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Confidential Draft No. 1 as confidentially submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2023. This draft registration statement has not been publicly filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and all information herein remains strictly confidential.

Registration No. [•]

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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BRB FOODS LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware

 

2000

 

92-1196935

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary standard industrial
classification code number)

 

(I.R.S. employer
identification number)

Rua Doutor Eduardo de Souza Aranha
387 – Conjunto 151
Vila Nova Conceicao,
Sao Paulo, SP 04543
-121
+44 (20) 8123
-6246
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

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Resident Agents Inc
8 Green, Ste R,
Dover, DE 19901
(307) 217
-4045
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

___________________

Copies to:

Mitchell L. Lampert, Esq.
Robinson & Cole LLP
1055 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06901
Tel.: (203) 462-7559

 

Joseph M. Lucosky, Esq.
Steven A. Lipstein, Esq.
Lucosky Brookman LLP
101 Wood Avenue South,
5
th Floor
Woodbridge, NJ 08830
Tel.: (732) 395
-4400

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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box.

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company,” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

 

     

Accelerated filer

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

     

Smaller reporting company

 

           

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

  

 

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 15, 2023

[•] Shares Common Stock

This is the initial public offering of shares of common stock of BRB Foods Ltd. We are offering [•] shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share. Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. We anticipate that the initial public offering price for our shares of common stock will be between $[•] and $[•] per share. We intend to list the common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market, or Nasdaq, under the symbol “[•]”. If our application to have the shares of common stock listed on Nasdaq is not approved, we will not proceed with this offering.

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and, as such, may elect to comply with certain reduced reporting requirements after this offering. See “Prospectus Summary — Emerging Growth Company Status.”

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of this prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities and before purchasing shares of our common stock.

 

Price to
Public

 

Underwriting
Discounts and
Commissions(1)

 

Proceeds
to Us(2)

Initial Public Offering Price Per Share

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

Total

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

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(1)      We have also agreed to issue warrants exerciable for shares of our common stock to the representative of the underwriters and to reimburse the underwriters for certain expenses. See “Underwriting” for additional information regarding underwriting compensation.

(2)      The amount of offering proceeds to us presented in this table does not give effect to any exercise of the over-allotment option we have granted to the underwriters as described below or the warrants being issued to the representative of the underwriters in this offering.

We have granted the underwriters an option exercisable for a period of 45 days from the closing date of our initial public offering to purchase up to an additional [•] shares of common stock at the initial public offering price per share price of $[•], less the underwriting discounts and commissions, solely to cover over-allotments, if any.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares of common stock to purchasers on [•], 2023.

EF Hutton

division of Benchmark Investments, LLC

The date of this prospectus is April [•], 2023

 

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus and in any free writing prospectus. We and the underwriters have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus. We and the underwriters are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of our common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of shares of our common stock.

Neither we nor any of the underwriters has done anything that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the United States. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus must inform themselves about, and observe any restrictions relating to, the offering of the shares of common stock and the distribution of this prospectus outside of the United States.

Our logo and some of our trademarks and tradenames are used or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This prospectus also includes trademarks, tradenames and service marks that are the property of other organizations. Solely for convenience, trademarks, tradenames and service marks referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ®, trademark (™) and service mark (SM) symbols, but those references are not intended to indicate in any way that we will not assert to the fullest extent under applicable law our rights or the rights of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, tradenames and service marks.

We obtained the statistical data, market data and other industry data and forecasts described or incorporated by reference in this prospectus from market research, publicly available information and industry publications. Industry publications generally state that they obtain their information from sources that they believe to be reliable, but they do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of the information. Similarly, while we believe that the statistical data, industry data and forecasts and market research are reliable, we have not independently verified the data, and we do not make any representation as to the accuracy of the information. We have not sought the consent of the sources to refer to their reports appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

Market, Industry and Other Data

Unless otherwise indicated, information contained in this prospectus concerning our industry and the markets in which we operate, including our general expectations and market position, market opportunity and market size, is based on information from various sources, on assumptions that we have made that are based on those data and other similar sources and on our knowledge of the markets for our services.

These data involve a number of assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to such estimates. We have not independently verified any third-party information and cannot assure you of its accuracy or completeness. While we believe the market position, market opportunity and market size information included in this prospectus is generally reliable, such information is inherently imprecise. In addition, projections, assumptions and estimates of our future performance and the future performance of the industry in which we operate is necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. These and other factors could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the estimates made by the independent parties and by us.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus, including the sections entitled “Prospectus Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Business” contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this prospectus, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and our objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short term and long-term business operations and objectives, and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in “Risk Factors.” Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements in this prospectus may include, for example, statements about:

        our current and future capital requirements to support our operations;

        our ability to maintain or protect the validity of our intellectual property;

        our ability to retain key executive members;

        our ability to hire and continue to hire qualified personnel;

        our ability to maintain and continue acceptance within the food industry;

        competitors and competition;

        our cash on hand and continued investment;

        the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses and capital requirements; and

        regulation.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee that the future results, levels of activity, performance or events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.

You should read this prospectus and the documents that we reference in this prospectus and have filed with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part with the understanding that our actual future results, levels of activity, performance and events and circumstances may be materially different from what we expect.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

This summary highlights certain information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. For a more complete understanding of this offering, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the information under “Risk Factors,” “Business” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus before investing in our common stock.

In this prospectus, unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires, references to “BRBF”, “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or similar references mean BRB Foods Ltd. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Company Overview

BRB Foods Ltd., (the “Company” or “BRBF”) is a manufacturer and distributor of dry food products sold under name brands licensed from Unilever. Our company specializes in the entire process of acquiring, processing, manufacturing, selling and packaging high-quality dry food products that are distributed to and marketed at major retailers and food service establishments throughout Brazil. We employ sales personnel who prepare retail displays at the physical locations of products’ sales, also known as the Point of Sale. We generated total sales of approximately $3.2 million and $14.6 million during 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Our product portfolio includes a wide range of dry food products such as pasta, rice, beans, corn, cassava, potato, snacks, and other dry food items that are produced under strict quality guidelines and procedures. Our most popular brand products include Knorr, Arisco, Maizena and Mãe Terra.

We are committed to sustainability and responsible sourcing. We work with local farmers and suppliers to ensure that our raw materials are ethically sourced and sustainably produced. Our production processes are designed to minimize waste and reduce our environmental impact. Since the beginning of activities in 2020, we have always been very clear that the entire approval process would be based on the pillars of the environmental, social, and corporate governance (“ESG”) philosophy, focusing on food safety, quality associated with excellence and tradition of brands and work safety, in addition to strict respect for the environment, sustainability and good market practices.

We work closely with our clients to ensure that their specific needs and requirements are met, and we strive to provide them with the highest level of customer service and product quality. Our state-of-the-art facilities utilize the latest technology to ensure that our products meet the highest standards of food safety and quality control. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to providing our clients with exceptional service and high-quality products that meet their specific needs. We are proud to partner with name brand food companies such as Unilever.

Financial Performance Summary

Major challenges during 2022:

In 2022, we tested our ability to react and respond. In 2022 we carried out a series of management, asset and financial adjustments, laying the foundations for the Company’s increase in performance [for the year ended December 31, 2022].

Variations in commodities prices influenced by the war in Ukraine, the rise in the Brazilian Real to US dollar exchange rate, a lack of lines of credit available to us as a result of our short credit history, and the reaction of competitors to our arrival in the market are the major external factors that posed significant challenges to the Company during fiscal year 2022.

In response to these events and changes in the market environment, we adopted short-term measures which had an immediate impact on our results and operations: we were able to anticipate the main variations in commodity prices and successfully passed on 100% of the overall price increases directly to the consumer via product price increases, therein being more reactive without harming our margins.

Despite these major challenges faced by the Company in 2022, we were able to record the best financial performance in the Company’s history in fiscal year 2022. During this period, processes were reviewed, costs were cut, therefore promoting a stronger and more efficient structure to the Company.

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The most visible consequences for our business were the additional leadership recruited from the São Paulo metropolitan region and the continued business with our major cash-and-carry companies, who were able to observe that we had full operational and financial capacity to fulfill all contracted orders during fiscal year 2022.

In light of all of the above, the Company was able to record an operating profit for fiscal year 2022 (if non-recurring items and the costs we had to absorb due to our strong growth are disregarded), which reinforces our certainty that we are on the right track.

For the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

        Our revenues were US$14,630,002 and US$3,358,886 respectively.

        Our net profit (loss) was US$405,192 and US$(166,846), respectively.

Market Opportunities

        Increase market performance in Brazil with national and international well-known brands with more than 100 years.

        Creation and development of a logistics company to provide more efficient and taylor-made logistics services.

        Development of new products using the well-known brands utilized by the Company.

        Acquisition and mergers with existing companies in order to extend our presence even further and expanding the relationship with customers.

Competitive Strengths

In response to the market opportunities, we have the following competitive strengths:

        Multiple traditional brands.

        Well recognized for the quality of our licensed brands products.

        Strategic price position.

        Key commercial relationships with large supermarket chains.

        Brands with more than 100 years on the market.

        Deep logistics knowledge and fully-owned logistics company subsidiary providing operational logistics support.

        Experienced Management Team

Growth Strategy

Innovation, focus on the customer, sustainability, an agile cost-efficient structure, excellence in sales processes and customer experience, and absolute quality are the essential elements that we will increasingly strengthen from 2023 and beyond, seeking the national distribution of products previously regionalized and a standardization of the quality and prestige of the brands with which it operates.

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The company aims a different sales strategy, unlike other companies in the industry. Our main focus is on the sell-out, which is an industry specific term that refers to actions taken at the physical location where the product is sold. Such sell-out actions are intended to promote more efficient product visibility for consumers, thereby, increasing final sales. Once combined with certain key elements, sell-out actions become a powerful tool for sales, as illustrated in the following graphic:

In 2023, we intend to offer a series of new products from different brands such as beans, rice, cassava, corn, potato and pasta products from Arisco; Maizena; Knorr and Mãe Terra.

We have a responsibility to deliver convenient, innovative and reliable products that respond to the needs of consumers and respect the cultures of our country. In addition, we are a vertically operated company and must ensure good use of assets, have cohesion in our values and practices, maintain win-win relationships in the value chain and cultivate leaders capable of adequately guiding the business.

Our strategic direction is based on strengthening as a national food company and paving the way to international operations through profitable growth, through the expansion of operational efficiency with optimization in the use of natural resources, reduction in the use of packaging and product development. We expect the expansion to take place through the following pillars:

        Current business growth through geographic diversification. To this end, we intend to pay particular attention to our portfolio, product mix and distribution channels, taking advantage of the existing logistics network, with a focus on agile processes.

        Entry into new planning categories that may occur organically or inorganically, focusing on products that have synergy with the current business and strategy. Entry into new categories will be focused on expanding the Company’s portfolio, with brands and products with greater added value, increasing current margins.

To sustain iourgrowth strategy, the Company relies on a solid business model and commercial strategy based on consistent investments in marketing, trade marketing, assertive pricing models, use of technology and new methodologies to meet market trends. Innovation is also an important pillar of the strategy. SAP Business One (a business management software designed for small and medium-sized businesses and sold by the software company SAP SE) has been implemented for all sectors of the company as of the end of the first quarter of 2023, further increasing control and speed and accuracy of key information, thereby allowing the management team to make strategic data-based decisions on a daily-basis.

We rely on the involvement of all areas in the growth strategy and vision. The future foresees consolidation as a national and international food company, with diversified operations, sustainable growth and respect for origins. Our strategic planning is based on the following pillars:

        Strong performance in large consumer markets:    the Company has a wide presence in the state of São Paulo, the largest consumer market in Latin America, and has excellent long-term relationship with large retailers and supermarkets and is present in more than 2,500 points of sale.

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        Renowned brands:    traditional and recognized brands, built over decades — a characteristic widely considered by consumers in their purchases, with 4 brands and 6 product families.

        Excellent operational and financial management:    Other than third-party operation centers, the Company has its own factory and warehouse, duly equipped, with balance sheets audited since 2020 and excellence in operational control.

        Significant growth:    relevant sales growth since 2020, through gains in market share and entry into new markets, with the implementation of measures to improve operating results. All this in a segment with high growth potential (convenience foods) for the coming years.

Risks Affecting Us

Our business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that you should understand before making an investment decision. These risks are discussed more fully in the section entitled “Risk Factors,” following this prospectus summary. These include:

        Our principal asset is our indirect ownership interest in BR Brands S.A. and Boni Logística Ltda., and if these subsidiaries are restricted from distributing funds to us, pursuant to applicable law, regulation or otherwise, our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected;

        The categories in which we participate are very competitive, and if we are not able to compete effectively, our results of operations could be adversely affected;

        Price changes for the commodities we depend on for raw materials, packaging, and energy may adversely affect our profitability;

        Concerns with the safety and quality of our products could cause consumers to avoid certain products or ingredients;

        We rely heavily on certain vendors, suppliers, logistics suppliers and distributors, which could adversely affect our business;

        If our products become adulterated, misbranded, or mislabeled, we might need to recall those items and may experience product liability claims if consumers are injured;

        We may be unable to anticipate changes in consumer preferences and trends, which may result in decreased demand for our products;

        We may be unable to grow our market share or add products that are in faster growing and more profitable categories;

        Our results may be negatively impacted in the event of termination or breach of the existing Trademark License Agreements;

        Our results may be negatively impacted if consumers do not maintain their favorable perception of our licensed brands;

        Our reporting currency is the US dollar but a significant portion of our revenue and costs and expenses are denominated in Brazilian Reais, so that exchange rate movements may affect our financial performance;

        Climate change and other sustainability matters could adversely affect our business;

        Economic downturns could limit consumer demand for our products;

        We have a history of net losses and may incur losses in the future;

        We may experience higher operating costs, including increases in supplier prices and employee salaries and benefits, which could adversely affect our financial performance;

        Our company could face workplace-related lawsuits and is subject to complex social security and employment laws;

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        Litigation concerning food quality, health, employee conduct and other issues could require us to incur additional liabilities;

        We have a limited operating history with financial results that may not be indicative of future performance, and our revenue growth rate is likely to slow as our business matures;

        We are subject to economic and political risk, the business cycles and credit risk of our clients and issuing banks and volatility in the overall level of consumer, business and government spending, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations;

        Our insurance policies may not be sufficient to cover all claims;

        We are subject to regulatory activity and antitrust litigation under competition laws;

        Changes in tax laws, tax incentives, the termination of existing tax benefits or differing interpretations of tax laws may adversely affect our results of operations;

        The costs and effects of pending and potential future litigation, investigations or similar matters, or adverse facts and developments related thereto, could materially affect our business, financial position and results of operations;

        If we lose key personnel our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected;

        Our operations may be adversely affected by a failure to timely obtain or renew any licenses required to operate our hubs;

        Requirements associated with being a public company in the United States will require significant company resources and management attention;

        Our holding company structure makes us dependent on the operations of our subsidiaries;

        We may not be able to secure financing on favorable terms, or at all, to meet our future capital needs;

        The Brazilian federal government has exercised, and continues to exercise, significant influence over the Brazilian economy. This involvement, as well as Brazil’s political and economic conditions, could harm us and the price of our shares;

        Political instability and economic uncertainty in Brazil may adversely affect us;

        Exchange rate instability may have adverse effects on the Brazilian economy, and, as result, us;

        We are dependent on retail partners for a significant portion of our sales;

        We are dependent on certain third-party suppliers and contract manufacturers;

        There is no existing market for our shares, and we do not know whether one will develop to provide you with adequate liquidity. If the trading price of our shares fluctuates after this offering, you could lose a significant part of your investment;

        The market price and trading volume of our common stock may be volatile, which could result in rapid and substantial losses for our stockholders and you may lose all or part of your investment;

        Our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders may be restricted in the future by applicable laws and regulations and by the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us;

        We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively.

Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and Smaller Reporting Company

We qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, which we refer to as the JOBS Act. As a result, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other companies that are not emerging growth companies. Accordingly, we have

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included detailed compensation information for only our three most highly compensated executive officers and have not included a compensation discussion and analysis, or CD&A, of our executive compensation programs in this prospectus. In addition, for so long as we are an “emerging growth company,” we will not be required to:

        engage an auditor to report on our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes — Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes — Oxley Act;

        comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (i.e., an auditor discussion and analysis);

        submit certain executive compensation matters to stockholder advisory votes, such as “say-on-pay,” “say-on-frequency,” and “say-on-golden parachutes;” or

        disclose certain executive compensation related items such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparison of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation.

In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards.

We will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest to occur of the following:

        the last day of the first fiscal year in which our annual revenues were at least $1.235 billion;

        the date on which we have issued more than $1 billion of non-convertible debt securities over a three-year period;

        the last day of the fiscal year during which the worldwide market value of our common equity securities held by non-affiliates as of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter is at least $700 million, we have been suject to public company reporting requirements for at least 12 months and we have filed at least one annual report as a public company; and

        the last day of our fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering.

We cannot predict if investors will find our securities less attractive because we may rely on these exemptions, which could result in a less active trading market for our securities and increased volatility in the price of our securities.

Finally, we are a “smaller reporting company” (and may continue to qualify as such even after we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company) and accordingly may provide less public disclosure than larger public companies, including the inclusion of only two years of audited financial statements and only two years of management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations disclosure. As a result, the information that we provide to our stockholders may be different than you might receive from other public reporting companies in which you hold equity interests.

Our Corporate Information

We were incorporated in Delaware on October 13, 2022. Our subsidiaries include: Thamuz LLC, a Delaware limited liability company formed on June 2, 2022; Boni Logistica Ltda, a Brazilian limited companyformed on February 26, 2020; and BR Brands S.A., a Brazilian corporation (sociedade anônima) formed on December 1, 2020. Our principal executive offices are located at Rua Doutor Eduardo de Souza Aranha, 387 — Conjunto 151 Vila Nova Conceicao, Sao Paulo, SP 04543-121, Brazil. Our telephone number is +55 11 4040-5766. We maintain a website at www.brbf.com.br. The information contained on our website is not, and should not be interpreted to be, a part of this prospectus.

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THE OFFERING

Common stock offered by us

 

[•] shares

Common stock immediately outstanding before this offering

 


12,000,000 shares

Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering

 


[•] shares

Over-allotment option

 

We have granted the underwriter a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional [•] shares from us at the public offering price per share, less the underwriting discounts and commissions, to cover over-allotments, if any, on the same terms as set forth in this prospectus.

Use of proceeds

 

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund (i) the purchase of raw materials; and (ii) for general corporate purposes including, including working capital, capital expenditures and operating expenses.

Representative’s Warrants

 

Upon closing of this offering, we have agreed to issue to the representative of the underwriters (the “Representative”) warrants (“Representative’s Warrants”) to purchase that number of shares of our common stock equal to 5.0% of the number of shares sold in the offering. The Representative’s Warrants will be exercisable at any time, and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the period commencing 180 days following the comment of sales in this offering and expiring fifth anniversary thereof at an exercise price of $[•]. See “Underwriting — Representative’s Warrants”. The registration statement of which this prospectus is apart also covers the Representative’s Warrants and the shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Representative’s Warrants.

Lock-Up Agreements

 

We, our directors and officers and holders of the outstanding shares of our common stock have agreed not to offer for sale, issue, sell, contract to sell, pledge or otherwise dispose of any shares of our common stock or securities convertible into shares of our common stock for a period of 180 days after the closing date of the Offering. See “Underwriting — Lock-Up Agreements”.

Dividends

 

We do not anticipate paying any dividend sin repsec tof shares of our common stock for the foreseeable future. See “Dividend Policy”.

Listing

 

CWe intend to apply to have the shares of our common stock offered hereby listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “[•]”. There can be no assurance that such application will be approved. If our application to list shares of our common stoc on Nasdaq is not approved, we wil not proceed with the offering.

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Risk factors

 

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk because our business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, as fully described below. The principal factors and uncertainties that make investing in our common stock risky include:

   Our continuing need to raise capital

   Risks related to our plans to expand our product offerings

   Competition from companies with greater resources

   Our ability to comply with new and existing government regulations in Brazil and abroad.

See “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 10.

Transfer agent and registrar

 

[•].

The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering excludes:

        The number of shares of common stock ([•] as of the date hereof) issuable upon conversion of the [Convertible Notes];

        Shares issuable upon exercise of the Representative’s Warrant;

        Shares issuable upon exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option;

        Shares issuable upon conversion of existing stock options, restricted stock units or warrants that are issued and outstanding prior to this offering.

        [Equity Incentive Plan].

Unless otherwise stated, all information in this prospectus assumes no exercise of the underwriter’s over- allotment option to purchase additional shares.

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SUMMARY FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

The following table summarizes our consolidated statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of results expected for future periods.

 

For the Fiscal
Year Ended

December 31,
2022

 

For the Fiscal
Year Ended

December 31,
2021

Statement of operations data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

14,586

 

 

$

3,169

 

Cost of Sales

 

 

(11,938

)

 

 

(2,714

)

Gross Margin

 

 

2,648

 

 

 

455

 

Operating expenses

 

 

(1,469

)

 

 

(571

)

Profit (Loss) from operations

 

 

1,179

 

 

 

(116

)

Financial expenses, net

 

 

(770

)

 

 

(57

)

Net Profit (Loss) before tax

 

 

409

 

 

 

(173

)

Income Tax

 

$

(4

)

 

$

 

Net Profit (Loss)

 

$

405

 

 

$

(173

)

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RISK FACTORS

The following section discusses material risks and uncertainties that could adversely affect our business and financial condition. Investing in our securities involves substantial risks. You should carefully consider the following risk factors, as well as all of the other information contained in this prospectus, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the combined consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus, before deciding to invest in our common stock. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of may also become important factors that adversely affect our business. The occurrence of any of the following risks, or additional risks that we are unaware of, could adversely affect our business, strategies, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. In that case, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

Our principal asset is our indirect ownership interest in BR Brands S.A. and Boni Logistica Ltda., and if these subsidiaries are restricted from distributing funds to us, pursuant to applicable law, regulation or otherwise, our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We have no material assets other than our ownership of the equity interests in our subsidiaries in Brazil and no independent means of generating revenue. To the extent that we need funds, and our subsidiaries may be restricted from making such distributions under applicable law or regulation, or are otherwise unable to provide such funds, such restrictions or inability could materially adversely affect our liquidity, financial condition, and results of operations.

Brazilian law permits the Brazilian government to impose temporary restrictions on conversions of Brazilian currency into foreign currencies and on remittances to foreign investors of proceeds from their investments in Brazil, whenever there is a serious imbalance in Brazil’s balance of payments or there are reasons to expect a pending serious imbalance. Although no such restrictions are currently in place, Brazilian banks may also impose similar restrictions on conversions and remittances. Any imposition of restrictions on conversions and remittances could hinder or prevent our Brazilian subsidiaries from converting Brazilian currency into US dollars or other foreign currencies and remitting dividends or distributions abroad. As a result, any imposition of exchange controls restrictions could reduce the market price of the shares of our common stock.

Cash repatriation restrictions and exchange controls may also limit our ability to convert foreign currencies such as the Real into US dollars or to remit payments by our Brazilian subsidiaries or businesses located in or conducted within a country imposing restrictions or controls. While we have repatriated cash historically, should we need to do so in the future to fund our operations, we may be unable to repatriate or convert such cash, or be unable to do so without incurring substantial costs which may have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

The categories in which we participate are very competitive, and if we are not able to compete effectively, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

The food industry categories in which we participate, which correspond mainly to rice, beans, corn, pasta, potatoes and cassava which make up a significant part of Brazilian individuals’ basic food, are very competitive. Our principal competitors in these categories are manufacturers, as well as retailers with their own branded and private label products. Competitors also market and sell their products through the same distribution channels as we do, including brick-and-mortar stores and e-commerce. Some of our principal competitors have substantial financial, marketing, and other resources. In most product categories, we compete not only with other widely advertised branded products, but also with regional brands and with generic and private label products that are generally sold at lower prices. Competition in our product categories is based on product innovation, product quality, price, brand recognition and loyalty, effectiveness of marketing, promotional activity, convenient ordering and delivery to the consumer, and the ability to identify and satisfy consumer preferences. If our large competitors were to seek an advantage through pricing or promotional changes, we could choose to do the same, which could adversely affect our margins and profitability. If we choose not do the same, our revenues and market share could be adversely affected. Our market share and revenue growth could also be adversely impacted if we are not successful in introducing innovative products in response to changing consumer demands or to new product introductions by our competitors. If we are unable to build and sustain brand loyalty offering recognizably superior product quality, we may be unable to maintain premium pricing over generic and private label products.

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In addition, our future success and earnings growth depend in part on our ability to be efficient in providing our products in highly competitive markets. Gaining additional efficiencies may become more difficult over time. Our failure to reduce costs through productivity gains or by eliminating redundant costs resulting from acquisitions or divestitures could adversely affect our profitability and weaken our competitive position. Many productivity initiatives involve complex reorganization of manufacturing facilities and production lines. Such manufacturing realignment may result in the interruption of production, which may negatively impact product volume and margins. We periodically engage in restructuring and cost savings initiatives designed to increase our efficiency and reduce expenses. If we are unable to execute these initiatives as planned, we may not realize all or any of the anticipated benefits, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We may be unable to maintain our profit margins in the face of a consolidating retail environment.

There has been significant consolidation in the grocery industry, resulting in customers with increased purchasing power. In addition, large retail customers may seek to use their position to improve their profitability through improved efficiency, lower pricing, increased payment deadlines and reliance on their own brand name products, increased emphasis on generic and other economy brands, and increased promotional programs. If we are unable to use our scale, marketing expertise, product innovation, knowledge of consumers’ needs and product category leadership positions to respond to these demands, our profitability and volume growth could be negatively impacted. In addition, the loss of any large customer (e.g. supermarkets) could adversely affect our sales and profits.

We may be unable to maintain our profit margins in the face of loss of our tax benefits granted by Brazilian government.

Many of our products are included in the basic elements of food consumption in Brazil (cesta básica) and therefore are subject to a special tax treatment that enables us to benefit from certain tax relief that reduces most of our taxation burden (in particular, in relation to consumer taxes). If the Brazilian government reduces or eliminate these benefits, our sales may be negatively impacted and/or prices of our products will have to be increased, which may hinder the ability of poorer people to acquire our products.

Price changes for the commodities we depend on for raw materials, packaging, and energy may adversely affect our profitability.

The principal raw materials that we use are commodities that experience price volatility caused by external conditions such as weather, climate change, product scarcity, limited sources of supply, commodity market fluctuations, currency fluctuations, trade tariffs, pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic), wars (including international sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine), and changes in governmental agricultural and energy policies and regulations. Commodity prices have become, and may continue to be, more volatile during geopolitical distress. Commodity price changes may result in unexpected increases in raw material, packaging, energy and transportation costs. If we are unable to increase productivity or increase our prices to offset these increased costs, we may experience reduced margins and profitability. We do not fully hedge against changes in commodity prices, and the risk management procedures that we do use may not always work as intended.

Concerns with the safety and quality of our products could cause consumers to avoid certain products or ingredients.

We could be adversely affected if consumers in our principal markets lose confidence in the safety and quality of certain of our products or ingredients. Adverse publicity about these types of concerns, whether valid or not, may discourage consumers from buying our products or cause production and delivery disruptions.

Disruption of our supply chain could adversely affect our business.

Our ability to make, move, and sell products (and maintain certain working capital levels) is critical to our success. Damage or disruption to raw material supplies and products by our suppliers or our distribution capabilities due to weather, climate change, natural disaster, fire, terrorism, cyber-attack, pandemics (such as the COVID-19 pandemic), war, governmental restrictions or mandates, labor shortages, strikes, import/export restrictions, or other factors could impair our ability to manufacture or sell our products. Many of our product lines and raw materials used in our products are manufactured at diverse locations or sourced from multiple suppliers. The failure of third parties on which we rely, including those third parties who supply our ingredients, packaging, capital equipment and other necessary operating

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materials, contract manufacturers, commercial transport, distributors, contractors, and external business partners, to meet their obligations to us, or significant disruptions in their ability to do so, may negatively impact our operations. Our suppliers’ policies and practices can damage our reputation and the quality and safety of our products. Disputes with significant suppliers, including disputes regarding pricing or performance, could adversely affect our ability to supply products to our customers and could materially and adversely affect our sales, financial condition, and results of operations. Failure to take adequate steps to mitigate the likelihood or potential negative impact of such events, or to effectively manage such events if they occur, particularly when a product is sourced from a single location or supplier, could adversely affect our business and results of operations, as well as require additional resources to restore our supply chain.

Additionally, short-term or sustained increases in consumer demand at our retail customers may exceed our production capacity or otherwise strain our supply chain. Our failure to meet the demand for our products could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We rely heavily on certain vendors, suppliers, logistics suppliers and distributors, which could adversely affect our business.

Our ability to maintain consistent prices and product quality depends in part upon our ability to acquire specified food products and supplies in sufficient quantities from third-party vendors, suppliers and distributors at a reasonable cost. We do not control the businesses of our vendors, suppliers, logistic suppliers and distributors, and our efforts to specify and monitor the standards under which they perform may not be successful. Furthermore, certain food items are perishable, and we have limited control over whether these items will be delivered to us in appropriate condition for use in our business. If any of our vendors, suppliers, logistic suppliers or distributors are unable to fulfill their obligations to meet our standards, or if we are unable to find replacement providers in the event of a supply or service disruption, we could encounter supply shortages and incur higher costs to secure adequate supplies, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If our products become adulterated, misbranded, or mislabeled, we might need to recall those items and may experience product liability claims if consumers are injured.

We may need to recall some of our products if they become adulterated, misbranded, or mislabeled. A widespread product recall could result in significant losses due to the costs of a recall, the destruction of product inventory, and lost sales due to the unavailability of our product for a period of time. We could also suffer losses from a significant product liability judgment against us. A significant product recall or product liability case could also result in adverse publicity, damage to our reputation, and a loss of consumer confidence in our products, which could have an adverse effect on our business results and the value of our brands.

We may be unable to anticipate changes in consumer preferences and trends, which may result in decreased demand for our products.

Our success depends in part on our ability to anticipate the tastes, eating habits, and purchasing behaviors of consumers and to offer products that appeal to their preferences in channels where they shop. Consumer preferences and category-level consumption may change from time to time and can be affected by a number of different trends and other factors. If we fail to anticipate, identify or react to these changes and trends, such as adapting to emerging e-commerce channels, or to introduce new and improved products on a timely basis, we may experience reduced demand for our products, which would in turn cause our revenues and profitability to suffer. Similarly, demand for our products could be affected by consumer concerns regarding the health effects of ingredients in our products such as sodium, trans fats, genetically modified organisms, sugar, processed wheat, or grain-free or legume-rich pet food, or other product ingredients or attributes.

We may be unable to grow our market share or add products that are in faster growing and more profitable categories.

The food industry’s growth potential is constrained by population growth. Our success depends in part on our ability to grow our business faster than populations are growing in the markets that we serve. One way to achieve that growth is to enhance our portfolio by adding innovative new products in faster growing and more profitable categories. Our future results will also depend on our ability to increase market share in our existing product categories. If we do not succeed in developing innovative products for new and existing categories, our growth and profitability could be adversely affected.

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Our results may be negatively impacted in the event of termination or breach of our existing Trademark License Agreements

Our business model relies on marketing our portfolio of products under nationwide and widely known brands that are licensed to us by third parties under bilateral agreements with an average term duration of three years. Termination of these agreements by licensor, or breach thereof, may negatively impact our ability to continue to use such brands and have an adverse effect on our sales and therefore revenues.

Our results may be negatively impacted if consumers do not maintain their favorable perception of our licensed brands.

The value of our licensed brands is based in large part on the degree to which consumers react and respond positively to these brands. Brand value could diminish significantly due to a number of factors, including consumer perception that the brand owner or we have acted in an irresponsible manner, adverse publicity about our products, failure to maintain the quality of our products, the failure of our products to deliver consistently positive consumer experiences, concerns about food safety, or our products becoming unavailable to consumers. Consumer demand for our products may also be impacted by changes in the level of advertising or promotional support. The use of social and digital media by consumers, us, and third parties increases the speed and extent that information or misinformation and opinions can be shared. Negative posts or comments about us, our licensed brands, or our products on social or digital media could seriously damage our reputation. If we do not maintain the favorable consumer perception of our licensed brands, our business results could be negatively impacted.

Our reporting currency is the US dollar but a significant portion of our revenue and costs and expenses are denominated in Brazilian Reais, so that exchange rate movements may affect our financial performance.

We generate revenue and incur costs and expenses in our Brazilian operations in Brazilian reais. The results of our Brazilian operations are translated from reais into US dollars upon consolidation when we prepare our consolidated financial statements. When the US dollar weakens relative to the Brazilian Real, the contribution of our Brazilian operations to our overall results of operations increases as a function of translating our consolidated financial statements from the Brazilian reais to the weakened US dollar. By contrast, when the US dollar strengthens against the Real, the contribution of our Brazilian operations tends to decrease, as a function of translating our consolidated financial statements from the Brazilian reais to the stronger US dollar, on the overall result and profitability of the company. See “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Doing Business in Brazil — Exchange rate instability may have adverse effects on the Brazilian economy, and, as result, us” on page 26 for a discussion of more risks on the exchange rate fluctuation and regulations in Brazil.

The Brazilian currency has historically been subject to significant exchange rate fluctuations in relation to the US dollar and other currencies and has been devalued frequently over the past decades. These exchange rate movements have been attributable to economic conditions in Brazil, Brazilian governmental policies and actions, developments in global foreign exchange markets and other factors. The Brazilian government has in the past implemented various economic plans and used various exchange rate policies to address exchange rate fluctuation and there can be no assurances the government will not take similar actions in the future.

Our reported consolidated results of operations have periodically been affected by the strength of the US dollar relative to the Brazilian Real and further appreciation of the US dollar in future periods could adversely affect our consolidated results of operations in those periods. Disruptions in financial markets may also result in significant changes in foreign exchange rates in relatively short periods of time which further increases the risk of an adverse currency effect. We do not currently use financial derivatives or hedging agreements to manage our currency exposure. In the future, we may choose to use a combination of natural hedging techniques and financial derivatives to protect against foreign currency exchange rate risks. However, such activities may be ineffective or may not offset more than a portion of the adverse financial effect resulting from foreign currency variations.

An appreciation of the US dollar rate versus the Brazilian real may have an adverse effect on Brazilian inflation, energy and supply chain costs and therefore may impact our prices, revenues and profitability.

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Our products are subject to multiple regulatory requirements and constant scrutiny from government authorities in Brazil, and our inability to meet those requirements may generate losses in the future, which may cause the market price of our shares to decline.

Our facilities and products are subject to many laws and regulations in Brazil, including, among others, regulations related to the production, packaging, labelling, storage, distribution, quality, merchandise and market, and safety of food products and the health and safety of our employees.

Most of our food products are subject to registration with the Brazilian Agriculture Ministry. Changes in regulation by the Ministry may impact our production and operational costs or even create additional burdens that may not necessarily be transferred to prices and therefore may impact our revenues and profitability.

Our failure to comply with such laws and regulations could subject us to lawsuits, administrative penalties, and civil remedies, including fines, injunctions, and recalls of our products, as well as sealing off production facilities or create impediments to marketing our products. We advertise our products and could be the target of claims relating to alleged false or deceptive advertising under federal, state, and foreign laws and regulations. Further, our advertising activities are also subject to sanctions or restrictions imposed by the advertisement self-regulation body, the Conselho Nacional de Autorregulamentação Publicitária, or CONAR, which is a Brazilian non-governmental organization that self-regulates the advertising sector in Brazil.

Changes in laws or regulations that impose additional regulatory requirements on us could increase our cost of doing business or restrict our actions, causing our results of operations to be adversely affected.

Significant COVID-19-related changes in the political conditions in markets in which we manufacture, transport, sell or distribute our products (including quarantines, import/export restrictions, price controls, governmental or regulatory actions, closures or other restrictions that limit or close our operating and manufacturing facilities, restrict our employees’ ability to travel or perform necessary business functions or otherwise prevent our third-party partners, suppliers, or customers from sufficiently staffing operations, including operations necessary for the production, transportation, distribution, sale, and support of our products) could adversely impact our operations and results.

We are subject to various federal, state, local, and foreign environmental laws and regulations. Our failure to comply with environmental laws and regulations could subject us to lawsuits, administrative penalties, and civil remedies. We cannot guarantee that our compliance with environmental laws in general, will not exceed our established liabilities or otherwise have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Climate change and other sustainability matters could adversely affect our business.

There is growing concern that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the earth’s atmosphere may have an adverse impact on global temperatures, weather patterns, and the frequency and severity of extreme weather and natural disasters. If such climate change has a negative effect on agricultural productivity, we may experience decreased availability and higher pricing for certain commodities that are necessary for our products. Increased frequency or severity of extreme weather could also impair our production capabilities, disrupt our supply chain, impact demand for our products, and increase our insurance and other operating costs. Increasing concern over climate change or other sustainability issues also may adversely impact demand for our products due to changes in consumer preferences or negative consumer reaction to our commitments and actions to address these issues or increase energy or supply chain costs. We may also become subject to additional legal and regulatory requirements relating to climate change or other sustainability issues, including greenhouse gas emission regulations (e.g., carbon taxes), energy policies, sustainability initiatives (e.g., single-use plastic limits), and disclosure obligations. If additional legal and regulatory requirements are enacted and are more aggressive than the sustainability measures that we are currently undertaking to monitor our emissions and improve our energy efficiency and other sustainability goals, or if we chose to take actions to achieve more aggressive goals, we may experience significant increases in our costs of operations.

We are in the process of establishing goals and commitments to reduce our carbon footprint and to develop, sustain and increase our ESG programs. If we fail to achieve or establish these programs aimed toward achieving our carbon emissions reduction goals and commitments, then the resulting negative publicity could harm our reputation and adversely affect demand for our products.

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Economic downturns could limit consumer demand for our products.

The willingness of consumers to purchase our products depends in part on local economic conditions. In periods of economic uncertainty, consumers may purchase more generic, private label, and other cheaper brands and may forego certain purchases altogether. In those circumstances, we could experience a reduction in sales of higher margin products or a shift in our product mix to lower margin offerings. In addition, as a result of economic conditions or competitive actions, we may be unable to raise our prices sufficiently to protect margins. Consumers may also reduce the amount of food that they consume. Any of these events could have an adverse effect on our results of operations.

We have a history of net losses and may incur losses in the future

Our operations began in 2020 and throughout our history most of our free cash flow has been used to fund our operations and growth, capital expenditure investments, human resources and other expenses. As a result, we experienced losses in fiscal year 2021 (US$173,435.00 of losses as reported). Although we did not record a net loss in fiscal year 2022, the continuance of our growth and expansion will require further investment, retention of cash and accrual of expenses, additional financing needs and obtaining bank lines of credit, which will adversely impact or even eliminate altogether our profitability.

We may experience higher operating costs, including increases in supplier prices and employee salaries and benefits, which could adversely affect our financial performance.

Our ability to maintain consistent quality throughout our services and products depends, in part, upon our ability to acquire fresh and quality food products, including substantial quantities of beans and flour products, and related items from reliable sources in accordance with our specifications and in sufficient quantities. We do not have long-term pricing agreements with our suppliers for our product purchases and for our purchases of certain other commodities in Brazil. The prices we acquire our products are determined by day-to-day fluctuation of commodities prices. Fluctuation of supplier prices generally results in price changes for the final consumer. If our suppliers do not perform adequately or otherwise fail to distribute supplies to our company, we may be unable to replace them in a short period of time on acceptable terms. Any inability to so replace suppliers could increase our costs or cause product shortages at our business, which could result in a loss of customers and, consequently, decreased revenue during the time of the product shortage.

If we pay higher prices for food items or other supplies or increase compensation or benefits to our employees, we will sustain an increase in our operating costs. Many factors affect the prices paid for food and other items, including conditions affecting the markets, weather, energy and water supply, changes in demand and inflation. Factors that may affect compensation and benefits paid to our employees include changes in minimum wage, benefits included in collective bargaining agreements and changes in employee benefits laws (as discussed below under “Risk Factors — Risk Relating to Our Business and Industry — Our company could face workplace-related lawsuits and is subject to complex social security and employment laws”).

Our company could face workplace-related lawsuits and is subject to complex social security and employment laws

Various federal labor laws govern our relationships with our employees and affect operating costs. Our business may be adversely affected by legal or governmental proceedings brought by or on behalf of our employees. Termination of a significant number of employees may disrupt our operations and/or cause temporary increases in our labor costs as we train new employees.

In recent years, a number of companies, including our company, have been subject to lawsuits and other claims, including lawsuits alleging violations of federal law governing workplace and employment matters such as various forms of discrimination, wrongful termination, harassment and similar matters. A number of these lawsuits and claims against other companies have resulted in various penalties, including the payment of substantial damages by the defendants. In addition, lawsuits by employees or on behalf of employees are common in Brazil after termination of employment and we have been subject to two (2) of such lawsuits. The Company is currently exposed to a total amount of US$ 15,996.00 for the two (2) lawsuits representing the approximate amount claimed by the relevant plaintiffs, Any amount granted by courts can be increased by court fees, attorneys’ fees, social security charges and a gross-up of income taxation. Insurance may not be available at all or in sufficient amounts to cover all liabilities with respect to these matters. Accordingly, we may incur substantial damages and expenses resulting from claims and lawsuits, which would increase our operating costs, decrease funds available for the development of our business and result in charges

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to our income statements resulting in decreased profitability or net losses. Employee claims against us create legal and financial liability and negative publicity that could adversely affect us and divert our financial and management resources that would otherwise be used to benefit the future performance of our operations.

Brazil has specialized courts for labor matters, which have jurisdiction over any disputes involving a company and their employees. Brazilian labor courts are historically very biased in favor of the employees, and this usually works as an incentive for terminated employees to sue the company in labor courts.

Our company’s workforce is currently comprised mostly of managerial roles and salesforce personnel. Our company has limited exposure to outsourcing practices, but the ratio of primary-to-outsourced workforce may change as our company’s growth continues and is sustained. Moreover, the structure adopted by the company to engage employees primarily involved in sales may expose the company to increased labor litigation risks.

The Brazilian workforce market experiences a widespread lack of specialized labor. Our company may also face certain challenges to increase its workforce due to this situation and therefore may have difficulties in delivering its growth if it suffers from the shortage of specialized employees.

Litigation concerning food quality, health, employee conduct and other issues could require us to incur additional liabilities; we have no product liability insurance.

Companies in our industry have from time to time faced lawsuits alleging that a customer suffered illness, including actions seeking damages resulting from food-borne illness and relating to lack of notices with respect to chemicals contained in food products provided by these companies. Similarly, food tampering, employee hygiene and cleanliness failures or improper employee conduct could lead to product liability or other claims. To date, we have not been a defendant in any lawsuit asserting such a claim. We do not currently maintain insurance coverage for product liability issues. We cannot assure you that such a lawsuit will not be filed against us, and we cannot guarantee that our internal controls and training will be fully effective in preventing claims and/or how such claims, if and when brought against us, will affect our reputation.

We are also subject to various claims arising in the ordinary course of our business, including personal injury claims, contract claims and other matters. Regardless of whether any claims against us are valid or whether we are ultimately held liable, these claims may be expensive to defend and may divert management attention and other resources from our operations and may negatively affect our financial performance. A judgment significantly in excess of our insurance coverage for any claims would materially adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, adverse publicity resulting from any such claims may negatively impact our revenue.

Our future investments to sustain our growth may impact our profitability and such growth may or may not be achieved by the Company, which may cause the market price of our shares to decline.

We intend to make significant investments in our business, including with respect to our employee base, sales and marketing, including but not limited to expenses relating to increased direct marketing efforts, development of new products, services, and features; expansion of office space, data management, data centers and other infrastructure, development of international operations and general administration, including legal, finance, and other compliance expenses related to being a public company. Moreover, in order to maintain our growth ratio and increase in operations and efficiency, a higher level of working capital will have to be employed, retained and sustained by the company.

If the costs associated with acquiring and supporting new or larger customers materially rise in the future, including the fees we pay to third parties to advertise our products and services, our expenses may rise significantly. In addition, increases in our client base could cause us to incur losses, because costs associated with new clients are generally incurred up front, while revenue is recognized thereafter as customers utilize our services. If we are unable to generate adequate revenue growth and manage our expenses, or maintain our working capital needs, our results of operations and operating metrics may fluctuate and we may incur significant losses in the future, which could cause the market price of our shares to decline.

We occassionally invest in developing products or services that we believe will improve our long-term results of operations. However, these improvements often cause us to incur significant up-front costs and may not result in the long-term benefits that we expect, which may materially and adversely affect our business. Successful implementation of our growth strategy will require significant expenditures before any substantial associated revenue is generated. We cannot assure you that our increased investment in marketing activities will actually result in corresponding revenue growth.

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We have a limited operating history with financial results that may not be indicative of future performance, and our revenue growth rate is likely to slow as our business matures.

We began operations in 2020. As a result of our limited operating history, we have limited financial data that can be used to evaluate our current business, and such data may not be indicative of future performance. In particular, we have experienced periods of high revenue growth since we began selling our products and services, and we do expect to be able to maintain the same rate of revenue growth as our business matures. However, estimates of future revenue growth are subject to many risks and uncertainties and our future revenue may be materially lower than projected.

We have encountered, and expect to continue to encounter, risks and difficulties frequently experienced by growing companies, including challenges in financial forecasting accuracy, determining appropriate investments, developing new products and features, maintaining minimum cash and working capital levels, among others. Any evaluation of our business and prospects should be considered in light of our limited operating history, and the risks and uncertainties inherent in investing in early- stage companies.

We may face challenges in expanding into new geographic regions outside of Brazil.

Although currently there are no specific plans for expansion outside of Brazil, the company may decide in the future to expand its activities to other countries, in particular to Latin America and North America (but also for other regions). The expansion to new jurisdictions may impose additional challenges, costs, regulatory demands, working capital needs and investments, and therefore can affect our revenue and profitability.

Any acquisitions, partnerships or joint ventures that we make or enter into could disrupt our business and harm our financial condition.

Acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures are part of our growth strategy. We evaluate, and expect in the future to evaluate, potential strategic acquisitions of, and partnerships or joint ventures with, complementary businesses, services or technologies. We may not be successful in identifying viable acquisition, partnership and joint venture targets. In addition, we may not be able to successfully finance or integrate any businesses, services or technologies that we acquire or with which we form a partnership or joint venture, and we may lose customers as a result of any acquisition, partnership or joint venture. Furthermore, the integration of any acquisition, partnership or joint venture may divert management’s time and resources from our core business and disrupt our operations and impact the overall results of the company. Certain acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures we make may prevent us from competing for certain clients or in certain lines of business, may lead to a loss of clients and may adversely impact our minimum cash requirements and working capital needs. We may spend time and money on projects that do not increase our revenue. To the extent we pay the purchase price of any acquisition in cash, it would reduce our cash reserves, and to the extent the purchase price is paid with our shares, it could be dilutive to our shareholders. To the extent we pay the purchase price with proceeds from the incurrence of debt, it would increase our level of indebtedness and could negatively affect our liquidity and restrict our operations. Our competitors may be willing or able to pay more than us for acquisitions, which may cause us to lose certain acquisitions that we would otherwise desire to complete. We cannot ensure that any acquisition, partnership or joint venture we make will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to economic and political risk, the business cycles and credit risk of our clients and issuing banks and volatility in the overall level of consumer, business and government spending, which could negatively impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The food industry depends heavily on the overall level of consumer, business and government spending. We are exposed to general economic conditions that affect consumer confidence, consumer spending, consumer discretionary income or changes in consumer purchasing habits. A sustained deterioration in general economic conditions, including a rise in unemployment rates in Brazil, or increases in interest rates may adversely affect our financial performance by reducing the number of consumers of our products and services. A reduction in the amount of consumer spending could result in a decrease in our revenue and profits.

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Our insurance policies may not be sufficient to cover all claims.

Our insurance policies may not adequately cover all risks to which we are exposed. A significant claim not covered by our insurance, in full or in part, may result in significant expenditures by us. Moreover, we may not be able to maintain insurance policies in the future at reasonable costs or on acceptable terms, which may adversely affect our business and the trading price of our shares.

We are subject to costs and risks associated with increased or changing laws and regulations affecting our business, including those relating to the sale of consumer products.

We operate in a complex regulatory and legal environment that exposes us to compliance and litigation risks that could materially affect our results of operations. These laws may change, sometimes significantly, as a result of political, economic or social events, as legislators may be subject to political and social influence/unrest. Some of the federal, state or local laws and regulations in Brazil that affect us include: those relating to consumer products, product liability or consumer protection; those relating to the manner in which we advertise, market or sell products; labor and employment laws, including wage and hour laws; tax or social security laws or interpretations thereof; bank secrecy laws, data protection and privacy laws and regulations; and securities and exchange laws and regulations. There can be no guarantee that we will have sufficient financial resources to comply with any new regulations or successfully compete in the context of a shifting regulatory environment.

On August 14, 2018, the President of Brazil approved Law No. 13,709/2018 (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados), or the LGPD, that became effective in 2020 The LGPD is a comprehensive data protection law establishing general principles and obligations that apply across multiple economic sectors and contractual relationships. The LGPD establishes detailed rules for the collection, use, processing and storage of personal data and will affect all economic sectors, including the relationship between customers and suppliers of goods and services, employees and employers and other relationships in which personal data is collected, whether in a digital or physical environment.

All companies in Brazil are subject to laws and regulations relating to the collection, use, retention, security, and transfer of information, including the personally identifiable information of our employees and our customers and their respective customers. As with the other laws and regulations noted above, these laws and regulations may be interpreted and applied differently over time and from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and it is possible they will be interpreted and applied in ways that will materially and adversely affect our business. Any failure, real or perceived, by us to comply with our posted privacy policies or with any regulatory requirements or orders or other local, state, federal, or international privacy or consumer protection-related laws and regulations could cause sellers or their customers to reduce their use of our products and services and could materially and adversely affect our business.

The company currently handles limited amounts of customers’ personal data, and the information that we have access to is mostly public and available in general to other parties. However, the company is yet to establish policies for data treatment to fully comply with the requirements of the LGPD.

The servers of the company, in which such information is stored, may be subject to attacks and the company is implementing safeguards to ensure that no third-party information or management/company proprietary information is exposed.

We are subject to regulatory activity and antitrust litigation under competition laws.

We are subject to scrutiny from governmental agencies under competition laws in Brazil. Brazilian legislation also provides private rights of action for competitors or consumers to assert claims of anticompetitive conduct. Other companies or governmental agencies may allege that our actions violate antitrust or competition laws, or otherwise constitute unfair competition. Contractual agreements with buyers, sellers, or other companies could give rise to regulatory action or antitrust investigations or litigation. Also, our trade market practices, albeit within market standards, could give rise to regulatory action or antitrust investigations or litigation. Some regulators may perceive our business to have such significant market power such that otherwise uncontroversial business practices could be deemed anticompetitive. Any such claims and investigations, even if they are unfounded, may be expensive to defend, involve negative publicity and substantial diversion of management time and effort, and could result in significant judgments against us.

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Changes in tax laws, tax incentives, the termination of existing tax benefits or differing interpretations of tax laws may adversely affect our results of operations.

Brazilian tax and social security are highly complex and subject to various interpretation, especially considering that taxation is imposed at the Federal, State and Municipal levels, in which city the company operates.

Changes in tax laws, regulations, related interpretations and tax accounting standards in Brazil, may result in a higher overall tax rate on our earnings and revenues, assets or profits, which may significantly reduce our net profits and cash flows. For example, in 2015 the Brazilian government increased the rate of PIS/COFINS tax (which is a tax levied on revenues) from 0% to approximately 4% on financial income realized by Brazilian companies that are taxed under the non-cumulative regime. Most of our products are subject to tax exemptions and therefore to an overall tax rate of 0%. However, whenever we provide logistics services, such services (and the resulting revenues and profits) are subject to regular taxation applicable under Brazilian law.

In addition, our results of operations and financial condition may decline if certain tax incentives are cancelled by the Brazilian government and/or if the Brazilian government creates additional taxes or charges. If the taxes applicable to our business increase or any tax benefits are revoked and we cannot alter our cost/pricing structures to pass our tax increases on to customers through price increase in our products, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows could be seriously harmed. Our payment processing activities are not subject to Service Taxes (Imposto Sobre Serviços, or ISS).

As the company operates in several states in Brazil, we are subject to the State Tax on the Circulation of Merchandise (ICMS), and each state has its own legislation, regulations, benefits and reliefs, that may be applicable to us and/or to our competitors. If a competitor is entitled to a certain tax benefit that is not similarly extended to us, we may be less competitive and lose market share, as our prices or profitability may be hindered. See [“Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry — We may be unable to maintain our profit margins in the face of loss of our tax benefits granted by Brazilian government”] on page 11 for a discussion of the risks pertaining to the tax benefits that the company is entitled to.

In addition, Brazilian government authorities at the federal, state and local levels are considering changes in tax laws in order to cover budgetary shortfalls resulting from the recent economic downturn in Brazil. If these proposals are enacted they may harm our profitability by increasing our tax burden, increasing our tax compliance costs, or otherwise affecting our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Tax rules in Brazil, particularly at the local level, can change without notice. We may not always be aware of all such changes that affect our business, and we may therefore fail to pay the applicable taxes or otherwise comply with tax regulations, which may result in additional tax assessments and penalties for our company.

Distribution of dividends is currently exempted from income tax in Brazil, but there are several legislative initiatives to impose taxation on dividends. If the Brazilian Congress approves legislation to that effect, the amount of revenues received by us from our Brazilian subsidiaries will be reduced.

Furthermore, we are subject to tax laws and regulations that may be interpreted differently by tax authorities and us. The application of indirect taxes, such as sales and use tax, value-added tax, or VAT, provincial taxes, goods and services tax, business tax and gross receipt tax, to businesses like ours is a complex and evolving issue. Significant judgment is required to evaluate applicable tax obligations. In many cases, the ultimate tax determination is uncertain because it is not clear how existing statutes apply to our business. One or more states, or Municipalities, the federal government or other countries may seek to challenge the taxation or procedures applied to our transactions imposing the charge of taxes or additional reporting, record-keeping or indirect tax collection obligations on businesses like ours. New taxes could also require us to incur substantial costs to capture data and collect and remit taxes. If such obligations were imposed, the additional costs associated with tax collection, remittance and audit requirements could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.

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The costs and effects of pending and future litigation, investigations or similar matters, or adverse facts and developments related thereto, could materially affect our business, financial position and results of operations.

We are, and may be in the future, party to legal, arbitration and administrative investigations, inspections and proceedings arising in the ordinary course of our business or from extraordinary corporate, tax or regulatory events, involving our clients, suppliers, customers, as well as competition, government agencies, tax and environmental authorities, particularly with respect to civil, tax and labor claims. Litigation in Brazil may be very time-consuming and cost inefficient. Our insurance indemnities may not cover all claims that may be asserted against us, and any claims asserted against us, regardless of merit or eventual outcome, may harm our reputation. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that we will be successful in defending ourselves in pending or future litigation or similar matters under various laws. Should the ultimate judgments or settlements in any pending litigation or future litigation or investigation significantly exceed our indemnity rights, they could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and the price of our shares. Further, even if we adequately address issues raised by an inspection conducted by an agency or successfully defend our case in an administrative proceeding or court action, we may have to set aside significant financial and management resources to settle issues raised by such proceedings or to those lawsuits or claims, which could adversely affect our business.

If we lose key personnel our business, financial condition and results of operations may be adversely affected.

We are dependent upon the ability and experience of a number of key personnel who have substantial experience with our operations, the rapidly changing payment processing industry and the markets in which we offer our services. Many of our key personnel were recruited by us specifically due to their industry experience. It is possible that the loss of the services of one or a combination of our senior executives or key managers, including our chief executive officer, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our operations may be adversely affected by a failure to timely obtain or renew any licenses required to operate our hubs.

The operation of the hubs and properties we occupy or may come to occupy are subject to certain license and certification requirements under applicable law, including operation and use licenses (alvará de licença de uso e funcionamento) from the municipalities in which we operate and certificates of inspection from applicable local fire departments and health and sanitation authorities. Our operations may be adversely affected by a failure to timely obtain or renew any such licenses required to operate our hubs. In addition, we cannot assure you that we will obtain such licenses in a timely manner for the opening of new hubs.

If we are unable to renew or obtain such licenses, we may be subject to certain penalties, which include the imposition of fines and the suspension or termination of our operations at the respective hub. The imposition of such penalties, or, in extreme scenarios, the sealing off of the premises by relevant public authorities pending compliance with all the requirements demanded by the municipalities and fire departments, may adversely affect our operations and our ability to generate revenues at the relevant location.

We are subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws and regulations.

We operate in jurisdictions that have a high risk for corruption and we are subject to anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including the Brazilian Federal Law No. 12,846/2013, or the Clean Company Act, and the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or the FCPA. Both the Clean Company Act and the FCPA impose liability against companies who engage in bribery of government officials, either directly or through intermediaries. We are yet to implement a comprehensive compliance program that is designed to manage the risks of doing business in light of these new and existing legal and regulatory requirements. Violations of the anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-money laundering laws and regulations could result in criminal liability, administrative and civil lawsuits, significant fines and penalties, forfeiture of significant assets, as well as reputational harm.

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Regulators may increase enforcement of these obligations, which may require us to make adjustments to our compliance program, including the procedures we use to verify the identity of our customers and to monitor our transactions. Costs associated with fines or enforcement actions, changes in compliance requirements, or limitations on our ability to grow could harm our business, and any new requirements or changes to existing requirements could impose significant costs.

Any determination that we have violated the anti-corruption laws mentioned above could subject us to, among other things, civil and criminal penalties or material fines, profit disgorgement, injunctions on future conduct, securities litigation and a general loss of investor confidence, any one of which could adversely affect our business prospects, financial position or the market value of our shares.

Requirements associated with being a public company in the United States will require significant company resources and management attention.

Upon completion of this offering, we expect to incur costs associated with corporate governance requirements that will become applicable to us as a public company, including rules and regulations of the SEC, under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and the Exchange Act, as well as the rules of the Nasdaq. These rules and regulations are expected to significantly increase our accounting, legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming. We also expect these rules and regulations to make it more expensive for us to obtain and maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance. As a result, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified people to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. Accordingly, increases in costs incurred as a result of becoming a publicly traded company may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If we fail to establish and maintain effective internal controls, our ability to produce accurate financial statements and other disclosures on a timely basis could be impaired.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we will file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers.

We are also continuing to expand our internal controls over financial reporting. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs, external audits and significant management oversight. If any of these new or improved controls and systems do not perform as expected, we may experience material weaknesses in our controls. Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business. Further, weaknesses in our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement could harm our results of operations or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we will eventually be required to include in our periodic reports that will be filed with the SEC.

We are dependent on retail partners for a significant portion of our sales.

We derive significant revenue from our network of international retail partners, consisting of large retail traders, supermarkets and other retailers, among others. A decision by any of our major retail partners, whether motivated by marketing strategy, competitive conditions, financial difficulties or otherwise, to decrease significantly the amount of merchandise purchased from us, or to change their manner of doing business with us, could substantially reduce our revenue and have a material adverse effect on our profitability. In addition, store closings by our retail partners shrink the number of doors carrying our products, while the remaining stores may purchase a smaller amount of our products and/or may reduce the retail floor space designated for our products. If any disputes with our retail partners arose, if

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we were to lose any of our key retail partners or if any of our key retail partners consolidate and/or gain greater market power, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected. In addition, we may be similarly adversely impacted if any of our key retail partners experience any operational difficulties or generate less traffic.

Certain of our retail partners may from time to time experience financial difficulties, including bankruptcy or insolvency. If our retail partners suffer significant financial difficulty, they may reduce their orders from us or stop purchasing from us and/or be unable to pay the amounts due to us timely or at all, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to collect on receivables and our results of operations. It is possible that retail partners may contest their contractual obligations to us under bankruptcy laws or otherwise. Further, we may have to negotiate significant discounts and/or extended financing terms with these retail partners in such a situation. If we are unable to collect upon our accounts receivable as they come due in an efficient and timely manner, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected. In addition, product sales are dependent in part on high-quality merchandising and an appealing retail environment to attract consumers, which requires continuing investments by retailers. Retailers that experience financial difficulties may fail to make such investments or delay them, resulting in lower sales and orders for our products. Consolidations among our retail partners would concentrate our credit risk with a relatively small number of retailers, and, if any of these retailers were to experience a shortage of liquidity or consumer behavior shifts away from traditional retail, it would increase the risk that their outstanding payables to us may not be paid. In addition, increasing market share concentration among one or a few retailers in a particular region increases the risk that if any one of them substantially reduces their purchases of our products, we may be unable to find a sufficient number of other retail outlets for our products to sustain the same level of sales and revenue.

We are dependent on certain third-party suppliers and contract manufacturers.

We purchase ingredients, packaging and other materials from third-party suppliers and, in certain cases, we engage contract manufacturers to produce and/or package our products. We purchase raw materials from manufacturers and distributors globally. As is customary in our industry, we generally do not have long-term contracts or even written agreements with our suppliers. Instead, we often enter into short term contracts (and/or one-time deals) for raw materials at fixed prices to provide us with time to address price increases and mitigate impact on our margins and in other cases we may buy at spot prices. These one-time deals for purchases, are purchases occuring through a broker or through our purchase team acquiring the product directly from a farmer. These one-time deal purchases are documented by purchase orders generated within our systems and by invoices issued by the vendor. We may not be able to negotiate such contracts or deals on acceptable terms, if at all. For our business to be successful, our suppliers and contract manufacturers must provide us with quality products in substantial quantities, in compliance with regulatory requirements, at acceptable costs and on a timely basis. Our ability to obtain a sufficient selection or volume of merchandise on a timely basis at competitive prices could suffer as a result of any deterioration or change in our supplier or contract manufacturer relationships, quality, manufacturing or other regulatory issues, or events that adversely affect our suppliers or contract manufacturers.

There can be no assurance we will be able to detect, prevent or fix all defects that may affect raw materials from our suppliers or products or components of products manufactured by our contract manufacturers. Failure to detect, prevent or fix defects, or the occurrence of real or perceived quality or safety problems or material defects in such raw materials, components of products or finished products could result in a variety of consequences, including a greater number of product returns than expected from consumers and our retail partners, litigation, class-actions, complaints, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, product recalls and withdrawals and credit, warranty or other claims, among others, which could expose us to liability and harm our results of operations and financial condition. Such problems could negatively impact consumer confidence in our products and hurt our brand image, which is critical to maintaining and expanding our business.

Material increases in the price of, or availability constraints on or interruptions in the supply of, raw materials and/or disruption in the operations of our suppliers or contract manufacturers for any reason, such as changes in economic and political conditions, tariffs, trade disputes, regulatory requirements, import restrictions, loss of certifications, power interruptions, transportation delays, shipment issues, quality, manufacturing or other regulatory issues, natural or man-made disasters, inclement weather conditions, war, acts of terrorism, outbreak of viruses, widespread illness, infectious diseases, contagions and the occurrence of unforeseen epidemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic and its potential impact on our financial results) and other unforeseen or catastrophic events, could have a material adverse

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effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Also, currency fluctuations, including the decline in the value of the Brazilian Real, could result in higher costs for raw materials purchased abroad. Our suppliers or contract manufacturers may be forced to reduce or cease their production, undertake corrective and preventive actions, shut down their operations or file for bankruptcy due to financial instability, difficulties or problems associated with their business. Our suppliers may consolidate, increasing their market power. Our business is dependent upon the ability of our suppliers and contract manufacturers to locate, train, employ and retain adequate personnel. Our suppliers and contract manufacturers may increase their pricing if their raw materials become more expensive, and may pass the increase in sourcing costs to us through price increases, thereby impacting our margins. Material changes in the pricing practices of our suppliers and contract manufacturers could negatively impact our profitability. Additionally, our business could be adversely affected if any of these third parties fail to comply with governmental regulations applicable to the safety, quality or manufacturing of our products and/or government authorities impose certain restrictions or additional requirements onto their business. If we experience significant increases in demand for our products, we and our suppliers and contract manufacturers may not be able to obtain in a timely manner the raw materials, equipment or packaging materials required to manufacture our products and allocate sufficient capacity to us in order to meet our requirements, fill our orders in a timely manner or meet our safety and quality standards.

If any of our suppliers or contract manufacturers fail to make timely shipments, do not meet our safety and quality standards or otherwise fail to deliver us product in accordance with our plans, there could be a material adverse effect on our results of operations. If our significant suppliers or contract manufacturers were to fail to meet our supply, safety or quality requirements, sever their relationship with us or significantly alter the terms of our relationship, including due to changes in applicable trade policies, we may not be able to obtain replacement materials or products in a timely manner or on favorable terms or at all. Even if we are able to expand existing or find new manufacturing or sources of materials, we may encounter delays in production and added costs as a result of the time it takes to train suppliers in our methods, products, quality control standards and labor, health and safety standards. The occurrence of one or more of these events could impact our ability to get products to our consumers and retail partners, result in disruptions to our operations, increase our costs and decrease our profitability.

In addition, regulatory requirements could pose barriers to the manufacture of our products. In general terms, our products are required to be manufactured in compliance with the regulations of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, the local municipalities and fire departments, Federal, state or local environmental authorities and the Brazilian Consumer Law (Brazilian Federal Law no. 8,078), among others. As a result, the facilities used by us or any of our current or future third-party manufacturers must be compliant with such regulations. If our third-party manufacturers cannot successfully manufacture material, components, and products that conform to our specifications and the strict regulatory requirements of the above mentioned authorities and/or any applicable foreign regulatory authority, our products may be deemed noncompliant, and we could face recalls or enforcement actions. If we need to find alternative manufacturing facilities, we could be subject to disruptions in supply, which could negatively impact our sales.

Our holding company structure makes us dependent on the operations of our subsidiaries.

Our material assets are our direct and indirect equity interests in our subsidiaries. We are, therefore, dependent upon payments, dividends and distributions from our subsidiaries for funds to pay our holding company’s operating and other expenses and to pay future cash dividends or distributions, if any, to holders of our shares, and we may have tax costs in connection with any dividend or distribution. Furthermore, exchange rate fluctuation will affect the U.S. dollar value of any distributions our subsidiaries make with respect to our equity interests in those subsidiaries.

Dividend distribution out of Brazilian companies is currently exempted from income tax in Brazil, and new legislation may come to terminate such exemption.

[US tax legislation may impose certain restrictions or additional burdens from taxable gains and income accrued by foreign subsidiaries of US companies.]

We may not be able to secure financing on favorable terms, or at all, to meet our future capital needs.

We have funded our operations since inception primarily through equity financing, bank credit facilities, and financing arrangements. We do not know when or if our operations will generate sufficient cash to fund our ongoing operations. In the future, we may require additional capital to respond to business opportunities, refinancing needs, challenges, acquisitions, or unforeseen circumstances or contingent or materialized liabilities and may decide to engage in equity or debt financings or enter into credit facilities for other reasons, and we may not be able to secure any such additional

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debt or equity financing or refinancing on favorable terms, in a timely manner, or at all. Any debt financing obtained by us in the future could also include restrictive covenants relating to our capital-raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. Our future credit facilities will likely contain restrictive covenants, including customary limitations on the incurrence of certain indebtedness and liens. Our ability to comply with these covenants, if any, may be affected by events beyond our control, and breaches of these covenants could result in a default under our credit facilities and any future financing agreements into which we may enter. If not waived, defaults could cause our outstanding indebtedness under our credit facilities and any future financing agreements that we may enter into under these terms to become immediately due and payable. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to grow or support our business and to respond to business challenges could be significantly limited.

As a general rule, in our operations we have to pay our suppliers within 15 days after delivery of our products and we receive payment from our clients within 60 days after we sell our products. As a result, we have significant working capital needs that we may or may not sustain throughout any given fiscal year. Moreover, these needs may be increased in case suppliers reduce their payment deadlines or if customers increase theirs.

Implementing our growth strategy, including new investment products and business initiatives, may be unsuccessful.

We may be subject to a number of risks and uncertainties associated with our growth strategy, including the risk that new business initiatives will not contribute towards achieving our objectives or that we will not execute such new initiatives successfully. New initiatives may also be difficult to launch, for instance where we do not have a proven track record within the area of the new initiative, or may not reach the set goals and expectations following launch. New brands may not be well perceived by consumers. Given our diverse offering of products and services, these initiatives could increase our costs and expose us to new market risks and legal and regulatory requirements and could expose us to greater reputation and litigation risk. Implementing our growth strategy may also entail significant difficulties and costs, including the logistical and overhead costs of opening and expanding offices, the cost of recruiting, training and retaining a higher number of investment advisory professionals and higher costs arising from exposure to additional jurisdictions (including the laws, rules and regulations thereof) and activities. New initiatives and expanding our business, including to open new offices or develop new product offerings, could also divert significant time and attention of our senior management in the development of such new initiatives to the detriment of our existing business. Furthermore, we may be directly exposed to new business risks or be subjected to enhanced exposure to existing risks if business initiatives are financed with our own capital.

Misconduct of our employees, suppliers, consultants or subcontractors could harm us by impairing our ability to attract and retain clients and subjecting us to significant legal liability and reputational harm.

Our employees, suppliers, consultants and subcontractors could engage in misconduct that adversely affects our business and reputation. We are subject to a number of obligations and standards arising from our asset management business and our authority over the assets managed by our asset management business. The violation of these obligations and standards by any of our employees, suppliers, consultants and subcontractors would adversely affect our clients and us. If our employees, consultants and subcontractors were to improperly use or disclose confidential information, we could suffer serious harm to our reputation, financial position and current and future business relationships. Detecting or deterring employee misconduct is not always possible, and the extensive precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not be effective in all cases. If one of our employees, consultants and subcontractors were to engage in misconduct or were to be accused of such misconduct, our business and our reputation could be adversely affected.

Risks Related to Doing Business in Brazil

The Brazilian federal government has exercised, and continues to exercise, significant influence over the Brazilian economy. This involvement, as well as Brazil’s political and economic conditions, could harm us and the price of our shares.

The Brazilian federal government frequently exercises significant influence over the Brazilian economy and occasionally makes significant changes in policy and regulations. The Brazilian government’s actions to control inflation, foster GDP growth and other policies and regulations have often involved, among other measures, increases or decreases in interest rates, changes in fiscal policies, wage and price controls, foreign exchange rate controls, blocking access to bank

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accounts, currency devaluations, capital controls and import restrictions. We have no control over and cannot predict what measures or policies the Brazilian government may take in the future. We and the market price of our securities may be harmed by changes in Brazilian government policies, as well as general economic factors, including, without limitation:

        growth or downturn of the Brazilian economy;

        interest rates and monetary policies;

        exchange rates and currency fluctuations;

        inflation;

        liquidity in Brazilian financial and capital market;

        import and export controls;

        exchange controls and restrictions on remittances abroad;

        modifications to laws and regulations according to political, social and economic interests;

        fiscal policy and changes in tax laws;

        economic, political and social instability;

        labor and social security regulations;

        energy and water shortages and rationing; and

        other political, diplomatic, social and economic developments in or affecting Brazil.

Uncertainty over whether the Brazilian federal government will implement changes in policy or regulation affecting these or other factors in the future may affect economic performance and contribute to economic uncertainty in Brazil, which may have an adverse effect on us and our shares.

Political instability and economic uncertainty in Brazil may adversely affect us.

Brazil’s political environment has historically affected, and continues to affect, the performance of the country’s economy and, consequently, the confidence of investors and the general public. As a result, historically, a political crisis may cause an economic deceleration and heightened volatility in the securities issued by companies with operations in Brazil.

The Brazilian economy, political environment and the confidence of investors and the general public in Brazil have been recently affected adversely by the ongoing investigations into allegations of money laundering and corruption being conducted by the Office of the Brazilian Federal Prosecutor and the Federal Police.

The outcome of these investigations remains uncertain, but they have had an adverse impact on the confidence and reputation of the companies involved, and on the general market perception of the Brazilian economy and political environment. We are not able to predict whether the ongoing investigations will result in further political and economic instability, or if new allegations against government officials and/or executives of private companies will arise in the future, adversely affecting us.

In January 2023, a new left-wing government, led by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was inaugurated. Although the outline of his administration’s fiscal, monetary and economic policies are yet to be determined, as no concrete macroeconomic measures have been taken so far, there is an expectation that the new government will be leaning on left-wing political platforms than the previous administration.

Market and political researchers also share a widespread view that the government will increase its interference in the economy and may increase public spending to finance social protection programs. The Ministry of Economy is forecast to propose new budgetary rules to be submitted to Congress in order to reduce the current levels of government debt. It is unclear whether Mr. Lula da Silva’s administration will be able to form a coalition and/or a legislative majority to be able to approve such initiatives.

In addition, any difficulties of the Brazilian government to obtain a majority vote in the national congress to implement reforms, may result in congressional gridlock and political unrest, which could adversely affect us.

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Inflation and certain measures by the Brazilian government to curb inflation may adversely affect us.

Brazil has historically faced high rates of inflation. Such inflation added to certain measures taken by the Brazilian government in an attempt to curb inflation have, historically, adversely affected the Brazilian economy.

In accordance to the National Consumer Price Index (Índice Nacional de Preços ao Consumidor Amplo — IPCA), which is published by the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics), Brazilian inflation rates were 5,79%, 10.06%, 4.52% and 4.31% in 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

In a attempt to curb the inflation, Brazil’s government has historically taken certain intervening measures and policies, which include the maintenance of a restrictive monetary policy with high interest rates that restricted credit availability and reduced economic growth, causing volatility in interest rates, and may introduce policies that could harm our business and the price of our shares.

If Brazil experiences high inflation in the future, we may not be able to adjust the prices we charge our customers in order to offset the effects of inflation on our cost structure, which could increase our costs and reduce our net and operating margins.

Exchange rate instability may have adverse effects on the Brazilian economy, and, as result, us.

The Brazilian currency (real) has been historically volatile and has suffered significant depreciation over the past three decades in relation to U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies. Since 1999, Brazil government adopted, with support of the Central Bank, measures that allowed the real/U.S dollar exchange rate to float freely.

During this period, the Brazilian government has implemented a number of economic plans and exchange rate policies, including sudden devaluations, periodic mini-devaluations (during which the frequency of adjustments has ranged from daily to monthly), exchange controls, dual exchange rate markets and a floating exchange rate system. We cannot assure you these measures will not be taken by the Brazilian government in the future or that we will not be adversely affected by a depreciation or appreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar and other currencies.

The variation of the real against U.S dollar during the past three years corresponds:

(i)     In 2020, the real depreciated by 22,4% against the U.S. dollar and, on December 31, 2020, the Brazilian real/U.S. dollar exchange rate corresponded to R$ 5,19 per US$1.00.

(ii)    In 2021, the Brazilian real depreciated by 6,8% against the U.S. dollar and on December 31, 2021, the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate corresponded to R$ 5,57 per US$1.00.

(iii)   In 2022, the real appreciated by 6,9% against the U.S. dollar and on December 31, 2022, the real/U.S. dollar exchange rate was R$ 5,21 per US$1.00.

We cannot assure you that the real will not significantly appreciate or depreciate in relation to the U.S. dollar.

Depreciation of the real may create additional inflationary pressures in Brazil and cause increases in interest rates, which may negatively affect the overall Brazilian economy and, consequently, us, due to decreased consumption and increased costs. We have no control over and cannot predict the Brazilian foreign exchange policy. We may be adversely affected by changes in foreign exchange policies.

In addition, any depreciation of the real against the U.S. dollar would adversely affect the U.S. dollar value of our revenues and any distributions and dividends we make with respect to our shares, which will be made by our subsidiaries in reais.

On the other hand, an appreciation of the real relative to the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies may deteriorate the Brazilian foreign exchange current accounts. [We and certain of our suppliers purchase goods and services from countries outside of Brazil, and thus changes in the value of the U.S. dollar compared to other currencies may affect the costs of goods and services that we purchase.]

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Depending on the circumstances, either devaluation or appreciation of the real relative to the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies could restrict the growth of the Brazilian economy, as well as our business, results of operations and profitability.

Risks related to the global economy may affect the perception of risks in other countries, particularly in the United States, Europe and emerging markets, adversely affecting the Brazilian economy and the market price of Brazilian securities, including ours.

The market value of securities of Brazilian issuers is affected to varying degrees by geopolitical, economic and market conditions in other countries, including the United States, China, European countries and other Latin American and emerging market countries. Although economic conditions in the United States and European countries may differ significantly from economic conditions in Brazil, investors’ reactions to developments in these countries may adversely affect the market value of securities of Brazilian issuers, including our shares. Trading prices on the Brazilian stock exchange, for example, have been historically affected by fluctuation in interest rates in the United States and variation in the main U.S. stock indexes. Moreover, crises or significant developments in other countries and capital markets may diminish investors’ interest in securities of Brazilian issuers, including our shares, and their trading price, limiting or preventing our access to capital markets and to funds to finance our future operations at acceptable terms.

Additionally, the financial crisis and political instability in the United States, including the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the war involving Russia and Ukraine, the trade war between the United States and China, crisis in Europe and other countries, as well as the consequences of Brexit affected the global economy, producing a number of effects that directly or indirectly affected the Brazilian capital markets and economy, including fluctuations in the price of securities of listed companies, reduced availability of credit, deterioration of the global economy, fluctuation in exchange rates and inflation, among others, which may adversely affect us.

Any further downgrading of Brazil’s credit rating could reduce the trading price of our shares.

We may be harmed by investors’ perceptions of risks related to Brazil’s sovereign debt credit rating. Rating agencies regularly evaluate Brazil and its sovereign ratings, which are based on a number of factors including macroeconomic trends, fiscal and budgetary conditions, indebtedness metrics and the perspective of changes in any of these factors.

The rating agencies began to review Brazil’s sovereign credit rating in September 2015. Subsequently, the three major rating agencies downgraded Brazil’s investment-grade status:

        Standard & Poor’s initially downgraded Brazil’s credit rating from BBB-negative to BB-positive and subsequently downgraded it again from BB-positive to BB, maintaining its negative outlook, citing a worse credit situation since the first downgrade. On January 11, 2018, Standard & Poor’s further downgraded Brazil’s credit rating from BB to BB-negative.

        In December 2015, Moody’s placed Brazil’s Baa3’s issue and bond ratings under review for downgrade and subsequently downgraded the issue and bond ratings to below investment grade, at Ba2 with a negative outlook, citing the prospect of a further deterioration in Brazil’s debt indicators, taking into account the low growth environment and the challenging political scenario.

        Fitch downgraded Brazil’s sovereign credit rating to BB-positive with a negative outlook, citing the rapid expansion of the country’s budget deficit and the worse-than-expected recession. In February 2018, Fitch downgraded Brazil’s sovereign credit rating again to BB-negative, citing, among other reasons, fiscal deficits, the increasing burden of public debt and an inability to implement reforms that would structurally improve Brazil’s public finances.

Brazil’s sovereign credit rating is currently rated below investment grade by the three main credit rating agencies. Consequently, the prices of securities issued by companies with significant Brazilian operations have been negatively affected. A prolongation or worsening of the recent Brazilian recession and continued political uncertainty, among other factors, could lead to further ratings downgrades. Any further downgrade of Brazil’s sovereign credit ratings could heighten investors’ perception of risk and, as a result, cause the trading price of our shares to decline.

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Risks Related to Our Indebtedness

If we are unable to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness, we may be forced to take other actions to fund the satisfaction of our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.

If our cash flow is insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we could face substantial liquidity problems and could be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures or to dispose of material assets or operations, raise additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. However, we may not be able to implement any such alternative measures on commercially reasonable terms or at all and, even if successful, those alternative actions may not allow us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. Even if new financing were available, it may be on terms that are less attractive to us than our then existing indebtedness or it may not be on terms that are acceptable to us.

If we cannot generate sufficient cash flow to permit us to make scheduled payments on our debt, then we will be in default and holders of that debt could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable. If our existing indebtedness were to be accelerated, there can be no assurance that we would have, or be able to obtain, sufficient funds to repay such indebtedness in full.

Risks Related to the Offering, Our Securities and the Securities Markets

There is no existing market for our shares, and we do not know whether one will develop to provide you with adequate liquidity. If the trading price of our shares fluctuates after this offering, you could lose all or a significant part of your investment.

Prior to this offering, there has not been a public market for our shares. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling any of our shares that you buy. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in our company will lead to the development of an active trading market on the Nasdaq, or otherwise or how liquid that market might become or if it will be maintained active or sustained in the long term. The initial public offering price for our shares will be determined by negotiations between us and the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the open market following this offering. Consequently, you may not be able to sell our shares at prices equal to or greater than the price paid by you in this offering or at all. In addition to the risks described above, the market price of our shares may be influenced by many factors, some of which are beyond our control, including:

        announcements by us or our competitors of significant contracts or acquisitions;

        technological innovations by us or competitors;

        the failure of financial analysts to cover our shares after this offering or changes in financial estimates by analysts;

        actual or anticipated variations in our results of operations;

        changes in financial estimates by financial analysts, or any failure by us to meet or exceed any of these estimates, or changes in the recommendations of any financial analysts that elect to follow our shares or the shares of our competitors;

        recruitment or departure of key personnel;

        adoption or modification of laws, regulations, policies, procedures or programs applicable to our business or announcements relating to these matters;

        any increased indebtedness we may incur in the future;

        actions by shareholders;

        the expiration of lock-up agreements entered into by our existing stockholders in connection with this offering;

        termination or breach of trademark license agreements currently in force;

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        economic conditions;

        geopolitical incidents;

        future sales of our shares; and

        investor perceptions of us and the industries in which we operate.

In addition, the stock market in general has experienced substantial price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies affected. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our shares, regardless of our operating performance. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of certain companies’ securities, securities class action litigation has been instituted against these companies. This litigation, if instituted against us, could adversely affect our financial condition or results of operations. If a market does not develop or is not maintained, the liquidity and price of our shares could be seriously harmed.

Sales of substantial amounts of our shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our shares to decline.

Sales of substantial amounts of our shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our shares to decline. This could also impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our equity securities.

Under our Certificate of Incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 30,000,000 shares. We and our existing shareholders have agreed with the underwriters, subject to certain exceptions, not to offer, sell, or dispose of any shares of our share capital or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of our share capital during a minimum of a 180-day period following the date of this offer without their prior written approval. We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our shares or the effect, if any, that future sales and issuances of shares would have on the market price of our shares.

Following the completion of this offering, we will have outstanding [•] shares, if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares.

Our founder shareholders will, in the aggregate, own at least [•] % of our issued shares and nonetheless will control all matters requiring shareholder approval. Our founder shareholders also have the right to nominate a majority of our board and consent rights over certain corporate transactions. This concentration of ownership limits your ability to influence corporate matters.

Immediately following this offering of shares, our founder shareholders will own at least [•]% of our issued shares. The shareholders, to the extent they act together, will control a majority of our voting power and will have the ability to control matters affecting, or submitted to a vote of. As a result, these shareholders may be able to elect the members of our board of directors and of our subsidiaries in Brazil and set our management policies and exercise overall control over us. In addition, our founder shareholders will enter into a shareholders’ agreement pursuant to which they will have the right to nominate directors to our board and committees, rights to information, and rights to approve certain of our corporate actions. The rights granted pursuant to our shareholders agreement mean that our founder shareholders will be able to appoint a majority of our board despite owning a non-proportionate number of shares. Moreover, the shareholders’ agreement will likely contain restrictions on the distribution of dividends by the company and its subsidiaries. [In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation [require consent of our founder shareholders before our shareholders are able to take certain actions, including to amend such document].]

The shareholders will control the outcome of all decisions at our shareholders’ meetings and will be able to elect a majority of the members of our board of directors. He will also be able to direct our actions in areas such as business strategy, financing, distributions, acquisitions and dispositions of assets or businesses.

The interests of these shareholders may conflict with, or differ from, the interests of other holders of our shares. For example, our current controlling shareholders may cause us to make acquisitions that increase the amount of our indebtedness or outstanding shares, sell revenue-generating assets, decrease our level of working capital or inhibit change of control transactions that benefit other shareholders. They may also pursue acquisition opportunities for themselves that may be complementary to our business, and as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us. Such potential liability could cause the interests of our controlling shareholders to differ from other

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holders of our shares. So long as these shareholders continue to own a substantial number of our shares, they will significantly influence all our corporate decisions and together with other shareholders, they may be able to effect or inhibit changes in the control of our company.

Given the capital needs to finance and sustain the growth of the company, the founding shareholders and management may have to propose a retention of cash and not recommend the distribution of dividends to shareholders so the company will have sufficient funds to meet its financial, working capital and investment needs.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research, or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research, about our business, the price of our shares and our trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our shares will depend in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on our company. If no or too few securities or industry analysts commence coverage of our company, the trading price for our shares would likely be negatively affected. In the event securities or industry analysts initiate coverage, if one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our shares or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of our shares would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company or fail to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our shares could decrease, which might cause the price of our shares and trading volume to decline.

The market price and trading volume of our common stock may be volatile, which could result in rapid and substantial losses for our stockholders and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Even if an active trading market develops, the market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations. In addition, the trading volume in our common stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. If the market price of our common stock declines significantly, you may be unable to resell your shares at or above your purchase price, if at all. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate or decline significantly in the future and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Certain broad market and industry factors may materially decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. The stock market in general has from time to time experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations, including recently. In addition, in the past, following periods of volatility in the overall market and decreases in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against these companies. This litigation, if instituted against us, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our management’s attention and resources.

Our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders is restricted by applicable laws and regulations and by the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us.

Our revenues depend on the dividend stream coming out of our Brazilian subsidiaries.

In order to increase our cash position and strengthen our working capital levels and reduce third-party capital needs, we currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, for the foreseeable future, to fund the operation of our business and future growth. We and our subsidiaries do not intend to pay any dividends to holders of our shares for a period that may exceed 5 years from this offer. As a result, capital appreciation in the price of our shares, if any, will be your only source of gain on an investment in our shares.

In addition to what is described above, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to pay dividends to holders of our shares following this offering. Holders of our shares are only entitled to receive cash dividends to the extent our board of directors out of funds legally available for such payments. The declaration, payment and amount of any future dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon, among other things, the results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, operating and capital requirements, and other factors as our board of directors considers relevant. In addition, our holding company structure makes us dependent on the operations and payment of dividends of our subsidiaries. There is no assurance that future dividends will be paid, and if dividends are paid, there is no assurance with respect to the amount of any such dividend.

Brazilian corporate legislation imposes certain restrictions on dividend distribution, such as a mandatory offset of losses and payment of corporate income taxes prior to any such distribution.

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New investors in our shares will experience immediate and substantial book value dilution after this offering.

The initial public offering price of our shares will be substantially higher than the pro forma net tangible book value per share of the outstanding shares immediately after this offering. Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $ [•] per share (the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover of this offer) and our net tangible book value as of [•], 2023, if you purchase our shares in this offering you will pay more for your shares than the amounts paid by our existing shareholders for their shares and you will suffer immediate dilution of approximately $ [•] per share in pro forma net tangible book value. As a result of this dilution, investors purchasing our shares in this offering may receive significantly less than the full purchase price that they paid for the shares purchased in this offering in the event of a liquidation.

We may need to raise additional capital in the future by issuing securities or may enter into corporate transactions with an effect similar to a merger, which may dilute your interest in our share capital and affect the trading price of our shares.

We may need to raise additional funds to grow our business and implement our growth strategy through public or private issuances of shares or securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our shares, which may dilute your interest in our share capital or result in a decrease in the market price of our shares. In addition, we may also enter into mergers or other similar transactions in the future, which may dilute your interest in our share capital or result in a decrease in the market price of our shares. Any fundraising through the issuance of shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares, or the participation in corporate transactions with an effect similar to a merger, may dilute your interest in our capital stock or result in a decrease in the market price of our shares.

We have broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds from this offering and may not use them effectively.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could spend the proceeds in ways that do not improve our results of operations or enhance the value of our shares. The failure by our management to apply these funds effectively could result in financial losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The future issuance of additional common stock in connection with our incentive plans, acquisitions or otherwise will dilute all other stockholdings.

After this offering, we will have an aggregate of [•] shares of common stock authorized but unissued and not reserved for issuance under our incentive plans (including [•] shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options we expect to grant to employees upon the closing of this offering at an exercise price per share equal to the initial public offering price). We may issue all of these shares of common stock without any action or approval by our stockholders, subject to certain exceptions. Any common stock issued in connection with our incentive plans, the exercise of outstanding stock options or otherwise would dilute the percentage ownership held by the investors who purchase common stock in this offering.

Our costs could increase significantly as a result of operating as a public company, and our management will be required to devote substantial time to complying with public company regulations.

Judgments of Brazilian courts to enforce our obligations with respect to our shares may be payable only in reals.

All of our operational assets and our operational subsidiaries are located in Brazil. If proceedings are brought in the courts of Brazil seeking to enforce our obligations in respect of our shares, our subsidiaries may not be required to discharge our obligations in a currency other than the real. Under Brazilian exchange control laws, an obligation in Brazil to pay amounts denominated in a currency other than the real may only be satisfied in Brazilian currency at the exchange rate, as determined by the Central Bank, in effect on the date the judgment is obtained, and such amounts are then typically adjusted to reflect exchange rate variations and monetary restatements through the effective payment date. The then-prevailing exchange rate may not afford non-Brazilian investors with full compensation for any claim arising out of or related to our obligations under the shares.

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Our shares may not be a suitable investment for all investors, as investment in our shares presents risks and the possibility of financial losses.

The investment in our shares is subject to risks. Investors who wish to invest in our shares are thus subject to asset losses, including loss of the entire value of their investment, as well as other risks, including those related to our shares, us, the sector in which we operate, our shareholders and the general macroeconomic environment in Brazil, among other risks.

Each potential investor in our shares must therefore determine the suitability of that investment in light of its own circumstances.

In particular, each potential investor should:

        have sufficient knowledge and experience to make a meaningful evaluation of our shares, the merits and risks of investing in our shares and the information contained in this offer;

        have access to, and knowledge of, appropriate analytical tools to evaluate, in the context of its particular financial situation, an investment in shares and the impact our shares will have on its overall investment portfolio;

        have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear all of the risks of an investment in our shares;

        understand thoroughly the terms of our shares and be familiar with the behavior of any relevant indexes and financial markets;

        be able to evaluate (either alone or with the help of a financial advisor) possible scenarios for economic, interest rate and other factors that may affect its investment and its ability to bear the applicable risks; and

        be willing to be exposed to investment in emerging markets and the food industry.

Our stock price may change significantly following this offering, and you may not be able to resell shares of our common stock at or above the price you paid or at all, and you could lose all or part of your investment as a result.

Even if a trading market develops, the market price of our common stock may be highly volatile and could be subject to wide fluctuations. You may not be able to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price due to a number of factors such as those listed in “— Risks Related to Our Business” and the following:

        results of operations that vary from the expectations of securities analysts and investors;

        results of operations that vary from those of our competitors;

        changes in expectations as to our future financial performance, including financial estimates and investment recommendations by securities analysts and investors;

        changes in economic conditions for companies in our industry;

        changes in market valuations of, or earnings and other announcements by, companies in our industry;

        declines in the market prices of stocks generally, particularly those of dry foods companies;

        additions or departures of key management personnel;

        strategic actions by us or our competitors;

        announcements by us, our competitors our suppliers of significant contracts, price reductions, new products or technologies, acquisitions, dispositions, joint marketing relationships, joint ventures, other strategic relationships or capital commitments;

        changes in preference of our customers and our market share;

        changes in general economic or market conditions or trends in our industry or the economy as a whole;

        changes in business or regulatory conditions;

        future sales of our common stock or other securities;

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        investor perceptions of or the investment opportunity associated with our common stock relative to other investment alternatives;

        changes in the way we are perceived in the marketplace, including due to negative publicity or campaigns on social media to boycott certain of our products, our business or our industry;

        the public’s response to press releases or other public announcements by us or third parties, including our filings with the SEC;

        changes or proposed changes in laws or regulations or differing interpretations or enforcement thereof affecting our business;

        announcements relating to litigation or governmental investigations;

        guidance, if any, that we provide to the public, any changes in this guidance or our failure to meet this guidance;

        the development and sustainability of an active trading market for our common stock;

        changes in accounting principles; and

        other events or factors, including those resulting from informational technology system failures and disruptions, epidemics, pandemics, natural disasters, war, acts of terrorism, civil unrest or responses to these events.

Furthermore, the stock market may experience extreme volatility that, in some cases, may be unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock, regardless of our actual operating performance. In addition, price volatility may be greater if the public float and trading volume of our common stock is low.

In the past, following periods of market volatility, stockholders have instituted securities class action litigation against various issuers. If we were to become involved in securities litigation, it could have a substantial cost and divert resources and the attention of executive management from our business regardless of the outcome of such litigation, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Our ability to raise capital in the future may be limited.

Our business and operations may consume resources faster than we anticipate. In the future, we may need to raise additional funds through the issuance of new equity securities, debt or a combination of both. Additional financing may not be available on favorable terms or at all. If adequate funds are not available on acceptable terms, we may be unable to fund our capital requirements. If we issue new debt securities, the debt holders could have rights senior to holders of our common stock to make claims on our assets and the terms of any debt could restrict our operations, including our ability to pay dividends on our common stock. If we issue additional equity securities or securities convertible into equity securities, existing stockholders will experience dilution and the new equity securities could have rights senior to those of our common stock. Because our decision to issue securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. Thus, you bear the risk of our future securities offerings reducing the market price of our common stock and diluting their interest.

Because we have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock, you may not receive any return on investment unless you sell your common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.

We have no current plans to pay cash dividends on our common stock. The declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors, and will depend on, among other things, general and economic conditions, our results of operations and financial condition, our available cash and current and anticipated cash needs, capital requirements, contractual, legal, tax and regulatory restrictions and implications on the payment of dividends by us to our stockholders or by our subsidiaries to us, including restrictions under our credit agreements and other indebtedness we may incur, and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant. See “Dividend Policy.” As a result, you may not receive any return on an investment in our common stock unless you sell our common stock for a price greater than your purchase price.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that our net proceeds from the sale of our shares in this offering will be approximately $[•] million, assuming an initial public offering price of $[•] per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over- allotment option to purchase additional shares.

We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to the following described below:

85% for the purchse of raw materials, which are broken down by;

        Beans — 25%

        Rice — 40%

        Cassava, Corn, Naturals and Wheat altogether — 20%

15% for other needs combined, such as IT Systems, Marketing & Sales, Supply Chain, Logistics and working capital needs.

Our expected use of net proceeds from this offering represents our current intentions based upon our present plans and business condition and our actual use of proceeds may vary based upon management’s judgement. As of the date of this prospectus, we cannot predict with complete certainty all of the particular uses for the net proceeds to be received upon the closing of this offering or the actual amounts that we will spend on the uses set forth above.

Our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds from this offering, and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of those net proceeds. The timing and amount of our actual expenditures will be based on many factors, including cash flows from operations and the anticipated growth of our business.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings, if any, to fund the development and expansion of our business and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other factors, our results of operations, financial condition, capital requirements, tax considerations, legal or contractual restrictions, business prospects, the requirements of current or then-existing debt instruments, general economic conditions and other factors our Board of Directors may deem relevant.

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of [•] presented:

        On an actual basis; and

        On a pro forma as adjusted basis, to give further effect to (i) the sale of [•] shares of common stock by us in this offering at the initial public offering price of $[•] per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option to purchase additional shares.

You should read this table in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

As of December 31, 2022

   

Actual

 

As Adjusted

   

(in thousands, except share data)

Cash

 

$

18.4

 

$

[•]

   

 

   

 

 

Convertible notes payable

 

$

0

 

 

[•]

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

   

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share; 30,000,000 authorized shares, 12,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, actual; 30,000,000 authorized shares; [•] shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted

 

$

[•]

 

 

[•]

Additional paid-in capital

 

$

852.5

 

 

[•]

Accumulated earnings

 

$

405.1

 

 

[•]

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

 

$

1,257.6

 

 

[•]

Each $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $[•] per share (which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) would increase or decrease each of cash, total stockholder’s equity and total capitalization on an as adjusted basis by approximately $[•], assuming the number of shares offered, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

Each [•] share increase or decrease in the number of shares offered in this offering would increase or decrease each of cash, total stockholder’s equity and total capitalization on an as adjusted basis by approximately $[•], assuming that the price per share for the offering remains at $[•] (which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

The pro forma as adjusted information set forth above is illustrative only and will change based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

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DILUTION

If you invest in our common stock in this offering, your interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of common stock in this offering and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock after this offering.

Our historical net tangible book value as of December 31, 2022 was $[•], or $[•] per share of our common stock.

“Net tangible book value” is total assets minus the sum of liabilities and intangible assets. “Net tangible book value per share” is net tangible book value divided by the total number of shares outstanding on December 31, 2022.

After giving further effect to the sale of [•] shares in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $[•] per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over- allotment option to purchase additional shares, and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of [•] would have been approximately $[•], or $[•] per share. This represents an immediate increase in pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value of $[•] million or $[•] per share to the existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $[•] per share to new investors. The following table illustrates this per share dilution:

The following table illustrates this dilution:

Assumed public offering price per share

 

 

   

$

[•]

Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of

 

$

[•]

 

 

 

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to the offering

 

$

[•]

 

 

 

Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share as of [•] after the offering

 

 

   

$

[•]

Dilution per share to new investors in the offering

 

 

   

$

[•]

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $[•] per share, the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease), our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering by $[•], and would increase (decrease) dilution per share to new investors in this offering by $[•], assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Similarly, each increase (decrease) of [1.0 million] shares of common stock in the number of shares offered by us would increase (decrease) our as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering by approximately $[•] per share and decrease (increase) the dilution to new investors by approximately $[•] per share, assuming that the assumed initial public offering price remains the same, and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. The pro forma as adjusted information set forth above is illustrative only and will change based on the actual initial public offering price and other terms of this offering determined at pricing.

The following table shows, as of [•], 2023, after giving effect to the number of shares of common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid to us and the price paid per share by the existing stockholders and by new investors purchasing shares of common stock in this offering an assumed initial public offering price of $[•] per share, before deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us, and assuming no exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option (in thousands, except per share amounts and percentages):

     

Shares Purchased

 

Total Consideration Average Price

   

Number

 

Percent

 

Amount

 

Percent

 

Per Share

Existing stockholders

 

12,000,000

 

[•]

%

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

$

[•]

New investors

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

$

[•]

Total

 

[•]

 

100.0

%

 

[•]

 

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The above table and discussion includes 12,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2022, and excludes:

        [•] shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options at an exercise price of $[•] per share;

        600,000 shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of incentive stock options (ISOs) under the [Option Plan] and non-qualified stock options (NSOs), at a weighted average exercise price of $[•].

        [•] shares reserved for the exercise of the underwriter’s over-allotment option.

        Conversion of $100,000 convertible Notes.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion, which presents our results for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the accompanying notes. We intend for this discussion to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from period to period and the primary factors that accounted for those changes. We also discuss certain performance metrics that management uses to assess the Company’s performance. Additionally, the discussion provides information about the financial results of each of the three segments to provide a better understanding of how each of those segments and its results of operations affect the financial position and results of operations of the Company as a whole.

This section contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.    Our actual results may differ substantially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, without limitation, those set forth in the sections “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors”.

Overview

Based in São Paulo (SP), we aim to be present in all meals of Brazilian families, through healthy and quality food. Aligned with the new eating habits of Brazilians and the search for natural foods for a healthy life, we offer products based on grains, cereals, milk protein, vegetable protein, vegetables and fruits. Our products are cultivated, selected and prepared within the highest rigor and operational standards, in natural, pre-processed and processed forms.

Constant innovation

We stand out in our industry for our daily and constant search for innovation, improving ouselves through research, walking side by side with development. Connected to trends, we are always looking for new ideas, opportunities, partnerships and creating new products to surprise, care and satisfy consumer desires.

Operation Cornerstones

Excellence in Supply Chain: due to the nature of the business, we need to have a well-implemented structure for all stages of the production chain. From purchasing inputs, to manufacturing, logistics (receipt, storage and delivery) and planning, the company has a team of qualified professionals at the forefront of these activities, so that BR Brands S.A. in Brazil has a smooth and efficient flow, which has the partnership and support of Boni Logística Ltda. (also a subsidiary of the Company) for the logistics operations.

Quality as primary assumption: The Company’s subsidiaries have teams dedicated to quality control, to ensure that the relationship between the end customer and the supermarket, in the B2B2C model, takes place efficiently and safely. These teams also work directly at the point of sale, closely monitoring the shelf and everything that happens in the partner establishments. In this way, the company guarantees a holistic view of the front at the point of sale and can quickly act preventively or reactively.

From identifying what the customer wants, organizing the products and giving visibility to partner brands.

Conducting business with high ethical standards, in compliance with applicable legislation is fundamental for the Company. For this reason, our suppliers are always aligned with our values and commitments, contributing to building quality and long-term relationships.

Principal Factors Affecting our Results of Operations and Financial Condition

War between Russia and Ukraine

The war between Russia and Ukraine that intensified in the beginning of 2022 caused global uncertainties and instabilities regarding commodities and inputs at the global level, especially regarding prices and uncertainties in view of the risk of a drop in the supply of grains and fertilizers, given that these countries account for relevant parts of both exports, in addition to the global impact on freight costs.

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Although the Company’s operations and its financial statements have not been directly affected so far by the impact of the war, we cannot anticipate or estimate future adverse impacts. Therefore, we are continuously monitoring the macroeconomic scenario and actions that may have to be taken by the Company.

The management of the Company is unaware of facts that occurred after December 31, 2022 that may have a material adverse effect on the financial situation of the company or that may cause effects on its future results.

In line with the expansion of new businesses, on December 5, 2022, the licensing agreement for the “Arisco” brand was signed with Unilever do Brasil Ltda. for the sale of grains and flours with an expectation for revenue from future economic benefits of approximately USD 17 million, substantially in the year 2023.

Brazilian Macroeconomic Scenario

The totality of our revenues are generated in Brazil, where BR Brands S.A. (the main subsidiary of the Company) is headquartered and conducts its operations. Therefore, in general, our results may typically be affected by Brazilian economic conditions, including inflation, long- and short-term interest rates and foreign exchange rate policies (and their impact on our products’ prices). Historically, the effects of these changes have been mitigated through diversification of our client base, which comprises companies of all sizes and in all sectors of the Brazilian economy.

Brazilian market

During the pandemic, there was an increase in the habits of cooking, in the consumption of healthy food and the practice of physical exercise among the Brazilian population. During the time in which circulation restrictions were in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak, especially throughout 2020, there was a slight increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables, and a reduction in sweets, fast food, fried foods and processed foods. In general, there was an increase in the frequency of consumption of items such as fruits, vegetables and grains in general, such as beans.

Our subsidiary BR Brands S.A. was incorporated during that period in time, and focuses on the essential element that connects brands and consumers: the point of sale in the stores. Historically, in our sector there has been a concentration of focus on the manufacturing of the products, which was not perceived as a a duty for food companies, but rather as the central point of attention of internal processes and management, leaving the point of sale and customer experience to a secondary perspective.

It is in this context that we seek to break a series of paradigms by making the point of sale the central element of the entire chain, with manufacturing excellence as an obligation and the relationship with the end customer as its core business. BR Brands S.A. was incorporated in December 2020, in line with the most modern and sustainable vision of the entire process from production to distribution.

We are a company with expertise in industrialization, distribution, category development and brand building, whose purpose is to be present in all meals of Brazilian families, through healthy foods in natural, pre-processed and processed.

Aligned with the new eating habits of Brazilians, some of which were boosted during the COVID-19 pandemic, we offer products based on grains, good grains, cereals, milk protein, vegetable protein, vegetables and fruits. They are products cultivated, selected and processed within the highest rigor and operational standards, in natura, pre-processed and processed forms.

Industry

The dry foods manufacturing industry in Brazil and South America is a significant and growing sector of the economy. Brazil is the largest economy in South America and has a well-developed food and beverage industry, including dry foods manufacturing. The industry in this region is primarily focused on producing and exporting dry food products such as grains, cereals, and pasta. Brazil is one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of soybeans, corn, and wheat, which are key ingredients in many dry food products. The country is also a major producer and exporter of rice, another important staple in the dry foods industry. During the pandemic, there was an increase in the habits of cooking, sanitizing food and practicing physical exercises. Throughout 2020, there was a slight increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables, and a reduction in sweets, fast food, fried foods and processed foods.

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The dry foods manufacturing industry in Brazil and South America is characterized by a mix of small and large producers, with many companies operating in the middle market. While large multinational companies such as Nestle and Unilever have a presence in the region, there are also many local and regional players that cater to the unique tastes and preferences of consumers in the area.

One of the key challenges facing the industry in South America is the need to maintain competitiveness in an increasingly global market. While the region has many advantages, such as abundant natural resources and a favorable climate, there are also challenges such as high production costs and infrastructure limitations. To address these challenges, companies in the industry are investing in technology and innovation to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Additionally, there is a growing focus on sustainable and responsible production practices, with many companies working to reduce their environmental impact and improve the welfare of their employees and local communities.

Overall, the dry foods manufacturing industry in Brazil and South America is a vibrant and dynamic sector that is poised for continued growth and success in the years to come.

Business Model

Developing categories and building brands

Our main responsibility is to take care of brands with immense nationwide tradition in Brazil, such as Knorr, Arisco, Maizena and Mãe Terra, acting in the verification of the entire production and distribution process, quality control and sustainability. Always with the background that the main purpose is the point of sale, the relationship with the customer at the moment when the product meets the customer’s needs.

Combining the strength of the brands licensed to us and the long experience of our executives in the food and logistics sector, we were able to foster the expansion of these brands to categories in which they did not operate, despite the capillarity and gigantic tradition they have.

The extreme regionalization of brands in different categories in Brazil, the result of tax and regulatory differences from state to state, in addition to the universality of the items that began to be worked on at that time, presented the challenge of how to produce and sell product categories in one continental-sized country.

Common brands in a certain region may be totally unknown in others, creating a tangle of products with which we would come to compete with global strength products, such as Knorr and Maizena, and others of great national strength, such as Arisco and Mãe Terra.

Our Operations

Since the beginning of activities, in 2020, the company’s activities were conceived aiming that the entire process would be based on pillars of the ESG philosophy, focusing on food safety, quality associated with excellence and tradition of brands and work safety, with an absolute fight against child labor and the avoidance workplace conditions similar to slavery in our suppliers, in addition to strict respect for the environment and good market practices with the quality area.

Our products are cultivated, selected and prepared within the highest rigor and operational standards, and carefully selected from the origin to their packaging, within the strictest planting, harvesting and processing practices.

More than ensuring that production is carried out within the strictest standards, we seek to verify compliance with what is expected from these products, analyzing samples, storing within the strictest criteria and processing the products with respect to the pillars at all stages.

Considering the sales process as a central element of our activities, the product is packaged and distributed seeking to dialogue with the consumer, from clear and direct packaging about the quality and benefits involved in that product to perfect traceability from the package on the shelf to the arrival of the purchase of feedstock.

        We identify opportunities, anticipate trends and propose a product portfolio to our customers.

        From a matrix of products, we develop and certify suppliers — whether in accordance with our strict quality and standards, or customized to the specific requirements of each client.

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        We develop packaging and visual communication materials.

        We register our products in the main supermarket chains and sell them.

        We deliver our products through our own logistics division, with vehicles continuously monitored and tracked.

        Through our own SAC, we guarantee the satisfaction of our end customers.

Strategy

Innovation, focus on the customer, sustainability and absolute quality are the essential elements that we will increasingly strengthen in 2022, seeking the national distribution of products previously regionalized or pulverized, and a standardization of the quality and prestige of the brands with which it operates.

We will work, still in 2022, with a series of new products from different brands such as beans, farofa, farinaceous products, straw potatoes, popcorn corn and more than 20 new seasonings from Arisco; Maizena brand corn meal; in addition to the products already launched under the Knorr brand and with Mãe Terra.

In addition, we are a vertically operated Company and must ensure good use of assets, have cohesion in our values and practices, maintain win-win relationships in the value chain and cultivate leaders capable of adequately guiding the business.

Our strategic direction is based on strengthening as a national food company and paving its international operations, through profitable growth, and expansion of our operational efficiency with optimization in the use of natural resources, reduction in the use of packaging and product development more nutritious. The expansion takes place through two pillars:

        Current business growth through geographic diversification. To this end, it pays particular attention to its portfolio, product mix and distribution channels, taking advantage of the existing logistics network, with a focus on agile processes.

        Entry into new planning categories that may occur organically or inorganically, focusing on products that have synergy with the current business. Entry into new categories is focused on expanding the Company’s portfolio, with brands and products with greater added value, increasing current margins.

To sustain its growth strategy, the Company relies on a solid business model and commercial strategy based on consistent investments in marketing, assertive pricing models, use of technology and new methodologies to meet market trends.

Innovation is also an important pillar of the strategy. The end of the implementation of management software for all sectors of the company is scheduled for the end of the first quarter of 2023.

The Company relies on the involvement of all areas in the growth strategy and vision. The future foresees consolidation as a large national and international food company, with diversified operations, sustainable growth and respect for origins.

Strategic planning

We believe that it is up to leadership to meticulously study movements in the national and international markets — with projects such as those carried out in recent years, for the acquisition of leading companies — and capture opportunities related to innovation and differentiation in a sector of strong competition.

We recognize the importance of maintaining a long-term perspective that gives confidence to our stakeholders regarding the Company’s direction and vision.

Our strategic planning is based on the following pillars:

        Strong performance in large consumer markets: the Company has a wide presence in the state of São Paulo, the largest consumer market in Latin America, added to the excellent long-term relationship with large retailers and supermarkets and is present in more than 2,500 points of sale.

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        Renowned brands: traditional and recognized brands, built over decades — a characteristic widely considered by consumers in their purchases, with 4 brands and 6 product families.

        Excellent operational and financial management: The Company has its own factory and warehouse, duly equipped, with balance sheets being audited by external auditors since 2020 and excellence in operational controls.

        Significant growth: relevant sales growth since 2020, through gains in market share and entry into new markets, with the implementation of measures to improve operating results. All this in a segment with high growth potential (convenience foods) for the coming years.

Our priorities

Since the beginning of the subsidiary’s activities, directors, advisors and other leaders have mobilized in the construction of the Strategic Plan, validated by the Board of Directors and translated into actions, projects and investments designed to enhance efficiency, integration of operations and greater profitability of the Company and thus build an assertive long-term path, further strengthening the Company’s strengths.

Through this planning, we will reinforce management in the most sensitive areas and evolve in the areas conquered in recent years, always oriented to generate value in a consistent and planned way.

Achieving this vision is based on our competitive advantages and is guided by three central guidelines:

        Global presence with strong brands — we are leaders among the main cash-and-carry companies in Greater São Paulo;

        Focus on the main product categories in which we operate — strengthening the portfolio and its quality and convenience is part of a constant effort, which requires prioritization and focus on the main categories in which we operate;

        Capturing opportunities — growth through investments in production, joint ventures and partnerships. We must, therefore, keep an eye out for all opportunities to grow and gain market share.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Estimates and accounting judgments

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with Brazilian GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Reviews in relation to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are reviewed and in any affected future periods.

Foreign Currency Translation

We consider the Brazilian real as the functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries because it conducts substantially all of its business in Brazil and denominated in that currency.

The assets and liabilities in Brazil are converted into US dollars, which is our reporting currency, at exchange rates existing at the relevant balance sheet dates. Revenue and expenses are converted at average exchange rates and shareholders’ equity and net worth are converted at historical exchange rates. Adjustments resulting from converting the financial statements from Brazilian real into US dollars are included in the foreign currency conversion adjustment, a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

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Description of the Line Items of our Statement of Profit (Loss)

Revenue Recognition

Revenue recognition is a Generally Accepted Accounting Principle (GAAP) in Brazil that identifies the specific conditions under which revenue has to be recognized from an accounting perspective and determines how to account for it. Typically, revenue is recognized when a critical event occurs, when a product or service is delivered to a customer and the cash value is easily measurable for the company.

Understanding the Revenue Recognition: Revenue is at the heart of all business performance. It all depends on the sale. As such, companies have to avoid any recognition of revenue that does not translate into cash in order not to mislead investor and stakeholders in general.

Accounting for revenue recognition is pretty straightforward when a product is sold and revenue is recognized when the controls of product is transferred to the customer. However, accounting for revenue may be more difficult when a company takes a long time to produce their product. As a result, there may be a number of situations where there may be exceptions to the revenue recognition principle.

Management has also to ensure that all revenue recognition principles within the company remain constant over time, so historical financials can be reviewed and revised for seasonal trends or inconsistencies by investors and stakeholders.

The revenue recognition principle is also regulated by ASC 606 in USGAAP terms and requires that revenues are recognized in the income statement in the period in which they are transferred/realized and earned — not necessarily when cash is received.

The revenue-generating activity must be fully or essentially completed to be included in revenue during the respective accounting period. In addition, there must be a reasonable level of certainty that payment for the revenue earned will be received. Finally, according to the standard principle, revenue and its associated costs must be reported in the same accounting period.

Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606: On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) [the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued IFRS 15] issued Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 606, referring to revenue from contracts with customers. ASC 606 provides a uniform framework for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. The old guidance was industry-specific, which created a fragmented policy system. The updated revenue recognition standard is industry-neutral and therefore more transparent. It allows for better comparability of financial statements with standard revenue recognition practices across industries.

There are five steps required to satisfy the updated revenue recognition (in USGAAP and IFRS as well) principle:

        Identify the agreement with the customer;

        Identify contractual enforcement obligations;

        Determine the consideration amount/price of the transaction;

        Allocate the determined amount of consideration/price to the contractual obligations and;

        Recognize revenue when the performing party satisfies the performance obligation.

In addition, there must be a reasonable level of certainty that payment for the revenue earned will be received. Finally, according to the standard principle, revenue and its associated costs must be reported in the same accounting period.

Government Grants

Government grants are recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the entity will comply with all conditions. When the benefit refers to an expense item, it is recognized as revenue over the benefit period, in line with the credit reporting period under the accrual basis of accounting.

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The government grants received by BRB are in form of tax incentives received from the various states in which the company operates in the amount of ICMS (a State Value-Added Tax on Services and Circulation of Goods) that may be due and levied on business carried of the company.

We are eligible to benefit from tax benefits arising from government subsidies related to the reduction of the ICMS calculation base on the sale of grains , which therefore grant a presumed credit to the company for purposes of calculating the ICMS to be paid by the Company.

The portion of net income resulting from these tax incentives, not taxed, in accordance with article 195-A of Law 6,404/76, is allocated to a tax incentive reserve in our financials, which is consequently excluded from the profit distribution calculation, and used only for capital increase or the absorption of accumulated losses.

According to Brazilian tax law, tax benefits granted in the form of presumed/granted ICMS credits arising of operations with food products carried out by industrial and commercial establishments (which is the case of the Company) in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Paraná and São Paulo are now considered subsidies for investments, and may deducted from the calculation basis of income tax and social contribution on net profits. Thus, the Company calculated the ICMS tax benefit in the accumulated total of USD 1,043,814 (USD 181,274 on 12.31.2021). As provided for in article 30 of Brazilian Law no. 12,973/14, the tax incentive reserve may be used to absorb accumulated losses, provided that the other Profit Reserves (with the exception of the Legal Reserve), if any, have previously been fully absorbed, or for a capital stock increase . Within the same legal provision, the tax incentive reserve and legal reserve do not make up the calculation base for the minimum mandatory dividend, and the Company must submit it to taxation, in case of distribution

Taxes

Current income and social contribution taxes Tax rates and laws used to calculate the amounts are those in force at the base date of the relevant financial statements . In Brazil, income taxes include both income and social contribution taxes. Under the taxable profit based on accounting records regime (“lucro real”), applicable to the Company, income tax is calculated at the rate of 15% on taxable profit, plus 10% surtax on profit exceeding R$240 over 12 months, whereas social contribution tax is levied at a rate of 9% on taxable profit, both recognized on an accrual basis, therefore additions to book income of temporarily nondeductible expenses or exclusions of temporarily nontaxable income upon determination of current taxable profit generate deferred tax assets or liabilities.

Sales taxes

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognized net of sales taxes, except:

        When sales taxes incurred on the purchase of assets or services are not recoverable from tax authorities, in which case sales taxes are recognized as part of the acquisition cost of the asset or expense item, as applicable;

        When amounts receivable and payable are stated together with sales taxes, and

        When net sales taxes, either recoverable or payable, are included as a component of amounts receivable or payable in the statements of financial position. Revenues from sales in Brazil are subject to the following taxes and contributions, at the basic rates below:

 

Rates

State Value-added tax (ICMS)

 

0.00% to 20.00%

Contribution tax on gross revenues for social security financing (COFINS)

 

0.00% to 7.60%

Contribution tax on gross revenues for social integration (PIS)

 

0.00% to 1.65%

Federal Value-added tax (IPI)

 

0.00% to 5.00%

Services tax (ISS)

 

0.00% to 5.00%

Non-cumulative PIS/COFINS credits are recorded as a deduction of cost of products sold or general and administrative expenses in the statements of profit or loss, according to the source of the expenditure. Taxes recoverable are stated under current or noncurrent assets according to their estimated realization. Revenues are stated net of taxes in the statements of profit or loss.

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Cost of Goods Sold

We work in a B2B2C model, which means Business-to-Business-to-Consumer, in which it sells directly to the consumer, but the sale is facilitated by the retailer (supermarkets, wholesalers and retailers), so that the business model includes the entire chain.

In practice, the company buys raw materials from their producers, sends it to the factory, which performs the raw material quality process and sends it to the distribution partner.

In the case of Knorr beans, for example, BR Brands buy the raw material and manages the processing at the factory, in order to ensure the quality of the beans. Then, the product goes to bagging the package, with the customer’s visual identity, but designed by BR Brands which sells directly to wholesalers — among the customers are GPA, Carrefour and Sendas, for example.

At this stage, there is great operational synergy with Boni Logística (also a subsidiary of the Company), which delivers the finished product to the partner distributor. At the end of the day, we handle all stages of the supply chain — production, factory, industry, services and sale to the final consumer.

On another front, BR Brands works under the assumption that the point of sale is to be handled with state of the art techniques, transforming the supermarket shelves with an attractive visual identity for the consumer, combined with the training of teams that are on site focused on sales promotion , and an automated process for inspecting the shelves where customers’ brand products are displayed.

Selling and Marketing expenses

Selling and marketing expenses comprise (i) expenses with our sales team, (ii) commissions paid to franchisee, (iii) advertising expenses and (iv) allowance for expected credit losses for account receivables.

In the context of the sales process, the sales promoter is the most important element in our sales logic, seeking to have the best possible relationship with the store manager as well as all employees directly involved, from the forklift to the lyricist. There is a constant search for space on the shelf, for the product to be available and for the presentation of the poster to the sales islands.

General and Administrative Expenses

We incur general and administrative expenses in the management and support of operating activities. Our main general and administrative expenses are personnel expenses, provision for contingencies, and depreciation and amortization.

Financial Result

Financial result represents financial income less financial costs. The main groups that comprise financial result are interest on loans and debts and revenue from financial investments (cash equivalents).

Businesses

Income for the year 2022

In 2022, we tested our ability to react and respond. This year we carried out a series of management, asset and financial adjustments, laying the foundations for the company’s recovery.

Variations in commodities influenced by the War in Ukraine and the rise in the exchange rate, lack of available credit for still being a young company, as well as the reaction of competitors with our arrival on the market are among the main external elements of this period.

Even with all the problems faced in 2022, we were able to obtain the best result for the company. During this period, processes were reviewed, costs were cut and the entire company was readjusted to its new reality.

The most visible consequences for our business were the leadership obtained in the São Paulo metropolitan region together with the main cash-and-carry companies, who were able to see during 2022 that we have full operational and financial capacity to fulfill all contracted orders.

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In response to these events and changes in the scenario, we adopted short-term measures with an immediate impact on results and our operation: we were able to anticipate the main variations in commodity prices, passing on 100% of the gain obtained directly to the price, becoming more aggressive before the others, without harming our margin.

There were comprehensive and timely responses, which mitigated the impacts on our results, although they were not able to completely neutralize the negative effects on the business.

Disregarding the non-recurring results and the costs we had to absorb due to our strong growth, BRB Foods generated operating profit, which reinforces our certainty that we are on the right track, as shown below:

 

2022

Net Income for the year

 

405

(+) Reversal of non-recurring amounts

 

55

Operational income for the year

 

460

Financial Information

BRB Foods has grown steadily over the past 12 months, winning new customers and new markets. Our net sales increased 436% from 2021 to 2022, from a level of $3,358,000 in 2021 to $14,630,000 in 2022.

Gross profit increased 494%, from $536,000 in 2021 to $2,647,000 in 2022. The percentage of gross profit over net sales in the same period increased from 16% on net sales in 2021 to 18% on net sales for 2022, a growth of 113%.

We incur general and administrative expenses in the management and support of operating activities. Our main general and administrative expenses are personnel expenses, provision for contingencies, and depreciation and amortization administrative expenses that increased 82% in the period comparing 2021 with 2022, under our revenue increases, presenting a low elasticity of our expenses, from $551000 in 2021 to $1,007,000 in 2022. Comparing these expenses with Net Sales, a decrease of 7% of net sales occurred in 2022 compared to 16% of net sales inr 2021.

Personnel expenses increased 454% in the period comparing 2021 to 2022, from $28,000 in 2021 to $127,000 in 2022. Comparing these expenses with net sales, the personnel expenses remained at 1% of net sales during both years.

Selling and marketing expenses comprised of expenses related to our sales team, commissions paid, advertising expenses and allowance for expected credit losses for accounts receivable. Selling expenses increased 381% in the period comparing 2021 with 2022, from $87,000 in 2021 to $419,000 in 2022. Comparing these expenses with net sales, the ratio remained at 3% of net sales for both years.

EBITDA increased 1.386% in the period comparing 2021 with 2022, going from a negative $102,000 in 2021 to a positive $1.220,000 in 2022. Comparing EBITDA with net sales, a change occurred from -3% over net sales from 2021 to 8% of net sales for 2022.

Financial results represent financial income fewer financial costs. The main groups that comprise financial results are interest on loans that increased from $57,000 in 2021 to $772,000 in 2022, a growth of 1.248% over the previous year. In percentage, in 2021, our financial expenses were 2% of net sales, rising to 5% of net sales in 2022.

Net profit increased 434% in the period comparing 2021 with 2022, going from a loss of $173,000 in 2021 to a positive $405,000 in 2022. Comparing net profit with net sales, it changed from a loss of -5% on 2021 net sales to a 3% profit on 2022 net sales.

Current assets increased 790% from 2021 to 2022. In 2021 the total was $606,000, and in 2022 the total was $4,792,000. Most of this increase belongs to accounts receivable, which increased by 2.403%. The accounts receivable balance was $142 thousand in 2021 and ended 2022 with $3,422 thousand. The company’s inventories increased 377% between 2021 and 2022. In 2021, the number was $124 ,000 and in 2022 it was $470,000.

Total assets were $692,000 in 2021 and increased to $5,037,000 in 2022, an increase of 727% Current liabilities increased 465% from 2021 to 2022. In 2021 the total was $811,000, and in 2022 the total was $3,779,000. Most of these increases belong to advance of accounts receivables, which are classified as short-term loans, for which the increase was 442%. The balance of advances on accounts receivable was $684,000 in 2021 and ended 2022 at $3,030,000. The company’s accounts payable increased 772% between 2021 and 2022. In 2021 that post was $88,000 going to $680,000 in 2022.

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Total liabilities were $692,000 2021 and grew to $5,037,000 in 2022, an increase of 727% A full analysis of our financial figures presents a company in constant growth, and presents a cash mismatch. Our accounts receivable are collected in 65 days on average, and our accounts payable are only 7 days go pay on average. In order to balance our cash flow, we need to anticipate account receivables, thus, generating an increase in financial expenses with interest.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following discussion of our liquidity and capital resources is based on the financial information derived from our audited consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity

Our sources of liquidity have primarily been derived from our: (i) advance of 100% of our receivables by local banks and others financial institutions, with high level of interest rates; (ii) founders and earlier investors capital contributions; and (iii) net income from our operations.

Our main uses of capital: (i) purchase or raw material; (ii) logistic and warehouse; and (iii) execution into point of sales.

Our Liquidity balance is drastically affected by accounts receivable collected in 65 days on average, and our accounts payable have been only 7 days paid on average. In order to balance our cash flow, we need to anticipate account receivables, generating an increase in financial expenses at high interest costs.

Our primary capital needs relate to funding that affect our liquidity to include: (i) funding our working capital to clients; (ii) purchase of raw materials on better financial terms; and (iii) investment in product development. We believe our current working capital is sufficient for our present requirements. However, an improvement on our costs of cash or the infusion of equity will dramatically affect our profitability.

Our cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, deposits with banks and other short-term highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, which have an immaterial risk of change in value. For more information, see notes to our audited consolidated financial statements.

Cash Flows

Our net cash provided by (used in) operating activities has consisted of profit (loss) for the period adjusted for certain non-cash items including depreciation and amortization, share-based payments expense, other financial costs and foreign exchange, net, deferred income tax expense, loss on disposal of assets, among other non-cash items, as well as changes in our operating assets and liabilities and the cash amounts of income taxes and social contributions that we pay and net interest income that we receive during the period.

Our net cash provided by (used in) investing activities has consisted of amounts paid on our purchase of property and equipment, purchases and development of intangible assets, acquisition (redemption) of financial instruments, cash received on disposal of non-current assets, acquisition of interest in associates and cash received in acquisitions.

A natural consequence of working capital growth is the corresponding increase in accounts receivable, and, in order to support this growth, we work with prepayment of receivables operations with local FIDCs (Credit Rights Investment Funds), which will be settled upon receipt from customers.

Net cash used in operating activities

For the year ended December 31st, 2022, net cash used in operating activities was negative in $3,083 thousand, primarily as a result of:

Net income of $405,000, combined with non-cash expenses consisting primarily of depreciation and amortization and accrual for bad debts of $59,000. The total amount of adjustment to net income from non-cash items for the six months ended December 31st, 2021, was $459,000.

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Net cash from changes in working capital, arising from changes in operating assets and liabilities, totaled an outflow of $3,542,000, principally due to:

a)      an increase in the balance of accounts receivable which led to negative cash flows of U$ 3,222,000, an increase in others credits of $434,000, an increase of inventory of $345,000.

b)      partially offset mainly by an increase in accounts payable of $592,00.

EBITDA

EBITDA is the operating result plus (revenues) net financial expenses and depreciation, depletion and amortization.

EBITDA is not a measure used in accounting practices adopted in Brazil, it does not represent cash flow for the periods presented and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an operational performance indicator or as an alternative to cash flow as a liquidity indicator. EBITDA does not have a standardized meaning and our definition of EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA as defined by other Companies.

 

2022

Net Accounting Income for the year

 

405

(+) Reversal of financial income

 

773

(+) Depreciation and Amortization

 

2

(+) Income Tax and Social Contribution

 

3

EBITDA

 

1,183

Although EBITDA does not provide in accordance with accounting practices used in Brazil a measure of operating cash flow, management uses it to measure our operating performance:

Introduction to adjusted EBITDA

We have introduced adjusted EBITDA among the indicators, with the intention of providing more detail on the effects that impact our activities and presenting how we evaluate our lines of business.

In line with CVM Instruction 527/2012, which allows companies to disclose the breakdown of EBITDA using items derived from audited Combined Financial Statements and that contribute to an understanding of the potential for gross operating cash generation, we, based on its first report, introduced (added) the concept of adjusted EBITDA in its disclosure material, as part of the business performance assessment process established by the new management.

The Company’s intention is to provide more details on the effects that impact its activities and how it evaluates its lines of business. The comparative information of the adjustment items was obtained from the audited/reviewed statements and published in their respective periods. The introduction of this concept does not change the accounting information already published in accordance with current legislation, it only complements them.

It is important to emphasize, on the one hand, that these were non-recurring events, and on the other, that they did not affect the Company’s ability to produce future results. Quite the contrary, our ability to generate results has improved, in view of our exit from operations that had been presenting low or even negative margins.

Management, for business management, understands that certain one-off events that occurred in 2022 — and which had their effects recorded in the accounting, reflected in the EBITDA of USD 1,183 million — should have their effects annulled as they are non-recurring events and do not represent the regular business of the Company. These adjustments lead to the determination of what Management calls “adjusted EBITDA”.

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These adjustments are called “Proforma”. The effects of these adjustments lead to the determination of what is called by Management “Proforma adjusted EBITDA”:

We present below the reconciliation of EBITDA to adjusted EBITDA and the nature of the reconciliation items, with a brief description of the adjustments, in the order in which they are presented:

        Non-recurring expenses related to labor provision in the amount of USD 12 thousand. Such amounts are not recurring and are not associated with a recurring operation;

        Non-recurring expenses related to the Allowance for Loan Losses (PCLD) in the amount of USD 57 thousand. Such amounts are not recurring and are not associated with a recurring operation;

        Adjustments referring to previous years, in the amount of USD — 14 thousand (credit). Such amounts are not recurring and are not associated with a recurring operation;

We present below the reconciliation of EBITDA to adjusted EBITDA

 

2022

EBITDA

 

1,183

 

(+) Non-Recurring Expenses – Provisions

 

12

 

(+) Non-Recurring Expenses – PCLD

 

57

 

(-) Non-Recurring Expenses – Adjustments

 

(14

)

Total adjusted EBITDA

 

1,238

 

Investments in trade marketing in the period totaled BRL 695 thousand, including expenses promoted by the company to meet the constant changes in current environmental and municipal legislation.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

The reporting currency for our consolidated financial statements is the US dollar. However, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 we generated 100% of our revenue in Brazil.

As a result, we have been impacted by changes in exchange rates and may be impacted materially for the foreseeable future. For example, if the US dollar strengthens it would have a negative impact on our Brazilian operating results upon translation of those results into US dollars for the purposes of consolidation. The exchange rate of the Brazilian real against the US dollar is currently near a multi-year high.

To the extent the ratio between our revenue generated in Brazilian reais increases as compared to our expenses generated in Brazilian reais, we expect that our results of operations will be further impacted by changes in exchange rates. We do not currently hedge foreign currency fluctuations. However, in the future, in an effort to mitigate losses associated with these risks, we may at times enter into derivative financial instruments, although we have not historically done so. These may take the form of forward sales contracts and option contracts. We do not, and do not intend to, engage in the practice of trading derivative securities for profit.

Interest Rate Risk

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates on our debt. We manage our interest rate risk through normal operating and financing activities and, when determined appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments.

Inflation

Inflationary factors such as increases COGS and overhead costs may adversely affect our operating results. Although we do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our financial position or results of operations to date, a high rate of inflation in the future may have an adverse effect on our ability to maintain current levels of gross margin and selling, general and administrative costs as a percentage of revenue if our prices do not increase with these increases.

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BUSINESS

Overview

BRB Foods Ltd. (the “Company” or “BRBF”) is a producer, manufacturer and distributor of dry food products under name brands licensed from companies such as Unilever. Our company specializes in the entire process of acquiring, producing, processing, manufacturing and packaging high-quality dry food products that are distributed to and marketed at major retailers and food service establishments throughout Brazil. We employ sales personnel who prepare retail displays at the physical locations of products’ sales. We generated total sales of approximately $3.2 million and $14.6 million during 2021 and 2022, respectively.

Our product portfolio includes a wide range of dry food products such as pasta, rice, beans, corn, cassava, potato, snacks, and other dry food items that are produced under strict quality guidelines and procedures. Our most popular brand products include Knorr, Arisco, Maizena and Mãe Terra. We also offer a variety of packaging options, including custom packaging solutions, to meet the specific needs of our clients.

We are committed to sustainability and responsible sourcing. We work with local farmers and suppliers to ensure that our raw materials are ethically sourced and sustainably produced. Our production processes are designed to minimize waste and reduce our environmental impact. Since the beginning of activities, in 2020, we have always been very clear that the entire approval process would be based on the pillars of the ESG philosophy, focusing on food safety, quality associated with excellence and tradition of brands and work safety, in addition to strict respect for the environment and good market practices with the quality area.

We work closely with our clients to ensure that their specific needs and requirements are met, and we strive to provide them with the highest level of customer service and product quality. Our state-of-the-art facilities utilize the latest technology to ensure that our products meet the highest standards of food safety and quality control. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to providing our clients with exceptional service and high-quality products that meet their specific needs. We are proud to partner with name brand food companies such as Unilever.

Our Operation

Our products are cultivated, selected and prepared within the highest rigor and operational standards, and carefully selected from the origin to their packaging, within the planting, harvesting and processing practices. Considering the sales process as a central element, the product is packaged and distributed seeking to dialogue with the consumer, from clear and direct packaging describing the quality and benefits involved in that product to perfect traceability from the package on the shelf to the arrival of the purchase of feedstock.

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        We identify opportunities, anticipate trends and propose a product portfolio to our customers

        From a matrix of products, we develop and certify suppliers — whether in accordance with our strict quality and standards, or customized to the specific requirements of each client

        We develop packaging and visual communication materials.

        We register our products in the main supermarket chains and sell them.

        We deliver our products through our own logistics division, with vehicles continuously monitored and tracked.

        Through our own SAC (Aftersales Customer Service), we guarantee the satisfaction of our end customers.

We work in a B2B2C model, which means Business-to-Business-to-Consumer, in which sales are made directly to the consumer, but the sale is facilitated by the retailer (supermarkets, wholesalers and retailers), so that the business model includes the entire commercial chain, benefiting all parties. In practice, the Company buys from the producer, sends it to the factory, which performs the raw material quality testing and packaging, and then it is sent to the distribution partner.

For example, in the case of Knorr beans, the Company buys the raw material (e.g., foods) and manages the processing at the factory, in order to ensure the quality of the beans. Then, the product goes through packaging with the customer’s visual identity that is licensed to BR Brands. BR Brands then sells directly to wholesalers. Wholesale customers include GPA, Carrefour and Sendas. Although our selling process ends with the wholesaler, the company has a strong final sales team to increase B2C sales and thereby increase the quality of customer experience and reduce the time interval until the next wholesaler order.

To ensure a smooth and efficient process, we have two essential pillars: a qualified team and business intelligence. Decisions are worked out based on analysis and continuously updated numbers. In the case of beans, to give you an idea, we monitor, in real time, the price of beans, inventory levels, average price, factory costs, in order to have sufficient subsidies to allow strategic decisions based on data and intelligence, always looking for the greatest possible efficiency with technology and sustainability. This model allows us to be specialized in the management and operation of production, marketing and sales, in a format similar to that of licensing, which allows the client to remain in its core business, product and brand development.

Our quality management flow consists of:

        Monitoring of standards and quality inspections in production

        Audit of inventories carried out by suppliers

        Quality analyses of raw materials and finished products, and competitors’ products, by region

        Quality analyses of raw materials and finished products, and competitors’ products by region (multi-brand)

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[Describe partnership/licensing agreement with Unilever and others]

[Describe ownership of trademarks, copyrights or other IP]

[Describe any R&D activities]

Industry

The dry foods manufacturing industry in Brazil and South America is a significant and growing sector of the economy. Brazil is the largest economy in South America and has a well-developed food and beverage industry, including dry foods manufacturing. The industry in this region is primarily focused on producing and exporting dry food products such as grains, cereals, and pasta. Brazil is one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of soybeans, corn, and wheat, which are key ingredients in many dry food products. The country is also a major producer and exporter of rice, another important staple in the dry foods industry. During the pandemic, there was an increase in the habits of cooking, sanitizing food and practicing physical exercises. Throughout 2020, there was a slight increase in the consumption of fruits and vegetables, and a reduction in sweets, fast food, fried foods and processed foods.

The dry foods manufacturing industry in Brazil and South America is characterized by a mix of small and large producers, with many companies operating in the middle market. While large multinational companies such as Nestle and Unilever have a presence in the region, there are also many local and regional players that cater to the unique tastes and preferences of consumers in the area.

With a focus on cash-and-carry in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, and with just one brand (Knorr) and types of beans (pinto bean, black and black-eyed beans), BRB Foods reached fourth place in the State of São Paulo, ahead of consolidated brands, and we reached first place among the major cash-and-carry brands. Currently, the State of São Paulo represents 23% of national bean sales. This puts us at almost 1% of the national market, despite operating locally and with much less operational history than our major competitors.

Source: meuvarejo360.com.br

One of the key challenges facing the industry in South America is the need to maintain competitiveness in an increasingly global market. While the region has many advantages, such as abundant natural resources and a favorable climate, there are also challenges such as high production costs and infrastructure limitations. To address these challenges, companies in the industry are investing in technology and innovation to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Additionally, there is a growing focus on sustainable and responsible production practices, with many companies working to reduce their environmental impact and improve the welfare of their employees and local communities.

Overall, the dry foods manufacturing industry in Brazil and South America is a vibrant and dynamic sector that we believe poised for continued growth and success in the years to come.

Growth Strategies

Innovation, focus on the customer, sustainability and absolute quality are the essential elements that we intend to increasingly strengthen in 2023, seeking the national distribution of products previously regionalized or pulverized, and a standardization of the quality and prestige of the brands with which we operate.

Unlike other companies in the industry, our total focus is on Sell Out:

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We will work, in 2023, with a series of new products from different brands such as beans, rice, cassava, corn, potato and pasta products, with our brands Maizena; Knorr; Arisco; and Mãe Terra; in addition to the products already launched under the Knorr brand and with Mãe Terra.

We have a responsibility to deliver convenient, innovative and reliable products that respond to the needs of each consumer and respect the cultures of the country. In addition, we are a vertically operated company and must ensure good use of assets, have cohesion in our values and practices, maintain win-win relationships in the value chain and cultivate leaders capable of adequately guiding the business.

Our strategic direction is based on strengthening as a national food company and expanding its international operations, through profitable growth, through the expansion of operational efficiency with optimization in the use of natural resources, reduction in the use of packaging and product development focused on nutrition. We expect this expansion to take place through the following pillars:

        Current business growth through geographic diversification. To this end, we intend to pay particular attention to our portfolio, product mix and distribution channels, taking advantage of the existing logistics network, with a focus on agile processes.

        Entry into new planning categories that may occur organically or inorganically, focusing on products that have synergy with our current business. Entry into new categories will be focused on expanding the Company’s portfolio, with brands and products with greater added value, increasing current margins.

To sustain our growth strategy, we will rely on a solid business model and commercial strategy based on consistent investments in marketing, assertive pricing models, use of technology and new methodologies to meet market trends. Innovation will be also an important pillar of the strategy such as the implementation of our new ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, SAP Business One, for all sectors of the company. The system was successfully implemented at the end of the first quarter of 2023.

The Company relies on the involvement of all areas of its business in the growth strategy and vision. The future foresees consolidation as a large national and international food company, with diversified operations, sustainable growth and respect for origins. Our strategic planning is based on the following pillars:

        Strong performance in large consumer markets: the Company has a wide presence in the state of São Paulo, the largest consumer market in Latin America, with excellent long-term relationships with large retailers and supermarkets and is present in more than 2,500 points of sale.

        Renowned brands: traditional and recognized brands, built over decades — a characteristic widely considered by consumers in their purchases, with 4 brands and 6 product families.

        Excellent operational and financial management: Other than third-party operation centers, the Company has its own factory and warehouse, duly equipped, with balance sheets audited since 2020 and excellence in operational control.

        Significant growth: relevant sales growth since 2020, through gains in market share and entry into new markets, with the implementation of measures to improve operating results. All this in a segment with high growth potential (convenience foods) for the coming years.

[Insert description of customers and customer growth]

[Insert description on management experience and track record]

Intellectual Property

The Company does not directly own any intellectual property. If, in the future, the Company decides to develop proprietary intellectual property, we may have to obtain registrations with the Brazilian Trademark and Patents Office (INPI) to enforce the ownership of our rights. The registration process with INPI can be very time-inefficient and may be subject to challenges from third parties.

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However, we have license agreements with Unilever to market our products under brands owned by Unilever in Brazil (namely Arisco, Knorr, Maizena and Mãe Terra). These agreements will also have to be registered with INPI in order to be enforceable before third parties. However, we have the rights to use the brands, regardless of whether these registrations are implemented or not, as they already are enforceable between the parties (Unilever and us).

Employees and Human Capital

As of May, 2023, we had approximately 60 employees. We believe we have strong employee and labor relations domestically, and historically have not experienced work stoppages that materially adversely affected our operations.

We strive to foster an inclusive and diverse culture of high performance and accountability, characterized by colleague engagement and open communication, and we view our human capital-related initiatives as an ongoing priority. Such initiatives include (i) implementing a robust talent acquisition approach, including through competitive pay and benefits, (ii) implementing initiatives to promote diversity and foster a sense of connection and community through our company, including our various affinity groups, (iii) offering an array of learning and development opportunities, including live programs and online courses and (iv) conducting employee engagement surveys and developing action plans based on the survey outcomes.

Properties

As of May, 2023, we owned or leased a total of approximately [_____] square feet of administrative, manufacturing, warehouse and distribution space in Brazil. We currently lease two (2) facilities totaling approximately [_____] square feet in the Brazil. [We are required to pay real estate taxes and maintenance costs relating to most of our leased properties.]

All our properties are covered by all-risk and liability insurance, in amounts and on terms that we believe are customary for our industry. We believe that these properties, taken as a whole, are generally well-maintained, and are adequate for current and reasonably foreseeable business needs.

All our facilities can only operate under certain permits to be issued by the relevant municipalities and subject to restrictions and requirements set forth by the local fire departments. Moreover, we are subject to inspections by these entities and also by sanitation departments of these locations where our facilities are located.

Government Regulations

Most of our food products are subject to regulation and registration with and labeling requirements provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture.

Sanitation departments and the Labor Ministry also impose several requirements to be followed by all Brazilian companies engaged in general and food processing companies in particular

Environmental Laws and Regulations

According to Brazilian legislation, the construction, installation, expansion and operation of any establishment or activity using environmental resources or that is deemed actually or potentially polluting, as well as those capable of causing any kind of environmental degradation, depend on a prior licensing process. Generally, environmental licensing procedures follow three stages:

        Preliminary License (Licença Prévia, or “LP”) — it is granted during the preliminary stage of planning the enterprise or activity approving its location, conception and environmental feasibility, and sets forth the basic and conditioning requirements to be met during the subsequent stages of its implementation;

        Installation License (Licença de Instalação, or “LI”) — it authorizes the setting up of the enterprise or operation according to the specifications of the approved plans, programs and designs, including measures of environmental control and requirements; and,

        Operation License (Licença de Operação, or “LO”) — it authorizes the operation of the activity or enterprise, after effective compliance with the preliminary licenses and with the environmental control measures and requirements determined for the operation.

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        Environmental licenses are issued for a specific term and must be renewed periodically. The renewal request must be filed within 120 (one hundred and twenty) days before the expiration date, so the respective license remains valid until the environmental authority’s final decision.

In this regard, the Brazilian legislation provides that the absence of environmental licenses to construct, implement, operate, expand or enlarge an enterprise that causes significant environmental impact, subjects the wrongdoers to administrative penalties such as shutdowns, embargos and the payment of fines.

Moreover, environmental licenses typically set forth technical conditions that must be fulfilled by the titleholder in order to maintain the validity of the respective license.

Legal Proceedings

The Company may be subject to litigation in the future under consumer, tax, social security, employment and contracts law, among others.

The Company is involved in two proceedings initiated by employees of a third-party company, in which the Company is exposed to a total claimed amount of US$ 15,996.00 for the two (2) lawsuits, amounts that could be increased by court fees, attorneys’ fees, social security charges and a gross-up of income taxation. Management believes that the company has been wrongfully associated with these claims and expects that will not be liable to pay any such amount, although there can be no assurance that the Company is correct in such belief. However, even if the Company is liable to pay to the claimants, we believe we will recourse rights against their actual employers.

Currently, except for the claims explained above, the Company is not a party to any legal proceedings and the management is unaware of any pending or threatened litigation against the company.

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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The following table sets forth certain information about our executive officers, key employees and directors as of the date of this Registration Statement. [We intend to appoint [•] independent directors prior to the consummation of this offering.]

Name

 

Age

 

Position

Paulo R. Bonifacio*

 

[•]

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director

Fabio L. Farina

 

[•]

 

Chief Financial Officer and Director

Emanuel Balaz

 

[•]

 

Chief Marketing Officer

Bruno Bonifacio*

 

[•]

 

Supply Chain Director [and Director]

Rafael Bonifacio*

 

[•]

 

Technology Director [and Director]

Mr. Paulo R. Bonifacio currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Bonifacio has served as our Chief Executive Officer since the Company inception in December 2020. Mr. Bonifacio has over six (6) years of experience in the dry foods goods industry. He also found Bonifacio Logistics and worked from 1994 to 2007 serving as CEO, leading the merge with international company GATX, another merger with Tegma, a Brazilian transport company, until their IPO on the Brazilian stock market thereby becoming the first transport and logistics company in Brazil to go public. Mr. Bonifacio also has past experience in different markets such as importation and mining.

Mr. Fabio L. Farina has served as our Chief Financial Officer since September 2022. Mr. Farina has over 28 years of experience in the financial sector. Mr. Farina worked at companies such as Inbrands S.A. and HIG Capital as a Director. Mr. Farina obtained his degree in Accounting in 2004.

Mr. Emanuel Balaz has served as our Chief Marketing Officer since December2020. Mr. Balaz has over 45 years in the Sales & Marketing sector. Mr. Balaz worked in the Ford Motor Company in Brazil from 1972 until 2000, achieving the Sales & Marketing director position in the last 3 years with Ford. After that, Mr. Balaz worked 4 years as a Sales & Marketing director for Hyundai and Subaru in Brazil. Mr. Balaz also worked for 14 years as a Sales & Marketing director in the company Boni | GATX, a logistics company, which later merged with Tegma for their IPO in the Brazilian Stock market. Mr. Balaz left Tegma in 2017 and since then has worked in the dry food industry.

Mr. Bruno Bonifacio currently serves as Supply Chain Director of the Company. Mr. Bruno Bonifacio has served as our Supply Chain Director since September 2022. Mr. Bonifacio was responsible for the implementation of Brazil’s McLaren Automotive operation in 2017, gathering relevant experience in importation, sales, aftersales, marketing, team building and business planning. He has served as General Manager for McLaren Brazil from 2017 to 2021. Mr. Bonifacio was one of the founders of Boni Logistica in 2020 and has served from 2021 to 2022 as Director of Operations.

Mr. Rafael Bonifacio currently serves as the Technology Director of the Company. Mr. Rafael Bonifacio has served as our Technology Director since December 2020 and has over 3 years of experience in the Technology sector. Mr. Rafael Bonifacio obtained his degree in Business Economics from Florida Atlantic University in 2018.

____________

*        Mr. Paulo Bonifacio is the father of Mr. Bruno Bonifacio and Mr. Rafael Bonifacio.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Director Independence

Our Board has reviewed the independence of our directors based on the NASDAQ listing standards. Based on this review, our Board determined that each of [•], [•], and [•] are independent within the meaning of the Nasda rules. In making this determination, our Board considered the relationships that each of these non-employee directors has with us and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence. As required under applicable NASDAQ rules, we anticipate that our independent directors will meet in regularly scheduled executive sessions at which only independent directors are present.

Board Committees

Our Board has established the following three standing committees: audit committee; compensation committee; and nominating and governance committee. Our board of directors has adopted written charters for each of these committees. Our board of directors may establish other committees as it deems necessary or appropriate from time to time.

Audit Committee

The audit committee is responsible for, among other matters:

        appointing, compensating, retaining, evaluating, terminating, and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm;

        discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm the independence of its members from its management;

        reviewing with our independent registered public accounting firm the scope and results of their audit;

        approving all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm;

        overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the interim and annual financial statements that we file with the SEC;

        reviewing and monitoring our accounting principles, accounting policies, financial and accounting controls, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements;

        coordinating the oversight by our board of directors of our code of business conduct and our disclosure controls and procedures

        establishing procedures for the confidential and/or anonymous submission of concerns regarding accounting, internal controls or auditing matters; and

        reviewing and approving related-person transactions.

Our audit committee consists of [•], [•] and [•], with [•] serving as the chairman. The NASDAQ rules require us to have one independent audit committee member upon the listing of our common stock, a majority of independent directors within 90 days of the date of this prospectus and all independent audit committee members within one year of the date of this prospectus.

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Compensation Committee

The compensation committee is responsible for, among other matters:

        reviewing key employee compensation goals, policies, plans and programs;

        reviewing and approving the compensation of our directors and executive officers;

        reviewing and approving employment agreements and other similar arrangements between us and our executive officers; and

        appointing and overseeing any compensation consultants or advisors.

Our compensation committee consists of [•], [•] and [•], with [•] serving as the chairman.

Nominating and Governance Committee

The purpose of the nominating and governance committee is to assist the board in identifying qualified individuals to become board members, in determining the composition of the board and in monitoring the process to assess board effectiveness. Our nominating committee consists of [•], [•] and [•], with [•]serving as the chairman.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Our board of directors will adopt a code of business conduct and ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees. Upon completion of this offering, a copy of this code will be available on our website. We intend to disclose on our website any amendments to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and any waivers of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, controller, or persons performing similar functions.]

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table presents information regarding the total compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our chief executive officer and the four most highly-compensated executive officers (other than the chief executive officer) who were serving as executive officers as of December 31, 2022 for services rendered in all capacities to us for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.

Name

 

Principal Position

 

Year

 

Salary
($)

 

Bonus
($)

 

Option
Awards
($)

 

Share-
based
Awards
($)

 

Total
($)

Bonifacio, Paulo R.

 

Chief Executive Officer and

 

2022

 

14,000

     

[•]

     

[•]

   

President

 

2021

 

10,000

     

[•]

     

[•]

Farina, Fabio L.

 

Chief Financial Officer and

 

2022

 

6,000

     

[•]

     

[•]

   

Secretary

 

2021

         

[•]

     

[•]

Balaz, Emanuel S.

 

Chief Marketing Officer

 

2022

 

8,000

             

[•]

       

2021

 

6,000

             

[•]

Bonifacio, Bruno

 

Supply Chain Director

 

2022

 

6,000

             

[•]

       

2021

 

5,000

             

[•]

Bonifacio, Rafael

 

Technology Director

 

2022

 

5,000

             

[•]

       

2021

 

4,000

             

[•]

Employment Agreements

[We have entered into consulting agreements with each of our executive officers. Under these agreements, each of our executive officers is engaged for a specified time period. We may terminate employment for cause, at any time, without advance notice or remuneration, for certain acts of the executive officer, such as conviction or plea of guilty to a felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, willful misconduct or gross negligence, dishonest acts to our detriment, continued failure to satisfactorily perform agreed duties, or material breach of any provisions of the employment agreement. We may also terminate an officer’s employment without cause upon advance written notice.

Each of the executive officers has agreed to hold, both during and after the termination or expiry of his or her employment agreement, in strict confidence and not to use, except as required in the performance of his or her duties in connection with the employment, any confidential information or trade secrets of ours, our customers or prospective customers, or the confidential or proprietary information of any third-party received by us and for which we have confidential obligations. Each of the executive officers has also agreed to disclose in confidence to us all inventions, discoveries, concepts and plans which they conceive, develop or reduce to practice during the executive officer’s employment with us and to assign all right, title and interest in them to us, and to assist us in obtaining and enforcing those patents, copyrights and other legal rights.]

Non-Executive Director Compensation

The non-executive members of our board of directors have not received any compensation prior to this offering and no arrangements have been entered into in relating to compensation after this offering. Following this offering, the board of directors will establish a compensation package for the non-executive members of the board of directors.

[Option Plan]

[•]

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

None.

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of [•], and as adjusted to reflect the sale of common stock being offered in this offering by:

        each person, or group of affiliated persons, known to us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common stock;

        each of our current directors;

        each of our named executive officers; and

        all of our current directors and executive officers as a group.

The information in the following table has been presented in accordance with the rules of the SEC. Under such rules, beneficial ownership of a class of capital stock includes any shares of such class as to which a person, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power or investment power and also any shares as to which a person has the right to acquire such voting or investment power within 60 days through the exercise of any stock option, warrant or other right. If two or more persons share voting power or investment power with respect to specific securities, each such person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of such securities. Except as we otherwise indicate below and under applicable community property laws, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed below, based on information they have furnished to us, have sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown. Except as otherwise indicated, each stockholder named in the table is assumed to have sole voting and investment power with respect to the number of shares listed opposite the stockholder’s name.

The calculations of beneficial ownership in this table are based on 12,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding on [•].

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

 

Shares
Beneficially
Owned

 

Percent of Class

 

Percent of
Class after this
Offering

5% Beneficial Owner:

       

 

   

Rafale Investment LTD

 

10,155,000

 

85

%

 

[•]%

Named Executive Officers and Directors:

       

 

   

Paulo R. Bonifacio

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

[•]%

Fabio L. Farina

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

[•]%

Emanuel S. Balaz

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

[•]%

Bruno Bonifacio

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

[•]%

Rafael Bonifacio

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

[•]%

All of our directors and officers as a group

 

[•]

 

[•]

%

 

[•]%

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The following is a summary of all material characteristics of our capital stock as set forth in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. The summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, all of which are incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and the applicable provisions of Delaware law.

General

Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue a total of 30,000,000 shares, par value $0.001 per share.

Common Stock

We are authorized to issue 30,000,000 shares, par value $0.001 per share. As of the date hereof, there are a total number of 12,000,00 shares of common stock issued and outstanding, which does not include shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of promissory notes.

Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on the election of any director or any other matter upon which stockholders are required or permitted to vote. Holders of our Common Stock do not have cumulative voting rights.

Issuance of additional shares of common stock in the future will reduce proportionate ownership and voting power of each share outstanding. Directors can authorize the issuance of additional shares of common stock without stockholder approval, to the extent authorized.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

[•] is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.

Listing of Securities

Our common stock is not presently traded on any stock exchange. We have applied to list of our common stock on Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol “[•].” There is no guarantee that Nasdaq, or any other exchange or quotation system, will permit our common stock to be listed and traded. If our common stock is not approved for listing on Nasdaq, we will not consummate this offering.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to this offering, no public market for our common stock existed, and a liquid trading market for our common stock may not develop or be sustained after this offering. Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock from time to time and could impair our future ability to raise equity capital in the future. Furthermore, because only a limited number of shares of our common stock will be available for sale shortly after this offering due to certain contractual and legal restrictions on resale described below, sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market after such restrictions lapse, or the anticipation of such sales, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock and our ability to raise equity capital in the future.

Based upon the [•] shares outstanding as of [•], upon the closing of this offering, we will have outstanding an aggregate of [•] shares of common stock, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option [and no exercise of outstanding options]. All of the [•] shares sold in this offering by us will be freely tradable without restrictions or further registration under the Securities Act, unless held by our affiliates, as that term is defined under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, or subject to lock-up agreements. The remaining shares of common stock outstanding upon the closing of this offering are restricted securities as defined in Rule 144. Restricted securities may be sold in the U.S. public market only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from registration, including by reason of Rule 144 or Rule 701 under the Securities Act, which rules are summarized below. These remaining shares will generally become available for sale in the public market as follows:

        no shares will be eligible for sale in the public market on the date of this prospectus; and

        approximately [•] shares will be eligible for sale in the public market upon expiration of

lock-up agreements [•] days after the date of this prospectus, subject in certain circumstances to the volume, manner of sale and other limitations of Rule 144 and Rule 701.

We may issue shares of common stock from time to time as consideration for future acquisitions, investments or other corporate purposes. In the event that any such acquisition, investment or other transaction is significant, the number of shares of common stock that we may issue may in turn be significant.

We may also grant registration rights covering those shares of common stock issued in connection with any such acquisition and investment.

Rule 144

In general, persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months, and any affiliate of the company who owns either restricted or unrestricted shares of our common stock, are entitled to sell their securities without registration with the SEC under an exemption from registration provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

In general, a person who has beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell their securities provided that (1) such person is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates at the time of, or at any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale, (2) we have been subject to the Exchange Act periodic reporting requirements for at least 90 days before the sale and (3) we are current in our Exchange Act reporting at the time of sale.

Persons who have beneficially owned restricted shares of our common stock for at least six months, but who are our affiliates at the time of, or any time during the 90 days preceding, a sale, would be subject to additional restrictions, by which such person would be entitled to sell within any three-month period only a number of securities that does not exceed the greater of either of the following:

        1% of the number of shares of our common stock then outstanding, which will equal approximately [•] shares immediately after the closing of this offering based on the number of common shares outstanding as of [•].

        An amount equal to the average weekly trading volume of our common stock on the [NASDAQ Stock Exchange, LLC] during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale.

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Such sales by affiliates must also comply with the manner of sale, current public information and notice provisions of Rule 144.

Persons who are not our affiliates and have beneficially owned our restricted shares of common stock for more than one year are not subject to the restrictions above.

Regulation S

Regulation S under the Securities Act provides that securities owned by any person may be sold without registration in the United States, provided that the sale is affected in an “offshore transaction” and no “directed selling efforts” are made in the United States (as these terms are defined in Regulation S), subject to certain other conditions. In general, this means that our shares may be sold in some manner outside the United States without requiring registration in the United States.

Rule 701

In general, under Rule 701, a person who purchased shares of our common stock pursuant to a written compensatory plan or contract and who is not deemed to have been one of our affiliates during the immediately preceding 90 days may sell these shares in reliance upon Rule 144, but without being required to comply with the notice, manner of sale, public information requirements or volume limitation provisions of Rule 144. Rule 701 also permits affiliates to sell their Rule 701 shares under Rule 144 without complying with the holding period requirements of Rule 144. All holders of Rule 701 shares, however, are required to wait until 90 days after the date of this prospectus before selling such shares pursuant to Rule 701. None of our shares of our outstanding common stock have been issued in reliance on Rule 701.

Lock-Up Arrangements

In connection with the Company’s IPO on [•], all of our directors and executive officers and holders of outstanding shares of our common stock then outstanding entered into a lock-up agreement which expires on [•]. Thereafter, these shares can be sold under Rule 144 once their one year holding period has expired.

We have agreed not to, for a period of six (6) months from the closing of this offering, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any of our securities without the written consent of the representative of the Underwriters. See “Underwriting” beginning on page 66 of this prospectus for more information.

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UNDERWRITING

EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC is acting as representative of the underwriters of the offering. We have entered into an underwriting agreement (the “underwriting agreement”) with the Representative. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters named below, and the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the number of shares of common stock set forth opposite the underwriter’s name in the following table at the initial public offering price per share less underwriting discounts and commissions, as set firth on the cover page of this prospectus.

Underwriter

 

Number of Shares

EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC

 

[•]

Total

 

 

The underwriters are committed to purchase all of the shares offered by us other than those shares covered by the Over-Allotment Option described below, if they purchase any shares. The obligations of the underwriters may be terminated upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the underwriting agreement. Furthermore, pursuant to the underwriting agreement, the underwriters’ obligations are subject to customary conditions, representations and warranties contained in the underwriting agreement, such as receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions.

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

The underwriters are offering the shares, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

Over-Allotment Option

We have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase from us up to an additional [•] shares of our common stock, solely to cover over-allotments, if any. The shares of our common stock to be purchased pursuant to the Over-Allotment Option will be acquired at the public offering price, less the underwriting discounts and commissions. The underwriters may exercise this option, in whole or in part, for our common stock, any time and from time to time during the 45-day period from the date of this prospectus. If this option is exercised in full, the total price to the public will be $[•] and the total net proceeds before expenses to us will be $[•].

Underwriting Discount, Commissions and Expenses

The following table shows the per share of common stock and total underwriting discounts and commissions to be paid to the underwriters. Such amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, assuming an initial public offering price of $[•] per share, the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

 

Per Share

 

Total Without
Exercise of
Over-Allotment
Option

 

Total With
Exercise in Full of
Over-Allotment
Option

Public offering price

 

$

   

$

   

$

 

Underwriting discount and commissions

 

$

   

$

   

$

 

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

 

$

   

$

   

$

 

The Representative have advised us that they propose initially to offer the shares to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $[•] per share. After the initial public offering, the public offering price, concession and discount may be changed.

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We have also agreed to pay all of the expenses relating to the offering, including, but not limited to, (a) all filing fees and communication expenses relating to the registration of the shares of common stock to be sold in this offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission; (b) all fees and expenses relating to the listing of the shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market and such other exchanges as the Company and Representative together determine, including any fees charged by DTC; (c) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration or qualification of the shares under “blue sky” or securities laws. of such states of the United States of America and other jurisdictions designated by the Representative, including the reasonable fees and expenses of the Representative’s blue sky counsel; (d) all fees, expenses and disbursements relating to the registration, qualification or exemption of the shares under the securities laws of such foreign jurisdictions designated by the Representative; (e) the costs of mailing and printing the underwriting documents (including the Underwriting Agreement, any Blue Sky Surveys and, if appropriate, any Agreement Among Underwriters, Selected Dealers’ Agreement, Underwriters’ Questionnaire and Power of Attorney), registration statements, prospectuses and all amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto and as many preliminary and final prospectuses as the Representative may reasonably deem necessary; (f) transfer and/or stamp taxes, if any, payable upon our transfer of the shares to the Underwriters; (g) the fees and expenses of the Company’s accountants; (h) all filing fees and communication expenses associated with the review of the offering by FINRA; (i) expenses incurred by the Underwriters for any roadshow for the offering up to $20,000; (j) the cost associated with the Representative’s use of Ipreo’s book building, prospectus tracking and compliance software for the offering up to $29,500; (k) the costs associated with bound volumes of the offering materials as well as commemorative mementos and lucite tombstones in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000; (l) the fees of counsel to the Underwriters in an amount not to exceed $175,000; (m) fees and expenses of the transfer agent for our common stock; and (n) the costs of preparing, printing and delivering certificates representing the common stock issued in this offering.

We have paid a $25,000 expense advance to the Representative, which shall be applied against actual out-of-pocket-accountable expenses, which will be returned to us to the extent such out-of-pocket accountable expenses are not actually incurred in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(f)(2)(C). We have agreed to pay to the Representative 1% of the gross proceeds of the offering for non-accountable expenses, payable upon the closing of the offering.

We estimate that the total expenses of the offering payable by us, excluding the total underwriting discount, and including the above-referenced advance to the Representative, will be approximately $_________.

Discretionary Accounts

The underwriters do not intend to confirm sales of the shares offered hereby to any accounts over which they have discretionary authority.

Electronic Offer, Sale, and Distribution of Securities

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by one or more of the underwriters or selling group members. The Representative may agree to allocate a number of shares of common stock to underwriters and selling group members for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the underwriters and selling group members that will make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on these websites is not part of, nor incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us, and should not be relied upon by investors.

Representative’s Warrants

We have agreed to issue to the Representative or its designees at the closing of this offering warrants to purchase the number of common stock equal to 5.0% of the aggregate number of shares sold in this offering. The warrants will be exercisable at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, during the four-and-a-half-year period commencing six months after the commencement of sales in this offering. The warrants will be exercisable at a per share price equal to 100% of the initial public offering price per share in the offering. The Warrants provide for registration rights (including a one-time demand registration right and unlimited piggyback rights) and customary anti-dilution provisions.

The warrants have been deemed compensation by FINRA and are therefore subject to a 180-day lock-up pursuant to Rule 5110(g)(1) of FINRA. The Representative (or permitted assignees under Rule 5110(g)(1)) will not sell, transfer, assign, pledge, or hypothecate these warrants or the securities underlying these warrants, nor will they engage in

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any hedging, short sale, derivative, put, or call transaction that would result in the effective economic disposition of the warrants or the underlying securities for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus. The warrants and the common stocks underlying the warrants are being registered as a part of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and will be freely tradable upon the declaration of the effectiveness of such registration statement by the SEC.

The exercise price and number of shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation.

Right of First Refusal

We have agreed to grant the underwriters, for the twelve (12) month period following the closing of this offering, a right of first refusal to act as sole investment banker, sole book-runner, and/or sole placement agent, for each and every future public and private equity and debt offering, including all equity-linked offerings during such twelve (12) month period by us, or any successor to or any subsidiary of our company subject to such procedures as agreed upon in the underwriting agreement.

Lock-Up Agreements

Our officers and directors, and certain of our stockholders have agreed not to, without the prior written consent of the Representative, directly or indirectly, offer to sell, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of our common stock (or enter into any transaction or device that is designed to, or could be expected to, result in the transfer or disposition by any person at any time in the future of shares of our common stock, enter into any swap or other derivatives transaction that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic benefits or risks of ownership of shares of common stock, make any demand for or exercise any right or cause to be filed a registration statement, including any amendments thereto, with respect to the registration of any of the shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of common stock or any other of our securities or publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing, subject to customary exceptions, for periods of 180 days from the date of this prospectus.

Listing

We intend to apply to have our shares of common stock approved for listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “[•]”.

Determination of Initial Public Offering Price

Before this offering, there has been no public market for shares of our common stock. Accordingly, the initial public offering price will be negotiated between us and the underwriter. Among the factors to be considered in these negotiations are:

        the information set forth in this prospectus and otherwise available to the underwriter;

        the prospects for our Company and the industry in which we operate;

        an assessment of our management;

        our past and present financial and operating performance;

        our prospects for future earnings;

        financial and operating information and market valuations of publicly traded companies engaged in activities similar to ours;

        the prevailing conditions of United States securities markets at the time of this offering; and

        other factors deemed relevant.

Neither we nor the underwriter can assure investors that an active trading market will develop for shares of our common stock, or that the shares will trade in the public market at or above the initial public offering price.

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Stabilization

In connection with this offering, the underwriter may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate-covering transactions, penalty bids, and purchases to cover positions created by short sales.

        Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase securities so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum and are engaged in for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities while the offering is in progress.

        Over-allotment transactions involve sales by the underwriter of securities in excess of the number of securities the underwriter is obligated to purchase. This creates a syndicate short position which may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of securities over-allotted by the underwriter is not greater than the number of securities that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of securities involved is greater than the number of securities in the over-allotment option. The underwriter may close out any short position by exercising their over-allotment option and/or purchasing securities in the open market.

        Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of securities to close out the short position, the underwriter will consider, among other things, the price of securities available for purchase in the open market as compared with the price at which they may purchase securities through exercise of the over-allotment option. If the underwriter sells more securities than could be covered by exercise of the over-allotment option and, therefore, have a naked short position, the position can be closed out only by buying securities in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriter is concerned that after pricing there could be downward pressure on the price of the securities in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.

        Penalty bids permit the underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the securities originally sold by that syndicate member are purchased in stabilizing or syndicate covering transactions to cover syndicate short positions.

These stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions, and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our securities or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our securities. As a result, the price of our securities in the open market may be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of these transactions. Neither we nor the underwriter make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our securities. These transactions may be affected on the Nasdaq Stock Market, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.

Passive Market Making

In connection with this offering, underwriter, and selling group members may engage in passive market making transactions in our securities on the Nasdaq Stock Market in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act, during a period before the commencement of offers or sales of the shares and extending through the completion of the distribution. A passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid of that security. However, if all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, then that bid must then be lowered when specified purchase limits are exceeded.

Other Relationships

The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage and other financial and non-financial activities and services. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to us and to persons and entities with relationships with us, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.

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SELLING RESTRICTIONS

Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriter that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

Federative Republic of Brazil

The shares of our common stock offered hereby may not be offered or sold to the public in Brazil. Accordingly, this prospectus has not been nor will it be registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários) nor has it been submitted to the foregoing agency for approval. Documents relating to the offer, as well as the information contained therein, may not be supplied to the public in Brazil, as the offering of the global bonds pursuant to this prospectus supplement is not a public offering of securities in Brazil, nor used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the shares of our common stock to the public in Brazil.

European Economic Area

In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area that has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a relevant member state), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that relevant member state (the relevant implementation date), an offer of shares described in this prospectus may not be made to the public in that relevant member state other than:

        to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

        to fewer than 100 or, if the relevant member state has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant Dealer or Dealers nominated by us for any such offer; or

        in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,

        provided that no such offer of shares shall require us or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of securities to the public” in any relevant member state means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the shares, as the expression may be varied in that member state by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that member state, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the relevant member state) and includes any relevant implementing measure in the relevant member state. The expression 2010 PD Amending Directive means Directive 2010/73/EU.

The sellers of the shares have not authorized and do not authorize the making of any offer of shares through any financial intermediary on their behalf, other than offers made by the underwriters with a view to the final placement of the shares as contemplated in this prospectus. Accordingly, no purchaser of the shares, other than the underwriters, is authorized to make any further offer of the shares on behalf of the sellers or the underwriters.

United Kingdom

This prospectus is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive that are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated,

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falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (each such person being referred to as a “relevant person”). This prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Canada

The securities may be sold in Canada only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the securities must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (NI 33-105), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

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LEGAL MATTERS

Robinson & Cole, LLP, Stamford, Connecticut has acted as our counsel in connection with the preparation of this prospectus. Lucosky Brookman LLP, has acted as counsel to the underwriters with respect to the offering.

EXPERTS

Our audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 have been included in this prospectus in reliance upon the report of Russel Bedford, an independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, given upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all the information set forth in the registration statement. , The rules and regulations of the SEC allow us to omit certain information from this prospectus that is included in the registration statement. Statements made in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract, agreement, or other document are summaries of all material information about the documents summarized but are not complete descriptions of all terms of these documents. If we filed any of these documents as an exhibit to the registration statement, you may read the document itself for a complete description of its terms.

You may read and copy the registration statement, including the related exhibits and schedules, and any document we file with the SEC without charge at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may also obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. The SEC also maintains an Internet website that contains reports and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. Our filings with the SEC are also available to the public through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Upon completion of this offering, we will become subject to the information reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, and we will file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. These periodic reports, and other information are available for inspection and copying at the website of the SEC referred to above. You may access our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of charge at our website as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference in, and is not part of, this prospectus. A copy of the registration statement and the exhibits filed therewith may be inspected without charge at the public reference room maintained by the SEC, located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549, and copies of all or any part of the registration statement may be obtained from that office. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The address of the website is www.sec.gov.

We maintain a corporate website at www.brbf.com.br. Information contained in, or that can be accessed through, our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely as an inactive textual reference. We will post on our website any materials required to be so posted on such website under applicable corporate or securities laws and regulations.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Directors and Shareholders of

BRB Foods Ltd.

Delaware — US

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We examine the consolidated financial statements of BRB Foods Ltd. and its subsidiaries, which comprise the statement of financial position as of December 31, 2022, and the respective statements of profit or loss, comprehensive income, changes in equity cash flows for the year then ended, and notes, including significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of BRB Foods Ltd. as of December 31, 2022, as well as of December 31, 2021 as per the pro forma consolidation, of BRB Foods Ltd. financial performance and its cash flows for the two fiscal years 2021 and 2022, following the generally accepted accounting practices in the United States of America “U.S. GAAP” and under PCAOB review.

Basis for Opinion

Our audit was conducted following the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the “auditor’s responsibility for auditing the financial statements” section of our report.

We are independent of BRB Foods Ltd., under relevant professional Statements in the United States of America and the PCAOB, and we fulfill the ethical responsibility under these standards. We believe that the audit evidence obtained is sufficient and appropriate to support our opinion.

/s/ Russell Bedford GM Auditores Independentes S/S

Russell Bedford GM Auditores Independentes S/S

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2020.

Sao Paulo, Brazil

May 15, 2023

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BRB FOODs LTD

BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31
(Amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars — USD)

     

Company

   

Notes

 

2022

 

2021

ASSETS

       

 

   

 

CURRENT ASSETS

       

 

   

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

5

 

18,475

 

 

55,005

 

Marketable securities

 

6

 

95,828

 

   

 

Accounts receivable

 

7

 

3,422,702

 

 

142,381

 

Inventory

 

8

 

470,071

 

 

124,536

 

Recoverable taxes

 

9

 

85,519

 

 

19,508

 

Other credits

 

9

 

700,083

 

 

265,244

 

Total Current Assets

     

4,792,678

 

 

606,674

 

         

 

   

 

NON-CURRENT ASSETS

       

 

   

 

Fixed assets

 

10

 

79,096

 

 

85,951

 

Intangible assets

 

11

 

165,796

 

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

     

244,892

 

 

85,951

 

TOTAL ASSETS

     

5,037,570

 

 

692,625

 

         

 

   

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       

 

   

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

       

 

   

 

Suppliers

 

12

 

680,015

 

 

88,014

 

Loans

 

13

 

2,851,927

 

 

684,707

 

Tax liabilities

 

14

 

32,216

 

 

29,231

 

Labor and social security liabilities

 

15

 

24,425

 

 

4,556

 

Other liabilities

     

14,016

 

 

5,235

 

Total Current Liabilities

     

3,602,599

 

 

811,743

 

         

 

   

 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

       

 

   

 

Loans and financing

 

13

   

 

   

 

Loans with partners

 

13

 

177,281

 

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Liabilities

     

177,281

 

   

 

         

 

   

 

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

       

 

   

 

Capital stock

     

41,902

 

 

46,101

 

Advance for future capital increase

     

966,688

 

 

(323,677

)

Tax incentive reserve

     

1,043,814

 

 

181,274

 

Accumulated (Losses)

     

(799,966

)

 

(18,940

)

Equity valuation adjustments

     

5,252

 

 

(3,876

)

Total Shareholders’ Equity

 

16

 

1,257,690

 

 

(119,118

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

5,037,570

 

 

692,625

 

Management’s explanatory notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

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INCOME STATEMENT
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD)

     

Company

       

2022

 

2021

NET REVENUE

 

17

 

14,630,002

 

 

3,358,886

 

COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED

 

18

 

(11,982,695

)

 

(2,822,775

)

GROSS PROFIT

     

2,647,307

 

 

536,111

 

         

 

   

 

OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)

       

 

   

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

18

 

(1,046,743

)

 

(565,102

)

Expenses with sales

 

18

 

(419,213

)

 

(87,093

)

OPERATING INCOME BEFORE FINANCIAL INCOME

     

1,181,351

 

 

(116,084

)

FINANCIAL INCOME

 

19

   

 

   

 

Financial revenue

     

15,406

 

 

22,257

 

Financial expenses

     

(788,358

)

 

(79,609

)

NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX

     

408,399

 

 

(173,436

)

Income Tax

     

(3,208

)

 

 

 

NET INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR

     

405,191

 

 

(173,436

)

Management’s explanatory notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES TO SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD)

 

Capital
stock

 

Advanced for
future capital
increase

 

Tax Incentive
Reserve

 

Accumulated
(losses)

 

Total
shareholders’
equity

Balance on 12/31/2021

   

 

           

 

   

Advance for future capital increase

 

(4,199

)

 

966,688

       

 

 

962,489

Equity valuation adjustments

   

 

         

9,128

 

 

9,128

Net Income for the year

   

 

         

405,191

 

 

405,191

Government Grants

 

 

 

 

 

 

862,540

 

(862,540

)

 

 

Balance on 12/31/2022

 

41,902

 

 

966,688

 

1,043,814

 

(794,714

)

 

1,257,690

Management’s explanatory notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

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COMPREHENSIVE INCOME STATEMENT

YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31

(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD)

 

2022

 

2021

NET INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR

 

405,191

 

 

Other comprehensive

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE YEAR

 

405,191

 

 

Management’s explanatory notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31
(Amounts expressed in US DOLLAR — USD)

 

2022

 

2021

Operational activities

   

 

   

 

Income for the year

 

405,191

 

 

(173,435

)

     

 

   

 

Adjustments to reconcile the income with cash and cash equivalents generated by operating activities

   

 

   

 

Expected credit loss

 

56,770

 

   

 

Others

 

5,289

 

   

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

19,789

 

 

 

 

   

487,039

 

 

(173,435

)

Variation of asset and liability accounts

   

 

   

 

Marketable securities

 

(95,828

)

 

(45,717

)

Accounts Receivable

 

(3,337,091

)

 

(128,356

)

Taxes to recover

 

(66,011

)

 

(14,076

)

Other credits

 

(434,839

)

 

(255,888

)

Inventory

 

(345,535

)

 

(124,536

)

Suppliers

 

592,950

 

 

87,998

 

Tax liabilities

 

2,985

 

 

20,000

 

Labor and social security liabilities

 

19,869

 

 

4,556

 

Other liabilities

 

7,832

 

 

(1,359

)

     

 

   

 

Net cash (from) operating activities

 

(3,168,629

)

 

(630,813

)

Investment activities

   

 

   

 

Acquisition of fixed assets

 

(13,294

)

 

(85,540

)

Acquisition of intangible assets

 

(165,796

)

 

 

 

Cash used in investment activities

 

(179,090

)

 

(85,540

)

     

 

   

 

Financing Activities

   

 

   

 

Increase capital

   

 

   

 

Advance for future capital increase

 

966,688

 

   

 

Loans

 

2,344,501

 

 

682,500

 

Cash generated by financing activities

 

3,311,189

 

 

682,500

 

     

 

   

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(36,530

)

 

(33,853

)

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

 

55,005

 

 

21,374

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

 

114,303

 

 

55,005

 

     

 

   

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

59,298

 

 

33,631

 

Management’s explanatory notes form an integral part of the financial statements.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

1. OPERATING CONTEXT

The BRB FOODS LTD. (“BRB” or the “Company”), is a corporation with its headquarters office in State of Delaware is to be located at 8 The Green, Ste R, in the City of Dover County of kent, and is controller of the companies BR Brands S.A and the Boni Logistica Ltda, headquartered at Rua Dr. Eduardo de Souza Aranha, n° 387 — Conjunto 151B, in the capital of the State of Sao Paulo in Brazil, having a legal personality under private law, where its duration is indeterminate, and its performance is established throughout the national territory. The companies basically started its activities in 2020, through brands with strong recognition through brands with strong recognition and leadership in the markets where it operates.

We operate in the food segment, supplying high quality products to retailers and wholesalers, operating in the South, Southeast and Midwest regions.

We entered into a strategic partnership with Unilever — one of the largest suppliers of food and personal care products in the world, for the licensing of the brands Knorr, Arisco, Maizena and Mae terra.

In line with the expansion of new businesses, on December 5, 2022, the licensing agreement for the “Arisco” brand was signed with Unilever do Brasil Ltda. for the sale of grains and flours with an expectation for revenue from future economic benefits of approximately US$ 17,918 million, substantially in the year 2023.

We are an operating company incorporated under US law and conduct business through our operating subsidiaries. The structure of the group follows:

Company

 

Activities

 

Country

 

Units

 

Participation

 

Percentage

BRB Foods Ltd.

 

Holding

 

United State of America

 

1

 

 

100%

Thamuz LLC

 

Holding

 

United State of America

 

1

 

Direct

 

100%

BR Brands S.A.

 

Industrialization and sale of grains (mainly rice and beans), pasta, flour, among other products

 

Brazil

 

4

 

Indirect

 

100%

Boni Logistica Ltda.

 

Distribution centers, transports and logistics solutions.

 

Brazil

 

1

 

Indirect

 

100%

BRB Foods Ltd. incorporated on October 13, 2022, headquartered in Dover, Delaware in the United States of America, is a holding company whose subsidiaries are BR BRANDS S.A. founded on December 1, 2020 and Boni Logistica Ltda. founded on February 26, 2020, both located in Sao Paulo in Brazil. The pro forma consolidated financial statements are intended to provide information for comparative purposes and result from the aggregation of the individual financial statements of its subsidiaries, as follows:

Balance Sheet

 

Consolidated
2022

 

Consolidated (Pro-Forma)

2021

 

2020

Assets

       

 

   

Current Asset

 

4,792,678

 

606,674

 

 

50,187

Long term

 

244,892

 

85,951

 

 

411

TOTAL ASSETS

 

5,037,570

 

692,625

 

 

50,598

         

 

   

Liabilities

       

 

   

Current Liabilities

 

3,779,879

 

811,743

 

 

11,454

Equity

 

1,257,691

 

(119,118

)

 

39,144

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

5,037,570

 

692,625

 

 

50,598

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

1. OPERATING CONTEXT (cont.)

Income Statement

 

Consolidated
2022

 

Consolidated
2021

 

(Pro-Forma)
2020

Net sales

 

14,630,002

 

 

3,358,886

 

 

251,351

 

Cost of sales

 

(11,982,695

)

 

(2,822,775

)

 

(202,680

)

Gross profit

 

2,647,307

 

 

536,111

 

 

48,671

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

(1,465,956

)

 

(652,194

)

 

(29,475

)

Financial results

 

(772,952

)

 

(57,352

)

 

(980

)

Income before income taxes

 

408,399

 

 

(173,435

)

 

18,216

 

Income tax and social contributions

 

(3,208

)

 

 

 

 

(6,124

)

Profit (Loss) for the year

 

405,191

 

 

(173,435

)

 

12,092

 

The individual financial statements of the subsidiaries were audited by the independent auditors, which were consolidated for purposes of presentation at BRB FOODS Ltd.

War between Russia and Ukraine

The war between Russia and Ukraine that intensified in the beginning of 2022 caused global uncertainties and instabilities regarding commodities and inputs at the global level, especially regarding prices and uncertainties in view of the risk of a drop in the supply of grains and fertilizers, given that these countries account for relevant parts of both exports, in addition to the global impact on freight costs.

Although the Companies operations and its financial statements have not been affected so far by the impact of the War, there is no way to predict impacts or estimate the occurrence of future impacts resulting from the war. Therefore, we continue with the continuous monitoring of the update of the macroeconomic scenario and actions to be taken by us.

Basis For Presentation Of Financial Statements And Main Accounting Policies

The main accounting policies adopted by the Companies in these financial statements are described below. These policies have been consistently applied in the years presented, unless otherwise indicated.

1.1 Statement of compliance (in relation to CPC Standards)

The financial statements were prepared and are being presented in accordance with the accounting policies adopted in Brazil, under the terms of Brazilian Corporate Law and the pronouncements, guidelines and technical interpretations, issued by the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC) and approved by the CFC and in accordance with the bylaws of the “Company”. This is the first set of the annual financial statements

The issuance of these financial statements was authorized by Management on March 6, 2023.

All information relevant to the financial statements, and only such information, is evidenced herein and corresponds to the information used by Management in its activities.

1.2 Measurement basis

The financial statements were prepared based on historical cost basis, except for derivative and non-derivative financial instruments measured by the fair value through profit or loss.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

2. FUNCTION CURRENCY

In line with our review of the operations and business of companies in Brasil, mainly related to the elements to determine its functional currency, the Management concluded that BRL is its functional currency. This conclusion is based on the review of the following indicators:

Currency that most influences prices of goods and services in Brazil;

Currency of the country, which competitive powers and regulations most influence the determination of the selling price of its products and services;

Currency that most influences material and other costs to supply products or services;

Currency through which the proceeds of financial activities are substantially obtained; and

Currency in which amounts received from operating activities are normally accumulated.

The amounts in US Dollar (USD) presented in the financial statements of the Companies are measured translate from BRL (as the functional currency which is the currency that best reflects the economic environment in which the Company is included and the way it is managed).

Transactions in foreign currency

Transactions in foreign currency are converted to the relevant functional currency of the company at the exchange rates on the dates of the transactions.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated and calculated in foreign currencies on the reporting date of the statement of financial position are reconverted to the functional currency at the exchange rate determined on that date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value in foreign currency are reconverted to the functional currency at the exchange rate on the calculation date of the fair value. Differences of foreign currencies resulting from reconversion are generally recognized in the statement of profit or loss. Non-monetary items that are measured on a historical cost basis in foreign currency are not converted.

Financial statements presentation currency

In compliance with the provisions of the Brazilian Law, the financial statements are being presented in Reais, by converting the US dollars into Reais, through the following criteria:

        Assets and liabilities by the exchange rate of the fiscal year-end;

        Statement of profit or loss, of comprehensive and of cash flows by monthly average rates; and

        Equity, at the historical amount of composition.

        Exchange rate variations from the conversion of the abovementioned accounts are recognized in a specific account of equity under the name “Equity valuation adjustments”.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

2. FUNCTION CURRENCY (cont.)

The statements of financial position as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the statements of profit or loss for the fiscal years ended on such dates in functional currency (Reais) translated to presentation currency (US dollars) are as follows:

 

2022

 

2021

   

Closing rate

 

Annual
average rate

 

Closing rate

 

Annual
average rate

Conversion rate of the US currency

 

5,22

 

5,17

 

5,58

 

5,40

 

2022

 

2021

   

R$

 

USD

 

R$

 

USD

Assets

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Current

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

88,785

 

 

18,475

 

 

306,953

 

 

55,005

 

Marketable securities

 

500,000

 

 

95,828

 

   

 

   

 

Accounts receivables

 

17,858,634

 

 

3,422,702

 

 

794,555

 

 

142,381

 

Inventories

 

2,464,317

 

 

470,071

 

 

703,802

 

 

124,536

 

Recoverable taxes

 

444,578

 

 

85,519

 

 

108,869

 

 

19,508

 

Other credits

 

3,654,433

 

 

700,083

 

 

1,480,197

 

 

265,244

 

   

25,010,747

 

 

4,792,678

 

 

3,394,376

 

 

606,674

 

Non-current

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Fixed assets

 

437,289

 

 

79,096

 

 

458,145

 

 

85,591

 

Intangible assets

 

871,002

 

 

165,796

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

1,308,291

 

 

244,892

 

 

458,145

 

 

85,591

 

   

26,319,038

 

 

5,037,570

 

 

3,852,521

 

 

692,265

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Liabilities

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Current

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Suppliers

 

3,548,116

 

 

680,015

 

 

485,866

 

 

87,065

 

Loans

 

14,880,499

 

 

2,851,927

 

 

18,192

 

 

3,260

 

Tax liabilities

 

168,096

 

 

32,216

 

 

163,126

 

 

29,231

 

Labor and social security liabilities

 

127,442

 

 

24,425

 

 

25,422

 

 

4,556

 

Other liabilities

 

65,489

 

 

14,016

 

 

34,511

 

 

6,184

 

   

18,789,642

 

 

3,602,599

 

 

727,117

 

 

130,296

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Non-current

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Loans

 

924,997

 

 

177,281

 

 

3,802,813

 

 

681,447

 

Total Liabilities

 

924,997

 

 

3,779,880

 

 

3,802,813

 

 

811,743

 

Equity

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Share capital

 

214,800

 

 

41,902

 

 

196,000

 

 

46,101

 

Advance for future capital increase

 

5,170,000

 

 

966.688

 

   

 

   

 

Tax incentive reserve

 

5,433,511

 

 

1,043,814

 

 

978,075

 

 

181,274

 

Equity valuation adjustments

   

 

 

5,252

 

   

 

 

(3,876

)

Accumulated losses

 

(4,213,912

)

 

(799,966

)

 

(1,851,484

)

 

(342,617

)

   

6,604,399

 

 

1,257,690

 

 

(677,409

)

 

(119,118

)

   

26,319,038

 

 

5,037,570

 

 

3,852,521

 

 

692,625

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

Net operating income

 

75,571,018

 

 

14,630,002

 

 

18,123,071

 

 

3,358,886

 

Costs of products sold and services provided

 

(61,896,402

)

 

(11,982,695

)

 

(15,230,451

)

 

(2,822,775

)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

2. FUNCTION CURRENCY (cont.)

 

2022

 

2021

   

R$

 

USD

 

R$

 

USD

Gross profit

 

13,674,616

 

 

2,647,307

 

 

2,892,620

 

 

536,111

 

Selling expenses

 

(2,165,437

)

 

(419,213

)

 

(469,913

)

 

(87,093

)

Administrative expenses

 

(5,406,932

)

 

(1,046,743

)

 

(3,049,039

)

 

(565,101

)

Income before financial revenues (expenses), net

 

6,102,247

 

 

1,181,351

 

 

(626,333

)

 

(116,083

)

Financial revenues

 

79,581

 

 

15,406

 

 

120,091

 

 

22,257

 

Financial expenses

 

(4,072,249

)

 

(788,358

)

 

(429,539

)

 

(79,610

)

Net financial revenues

 

(3,992,668

)

 

(772,952

)

 

(309,448

)

 

(57,353

)

Profit (loss) before income tax and social security contribution

 

2,109,579

 

 

408,399

 

 

(935,781

)

 

(173,435

)

Current income tax and social security contribution

 

(16,571

)

 

(3,208

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit or (loss) for the fiscal year

 

2,093,008

 

 

405,191

 

 

(935,781

)

 

(173,435

)

However, solely for the convenience of the reader and for presentation purposes, we have converted certain amounts included in this annual report from reais into US Dollars using the selling rate published by the Central Bank of Brazil, or Central Bank, on December, 31th, 2022, from R$ 5.22 to US$ 1.00 or, in the cases expressly indicated, at the average exchange rate in force during the period.

3. USE OF ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS

In preparing the financial statements in accordance with accounting policies adopted in Brazil, Management is required to make estimates and assumptions that could affect the values of the assets and liabilities presented on the reporting dates, as well as the amounts of revenues, costs and expenses of the fiscal years presented. Although these estimates are based on the best knowledge available to Management regarding present and future events, actual results may differ from those estimates.

Estimates and assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. The estimates reviews are recognized on a prospective basis.

Information about uncertainties on premises and estimates with a significant risk of resulting in material adjustment as of December 31, 2022 is included in the following notes:

Note — Impairment losses on trade receivables;

Note — Provision for adjustment to inventories realization value;

Note — Provisions for legal proceedings and provision for credits and incentives to be granted.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

4. MAIN ACCOUNTING PRACTICES

4.1 Classifications of current and non-current items

In the balance sheet, assets and obligations falling due or expected to be realized within the next year are classified as current items and those maturing or expected to be realized later are classified as non-current items.

4.2 Offsets between accounts

As a general rule, in financial statements, neither assets and liabilities, or revenues and expenses are offset against each other, except when offsetting is required or permitted by a Brazilian accounting pronouncement or standard and this offsetting reflects the substance of the transaction.

4.3 Functional currency and presentation currency

These financial statements are presented in Reais, which is the functional and presentation currency. All financial information is presented in thousands of reais, unless otherwise indicated in an explanatory note.

4.4 Basic financial instruments

The “Company” classifies the following financial instruments as basic financial instruments:

(a)     Cash and cash equivalents; and,

(b)    Debt instruments.

Debt instruments include accounts receivable and payable and loans payable, and these are valued at the balance sheet dates at amortized cost.

4.5 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash held by the “Company”, bank deposits with free movement and financial investments with short-term maturities of approximately three months or less from the date of the transaction.

4.6 Accounts receivable

Accounts receivable correspond to amounts receivable for the collection of its receivables and respective fees arising from activities in the normal course of the company. Short-term receivables are initially recognized at transaction cost and long-term receivables at cost adjusted to present value. Subsequently, these accounts are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method, net of impairment losses (losses on receivables). The provision is constituted when considered necessary for the management of the “Company”, in an amount sufficient for the recovery of credits.

4.7 Inventory

Inventories are valued at the average cost of acquisition or formation of finished products and are maintained below net realizable value. The cost of finished products consists of purchased raw materials, labor, processing, storage and transport, all related to the process of adapting the products to salable conditions. Losses related to the production process make up the production cost in the respective month.

4.8 Property, plant and equipment

All property, plant and equipment items are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Cost includes expenditures directly attributable to bringing the asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Subsequent costs are included in the carrying amount of the asset or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow and the cost of the item can be reliably measured. Any gains and losses on the disposal of an item of property, plant and equipment are recognized in profit or loss. Land is not depreciated.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

4. MAIN ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (cont.)

Depreciation of other assets is calculated using the straight-line method with corporate rates, the estimated useful lives for the current and comparative period are as follows:

        IT equipment — 5 years

        Furniture and Utensils — 10 years

        Machinery and Equipment — 10 years

        Vehicles — 5 years

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted if appropriate.

4.9 Reduction to recoverable value

Assets that are subject to depreciation or amortization are reviewed for impairment losses whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its recoverable amount. The latter is the higher of an asset’s fair value less costs to sell and value in use.

Accounts payable to suppliers are obligations payable for goods or services that were acquired from suppliers in the ordinary course of business and are initially recognized at cost and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. In practice, they are usually recognized at the corresponding invoice amount.

4.10 Loans and financing

Loans and financing are initially recognized at transaction cost, i.e., the present value payable to the creditor and, subsequently, stated at amortized cost. Any difference between the amounts raised and the amount paid is recognized in the statement of income during the period in which the loans are in progress, using the effective interest rate method.

4.11 Adjustment to present value of assets and liabilities

Long-term monetary assets and liabilities are monetarily restated and, therefore, are adjusted to their present value. The adjustment to present value of short-term monetary assets and liabilities is calculated and only recorded if considered relevant in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

For recording purposes and determination of relevance, the adjustment to present value is calculated taking into account the contractual cash flows and the explicit interest rate, and in certain cases implicit, of the respective assets and liabilities.

Based on the analyzes carried out and Management’s best estimate, the “Company” concluded that the adjustment to present value of current monetary assets and liabilities is irrelevant in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole and, accordingly, did not register any adjustment.

4.12 Other current and non-current assets, liabilities

An asset is recognized in the balance sheet when it is probable that its future economic benefits will be generated in favor of the “Company” and its cost or value can be reliably measured. A liability is recognized in the balance sheet when the “Company” has a legal or constituted obligation as a result of a past event, it being probable that an economic resource will be required to settle it in the future. They are stated at their known or estimated amounts, plus, when applicable, the corresponding income, charges and monetary restatements incurred up to the balance sheet date and, in the case of assets, corrected by provision for losses when necessary.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

4. MAIN ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (cont.)

4.13 Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the “Company” has an obligation on the date of the financial statements, as a result of past events; it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation; and the value has been reliably estimated.

Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the balance sheet date. When the effect of the time value of money is material, the amount of the provision is the present value of the outlay expected to be required to settle the obligation.

4.14 Calculation of income

The income of operations is determined in accordance with the accrual basis of accounting, both for the recognition of revenues and expenses.

4.15 Revenue recognition

Revenue from the sale of products is recognized when the control, significant risks and benefits of ownership of the goods are transferred to the buyer, to the extent that it is probable that economic benefits will be generated for BR Brand and when it can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured based on the fair value of the consideration received, excluding discounts, rebates and sales taxes or charges. Revenue from the sale of products is recognized when the tax document is issued, a moment very close to the delivery of the products and respective transfer of ownership (sales contract). Revenue is not recognized if there is significant uncertainty as to its realization.

In logistics terms, revenue recognition also involves controls aimed at ensuring the integrity of transaction records, conditioned to the appropriate moment in which services are provided and recognized by the customer. Considering the volume of transactions involved, portfolio of transport services, logistics and storage management, geographic location of logistics and customer service, revenue recognition involves a high dependence on the proper functioning of the internal controls determined by the Company.

4.16 Judgment and use of accounting estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires that the Company’s management base itself on estimates for the recording of certain transactions that affect the assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as the disclosure of information about data from its financial statements.

The income from such transactions and information, upon their effective realization in subsequent periods, may differ from these estimates.

a)      Service life and residual value of the property, plant and equipment;

b)      Recoverability of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and inventories;

d)      Provisions in general.

4.17 Government grants

The government grants received by BR Brands has the nature of tax incentives received from the states determined from the amount of ICMS due and levied on business carried out by units.

BR Brands has tax benefits arising from government grants related to the reduction of the ICMS tax base on the sale of grains (“beans”), which have presumed credit for ICMS purposes.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

4. MAIN ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (cont.)

The share of net income resulting from these tax incentives, not taxed, in accordance with article 195-A of Law 6,404/76, is allocated to the tax incentive reserve, which is consequently excluded from the profit distribution calculation, and used only for capital increase or the absorption of losses.

4.18 Pro-forma consolidated financial information

Our pro-forma financial statements are intended to reflect the company’s operations, BRB FOODS has no operational activity or interests in other companies. The financial statements are being presented as if the company had existed since December 31, 2020 and held 100% of the equity interests in the subsidiaries.

In order to provide comparability and disclose the evolution of the economic and operational performance of the subsidiaries (BR BRANDS and BONI), we prepared the comparative consolidated balance sheet and income statement for the years 2022 and 2021, as follows:

Balance Sheet

     

(Pro-forma)

   

2022

 

2021

 

2020

Assets

   

 

   

 

   

Current asset

   

 

   

 

   

Cash and equivalent

 

114,303

 

 

55,005

 

 

21,374

Accounts receivable

 

3,422,702

 

 

142,381

 

 

14,025

Recoverable taxes

 

85,518

 

 

19,509

 

 

5,432

Inventory

 

470,071

 

 

124,536

 

 

Others Credits

 

700,083

 

 

265,244

 

 

9,356

Total

 

4,762,678

 

 

606,674

 

 

50,187

     

 

   

 

   

Long term

   

 

   

 

   

Poperty, plant and equipment

 

244,892

 

 

85,951

 

 

411

TOTAL ASSETS

 

5,037,570

 

 

692,625

 

 

50,598

     

 

   

 

   

Liabilities

   

 

   

 

   

Current Liabilities

   

 

   

 

   

Suppliers

 

680,015

 

 

88,014

 

 

16

Labor obligation

 

24,425

 

 

4,556

 

 

Taxes

 

42,722

 

 

29,231

 

 

9,231

Loan

 

3,030,671

 

 

684,707

 

 

2,207

Others obligations

 

2,046

 

 

5,235

 

 

Total

 

3,779,879

 

 

811,743

 

 

11,454

     

 

   

 

   

Equity

   

 

   

 

   

Capital

 

41,902

 

 

46,101

 

 

27,865

Acumulated profits/loss

 

(792,649

)

 

(323,677

)

 

Advance for future capital increase

 

966,688

 

   

 

 

Tax incentive

 

1,043,815

 

 

181,274

 

 

Others

 

(2,065

)

 

(22,816

)

 

11,279

Total

 

1,257,691

 

 

(119,118

)

 

39,144

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

5,037,570

 

 

692,625

 

 

50,598

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

4. MAIN ACCOUNTING PRACTICES (cont.)

Income Statement

     

(Pro-forma)

   

2022

 

2021

 

2020

NET SALES

 

14,630,002

 

 

3,358,886

 

 

251,351

 

(-) Cost of produtcs sold

 

(11,982.695

)

 

(2,822,775

)

 

(202,680

)

     

 

   

 

   

 

(=) GROSS PROFT

 

2,647,307

 

 

536,111

 

 

48,671

 

OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)

   

 

   

 

   

 

General and Administrative Expenses

 

(1,046,264

)

 

(565,101

)

 

(29,475

)

Expenses with sales

 

(419,213

)

 

(87,093

)

   

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

OPERATING INCOME BEFORE FINANCIAL INCOME

 

1,181,351

 

 

(116,083

)

 

19,196

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

FINANCIAL INCOME

   

 

   

 

   

 

Financial revenue

 

15,406

 

 

22,257

 

   

 

Financial expenses

 

(788,358

)

 

(79,609

)

 

(980

)

NET INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX

 

408,399

 

 

(173,435

)

 

18,216

 

     

 

   

 

   

 

Income Tax

 

(3,208

)

 

 

 

(6,124

)

NET INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE YEAR

 

405,191

 

 

(173,435

)

 

12,092

 

The individual financial statements used to prepare the pro forma consolidated financial information were audited by Russell Bedford GM Auditores Independentes S.S.

5. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Financial investments are substantially represented by fixed income investment funds with remuneration close to the Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI) and can be redeemed at any time without prejudice to the appropriate remuneration.

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Banks transaction account

 

18,475

 

9,288

Marketable securities (immediately liquid in cash)

 

 

 

45,717

   

18,475

 

55,005

6. MARKETABLE SECURITIES

Substantially represented by a short-term financial investment (not immediately liquid in cash) linked to a current loan.

7. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Trade acceptance bills receivable

 

3,479,472

 

142,381

 

(-) Expected credit loss

 

 

 

(56,770

)

   

3,422,702

 

142,381

 

The sum of trade acceptance bills receivable contemplates the sale and delivery of beans to customers at the end of each period, the settlement of which usually occurs within the contractual terms established by each customer, or full settlement. Part of the receivables comprises guarantees for credit operations with FIDCs.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

7. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (cont.)

The sales policies for customers are subordinated to the credit policies established by its management and are aimed at minimizing any problems resulting from default by its customers. The amounts that make up the balance of accounts receivable do not have amounts considered significant overdue, most of which are composed of bills with expected maturity in a period of one to three months.

The expected credit loss was constituted by Management based on default in the realization of credits. For the estimate of loss, we are considering as a criterion the percentage of 50% of balances overdue for more than 180 days on the balance sheet closing date.

8. INVENTORIES

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Inventories

 

395,829

 

86,667

Inventories in possession of third parties

     

25,029

Packaging in possession of third parties

 

74,242

 

12,840

   

470,071

 

124,536

9. OTHER CREDITS

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

       

Reclassified

Credits to partners

 

49,909

 

36,052

Advance to suppliers

 

642,697

 

223,652

Recoverable taxes

 

85,519

 

19,508

Other credits

 

7,477

 

5,540

   

785,602

 

284,752

10. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Furniture and Utensils

 

1,234

 

 

749

 

Computers and Peripherals

 

11,859

 

 

5,028

 

Vehicles

 

78,959

 

 

78,959

 

Machinery and equipment

 

7,854

 

 

2,092

 

Improvements in third party properties

 

4,213

 

 

4,213

 

(-) Accumulated depreciation

 

(25,023

)

 

(5,090

)

   

79,096

 

 

85,951

 

Property, plant and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Historical cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the purchase of the items and the costs attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use. Depreciation is recognized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Assets are depreciated to their residual values.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

11. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Intangible assets

 

165,796

 

 

   

165,796

   

Intangible assets comprise rights that have as object intangible assets intended for the maintenance of the entity or exercised for this purpose.

Intangible assets are acquired, measured and presented at acquisition or formation cost less accumulated amortization. The useful life of the intangible asset is evaluated as defined according to annual amortization rates that take into account the evaluation made by Management of the technical, technological and commercial aspects:

Project

 

Categories

 

Useful life

SAP B1(*)

 

Software

 

Up to 5 years

Grocery(**)

 

Commercial

 

Up to 5 years

Operational(**)

 

Commercial

 

Up to 5 years

Mercury(***)

 

Preoperational

 

Up to 5 years

____________

(*)      We are implementing the SAP Business One (ERP) platform, a financial planning and control system with enterprise resources that will help us record all transactional data used in our Brazilian operations. Expenditure on software maintenance is recognized as an expense as incurred.

(**)    Right to supply products to a specific customer and the customer’s commitment to purchase our products with certain commercial conditions.

(***)  Pre-operational expenses for opening companies, with consultants and lawyers.

Amortization

Intangible assets with defined useful lives are amortized on the straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Licenses and supply and distribution rights are amortized over the period in which the rights exist, which generally vary from 5 years based on the term of the contracts. Amortization of intangible assets with finite lives is recognized in the statement of income in the expense category consistent with the use of the intangible asset.

12. SUPPLIERS

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Domestic supplier

 

680,015

 

75,420

Service providers

 

 

 

12,594

   

680,015

 

88,014

These are obligations related to the purchase of raw materials, inputs and contracting of

service providers for short-term payments.

13. LOANS

Modality/Purpose

 

Current

 

Non-Current

 

Total

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

 

2022

 

2021

                       

Reclassified

Advance Receivables

 

2,554,451

 

 

 

60,196

 

2,554,451

 

60,196

Bank Credit Note

 

197,976

 

 

 

 

197,976

   

Loan Agreement – Partner

 

99,500

 

3,260

 

158,115

 

106,960

 

257,615

 

110,220

Investment Agreement

 

 

     

478,452

 

 

478,452

Loan Agreement – Third Parties

 

 

 

19,166

 

35,839

 

19,166

 

35,839

TOTAL

 

2,851,927

 

3,260

 

177,281

 

681,447

 

3,029,208

 

684,707

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

13. LOANS (cont.)

The Company advance receivables with Credit Rights Investment Funds — FIDC, the balances of receivables are transferred to the Funds with a corresponding entry being recognized under the heading “Loans and financing” in current liabilities according to the maturity age, the interest and other transaction financial costs are recognized as expenses at the time of the transaction. Due to the position of Assignor of credit rights, we are jointly and severally liable with the debtors (clients) for the punctuality and total settlement of all credit rights assigned to the FIDC, for the payment of principal, interest, fines, and other charges related to each operation in case of default.

Accounts receivable are written off upon receipt in full from its customers and/or upon assignment of these securities to the FIDC, in which the FIDC acquires directly from the Company the rights represented by trade notes arising from its commercial sales to its customers.

14. TAX LIABILITIES

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Federal tax payable

 

11,868

 

15,446

State tax payable

 

20,301

 

13,666

Municipal tax payable

 

47

 

119

   

32,216

 

29,231

Liabilities arising from its operational activities, not having any overdue or installment debts.

15. LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LIABILITIES

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Liabilities with personnel

 

4,994

 

1,734

Social Liabilities

 

3,435

 

1,482

Labor Provisions

 

15,996

 

1,340

   

24,425

 

4,556

Liabilities arising from its operational activities, not having any overdue or installment debts.

16. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company’s subscribed capital, pursuant to Article 3 of Decree No. 8,063/2013, is BRL 30,000.00 (thirty thousand reais):

The subscribed share capital of is composed as follows:

 

12/31/2022

 

06/30/2021

Capital stock

 

41,902

 

46,101

   

41,902

 

46,101

In compliance with corporate law and the Company’s Bylaws, the calculations are shown below:

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

       

Reclassified

Profit (loss) for the year

 

405,191

 

 

(173,435

)

Constitution of the Tax Incentive reserve

 

(1,043,814

)

 

(181,274

)

Grounds for not constituting legal reserve and no dividends

 

(638,623

)

 

(354,709

)

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

16. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (cont.)

According to legal basis, based on Complementary Law No. 160, of August 7, 2017, began to treat as a subsidy for investment the tax benefits granted in the form of presumed/granted credit provided for in the ICMS regulation of the states of Rio de Janeiro, Parana And Sao Paulo granted in operations with food products carried out by industrial and commercial units, the tax incentives granted by the states or the Federal District began to be considered subsidies for investments, deductible for the calculation of income tax and social contribution. Thus, the company found, the ICMS subsidy in the total accumulated of BRL 5,433,511 (BRL 978.075 on 12.31.2021). As provided for in Article 30 of Law 12.973/14, the Tax Incentive Reserve may be used to absorb losses, provided that previously the other profit reserves have been fully absorbed, except for the legal reserve, or for capital increase. Within the same legal provision, the reservation of tax incentives and legal reserve does not compose the basis of calculation of the mandatory minimum dividend, and the company must submit it to taxation, in case of distribution.

17. NET OPERATING REVENUE

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Product Revenue

 

15,400,236

 

 

3,531,588

 

(-) Taxes on sales, sales return

 

(770,234

)

 

(172,702

)

   

14,630,002

 

 

3,358,886

 

18. OPERATING EXPENSES

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Cost of products sold

 

(11,982,695

)

 

(2,822,775

)

Expenses with sales

 

(419,213

)

 

(87,093

)

General and administrative expenses

 

(1,046,743

)

 

(565,102

)

   

(13,448,651

)

 

(3,474,970

)

The balance of operating expenses corresponds to the total amount, consisting of the sum of the balances, as detailed.

19. FINANCIAL INCOME

 

12/31/2022

 

12/31/2021

Financial Revenue

   

 

   

 

Interest

 

285

 

 

2,226

 

Financial Discounts Obtained

 

15,121

 

 

20,032

 

   

15,406

 

 

22,257

 

     

 

   

 

Financial Expenses

   

 

   

 

IOF

 

(1,243

)

 

(1,235

)

Discounts Granted

 

(40,114

)

 

(51,563

)

Banking Expenses

 

(5,333

)

 

(608

)

Interest

 

(741,668

)

 

(25,994

)

Others

 

 

 

 

(210

)

   

(788,358

)

 

(79,610

)

The balance of the financial income corresponds to the total amount, consisting of the sum of the balances, according to detail. The financial expenses composed of discounts granted, bank expenditure, billing expenses, IOF, monetary variation, fines and interest on loans.

Financial revenues comprise the amounts related to income on interest received and discounts obtained.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Amounts expressed in US Dollar — USD), except when otherwise indicated.

20. FISCAL ASPECTS

The Company is framed as opting for the real profit subject to the incidence of legal income tax (IRPJ) and the social contribution on net income (CSLL) on the result determined in each year.

However, it contributes to the income tax on fixed or variable income financial investments, upon retention by the institutions in which financial investments are carried out.

Accumulated fiscal credits

As of December 31, 2022, the balance of tax losses on net income was approximately BRL 2,790,417 (BRL 1,729,045 as of December 31, 2021), which represents a stock of income tax credit and social contribution for the coming years.

21. GRANTS FOR STATE INVESTMENTS

Grants for state investments transit through income in compliance with CPC 07 (R1) — Government Grants and Assistance.

Presumed credit equivalent to investment grant

The Company, based on Complementary Law No. 160, of August 7, 2017, now treats as investment grants the tax benefits granted in the form of presumed/granted credit provided for in the ICMS Regulation of the states of Parana and Sao Paulo granted in operations with food products carried out by industrial and commercial units. Until December 31, 2022, the Company was entitled to BRL 5,433,511, (BRL 978,075.28 on December 31, 2021) as presumed credit.

22. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

During the fiscal year, we entered into related party transactions with some of our shareholders or other related parties. These operations arise from the provision of logistics services, as well as from financial transactions entered into under market conditions, in accordance with our interests, customary market practices at the time of their execution and do not have relevant amounts individually or in aggregate.

From time to time, we enter into transactions with related parties, including entities involving certain members of our board of directors or senior management. The definition of a related party is based on applicable accounting standards and our internal policy, which may be more restrictive in relation to applicable laws and regulations under certain circumstances.

In addition, we have not entered into any related party transaction that is or was unusual in nature or conditions during the current or last prior financial year, nor has such transaction been proposed that is or would be material to our business. Our policy on related party transactions prohibits us from extending loans or guarantees to members of our board of directors, our management, or key management or any members of their close family members.

Br Foods Ltd., in the year ended Dec, 31th, 2022 considering that these are operations between companies under common control in accordance with Technical Pronouncement CPC 05, carried out transactions with BR BRANDS S.A. (“BRB”) in the total amount of US$ 642,125. relating to the pre-operating expenses.

23. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On January 20th, 2023 a branch was opened in Porto Feliz in the State of Sao Paulo, with the lease of a factory (facilities and equipment), for the production, storage and logistics of all produtcts sold, its effects will be recorded from of January/2023 according to pronouncement CP06 (R2) and IFRS16.

The managers declare the inexistence of events that occurred after the end of the fiscal year that may have a material effect on the company’s equity or financial situation or that may cause effects on its future results.

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[•] Shares

Common Stock

_________________

PROSPECTUS

_________________

__________, 2023

EF Hutton
division of Benchmark Investments, LLC

Until           , 2023 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This requirement is in addition to a dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotment or subscriptions.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the various expenses, all of which will be borne by the registrant, in connection with the sale and distribution of the securities being registered, other than the underwriting discounts and commissions. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee.

 

Amount
to be
paid

SEC registration fee

 

$

*

FINRA filing fees

 

$

*

Nasdaq Listing Fee

 

$

*

Transfer agent and registrar fees

 

$

*

Accounting fees and expenses

 

$

*

Legal fees and expenses

 

$

*

Printing expenses

 

$

*

Miscellaneous expenses

 

$

*

Total

 

$

*

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to an action by reason of the fact that he or she was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful, except that, in the case of an action by or in right of the corporation, no indemnification may generally be made in respect of any claim as to which such person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation.

Section 145(g) of the DGCL permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation.

In addition, Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duties as a director, except for liability for any: (i) breach of a director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) unlawful payment of dividends or redemption of shares; or (iv) transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit.

Our bylaws provide that any director or officer acting in good faith, with reasonable and prudent care, and in the best interests of the Company, who is involved in litigation by reason of his or her position as a director or officer of the Company shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company.

In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our current directors and executive officers. The indemnification agreements provide for indemnification against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of such person being a director or executive officer of the Company.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

On February [•], 2023, we conducted a final closing of a private placement (the “2023 Convertible Notes Offering”) of convertible notes to accredited investors pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D of the Securities Act. Each of the convertible notes offered in the 2023 Convertible Note Offering has an annual rate of return of six and one half percent

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(6.5%) per annum, which shall be paid as a Payment-in-Kind in the Company’s common stock valued, at a price equal to sixty five percent (65%) of the per share price of securities sold in this offering, at the Maturity Date of the 2023 Convertible Notes.

The Maturity Date of the 2023 Convertible Notes shall be the date which is nine (9) months from the closing of the 2023 Convertible Note Offering (the “Maturity Date”). The outstanding principal balance of the 2023 Convertible Notes and all accrued interest shall automatically convert into common stock of the Company immediately prior to the Company’s receipt of an effective order from the SEC declaring the registration statement of its initial public offering effective.

As of February [•], 2023, $100,000 of the 2023 Convertible Notes Payable have been sold. No offers are being taken as a result of the filing of this registration statement.

Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

1.1**

 

Form of Underwriting Agreement

3.1**

 

Certificate of Incorporation, dated October 13, 2022

3.2**

 

Bylaws

4.1**

 

Specimen Common Stock Certificate

4.2**

 

Form of Representative’s Warrant

5.1**

 

Opinion of Robinson & Cole LLP

10.1**

 

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

10.2**

 

[•]

10.3**

 

[•]

10.4**

 

Form of Convertible Note for 2023 Convertible Note Payable Offering

14.1**

 

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

21.1**

 

List of Subsidiaries of Registrant

23.1**

 

Consent of Russel Bedford

23.2**

 

Consent of Robinson & Cole LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)

24.1**

 

Power of Attorney

99.1**

 

Audit Committee Charter

99.2**

 

Compensation Committee Charter

99.3**

 

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter

99.4**

 

Consent of [•] to be named as a director nominee

107**

 

Filing Fee Table

____________

**      To be filed by amendment.

Item 17. Undertakings.

(a)     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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(b)    The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1)    For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance on Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be a part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2)    For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of [•], State of [•] , on [•] , 2023.

 

BRB FOODS LTD.

   

By:

 

/s/ Paulo R. Bonifacio

       

Name:

 

Paulo R. Bonifacio

       

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer and President

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints [•] his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement (and to any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact or his substitute, each acting alone, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities held on the dates indicated.

Person

 

Title

 

Date

/s/ Paulo R. Bonifacio

 

Chief Executive and President

 

[•], 2023

Paulo R. Bonifacio

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

   

/s/ Fabio L. Farina

 

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

[•], 2023

Fabio L. Farina

 

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

   

/s/ [•]

 

[•]

 

[•], 2023

[•]

 

[•]

   

/s/ [•]

 

[•]

 

[•], 2023

[•]

       

/s/ [•]

 

[•]

 

[•], 2023

[•]

       

/s/ [•]

 

[•]

 

[•], 2023

[•]

       

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