the definitive sales agreement. The provision for impairment with respect to the yogurt segment was included in net loss from discontinued operations on the statement of operations for Fiscal 2006.
 

 
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Additionally, we recognized the following impairment based upon our annual review of goodwill, intangible and long-lived assets in Fiscal 2005. In Fiscal 2005, we recorded a loss on impairment of goodwill of $48,701 with respect to our frozen dessert segment and a loss on impairment of intangible assets of $1,401 was also recognized in our frozen dessert segment. These impairment charges are the result of the loss of Weight Watchers licensing agreement, as well as declining sales of the Atkins and our base. Business product lines and the resulting decline in cash flows. Also, this review resulted in a goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge related to our franchise and licensing segment of $4,940. Significant assumptions used in measuring the impairments included the timing and the amount of estimated future cash flows for reporting units and intangible assets, and where applicable, an analysis of guideline transaction market multiples.

During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2006, based upon market analysis and other third party information, the Company provided a loss on impairment of $1,890 with respect to property, plant and equipment. In the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2005, we wrote-off certain company-owned store leasehold improvements and equipment related to our franchise and licensing segment of $483.

In connection with the bankruptcy filing of Americana Foods, we recognized losses on impairment of $11,150 relating to the estimated fair market value of accounts receivable ($1,500), inventory ($5,750) and property, plant and equipment ($3,900) realizable from the bankruptcy proceedings.

Recovery of income taxes

The effective tax benefit rate was (14.6)% in Fiscal 2006 and (10.2)% in Fiscal 2005. The effective tax benefit rate for Fiscal 2006 reflects the maximum recovery of income taxes that the Company is entitled to based upon the carryback rules. The effective tax rate differs from the Canadian Federal/Provincial Statutory Rate primarily due to permanent differences related to the non-deductible goodwill impairment charges recognized in Fiscal 2005, a valuation allowance established in Fiscal 2005, and due to our operations in foreign countries with lower effective tax rates. Future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in countries that have lower statutory rates or changes in the valuation of our future income tax assets or liabilities.

Discontinued operations

Effective December 23, 2005, we sold substantially all of our franchising and licensing segment to International Franchise Corp. for a cash consideration of $8,000. International Franchise Corp. is a company controlled by Mr. Aaron Serruya, a director of CoolBrands and the senior executive who was responsible for the franchising division at CoolBrands. Mr. Serruya resigned as executive vice president of CoolBrands as a result of this transaction, but continues as a director. The sale transaction was reviewed and unanimously recommended to the board of directors of CoolBrands by a committee of independent directors of CoolBrands, and was unanimously approved by the board of directors of CoolBrands.
 
 
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During Fiscal 2006, our Board of Directors approved the decision to sell our Value America division, substantially all of our dairy component segment, Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution, part of our frozen dessert segment, and CoolBrands Dairy, our yogurt segment, and we began to actively market those businesses.

On September 1, 2006, Eskimo Pie Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an asset purchase agreement with Denali New Berlin, LLC and Denali Ingredients, LLC to sell its Value America flavor and ingredients division, which comprised substantially all of our dairy components segment. The sale was consummated September 14, 2006 for a price of $8,250, which exceeded the carrying value of the assets sold, of which $7,500 was paid in cash and $750 was placed in escrow subject to collection of certain accounts receivable. We classified the assets and liabilities of Value America as assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations on the balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of its operating results in net loss from discontinued operations on the statement of operations and the components of cash flows as net cash flows from discontinued operations on the statement of cash flows for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, we classified the assets and liabilities of Value America as assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2005 and classified the components of operating results of Value America in net loss from discontinued operations and classified its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations on the statement of cash flows for Fiscal 2005.

On November 14, 2006, we announced that our wholly owned subsidiary, Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution Inc (EPFD) had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its direct store door (DSD) frozen distribution assets in Florida, California, Oregon and Washington for a net sales price of $5,736, which equaled the carrying value of the related assets acquired and liabilities assumed, to an unaffiliated third party. The transaction closed on November 17, 2006. We classified the assets and liabilities of EPFD as assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations on the balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of operating results of EPFD as net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations on the statement of cash flows for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, we classified the assets and liabilities of EPFD as assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2005 and classified the components of operating results to net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and classified the cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations on the statement of cash flows for Fiscal 2005.

On January 2, 2007, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell CBD, which includes the yogurt business acquired from Kraft Inc in Fiscal 2005, to an unaffiliated third party. We recorded a loss on impairment of $5,428 to adjust the carrying value of CBD’s net assets to approximate fair value based upon the definitive agreement. We classified CBD’s assets and liabilities as assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet as of August 31, 2006 and included the components of operating results in net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and its cash flows as cash flows from discontinued operations on the statement of cash flows for Fiscal 2006. Additionally, as of and for the year ended August 31, 2005, we have classified the assets and
 
 
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liabilities of CBD as assets and liabilities held for sale of discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet and included the components of operating results of CBD in net loss from discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and the cash flows of CBD as cash flows from discontinued operations on the statement of cash flows.

Net Loss

The net loss for Fiscal 2006 was $(70,182), compared with $(74,070) for Fiscal 2005.  CoolBrands’ net loss in Fiscal 2006 was primarily due to the continued losses sustained in our frozen dessert segment including Americana Foods and EPFD, the margin erosion that impacted substantially all of the businesses and the recognition of losses on impairment of assets to recognize their fair value, including the assets of Americana Foods in bankruptcy.

Comparability of Fiscal 2006 results with Fiscal 2005

Our Fiscal 2006 financial statements reflect the operating results of the franchising and licensing segment (until sold in December 2005), the Value America division, which represented substantially all of the dairy components segment, EPFD (a component of the frozen dessert segment) and CBD (yogurt segment), as discontinued operations as we either sold or were attempting to sell these businesses in Fiscal 2006. Accordingly, the Fiscal 2005 operating results of these businesses have been reclassified to net loss from discontinued operations. The yogurt business (CBD) was acquired in March 2005, and thus, within discontinued operations, Fiscal 2005 results reflect five months of activity, compared with twelve months of activity in Fiscal 2006. Additionally, the franchising and licensing segment was sold in December 2005, thus the Fiscal 2006 results reflect four months of operating results, in discontinued operations, compared to 12 months in Fiscal 2005.

Summary of quarterly results

The following table presents a summary of our results for the last eight quarters:

Quarter ended
 
August 31, 2006
 
May 31, 2006
 
February 29, 2006
 
November 30, 2005
 
Total revenues from continuing operations
 
$
31,654
 
$
26,168
 
$
15,101
 
$
26,425
 
Loss from continuing operations
   
(41,096
)
 
(12,326
)
 
(5,887
)
 
(4,311
)
Gain from sale of discontinued operations
   
3
   
-
   
407
   
-
 
Loss from discontinued operations
   
(4,918
)
 
512
   
(2,473
)
 
(93
)
Net loss
   
(46,011
)
 
(11,814
)
 
(7,953
)
 
(4,404
)
Earnings per share (basic and diluted)
                         
    Loss per share from continuing operations
   
(0.72
)
 
(0.22
)
 
(0.11
)
 
(0.08
)
    Loss per share from discontinued operations
   
(0.10
)
 
0.01
   
(0.03
)
 
(0.0
)
    Loss per share
   
(0.82
)
 
(0.21
)
 
(0.14
)
 
(0.08
)

 
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Quarter ended
 
August 31, 2005
 
May 31, 2005
 
February 29, 2005
 
November 30, 2004
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
   
(60,529
)
 
(8,272
)
 
(3,525
)
 
3,310
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
   
(3,339
)
 
(2,743
)
 
1,737
   
(709
)
Net income (loss)
   
(63,868
)
 
(11,015
)
 
(1,788
)
 
2,601
 
Earnings per share (basic and diluted)
                         
    Income (loss) per share from continuing operations
   
(1.08
)
 
(0.15
)
 
(0.06
)
 
0.06
 
    Income (loss) per share from discontinued operations
   
(0.06
)
 
(0.05
)
 
0.03
   
(0.01
)
    Income (loss) per share
   
(1.14
)
 
(0.20
)
 
(0.03
)
 
0.05
 

During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2005, the Company adopted, on a retroactive basis, U.S. GAAP. Previously, the Company prepared its annual and interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals in Canada (“Canadian GAAP”). Therefore, the quarterly revenue information is not provided as it is not comparable.

The ice cream and frozen dessert industry generally experiences its highest volume during the spring and summer months and its lowest volume in the winter months. Total revenue includes the revenues generated by our majority owned subsidiary Americana Foods, which ceased operations in October 2006. Excluding revenues from American Foods, total revenue by quarter in Fiscal 2006, would have been:

Quarter ended
 
August 31, 2006
 
May 31, 2006
 
February 29, 2006
 
November 30, 2005
 
Total revenues
   
31,654
   
26,168
   
15,101
   
26,425
 
Revenues generated by Americana Foods
   
12,678
   
14,183
   
11,636
   
12,393
 
     
18,976
   
11,985
   
3,465
   
14,032
 

Liquidity

The following sets forth certain measures of our liquidity:

   
Year Ended August 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
           
Cash, investments and restricted cash
 
$
393
 
$
41,562
 
Working Capital
 
$
(23,992
)
$
28,477
 
Current Ratio
   
.75 to 1.0
   
1.2 to 1.0
 

The decrease in working capital of $52,469 was primarily due to a decrease in cash, investments and restricted cash of $41,169 and a decrease in receivables, net (including receivables - affiliates) of $11,833, a decrease in inventory of $20,787, a decrease in current assets of discontinued operations held for sale of $14,577, an increase in the notes payable in default and notes payable of majority owned subsidiary in default at August 31, 2006 aggregating $33,578 partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities totaling $13,942, a decrease in current liabilities of discontinued operations held for sale of $11,119, and a decrease in short-term borrowings of $34,553 and a decrease in current maturities of long-term debt totaling $18,161.
 
 
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Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities from continuing operations

We used cash in operating activities of $(23,292) for Fiscal 2006, as compared to generating cash from operating activities of continuing operations of $7,982 for Fiscal 2005, due primarily to the significant net loss from continuing operations generated by our frozen dessert segment, partially offset by the net income generated by our foodservice segment, which resulted in a $(63,620) loss from continuing operations. Additionally, accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased in Fiscal 2006, which used up cash. This was partially offset by non-cash expenses included in the $(63,620) loss of $5,026 for depreciation and amortization, $21,289 for asset impairment and $443 for stock based compensation expense. Additionally, account receivable and inventories decreased, which generated cash.

Cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations

We generated cash in investing activities of $16,099 in Fiscal 2006 due primarily to the redemption of investments of $7,500, and the decrease in restricted cash of $10,000 (used to repay debt), partially offset by the purchase of property, plant and equipment of $1,416. The cash generated in investing activities in Fiscal 2005 of $2,422 was primarily due to the net redemption of investments of $20,550 and the proceeds from the sale of our City of Industry facility for $5,434, partially offset by the purchase of property, plant and equipment of $13,500, and the increases in restricted cash.

Cash (used in) provided by financing activities from continuing operations

In Fiscal 2006, we used $(27,245) in financing activities, compared to generating $33,486 from financing activities in Fiscal 2005. In Fiscal 2006, $33,995 was provided by the borrowings under the Corporate Credit Facility and the Americana Credit Facility, offset by the repayment of short-term debt of $34,553, and the repayment of long-term debt of $26,409. In Fiscal 2005, cash provided by financing activities was $33,486, which was comprised of increases from the proceeds from short term borrowings of $44,553, and an increase in amounts outstanding under the revolving line of credit of $2,661 at Americana Foods, offset by the repayment of short-term borrowings of $10,000 and the repayment of long-term debt of $3,785.

Cash flows provided by operating activities from discontinued operations

Cash flows from operations from discontinued operations in Fiscal 2006 were $1,965, compared to $3,257 in Fiscal 2005. The principal reason for the decrease was the deterioration of the EPFD business, which was partially offset by the full year effect of CBD (yogurt segment) in Fiscal 2006 as it was acquired in March 2005 and only includes five months of operations for Fiscal 2005.

Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities from discontinued operations

The cash flows from investing activities generated in Fiscal 2006 of $8,574 were primarily from the sale of the franchising and licensing segment. The cash used in investing activities in Fiscal
 
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2005 of $58,445 were primarily attributable to the purchase of the yogurt business (CBD) from Kraft and the purchase of Zipp Manufacturing for the dairy component segment.

Contractual obligations

The following table presents our contractual obligations as of August 31, 2006:

   
Total
 
Less than
1 year
 
1 - 3
years
 
4 - 5
years
 
After 5
years
 
Contractual obligations
                     
Notes payable in default - Corporate Credit Facility
 
$
10,077
 
$
10,077
                   
Notes payable in default - Americana Credit Facility revolver
   
6,418
   
6,418
                   
Notes payable in default - Americana Credit Facility term loan
   
17,083
   
17,083
                   
Obligation under capital leases
   
561
   
177
   
315
   
69
       
Operating leases
   
1,676
   
933
   
342
   
187
   
214
 
Other liabilities
   
4,287
   
4,287
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Total contractual obligations
 
$
40,102
 
$
38,975
 
$
657
 
$
256
 
$
214
 

Included in long-term debt is $10,077 under the Corporate Credit Facility and $23,501 under the Americana Credit Facility ($6,418 under the revolver and $17,083 under the term loans). As of May 31, 2006 and August 31, 2006, the Company and Americana Foods were in default of certain financial covenants of each of the credit facilities. In November 2006, a company controlled by Michael Serruya, currently the Chairman and CEO of the Company, purchased all of the indebtedness outstanding under the Americana Credit Facility from the lender. The independent bankruptcy trustee has sold the assets of Americana Foods and is finalizing the accounting. It is anticipated that the proceeds from the sale of the Americana Foods’ assets will be utilized to repay Mr. Serruya’s company. To the extent that there is a shortfall between the proceeds received and the amount outstanding, we may be required to make a payment under our guarantee. The Corporate Credit Facility was repaid with a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the foodservice segment and certain trademarks on January 24, 2007.

Capital resources

We intend to complete all of our capital commitments, which were not significant as of August 31, 2006. However, we do not intend to start any new capital projects other than to make an asset saleable, if necessary.

 
As of August 31, 2006:
 
On April 21, 2006, certain of our subsidiaries entered into two separate credit agreements with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Under the Corporate Credit Facility (as previously defined), our subsidiaries, Integrated Brands Inc., Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution, Inc., Eskimo Pie Corporation and CoolBrands Dairy, Inc. (“the Borrowers”) collectively and individually entered into a credit agreement which provided a revolving credit facility of up to $48,000, with
 
 
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availability for borrowing subject to borrowing base calculations. The Corporate Credit Facility was scheduled to expire on April 21, 2009 and is secured by substantially all the assets of the Borrowers. The Corporate Credit Facility is guaranteed by us, “the Borrowers” and all U.S. subsidiaries of the Company and “the Borrowers”, except Americana Foods. A portion of the Corporate Credit Facility was used to payoff the balance of the then existing bank debt on April 21, 2006 of $35,055. The remainder, subject to borrowing base calculations and terms of the agreement, is available to finance working capital needs and for general corporate purposes. The interest rate is at the Prime Rate until November 30, 2006 (8.25% at August 31, 2006). After November 30, 2006, the interest rate varies based upon average availability under the revolving credit facility. The standby fee on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility is .375%. As of August 31, 2006, the loan balance was $10,077.

All borrowings under the above secured revolving credit facility are guaranteed by us. The agreement contains restrictions relating to the payment of dividends, indebtedness, liens, dispositions of property, change in the nature of its business, change in ownership, investments, loans, advances, guarantees, and acquisitions. In addition, we must maintain certain financial ratios, in any event that minimum availability is less than $10,000, and we must maintain a minimum EBITDA and fixed charge coverage ratio and limit capital expenditures to $1,000, $2,000, and $5,000 during Fiscal 2006, and the years ended August 31, 2007 (“Fiscal 2007”) and 2008 (“Fiscal 2008”), respectively.

Additionally, our 50.1% owned subsidiary, Americana Foods, entered into the Americana Credit Facility (as previously defined) with the same group of lenders as under the Corporate Credit Facility. Loans under the revolving credit facility (“Americana Revolver”) are available for borrowing subject to a borrowing base calculation. The loans under the Americana Credit Facility expire April 21, 2009. Such loans are secured by substantially all of the assets of Americana Foods and are guaranteed by us, Integrated Brands Inc., and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the Limited and General Partner of Americana Foods. This facility was used to repay two existing term loans of $12,950 and the payment of $2,900 in obligations to Integrated Brands and Eskimo Pie Corporation. The revolving credit portion of the facility was utilized to repay $6,068 principal and interest due under an existing revolving loan. The remainder, subject to borrowing base calculations, is available to finance working capital needs and for general corporate purposes. The interest rate is at the Prime Rate until November 30, 2006 (8.25% at August 31, 2006). After November 30, 2006, the interest rate varies based upon average availability under the revolving credit facility. The standby fee on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility is 0.50%. As of August 31, 2006, the outstanding term loan balances aggregated $17,083, and the outstanding revolving credit loan balance was $6,418.

The agreement contained restrictions which limited the indebtedness to $8,000 to Integrated Brands and $1,300 in subordinated indebtedness each to Integrated Brands and Capricorn Investors III, L.P., a limited partner which owns 49.9% of Americana Foods. The agreement also contained restrictions relating to the payment of dividends or other distributions with respect to any equity interest in Americana Foods, indebtedness, liens, dispositions of property, change in the nature of its business, change in ownership, investments, loans, advances, guarantees, and acquisitions. In addition, American Foods was required to maintain a minimum amount of earnings before interest, income tax expenses, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”),
 
 
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maintain minimum availability of not less than $700 at all times and limit capital expenditures to $1,000, $3,000 and $3,000 during Fiscal 2006, Fiscal 2007 and Fiscal 2008, respectively.
 
We were in default of the loan covenants at May 31, 2006 and August 31, 2006 as a result of a default by Americana Foods of its EBITDA financial covenant in connection with the Americana Credit Facility. We were also in default of the loan covenants at August 31, 2006 as a result of defaults by “the Borrowers” of certain of the financial covenants in connection with the Corporate Credit Facility. On July 31, 2006, our subsidiaries received notice from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent of the two separate credit agreements, that it was reserving its rights to terminate its commitments to lend under the credit agreements as a result of the previously disclosed breach of the covenant at a subsidiary related to a minimum level of EBITDA for the three months ended May 31, 2006.

 
As of August 31, 2005:
 
We, through a U.S. subsidiary, borrowed $40,000 to finance the acquisition of the yogurt business from Kraft in March 2005. The term loan originally required monthly payments of interest with the $40,000 principal balance originally due November 1, 2005. Interest was payable monthly on the unpaid principal balance with interest rates fluctuating with changes in the prime lending or libor rate and the ratio of funded debt to EBITDA. The interest rates plus applicable margin were the lower of prime plus 0.5% or LIBOR plus 2.5% (6.02% at August 31, 2005). We made a principal payment of $10,000 on August 23, 2005 in anticipation of the September 2, 2005 amendment as discussed below. As of August 31, 2005 the term loan balance was $30,000.

We, through a U.S. subsidiary, borrowed $30,000 to finance the acquisition of Eskimo Pie Corporation in October 2000 (the “EPC Loan”). The EPC Loan was payable in monthly installments of $250, which began December 1, 2000, with the remaining principal balance originally due on November 1, 2005. Interest on the term loan was payable monthly on the unpaid principal balance. We and all of our significant subsidiaries guaranteed all borrowings under the EPC Loan. The principal balance outstanding at August 31, 2005 was $10,500.

We were in default of our financial covenants at May 31, 2005 and August 31, 2005. On September 2, 2005, we entered into an amendment to the existing credit facilities (“September 2005 Amendment”). The September 2005 Amendment extended the maturity of the existing facilities from November 1, 2005 until January 3, 2006 and waived defaults in its financial covenants resulting from our financial performance. The maturities were later extended to April 3, 2006 and May 3, 2006.

The September 2005 Amendment eliminated all of the existing financial covenants from the loan agreements through the remainder of the term and granted a security interest in the personal property assets (other than certain excluded assets relating to the operations of our 50.1% owned limited partnership), reduced the outstanding indebtedness to the bank by $10,000 to a total of $40,500 and we agreed to an increase of the interest rate by 2.0% basis points on all remaining outstanding balances to 4.5% basis points over LIBOR. In addition, the amendment reduced our
 
 
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$5,000 revolving credit facility to $925 and required us to maintain $20,000 of cash balances, of which $10,000 was restricted to use as approved by the lender.

On April 27, 2005, Americana Foods borrowed $4,553 (the “Americana Loan”) for use in purchasing a building and adjacent acreage. The Americana Loan provided for monthly interest only payments until the anniversary date of the note (April 27, 2006). The Americana Loan bore interest at Prime plus 0.5% (7.0% at August 31, 2005).

On November 19, 2002, Americana Foods entered into a Credit Agreement with a financial institution that included a term loan of $10,000 (the “Americana Term Loan”), which is secured by Americana Foods’ property, plant, and equipment. The Americana Term Loan provided for fixed monthly installments of principal of $80 plus interest and was originally scheduled to mature on November 19, 2007. The Americana Term Loan bore interest at prime plus 0.5% (7.0% at August 31, 2005).

Americana Foods’ Amended Credit Agreement also included a revolving loan of up to $9,000 (the “Americana Revolver”), subject to a borrowing base calculation, which bore interest at prime plus 0.5% (7.0% at August 31, 2005) and was originally due on November 30, 2005. At August 31, 2005, $7,145 was outstanding under the Americana Revolver. The Americana Revolver was secured by Americana Foods’ receivables and inventory.

On November 30, 2005, Americana Foods executed an Amendment to the Credit Agreement, which extended the maturity date for the Americana Revolver until January 10, 2006. Americana Foods must maintain compliance with certain financial covenants, including fixed charge ratio, debt-to-tangible net worth ratio and tangible net worth.

We refinanced all of the above referenced debt in April 2006 and all of the then existing debt was repaid as of April 2006.

Risk Factors and Uncertainties

For Fiscal 2006, we incurred a net loss of $(70,182), of which $(63,620) was from continuing operations and $(6,562) was from discontinued operations.

In the first quarter of Fiscal 2006, the decision was made to sell certain assets to generate liquidity. In December 2005, we sold certain assets relating to its franchising business for proceeds totaling $8,000 to Aaron Serruya, a former officer of the Company, who is a director and the brother of Michael Serruya, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

On April 21, 2006, we refinanced our then remaining debt by obtaining the following:

 
1.
a $48,000 senior secured revolving credit facility; and
 
2.
a $25,500 senior secured revolving credit facility consisting of an $8,000 senior secured revolving credit facility and $17,500 of term loans, in which Americana Foods, which is 50.1% owned by us, is the borrower.
 

 
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Each of the loans was for an original term of three years and provides for interest at the prime rate (8.25% at August 31, 2006). All of the credit facilities were unconditionally guaranteed by us. Both facilities were in default at August 31, 2006

For the year ended August 31, 2005, we incurred a net loss of $74,070, which was primarily attributable to:

 
1.
the non-cash impairment charges totaling $55,525 relating to goodwill and intangible assets of our frozen dessert and franchising segment; and
 
2.
the discontinuation of the Weight Watchers Smart Ones brand products and the decline in sales from other frozen dessert brands, which were partially offset by the sales of the Breyers Yogurt business acquired in March 2005 and a change in our arrangement with Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holding Inc.

Additionally, as of August 31, 2005, we had approximately $60,962 of outstanding debt, of which $52,714 was classified as current liabilities.

Inflation can significantly impact ice cream and frozen yogurt ingredients, including butterfat and packaging costs. In Fiscal 2006 and Fiscal 2005, we passed on ingredient, energy and freight cost increases by raising prices on selected product lines. During Fiscal 2007, we believe that we will be able to pass on cost increases, if any, in the normal course of business within a relatively short period of time. However, the ability of us to pass on cost increases will depend, to some extent, on whether its competitors have also done so. We believe that, in the past, our competitors have passed on cost increases in a relatively short period of time.

Our products are ultimately purchased primarily by the United States retail consumer, whose tastes and preferences are subject to variation and change. Although carefully monitored, these changes cannot be controlled and are difficult to predict.

We derive a substantial portion of our revenues from our operations in the United States. The U.S. market for frozen dessert and yogurt is highly competitive. As competitors introduce new products or revise their supply or pricing strategies, we may encounter additional and more intense competition. Such competitors have greater name recognition and more extensive financial, technological, marketing and personnel resources than ours.

Our existing shelf space in supermarkets, club stores, and convenience stores for ice cream and frozen dessert treats and yogurt is at risk due to decisions by CoolBrands’ customers. Our Company’s existing shelf space for our products, along with that of all other products, is reviewed at least annually by our customers. Supermarket, club store and convenience store chains reallocate their total shelf space taking into effect a number of variables, including the number of new products being introduced at any given time, the amount of new product placement fees (slotting fees) being offered by companies in the ice cream and frozen dessert and yogurt segments and by changing consumer tastes and fads. As a result, CoolBrands is subject, in any given year, to the loss of shelf space with its customers and the loss in revenues associated with the sale of those products. Historically, we have responded to this action by developing and introducing new products annually which will either maintain or increase its shelf space. There
 
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is also substantial risk that the sales of such new products will not be as successful as the Company had previously estimated or as successful as new products introduced by the Company in the past. The risks associated with the reallocation of shelf space by our customers and the development and introduction of new products could have a substantial adverse impact upon our financial position and results of operations.

We are subject to risks with respect to our cost of raw materials, some of which are subject to changes in commodity prices, particularly the cost of butterfat, which is used to produce ice cream products. From time to time, we have used hedging contracts to reduce our exposure to such risks with respect to our raw material costs.

We have made, and may in the future make acquisitions of, or significant investments in, businesses or assets with complementary products or unrelated industries. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including but not limited to: 1) diversion of management’s attention from other operational matters; 2) the inability to realize expected synergies from the acquisition; 3) impairment of acquired intangible assets as a result of worse-than-expected-performance of the acquired operations; 4) integration and retention of key employees; and 5) integration of operations. Mergers and acquisitions are inherently subject to significant risks, and the inability to effectively manage these risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are currently dependent upon a small number of key management personnel and continued success will depend, in part, upon their abilities. The loss of these key personnel may adversely affect the performance of the Corporation.
We rely on major retailers in the U.S. for a substantial portion of our sales. As a result of this concentration of sales and accounts receivable, we are subject to certain credit risks. Such risks are somewhat mitigated by the fact that net sales to any one customer do not exceed ten percent of our consolidated net sales.

We have been subject to interest rate risk as the long-term debt and short term borrowings are based upon the prime rate and/or Libor. If these base rates were to increase, we would incur incremental interest expense. Because we have repaid the amounts outstanding under the Corporate Credit Facility as of January 24, 2007 and the amounts outstanding under the Americana Credit Facility were purchased by a company controlled by Michael Serruya, which will be repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the assets of Americana Foods and to the extent necessary, by the Company under our guarantee, we are no longer subject to interest rate risk.
We are subject to future legal proceedings and disputes with franchisees, former franchisees and others, which arise in the ordinary course of business.

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon the consummation of the sale of CBD. If the CBD sale is not completed, management and the Board of Directors will have to consider other alternatives including the sale of the Company.

Transactions with Related Parties
 
 
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Effective December 23, 2005, we sold substantially all of our franchising and licensing segment to International Franchise Corp. for cash consideration of $8,000. International Franchise Corp. is a company controlled by Mr. Aaron Serruya, a director of the Company and the senior executive who was responsible for the franchising division at the Company. Mr. Serruya resigned as executive vice president of the Company as a result of this transaction, but continues as a director. The sale transaction was reviewed and unanimously recommended to the board of directors of the Company by a committee of independent directors of the Company, and was unanimously approved by the board of directors of the Company.

International Franchise Corp. also entered into a management agreement on December 23, 2005 with Integrated Brands for transition services of $22 per month. At August 31, 2006, a receivable of $380 was due to Integrated Brands Inc. from International Franchise Corp.

In November 2006, Mr. Michael Serruya, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, through a holding company, purchased the debt outstanding under the Americana Credit Facility, which aggregated $21,408, from the lender. The holding company received a first lien security interest in the assets of Americana Foods. Additionally, through the holding company, Mr. Michael Serruya issued an irrevocable letter of credit with a face value of $5 million to secure the Corporate Credit Facility. The Company has agreed to reimburse Mr. Serruya for the letter of credit fee, as well as certain other expenses he incurred. In connection with these transactions, Mr. Serruya, through the holding company, received warrants to purchase 5,500 subordinate voting shares of the Company. The exercise price of each warrant is $0.50 Cdn and the warrants expire in November 2011. The warrants issued by the Company in connection with this transaction were valued at $6,800 using the Black-Scholes model and the following assumptions: 2.5 years expected life, no dividends, 67% volatility and 4.6% risk free rate, and will be expensed in the first quarter of Fiscal 2007. The Company completed the sale of the foodservice segment and the Eskimo Pie and Chipwich trademarks on January 24, 2007 and utilized a portion of the proceeds to pay off the Corporate Credit Facility. (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 20, “Subsequent Events.”)

Fourth Quarter

In the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2006, we generated a loss of $(41,096) from continuing operations, or $(0.72) per fully diluted share, and a loss of $(4,918) from discontinued operations, or $(0.10) per fully diluted share. The loss from continuing operations was impacted by provision for impairment totaling $21,289, including $11,250 with respect to Americana Foods. Additionally, we recorded a provision for inventory obsolescence charge of $1,000 and wrote off certain debt acquisition costs of $1,700 ($2,015 expense for the year including amortization). The operating results from discontinued operations were impacted by a write down of obsolete inventory of $1,002 and impairment to goodwill of $5,428.

In the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2005, we generated a loss of $(63,868), or $(1.14) per fully diluted share, which was comprised of $(60,529), or $(1.08) per fully diluted share, from continuing operations, and $(3,339), or $(0.06) per fully diluted share, from discontinued operations. The principal reasons for the loss were the impairment charge of $55,525, of which $51,141 was in continuing operations and $4,384 was in discontinued operations. Additionally, the fourth
 
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quarter of Fiscal 2005 was affected by a write down for obsolescence of $8,163 in connection with slow moving inventory, most of which was related to the settlement and discontinuation of our business with Weight Watchers.

Management’s assessment of internal controls

Management has been in the process of completing its evaluation of internal controls. Certain material weaknesses were discovered relating to inventory held at third party warehouses and the Company’s information technology platform. Additionally, significant deficiencies were found relating to financial reporting and controls over accounts payable and accounts receivable. The Company is addressing its controls over its accounts payable, accounts receivable and information technology. Additionally, the Company has significantly reduced inventory levels at third party warehouses. Management has not completed the evaluation process and as such there is the potential that other material weaknesses and significant deficiencies could exist. The Company has undergone a significant downsizing and may not have the resources to resolve its material weakness and significant deficiencies.

Critical Accounting Policies and Related Estimates

The accounting policies and related estimates discussed in this section are those that we consider to be particularly critical to an understanding of our financial statements because their application places the most significant demands on our ability to judge the effect of inherently uncertain matters on our financial results. For all of these policies, we caution that future events rarely developed exactly as forecast, and our management’s best estimates may require adjustment.

 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
 
We have an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses resulting from customers’ inability to pay amounts owed to us, for unresolved amounts that our customers have refused to pay due to disputes over promotions, co-op advertising and new product introductory allowances (slotting fees).

The allowance is a combination of specific and general reserves based upon our evaluation of the customers’ ability to pay determined by our assessment of their liquidity and financial condition through credit rating agencies, or the credibility of backup provided on disputed amounts. Write-offs against the allowances generally occur after we assess the particular customer’s liquidity, financial condition and their basis for non-payment on disputed items and conclude that collection is highly unlikely. Our estimates of losses bear the risk of change due to the uncertainty of determining the likelihood of customer non-payment. The general reserve includes an amount for our Foodservice customers’ price volume rebates.

Historically, this methodology has been a fairly reliable means of assessing the recoverability of trade accounts receivable at each balance sheet date. We therefore believe that there is a low likelihood that the use of different assumptions or estimates would result in a material change to the bad debt provision or allowance for doubtful accounts. However, lack of information about
 
 
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the financial deterioration of a major customer could result in a material change in the bad debt provision.

 
Accrual for promotion and co-op advertising expenses
 
CoolBrands estimates promotion expenses for the frozen dessert segment for each of our customers, excluding our DSD customers, who receive off invoice promotion allowances, using a detail annual plan consisting of each promotion offered to each customer. The promotional sales volume is estimated using the sales history of each customer when the product or like product was previously promoted. An estimate of the promotion expense is then calculated using the estimated sales volume and the specific promotion dollar amount offered for each particular promotion. The estimates for all promotions for all customers are accumulated and recorded as expense in the accounting period in which the promotion runs. The results of all promotions are updated monthly, after the fact, with actual sales promotion volume. If actual sales were to be substantially higher than estimated, this could cause an additional promotions expense to be recorded. The amounts of these accruals are recognized by us as a reduction in sales and accounts receivables.

CoolBrands estimates promotion expenses for the yogurt segment for each of our customers using a detail annual plan consisting of each promotion offered to each customer. The promotional sales volume is estimated using the sales history of each customer when the product or like product was previously promoted. An estimate of the promotion expense is then calculated using the estimated sales volume and the specific promotion dollar amount offered for each particular promotion. The estimates for all promotions for all customers are accumulated and recorded as expense in the accounting period in which the promotion runs. The results of all promotions are updated, after the fact, with actual sales promotion volume and the resulting accrual is updated at the end of each quarter. If actual sales were to be substantially higher than estimated, this could cause an additional promotions expense to be recorded. The amounts of these accruals are recognized by us as a reduction in sales and accounts receivables.

While accruals for trade promotions are recorded in the period in which the trade promotion occurs, settlement of these liabilities can take up to a year. The amounts of these are recognized by us as a reduction in sales and accounts receivable. Settlement of variable promotion typically takes place at the time the sales invoice is prepared (i.e., invoice includes discounts) or when the customer takes a deduction from a subsequent remittance. Settlement of fixed trade promotion typically takes place when the customer takes a deduction from a subsequent remittance and, to a lesser extent, through a payment made to the customer. Due to the high volume of trade promotion activity and the difficulty of coordinating trade promotion pricing with its customers, differences between our accrual and the subsequent settlement amount occur frequently. Usually these differences are individually insignificant. However, in rare situations these differences can be large within a single fiscal quarter. These large differences occur so infrequently that we cannot reliably include them in our estimating methodology. Under the circumstances, we believe our methodology has been reasonably reliable in recording our trade promotion expenditures and period end accruals. We therefore believe that there is a low to moderate likelihood that the use of different assumptions or estimates would result in a material change to its trade promotion expenditures or its accrual for future trade promotion settlements.
 
 
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Inventory valuation method
 
Inventory is valued at the individual item level using the cost method which values inventory at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the FIFO (first-in, first-out) method. Market is determined based on the estimated net realizable value, which is generally the inventory item’s selling price. CoolBrands reviews its inventory levels in order to identify slow-moving and obsolete inventory, which requires adjustment and evaluates the potential for slow-moving and obsolete inventory by analyzing historical and anticipated demand. If actual demand were to be substantially lower than estimated, an additional allowance for excess and obsolete inventory might be required.

 
Asset Impairment
 
We are required to conduct an annual review of goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets for potential impairment. Goodwill impairment testing requires a comparison between the carrying value and fair value of each reporting unit. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, goodwill is considered impaired. The amount of impairment loss is measured as the difference between the carrying value and implied fair value of goodwill, which is determined using discounted cash flows. Impairment testing for non-amortizable intangible assets requires a comparison between fair value and carrying value of the intangible asset. If the carrying value exceeds fair value, the intangible asset is considered impaired and is reduced to fair value.

 
Income taxes
 
We record reserves for estimates of probable settlements of foreign and domestic tax audits. At any one time, many tax years are subject to audit by various taxing jurisdictions. The results of these audits and negotiations with taxing authorities may affect the ultimate settlement of these issues. We also record a valuation allowance against our future tax assets arising from certain net operating losses when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of such net operating losses will not be realized. In Fiscal 2006, we reversed certain tax assets recorded with respect to stock compensation expense (with a corresponding reduction in additional paid in capital) and provided a valuation allowance against all other future tax assets.

Our effective tax rate in a given financial statement period may be materially impacted by the changes in the mix and level of earnings, changes in the expected outcome of audit controversies or changes in the deferred tax valuation allowance. We currently expect the effective tax rate for Fiscal 2007 to be zero with respect to US federal income taxes and 6% of taxable income for profitable subsidiaries for state taxes. The ultimate rate will depend on several variables, including the future utilization of net operating losses, the mix of earnings between domestic and international operations and the overall level of earnings, and could also be affected by the resolution of tax contingencies for amounts different from our current estimates.

 
 Legal matters
 
CoolBrands is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, either asserted or unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business. CoolBrands evaluates, among other things, the degree of probability of an unfavorable outcome and reasonably estimates the amount of the loss. Significant judgment is required in both the determination of the probability and as to whether an
 
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exposure can be reasonably estimated. When CoolBrands determines that it is probable that a loss has been incurred, the effect is recorded in the Consolidated Financial Statements. Although the legal outcome of these claims cannot be predicted with certainty, CoolBrands does not believe that any of the existing legal matters will have a material adverse affect on its financial condition or results of operations. However, significant changes in legal proceedings and claims or the factors considered in the evaluation of those matters could have a material adverse affect on CoolBrands business, financial condition and results of operation.
 
 
In September 2006, American Foods Corporation (“AFC”), our 49.9% joint venture partner in Americana Foods, filed a complaint in the Supreme Court of the State of New York against the Company, IBI, CBA Foods, LLC, CB Americana and certain officers and directors of the Company and Americana Foods. The complaint alleges gross mismanagement of the business operations of Americana Foods and seeks to prevent the Company from selling control of the Company to a third party without paying AFC the financial return required by certain provisions of the American Limited Party’s Agreement, or sell any part of the foodservice segment without using it to repay the debt of Americana Foods. The Company has informed AFC that it does not believe that there are any amounts due AFC. The Company intends to vigorously defend any further action under this complaint.

 
New accounting pronouncements
 
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” (“SFAS 154”). SFAS 154 requires companies to recognize changes in accounting principle, including changes required by a new accounting pronouncement when the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions, retrospectively to prior periods’ financial statements. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS 154 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”), which replaces SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) and supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.” SFAS 123R requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized in the financial statements based on their fair values beginning with the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. Under SFAS 123R, the pro forma disclosures previously permitted under SFAS 123 are no longer an alternative to financial statement recognition. The adoption of SFAS 123 did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

On July 13, 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation (“Interpretation”) No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” (“Interpretation 48”). Interpretation 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 and applies to all tax positions accounted for under SFAS 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” The Company intends to adopt Interpretation 48 for Fiscal 2007 and will adopt Interpretation 48 by adjusting its tax liabilities and retained earnings for the cumulative effect of adjusting its tax benefits for uncertain tax positions, if any. The
 
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Company is still evaluating Interpretation 48 and its impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 clarifies that fair value is the amount that would be exchanged to sell an asset or transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. Further, the standard establishes a framework for measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles and expands certain disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 will have a material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158 “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans” (“SFAS 158”). SFAS 158 requires a company to recognize on its balance sheet the funded status of its defined benefit pension plan as an asset or liability and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through accumulated other comprehensive income. SFAS 158 is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2006. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 158 to have a material effect on its financial position results of operations and cash flows.

Changes in Accounting Policies Including Initial Adoption

The Company initially adopted the following new accounting policies for the year ended August 31, 2005.

 
Adoption of U.S. GAAP
 
 
During the fourth quarter of Fiscal 2005, the Company adopted, on a retroactive basis, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Previously the Company prepared its annual and interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principals in Canada (“Cdn GAAP”).
 

Annual Information Form

It is anticipated that additional information relating to CoolBrands, including CoolBrands’ Annual Information Form, will be made available on the website for Canadian regulatory filings at www.sedar.com in the near future.

Outstanding share data

As of January 25, 2007, the Company had 50,049 subordinate voting shares, 6,026 multiple voting shares and 1,911 stock options outstanding.

Outlook
 
 
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Subsequent to August 31, 2006, the Company sold or had entered into definitive agreements to sell Value America division, which comprises substantially all of the dairy components segment, EPFD, the DSD business, which is included in the frozen dessert segment, and CBD (the yogurt segment), and has accounted for the related net assets as net assets for sale of discontinued operations on the balance sheets as of August 31, 2006. Americana Foods, which manufactured 45% of the products purchased by the frozen desserts and foodservice segments (on a cost basis) for sale and distribution, ceased operations in October 2006. If the CBD sale is completed, our remaining operations will be composed primarily of Whole Fruit Sorbet, Fruit-a Freeze and certain other low volume licensed products. Notwithstanding our significant reduction in costs and expenses, we may still not be able to achieve the necessary scale to return to profitability.

The consolidated results of operations for Fiscal 2007 will be dependent to a large extent upon our ability to improve operations of the remaining businesses and the development of new products or businesses, if any. It is not possible to predict with a high degree of confidence the ultimate achievability of any operational improvement and the Company currently has no plans to introduce any new products or invest in any new businesses. The Company’s Corporate Credit Facility, which was scheduled to mature on May 17, 2007, was paid off as described below.

On January 24, 2007 the Company sold, through its subsidiaries Eskimo Pie Corporation and Integrated Brands Inc., their Eskimo Pie and Chipwich Brands and Real Fruit trademark, along with Eskimo Pie soft serve brands and related foodservice business segment to Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Nestlé S.A. for a purchase price of approximately $18,925. The purchase price includes approximately $4,000 in inventory and accounts receivables. Dreyer’s will also assume related liabilities in the amount of approximately $1,000. The Company utilized a portion of the proceeds to pay off the Corporate Credit Facility.

The Company believes that the net proceeds from the sale of CBD, if completed, and the net proceeds from the January 24, 2007 asset sale, described above, will be sufficient to fund operations for the foreseeable future. In the event that CBD sale is not completed, management and the Board of Directors will have to consider other alternatives, which among others would be a complete sale of the Company. The Company may also seek a new corporate line of credit. Additionally, the trustee in the Americana bankruptcy has completed the sale of the remaining assets of Americana Foods. The Company believes that the proceeds from the Americana Foods asset sale, plus the cash in the Americana Foods bankruptcy estate, will be sufficient to repay Michael Serruya, who as disclosed above, purchased the outstanding indebtedness under the Americana Foods Credit Facility. To the extent that the proceeds in the estate are less than the amounts outstanding to Mr. Serruya, the Company will be required to make a payment under its guarantee of the American Foods Credit Facility. However, any payment under the guarantee, if required, is not expected to be significant.

The Company’s future performance is subject to all of the risk factors and uncertainties previously disclosed.
 
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