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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 333-255667

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

To Prospectus dated May 11, 2021

BURGERFI INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Up to 38,063,901 Shares of Common Stock

 

 

This prospectus supplement no. 1 supplements the prospectus dated May 11, 2021 (the “Prospectus”) relating to the issuance by us of (A) 26,563,901 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) and shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants and units issued to investors of BurgerFi International, Inc. (the “Company”) prior to and in connection with the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”) and prior to and in connection with the acquisition by the Company of all of the membership interest of BurgerFi International, LLC from its members pursuant to the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated June 29, 2020 as described in the Prospectus, registered for sale by the selling stockholders named in the Prospectus and (B) 11,500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the 11,500,000 warrants to purchase 11,500,000 shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $11.50 per share issued in the IPO.

This prospectus supplement incorporates into the Prospectus the information contained in our attached Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2021.

You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus, including any supplements and amendments thereto. This prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the Prospectus except to the extent that the information in the prospectus supplement supersedes the information contained in the Prospectus. This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the Prospectus, including any supplements and amendments thereto.

Our Common Stock and warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC under the symbols “BFI” and “BFIIW”, respectively. On May 26, 2021, the last reported sales price of our Common Stock was $10.82 per share and the last reported sales price of our warrants was $2.27 per warrant.

 

 

See the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3 of the Prospectus to read about factors you should consider before investing in our securities.

 

 

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

 

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is May 27, 2021.


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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 001-38417

 

 

BurgerFi International, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   82-2418815

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

105 U.S. Highway 1

North Palm Beach, FL

  33408
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(561) 844-5528

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

 

 

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   BFI   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Redeemable warrants, each exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share   BFIIW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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  ☒    NO  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files).    YES  ☒    NO  ☐

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

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 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 Exchange Act).    YES  ☐    NO  ☒

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of May 17th, 2021 was 17,838,476.

 

 

 


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PART I Financial Information

     2  

Item 1.

  Financial Statements (Unaudited)   

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      18  

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk      25  

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures      25  

PART II Other Information

     27  

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings      27  

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors      27  

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      27  

Item 6.

  Exhibits      27  

Signatures

     28  

 


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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including without limitation, Part I, Item 2. “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in particular, the risks discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of such reports and those discussed in other documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). We undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

 

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PART I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

BurgerFi International Inc., and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

(in thousands, except for par value and share amounts)

   March 31, 2021
(
unaudited)
    December 31, 2020  

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash

   $ 34,654     $ 37,150  

Cash - restricted

     2,124       3,233  

Accounts receivable, net

     695       718  

Inventory

     232       268  

Deferred income taxes

     —         713  

Asset held for sale

     732       732  

Other current assets

     1,460       1,607  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

     39,897       44,421  

PROPERTY & EQUIPMENT, net

     9,263       8,004  

DUE FROM RELATED COMPANIES

     97       74  

GOODWILL

     119,955       119,542  

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

     115,051       116,824  

OTHER ASSETS

     258       251  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 284,521     $ 289,116  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Accounts payable - trade

   $ 2,686     $ 1,678  

Accrued expense

     969       1,203  

Other deposit

     907       907  

Other liabilities

     803       430  

Deferred initial franchise fees, current portion

     466       490  

Notes payable - current

     1,203       1,438  

Revolving line of credit

     —         3,012  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

     7,034       9,158  

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Deferred initial franchise fees, net of current portion

     2,845       2,816  

Warrant liability

     21,462       16,516  

Notes Payable

     1,633       1,522  

Deferred rent

     160       29  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     33,134       30,041  

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Note 10

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 17,830,507 and 17,541,838 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

     2       2  

Additional paid-in capital

     261,820       261,298  

Accumulated deficit

     (10,435     (2,225
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     251,387       259,075  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 284,521     $ 289,116  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BurgerFi International Inc., and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

     Successor          Predecessor  

(in thousands, except for per share data)

   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
         Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
 

REVENUE

       

Restaurant sales

   $ 8,506        $ 6,123  

Royalty and other fees

     1,910          1,696  

Royalty - brand development and co-op

     511          417  

Franchise fees

     108          101  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL REVENUE

     11,035          8,337  

Restaurant level operating expenses:

       

Food, beverage and paper costs

     2,432          1,844  

Labor and related expenses

     2,290          1,895  

Other operating expenses

     1,841          981  

Occupancy and related expenses

     792          569  

General and administrative expenses

     2,985          1,586  

Share-based compensation expense

     522          —    

Depreciation and amortization expense

     2,108          244  

Brand development and co-op advertising expense

     722          470  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

     13,692          7,589  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

     (2,657        748  

Other income

     114          59  

Loss on change in value of warrant liability

     (4,946        —    

Interest expense

     (8        (30
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

(Loss) Income before income taxes

     (7,497        777  

Income tax expense

     (713        —    
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Income

     (8,210        777  

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests (predecessor)

     —            5  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to common shareholders (successor) and Controlling Interests (predecessor)

   $ (8,210      $ 772  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

       

Basic and Diluted

     17,814,336       

Net loss per common share

       

Basic and Diluted

   $ (0.46     
  

 

 

      

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BurgerFi International Inc., and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’/Members’ Equity

(Unaudited)

 

     Predecessor  

(in thousands)

   Controlling
Interest
    Noncontrolling
Interest
     Total
Members’
Equity
 

Balance, December 31, 2019

   $ 2,492     $ 15      $ 2,507  

Net Income

     772       5        777  

Contributions

     —         —          —    

Distributions

     (20     —          (20
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2020

   $ 3,244     $ 20      $ 3,264  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Successor  
     Common Stock      Additional
Paid-in
Capital
     Accumulated
Deficit
    Total  

($ in thousands)

   Shares      Amount  

Balance, December 31, 2020

     17,541,838      $ 2      $ 261,298      $ (2,225   $ 259,075  

Share-based compensation

     —          —          447        —         447  

Shares issued for share-based compensation

     5,000        —          75        —         75  

Exchange of UPO units

     283,669        —          —          —         —    

Net loss

     —          —          —          (8,210     (8,210
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, March 31, 2021

     17,830,507      $ 2      $ 261,820      $ (10,435   $ 251,387  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BurgerFi International Inc., and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

 

     Successor          Predecessor  

(in thousands)

   Three Months
Ended March 31, 2021
         Three Months
Ended March 31, 2020
 

CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

       

Net (loss) income

   $ (8,210      $ 777  

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities

       

Provision for bad debts

     38          —    

Depreciation and amortization

     2,108          244  

Gain on PPP loan forgiveness

     (114        —    

Deferred income taxes

     713          —    

Share-based compensation

     522          —    

Forfeited franchise deposits

     (40        (15

Change in fair value of warrant liability

     4,946          —    

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions

       

Accounts receivable

     (15        105  

Inventory

     36          10  

Other assets

     119          80  

Accounts payable - trade

     1,008          296  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     (261        (193

Deferred franchise fees

     45          119  

Deferred Rent

     131          193  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

   $ 1,026        $ 1,616  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

       

Purchase of property and equipment

     (1,564        (910

Trademark cost

     (22        —    

Advances to related companies

     (23        (3,110

Repayments from related companies

     —            1,972  

Deposit on sale

     —            907  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

   $ (1,609      $ (1,141
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       

Payments on revolving line of credit

     (3,012        (300

Proceeds on revolving line of credit

     —            638  

Payments on notes payable

     (10        —    

Members’ distributions

     —            (20
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

   $ (3,022      $ 318  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH

     (3,605        793  

CASH, beginning of period

     40,383          2,417  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

CASH, end of period

   $ 36,778        $ 3,210  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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BurgerFi International Inc., and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1. Description of Business and Organization

BurgerFi International, Inc. (“BurgerFi,” the “Company,” or “Successor,” also “we,” “us,” and “our”), is a fast-casual “better burger” concept with approximately 117 franchised and corporate owned restaurants, renowned for delivering an exceptional, all-natural premium burger experience in a refined, contemporary environment. BurgerFi offers a classic American menu of premium burgers, hot dogs, crispy chicken, frozen custard, hand-cut fries, shakes, beer, wine and more. BurgerFi has become the go-to better burger restaurant for good times and high-quality food across the United States and beyond. Known for delivering the all-natural burger experience in a fast-casual environment, BurgerFi is committed to an uncompromising and rewarding dining experience that promises fresh food of transparent quality.

On December 16, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), the Company, formerly known as Opes Acquisition Corp. (“Opes,” a special purpose acquisition company, or “SPAC”), consummated a business combination transaction (the “Business Combination”) pursuant to which it acquired the private operating company formerly called BurgerFi International, LLC (“Predecessor”). In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company changed its name to BurgerFi International, Inc. The financial results described herein for the dates and periods prior to the Business Combination relate to the operations of the Predecessor prior to the consummation of the Business Combination. The Consolidated Financial Statements after the Closing Date include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries including the Predecessor.

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Rule 8-03 of Regulation S-X. Pursuant to these rules and regulations, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of that date. Because certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted, these consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Form 10-K”). In management’s opinion, all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented have been included. When necessary, certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Interim period operating results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year. The Company believes that the disclosures made in these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information not misleading.

The historical financial information of Opes has not been reflected in the Predecessor financial statements as these historical amounts have been determined to be not useful information to a user of the financial statements. SPACs deposit the proceeds from their initial public offerings into a segregated trust account until a business combination occurs, where such funds are then used to pay consideration for the acquiree and/or to pay stockholders who elect to redeem their shares of common stock in connection with the business combination. The operations of a SPAC, until the closing of a business combination, other than income from the trust account investments and transaction expenses, are nominal. Accordingly, no other activity in the Company was reported for periods prior to December 16, 2020 besides BurgerFi’s operations as Predecessor.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period presentation to conform to the current period presentation.

 

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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 and liabilities and disclosures of contingencies at the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Corporate owned stores and Franchising

BurgerFi has prepared its Franchise Disclosure Document as required by the United States Federal Trade Commission and has registered or will register in those states where required in order to legally sell its franchises. It is currently BurgerFi’s plan to offer franchises for sale in those states where demographics of the population represent a demand for the services. BurgerFi grants franchises to independent operators who in turn pay an initial franchise fee, royalties and other fees as stated in the franchise agreement.

Store activity for the periods ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
     Year Ended
December 31, 2020
 

Franchised stores, beginning of the period

     102        117  

Stores opened during the period

     2        9  

Stores transferred/sold to the Company

     —          (2

Stores closed during the period

     (6      (22
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Franchised stores, end of the period

     98        102  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
     Year Ended
December 31, 2020
 

Corporate owned stores, beginning of the period

     17        13  

Stores opened during the period

     2        2  

Stores transferred/sold to the Company

     —          2  

Stores closed during the period

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Corporate owned stores, end of the period

     19        17  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

COVID-19

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) announced a global health emergency because of a new strain of coronavirus originating in Wuhan, China (the “COVID-19 outbreak”) and the risks to the international community as the virus spreads globally beyond its point of origin. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, based on the rapid increase in exposure globally. The pandemic has significantly impacted economic conditions in the United States, where all of our corporate restaurants are located. We first began to experience impacts from COVID-19 around the middle of March 2020, as federal, state and local governments began to react to the public health crisis by encouraging or requiring social distancing, instituting stay-at-home orders, and requiring, in varying degrees, restaurant dine-in limitations, capacity limitations or other restrictions that largely limited restaurants to take-out, drive-thru and delivery sales. As a result of the required changes to consumer behavior to largely off-premises dining, as well as promotional activities associated with delivery, we saw some recovery in sales at the end of the second quarter of 2020. Our most significant declines in sales were in late March through the third week in April, beginning in May and through the end of 2020, sales began to recover. We experienced steady recovery in the business during the period ended March 31, 2021. However, it is possible that further outbreaks could limit our recovery.

 

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New Accounting Standards Adopted

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (“Topic 740”) as part of its Simplification Initiative. This guidance provides amendments to simplify the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The amendments also improve consistent application of and simplify GAAP for other areas of Topic 740 by clarifying and amending existing guidance. The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (“Topic 842”) which requires lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months and disclose certain information about the leasing arrangements. Leases will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. As an emerging growth company, this guidance will be effective for our fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new standard on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“Topic 326”) in June 2016, subsequently amended by various standard updates. This guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information when determining credit loss estimates and requires financial assets to be measured net of expected credit losses at the time of initial recognition. As an emerging growth company, this guidance will be effective for our fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the new standard on the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Net Loss per Common Share

Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. As a result, diluted loss per common share is the same as basic loss per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company has considered the effect of (1) warrants outstanding to purchase 15,095,000 shares of common stock (2) 75,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 75,000 shares of common stock in the unit purchase option, and (3) 2,355,700 shares underlying grants of restricted stock units in the calculation of income per share.

The historical partnership equity structure of BurgerFi did not include outstanding member units and as such, earnings per share information is omitted for the Predecessor periods.

Reconciliation of Net Loss per Common Share

Basic and diluted loss per common share is calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2021
 

Net loss attributable to common shareholders

   $ (8,210

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic and diluted

     17,814,336  

Basic and diluted net loss per common share

   $ (0.46

Excluded from the weighted average common shares outstanding amount are warrants of 3,004,030 and UPOs of 37,687 as the effect of these on the computation of net loss per share would have been anti-dilutive.

 

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3. Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consisted of the following as of (in thousands):

 

     March 31,
2021
     December 31,
2020
 

PPP amount held in escrow

   $ 2,124      $ 2,237  

Cash proceeds from Business Combination held back for working capital adjustment

     —          996  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Restricted Cash

   $ 2,124      $ 3,233  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain amounts presented as restricted cash as of December 31, 2020 have been reclassified to cash as there are no requirements placing a restriction on such cash balances. The decrease in the PPP amount held in escrow is a consequence of PPP forgiveness on one of the loans.

4. Property & Equipment

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31, 2021      December 31, 2020  

Leasehold improvements

   $ 6,651      $ 5,477  

Machinery & equipment

     1,727        1,548  

Computer equipment

     318        208  

Furniture & fixtures

     893        792  

Vehicles

     27        27  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     9,616        8,052  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     (353      (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment – net

   $ 9,263      $ 8,004  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation expense for the Successor period from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 and for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 was $305,000 and $237,000, respectively. In conjunction with the Business Combination, the basis of all property and equipment was recognized at fair value in purchase accounting.

Included within Leasehold improvements is approximately $1,025,000 and $103,000 as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 related to construction in progress. Such amounts are not depreciated until placed into service.

 

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5. Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of the components of intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization.:

 

     March 31, 2021      December 31, 2020  

Intangible Assets (in thousands)

   Amount      Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Carrying
Value
     Amount      Accumulated
Amortization
     Net Carrying
Value
 

Franchise agreements

   $ 24,839      $ 1,032      $ 23,807      $ 24,839      $ 147      $ 24,692  

Trade names / trademarks

     83,055        801        82,254        83,033        115        82,918  

Liquor license

     235        —          235        235        —          235  

Reef Kitchens license agreement

     8,882        258        8,624        8,882        37        8,845  

VegeFi product

     135        4        131        135        1        134  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 117,146      $ 2,095      $ 115,051      $ 117,124      $ 300      $ 116,824  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liquor license is considered to have an indefinite life and is reviewed for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. No impairments were recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.

Amortization expense for the Successor period from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 was $1.8 million. The intangible assets for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 were determined to be indefinite life intangibles. As such, no amortization expense was recognized for the period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020. The estimated aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets over the next five years ending December 31 and thereafter is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

      

Remainder of 2021

   $ 5,423  

2022

     7,218  

2023

     7,218  

2024

     7,218  

2025

     7,218  

2026 and thereafter

     80,521  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 114,816  
  

 

 

 

6. Business Combinations

On December 16, 2020, the Company consummated the Business Combination. This acquisition qualified as a business combination under ASC 805. Accordingly, the Company recorded all assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition-date fair values, with any excess recognized as goodwill. The aggregate value of the consideration paid by Opes in the Business Combination was approximately $236.9 million which included a) a cash payment of $30,000,000, b) the issuance of 6,603,773 common stock shares valued at approximately $103,680,000, and c) contingent earnout consideration (Contingent Consideration) valued at approximately $103,207,000.

The former members of BurgerFi may be entitled to additional shares of Common Stock if certain stock price targets are met by the Company (“Earnout Share Consideration”) on a pro-rata basis based on their pre-closing ownership percentages subject to the Company achieving certain share price targets through December 15, 2023. No such price targets were achieved during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

The accounting for this Business Combination is considered provisional because certain aspects of the purchase price allocation including the valuation of certain acquired customer-related intangible assets have not been finalized.

The following table represents changes to goodwill and the initial purchase price allocation as of March 31, 2021:

 

(in thousands)

      

Goodwill as of December 31, 2020

   $ 119,542  

Adjustments

     413  
  

 

 

 

Goodwill as of March 31, 2021

   $ 119,955  
  

 

 

 

Adjustments to goodwill during the period ended March 31, 2021 include updates to estimates of provisional amounts recorded as of the Business Combination.

7. Variable Interest Entities

The Company has evaluated its business relationships with franchisees to identify potential variable interest entities (“VIEs”). While the Company holds a variable interest in some of the franchised restaurants owned by an affiliated entity, the Company is not the primary beneficiary since it does not have the power to direct the activities of these franchised restaurants. As a result, the Company does not consolidate those VIEs.

 

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At March 31, 2021, the Company is a guarantor for six operating leases for those affiliated entities and an unrelated party. The Company may become responsible for the payments under its guarantee. The Company has determined that its maximum exposure to loss on the VIEs that it is not the primary beneficiary on results from the lease guarantees amounts to approximately $5,949,000.

On April 23, 2018 (the “Takeover Date”), the Company entered into an asset purchase and management agreement (the “APM”) with a multiple unit franchisee. The Company had evaluated the franchisee which is a party to the APM for VIE accounting under ASC 810 “Consolidation” and had determined that the franchisee under the APM was a VIE and that the Company was the primary beneficiary, effective on the Takeover Date.

During 2020, the Company negotiated a release of the lien from the banks on the equipment in these restaurants and was able to have the leases on the restaurants assigned to BurgerFi and on December 31, 2020, BurgerFi discontinued the management of the two restaurants by termination of the APM and the franchise agreements. As a result of the discontinuation and termination of the APM, the franchisee was deconsolidated on December 31, 2020.

Net sales for the consolidated VIE for the for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 were $912,000. Net loss for the consolidated VIE for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 was $25,000.

8. Related Party Transactions

The Company is affiliated with various entities through a significant shareholder. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets reflect amounts related to periodic advances between the Company and these entities for working capital and other needs as due from related companies or due to related companies, as appropriate. The amounts due from related companies are not expected to be repaid within one year and accordingly, are classified as non-current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. These advances are unsecured and non-interest bearing.

There were approximately $97,000 and $74,000 included as due from related companies in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. There were no amounts due to related companies as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

For the Successor period from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 and the Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020, the Company received royalty revenue from franchisees related to a significant shareholder totaling approximately $100,000 and $112,000 respectively.

The Company pays certain payroll and administrative fees on behalf of the entities related to a significant shareholder. A management fee is then billed to the respective entities to cover these costs. For the Successor period from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 and the Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020, these fees were included in the royalty revenue charged to these entities. The Company leases building space for its corporate office from an entity related to a significant shareholder. This lease has a 36 month term, effective January 1, 2020. For the Successor period from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 and the Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020, rent expense was approximately $56,000 and $40,000, respectively.

9. Other Assets

Other assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31, 2021      December 31, 2020  

Lease Acquisition Costs, net of accumulated amortization

   $ 10      $ 18  

Deposits and other non-current assets

     248        233  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other assets

   $ 258      $ 251  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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10. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

The Company has entered into operating leases for its corporate headquarters and owned and operated restaurants. For the Successor period from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 and the Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020, rent expense for the restaurants and the corporate office was approximately $841,000 and $598,000, respectively. These lease agreements expire on various dates through 2026 and have renewal options. Approximate future minimum payments on these operating leases as of March 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Remainder of 2021

   $ 2,523  

2022

     3,958  

2023

     3,999  

2024

     3,677  

2025

     3,701  

2026 and thereafter

     29,477  

Sale Commitment

In February 2020, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with an unrelated third party for the sale of substantially all of the assets used in connection with the operation of BF Dania Beach, LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $1,299,000. During January 2020 to April 2020, the Company received three cash deposits totaling $906,500 in connection with this transaction. The closing of this transaction has been delayed due additional negotiation that has been on-going through the filing date of this report. In the event the transaction is terminated, the Company will keep operating the restaurant, and return the $906,500 to the unrelated third-party purchaser. Assets used in the operations of BF Dania Beach, LLC totaling $732,000 have been classified as held for sale as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 condensed consolidated balance sheet, respectively.

Contingencies

BurgerFi International, LLC filed a lawsuit against a franchisee and its principals seeking declaratory judgments and damages in an amount to be proven at trial for various breaches of the applicable franchise agreements resulting from the defendants’ closure of a restaurant, their failure to open a second restaurant, and their operational defaults at the closed restaurant. In April 2016, the defendants filed a counterclaim, asserting that they had no responsibility for their losses, and instead, alleged that the Company engaged in breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, conversion in connection with the operation of the restaurant, and various other allegations, seeking damages of over $5 million. The case is pending before the court. On December 30, 2016, the court stayed the case pending the resolution of bankruptcy filings made by some of the defendants. No further action has occurred.

On December 1, 2019, a complaint was filed by a former officer of the Company (“Plaintiff”) against BurgerFi International, LLC for certain alleged breaches of an employment agreement. BurgerFi International, LLC filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on February 13, 2020. On May 20, 2020, the motion to dismiss was heard being granted in part and denied in part. The portion of the complaint not dismissed was answered by BurgerFi International, LLC with affirmative defenses raised on July 7, 2020. Plaintiff served various discovery requests (including notices of non-party subpoenas) on July 9, 2020 as well as a motion to strike BurgerFi International, LLC’s affirmative defenses on July 16, 2020. BurgerFi International, LLC filed objections to the non-party subpoenas on July 20, 2020. On September 11, 2020, a motion to dismiss was heard by the court and certain claims were dismissed. The complaint now involves claims for alleged Breach of Contract (Count I) and alleged Action for Equitable Relief Including an Accounting and Constructive Lien (Count II).

On July 8, 2020, the Company received a letter from an attorney hired on behalf of a former employee of the Company. This former employee was terminated for cause on May 5, 2020. This letter claims that the former employee was terminated wrongfully by the Company. We have reported the claim to our insurance carrier and outside counsel has been retained. Our counsel sent a letter to this former employee’s attorney denying all claims and the parties met for mediation on September 4, 2020 but were unable to resolve this matter. The Company feels that all claims are meritless, and it plans to vigorously defend these allegations.

 

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On February 22, 2021, the Company received correspondence from an attorney hired on behalf of a former officer of the Company claiming that the Company wrongfully terminated the employee in violation of the Florida Whistleblower statute. The Company does not believe the claim has any merit and has retained counsel to represent it. In April 2021, both parties agreed to a settlement agreement.

On March 3, 2021, the Company received a letter from an attorney representing the franchisee that is in the process of purchasing a BurgerFi restaurant. The letter was sent in response to the Company’s demand letter to the franchisee requesting that he pays the balance of the purchase price and execute the franchise agreement that permits the operation of the restaurant. The franchisee has refused to do both and is now claiming that the purchase price was verbally lowered. In addition, the franchisee attorney’s letter claims that the Company owes his client monies resulting from the franchisees’ purchase of equipment in reliance on the Company’s supposed verbal representation to use the franchisees’ marketing services. The Company feels that all claims are meritless and the Company expects to vigorously defend such allegations.

Management is unable to determine the likelihood of a loss or range of loss, if any, which may result from the cases described above, therefore, no contingent liability has been recorded as of March 31, 2021.

The Company is subject to other legal proceedings and claims that arise during the normal course of business. Management believes that any liability, in excess of applicable insurance coverages or accruals, which may result from these claims, would not be significant to the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

11. Line of Credit

The Company had a revolving line of credit agreement (“LOC”) of $5,000,000 with a maturity date of July 13, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance on the revolving line credit was $3,012,000. In January 2021, the Company terminated the LOC and paid the total amount due of $3,012,000. The annual interest on advances under the LOC was equal to the LIBOR Daily Floating rate plus 0.75%.

12. Notes Payable

Notes Payable (in thousands)

 

     March 31,
2021
     December 31,
2020
 

Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”)

   $ 2,125      $ 2,237  

Installment note payable

     543        555  

Other notes payable No recourse to the general credit of the Company

     168        168  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total notes payable

     2,836        2,960  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less: current portion

     (1,203      (1,438
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total notes payable - long term portion

   $ 1,633      $ 1,522  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

On May 11, 2020, the Company received loan proceeds in the amount of $2,237,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). The loans and accrued interest are forgivable after eight weeks, as long as, the Company uses the loan proceeds for eligible purposes, including payroll, benefits, rent and utilities, and maintain its payroll levels. The amount of loan forgiveness will be reduced if the Company terminates employees or reduces salaries during the eight-week period. The unforgiven portion of the PPP loans are payable over two years at an interest rate of 1%, with a deferral of payments for the first seven months. The Company has begun the process of applying for PPP loan forgiveness in February of 2021, however, the Company cannot guarantee that it will be successful in obtaining forgiveness of the remaining principal amount of the PPP loan. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, $114,000 related to one PPP loan was forgiven.

 

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The installment note payable relates to a note payable to an individual, issued in connection with the Company’s April 2020 acquisition of a franchised restaurant, monthly payments of $9,000 over a seven-year amortization including 7% interest, with a maturity date of June 1, 2024.

13. Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Activities

As noted in Note 6, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded certain adjustments to goodwill in

the amount of $413,000 to update the estimates to provisional amounts recorded as of the Business Combination.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company received forgiveness of one of its PPP loans in the amount of $114,000.

14. Income Taxes

The Company is a corporation subject to federal income tax at a statutory rate of 21% of pretax earnings, and state income taxes at a blended statutory rate of 3.8% net of federal benefit. The Company has an annual effective income tax rate of 0% under ASC 740-270-30-36(a) due to a full valuation allowance.

At March 31, 2021, based on the facts and circumstances in accordance with the guidance of ASC 740, management determined, based on its assessment of positive and negative evidence, both objective and subjective, that it is more likely than not that the Company will not realize its deferred tax assets. Therefore, at March 31, 2021, a full valuation allowance of $1.2 million was recorded against the Company’s net deferred tax assets, including $0.7 million related to net deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2020.

The net tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $0.7 million, resulting in an effective tax rate of approximately 9.5%. The primary difference from the federal statutory rate of 21% is related to the valuation allowance.

Prior to the Business Combination, the Predecessor had elected to be taxed as a partnership under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Therefore, there was no income tax recorded by the Company for the comparable Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020.

15. Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were 17,830,507 shares and 17,541,838 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively.

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share with such designation, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding.

Warrants and Options

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had the following warrants and options outstanding:

 

   

15,095,000 warrants outstanding, each exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 including 11,500,000 in Public Warrants, 3,000,000 in Private Placement Warrants, 445,000 in Private Warrants and 150,000 in Working Capital Warrants. The Public warrants expire in December 2025.

 

   

75,000 Unit Purchase Option “UPO” units that are exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 and warrants exercisable for one share of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50

In February 2021, the Company exchanged 675,000 UPO units for 283,669 common shares in a cashless exercise.

 

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Warrant Liability

The Company has certain warrants which include provisions that affect the settlement amount. Such variables are outside of those used to determine the fair value of a fixed-for-fixed instrument, and as such, the warrants are accounted for as liabilities in accordance with ASC 815-40, with changes in fair value included in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.

The liability classified warrants were priced using a Dynamic Black Scholes model. This process relies upon inputs such as shares outstanding, estimated stock prices, strike price, risk free interest rate and volatility assumptions. The warrant liability was $21,462,000 and $16,516,000 on March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The change in value of warrant liability for the period ended March 31, 2021 was $4,946,000 and is recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. There were no warrants outstanding in the Predecessor period.

The following is an analysis of changes in the warrant liability for the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

(in thousands)    Level 3 (Black
Scholes)
 

Liability at December 31, 2020

   $ 16,516  

Loss during the three months ended March 31, 2021

     4,946  
  

 

 

 

Liability at March 31, 2021

   $ 21,462  
  

 

 

 

The fair value of the warrants are determined using the publicly-traded price of our common stock on the valuation dates of $15.41 on March 31, 2021 and $13.69 on December 31, 2020. The fair value is calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires us to make assumptions and judgments about the variables used in the calculation, including the expected term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend rate and service period.

The fair value of private share warrants for the Successor period were estimated using a Dynamic Black Sholes model. This process relies upon inputs such as shares outstanding, estimated stock prices, strike price, risk free interest rate and volatility assumptions. The calculated warrant price for private warrants was $5.97 and $4.60 on March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

The input variables for the Black Scholes are noted in the table below:

 

     2021     2020  

Risk-free interest rate

     0.84     0.36

Expected life in years

     4.72       5  

Expected volatility

     30.0     30.0

Expected dividend yield

     0     0

16. Share-based Compensation

The Company has the ability to grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, other stock-based awards and performance compensation awards to current or prospective employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors under the Company approved the 2020 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.

 

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Restricted Stock Units

The following table summarizes activity of Restricted Stock Units during the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

     Number of
Restricted Stock
Units
     Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
 

Non-vested at December 31, 2020

     1,250,000      $ 15.28  

Granted

     1,105,700        14.62  

Vested

     —          —    

Forfeited

     —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-vested at March 31, 2021

     2,355,700      $ 14.97  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The total fair value of Restricted Stock Units that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $522,000. As of March 31, 2021, there was approximately $34.7 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units or performance stock awards to be recognized over a weighted average period of 4-5 years.

The unrecognized portion of share-based compensation for unvested Market Condition restricted stock units (included in above) is approximately $4.5 million over 2.90 years. As detailed below, the fair value of the Market Condition restricted stock units was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

Performance Shares

The Company grants performance-based awards to certain officers and key employees. The vesting of these awards is contingent upon meeting one or more defined operational or financial goals (a performance condition) or common stock share prices (a market condition).

The fair values of the performance condition awards granted were determined using the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. Share-based compensation expense recorded for performance condition awards is re-evaluated at each reporting period based on the probability of the achievement of the goal. The achievement of this goal was not probable as of March 31, 2021 and therefore no expense was recognized.

The fair value of market condition awards granted were estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The Monte Carlo simulation model utilizes multiple input variables to estimate the probability that the market conditions will be achieved and is applied to the trading price of our common stock on the date of grant.

The input variables are noted in the table below:

 

     2021     2020  

Risk-free interest rate

     0.54     0.18

Expected life in years

     4       3  

Expected volatility

     63.3     65.9

Expected dividend yield (a)

     0     0

 

(a)

The Monte Carlo method assumes a reinvestment of dividends.

Share-based compensation expense is recorded ratably for market condition awards during the requisite service period and is not reversed, except for forfeitures, at the vesting date regardless of whether the market condition is met. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, $248,000, representing a fair value of $11.04 per share, was recognized ratably as share-based compensation expense for the market condition awards.

 

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Service Condition Shares

The Company grants service-based awards to certain officers and key employees. The vesting of these awards is contingent upon meeting the requisite service period.

The fair value of restricted stock unit awards is determined using the publicly-traded price of our common stock on the grant date. The fair value of option awards is calculated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model requires us to make assumptions and judgments about the variables used in the calculation, including the expected term, expected volatility, risk-free interest rate, dividend rate and service period.

The following table summarizes activity of the restricted stock units by vesting condition during the three months ended March 31, 2021:

 

     Performance Condition      Service Condition      Market Condition  
     Shares      Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
     Shares      Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
     Shares      Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 

Non-vested at December 31, 2020

     950,000      $ 15.70        200,000      $ 15.70        100,000      $ 10.45  

Granted

     713,700        16.15        52,000        16.15        340,000        11.17  

Vested

     —          —          —          —          —          —    

Forfeited

     —          —          —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-vested at March 31, 2021

     1,663,700      $ 15.89        252,000      $ 15.79        440,000      $ 11.01  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

17. Subsequent Events

In April 2021, the Company reached a settlement agreement with a former officer of the Company who claimed wrongfully termination and violation of the Florida Whistleblower statute.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 (the “2020 Form 10-K”). Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences are discussed in the sections of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q titled “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and in Part I. “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2020 Form 10-K.

Overview

We are a fast-casual “better burger” concept with approximately 120 franchised and corporate owned restaurants, renowned for delivering an exceptional, all-natural premium burger experience in a refined, contemporary environment. BurgerFi offers a classic American menu of premium burgers, hot dogs, crispy chicken, frozen custard, hand-cut fries, shakes, beer, wine and more. Originally founded in February 2011 in sunny Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, the purpose was simple – redeFining the way the world eats burgers by providing an upscale burger offering, at a fast-casual price point. We’ve become the go-to burger restaurant for good times and high-quality food across the United States and beyond. Known for delivering the all-natural burger experience in a fast-casual environment, BurgerFi is committed to an uncompromising and rewarding dining experience that promises fresh food of transparent quality.

Today, we are among the nation’s fastest-growing better burger concepts and were ranked Top Better Burger chain in Fast Casual Restaurants in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice for 2021, named QSR Magazine’s Breakout Brand of the Year for 2020, placed as the Top Better Burger Chain in Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers list in 2021, named “Best Burger Joint” by Consumer Reports and fellow public interest organizations in the 2019 Chain Reaction Study and listed as a “Top Restaurant Brand to Watch” by Nation’s Restaurant News in 2019. BurgerFi was also featured in the fourth annual Chain Reaction antibiotic scorecard by National Resources Defense Council and Consumer Reports with an “A” rating – one of only two brands serving passing grade beef.

Since our inception, we have grown steadily—with approximately 120 BurgerFi restaurants, as of March 31, 2021, in 2 countries and 22 states and Puerto Rico—and we continue to expand, bringing the BurgerFi experience to new guests around the world.

Significant Recent Developments Regarding COVID-19

During March 2020, a global pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization (“WHO”) related to the rapidly spreading outbreak of a novel strain of coronavirus (the “COVID-19 outbreak”). The pandemic has significantly impacted economic conditions in the United States, where all of our Company’s restaurants are located. We first began to experience impacts from the COVID-19 outbreak around the middle of March 2020, as federal, state and local governments began to react to the public health crisis by encouraging or requiring social distancing, instituting stay-at-home orders, and requiring, in varying degrees, restaurant dine-in limitations, capacity limitations or other restrictions that largely limited restaurants to take-out, drive-thru and delivery sales. As a result of the required changes to consumer behavior to largely off-premises dining, as well as promotional activities associated with delivery, we saw some recovery in sales at the end of the second quarter of 2020. Our most significant declines in sales were in late March through the third week in April. Beginning in May and through the end of 2020, sales began to recover. We experienced a steady recovery during the three month period ended March 31, 2021, when systemwide same store sales increased 4% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

We did not experience any material supply chain difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak during the first quarter of 2021; however, there can be no assurances that we will not experience supply chain challenges in the future. Although we have experienced some recovery since the initial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and are able to meet our obligations as they become due with our cash flow from operations, the long-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the economy and on our business remains uncertain, the duration and scope of which cannot currently be predicted.

 

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Key Metrics

The following key metrics are important indicators of the overall direction of our business, including trends in sales and the effectiveness of our marketing, operating, and growth initiatives:

 

(in thousands except for percentage data)    Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
 

Systemwide Restaurant Sales

   $ 39,820  

Systemwide Restaurant Sales Growth

     19

Systemwide Restaurant Same Store Sales Growth

     4

Corporate Restaurant Sales

   $ 8,143  

Corporate Restaurant Sales Growth

     41

Corporate Restaurant Same Store Sales Growth

     11

Digital Channel Systemwide Sales

   $ 13,014  

Digital Channel Sales Growth

     98

Digital Channel Orders

     519  

Digital Channel Orders % of Systemwide Sales

     33

Systemwide Restaurant Sales

Systemwide restaurant sales is presented as informational data in order to understand the aggregation of franchised stores sales, ghost kitchen and corporate-owned store sales performance. Systemwide restaurant sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all franchise restaurants, ghost kitchens and corporate-owned restaurants in one period from the same period in the prior year. Systemwide restaurant same store sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all franchise restaurants, ghost kitchens, and corporate-owned restaurants once the restaurant has been in operation after 14 months. See definition below for same store sales.

Corporate-Owned Restaurant Sales

Corporate-owned restaurant sales represent the sales generated by corporate-owned restaurants. Corporate-owned restaurant sales growth refers to the percentage change is sales at all corporate-owned restaurants in one period from the same period in the prior year. Corporate-owned restaurant same stores sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales at all corporate-owned restaurants once the restaurant has been in operation after 14 months. These measures highlight the performance of existing corporate restaurants.

Same Store Sales

We use the measure of same store sales to evaluate the performance of our store base, which excludes the impact of new stores and closed stores, in both periods under comparison. We include a restaurant in the calculation of same store sales once it has been in operation after 14 months. A restaurant which is temporarily closed (including as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic), is included in the same store sales computation. A restaurant which is closed permanently, such as upon termination of the lease, or other permanent closure, is immediately removed from the same store sales computation. Employee complimentary meals are excluded from the computation. Our calculation of same store sales may not be comparable to others in the industry.

Digital Channel Systemwide Sales

We use the measure of digital channel systemwide sales to measure our investments made in our digital platform and partnerships with third party delivery partners. We believe our digital platform capabilities are a vital element to continuing to serve our customers and will continue to be a differentiator for BurgerFi as compared to some of our competitors. Digital channel systemwide sales refer to sales generated through the use of digital platforms across all our franchise and corporate-owned restaurants. Digital channel sales growth refers to the percentage change in sales through our digital platforms in one period from the same period in the prior year for all franchise and corporate-owned restaurants. Digital channel orders and digital channel orders as a percentage of systemwide sales are indicative of the number of orders placed through our digital platforms and the percentage of those digital orders when compared to total number of orders at all our franchise and corporate restaurants

By providing these key metrics, we believe we are enhancing investors’ understanding of our business as well as assisting investors in evaluating how well we are executing our strategic initiatives.

 

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Results of Operations

To reflect the application of different bases of accounting as a result of the Business Combination, the tables provided below separate the Company’s results via a black line into two distinct periods as follows: (1) three months ended March 31, 2020 (labeled “Predecessor”) and (2) three months ended March 31, 2021 (labeled “Successor”).

The historical financial information of Opes Acquisition Corp. prior to the Business Combination (a special purpose acquisition company, or “SPAC”) has not been reflected in the Predecessor financial statements as these historical amounts have been determined to be not useful information to a user of the financial statements. SPACs deposit the proceeds from their initial public offerings into a segregated trust account until a business combination occurs, where such funds are then used to pay consideration for the acquiree and/or to pay stockholders who elect to redeem their shares of common stock in connection with the business combination. The operations of a SPAC, until the closing of a business combination, other than income from the trust account investments and transaction expenses, are nominal. Accordingly, no other activity in the Company was reported for periods prior to December 16, 2020 besides BurgerFi’s operations as Predecessor.

As Opes Acquisition Corp.’s historical financial information is excluded from the Predecessor financial information, the business, and thus financial results, of the Successor and Predecessor entities, are expected to be largely consistent, excluding the impact on certain financial statement line items that were impacted by the Business Combination.

 

     Successor            Predecessor  

(in thousands)

   Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
           Three Months Ended
March 31, 2020
 

REVENUE

         

Restaurant sales

   $ 8,506          $ 6,123  

Royalty and other fees

     1,910            1,696  

Royalty - brand development and co-op

     511            417  

Franchise fees

     108            101  
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL REVENUE

     11,035            8,337  

Restaurant level operating expenses:

         

Food, beverage and paper costs

     2,432            1,844  

Labor and related expenses

     2,290            1,895  

Other operating expenses

     1,841            981  

Occupancy and related expenses

     792            569  

General and administrative expenses

     2,985            1,586  

Share-based compensation expense

     522            —    

Depreciation and amortization expense

     2,108            244  

Brand development and co-op advertising expense

     722            470  
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

     13,692            7,589  
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

OPERATING (LOSS) INCOME

     (2,657          748  

Other income

     114            59  

Loss on change in value of warrant liability

     (4,946          —    

Interest expense

     (8          (30
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

(Loss) Income before income taxes

     (7,497          777  

Income tax expense

     (713          —    
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Income

     (8,210          777  

Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests (predecessor)

     —              5  
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

Net (Loss) Income Attributable to common shareholders (successor) and Controlling Interests (predecessor)

   $ (8,210        $ 772  
  

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020

Restaurant Sales

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company’s restaurant sales increased by approximately $2.4 million or 39% compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was primarily related to restaurant sales of $1.8 million from five new corporate restaurants since the period ending March 31, 2020 and $0.6 million related to an increase in same store sales of 11% during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. Same store sales increases were supported by the Company’s digital channel sales growth during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Royalty and Other Fees

Royalty and other fees increased by approximately $0.2 million, or 13% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020 which was primarily driven by an increase in royalty fees from an increase in our franchisees’ sales.

Royalties – Brand Development and Co-op

Royalties – brand development ad co-op advertising increased by approximately $0.1 million, or 23% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was primarily due to the temporary suspension of our brand development program for our franchisees in March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and an increase in our franchisees’ sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Franchise Fees

Franchise fees increased by approximately $7,000, or 7% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was primarily driven by two new franchise openings during 2021, the amortization of the deferred initial franchise fees for franchise agreements entered into in prior periods.

Food, Beverage and Paper Costs

Food, beverage, and paper costs increased by approximately $0.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This was primarily due to the operating of five new restaurants during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. As a percentage of corporate restaurant sales, food, beverage, and paper costs were 28.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to 30.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The percentage decrease primarily resulted from a change in our sales mix during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Labor and Related Expenses

Labor and related expenses increased by approximately $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was due primarily to operating five new restaurants during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020 along with less employees in our corporate owned restaurants in the month of March 2020. As a percentage of corporate restaurant sales, labor and related expenses were 26.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 versus 30.9% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. This decrease was primarily due to the increased take-out and third-party delivery business resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak which required less staff in our corporate owned restaurants, which resulted in less labor costs as a percentage of total corporate restaurant sales.

Other Operating Expenses

Other operating expenses increased by approximately $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This increase was primarily due to the five new corporate restaurants opened and operating since March 2020, as well as an increase in delivery fees due to the significant increase in delivery business resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. As a percentage of total corporate restaurant sales, other operating expenses were 21.6% and 16.0% of total restaurant sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

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The increase during the three months ended March 31, 2021 was primarily due to the increase in delivery fees due to the significant increase in delivery business resulting from the COVID-10 outbreak in 2020, and software fees to support our growing digital channel program.

Occupancy and Related Expenses

Occupancy and related expenses increased by approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This is due primarily to the operating of five new corporate restaurants since the period ended March 31, 2020.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses increased by approximately $1.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in merger and acquisition related expenses of $0.4 million, legal and professional fees of $0.2 million, and labor costs of $0.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Share-Based Compensation Expense

Equity compensation expense was $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 primarily as a result of restricted stock unit grants under the Company’s 2020 Stock Incentive Plan . There were no such grants for the period ended March 31, 2020.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense

Depreciation and amortization expense increased by approximately $1.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. $1.8 million of this increase was due to the amortization of intangible assets during the three months ended March 31, 2021. These intangible assets were acquired in connection with the Business Combination in December 2020.

Brand Development and Co-op Advertising Expense

Brand development and co-op advertising expense increased by approximately $0.3 million, or 54% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This is primarily due to the Company’s increased spending on media production for BurgerFi commercials during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020 when there was a temporary suspension of marketing and media spend.

Warrant liability

The Company recorded a non-cash charge of approximately $4.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to change in the fair value of the warrant liability since December 31, 2020.

Other Income

Other income increased by approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as a result of a debt forgiveness on one of our PPP loans (as defined below).

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased by approximately $22,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2020. This was primarily due to the termination of our line of credit in January 2021 and repayment of certain notes payable in December 2020.

Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded income tax expense of $0.7 million as a result of a valuation allowance on the Company’s deferred tax assets. This resulted in an effective tax rate of approximately 9.5%.

 

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Prior to the Business Combination, the Predecessor had elected to be taxed as a partnership under the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and similar state provisions. Therefore, there was no income tax recorded by the Company for the comparable Predecessor period from January 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020.

Liquidity, Capital Resources, and COVID-19

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash from operations and cash on hand. As of March 31, 2021, we maintained a cash balance of approximately $36.8 million, including $2.1 million of restricted cash.

Our primary requirements for liquidity are to fund our working capital needs, operating and finance lease obligations, capital expenditures and general corporate needs. Our requirements for working capital are generally not significant because our guests pay for their food and beverage purchases in cash or on debit or credit cards at the time of the sale and we are able to sell many of our inventory items before payment is due to the supplier of such items. Our capital expenditures are principally related to opening new BurgerFi restaurants, existing BurgerFi capital investments (both for remodels and maintenance), as well as investments in our digital and corporate infrastructure.

We believe our existing cash, combined with the actions we have taken in response to COVID-19, will be sufficient to fund our operating and finance lease obligations, capital expenditures, and working capital needs for at least the next 12 months and the foreseeable future.

On January 30, 2020, the WHO announced a global health emergency because of the COVID-19 outbreak and the risks to the international community as the virus spreads globally beyond its point of origin. In March 2020, the WHO classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, based on the rapid increase in exposure globally. On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was signed into law. As a result of the required changes to consumer behavior to largely off-premises dining, as well as promotional activities associated with delivery, we experienced steady recovery in the business during the first quarter of 2021. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, systemwide same store sales increased 4% compared to the same period last year.

We did not experience any material supply chain difficulties as a result of COVID-19; however, there can be no assurance that we will not experience supply chain challenges in the future. Although we have experienced some recovery since the initial impact of the COVID-19 outbreak and are currently able to meet our obligations as they become due with our cash flow from operations, the long-term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the economy and on our business remains uncertain, the duration and scope of which cannot currently be predicted.

We are currently able to pay our obligations as they become due, with our current cash balance and cash flow generated from operations. We are constructing additional restaurants and are committed to certain construction payment obligations within the next 12 months. The total amount currently due on these contracts is approximately $1,900,000. We expect capital expenditures to be approximately $15 million during 2021.We are also a guarantor for six operating leases for franchised restaurants owned by an affiliated entity of one of our significant shareholders. We may become responsible for the payments under this guarantee. We have determined that the maximum exposure to loss from the lease guarantees amounts to approximately $5,949,000 as of March 31, 2021.

We believe that we will be able to pay these commitments from our cash generated from operations and our current cash balance. Should federal, state or municipal government authorities impose mandatory restrictions in excess of what they currently are, we believe that our current cash balance will allow us the liquidity to meet these commitments.

 

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The following table presents the summary cash flow information for the periods indicated:

 

     Successor              Predecessor  
     Three Months
Ended March 31,
2021
             Three Months
Ended March 31,
2020
 

Net cash provided by (used in)

           

Operating activities

   $ 1,026            $ 1,616  

Investing activities

     (1,609            (1,141

Financing activities

     (3,022            318  

Net (decrease) increase in cash

   $ (3,605          $ 793  

 

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Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, cash flows provided by operating activities were approximately $1.0 million. The cash flows provided by operating activities resulted from a net loss of $8.2 million and a net working capital increase of approximately $1.1 million. Our working capital increase was due primarily to an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses as well as a decrease in other assets. Our accounts payable increase was primarily due to us opening two new corporate owned restaurants and construction of additional restaurants during the three months ended March 31, 2021.

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, cash flows used in investing activities was approximately $1.6 million due to the construction and development of new corporate owned restaurants. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 the Company opened two new corporate owned restaurants and have four corporate owned restaurants under construction as of March 31, 2021.

Cash Flows Used in Financing Activities

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 cash flows used in financing activities were $3.0 million primarily due to the termination and repayment of our line of credit in the amount of $3.0 million.

PPP Loan

In May 2020, we entered into notes with Pilot Bank, under the CARES Act (the “PPP Loan”) pursuant to which Pilot Bank made loans to us in the aggregate amount of approximately $2.2 million. The PPP Loan matures in May 2022, bears interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum and requires no payments during the first six months from the date of the loan. The PPP Loan is unsecured and guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). Under the terms of the PPP Loan, the principal amount of the loan may be forgiven to the extent it is used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act and we otherwise request forgiveness in accordance with the terms of the PPP Loan and the requirements of the SBA. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, we began the process of applying for PPP Loan forgiveness and we received forgiveness on one loan for $114,000. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in obtaining forgiveness of the remaining principal amount of the PPP Loans.

Critical Accounting Policies and Use of Estimates

Our management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported revenue generated and expenses incurred during the reporting periods. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and various other factors that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about items that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Except as described in Note 2, “Basis of Presentation,” to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates disclosed in the 2020 Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

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As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within 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 us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on management’s evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures continued to not be effective as of March 31, 2021, as a result of the material weakness described below.

Previously Reported Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

In the 2020 Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on April 29, 2021, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2020. In the evaluation, management identified a material weakness in internal control related to our financial close and reporting process. Management also concluded that we did not have a sufficient complement of corporate personnel with appropriate levels of accounting and controls knowledge and experience commensurate with our financial reporting requirements to appropriately analyze, record and disclose accounting matters completely and accurately. As a result of this evaluation, management extensively used outside consultants who possessed the appropriate levels of accounting and controls knowledge.

Remediation Plan for Material Weakness in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our remediation efforts for these material weaknesses currently consist of the following:

 

   

we hired a new Chief Financial Officer effective May 3, 2021;

 

   

we are actively recruiting additional personnel to address the segregation of duties issues and the application of accounting standards in our financial closing and reporting process;

 

   

we have engaged external advisors to provide financial accounting and reporting assistance; and

 

   

we plan to engage external advisors to evaluate and document the design and operating effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting and assist with the remediation and implementation of our internal control function.

We will continue to assess our internal control over financial reporting and our disclosure controls and procedures and intend to take further action as necessary or appropriate to address any other matters we identify. The actions we have taken and will continue to take are subject to continued review, supported by confirmation and testing by management as well as audit committee oversight. While we have a plan to remediate the identified material weaknesses, we cannot assure you that we will be able to remediate these material weaknesses, which could impair our ability to accurately and timely report our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Moreover, a failure to remediate these material weaknesses identified above or the identification of additional material weaknesses, could adversely affect our external financial reporting, and with that, confidence in our public disclosures, our stock price, and our ability to maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, having given full consideration to the material weaknesses described above, we have concluded that the financial statements and other financial information included in this quarterly report fairly present in all material respects our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Other than as described above, there has been no change in our internal control over financial during the three months ended March 31, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There have been no material changes to our legal proceedings disclosed in the 2020 Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

Our business, financial condition, operating results, and cash flows may be impacted by a number of factors, many of which are beyond our control, including those set forth in the 2020 Form 10-K, the occurrence of any one of which could have a material adverse effect on our actual results.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in the 2020 Form 10-K.

 

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

 

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS

The Exhibit Index below contains a list of exhibits filed or furnished with this Form 10-Q.

 

Exhibit No.   

Description

  10.1+    Employment Agreement between the Company and Michael Rabinovitch (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the registrant on March 3, 2021).
  10.2+    Employment Agreement between the Company and Ross Goldstein (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the registrant on April 29, 2021).
  31.1*    Certifications required by Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2*    Certifications required by Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1**    Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2**    Certifications required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS    Inline XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the
   Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE    Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
104    The cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 has been formatted in Inline XBRL.
*    Filed herewith.
**    Furnished herewith.
+    Indicates a management contract or a compensatory plan or agreement.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    BURGERFI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: May 19, 2021      
    By:  

/s/ JULIO RAMIREZ

    Julio Ramirez
    Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
    By:  

/s/ MICHAEL RABINOVITCH

    Michael Rabinovitch
    Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY SECTION 302(A)

OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Julio Ramirez, certify that:

 

  1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of BurgerFi International, Inc.;

 

  2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

  3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

  4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

  b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 19, 2021

 

By:  

/s/ Julio Ramirez

Julio Ramirez
Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY SECTION 302(A)

OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael Rabinovitch, certify that:

 

  1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of BurgerFi International, Inc.;

 

  2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

 

  3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

 

  4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

 

  b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d)

Disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

  5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 19, 2021

 

By:  

/s/ Michael Rabinovitch

Michael Rabinovitch
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)


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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of BurgerFi International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Julio Ramirez, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 19, 2021

 

By:  

/s/ Julio Ramirez

Julio Ramirez
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

The certification set forth above is being furnished as an exhibit solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021, or as a separate disclosure document of the Company or the certifying officers.


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Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of BurgerFi International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael Rabinovitch, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

(1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 19, 2021

 

By:  

/s/ Michael Rabinovitch

Michael Rabinovitch
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

The certification set forth above is being furnished as an exhibit solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021, or as a separate disclosure document of the Company or the certifying officers.