Once Upon a Farm Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
First quarter net sales increased 44% year-over-year to $73 million
Raising 2026 net sales outlook to $313 million to $323 million
BERKELEY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
Once Upon a Farm, PBC (NYSE: OFRM) (or the “Company”), a leading high-growth company driving systemic improvement in childhood nutrition, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
First Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights Compared to Prior Year Period
- Net sales increased 43.7% to $72.7 million
- Gross margin of 40.8% compared to 37.7%
- Net loss of $15.8 million compared to a net loss of $19.5 million
- Adjusted EBITDA1 loss of $3.1 million compared to a loss of $7.5 million
“Our first quarter results were excellent with momentum building across the business,” said John Foraker, CEO and co-founder of Once Upon a Farm. “We delivered 44% year over year net sales growth and more than 300 basis points of gross margin expansion, driven by accelerating velocities, expanding distribution, and increasingly productive assortments. Importantly, we are seeing meaningful productivity gains from our cooler placements, which delivered an approximate 11% increase in dollar productivity versus the prior quarter, demonstrating that our cooler model is driving higher productivity as we scale. Consumption trends remain strong, with continued gains in household penetration and repeat rates driving growth across our portfolio. Based on this momentum, we are raising our full-year net sales outlook and remain highly confident in the durability and efficiency of our growth model. We believe we are building a highly differentiated & purpose-driven brand that is winning with consumers and expanding the category while delivering attractive long-term returns for shareholders.”
First Quarter 2026 Results
Net sales increased $22.1 million, or 43.7%, to $72.7 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $50.6 million in the prior year period. The increase in net sales was driven by a 21.5% increase in volume growth reflecting incremental distribution of existing products and new product introductions.
Gross profit was $29.7 million, or 40.8% of net sales, for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $19.1 million, or 37.7% of net sales, in the prior year period. The 308 basis point increase in gross profit as a percentage of net sales was driven by lower slotting fees related to coolers.
Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were $45.8 million for the first quarter of 2026, compared to $28.3 million for the prior year period. Approximately $10.9 million of the $17.5 million increase in SG&A expense was attributable to stock-based compensation and one-time performance payments related to our IPO. SG&A expenses as a percentage of net sales increased by 713 basis points to 63.0% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to 55.9% in the prior year period, reflecting stock-based compensation and one-time performance payments related to our IPO along with higher labor and employee costs as a percentage of net sales, partially offset by lower logistics and selling expenses as a percentage of net sales.
Net loss was $15.8 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to a net loss of $19.5 million in the prior year period. The decrease in net loss was primarily driven by higher gross profit, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA1 loss was $3.1 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to a loss of $7.5 million in the prior year period. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA loss was primarily driven by the increase in gross profit partially offset by higher SG&A expenses.
Balance Sheet
As of March 31, 2026, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $99.9 million and no debt, compared to $10.9 million of cash and cash equivalents and total debt of $60.2 million as of December 31, 2025. The increase in net cash and decrease in total debt reflect the application of proceeds from the Company’s IPO in February 2026.
Full Year 2026 Outlook
For full year 2026, the Company expects:
- Net sales of $313 million to $323 million, representing growth of 30% to 34% versus 2025
- Adjusted EBITDA of $2 million to $4 million
Outlook is based on information as of today, May 7, 2026, and may be impacted by factors outside the Company’s control. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.
The Company is unable to provide a reconciliation for forward-looking outlook of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most closely comparable GAAP measure without unreasonable effort, because certain material reconciling items, such as depreciation and amortization, interest expense, interest income, and provision for income tax, cannot be estimated due to factors outside of the Company’s control and could have a material impact on the reported results.
1 Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. See “Non-GAAP Measures” for how the Company defines this measure and the financial tables that accompany this press release for a reconciliation of this measure to the most closely comparable GAAP measure.
Conference Call and Webcast Details
To participate in the live earnings call at 5:00 pm Eastern Time today, listeners in the U.S. may dial (877) 269-7751 and international listeners may dial (201) 389-0908. The live audio webcast will be accessible in the “IR Calendar” section of the Company’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.onceuponafarmorganics.com or directly here.
About Once Upon a Farm
Once Upon a Farm, PBC (NYSE: OFRM) is redefining the organic kids’ food category and shaping the future of food. Guided by its mission to drive systemic improvement in childhood nutrition for a happier, healthier, more equitable world, the Company offers a portfolio of crave-worthy snacks and meals designed for children from babies through big kids. Every Once Upon a Farm product is organic, non-GMO, contains no added sugar and is free from artificial flavors and colors – just simple, real, nutritious food kids ask for and parents trust. For more information visit www.onceuponafarmorganics.com, follow @onceuponafarm on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA
The Company calculates Adjusted EBITDA as net loss, adjusted to exclude: (1) change in fair value of derivative liability; (2) change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability; (3) stock-based compensation; (4) depreciation and amortization; (5) amortization of payments under the Spokesperson Agreement; (6) one-time bonuses related to our IPO; (7) interest expense; (8) interest income; and (9) provision for income taxes. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides meaningful supplemental information regarding its operating performance and facilitates internal comparisons of its historical operating performance on a more consistent basis by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of its business, results of operations, or outlook. In particular, the Company believes that the use of Adjusted EBITDA is helpful to the Company’s investors as it is a measure used by management in assessing the health of its business, determining incentive compensation, and evaluating its operating performance, as well as for internal planning and forecasting purposes.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release and the related conference call contain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s expectations or beliefs regarding future events. In some cases, forward-looking statements can identified by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “ongoing,” “positioned,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. In particular, statements about the Company’s 2026 outlook, future growth prospects, growth of market share, growth strategy, the markets in which it operates, including the growth of our various markets, statements about potential new products and product innovation, and its expectations, beliefs, plans, strategies, objectives, prospects, assumptions, or future events or performance, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, including expectations and projections about future matters, are made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions that such statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and are subject to variables that could impact the Company’s future performance. These statements are based on management’s views and assumptions at the time they are made and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual future events and performance may differ materially from the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements.
A variety of factors could materially affect future outcomes, including, but not limited to: adverse public relations, product recalls, and product liability claims; factors outside of the Company’s and its suppliers’ control that disrupt its operations or impact the inputs, commodities, and ingredients used in its business; the failure to manage the supply chain effectively; the availability of natural, plant-rich, and organic ingredients; the ability to protect personal, proprietary, and confidential information and prevent security incidents; damage to the reputation of the Company, products, management team, or co-founders; adverse weather conditions, natural disasters, pestilence, climate change, and other conditions beyond the Company’s control that could disrupt its operations; the failure to retain and motivate the Company’s management team or other key team members, including our co-founders; the Company’s reliance on a limited number of independent contract manufacturers and suppliers; changing consumer preferences, perceptions, and spending habits; the failure to successfully pursue growth or implement the Company’s growth strategy on a timely basis or at all; disruptions in the worldwide economy; the inability to compete successfully in our highly competitive markets; damage or disruption at any facility where finished goods inventory is located; the failure to successfully roll-out coolers and harm to the operating capacity of coolers; inability to expand existing customer relationships and acquire new customers; inability to implement initiatives to improve productivity and streamline operations to control or reduce costs; inability to achieve or sustain profitability; the ability of our information technology systems, including artificial intelligence technologies, to perform adequately and accurately; changes in tax laws; volatility of the market price of the common stock; and the other factors set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of the Company’s upcoming Annual Report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item IA. “Risk Factors” in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
This list is not exhaustive and is intended for illustrative purposes only. Accordingly, all forward-looking statements should be evaluated with the understanding of their inherent uncertainty.
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Once Upon a Farm, PBC Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands) |
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March 31, |
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December 31, |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Assets |
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(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
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||
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Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
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||
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
99,886 |
|
|
$ |
10,860 |
|
|
Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
34,563 |
|
|
|
28,783 |
|
|
Inventory |
|
|
50,269 |
|
|
|
46,981 |
|
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
5,208 |
|
|
|
15,520 |
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|
Total current assets |
|
|
189,926 |
|
|
|
102,144 |
|
|
Property and equipment, net |
|
|
9,953 |
|
|
|
8,903 |
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
541 |
|
|
|
561 |
|
|
Goodwill |
|
|
4,244 |
|
|
|
4,244 |
|
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Other non-current assets |
|
|
1,027 |
|
|
|
567 |
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Total assets |
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$ |
205,691 |
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$ |
116,419 |
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Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) |
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
16,392 |
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$ |
19,606 |
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
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|
30,860 |
|
|
|
24,269 |
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Total current liabilities |
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|
47,252 |
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|
43,875 |
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Nonconvertible debt, net |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
43,000 |
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Convertible notes |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
17,214 |
|
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Derivative liability |
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|
— |
|
|
|
32,413 |
|
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Other non-current liabilities |
|
|
558 |
|
|
|
2,017 |
|
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Total liabilities |
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|
47,810 |
|
|
|
138,519 |
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Convertible preferred stock |
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|
— |
|
|
|
101,967 |
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Stockholders’ equity (deficit): |
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|
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Common stock |
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4 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
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|
309,425 |
|
|
|
11,669 |
|
|
Accumulated deficit |
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|
(151,548 |
) |
|
|
(135,737 |
) |
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Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) |
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|
157,881 |
|
|
|
(124,067 |
) |
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Total liabilities, convertible preferred stock and stockholders’ equity (deficit) |
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$ |
205,691 |
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|
$ |
116,419 |
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Once Upon a Farm, PBC Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Net sales |
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$ |
72,720 |
|
|
$ |
50,603 |
|
|
Cost of goods sold |
|
|
43,042 |
|
|
|
31,510 |
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
29,678 |
|
|
|
19,093 |
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
|
45,828 |
|
|
|
28,280 |
|
|
Loss from operations |
|
|
(16,150 |
) |
|
|
(9,187 |
) |
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Other income (expense): |
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|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(420 |
) |
|
|
(523 |
) |
|
Interest income |
|
|
499 |
|
|
|
121 |
|
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability |
|
|
340 |
|
|
|
(9,680 |
) |
|
Other expense, net |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
(457 |
) |
|
Total other income (expense) |
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
(10,539 |
) |
|
Net loss before income tax provision |
|
|
(15,734 |
) |
|
|
(19,726 |
) |
|
Income tax (provision) benefit |
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
260 |
|
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(15,811 |
) |
|
$ |
(19,466 |
) |
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Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Basic and diluted |
|
$ |
(0.59 |
) |
|
$ |
(2.95 |
) |
|
Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Basic and diluted |
|
|
26,892,105 |
|
|
|
6,595,854 |
|
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Once Upon a Farm, PBC Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (In thousands) |
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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|
|
|
2026 |
|
|
2025 |
|
||
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Net loss |
|
$ |
(15,811 |
) |
|
$ |
(19,466 |
) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability |
|
|
(340 |
) |
|
|
9,680 |
|
|
Change in fair value of convertible preferred stock warrant liability |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
464 |
|
|
Change in fair value of SARs liability |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
4,338 |
|
|
|
805 |
|
|
SARs issued to a customer recorded as a reduction to revenue |
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Inventory adjustments |
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
189 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
475 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
Amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing costs |
|
|
49 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
Non-cash interest |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Accounts receivable |
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|
(5,780 |
) |
|
|
(4,371 |
) |
|
Inventory |
|
|
(3,910 |
) |
|
|
(6,532 |
) |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
(3,936 |
) |
|
|
(2,326 |
) |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
(743 |
) |
|
|
4,055 |
|
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
|
12,139 |
|
|
|
2,484 |
|
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
(12,840 |
) |
|
|
(14,476 |
) |
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Purchase of property and equipment |
|
|
(1,446 |
) |
|
|
(450 |
) |
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Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(1,446 |
) |
|
|
(450 |
) |
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
|
|
155,366 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Proceeds from term loan facility |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
|
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
|
|
17 |
|
|
|
127 |
|
|
Payment of debt modification costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(34 |
) |
|
Repayment of line of credit |
|
|
(43,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Payment of offering costs |
|
|
(9,071 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
Payment of deferred offering costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
103,312 |
|
|
|
13,989 |
|
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
89,026 |
|
|
|
(937 |
) |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
10,860 |
|
|
|
17,306 |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
99,886 |
|
|
$ |
16,369 |
|
|
Once Upon a Farm, PBC Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In thousands) |
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA |
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Net loss |
|
$ |
(15,811 |
) |
|
$ |
(19,466 |
) |
|
Change in fair value of derivative liability (1) |
|
|
(340 |
) |
|
|
9,680 |
|
|
Change in fair value of convertible preferred |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
464 |
|
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
6,502 |
|
|
|
805 |
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
475 |
|
|
|
257 |
|
|
Amortization and acceleration of Spokesperson Agreement expense |
|
|
5,405 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
IPO transaction bonus |
|
|
699 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
420 |
|
|
|
523 |
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
(499 |
) |
|
|
(121 |
) |
|
Provision (benefit) for income tax |
|
|
77 |
|
|
|
(260 |
) |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
(3,085 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,469 |
) |
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(1) |
Amount reflects the change in fair value of derivative liability related to Convertible Notes and change in fair value of convertible preferred warrant liability related to the Company’s Nonconvertible Debt. |
Supplemental Information
(Unaudited)
Supplemental Sales Detail
The following table presents disaggregated net sales by product category for the periods indicated (in thousands):
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Three Months Ended March 31, |
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2026 |
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2025 |
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Kid |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Pouches |
|
$ |
|
29,377 |
|
|
$ |
|
28,275 |
|
|
Snacks |
|
|
|
4,772 |
|
|
|
|
4,125 |
|
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Total Kid |
|
|
|
34,149 |
|
|
|
|
32,400 |
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|
Baby |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Pouches |
|
|
|
11,473 |
|
|
|
|
5,495 |
|
|
Snacks |
|
|
|
26,772 |
|
|
|
|
12,082 |
|
|
Other |
|
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
|
626 |
|
|
Total Baby |
|
|
|
38,571 |
|
|
|
|
18,203 |
|
|
Total net sales |
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$ |
|
72,720 |
|
|
$ |
|
50,603 |
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View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260507627612/en/
Investors:
Reed Anderson, ICR
Alex Liscum, ICR
[email protected]
Media:
Jessica Liddell, ICR
Kate Schneiderman, ICR
[email protected]
KEYWORDS: California United States North America
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