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INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS INC - Quarter Report: 2015 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D. C. 20549
  

 
FORM 10-Q
 

 
x  Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

o  Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
For the transition period from _________ to _________.

Commission File Number: 0-9376

INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Florida
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
20-1167761
(IRS Employer I.D. No.)

28411 Race Track Rd.
Bonita Springs, Florida 34135
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(239) 596-0204
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES x  NO o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  YES x  NO o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer", "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
(Check One):
Large Accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer                   o
Non-accelerated filer    o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Regulation 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):   YES o  NO x
 
State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 23,173,447 shares of common stock issued and 22,472,784 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 6, 2015.
 
 
INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TO FORM 10-Q

   
Page
PART I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
3
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
6
Item 2.
22
Item 4.
28
     
PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION
 
     
Item 1.
29
Item 2.
29
Item 3.
29
Item 4.
29
Item 5.
29
Item 6.
30
 
31
 
 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1 - CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS
           
Current assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
3,211,491
   
$
3,112,526
 
Accounts receivable net
   
1,304,123
     
1,242,970
 
Inventory
   
1,172,482
     
1,195,327
 
Other current assets
   
804,745
     
625,495
 
Due from related parties
   
461,241
     
461,130
 
Total current assets
   
6,954,082
     
6,637,448
 
                 
Property and equipment, net
   
1,855,619
     
1,922,044
 
Investment
   
204,000
     
204,000
 
Intangible assets, net
   
22,045,672
     
23,610,549
 
Total assets
 
$
31,059,373
   
$
32,374,041
 
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
$
4,482,620
   
$
4,096,700
 
Deferred revenue
   
4,777,092
     
4,792,609
 
Accrued liabilities - related parties
   
462,045
     
1,137,692
 
Accrued interest
   
606,602
     
603,034
 
Accrued interest - related parties
   
85,945
     
78,945
 
Revolving credit facilities
   
-
     
360,871
 
Notes payable, current portion, net of discount
   
1,258,560
     
714,811
 
Notes payable - related parties, current portion
   
110,500
     
110,500
 
Deferred tax liability
   
1,069,200
     
1,069,200
 
Contingent liabilities
   
546,250
     
572,500
 
Total current liabilities
   
13,398,814
     
13,536,862
 
                 
Note payable - long term portion, net of discount
   
532,561
     
1,251,745
 
Notes payable - related parties, long term portion
   
2,199,970
     
2,199,970
 
Total liabilities
   
16,131,345
     
16,988,577
 
                 
Stockholders' equity
               
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 23,173,447 and
21,393,989 shares issued, and 22,472,784 and 20,693,326 shares outstanding at
March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
   
2,318
     
2,140
 
Additional paid-in capital
   
27,496,774
     
25,937,734
 
Treasury stock, 486,254 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014
   
(160,099
)
   
(160,099
)
Accumulated deficit
   
(12,410,605
)
   
(10,395,495
)
Total Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. stockholders' equity
   
14,928,388
     
15,384,280
 
Noncontrolling interest in variable interest entity
   
(360
)
   
1,184
 
Total stockholder's equity
   
14,928,028
     
15,385,464
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
 
$
31,059,373
   
$
32,374,041
 
 
See notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 
 

Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
For the Three
   
For the Three
 
   
Months Ended
   
Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
             
             
Revenue
 
$
11,181,817
   
$
5,553,466
 
Cost of goods sold
   
8,185,305
     
3,729,855
 
Gross margin
   
2,996,512
     
1,823,611
 
                 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
4,881,396
     
1,368,111
 
Total operating expenses
   
4,881,396
     
1,368,111
 
                 
Operating (loss) income
   
(1,884,884
)
   
455,500
 
                 
Other (income) expense:
               
Interest expense, net
   
131,770
     
286,794
 
Other (income)
   
-
     
(20,000
Total other (income) expense
   
131,770
     
266,794
 
                 
Net (loss) income before taxes
   
(2,016,654
)
   
188,706
 
                 
Income tax expense
   
-
     
-
 
                 
Net (loss) income
 
$
(2,016,654
)
 
$
188,706
 
                 
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
in variable interest entities
   
(1,544
   
-
 
                 
Net (loss) income attributable to Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.
 
$
(2,015,110
)
 
$
188,706
 
                 
Net (loss) income per share - basic
 
$
(0.099
)
 
$
0.025
 
                 
Net (loss) income per share - diluted
 
$
(0.099
)
 
$
0.014
 
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
   
20,447,523
     
7,538,537
 
                 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
   
20,447,523
     
13,563,347
 
 
 See notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.


Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
For The Three Months Ended
   
For The Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
             
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
Net (loss) income
 
$
(2,016,654
)
 
$
188,706
 
                 
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
             
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
   
295,745
     
67,574
 
Stock based compensation
   
759,603
     
33,588
 
Amortization of discount on notes payable
   
99,157
     
260,035
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable, net
   
(61,151
)
   
(70,545
)
Deferred revenue
   
(15,517
)
   
-
 
Inventory and other current assets, net
   
(156,405
)
   
(85,213
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses - related party
   
(218,851
)
   
(296,820
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
   
389,485
     
133,701
 
Contingent liability
   
(26,250
)
   
(39,045
)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
   
(950,838
)
   
191,981
 
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
                 
Investments in food related companies
   
-
     
(54,000
)
Cash paid to re-acquire shares issued in acquisition of The Fresh Diet
   
(3,000,000
)
      -  
Acquisition of property and equipment
   
(18,530
)
   
-
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
(3,018,530
)
   
(54,000
)
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Common stock sold for cash
   
4,288,596
     
-
 
Common stock sold for exercise of options and warrants
   
415,200
     
-
 
Purchase of treasury stock for cash
   
-
     
(60,000
)
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities
   
954,120
     
-
 
Payments made on revolving credit facilities
   
(1,314,991
)
   
-
 
                 
Principal payments on debt
   
(215,133
)
   
(183,370
)
Principal payments capital leases
   
(59,459
)
   
-
 
Net cash (used in) financing activities
   
4,068,333
     
(243,370
)
                 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
   
98,965
     
(105,389
)
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
   
3,112,526
     
2,073,605
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
3,211,491
   
$
1,968,216
 
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
                 
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
 
$
22,045
   
$
15,460
 
                 
Taxes
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
 
 See notes to these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
INNOVATIVE FOOD HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2015
(Unaudited)
 
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Innovative Food Holdings, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiaries, some of which are non-operating, Artisan Specialty Foods, Inc. (“Artisan”), Food Innovations, Inc. (“Food Innovations” or “FII”), Food New Media Group, Inc. (“FNM”), Organic Food Brokers, Inc. (“OFB”), Gourmet Food Service Group, Inc. (“GFG”), Gourmet Foodservice Warehouse, Inc., Gourmeting, Inc.; The Fresh Diet, Inc. (“The Fresh Diet” or “FD”), The Haley Group, Inc. (“Haley”), 4 The Gourmet, Inc. (d/b/a For The Gourmet, Inc.), (“Gourmet” and collectively with IVFH and the other subsidiaries, the “Company” or “IVFH”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation of these entities.
 
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles pursuant to Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission and with the instructions to Form 10-Q.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. Accordingly, these interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited financial statements and related notes as contained in Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. In the opinion of management, the interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for fair presentation of the interim periods presented. The results of the operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. The results of The Fresh Diet have been included since its acquisition on August 15, 2014.

Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity

The Company consolidates the financial statements of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which it is the primary beneficiary. In determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, consideration is given to a number of factors, including the ability to direct the activities that most significantly affect the entity’s economic success as well as the Company’s exposure to absorb the losses and obligations of such entities. Late Night Express Courier Service, Inc., an independent company providing delivery services to The Fresh Diet customers, was determined to be a VIE that was required to be consolidated under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and accordingly, was included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the period ended March 31, 2015. All material inter-company transactions and balances of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries and VIE have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
2. NATURE OF ACTIVITIES AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Business Activity
 
Our business is currently conducted by our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Artisan, Food Innovations, FNM, OFB, GFG, Gourmet Foodservice Warehouse, Inc., Gourmeting, Inc., The Fresh Diet, Haley, and Gourmet.  Since its incorporation, the Company primarily through FII’s relationship with US Food, Inc. (“U.S. Foods” or “USF”), has been in the business of providing premium restaurants, within 24 – 72 hours, with the freshest origin-specific perishables, specialty food products, and healthcare products shipped directly from our network of vendors and from our warehouses. Our customers include restaurants, hotels, country clubs, national chain accounts, casinos, hospitals and catering houses.   Gourmet has been in the business of providing consumers with gourmet food products shipped directly from our network of vendors and from our warehouses within 24 – 72 hours. GFG is focused on expanding the Company’s program offerings to additional customers.  In our business model, we receive orders from our customers and then work closely with our suppliers and our warehouse facilities to have the orders fulfilled.  In order to maintain freshness and quality, we carefully select our suppliers based upon, among other factors, their quality, uniqueness, reliability and access to overnight courier services.
 
 
The Fresh Diet is the nationwide leader in freshly prepared health and wellness gourmet specialty meals, using the finest ingredients, delivered directly to consumers using The Fresh Diet® platform.  The Fresh Diet’s platform includes a company managed or owned preparation and logistics infrastructure, including a comprehensive company managed network of same day and next day last mile food delivery capabilities. Artisan is a supplier of over 1,500 niche gourmet products to over 500 customers in the Greater Chicago area.  Haley provides consulting services and other solutions to its clients in the food industry.  Haley is a dedicated foodservice consulting and advisory firm that works closely with companies to access private label and manufacturers’ label food service opportunities with the intent of helping them launch and commercialize new products in the broadline foodservice industry and get products distributed via national broadline food distributors.  OFB is a dedicated foodservice consulting and advisory firm that works closely with companies to access private label and manufacturers’ label food service opportunities with the intent of helping them launch and commercialize new products in the retail foodservice industry and provides emerging food brands distribution and shelf placement access in all of the major metro markets in the food retail industry. 
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates include certain assumptions related to doubtful accounts receivable, stock-based services, valuation of financial instruments, and income taxes. On an on-going basis, we evaluate these estimates, including those related to revenue recognition and concentration of credit risk. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Accounts subject to estimate and judgements are accounts receivable reserves, income taxes, intangible assets, contingent liabilities, and equity based instruments. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe our estimates have not been materially inaccurate in past years, and our assumptions are not likely to change in the foreseeable future.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Innovative Food Holdings, Inc., and its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, Artisan, Food Innovations, FNM, OFB, GFG, Gourmet Foodservice Warehouse, Inc., Gourmeting, Inc., The Fresh Diet, Haley, and Gourmet.  All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation of these entities.
 
The Company consolidates the financial statements of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) in which it is the primary beneficiary. In determining whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity, consideration is given to a number of factors, including the ability to direct the activities that most significantly affect the entity’s economic success as well as the Company’s exposure to absorb the losses and obligations of such entities. Late Night Express Courier Service, Inc., an independent company providing delivery services to The Fresh Diet customers, was determined to be a VIE that was required to be consolidated under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810, Consolidation, as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) and accordingly, was included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements  for the year ended December 31, 2014.   All material inter-company transactions and balances of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries and VIE have been eliminated in consolidation.

Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue upon product delivery. All of our products are shipped either same day or overnight or through longer  shipping terms to the customer and the customer takes title to product and assumes risk and ownership of the product when it is delivered. Shipping charges to customers and sales taxes collectible from customers, if any, are included in revenues.

For revenue from product sales, the Company recognizes revenue in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board “FASB” Accounting Standards Codification “ASC” 605-15-05. ASC 605-15-05 requires that four basic criteria must be met before revenue can be recognized: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) delivery has occurred; (3) the selling price is fixed and  determinable; and (4) collectability is reasonably assured.  Determination of criteria (3) and (4) are based on management's judgments regarding the fixed nature of the selling prices of the products delivered and the collectability of those amounts.  Provisions for discounts and rebates to customers, estimated returns and allowances, and other adjustments are provided for in the same period the related sales are recorded.  The Company defers any revenue for which the product has not been delivered or is subject to refund until such time that the Company and the customer jointly determine that the product has been delivered or no refund will be required.
  
Revenue from the sale of meals is recognized when the earnings process is complete, which is upon the delivery of the product to the Company’s customers. Meal programs are sold weekly, bi-weekly and monthly. Meal programs are non-returnable and non-refundable if not cancelled within 3 days of initial delivery. Refunds of cancelled meal plans are recorded at the time of cancellation.

Deferred revenue consists of cash received for meals that have not yet been delivered to the customer.
 
  
Cost of Goods Sold
 
We have included in cost of goods sold all costs which are directly related to the generation of revenue. These costs include primarily the cost of food and raw materials, plus kitchen expenses including payroll, contract labor, kitchen related depreciation, operating expenses, and rent; preparation, product conversion, packing and handling, shipping and delivery costs including delivery payroll.
 
Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue consists of cash received for meals that have not yet been delivered to the customer.

Advertising Costs

The Company’s policy is to report advertising costs as expenses in the periods in which the costs are incurred. The total amounts charged to advertising expense were approximately $494,652 and $4,865,  respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.
 
Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share
 
Basic net earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period, while fully-diluted net earnings per share is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock and potentially dilutive securities assumed to be outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Potentially dilutive securities consist of options and warrants to purchase common stock, and convertible debt. Basic and diluted net loss per share is computed based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

The Company uses the treasury stock method to calculate the impact of outstanding stock options and warrants. Stock options and warrants for which the exercise price exceeds the average market price over the period have an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per common share and, accordingly, are excluded from the calculation. 
 
Dilutive shares at March 31, 2015:

At March 31, 2015, the Company had outstanding convertible notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of $758,065 with accrued interest of $659,252  convertible at the rate of $0.25 per share into an aggregate of 5,669,268  shares of common stock, and a convertible note payable in the amount of $200,000 convertible at the rate of $1.54 into 129,871 shares of common stock.
  
Also at March 31, 2015, the Company had outstanding warrants for holders to purchase the following additional shares: 2,828,405 shares at a price of $0.575 per share; 448,011  shares at a price of $0.55 per share; 94,783 shares at a price of $0.25 per share; and 700,000 shares at a price of $0.01 per share.

Also at March 31, 2015, the Company had outstanding options for holders to purchase the following additional shares: 500,000 shares at a price of $2.00 per share; 15,000 shares at a price of $1.90 per share; 310,000 shares at a price of $1.60 per share; 100,000 shares at a price of $1.46 per share; 15,000 shares at a price of $1.44 per share; 75,000 shares at a price of $1.31 per share; 225,000 shares at a price of $0.57 per share; 132,500 shares at a price of $0.48 per share; 132,500 shares at a price of $0.474 per share; 132,500 shares at a price of $0.45 per share; 275,000 shares at a price of $0.40 per share; 92,500 shares at a price of $0.38 per share; and 1,200,000 shares at a price of $0.35 per share.

Also at March 31, 2015 , the Company has issued restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for the potential issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock for the purpose of aligning executives and employees of the Company and  for the purpose of compensation for serving as members of the Board of Directors of the Company and for the purposes of retaining qualified personnel at compensation levels that otherwise would not be available should the company have been required to pay certain salaries in cash only. Certain of the RSUs were issued to employees of The Fresh Diet (“Employee RSUs”) and certain RSUs were issued to the executive officers of the Company (“Executive RSUs”) and certain RSUs were issued to members of the board of directors of the Company (“Board RSUs”).  With respect to the Executive RSUs, effective November 17, 2014, each of the Company’s executive officers were awarded RSUs which vest according to the following schedule, provided the performance conditions are met: 150,000 RSUs vest on each of July 1 and December 31, 2015; 300,000 RSUs vest on December 31, 2016 and 400,000 RSUs vest on July 1, 2017.  On August 7, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the amendment of the employment agreements, effective as of August 13, 2014, of each of the Company’s President and CEO, providing for (i) an award to the President of 75,000 RSUs which vest on January 1, 2015 and 75,000 RSUs which vest on May 1, 2016; and (ii) an award to the CEO of 125,000 RSUs which vest if the 30 day average closing price of the Company’s common stock is $2.00 or above and there is a 50,000 average daily volume or if there is a 50,000 average daily volume for 14 straight  trading days; and (iii) an award to the CEO of 175,000 RSUs which vest if the 30 day average closing price of the Company’s common stock is $3.00 or above and there is a 50,000 average daily volume for 14 straight trading days.
 
 
The Employee RSUs issued to certain nonexecutive employees of the Company were issued either partially in lieu of salary, future bonuses or a combination of both bonus and salary. The Employee RSUs vest according to the following schedule: On July 1, 2015 600,000 will vest and on December 31, 2015 an additional 600,000 shares will vest. On December 31, 2016 an additional 1.2 million shares will vest and an additional 1.6 million shares will vest on July 1, 2017. Vesting is contingent on being an employee of the Company at the time of vesting. In addition, there are restrictions on the sale of such vested stock including aggregate volume restrictions and no Employee RSU shares can be sold below $2.50 per share. In addition, up to an additional 25,000 shares will vest on a monthly basis. Vesting is contingent on employment by the Company at the time of vesting, and the Company stock price closing above $2.50 per share for 20 straight days. In addition, there are restrictions on the sale of such vested stock including aggregate volume restrictions and no shares can be sold below $2.50 per share
 
The Company estimated that the stock-price goals of the Company’s stock price closing above $2.50 per share for 20 straight days have a 90% likelihood of achievement, and these RSUs were valued at 90% of their face value. The Company estimated that the revenue targets had a 100% likelihood of achievement, and these RSUs were valued at 100% of their face value.  We recognized stock-based compensation expense of in a straight-line manner over the vesting period of the RSUs. This resulted in stock-based compensation expense of $690,397 related to recognition of RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

Fully-diluted earnings per share was the same as basic earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2015 because the effect of the exercise of above instruments would be anti-dilutive.
 
Dilutive shares at March 31, 2014:

At March 31, 2014, the Company had outstanding convertible notes payable in the aggregate principal amount of $855,967 with accrued interest of $684,147 convertible at the rate of $0.25 per share into an aggregate of 6,160,456 shares of common stock.
  
Also at March 31, 2014, the Company had outstanding warrants for holders to purchase the following additional shares: 2,828,406 shares at a price of $0.575 per share; 1,507,101 shares at a price of $0.55 per share; 764,783 shares at a price of $0.25 per share; and 700,000 shares at a price of $0.01 per share.

Also at March 31, 2014, the Company had outstanding options for holders to purchase the following additional shares: 310,000 shares at a price of $1.60 per share; 75,000 shares at a price of $1.31 per share; 225,000 shares at a price of $0.57 per share; 132,500 shares at a price of $0.48 per share; 132,500 shares at a price of $0.474 per share; 132,500 shares at a price of $0.45 per share; 275,000 shares at a price of $0.40 per share; 132,500 shares at a price of $0.38 per share; and 1,240,000 shares at a price of $0.35 per share.
 
Diluted earnings per share was computed as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

   
Income (Numerator)
   
Shares (Denominator)
   
Per-Share Amount
 
Basic earnings per share
 
$
188,706
     
7,538,537
   
$
0.025
 
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
                       
Exercise of in-the-money warrants
           
4,001,351
         
Exercise of in-the-money options
           
1,699,997
         
Shares accrued, not yet issued
           
323,462
         
                         
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
188,706
     
13,563,347
   
$
0.014
 
 
Significant Recent Accounting Pronouncements
 
In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs” (“this Update”) as part of its initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards (the Simplification Initiative). The Board received feedback that having different balance sheet presentation requirements for debt issuance costs and debt discount and premium creates unnecessary complexity. Recognizing debt issuance costs as a deferred charge (that is, an asset) also is different from the guidance in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which requires that transaction costs be deducted from the carrying value of the financial liability and not recorded as separate assets. Additionally, the requirement to recognize debt issuance costs as deferred charges conflicts with the guidance in FASB Concepts Statement No. 6, Elements of Financial Statements, which states that debt issuance costs are similar to debt discounts and in effect reduce the proceeds of borrowing, thereby increasing the effective interest rate. Concepts Statement 6 further states that debt issuance costs cannot be an asset because they provide no future economic benefit. To simplify presentation of debt issuance costs, the amendments in this Update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. The recognition and measurement guidance for debt issuance costs are not affected by the amendments in this Update. For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of adopting this ASU, if it is deemed to be applicable.
 
Management does not believe that any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards if currently adopted would have a material effect on the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
 
 
3.  ACQUISITIONS

The Fresh Diet

The Fresh Diet Merger on August 15, 2014 was accounted for as an acquisition of an ongoing business in accordance with ASC Topic 805 - Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), where the Company was treated as the acquirer and the acquired assets and assumed liabilities were recorded by the Company at their preliminary estimated fair values. The total purchase price of the assets acquired and assumed liabilities included; cash, inventory, accounts receivable, fixed assets, deposits and trade names and, accounts payable and notes payable.
 
The acquisition date estimated fair value of the consideration transferred totaled $12,645,912,  which consisted of the following:
 
Cash
 
$
3,000,000
 
Common Stock – 6,889,937 shares
   
9,645,912
 
Total purchase price
 
$
12,645,912
 
         
Tangible assets acquired
 
$
2,567,223
 
Liabilities assumed
   
11,035,724
 
Net tangible assets
   
(8,468,501
)
Customer relationships
   
2,700,000
 
Tradenames
   
1,800,000
 
Goodwill
   
16,614,413
 
Total purchase price
 
$
12,645,912
 
 
The above estimated fair value of the intangible assets is based on a preliminary purchase price allocation prepared by management with the assistance of a third party valuation expert.  As a result, during the preliminary purchase price allocation period, which may be up to one year from the business combination date, we may record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill.  After the preliminary purchase price allocation period, we record adjustments to assets acquired or liabilities assumed subsequent to the purchase price allocation period in our operating results in the period in which the adjustments were determined. 
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company paid the amount of $3,000,000 in cash to certain former shareholders of The Fresh Diet, and cancelled 3,110,063 shares of common stock with a value of $4,354,088; these shares were originally intended to be issued  in the acquisition of The Fresh Diet. This resulted in a decrease in the value of The Fresh Diet acquisition in the net amount of $1,354,088; this amount was credited to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2015; see Note 8.

Pro forma results
 
The following table sets forth the unaudited pro forma results of the Company as if the acquisition of FD had taken place on the first day of the March 31, 2014 three months period presented.  These combined results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may have been achieved had the companies always been combined.
 
   
Three months ended March 31,
 
   
2014
 
Total revenues
 
$
11,679,255
 
Net (loss) income attributable to Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.
   
240,650
 
Basic net (loss) income per common share
 
$
0.017
 
Diluted net (loss) income per common share
 
$
(0.012
)
Weighted average shares - basic
   
14,428,474
 
Weighted average shares - diluted
   
20,453,284
 
 
Organic Food Brokers

Pursuant to a purchase agreement, effective June 30, 2014, the Company purchased 100% of the membership interest of Organic Food Brokers, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company.  OFB is a dedicated foodservice consulting and advisory firm that works closely with companies to access private label and manufacturers’ label food service opportunities with the intent of helping them launch and commercialize new products in the retail foodservice industry and provides emerging food brands distribution and shelf placement access in the major metro markets in the food retail industry.
 

The purchase price consisted of (i) One Hundred Thousand ($100,000) Dollars in cash, (ii) a Convertible Promissory Note in the face amount of Two Hundred Thousand ($200,000) Dollars, and (iii) stock options issued by the Company to acquire one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of its common stock over the four year period following the closing date at an exercise price per share of $1.46. The Note is secured by the Company’s grant of a second priority secured interest in the assets of OFB.  In addition, the company is contingently liable for certain performance-based payments over the twenty-four months following the acquisition date. The Company believes it is likely that these payments will be made, and accordingly has recorded the entire amount of $225,000 as a contingent liability on its balance sheet at acquisition. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, payments in the aggregate amount of $26,250  have been made under this contingent liability; at March 31, 2015, the balance of the contingent liability was  $146,250.  The entire cost of the acquisition was $596,349, which was allocated to customer list, an intangible asset with a useful life of 60 months. $29,817 of this amount was amortized during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

4. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
 
At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, accounts receivable consists of:
 
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Accounts receivable from customers
 
$
1,339,785
   
$
1,272,470
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   
(35,662
)
   
(29,500
)
Accounts receivable, net
 
$
1,304,123
   
$
1,242,970
 

5. INVENTORY

Inventory consists primarily of specialty food products and operating materials and supplies, principally food trays and bags that are used to package and deliver meals to customers.  At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, inventory consisted of the following:
 
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Specialty food products
 
$
933,969
   
$
1,034,786
 
Operating materials and supplies
   
238,513
     
  160,541
 
Total
 
$
1,172,482
   
$
1,195,327
 
  
6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

The Company owns a building and property located at 28411 Race Track Road, Bonita Springs, Florida 34135 and with respect thereto has entered into each of a Loan Agreement, Mortgage, Security Agreement and Note with Fifth Third Bank, each with an effective date of February 26, 2013.  The property consists of approximately 1.1 acres of land and approximately 10,000 square feet of combined office and warehouse space, and was purchased as part of a bank short sale.  The Company moved its operations to these premises on July 15, 2013. The purchase price of the property was $792,758 and was financed in part by a five year mortgage in the amount of $546,000 carrying an annual interest rate of 3% above LIBOR Rate, as such term is defined in the Note.
 
 
A summary of property and equipment at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, was as follows:
 
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Land
 
$
177,383
   
$
177,383
 
Building
   
619,955
     
619,955
 
Computer and Office Equipment
   
   506,076
     
502,277
 
Warehouse Equipment
   
7,733
     
7,733
 
Furniture, Fixtures, and Leasehold Improvements
   
373,360
     
373,360
 
Kitchen Equipment
   
444,582
     
429,850
 
Vehicles
   
503,309
     
503,309
 
Total before accumulated depreciation
   
2,632,398
     
2,613,867
 
Less: accumulated depreciation
   
(776,779
)
   
(691,823
)
Total
 
$
1,855,619
   
$
1,922,044
 
 
Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment amounted to $84,956 and $21,604 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  

7. INVESTMENTS

The Company has made investments in certain early stage food related companies which can benefit from various synergies within the Company’s various operating businesses.  As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had made investments in three such companies in the aggregate amount of $204,000, and are carried at cost. The Company does not have significant influence over the operations of the investment companies.
 
8.   INTANGIBLE ASSETS

The Company acquired certain intangible assets pursuant to the acquisition of The Fresh Diet, Artisan and OFB, and the acquisition of certain assets of The Haley Group, LLC (see note 3). The following is the net book value of these assets:
 
   
March 31, 2015
 
         
Accumulated
       
   
Gross
   
Amortization
   
Net
 
Trade Name
 
$
2,121,271
   
$
-
   
$
2,121,271
 
Non-Compete Agreement
   
244,000
     
(167,750
)
   
76,250
 
Customer Relationships
   
3,830,994
     
(748,256
   
3,082,738
 
Goodwill
   
16,765,413
     
-
     
16,765,413
 
Total
 
$
22,961,678
   
$
(916,006
 
$
22,045,672
 
 
   
December 31, 2014
 
         
Accumulated
       
   
Gross
   
Amortization
   
Net
 
Trade Name
 
$
2,121,271
   
$
-
   
$
2,121,271
 
Non-Compete Agreement
   
244,000
     
(152,500
)
   
91,500
 
Customer Relationships
   
3,830,994
     
(552,717
)
   
3,278,277
 
Goodwill
   
18,119,501
     
-
     
18,119,501
 
Total
 
$
24,315,766
   
$
(705,217
)
 
$
23,610,549
 
 

Total amortization expense charged to operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $210,789 and $45,970, respectively.

The trade names are not considered finite-lived assets, and are not being amortized.  The non-compete agreements are being amortized over a period of 48 months.  The customer relationships acquired in the Artisan, Haley, OFB and The Fresh Diet transactions are being amortized over periods of 60, 36, 60 and 60 months, respectively.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company paid the amount of $3,000,000 in cash to certain former shareholders of The Fresh Diet, and cancelled 3,110,063 shares of common stock with a value of $4,354,088; these shares were originally intended to be issued  in the acquisition of The Fresh Diet. This resulted in a decrease in the value of The Fresh Diet acquisition in the net amount of $1,354,088; this amount was credited to goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2015,
 
As detailed in ASC 350, the Company tests for goodwill impairment in the fourth quarter of each year and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value and may not be recoverable.  As detailed in ASC 350-20-35-3A, in performing its testing for goodwill impairment, management has completed a qualitative analysis to determine whether it was more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, including goodwill. To complete this review, management followed the steps in ASC 350-20-35-3C to evaluate the fair value of goodwill and considered all known events and circumstances that might trigger an impairment of goodwill. The analysis completed in 2014  determined that there was no impairment to goodwill assets.
 
 9.  ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:
 
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Trade payables
 
$
4,048,316
   
$
3,853,374
 
Accrued payroll and commissions
   
434,304
     
243,326
 
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities - non-related parties
 
$
4,482,620
   
$
4,096,700
 
 
At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, accrued liabilities to related parties of consisted of accrued payroll, accrued bonus, and payroll related benefits.
   
10. ACCRUED INTEREST

Accrued interest on the Company’s convertible notes payable is convertible at the option of the note holders into the Company’s common stock a price of $0.25 per share.  At March 31, 2015, convertible accrued interest was $660,752 (including $54,150 to a related party), of which $659,252 is convertible into 2,637,008 shares of common stock.  An additional $31,795 of accrued interest is not convertible into common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company paid cash for interest in the aggregate amount of $22,045.

At December 31, 2014, convertible accrued interest was $681,979 (including $54,150 to a related party), of which $656,184 is convertible into 2,623,724 shares of common stock.  An additional $1,000 of accrued interest is not convertible into common stock. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, the Company paid cash for interest in the aggregate amount of $47,820, and converted an additional $90,984 of accrued interest into an aggregate of 363,936 shares of common stock.
 
11. REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES
 
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Business loan of $500,000 from a credit card merchant, with a loan fee of 0.5% and repayment rate of 100% of the sum of charge volume during the loan period, maturing no later than April 19, 2015, renewable annually unless terminated, and secured by the assets of The Fresh Diet.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015,  net payments of principal in the amount of $125,159  were made on this loan.   
 
$
-
   
$
125,159
 
                 
Business loan of $1,000,000 from a credit card merchant, with a loan fee of 20% and repayment rate of 12% of the sum of charge volume until all amounts have been paid, and guaranteed by certain shareholders of the Company who were former shareholders of FD.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015, net payments of principal in the amount of $235,712 were made on this loan.   
   
-
     
235,712
 
                 
Total 
 
$
-
   
$
360,871
 
 
 
12.  NOTES PAYABLE AND NOTES PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTIES
 
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Secured mortgage note payable for the acquisition of land and building in Bonita Springs, Florida in the amount of $546,000. Principal payments of $4,550 and interest at the rate of Libor plus 3% are due monthly. The balance of the principal amount will be due March 2018. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company made payments of principal and interest in the amounts of $13,650 and $3,536, respectively.
  $ 432,250     $ 445,900  
                 
Term loan from Fifth Third Bank in the original amount of $1,000,000; $660,439 of this amount was used to pay a note payable; $339,561 was used for working capital. This loan is secured by first priority perfected security interest in all personal property of the Company, bears interest at the rate of Libor plus 4.75%, with monthly principal payments of $55,556 plus accrued interest. The note is due May 26, 2015. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company made payments of principal and interest in the amounts of $166,667 and $2,801, respectively.
    111,111       277,778  
 
               
A total of 18 convertible notes payable (the “Convertible Notes Payable”). Certain of the Convertible Notes Payable contain cross default provisions, and are secured by subordinated interest in a majority of the Company’s assets. The Convertible Notes Payable bear interest at the rate of 1.9% per annum; principal and accrued interest are convertible into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.25 per share; however, the interest may be paid in cash by the Company and certain limited amounts of principle may also be prepaid in cash. Effective May 13, 2014, the due date of these notes was extended from May 15, 2014 to December 31, 2015, and in March 2015 the notes were further extended to January 1, 2016. A discount to the notes in the aggregate amount of $732,565 was recorded to recognize the value of the beneficial conversion feature embedded in the extension of the term of the notes. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, $99,157 of this discount was charged to operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company accrued interest in the amount of $3,068 on these notes.
    647,565       647,565  
                 
Secured vehicle leases payable at an effective interest rate of 9.96% for purchase of truck, payable in monthly installments (including principal and interest) of $614 through January 2015. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company made payments in the aggregate amount of $614 on this lease, consisting of $609 of principal and $5 of interest. The lease was paid on full in January, 2015.
    -       609  
                 
Twenty-nine convertible notes payable in the amount of $4,500 each to Sam Klepfish, the Company’s CEO and a related party, dated the first of the month beginning on November 1, 2006, issued pursuant to the Company’s then employment agreement with Mr. Klepfish, which provided that the amount of $4,500 in salary is accrued each month to a note payable. These notes are unsecured and may not be prepaid without Mr. Klepfish’s consent. These notes bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum and have no due date. As of July 1, 2014, the notes bear an interest rate of 1.9% and as of November 17, 2014 the interest rate was reduced to 0%. These notes and accrued interest are convertible into common stock of the Company at a conversion price of $0.25 per share. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company accrued interest in the amount of $0 on these notes.
    110,500       110,500  
                 
Promissory note in the amount of $200,000 bearing interest at the rate of 1% per annum. Principal in the amount of $100,000 is due June 30, 2015; principal in the amount of $100,000 is due June 30, 2016. The note is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the conversion price of $1.54 per share. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company accrued interest in the amount of $500 on this note.
    200,000       200,000  
 
 
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Four notes payable to shareholders in the aggregate amount of $1,500,000. These notes are unsecured, currently bear no interest, and mature on August 15, 2017. In the event the notes are not paid when due, amounts not paid under the notes shall bear interest at a rate of 21% per annum until paid in full.
  $ 1,500,000     $ 1,500,000  
                 
Two notes payable to shareholders in the aggregate amount of $699,970. These notes are unsecured, and bear interest at the rate of 4% per annum. These notes are due on August 17, 2017. In the event the notes are not paid when due, amounts not paid under the notes shall bear interest at a rate of 21% per annum until paid in full. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company accrued interest in the amount of $7,000 on these notes.
    699,970       699,970  
                 
Note payable in monthly installments, including interest at the rate of 2% over prime (5.25% as of March 31, 2015), due October 1, 2019, and secured by all assets of The Fresh Diet, the life insurance policies maintained on two of the shareholders of the Company, and personally guaranteed by these shareholders. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, principal payments in the aggregate amount of $5,582 were made on this note, and interest expense in the amount of $1,581 was recorded.
    118,344       123,926  
                 
The Company has a $75,000 line of credit which bears monthly interest at the variable interest rate of 2% over prime rate. The line of credit is overdue. The line of credit is secured by all corporate assets of The Fresh Diet and by a condominium owned by one of the former shareholders of The Fresh Diet. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, interest in the amount of $984 was recorded on this line of credit.
    75,000       75,000  
                 
Note payable in monthly installments, including interest at the rate of 1.75% over prime adjusted quarterly (5% as of March 31, 2015), due on December 20, 2017, and secured by all assets of The Fresh Diet and personally guaranteed by the spouse of one of its officers. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, principal payments in the aggregate amount of $23,926 were made on this note, and interest expense in the amount of $3,806 was recorded.
    292,411       316,337  
                 
Note payable issued for acquisition of Diet at Your Doorstep's customer lists due on May 1, 2015, and with quarterly payments in the form of 10% of revenue attributed to sales to customers who transition to The Fresh Diet's meal plans. Total payments are capped at $40,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, payments in the amount of $0 were made on this loan.
    17,935       17,935  
                 
Unsecured note payable for purchase of website domain bearing 0% interest rate and due on November 20, 2017, with monthly payments of $1,065. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, principal payments in the amount of $3,195 were made on this loan.
    25,550       28,745  
                 
Capital lease obligations under a master lease agreement for vehicles payable in monthly installments, including interest rate ranging from 2.32% to 7.5%, due on various dates through December 1, 2015, and collateralized by the vehicles. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, principal payments in the aggregate amount of $59,458 were made on these capital leases, and interest expense in the amount of $4,709 was recorded.
    166,939       226,397  
                 
Secured vehicle lease payable at an effective interest rate of 8.26% for purchase of a truck payable in monthly installments (including principal and interest) of $519 through June 2015. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company made payments in the aggregate amount of $1,558 on this lease, consisting of $1,505 of principal and $52 of interest.
    1,537       3,042  
                 
Total
  $ 4,399,112     $ 4,673,704  
                 
Less: Discount
    (297,521 )     (396,678 )
                 
Net
  $ 4,101,591     $ 4,277,026  
 
 
       
   
March 31,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
 
Current maturities, net of discount
 
$
1,369,060
   
$
825,311
 
Long-term portion, net of discount
   
2,732,531
     
3,451,715
 
Total
 
$
4,101,591
   
$
4,277,026
 
 
   
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Discount on Notes Payable amortized to interest expense:
 
$
99,157
   
$
260,035
 

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had unamortized discounts to notes payable in the aggregate amount of $297,521  and $396,678, respectively.

Beneficial Conversion Features

The Company calculates the fair value of any beneficial conversion features embedded in its convertible notes via the Black-Scholes valuation method. The Company also calculates the fair value of any detachable warrants offered with its convertible notes via the Black-Scholes valuation method.  The instruments were considered discounts to the notes, to the extent the aggregate value of the warrants and conversion features did not exceed the face value of the notes. These discounts were amortized to interest expense via the effective interest method over the term of the notes.  The Company did not issue any debt with beneficial conversion features during the three months ended March 31, 2015 or March 31, 2014.

13.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

For the three months ended March 31, 2015:

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company extended the expiration date to December 31, 2015 of certain options to purchase a total of 277,500 shares of the Company’s common stock which were held by board members and key employees.  The Company valued the options at the extended due dates using the Black-Scholes valuation model, and charged the amount of $146 to operations during the period ended March 31, 2015. (See note 15).
 
At March 31, 2015, the Company has loans receivable outstanding in the aggregate amount of $426,342 from four individuals who were previously owners of The Fresh Diet. The Company also has a loan receivable in the amount of $34,899 from a previously related entity.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2014:

The Company purchased 85,950 shares of its common stock from Michael Ferrone, an individual owning greater than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company. The purchase price was $60,000 or $0.698 per share. These shares were returned to the Company treasury.
 
14.  COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Pursuant to the OFB acquisition, the Company is contingently liable for certain performance-based payments over the twenty-four months following the acquisition date. The Company believes it is likely that these payments will be made, and accordingly recorded the entire amount of $225,000 as a contingent liability on its balance sheet at acquisition. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, payments in the aggregate amount of $26,250 have been made under this contingent liability; at March 31, 2015, the balance of the contingent liability is $146,250  related to the OFB acquisition.

The Company has recorded a contingent liability of $400,000 representing the estimated potential amounts payable pursuant to certain litigation discussed below.

Litigation

From time to time, the Company may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.
 

On June 1, 2012, nine persons, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, filed a Collective and Class Action Complaint in the New York Federal District Court, Southern District, against Late Night Express Courier Services, Inc. (FL) (“LNE”) and The Fresh Diet Inc. (“The Fresh Diet”) and certain individuals entitled Hernandez, et al. v. The Fresh Diet Inc., et al., Case No. 12 CV 4339.  On or about October 26, 2012, Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint (“Complaint”) adding additional individual Defendants.  The Complaint seeks to recover alleged unpaid overtime wages on behalf of drivers for LNE who delivered meals to The Fresh Diet customers in the tri-state area.  In an opinion dated September 29, 2014 (“Opinion”), the District Court Judge denied the Plaintiffs’ motion for Summary Judgment which sought a holding that all the Plaintiffs were employees of Defendants, as was Defendants’ cross-motion for Summary Judgment seeking a holding that Plaintiffs were independent contractors, the Court finding that there were questions of fact that could not be resolved on motions.  In addition, the Plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class of 109 drivers was denied.  In the same Opinion, Defendants’ motion to decertify the case from 29 potential opt-in Plaintiffs down to the 9 named Plaintiffs was granted, and the possible claims of the remaining 20 were dismissed without prejudice.   On or about February 24, 2015, a second action was filed in the New York Federal District Court, Southern District, on behalf of 6 (of the 20) additional driver-Plaintiffs entitled Hernandez, et al. v. The Fresh Diet Inc., et al. 15 CV 1338, containing essentially the same allegations, and adding the Company as a party defendant because of its acquisition of LNE.  In addition, two of the Plaintiffs from the Complaint also joined the second lawsuit asserting claims for retaliation.  The two cases were assigned to the same Federal Judge (since they are related), but were not consolidated for discovery or trial.  Prior to the second action and on January 21, 2015, the parties appeared before Federal Magistrate Judge Cott for mediation.  The Magistrate Judge did not succeed in settling the case.  On March 17, 2015, the Federal Judge stayed both cases, and referred both of them to the Court’s mediation program for further mediation within 60 days.  The Company believes that mediation may lead to a global settlement with all existing Plaintiffs.  With respect to the second instituted litigation, inasmuch as the litigation is in its early phase and discovery has not commenced it is too speculative to predict an outcome.  However, we believe we will have available to us many of the same defenses as in the first litigation and therefore do not believe that our exposure, if any at all, will likely exceed the amount of the first litigation, even if additional persons file claims.  Accordingly, given the uncertainty of both of these cases and given the additional Plaintiffs in the second action, the Company has recorded a contingent liability of $400,000 representing the estimated potential amounts payable in the litigations, even though it is possible that the amount of liability or settlement may actually be less than the reserved amount.

On September 3, 2014 the Company’s subsidiary was served a complaint by Monolith Ventures, Ltd., in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “Monolith Complaint”). The Monolith Complaint, which was brought by a shareholder of less than 24% of the outstanding shares of The Fresh Diet sought to attack the registrant’s then recently concluded acquisition of The Fresh Diet which was approved by a majority of The Fresh Diet shareholders.  The action has been settled and the lawsuit discontinued with the exchange of general releases. On March 6, 2015 we completed the settlement of this action by purchasing plaintiff’s shares of the Company for an aggregate price of $3 million (equal to a below market price of $0.9646 per share) and the lawsuit was discontinued with the exchange of general releases.
 
15. EQUITY
 
Common Stock
 
At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, a total of 700,663 shares are deemed issued but not outstanding by the Company.
 
Three months ended March 31, 2015:

The Company sold 3,178,420 shares of common stock at a price of $0.9646 per share and an additional 943,829 shares at a price of $1.30 per share  in a private placement for net cash proceeds of $4,288,596.

The Company paid $3,000,000 cash  for the purpose of acquiring, in a block sale, the shares of Monolith Ventures Ltd, a former shareholder of The Fresh Diet, who agreed to sell its position of 3,110,063 shares at a price of $0.9646 per share. The Company cancelled these 3,110,063 shares during the three months ended March 31, 2015.

The Company issued 727,272 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of warrants for cash of $400,000.

The Company issued 40,000 shares of common stock pursuant to the exercise of stock options for cash of $15,200.

Three months ended March 31, 2014:
 
The Company issued 360,354 shares of common stock for the conversion of principal in the amount of $42,681 and accrued interest in the amount of $47,408 for a total conversion value of $90,089.
 
The Company issued 16,203 shares of common stock for the cashless exercise of warrants.

The Company purchased 85,950 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock.  The purchase price was $60,000 and the Company recorded the transaction at cost to Treasury Stock.  In addition, the Company has an additional 400,304 shares of common stock which are held in treasury stock at a cost of $100,099.
 
 
Warrants
 
The following table summarizes the significant terms of warrants outstanding at March 31, 2015. These warrants may be settled in cash and, unless the underlying shares are registered, via cashless conversion, into shares of the Company’s common stock at the request of the warrant holder. These warrants were granted as part of a financing agreement:
 
           
Weighted
   
Weighted
         
Weighted
 
           
average
   
average
         
average
 
Range of
   
Number of
   
remaining
   
exercise
         
exercise
 
exercise
   
warrants
   
contractual
   
price of
   
Number of
   
price of
 
Prices
   
Outstanding
   
life (years)
   
outstanding Warrants
   
warrants Exercisable
   
exercisable Warrants
 
$
0.010
     
700,000
     
5.13
   
$
0.010
     
700,000
   
$
0.010
 
                                             
$
0.250
     
94,783
     
0.84
   
$
0.250
     
94,783
   
$
0.250
 
                                             
$
0.550
     
448,011
     
1.84
   
$
0.550
     
448,011
   
$
0.550
 
                                             
$
0.575
     
2,828,405
     
1.84
   
$
0.575
     
2,828,405
   
$
0.575
 
         
4,071,199
     
2.39
   
$
0.468
     
4,071,199
   
$
0.468 
 
 
Transactions involving warrants are summarized as follows:
 
   
Number of
   
Weighted Average
 
   
Warrants
   
Exercise Price
 
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2014
   
4,798,469
   
$
0.480
 
                 
Granted
   
-
     
-
 
Exercised
   
(727,270
   
0.550
 
Cancelled / Expired
   
-
     
-
 
                 
Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2015
   
4,071,199
   
$
0.468
 
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, warrants to purchase a total of 727,270 shares of common stock at a price of $0.55 were exercised for a total of $400,000.  There were no warrants issued during the period.
 
 
Options

The following table summarizes the changes outstanding and the related prices for the options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock issued by the Company:  

                 
Weighted
         
Weighted
 
           
Weighted
   
average
         
average
 
           
average
   
exercise
         
exercise
 
Range of
   
Number of
   
Remaining
   
price of
   
Number of
   
price of
 
exercise
   
options
   
contractual
   
outstanding
   
options
   
exercisable
 
Prices
   
Outstanding
   
life (years)
   
Options
   
Exercisable
   
Options
 
$
0.350
     
1,200,000
     
2.43
   
$
0.350
     
1,200,000
   
$
0.350
 
                                             
$
0.380
     
92,500
     
0.75
   
$
0.380
     
92,500
   
0.380
 
                                             
$
0.400
     
275,000
     
1.76
   
$
0.400
     
150,000
   
$
0.400
 
                                             
$
0.450
     
 132,500
     
0.60
   
$
0.450
     
132,500
   
$
0.450
 
                                             
$
0.474
     
132,500
     
0.68
   
$
0.474
     
132,500
   
$
0.474
 
                                             
$
0.480
     
132,500
     
0.75
   
$
0.480
     
132,500
   
$
0.480
 
                                             
$
0.570
     
225,000
     
2.76
   
$
0.570
     
225,000
   
$
0.570
 
                                             
$
1.310
     
75,000
     
3.43
   
$
1.310
     
12,500
   
$
1.310
 
                                             
$
1.440
     
15,000
     
1.59
   
$
1.440
     
15,000
   
$
1.440
 
                                             
$
1.460
     
100,000
     
3.25
   
$
1.460
     
100,000
   
$
1.460
 
                                             
$
1.600
     
310,000
     
2.76
   
$
1.600
     
310,000
   
$
1.600
 
                                             
$
1.900
     
15,000
     
2.59
   
$
1.900
     
15,000
   
$
1.900
 
                                             
$
  2.000
     
500,000
     
1.92
   
$
  2.000
     
500,000
   
$
2.000
 
         
3,205,000
     
2.13
   
$
0.833
     
3,017,500
   
$
0.841
 
  
Transactions involving stock options are summarized as follows:
 
   
Number of Shares
   
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 
Options outstanding  at December 31, 2014
   
3,245,000
   
$
0.822
 
                 
Granted
   
-
   
$
-
 
Exercised
   
(40,000
   
0.350
 
Cancelled / Expired
   
-
   
$
-
 
                 
Options outstanding at March 31, 2015
   
3,205,000
   
$
0.833
 
 
Aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding and exercisable at March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $2,450,745 and $2,377,370, respectively.  Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the Company's closing stock price on the last trading day of the fiscal period, which was $1.58 and $1.70 as of March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and the exercise price multiplied by the number of options outstanding.
 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company extended the expiration date of certain options to purchase a total of 277,500 shares of the Company’s common stock which were held by board members and key employees. The expiration dates of options to purchase 92,500 shares of common stock at a price of $0.38 per share were extended from March 31, 2015 to December 31, 2015; the expiration dates of options to purchase 92,500 shares of common stock at a price of $0.45 per share were extended from June 30, 2015 to December 31, 2015; and the expiration dates of options to purchase 92,500 shares of common stock at a price of $0.474 per share were extended from September 30, 2015 to December 31, 2015.  The Company valued the options at the extended due dates using the Black-Scholes valuation model, and charged the amount of $146 to  operations during the period ended March 31, 2015.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company charged a total of $69,206 and $8,713, respectively, to operations related to recognized stock-based compensation expense for employee stock options.

Accounting for warrants and stock options

The Company valued warrants and options using the Black-Scholes valuation model utilizing the following variables: 
 
   
March 31,
   
March 31,
 
   
2015
   
2014
 
Volatility
   
49.18
%
   
189.28
Dividends
 
$
-
   
$
-
 
Risk-free interest rates
   
0.14
   
0.37
%
Term (years)
   
0.17 – .92
  
   
4.00
 
 
Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

Company has issued restricted stock units (“RSUs”) for the potential issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock for the purpose of aligning executives and employees of the Company and  for the purpose of compensation for serving as members of the Board of Directors of the Company and for the purposes of retaining qualified personnel at compensation levels that otherwise would not be available should the company have been required to pay certain salaries in cash only. Certain of the RSUs were issued to employees of The Fresh Diet (“Employee RSUs”) and certain RSUs were issued to the executive officers of the Company (“Executive RSUs”) and certain RSUs were issued to members of the board of directors of the Company (“Board RSUs”). With respect to the Executive RSUs, effective November 17, 2014, each of the Company’s executive officers were awarded RSUs which vest according the following schedule, provided the performance conditions are met: 150,000 RSUs vest on each of July 1 and December 31, 2015; 300,000 RSUs vest on December 31, 2016 and 400,000 RSUs vest on July 1, 2017. On August 7, 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the amendment of the employment agreements, effective as of August 13, 2014, of each of the Company’s President and CEO, providing for (i) an award to the President of 75,000 RSUs which vested on January 1, 2015 and 75,000 RSUs which vest on May 1, 2016; and (ii) an award to the CEO of 125,000 RSUs which vest if the 30 day average closing price of the Company’s common stock is $2.00 or above and there is a 50,000 average daily volume or if there is a 50,000 average daily volume for 14 straight  trading days; and (iii) an award to the CEO of 175,000 RSUs which vest if the 30 day average closing price of the Company’s common stock is $3.00 or above and there is a 50,000 average daily volume for 14 straight trading days
 
The Employee RSUs issued to certain nonexecutive employees of the Company were issued either partially in lieu of salary, future bonuses or a combination of both bonus and salary. The Employee RSUs vest according to the following schedule: On July 1, 2015 600,000 shares will vest and on December 31, 2015 an additional 600,000 shares will vest. On December 31 2016 an additional 1.2 million shares will vest and an additional 1.6 million shares will vest on July 1, 2017. Vesting is contingent on being an employee of the Company at the time of vesting. In addition, there are restrictions on the sale of such vested stock including aggregate volume restrictions and no Employee RSU shares can be sold below $2.50 per share. In addition, up to an additional 25,000 shares will vest on a monthly basis. Vesting is contingent on continued employment at the time of vesting and the Company stock price closing above $2.50 per share for 20 straight days. In addition there are restrictions on the sale of such vested stock including aggregate volume restrictions and no shares can be sold below $2.50 per share

The Company estimated that the stock-price goals of the Company’s stock price closing above $2.50 per share for 20 straight days have a 90% likelihood of achievement, and these RSUs were valued at 90% of their face value. The Company estimated that the revenue targets had a 100% likelihood of achievement, and these RSUs were valued at 100% of their face value.  We recognized stock-based compensation expense of in a straight-line manner over the vesting period of the RSUs. This resulted in stock-based compensation expense of $690,397 related to recognition of RSUs during the three months ended March 31, 2015.


16. NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

The carrying value and ending balance of the noncontrolling interest at March 31, 2015 was calculated as follows:
 
Balance of noncontrolling interest at December 31, 2014
 
1,184
 
Loss attributable to noncontrolling interest for the three months ended March 31, 2015
   
(1,544
)
Ending balance of noncontrolling interest at March 31, 2015
 
$
(360
 
 
 
 
ITEM 2 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto, as well as all other related notes, and financial and operational references, appearing elsewhere in this document. 
 
Certain information contained in this discussion and elsewhere in this report may include "forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and is subject to the safe harbor created by that act. The safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act will not apply to certain  "forward looking statements” because we issued "penny stock" (as defined in Section 3(a)(51) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 3(a)(51-1) under the Exchange Act) during the three year period preceding the date(s) on which those forward looking statements were first made, except to the extent otherwise specifically provided by rule, regulation or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We caution readers that certain important factors may affect our actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements which may be deemed to have been made in this Report or which are otherwise made by or on our behalf.  For this purpose, any statements contained in this report that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as "may",  "will", "expect", "believe",  "explore",  "consider",  "anticipate",  "intend", "could", "estimate",  "plan", "propose" or "continue" or the negative variations of those words or comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Factors that may affect our results include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties associated with:
 
 Our ability to raise capital necessary to sustain our anticipated operations and implement our business plan,
   
 Our ability to implement our business plan,
 
 Our ability to generate sufficient cash to pay our lenders and other creditors,
 
Our ability to integrate the operations of our acquired businesses,
   
 Our dependence on one major customer,
   
 Our ability to employ and retain qualified management and employees,
 
 Our dependence on the efforts and abilities of our current employees and executive officers,
 
 Changes in government regulations that are applicable to our current  or anticipated business,
 
 Changes in the demand for our services,
 
 The degree and nature of our competition,
 
 The lack of diversification of our business plan,
 
 The general volatility of the capital markets and the establishment of a market for our shares, and
 
 Disruption in the economic and financial conditions primarily from the impact of past terrorist attacks in the United States, threats of future attacks, police and military activities overseas and other disruptive worldwide political and economic events and environmental weather conditions.
 
We are also subject to other risks detailed from time to time in our other filings with Securities and Exchange Commission and elsewhere in this report. Any one or more of these uncertainties, risks and other influences could materially affect our results of operations and whether forward-looking statements made by us ultimately prove to be accurate.  Our actual results, performance and achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether from new information, future events or otherwise.
 

Critical Accounting Policy and Estimates
 
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
 
The preparation of these financial statements included in this report requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. These estimates include certain assumptions related to doubtful accounts receivable, stock-based services, valuation of financial instruments, and income taxes. On an on-going basis, we evaluate these estimates, including those related to revenue recognition and concentration of credit risk. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe our estimates have not been materially inaccurate in past years, and our assumptions are not likely to change in the foreseeable future.

Doubtful Accounts Receivable
 
The Company maintained an allowance in the amount of $35,662 for doubtful accounts receivable at March 31, 2015, and $64,443  at March 31, 2014. The Company has an operational relationship of several years with our major customers, and we believe this experience provides us with a solid foundation from which to estimate our expected losses on accounts receivable. Should our sales mix change or if we develop new lines of business or new customers, these estimates and our estimation process will change accordingly. These estimates have been accurate in the past.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The Company measures its financial assets and liabilities in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The estimated fair values approximate their carrying value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments or the stated interest rates are indicative of market interest rates. These fair values have historically varied  due to the market price of the Company’s stock at the date of valuation. Generally, these liabilities  increased as the price of the Company’s stock increased (with resultant gain), and decreased as the Company’s stock decreased (yielding a loss). In December 2012, the Company removed  these liabilities from its balance sheet  by  reclassifying them as equity.
 
Income Taxes
 
The Company has a history of losses, and as such has recorded no liability for income taxes. Until such time as the Company begins to provide evidence that a continued profit is a reasonable expectation, management will not determine that there is a basis for accruing an income tax liability. These estimates have been accurate in the past.
 
 
Background
 
We were initially formed in June 1979 as Alpha Solarco Inc., a Colorado corporation. From June 1979 through February 2003, we were either inactive or involved in discontinued business ventures. We changed our name to Fiber Application Systems Technology, Ltd in February 2003. In January 2004, we changed our state of incorporation by merging into Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. (IVFH), a Florida corporation formed for that purpose. As a result of the merger, we changed our name to  Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. In January 2004, we also acquired Food Innovations, Inc. (“FII” or “Food Innovations”), a Delaware corporation, for 500,000 shares of our common stock.
 
On May 18, 2012, the Company executed a Stock Purchase Agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Artisan Specialty Foods, Inc. from its owner, Mr. David Vohaska.  The purchase price was $1.2 million, with up to another $300,000 (with a fair value of $131,000) payable in the event certain financial milestones are met over the next one or two years.  Those milestones have been met. The purchase price was primarily financed via a loan from Alpha Capital in the principal amount of $1,200,000. The loan was repaid in November 2013 via the issuance of a loan from Fifth Third Bank.  Prior to the acquisition, Artisan was a supplier and had sold products to the Company.
 
Pursuant to an asset purchase agreement, effective November 2, 2012, the Company purchased the outstanding assets of The Haley Group, LLC. Pursuant to a purchase agreement, effective June 30, 2014, the Company purchased 100% of the membership interest of Organic Food Brokers, LLC.
 
On August 15, 2014, pursuant to a merger agreement, the Company acquired The Fresh Diet, Inc. (“FD”) through a reverse triangular merger as the registrant created a subsidiary corporation that merged with and into FD with FD being the surviving corporation and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.  The purchase price consisted of 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $14,000,000.  During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the company cancelled 3,110,063 of these shares with a value of $4,354,088 in exchange for a cash payment of $3,000,000 to former Fresh Diet  shareholders. At the time of acquisition, the majority of FD’s current liabilities consisted of approximately $3.8 million of deferred revenues and approximately $2.1 million in short term commercial loans and there were additional ordinary course of business expenses such as trade payables, payroll and sales taxes which vary from month to month. In addition, it had some long term obligations the bulk of which consist of interest free loans from FD’s former shareholders in the amount of approximately $2.2 million which are not due for three years.  Prior to the merger FD had purchased an immaterial amount of product from the Company.  FD operates as an independent subsidiary subject to oversight of its board of directors and the Company’s President and CEO.

Transactions With a Major Customer
 
Transactions with a major customer and related economic dependence information is set forth immediately below and above in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and also in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (1) following our discussion of Liquidity and Capital Resources, (2) Concentrations of Credit Risk in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, and (3) as the fourth item under Risk Factors.

Relationship with U.S. Foods

The Company’s largest customer, US Foods, Inc. and its affiliates, accounted for approximately 42.5% and 76.5% of total sales in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.  A contract between our subsidiary, Food Innovations, Inc. and USF entered an optional renewal period in December 2012 but was automatically extended for an additional 12 months in each of January 1, 2013 and 2014.  On January 26, 2015 we executed a Vendor Program Agreement between Food Innovations, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, and U.S. Foods, Inc.  The term of the Agreement is from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2016 and provides for up to three (3) automatic annual renewals thereafter if no party gives the other 30 days’ notice of its intent not to renew. 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following is a discussion of our financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

This discussion may contain forward looking-statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our future results could differ materially from the forward looking-statements discussed in this report. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto and other financial information included elsewhere in the report.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

Revenue
 
Revenue increased by $5,628,351 or approximately 101.4% to $11,181,817 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 from $5,553,466 in the prior year.  Approximately $4,604,969 of the increase was attributable to revenue associated with The Fresh Diet, Inc. which the Company acquired effective August 15, 2014, and approximately $1,023,382 of the increase was due to organic growth of the Company.  In addition, as a result of the acquisition, pursuant to GAAP accounting rules governing the fair value of deferred revenue in an acquisition, the Company’s gross sales were reduced in the amount of $361,227 due to the amortization of the discount on acquired deferred revenue.
 
We continue to assess the potential of new revenue sources from the manufacture and sale of proprietary food products and additional sales channel opportunities in both the foodservice and consumer space and will implement that strategy if, based on our analysis, we deem it beneficial to us.
 
Any changes in the food distribution, specialty foods and direct to consumer delivered meals operating landscape that materially hinders our current ability and/or cost to deliver our products to our customers could potentially cause a material impact on our net revenue and gross margin and, therefore, our profitability and cash flows could be adversely affected.
 
Currently, a small portion of our revenues comes from imported products or international sales. Our current sales from such segments may be hampered and negatively impacted by any economic tariffs that may be imposed in the United States or in foreign countries.
 
See "Transactions with Major Customers" and the Securities and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") mandated FR-60 disclosures following the "Liquidity and Capital Resources" section for a further discussion of the significant customer concentrations, loss of significant customer, critical accounting policies and estimates, and other factors that could affect future results.

Cost of goods sold
 
Our cost of goods sold for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $8,185,305, an increase of $4,455,450 or approximately 119.5% compared to cost of goods sold of $3,729,855  for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to costs associated with The Fresh Diet, which the Company acquired effective August 15, 2014 and to an increase in organic revenues. Cost of goods sold is made up of the following expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2015: cost of goods of specialty, meat, game, cheese, seafood, poultry and other sales categories in the amount of $3,433,903; and kitchen operating expenses including payroll, rents, depreciation, and preparation; shipping and delivery expenses including payroll and handling; and purchase allowance expenses in the amount of $4,751,402.  Total gross margin was approximately 26.8% of sales in 2015, compared to approximately 32.8% of sales in 2014. The decrease in gross margins for 2015 are primarily attributable to the operations of The Fresh Diet which we acquired on August 15, 2014. The operations of The Fresh Diet also included a non-cash operational charge associated with the valuation of deferred revenues which had the effect of lowering Fresh Diet’s gross margin.
   
In 2015, we continued to price our products in order to gain market share and increase the number of our end users. We were successful in both increasing sales and increasing market share.  We currently expect, if market conditions and our product revenue mix remain constant, that our cost of goods sold will either remain stable or possibly improve slightly.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses increased by $3,513,285 or approximately 256.8% to $4,881,396 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $1,368,111 for the three months ended March 31, 2014. The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses was primarily due to costs associated with The Fresh Diet, which the Company acquired effective August 15, 2014.
 
Other Income

Other income was $0 during the three months ended March 31, 2015 compared to $20,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, which was due to the adjustment of the contingent liability due to The Haley Group, LLC pursuant to the terms of the Haley acquisition.
 
 
Interest expense

Interest expense, net of interest income, decreased by $155,024 or approximately 54.1% to $131,770  during the three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to $286,794 during the three months ended March 31, 2014.  Approximately 24.7% or $32,163 of the interest expense was accrued or paid interest on the company’s notes payable; approximately 75.3% or $99,157 of the interest was a non-cash GAAP accounting charge associated with the amortization of the discounts on the Company’s notes payable. 

Net Income attributable to variable interest entities

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recognized income of $1,544 from a variable interest entity acquired as part of the acquisition of The Fresh Diet during the current period.  There was no such income or loss in the comparable period of the prior year.
 
Net (Loss) Income attributable to Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.
 
For the reasons above, the Company had a net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2015 of $2,015,110 which is an increase of $2,203,816 or approximately 1,167% compared to a net income of $188,706 during the three months ended March 31, 2014, although approximately  60.5%, of such loss was due to non-cash GAAP accounting charges including the amortization of the discount on deferred revenues acquired, non-cash compensation expense and amortization of discounted notes.     
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As of March 31, 2015, the Company had current assets of $6,954,080 consisting of cash and cash equivalents of $3,211,491; trade accounts receivable of $1,304,12; inventory of $1,172,482; other current assets of $804,745; and amount due from related parties of $461,241.  Also at March 31, 2015, the Company had current liabilities of $13,398,814,  consisting of deferred revenue of $4,777,092; accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $4,944,665 (of which $462,045 was payable to related parties); accrued interest of $692,547 (of which $85,945 was payable to related parties); current portion of notes payable, net of discounts, of $1,258,560; contingent liabilities of $546,250; and current portion of notes payable – related parties of $110,500.  In addition, current liabilities included a deferred tax liability of $1,069,200, which is related to intangible assets acquired in The Fresh Diet transaction.  The deferred tax liability  may be adjusted based on the value of assets but does not affect the Company’s current profitability or current cash obligations.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company used  cash from operating activities in the amount of $950,838.    This consisted of the Company’s net loss of $(2,016,654)  offset by non-cash charges for the amortization of discount on notes payable of $99,157; depreciation and amortization of $295,742; and stock based compensation in the amount of $759,603.   The Company’s cash position also increased by $88,686  as a result of changes in the components of current assets and current liabilities. 
 
The Company had cash used in  investing activities of $3,018,530 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, which consisted of $3,000,000 cash paid to re-acquire shares originally issued in The Fresh Diet acquisition, and $18,530 for the purchase of property and equipment.

The Company had cash generated by financing activities of $4,068,333 for the three months ended March 31, 2015, which consisted of $4,288,596 from the sale of common stock and $415,200 from the exercise of warrants, offset by $360,870 of payments (net of borrowings) on revolving credit facilities; and principal payments on notes payable and capital leases of $274,592 (including $166,667 on the Fifth Third Bank Term Loan).
 
The Company had net working capital deficit of $6,444,734 as of March 31, 2015.  We have generated positive cash flow from operations during the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. In addition, the Company’s auditors previously removed the going concern qualification to the audit opinion on the Company’s financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012.  The Company intends to continue to focus on increasing market share and cash flow from operations by focusing its sales activities on specific market segments and new product lines.  Currently, we do not have any material long-term obligations other than those described in Note 12 to the financial statements included in this report. As we seek to increase our sales of new items and enter new markets, acquire new businesses as well as identify new and other consumer and food service oriented products and services, we may use existing cash reserves, long-term financing, or other means to finance such diversification. 
 

On March 6, 2015 we completed a round of financing of $3,078,998 through the sale of 3,178,420 restricted shares of our common stock at a price per share of $0.9646, primarily for the purpose of acquiring, in a block sale, the shares of Monolith Ventures Ltd, a former shareholder of The Fresh Diet, who agreed to sell its position of approximately 3 million shares at a price of $0.9646 per share. Concurrently, Monolith Ventures Ltd. dismissed its previously reported litigation against the Company and exchanged mutual releases with the Company.  Simultaneously, the Company also raised an additional $1,209,596 through the sale of 943,829 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock at a price per share of $1.30.  Approximately 2.1 Million shares are subject to a one year lock up.  No warrants or other convertible securities were involved in the financing and the financing was completed by officers of the Company without requiring the services of a placement agent.  The financing was an exempt private placement under Regulation D with offers and sales made only to “accredited investors” without the use of public advertising.
 
In March 2015, warrants to purchase 727,272 shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised for cash of $400,000.
 
If the Company’s cash flow from operations is insufficient, the Company may require additional financing in order to execute its operating plan and continue as a going concern.  The Company cannot predict whether this additional financing will be in the form of equity or debt, or be in another form. The Company may not be able to obtain the necessary additional capital on a timely basis, on acceptable terms, or at all. The Company expects that any sale of additional equity securities or convertible debt will result in additional dilution to our stockholders.
 
In any of these events, the Company may be unable to implement its current plans for expansion, repay its debt obligations as they become due or respond to competitive pressures, any of which circumstances would have a material adverse effect on its business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations. The Company has not made any adjustments to the financial statements which would be necessary should the Company not be able to continue as a going concern. 
 
2015 Plans
 
During 2015, in addition to our efforts to increase sales in our existing foodservice operations we plan to attempt to expand our business by expanding our focus to additional specialty foods markets in both the consumer and foodservice sector, exploring potential acquisition opportunities and continuing to extend our focus from a mainly wholesale foodservice business directed towards chefs to expanding sales and market opportunities  in the direct to consumer specialty food market through the growth of The Fresh Diet’s existing sales channels and through a variety of direct to consumer sales channel relationships which are currently being explored. In addition we are currently exploring the introduction of a variety of new product categories and new product lines, to leverage our existing foodservice and consumer customer base.
 
No assurances can be given that any of these plans will come to fruition or that if implemented that they will necessarily yield positive results.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues, or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to investors.
 
Inflation
 
In the opinion of management, inflation has not had a material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of its operations.
 
RISK FACTORS

The Company’s business and success is subject to numerous risk factors as detailed in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 which is available at no cost at www.sec.gov.
 
 
ITEM 4 - CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, among other things, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
 
Our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, have concluded that as of that date, our disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit with the Securities and Exchange Commission is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. The conclusions notwithstanding, you are advised that no system is foolproof.
 
(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting
 
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15 that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.  
 

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
 
From time to time, the Company may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.

On June 1, 2012, nine persons, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, filed a Collective and Class Action Complaint in the New York Federal District Court, Southern District, against Late Night Express Courier Services, Inc. (FL) (“LNE”) and The Fresh Diet Inc. (“The Fresh Diet”) and certain individuals entitled Hernandez, et al. v. The Fresh Diet Inc., et al., Case No. 12 CV 4339.  On or about October 26, 2012, Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint (“Complaint”) adding additional individual Defendants.  The Complaint seeks to recover alleged unpaid overtime wages on behalf of drivers for LNE who delivered meals to The Fresh Diet customers in the tri-state area.  In an opinion dated September 29, 2014 (“Opinion”), the District Court Judge denied the Plaintiffs’ motion for Summary Judgment which sought a holding that all the Plaintiffs were employees of Defendants, as was Defendants’ cross-motion for Summary Judgment seeking a holding that Plaintiffs were independent contractors, the Court finding that there were questions of fact that could not be resolved on motions.  In addition, the Plaintiffs’ motion to certify a class of 109 drivers was denied.  In the same Opinion, Defendants’ motion to decertify the case from 29 potential opt-in Plaintiffs down to the 9 named Plaintiffs was granted, and the possible claims of the remaining 20 were dismissed without prejudice.   On or about February 24, 2015, a second action was filed in the New York Federal District Court, Southern District, on behalf of 6 (of the 20) additional driver-Plaintiffs entitled Hernandez, et al. v. The Fresh Diet Inc., et al. 15 CV 1338, containing essentially the same allegations, and adding the Company as a party defendant because of its acquisition of LNE.  In addition, two of the Plaintiffs from the Complaint also joined the second lawsuit asserting claims for retaliation.  The two cases were assigned to the same Federal Judge (since they are related), but were not consolidated for discovery or trial.  Prior to the second action and on January 21, 2015, the parties appeared before Federal Magistrate Judge Cott for mediation.  The Magistrate Judge did not succeed in settling the case.  On March 17, 2015, the Federal Judge stayed both cases, and referred both of them to the Court’s mediation program for further mediation within 60 days.  The Company believes that mediation may lead to a global settlement with all existing Plaintiffs.  With respect to the second instituted litigation, inasmuch as the litigation is in its early phase and discovery has not commenced it is too speculative to predict an outcome.  However, we believe we will have available to us many of the same defenses as in the first litigation and therefore do not believe that our exposure, if any at all, will likely exceed the amount of the first litigation, even if additional persons file claims.  Accordingly, given the uncertainty of both of these cases and given the additional Plaintiffs in the second action, the Company has recorded a contingent liability of $400,000 representing the estimated potential amounts payable in the litigations, even though it is possible that the amount of liability or settlement may actually be less than the reserved amount.

On September 3, 2014 the Company’s subsidiary was served a complaint by Monolith Ventures, Ltd., in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “Monolith Complaint”). The Monolith Complaint, which was brought by a shareholder of less than 24% of the outstanding shares of The Fresh Diet sought to attack the registrant’s then recently concluded acquisition of The Fresh Diet which was approved by a majority of The Fresh Diet shareholders.  The action has been settled and the lawsuit discontinued with the exchange of general releases.
 
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
None.
 
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
None.
 
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 5. Other Information
 
None.
 
 
Item 6. Exhibits
 
31.1 Section 302 Certification
 
31.2 Section 302 Certification
 
32.1 Section 906 Certification
 
32.2 Section 906 Certification
 
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
 
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
 
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
 
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
 
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
 
101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
 
 
SIGNATURES

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

SIGNATURE
 
TITLE
 
DATE
         
/s/ Sam Klepfish                                   
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
May 11, 2015
Sam Klepfish
       
         
/s/ John McDonald                                
 
Principal Financial Officer
 
May 11, 2015
John McDonald
       
 


 
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