Sadot Group Inc. - Quarter Report: 2020 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2020

For the transition period from           to          

Commission file number: 000-55918

MUSCLE MAKER, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (682)-708-8250

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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 [  ]

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [X] No [  ]

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

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act): Yes [  ] No [X]

The number of shares if the Registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, outstanding as of June 30, 2020, was 7,985,644.

MUSCLE MAKER, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On May 14, 2020, Muscle Maker Inc. (the “Company”, “We”, “MMI”, or “Our”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Form 8-K”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) indicating its reliance on the 45-day extension provided by an order issued by the Commission under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) entitled Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Exchange Act and Certain Rules Thereunder, dated March 4, 2020 (Release No. 34-88318), as modified and superseded by a new Commission order under Section 36 of the Exchange Act entitled Modifying Exemptions from the Reporting and Proxy Delivery Requirements for Public Companies, dated March 25, 2020 (Release No. 34-88465) (collectively, the “Order”). Specifically, the Company disclosed that it was unable to timely prepare and review the Quarterly Report due to circumstances related to COVID-19, including that the Company’s restaurant system which currently consists of Company operated restaurants and franchised restaurants located throughout the United States including in areas such as California, New Jersey and New York that have been hardest hit by the COVID-19 epidemic. As a result of the COVID 19 epidemic, management’s full efforts have been focused on operating its business, evaluating available funding and working with its franchisees, vendors and employees. Further, the Company has been following the recommendations of local health authorities to minimize exposure risk for its team members for the past several weeks, including the temporary closures of its corporate offices and having team members work remotely. These circumstances have impacted the Company’s ability to ensure information required to be disclosed in its reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Therefore, due to COVID-19’s interference in the Company’s operations, the Company was unable to file the Original Form 10-Q on or prior to the original due date for the report. Consistent with the Company’s statements made in the Form 8-K, this Quarterly Report for the three months ended March 31, 2020, has been filed on June 30, 2020.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

UNAUDITED

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(unaudited)

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(Unaudited)

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) EQUITY

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

See Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 – BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS, GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT’S PLANS

Muscle Maker, Inc. (“MMI”), a Nevada corporation was incorporated in Nevada on October 25, 2019. MMI was a wholly owned subsidiary of Muscle Maker, Inc (“MMI-Cal”), a California corporation incorporated on December 8, 2014, but the two merged on November 13, 2019 with MMI as the surviving entity. MMI wholly owns Muscle Maker Development, LLC (“MMD”), Muscle Maker Corp, LLC (“MMC”) and Muscle Maker USA, Inc (“Muscle USA”). MMD was formed on July 18, 2017, in the State of Nevada for the purpose of running our existing franchise operations and continuing to franchise the Muscle Maker Grill name and business system to qualified franchisees. MMC was formed on July 18, 2017, in the State of Nevada for the purpose of developing new corporate stores and operating new and existing corporate stores of MMI. Muscle USA was formed on March 14, 2019 in the State of Texas for the purpose of opening additional new corporate stores.

MMI is a fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing healthy-inspired, high-quality, fresh, made-to-order lean, protein-based meals featuring chicken, seafood, pasta, hamburgers, wraps and flat breads. In addition, our restaurants feature freshly prepared entrée salads and an appealing selection of sides, protein shakes and fruit smoothies. MMI operates in the fast-casual restaurant segment.

MMI is the owner of the trade name and service mark Muscle Maker Grill®, Healthy Joe’s and other trademarks and intellectual property we use in connection with the operation of Muscle Maker Grill® restaurants. We license the right to use the Muscle Maker Grill® and Healthy Joe’s trademarks and intellectual property to our wholly-owned subsidiaries, MMD, MMC and Muscle USA, and to further sublicense them to our franchisees for use in connection with Muscle Maker Grill® and Healthy Joe’s restaurants.

MMI and its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as the “Company”.

The Company operates under the name Muscle Maker Grill and is a franchisor and owner operator of Muscle Maker Grill and Healthy Joe’s restaurants. As of March 31, 2020, the Company’s restaurant system included eleven company-owned restaurants, and twenty-four franchise restaurants. A Muscle Maker Grill restaurant offers quality food freshly prepared with the Company’s proprietary recipes created with the guest’s health in mind. The menu is protein based, and features various supplements, health food snacks, along with a nutritious children’s menu.

COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic which continues to spread throughout the United States. In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, “shelter in place” orders and other public health measures have been implemented across much of the United States.

The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to rapidly evolve. The Company is continually monitoring the outbreak of COVID-19 and the related business and travel restrictions and changes to behavior intended to reduce its spread, and its impact on operations, financial position, cash flows, inventory, supply chains, purchasing trends, customer payments, and the industry in general, in addition to the impact on its employees. The pandemic has resulted in a negative impact on the Company’s operations during the quarter ended March 31, 2020. However, due to the rapid development and fluidity of this situation, the magnitude and duration of the pandemic and its impact on the Company’s operations and liquidity is uncertain as of the date of this report. While there could ultimately be an additional material impact on operations and liquidity of the Company, the full impact could not be determined, as of the date of this report. As a result of the pandemic the Company has limited its operations as mandated by each state and has temporarily closed five of our Company owned locations. Commencing in the second quarter of 2020 the Company provided royalty relief to its franchisees and the executive team has deferred a portion of their salaries. In addition, various franchisee locations had to take similar actions. As of the date of the filing of this report the Company has not re-opened any of the five locations that have been temporarily closed.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 1 – BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS, GOING CONCERN AND MANAGEMENT’S PLANS, continued

Going Concern and Management’s Plans

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had a cash balance, a working capital surplus and an accumulated deficit of $3,707,364, $874,473, and $58,586,865, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company incurred a pre-tax net loss of $5,492,263. These conditions indicate that there is substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the date of the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

Subsequent to March 31, 2020, the Company received an amount of $866,300 in loan proceeds pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program. See Note 13 – Subsequent Events – Cares Act Loan for details related to the loan proceeds.

Although management believes that the Company has access to capital resources, there are no commitments, other than aforementioned, in place for new financing as of the date of the issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain funds on commercially acceptable terms, if at all. The Company expects to have ongoing needs for working capital in order to (a) fund operations; plus (b) expand operations by opening additional corporate-owned restaurants. To that end, the Company may be required to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in securing additional capital. If the Company is unsuccessful, the Company may need to (a) initiate cost reductions; (b) forego business development opportunities; (c) seek extensions of time to fund its liabilities, or (d) seek protection from creditors.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplate continuation of the Company as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

NOTE 2 – REVERSE STOCK SPLIT

Effective December 11, 2019, pursuant to authority granted by the board of directors of the Company, the Company implemented a 1-for-7 reverse split of the Company’s issued common stock (the “Third Reverse Split”). All share and per share information has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the Third Reverse Split for all periods presented.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, such statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring items) which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company as of March 31, 2020, and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year. It is suggested that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2019. The balance sheet as of December 31, 2019 has been derived from the Company’s audited financial statements.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Any intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Significant estimates include:

Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed, and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly-liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”). ASU 2016-02 requires an entity to recognize assets and liabilities arising from a lease for both financing and operating leases. ASU 2016-02 will also require new qualitative and quantitative disclosures to help investors and other financial statement users better understand the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2016-02 and its impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-07, “Compensation — Stock Compensation (Topic 718),” (“ASU 2018-07”). ASU 2018-07 is intended to reduce cost and complexity and to improve financial reporting for nonemployee share-based payments. Currently, the accounting requirements for nonemployee and employee share-based payment transactions are significantly different. ASU 2018-07 expands the scope of Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation (which currently only includes share-based payments to employees) to include share-based payments issued to nonemployees for goods or services. Consequently, the accounting for share-based payments to nonemployees and employees will be substantially aligned. This ASU supersedes Subtopic 505-50, Equity — Equity-Based Payments to Nonemployees. The amendments in this ASU are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than a Company’s adoption date of Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2018-07 and its impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued

Recent Accounting Pronouncements, continued

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, “Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases” (“ASU 2018-10”). The amendments in ASU 2018-10 provide additional clarification and implementation guidance on certain aspects of the previously issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”) and have the same effective and transition requirements as ASU 2016-02. Upon the effective date, ASU 2018-10 will supersede the current lease guidance in ASC Topic 840, Leases. Under the new guidance, lessees will be required to recognize for all leases, with the exception of short-term leases, a lease liability, which is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis. Concurrently, lessees will be required to recognize a right-of-use asset, which is an asset that represents the lessee’s right to use, or control the use of, a specified asset for the lease term. ASU 2018-10 is effective for emerging growth companies for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The guidance is required to be applied using a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, “Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements,” (“ASU 2018-11”). The amendments in ASU 2018-11 related to transition relief on comparative reporting at adoption affect all entities with lease contracts that choose the additional transition method and separating components of a contract affect only lessors whose lease contracts qualify for the practical expedient. The amendments in ASU 2018-11 are effective for emerging growth companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently assessing the impact this guidance will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01, “Leases (Topic 842): Codification Improvements” (“Topic 842”) (“ASU 2019-01”). These amendments align the guidance for fair value of the underlying asset by lessors that are not manufacturers or dealers in Topic 842 with that of existing guidance. As a result, the fair value of the underlying asset at lease commencement is its cost, reflecting any volume or trade discounts that may apply. However, if there has been a significant lapse of time between when the underlying asset is acquired and when the lease commences, the definition of fair value (in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement) should be applied. (Issue 1). The ASU also requires lessors within the scope of Topic 942, Financial Services—Depository and Lending, to present all “principal payments received under leases” within investing activities. (Issue 2). Finally, the ASU exempts both lessees and lessors from having to provide certain interim disclosures in the fiscal year in which a company adopts the new leases standard. (Issue 3). The transition and effective date provisions apply to Issue 1 and Issue 2. They do not apply to Issue 3 because the amendments for that Issue are to the original transition requirements in Topic 842. This amendment will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020 and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating ASU 2019-01 and its impact on its unaudited consolidated financial statements and financial statement disclosures.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued

Revenue Recognition

During the first quarter 2019, the Company adopted Topic 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for revenue recognition related to contracts with customers and applied the guidance modified retrospectively. Under the new guidance, revenue is recognized in accordance with a five-step revenue model, as follows: (1) identifying the contract with the customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In applying this five-step model, we have made significant judgments in identifying the promised goods or services in our contracts with franchisees that are distinct, and which represent separate performance obligations. The change between Topic 605 and Topic 606, primarily impacted the way the Company recognized franchise fees. Under Topic 605 franchise fees were recognized upon opening of a restaurant or granting of a new franchise term at a point in time while under Topic 606 franchise fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the related franchise agreements and any exercised renewal periods. The impact of the adoption of Topic 606 resulted in an adjustment of $875,902 in accumulated deficit and deferred revenues.

Restaurant Sales

Retail store revenue at Company operated restaurants is recognized when payment is tendered at the point of sale, net of sales tax, discount and other sales related taxes. The Company recorded retail store revenues of $1,237,427 and $800,763 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Company sells gift cards which do not have an expiration date, and it does not deduct dormancy fees from outstanding gift card balances. The Company recognize revenues from gift cards as restaurant revenues once the Company performs its obligation to provide food and beverage to the customer simultaneously with the redemption of the gift card or through gift card breakage, as discussed in Other Revenues below.

Franchise Royalties and Fees

Franchise revenues consists of royalties, franchise fees and rebates. Royalties are based on a percentage of franchisee net sales revenue. The Company recognizes the royalties as the underlying sales occur. The Company recorded revenue from royalties of $120,909 and $206,550 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued

Franchise Royalties and Fees, continued

The Company provides the franchisees with management expertise, training, pre-opening assistance, and restaurant operating assistance in exchange for the multi-unit development fees and franchise fees. The Company capitalizes these fees upon collection from the franchisee, these fees are then recognized as franchise fee revenue on a straight-line basis over the life of the related franchise agreements and any exercised renewal periods. Cash payments are due upon the execution of the related franchise agreement. The Company’s performance obligation with respect to franchise fee revenues consists of a license to utilize the Company’s brand for a specified period of time, which is satisfied equally over the life of each franchise agreement. The Company recorded revenues from franchise fees of $14,440 and $53,181, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company has supply agreements with certain food and beverage vendors. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, rebates are provided to the Company based upon the dollar volume of purchases for all company-owned and franchised restaurants from these vendors. Rebates earned on purchases by franchise stores are recorded as revenue during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are made. The Company recorded revenue from rebates of $40,682 and $84,981 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Rebates earned on purchases by Company owned stores are recorded as a reduction of food and beverage costs during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are made.

Other Revenues

Gift card breakage is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote and the Company determines there is not a legal obligation to remit the unredeemed gift card balance to the relevant jurisdiction. The determination of the gift card breakage rate is based upon the Company’s specific historical redemption patterns. The Company recognizes gift card breakage by applying its estimate of the rate of gift card breakage on a pro rata basis over the period of estimated redemption. Gift card liability is recoded in other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company determined that no gift card breakage is necessary based on current redemption rates.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue primarily includes initial franchise fees received by the Company, which are being amortized over the life of the Company’s franchise agreements, as well as unearned vendor rebates. Deferred revenue is recognized in income over the life of the franchise agreements and vendor rebates are recognized in income as performance obligations are satisfied.

Franchise Advertising Fund Contributions

Under the Company’s franchise agreements, the Company and its franchisees are required to contribute a certain percentage of revenues to a national advertising fund. The Company’s national advertising services are provided on a system-wide basis and, therefore, not considered distinct performance obligations for individual franchisees. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding advertising expense. The Company records the related advertising expenses as incurred under general and administrative expenses. When an advertising contribution fund is over-spent at year end, advertising expenses will be reported on the consolidated statement of operations in an amount that is greater than the revenue recorded for advertising contributions. Conversely, when an advertising contribution fund is under-spent at a period end, the Company will accrue advertising costs up to advertising contributions recorded in revenue. The Company recorded contributions from franchisees of $21,596 and $38,899, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, which are included in franchise advertising fund contributions on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Impacts on Financial Statements

The following table summarized the impact of the adoption of the new revenue standard on the Company’s previously reported consolidated financial statements:

Advertising

Advertising costs are charged to expense as incurred. Advertising costs were approximately $103,643 and $3,417 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 3 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, continued

Net Loss per Share

Basic loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, plus the impact of potential common shares, if dilutive, resulting from the exercise of warrants, options or the conversion of convertible notes payable.

The following securities are excluded from the calculation of weighted average diluted common shares at March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:

Major Vendor

The Company engages various vendors to distribute food products to their Company-owned restaurants. Purchases from the Company’s largest supplier totaled 85% and 87% of the Company’s purchases for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net loss.

Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated events that have occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued. Based upon the evaluation and transactions, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements, except as disclosed in Note 13 – Subsequent Events.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 4 - LOANS RECEIVABLE

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company’s loans receivable consists of the following:

Loans receivable includes loans to franchisees and a former franchisee totaling, in the aggregate, $128,587 and $137,389, net of reserves for uncollectible loans of $55,000 at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The loans have original terms ranging up to 10 years, earn interest at rates ranging from 2% to 12%, and are being repaid on a weekly or monthly basis.

NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 property and equipment consists of the following:

Depreciation expense amounted to $95,349 and $52,960 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 6 – GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

The Company’s intangible assets include a trademark with an indefinite useful life as well as franchise agreements which are amortized over useful lives of thirteen years and five years, respectively.

A summary of the intangible assets is presented below:

Amortization expense related to intangible assets amounted to $15,908 and $15,732 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

NOTE 7 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payables and accrued expenses consist of the following:

NOTE 8 – DEFERRED REVENUE

At March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, deferred revenue consists of the following:

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 9 – OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Other current liabilities consist of the following:

NOTE 10 – NOTES PAYABLE

Convertible Notes

Convertible Note Payable to Former Parent

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had an amount of $82,458 in convertible notes payable to Former Parent outstanding.

15% Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company repaid an aggregate of $450,000 in 15% senior secured convertible promissory notes.

12% Secured Convertible Note

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company repaid the $75,000 12% secured convertible promissory note.

Other Convertible Notes

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company repaid a $25,000 other convertible note payable.

As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company has another convertible note payable in the amount of $100,000 which is included within convertible notes payable. See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies – Litigation, Claims and Assessments for details related to the $100,000 other convertible note payable.

Other Notes Payable

On May 14, 2019, the Company issued a $91,000 promissory note to a related party. The note has a stated interest rate of 15% over the original term of one year with monthly interest payments. The note becomes due in one year or the first day the Company trades publicly on an exchange. This note was repaid in full during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

On October 10, 2019, the Company issued a $300,000 five-year promissory note to a former franchisee with an eight percent interest rate. During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company repaid $18,879 of the five-year promissory note.

During December 2019, the Company issued a note payable in the principal amount of $300,000. The note has an original issue discount of 20%. The note become due in full on or before February 21, 2020. The note has been repaid during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

On February 3, 2020, the Company issued a note payable in the principal amount of $150,000. The note has an original issue discount of 20%. The note become due in full on or before February 21, 2020. The note has been repaid during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had an aggregate amount of $273,558 and $0 in other notes payable and other notes payable, related party, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Consulting Agreements

On February 18, 2020, the Company entered into a professional services agreement with a company to provide advice on business development of food stores and delivery kitchen operations. In addition, they will review and advise the Company on potential acquisition targets, including financial analytics for post-merger entities and provide assistance in preparing pro-forma financial information. The term of the agreement commences from the effective date on February 18, 2020 and expires on February 18, 2021. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to issue 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 100,000 three-year cashless warrants with an exercise price of $5.00 per share upon signing of the agreement as payment. The grant date fair value of the warrants of $191,000 was recorded in general and administrative expense as stock-based compensation.

On February 24, 2020, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with consultants with experience in the area of corporate finance, investor communication and financial and investor public relations. The term of the agreement is for two months from the effective date on February 27, 2020 and expires on April 27, 2020. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to pay $107,500 in cash per month and to issue 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In the event the Company elects to not extend the term of the agreement, it is to notify the consultants within five days of the conclusion of the 60-day term.

Litigations, Claims and Assessments

In 2017, Limestone Associates LLC (“Limestone”) filed a complaint against ARH in the Civil Court of the City of New York, County of New York, #78549/2017 for commercial non-payment of rent for the amount of $25,748 plus cost and disbursements of this proceeding. In May 2018, Limestone filed a complaint against ARH and Robert E. Morgan (the former CEO of the Company) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, index # 154469 seeking $1,357,243 in damages for rent, interest and other expenses.

In May 2018, the Company, Former Parent and Mr. Morgan were listed as defendants to a lawsuit filed by Crownhall Realty, LLC (“Crownhall”) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York county of New York, #154467. Crownhall is seeking $1,034,087 in damages for rent, interest and other expenses.

On October 3, 2018, the Company, ARH and Mr. Morgan entered into a settlement agreement with Crownhall and Limestone agreeing to forfeit all security deposits, pay an upfront amount of $25,000 and an additional $175,000 to be paid over 20 months. This agreement settles litigation surrounding two closed locations, which the plaintiffs were seeking a total of $2,391,330 in past damages for rent, interest and other expenses. As of the date of the filing of these condensed consolidated financial statements the settlement has been paid in full.

On March 27, 2018 a convertible note holder filed a complaint in the Iowa District Court for Polk County #CVCV056029 against the Company for failure to pay the remaining balance due on a promissory note in the amount of $100,000, together with interest, attorney fees and other costs of $171,035. On June 6, 2018 a default judgement was entered against the Company for the amount of $171,035. The Company repaid an aggregate amount of $71,035, consisting of principal and interest, as of the date of the filing of this report. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has accrued for the liability in convertible notes payable in the amount of $100,000 and accrued interest of $20,030 is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

In May 2018, Resolute Contractors, Inc., Quality Tile, MTL Construction, Genesis Electric, JNB Interiors and Captive Aire filed a Mechanics Lien for labor, service, equipment and materials in the total amount of $98,005. The Company intends to set up various payment plans with these vendors. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

On December 12, 2018, the Company was listed as a defendant to a lawsuit filed by a landlord in the Superior Court of the State of California. Fountain Valley is seeking approximately $121,000 in damages for rent, interest and other expenses. On February 15, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and payment plan in the amount of $85,000. The Company agreed to make the following payments (i) $15,000 on or before March 15, 2019, and (ii) ten monthly installments of $7,000 commencing on April 15, 2019 and continuing monthly on the 15th day of each month though January 15, 2020. The company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses and has been making repayments pursuant to the settlement agreement. As of January 15, 2020, the Company has met all their obligations and the full amount has been paid.

On or about March 7, 2019, the Company was listed as a defendant to a lawsuit filed by a contractor in the State of Texas. The contractor is claiming a breach of contract and is seeking approximately $32,809 in damages for services claimed to be rendered by the contractor. The Company is working with legal counsel in order to reach a settlement. As of March 31, 2020, the Company accrued $30,000 for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES, continued

Litigations, Claims and Assessments, continued

On January 23, 2020, the Company was served a judgment in the amount of $130,185 for a breach of a lease agreement in Chicago, Illinois, in connection with a Company owned store that was closed in 2018. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management after consulting legal counsel, such matters are currently not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements after consulting legal counsel.

Kitchen Service Agreement

On February 26, 2020, the Company entered into a Kitchen Services Agreement with a major delivery-only kitchen concept. The Kitchen Services Agreement provides for five initial locations starting in the Chicago market. In addition, the Company has placed deposits for an additional five locations to be determined. The Kitchen Services Agreement provide the Company with access to the delivery-only locations for a one-year term with an automatic one-year renewal unless terminated by either party. The delivery-only locations are set up for third party delivery and provide that the Company must pay monthly license fees, processing service fees and storage service fees. The monthly license fees for the five initial locations range from $3,000 to $4,000. The monthly license fees become due 14 days after the Company is granted access to the location.

Taxes

The Company failed in certain instances in paying sales taxes collected from customers in specific states that impose a tax on sales of the Company’s products. The Company had accrued $289,319 and $329,089 which includes penalties and interest as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, related to this matter.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 12 – EQUITY

Common Stock

On February 17, 2020 the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 25,616 share of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned through the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.

On March 31, 2020, the Company issued 75,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant that assisted the Company in the area of investor relations and capital introduction.

See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies – Consulting Agreements for details related to additional stock issuances during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Closing of Offering

On February 12, 2020, the Company priced its initial public offering of 1,540,000 shares of common stock at a price of $5.00 per share. The Company started trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on February 13, 2020 under the ticker symbol “GRIL”. The Company closed on the offering on February 18, 2020, yielding proceeds of $6,780,000, net of underwriters and other fees of $920,000. Upon closing of the offering the Company issued 123,200 warrants to the underwriters as part of their agreement.

Restricted Common Stock

On February 18, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 216,783 shares of restricted common stock of the Company to the executive team pursuant to their employment agreements as part of completing the initial public offering.

At March 31, 2020, the unrecognized value of the restricted common stock was $60,750. The unamortized amount will be expensed over a weighted average period of 0.76 years. A summary of the activity related to the restricted common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is presented below:

Stock-Based Compensation Expense

Stock-based compensation related to restricted stock issued to employees, directors and consultants and warrants issued to consultants amounted to $3,348,143 for the three months ended March 31, 2020, respectively, of which $3,347,591 was recorded in general and administrative expenses and $552 was recorded in labor expense within restaurant operating expenses. Stock-based compensation related to restricted stock issued to employees, directors and consultants amounted to $305,133 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, of which $301,265 was recorded in general and administrative expenses and $3,868 was recorded in labor expense within restaurant operating expenses.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 12 – EQUITY, continued

Warrant Valuation

The Company has computed the fair value of warrants granted using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The expected term used for warrants issued to non-employees is the contractual life. The Company is utilizing an expected volatility figure based on a review of the historical volatilities, over a period of time, equivalent to the expected life of the instrument being valued, of similarly positioned public companies within its industry. The risk-free interest rate was determined from the implied yields from U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with a remaining term consistent with the expected term of the instrument being valued.

Warrants

See Note 11 – Commitments and Contingencies – Closing of Offering Agreements for details related to additional warrants issuances during the three months ended March 31, 2020.

A summary of warrants activity during the three months ended March 31, 2020 is presented below:

The grant date fair value of warrants granted during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was determined on the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected volatility, dividend rate, risk free interest rate and the expected life. The Company calculates the expected volatility using the historical volatility of comparable companies over the most recent period equal to the expected term and evaluates the extent to which available information indicates that future volatility may differ from historical volatility. The expected dividend rate is zero as the Company does not expect to pay or declare any cash dividends on common stock. The risk-free rates for the expected terms of the stock options are based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant. The Company has not experienced significant exercise activity on stock options. Due to the lack of historical information, the Company determined the expected term of its stock option awards issued using the simplified method. In applying the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the Company used the following assumptions:

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Common Stock Issuances

On April 21, 2020 the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 25,616 share of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned through the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.

On April 21, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 51,105 shares of common stock in exchange for accrued interest in the amount of $357,735.

On June 1, 2020, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant. 

On June 5, 2020, the Company issued 15,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a digital marketing consultant with an aggregate fair value of $46,050.

On June 24, 2020 the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 4,340 share of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned through the end of the first quarter of 2020.

Cares Act Loan

On May 9, 2020, the Company entered into a Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement with Greater Nevada Credit Union, pursuant to which the Company received loan proceeds of $866,300 (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan was made under, and is subject to the terms and conditions of, the PPP which was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The current term of the PPP Loan is two years with a maturity date of May 9, 2022 and contains a favorable fixed annual interest rate of 1.00%. Payments of principal and interest on the PPP Loan will be deferred for the first six months of the term of the PPP Loan until November 9, 2020. Principal and interest are payable monthly and may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Under the terms of the CARES Act, recipients can apply for and receive forgiveness for all, or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for certain permissible purposes as set forth in the PPP, including, but not limited to, payroll costs (as defined under the PPP) and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs (collectively, “Qualifying Expenses”), and on the maintenance of employee and compensation levels during the eight-week period following the funding of the PPP Loan. The Company has been using the proceeds of the PPP Loan, for Qualifying Expenses. However, no assurance is provided that the Company will be able to obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

Consulting Agreements

On April 8, 2020, the Company entered into a professional service agreement with a consultant to provide advice on investor outreach and institutional engagements The Consultants will also provide continuous market insight and interpret our trading activity. The term of the agreement commenced from the execution date and ends on April 1, 2021. Pursuant to the terms, the Company agreed to pay the consultant in the form of non-qualified stock options to acquire 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at $2.50 per share for a period of one year. The Options are fully vested upon the signing of this agreement. In addition, the option is callable by the Company in the event the market price of its shares close above $3.50 per share for five consecutive dates upon which the consultant will have three days to elect to exercise of forfeit the options.

Operation Lease

On June 26, 2020, the Company was informed that one of their leases for a future military location was terminated due to the current economic environment as a result of COVID-19.

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations and financial condition of Muscle Maker, Inc. (“Muscle Maker”), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes to those financial statements that are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “us,” “we,” “our,” and similar terms refer to Muscle Maker. “Muscle Maker Grill” refers to the name under which our corporate and franchised restaurants do business. This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the federal securities laws. The events described in forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report may not occur. Generally, these statements relate to business plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits or other consequences of our plans or strategies, projected or anticipated benefits from acquisitions to be made by us, or projections involving anticipated revenues, earnings or other aspects of our operating results. The words “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “plan,” “forecast,” “model,” “proposal,” “should,” “may,” “intend,” “estimate,” and “continue,” and their opposites and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and are subject to a number of uncertainties, risks and other influences, many of which are beyond our control, which may influence the accuracy of the statements and the projections upon which the statements are based. For a detailed discussion of risk factors affecting us, see “Part I – Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

OVERVIEW

We operate under the name Muscle Maker Grill as a franchisor and owner-operator of Muscle Maker Grill restaurants. As of March 31, 2020, our restaurant system included eleven Company-owned restaurants and twenty-four franchised restaurants.

Muscle Maker Grill is a fast-casual restaurant concept that specializes in preparing healthy-inspired, high-quality, fresh, made-to-order lean, protein-based meals featuring chicken, seafood, pasta, burgers, wraps and flat breads. In addition, we feature freshly prepared entrée salads and an appealing selection of sides, protein shakes and fruit smoothies. We operate in the approximately $47 billion fast casual restaurant segment, which we believe has created significant recent disruption in the restaurant industry and is rapidly gaining market share from adjacent restaurant segments, resulting in significant growth opportunities for healthier restaurant concepts such as Muscle Maker Grill.

We believe our healthier restaurant concept delivers a highly differentiated customer experience by combining the quality and hospitality that customers commonly associate with our full service and fast casual restaurant competitors with the convenience and value customers generally expect from traditional fast food restaurants. The foundation of our brand is based on our core values of quality, empowerment, respect, service and value.

As of March 31, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of $58,586,865 and expect to continue to incur operating and net losses for the foreseeable future. In its report on our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, our independent registered public accounting firm included an explanatory paragraph relating to our ability to continue as a going concern. See “Liquidity and Capital Resources – Availability of Additional Funds and Going Concern” and Note 1 – Business Organization and Nature of Operations, Going Concern and Management’s Plans to Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information describing the circumstances that led to the inclusion of this explanatory paragraph.

Key Financial Definitions

Total Revenues

Our revenues are derived from three primary sources: company restaurant sales, franchise revenues and vendor rebates from Franchisees. Franchise revenues are comprised of franchise royalty revenues collected based on 5% of franchisee net sales and other franchise revenues which include initial and renewal franchisee fees. Vendor rebates are received based on volume purchases or services from franchise owned locations.

Food and Beverage Costs

Food and beverage costs include the direct costs associated with food, beverage and packaging of our menu items at company-operated restaurants partially offset by vendor rebates from company-owned stores. The components of food, beverages and supplies are variable in nature, change with sales volume, are affected by menu mix and are subject to fluctuations in commodity costs.

Labor

Restaurant labor costs, including preopening labor, consists of company-operated restaurant-level management and hourly labor costs, including salaries, wages, payroll taxes, workers’ compensation expense, benefits and bonuses paid to our company-operated restaurant-level team members. Like other cost items, we expect restaurant labor costs at our company-operated restaurants to increase due to inflation and as our company restaurant revenues grow. Factors that influence labor costs include minimum wage and employer payroll tax legislation, mandated health care costs and operational productivity established by the management team.

Rent

Restaurant rent, including preopening rental charges, consist of company-operated restaurant-level rental or lease payments applicable to executed rental or lease agreements. In many cases these rental payments may include payments for common area maintenance as well as property tax assessments. Our rent strategy mostly consists of a variable rent structure calculated on net sales of the restaurant. While this can have a negative effect on higher volume locations where we cannot leverage a fixed rent, it provides downside protection for lower volume locations. While we cannot guarantee a favorable variable rent expense in all future leases, we have forecasted average rental costs as a percentage of total sales at 8%.

Other restaurant operating expenses

Other restaurant operating expenses, including preopening operating expenses, consist of company-operated restaurant-level ancillary expenses not inclusive of food and beverage, labor and rent expense. These expenses are generally marketing, advertising, merchant and bank fees, utilities, leasehold and equipment repairs, insurance and maintenance. A portion of these costs are associated with third party delivery services such as Uber Eats, Grub Hub, DoorDash, Seamless, and others. The fees associated with these third-party delivery services can range up to 25% of the total order being delivered. Management believes delivery is a critical component of our business model and industry trends will continue to push consumers towards delivery. Our cost structure will need to be adjusted to reflect a different pricing model, portion sizes, menu offerings, and other considerations to potentially offset these rising costs of delivery.

Other Expenses Incurred for Closed Locations

Other expenses incurred for closed locations consists of primarily of restaurant operating expenses incurred subsequent to store closures as the Company still has to certain obligations to vendors due to signed agreements.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization primarily consist of the depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses include expenses associated with corporate and administrative functions that support our operations, including wages, benefits, travel expense, stock-based compensation expense, legal and professional fees, training, and other corporate costs. We expect to incur incremental general and administrative expenses as a result of becoming a public listed company on the Nasdaq capital market. A certain portion of these expenses are related to the preparation of an initial stock offering and should be considered one-time expenses.

Other Expense, net

Other expenses primarily consists of amortization of debt discounts on the convertible notes payable and interest expense related to other notes payable and convertible notes payable.

Income Taxes

Income taxes represent federal, state, and local current and deferred income tax expense.

Consolidated Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

The following table represents selected items in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively:

Revenues

Company total revenues totaled $1,435,054 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $1,184,374 for the three months ended March 31, 2019. The 21.17% increase was primarily attributable to more stores generating restaurant sales, net of discounts in the current period compared to the prior period, partially offset by a decrease in franchise royalties and fees due to fewer franchisee stores.

We generated restaurant sales, net of discounts, of $1,237,427 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to $800,763, for the three months ended March 31, 2019. This represented an increase of $436,664, or 54.5%, which is primarily attributable to a higher corporate owned store count during the current period as compared to the prior period due to the purchase of two former franchisee locations since the prior period, partially offset by a decrease of approximately $193,000 in restaurants sales due to the temporary closure of three corporate owned stored as a result of Covid-19.

Franchise royalties and fees for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $176,031 compared to $344,712, respectively. The $168,681 decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in initial franchise fees of $38,741 as we opened fewer franchise locations due to pausing the franchise program until Q2 2020, a decrease in royalty income of $85,641 due to fewer franchisee locations, lower sales volumes and temporary closures of franchised locations due to Covid-19 and a decrease in vendor rebates of $44,299. In addition, the company purchased two franchisee locations since the prior period resulting in lower franchise fees but higher corporate sales results.

Franchise advertising fund contributions for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $21,596 compared to $38,899, respectively.

Operating Costs and Expenses

Operating costs and expenses consist of restaurant food and beverage costs, restaurant labor expense, restaurant rent expense, other restaurant operating expenses, depreciation and amortization expenses and general and administrative expenses.

Restaurant food and beverage costs for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $465,694, or 37.63%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, and $289,345, or 36.1%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The $176,349 increase results primarily due a higher store count during the period as compared to the prior period as the Company opened and acquired more stores since the prior period, partially offset by a decrease of approximately $45,000 due to the temporary closure of three corporate owned stored due to Covid-19.

Restaurant labor for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $586,620, or 47.41%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, and $279,013, or 34.8%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The $307,607 increase results primarily due a higher store count during the period as compared to the prior period as the Company opened and acquired more stores as compared to the prior period, partially offset by a decrease of approximately $12,500 due to the temporary closure of three corporate owned stored due to Covid-19. In addition, the increase in labor as a percentage of sales is a direct result of inefficiencies that is typically attributed to opening or acquiring new locations as it takes time to establish operational efficiencies.

Restaurant rent expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $144,677, or 11.7%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, and $98,190, or 12.26%, as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively.

Other restaurant operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $332,360, or 26.9% as a percentage of restaurant sales, and $115,685, or 14.5% as a percentage of restaurant sales, respectively. The $216,675 increase is primarily due to higher third party merchant fees, utility fees and insurance expenses attributed to a higher store count during the period as compared to the prior period as the Company opened and acquired more stores as compared to the prior period.

Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $111,257 and $68,692, respectively. The $42,565 increase is primarily attributable to depreciation expense related to additional property and equipment acquired for new store build outs and the remodeling of an existing company owned restaurant compared to the prior period.

General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $5,129,403, or 364.60% of total revenues, and $1,104,036, or 93.22% of total revenues, respectively. The $4,025,367 increase is primarily attributable to an increase in one-time bonuses of approximately $1,354,000 which is directly attributed to the stock issued to the executive team upon the completion of the offering resulting in stock-based compensation expense of $1,083,915, an increase one-time consulting expense of approximately $2,473,000 which is mainly attributed to stock issued to consultants which resulted in stock-based compensation expense of $2,115,961, and an increase in one-time professional fees of approximately $196,000 due to fees incurred in connection with the Company’s offering.

Loss from Operations

Our loss from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $5,356,553 or 373.26% of total revenues and $813,196 or 68.7% of total revenues, respectively. The increase of $4,543,357 in loss from operations is primarily attributable to an increase in total costs and expenses of approximately $4,794,037, partially offset by the increase in total revenues of approximately $250,680. The increase in total cost and expenses of approximately $4,794,037 is primarily due to one-time expenses of approximately $3,205,000 incurred in connection with our offering of which approximately $3,136,000 of the expenses consisted of non-cash expenses in the form of stock-based compensation.

Other Expense, net

Other expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 totaled $135,710 and $670,283, respectively. The $534,573 decrease in expense was primarily attributable to a decrease in amortization of debt discounts of $337,150, a $88,861 decrease in interest expense, net as the majority of the convertible notes where converted as of Q4 2020 therefore no further interest expense is being incurred and a $108,562 decrease in other expense, net.

Net Loss

Our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2020 increased by $4,008,784 to $5,492,263 as compared to $1,483,479 for the three months ended March 31, 2019, resulting from an increase in our loss from operations partially offset by an decrease in other expense, net as discussed above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

We measure our liquidity in a number of ways, including the following:

Availability of Additional Funds and Going Concern

Although we have a working capital surplus of $874,473, we presently have an accumulated deficit of $58,386,865, as of March 31, 2020, and we utilized $2,542,520 of cash in operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2020, therefor we require additional equity and/or debt financing to continue our operations. These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the date of this filing.

Our principal source of liquidity to date has been provided by loans and convertible loans from related and unrelated third parties, (ii) the sale of common stock through private placements and the (iii) and the recent closed public offering.

The pandemic novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, federal, state and local government responses to COVID-19 and our Company’s responses to the outbreak have all disrupted and will continue to disrupt our business. In the United States, individuals are being encouraged to practice social distancing, restricted from gathering in groups and in some areas during the first quarter of 2020 continuing through the second quarter of June 2020. As a result of the disruption and volatility in the global capital markets, we have seen an increase in the cost of capital which adversely impacts access to capital.

On May 9, 2020, the Company entered into Paycheck Protection Program Promissory Note and Agreement with Greater Nevada Credit Union, pursuant to which the Company received loan proceeds of $866,300 (the “PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan was made under, and is subject to the terms and conditions of, the PPP which was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The term of the PPP Loan is two years with a maturity date of May 9, 2022 and contains a favorable fixed annual interest rate of 1.00%. Payments of principal and interest on the PPP Loan will be deferred for the first six months of the term of the PPP Loan until November 9, 2020. Principal and interest are payable monthly and may be prepaid by the Company at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Under the terms of the CARES Act, recipients can apply for and receive forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for certain permissible purposes as set forth in the PPP, including, but not limited to, payroll costs (as defined under the PPP) and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs (collectively, “Qualifying Expenses”), and on the maintenance of employee and compensation levels during the eight-week period following the funding of the PPP Loan. The Company has been using the proceeds of the PPP Loan, for Qualifying Expenses. However, no assurance is provided that the Company will be able to obtain forgiveness of the PPP Loan in whole or in part.

We expect to have ongoing needs for working capital in order to (a) fund operations; plus (b) expand operations by opening additional corporate-owned restaurants. To that end, we may be required to raise additional funds through equity or debt financing. However, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in securing additional capital. If we are unsuccessful, we may need to (a) initiate cost reductions; (b) forego business development opportunities; (c) seek extensions of time to fund our liabilities, or (d) seek protection from creditors.

In addition, if we are unable to generate adequate cash from operations, and if we are unable to find sources of funding, it may be necessary for us to sell one or more lines of business or all or a portion of our assets, enter into a business combination, or reduce or eliminate operations. These possibilities, to the extent available, may be on terms that result in significant dilution to our shareholders or that result in our shareholders losing all of their investment in our Company.

If we are able to raise additional capital, we do not know what the terms of any such capital raising would be. In addition, any future sale of our equity securities would dilute the ownership and control of your shares and could be at prices substantially below prices at which our shares currently trade. Our inability to raise capital could require us to significantly curtail or terminate our operations. We may seek to increase our cash reserves through the sale of additional equity or debt securities. The sale of convertible debt securities or additional equity securities could result in additional and potentially substantial dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and financing covenants that would restrict our operations and liquidity. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital on acceptable terms is subject to a variety of uncertainties.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this 10-Q document have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which contemplate our continuation as a going concern and the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities presented in the consolidated financial statements do not necessarily purport to represent realizable or settlement values. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustment that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

Sources and Uses of Cash for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019

During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we used cash of $2,542,520 and $639,657, respectively, in operations. Our net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $5,492,263, adjusted for net non-cash items in the aggregate amount of $3,516,693 and $766,950 of net cash provided by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities. Our net cash used in operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily attributable to our net loss of $1,483,479, adjusted for net non-cash items in the aggregate amount of $752,228 and $91,594 of net cash provided by changes in the levels of operating assets and liabilities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, net cash used in investing activities was $49,091, of which $57,893 was used to purchase property and equipment, partially offset by $8,802 of loans repayments by franchisees. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, net cash used in investing activities was $110,176, of which $121,132 was used to purchase property and equipment, partially offset by $10,956 of loans repayments by franchisees and a related party.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $5,820,121 of which $6,780,000 proceeds from the offering , net of underwriter’s discount and offering costs, $150,000 proceeds from other notes payable, partially offset by repayments of various convertible notes of $550,000 and $559,879 of repayments of other notes payables, including a related party. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $1,235,000 of which $100,000 proceeds from convertible notes from other related parties and $1,135,000 proceeds from convertible notes to various parties.

Critical Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.

Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Significant estimates include:

Estimates and assumptions are periodically reviewed, and the effects of any material revisions are reflected in the financial statements in the period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.

Intangible Assets

We account for recorded intangible assets in accordance with ASC 350 “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other”. In accordance with ASC 350, we do not amortize intangible assets with indefinite useful lives. Our goodwill and trademarks are deemed to have indefinite lives, and accordingly are not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment at least annually, or more often whenever changes in facts and circumstances may indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) requires that goodwill be tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one level below an operating segment). Application of the goodwill impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assigning assets and liabilities to reporting units, assigning goodwill to reporting units, and determining the fair value. Significant judgment is required to estimate the fair value of reporting units which includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and other assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or goodwill impairment.

Other intangible assets include franchise agreements which are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 13 years.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

When circumstances, such as adverse market conditions, indicate that the carrying value of a long-lived asset may be impaired, we perform an analysis to review the recoverability of the asset’s carrying value, which includes estimating the undiscounted cash flows (excluding interest charges) from the expected future operations of the asset. These estimates consider factors such as expected future operating income, operating trends and prospects, as well as the effects of demand, competition and other factors. If the analysis indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable from future cash flows, an impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value. Any impairment losses are recorded as operating expenses, which reduce net income.

Revenue Recognition

During the first quarter 2019, the Company adopted Topic 606 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” for revenue recognition related to contracts with customers and applied the guidance modified retrospectively. Under the new guidance, revenue is recognized in accordance with a five-step revenue model, as follows: (1) identifying the contract with the customer; (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determining the transaction price; (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognizing revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In applying this five-step model, we have made significant judgments in identifying the promised goods or services in our contracts with franchisees that are distinct, and which represent separate performance obligations. The change between Topic 605 and Topic 606, primarily impacted the way the Company recognized franchise fees. Under Topic 605 franchise fees were recognized upon opening of a restaurant or granting of a new franchise term at a point in time while under Topic 606 franchise fees are recognized on a straight-line basis over the life of the related franchise agreements and any exercised renewal periods. The impact of the adoption of Topic 606 resulted in an adjustment of $875,902 in accumulated deficit and deferred revenues.

Restaurant Sales

Retail store revenue at Company operated restaurants is recognized when payment is tendered at the point of sale, net of sales tax, discount and other sales related taxes. The Company recorded retail store revenues of $1,237,427 and $800,763 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The Company sells gift cards which do not have an expiration date, and it does not deduct dormancy fees from outstanding gift card balances. The Company recognize revenues from gift cards as restaurant revenues once the Company performs obligation to provide food and beverage to the customer simultaneously with the redemption of the gift card or through gift card breakage, as discussed in Other Revenue below.

Franchise Royalties and Fees

Franchise revenues consists of royalties, franchise fees and rebates. Royalties are based on a percentage of franchisee net sales revenue. The Company recognizes the royalties as the underlying sales occur. The Company recorded revenue from royalties of $120,909 and $206,550 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company provides the franchisees with management expertise, training, pre-opening assistance, and restaurant operating assistance in exchange for the multi-unit development fees and franchise fees. The Company capitalizes these fees upon collection from the franchisee, these fees are then recognized as franchise fee revenue on a straight-line basis over the life of the related franchise agreements and any exercised renewal periods. Cash payments are due upon the execution of the related franchise agreement. The Company’s performance obligation with respect to franchise fee revenues consists of a license to utilize the Company’s brand for a specified period of time, which is satisfied equally over the life of each franchise agreement. The Company recorded revenues from franchise fees of $14,440 and $53,181, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company has supply agreements with certain food and beverage vendors. Pursuant to the terms of these agreements, rebates are provided to the Company based upon the dollar volume of purchases for all company-owned and franchised restaurants from these vendors. Rebates earned on purchases by franchise stores are recorded as revenue during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are made. The Company recorded revenue from rebates of $40,682 and $84,981 during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which is included in franchise royalties and fees on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Rebates earned on purchases by Company owned stores are recorded as a reduction of food and beverage costs during the period in which the related food and beverage purchases are made.

Other Revenues

Gift card breakage is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed by the customer is remote and the Company determines there is not a legal obligation to remit the unredeemed gift card balance to the relevant jurisdiction. The determination of the gift card breakage rate is based upon the Company’s specific historical redemption patterns. The Company recognizes gift card breakage by applying its estimate of the rate of gift card breakage on a pro rata basis over the period of estimated redemption. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company determine that no gift card breakage is necessary based on current redemption rates.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred revenue primarily includes initial franchise fees received by the Company, which are being amortized over the life of the Company’s franchise agreements, as well as unearned vendor rebates. Deferred revenue is recognized in income over the life of the franchise agreements and vendor rebates are recognized in income as performance obligations are satisfied.

Franchise Advertising Fund Contributions

Under the Company’s franchise agreements, the Company and its franchisees are required to contribute a certain percentage of revenues to a national advertising fund. The Company’s national advertising services are provided on a system-wide basis and, therefore, not considered distinct performance obligations for individual franchisees. In accordance with Topic 606, the Company recognizes these sales-based advertising contributions from franchisees as franchise revenue when the underlying franchisee Company incurs the corresponding advertising expense. The Company records the related advertising expenses as incurred under general and administrative expenses. When an advertising contribution fund is over-spent at year end, advertising expenses will be reported on the consolidated statement of operations in an amount that is greater than the revenue recorded for advertising contributions. Conversely, when an advertising contribution fund is under-spent at a period end, the Company will accrue advertising costs up to advertising contributions recorded in revenue. The Company recorded contributions from franchisees of $21,596 and $38,899, respectively, during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, which are included in franchise advertising fund contributions on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Income Taxes

We account for income taxes under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 Income Taxes (“ASC 740”). Under ASC 740, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and net operating loss and credit carryforwards using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to impact taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts expected to be realized.

ASC 740 also clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.

Tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return are recorded in our financial statements. A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position is only recognized if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate resolution.

Our policy is to classify assessments, if any, for tax related interest as interest expense and penalties as general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 3 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

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.

Not applicable.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Pursuant to Rules 13a-15(b) and 15-d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. The term “disclosure controls and procedures”, as defined under Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting that existed as of March 31, 2020, as discussed below.

As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, we identified the following material weaknesses:

As a company with limited resources, the Company does not have the resources to fund sufficient staff to ensure a complete segregation of responsibilities within the accounting function. However, Company management does review, and will increase the review of the financial statements. This action, in addition to future improvements identified above, will minimize any risk of a potential material misstatement occurring.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

From time to time, we are a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. We record legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and have accrued for all probable and estimable settlements.

We are not currently involved in any material disputes and do not have any material litigation matters pending except:

In 2017, Limestone Associates LLC (“Limestone”) filed a complaint against ARH in the Civil Court of the City of New York, County of New York, #78549/2017 for commercial non-payment of rent for the amount of $25,748 plus cost and disbursements of this proceeding. In May 2018, Limestone filed a complaint against ARH and Robert E. Morgan (the former CEO of the Company) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, index # 154469 seeking $1,357,243 in damages for rent, interest and other expenses.

In May 2018, the Company, Former Parent and Mr. Morgan were listed as defendants to a lawsuit filed by Crownhall Realty, LLC (“Crownhall”) in the Supreme Court of the State of New York county of New York, #154467. Crownhall is seeking $1,034,087 in damages for rent, interest and other expenses.

On October 3, 2018, the Company, ARH and Mr. Morgan entered into a settlement agreement with Crownhall and Limestone agreeing to forfeit all security deposits, pay an upfront amount of $25,000 and an additional $175,000 to be paid over 20 months. This agreement settles litigation surrounding two closed locations, which the plaintiffs were seeking a total of $2,391,330 in past damages for rent, interest and other expenses. As of the date of the filing of these condensed consolidated financial statements the settlement has been paid in full.

On March 27, 2018 a convertible note holder filed a complaint in the Iowa District Court for Polk County #CVCV056029 against the Company for failure to pay the remaining balance due on a promissory note in the amount of $100,000, together with interest, attorney fees and other costs of $171,035. On June 6, 2018 a default judgement was entered against the Company for the amount of $171,035. The Company repaid an aggregate amount of $71,035, consisting of principal and interest, as of the date of the filing of this report. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has accrued for the liability in convertible notes payable in the amount of $100,000 and accrued interest of $20,030 is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

In May 2018, Resolute Contractors, Inc., Quality Tile, MTL Construction, Genesis Electric, JNB Interiors and Captive Aire filed a Mechanics Lien for labor, service, equipment and materials in the total amount of $98,005. The Company intends to set up various payment plans with these vendors. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

On December 12, 2018, the Company was listed as a defendant to a lawsuit filed by a landlord in the Superior Court of the State of California. Fountain Valley is seeking approximately $121,000 in damages for rent, interest and other expenses. On February 15, 2019, the Company entered into a settlement agreement and payment plan in the amount of $85,000. The Company agreed to make the following payments (i) $15,000 on or before March 15, 2019, and (ii) ten monthly installments of $7,000 commencing on April 15, 2019 and continuing monthly on the 15th day of each month though January 15, 2020. The company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses and has been making repayments pursuant to the settlement agreement. As of January 15, 2020, the Company has met all their obligations and the full amount has been paid.

On or about March 7, 2019, the Company was listed as a defendant to a lawsuit filed by a contractor in the State of Texas. The contractor is claiming a breach of contract and is seeking approximately $32,809 in damages for services claimed to be rendered by the contractor. The Company is working with legal counsel in order to reach a settlement. As of March 31, 2020, the Company accrued $30,000 for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

On January 23, 2020, the Company was served a judgment in the amount of $130,185 for a breach of a lease agreement in Chicago, Illinois, in connection with a Company owned store that was closed in 2018. As of March 31, 2020, the Company has accrued for the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

In the normal course of business, the Company may be involved in legal proceedings, claims and assessments arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, such matters are currently not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

The Company records legal costs associated with loss contingencies as incurred and accrues for all probable and estimable settlements after consulting legal counsel.

Muscle Maker or its subsidiaries failed in certain instances in paying past state and local sales taxes collected from customers in specific states that impose a tax on sales of the Company’s products during 2017 and 2018. The Company had accrued a liability of $289,319 as of March 31, 2020 related to this matter. All current state and local sales taxes from January 1, 2018 for open company owned locations have been fully paid and in a timely manner. The Company has completed or is in discussions on payment plans with the various state or local entities for these past owed amounts.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Not applicable. See, however, Item 7 (“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Factors That May Affect Future Results and Financial Condition”) of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2020.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

On February 18, 2020, the Company entered into a professional services agreement with a company to provide advice on business development of food stores and delivery kitchen operations. In addition, they will review and advise the Company on potential acquisition targets, including financial analytics for post-merger entities and provide assistance in preparing pro-forma financial information. The term of the agreement commences on February 18, 2020 and expires on February 18, 2021. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to issue 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 100,000 three-year cashless warrants with an exercise price of $5.00 per share upon signing of the agreement as payment.

On February 24, 2020, the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement with consultants with experience in the area of corporate finance, investor communication and financial and investor public relations. The term of the agreement is for two months from the effective date on February 27, 2020 and expires on April 27, 2020. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to pay $107,500 in cash per month and to issue 10,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In the event the Company elects to not extend the term of the Agreement, it is to notify the consultants within five days of the conclusion of the 60-day term.

On February 17, 2020, the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 25,616 share of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned through the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.

On February 18, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 216,783 shares of common stock of the Company to the executive team pursuant to their employment agreements as part of completing the initial public offering.

On March 31, 2020, the Company issued 75,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant that assisted the Company in area of investor relations and capital introduction.

On April 21, 2020 the Company authorized the issuance of an aggregate of 25,616 share of common stock to the members of the board of directors as compensation earned through the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.

On April 21, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate of 51,105 shares of common stock in exchange for accrued interest earned on convertible debt with an aggregate fair value of $357,735.

On June 1, 2020, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a consultant.

On June 5, 2020, the Company issued 15,000 shares of common stock of the Company to a digital marketing consultant in exchange for certain services with an aggregate fair value of $46,050.

On April 8, 2020, the Company entered into a professional service agreement with a consultant to provide advice on investor outreach and institutional engagements The Consultants will also provide continuous market insight and interpret our trading activity. The term of the agreement commenced from the execution date and ends on April 1, 2021. Pursuant to the terms, the Company agreed to pay the consultant in the form of non-qualified stock options to acquire 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable at $2.50 per share for a period of one year. The Options are fully vested upon the signing of this agreement. In addition, the option is callable by the Company in the event the market price of its shares close above $3.50 per share for five consecutive dates upon which the consultant will have three days to elect to exercise of forfeit the options.

The above shares were issued under the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

The offers, sales, and issuances of the securities described above were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D promulgated thereunder as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The recipients of securities in each of these transactions acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof and appropriate legends were affixed to the securities issued in these transactions. Each of the recipients of securities in these transactions was an accredited or sophisticated person and had adequate access, through employment, business or other relationships, to information about us.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.

† Includes management contracts and compensation plans and arrangements

*Filed herewith.

+Previously filed.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.