Revenue Growth
Total revenue increased approximately 22.9% year-over-year to approximately $3.3 million for the quarter (from ~$2.7 million prior year), driven by retail expansion and category growth.
Cut Herbs Performance
Cut herbs sales increased ~45.9% year-over-year, a leading contributor to top-line growth with new account contributions from Kroger and Weis Markets.
Strong Growth in Branded Categories
Vitamin and supplement sales grew ~27% year-over-year and condiment sales grew ~51% year-over-year, indicating broad-based momentum across non-core produce categories.
International Expansion
International sales increased approximately 50% year-over-year, primarily driven by expanded distribution with PriceSmart across the Caribbean and South America.
Retail Footprint Expansion
Retail distribution exceeded 6,000 locations across the U.S., Caribbean and South America, with new retail partners added in Q1 including Target, Safeway, The Fresh Market, Hannaford, Busch's and Woodman's.
RTD (Ready-to-Drink) Platform Progress
Advancing RTD initiative including partnership/integration with Tetra Pak, product development collaboration with McCormick, prototyping mid-July, co-manufacturing starting September and expected own-factory launch late 2027/early 2028; management reports strong retailer interest and near-term co-man capacity demand.
Cash Flow and Liquidity Improvement
Cash increased to approximately $2.0 million at March 31 (from $1.1 million at year-end) — fifth consecutive quarterly sequential increase — supported by positive operating cash flow of approximately $251,000, receivable collections and inventory reductions.
Operational Execution and Automation
Management reported labor reductions and automation investments (completed in Q4 and impacting Q1) to improve operational efficiency and support scale into higher-margin categories; cited a 98% on-time ship rate demonstrating retail execution reliability.