Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. Announces Change in Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Innovative Food Holdings (OTCQB: IVFH), a national specialty food seller to professional chefs, announced a change in its independent auditor. Assurance Dimensions, LLC resigned effective April 28, 2025, as part of their strategic exit from public company auditing. The company has served as IVFH's auditor for fiscal years 2022-2024. Notably, during this period, all audit reports were clean with no adverse opinions, disclaimers, or disagreements.
As part of the transition, Stephano Slack LLC has been appointed as the new auditor, effective April 28, 2025, through September 30, 2025. Assurance Dimensions has sold its audit client book to Stephano Slack and will support the transition. IVFH had no prior consultations with Stephano Slack regarding accounting principles or audit matters.
Innovative Food Holdings (OTCQB: IVFH), un venditore nazionale di alimenti specializzati per chef professionisti, ha annunciato un cambio del proprio revisore contabile indipendente. Assurance Dimensions, LLC si è dimessa con effetto dal 28 aprile 2025, come parte della sua strategia di uscita dalla revisione delle società pubbliche. La società ha svolto il ruolo di revisore per IVFH negli anni fiscali 2022-2024. È importante sottolineare che durante questo periodo tutti i rapporti di revisione sono stati puliti, senza opinioni negative, rinunce o disaccordi.
Come parte della transizione, Stephano Slack LLC è stata nominata nuovo revisore, con effetto dal 28 aprile 2025 fino al 30 settembre 2025. Assurance Dimensions ha ceduto il proprio portafoglio clienti di revisione a Stephano Slack e supporterà il passaggio. IVFH non ha avuto precedenti consultazioni con Stephano Slack riguardo ai principi contabili o questioni di revisione.
Innovative Food Holdings (OTCQB: IVFH), un vendedor nacional de alimentos especializados para chefs profesionales, anunció un cambio en su auditor independiente. Assurance Dimensions, LLC renunció con efecto a partir del 28 de abril de 2025, como parte de su salida estratégica de la auditoría de compañías públicas. La empresa ha sido el auditor de IVFH durante los años fiscales 2022-2024. Cabe destacar que durante este período todos los informes de auditoría fueron limpios, sin opiniones adversas, renuncias o desacuerdos.
Como parte de la transición, Stephano Slack LLC ha sido nombrado nuevo auditor, con efecto desde el 28 de abril de 2025 hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2025. Assurance Dimensions ha vendido su cartera de clientes de auditoría a Stephano Slack y apoyará la transición. IVFH no tuvo consultas previas con Stephano Slack sobre principios contables o asuntos de auditoría.
Innovative Food Holdings (OTCQB: IVFH)는 전문 셰프를 위한 전국 특산 식품 판매업체로, 독립 감사인의 변경을 발표했습니다. Assurance Dimensions, LLC는 2025년 4월 28일부로 사임하며, 이는 상장회사 감사 업무에서 전략적으로 철수하는 일환입니다. 이 회사는 2022년부터 2024년 회계연도까지 IVFH의 감사인으로 활동했습니다. 특히 이 기간 동안 모든 감사 보고서는 부정적 의견, 거절 또는 이견 없이 깨끗하게 작성되었습니다.
전환의 일환으로 Stephano Slack LLC가 2025년 4월 28일부터 2025년 9월 30일까지 새로운 감사인으로 임명되었습니다. Assurance Dimensions는 감사 고객 명단을 Stephano Slack에 매각했으며 전환을 지원할 예정입니다. IVFH는 회계 원칙이나 감사 관련 문제에 대해 Stephano Slack과 사전 협의한 바 없습니다.
Innovative Food Holdings (OTCQB : IVFH), un vendeur national de produits alimentaires spécialisés pour chefs professionnels, a annoncé un changement de son auditeur indépendant. Assurance Dimensions, LLC a démissionné avec effet au 28 avril 2025, dans le cadre de sa sortie stratégique de l'audit des sociétés cotées. Cette société a été l'auditeur d'IVFH pour les exercices fiscaux 2022-2024. Il est à noter que durant cette période, tous les rapports d'audit étaient sans réserve, sans opinions défavorables, renonciations ou désaccords.
Dans le cadre de cette transition, Stephano Slack LLC a été nommé nouveau auditeur, à compter du 28 avril 2025 jusqu'au 30 septembre 2025. Assurance Dimensions a cédé son portefeuille de clients d'audit à Stephano Slack et soutiendra la transition. IVFH n'a eu aucune consultation préalable avec Stephano Slack concernant les principes comptables ou les questions d'audit.
Innovative Food Holdings (OTCQB: IVFH), ein landesweiter Anbieter von Speziallebensmitteln für professionelle Köche, gab einen Wechsel seines unabhängigen Wirtschaftsprüfers bekannt. Assurance Dimensions, LLC trat mit Wirkung zum 28. April 2025 zurück, im Rahmen ihres strategischen Ausstiegs aus der Prüfung börsennotierter Unternehmen. Das Unternehmen war Prüfer von IVFH für die Geschäftsjahre 2022-2024. Bemerkenswert ist, dass in diesem Zeitraum alle Prüfungsberichte ohne negative Stellungnahmen, Vorbehalte oder Meinungsverschiedenheiten waren.
Im Zuge der Übergabe wurde Stephano Slack LLC zum neuen Prüfer ernannt, wirksam ab dem 28. April 2025 bis zum 30. September 2025. Assurance Dimensions hat sein Prüfmandantenbuch an Stephano Slack verkauft und unterstützt den Übergang. IVFH hatte zuvor keine Beratungen mit Stephano Slack bezüglich Rechnungslegungsgrundsätzen oder Prüfungsangelegenheiten.
- Clean audit reports from previous auditor with no adverse opinions or disagreements
- Smooth transition planned with support from previous auditor's staff
- Unexpected change in auditor due to Assurance Dimensions' exit from public company auditing
- Short initial engagement period with new auditor (through September 30, 2025)
BROADVIEW, Ill., May 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: IVFH) (“IVFH” or the “Company”), a national seller of specialty foods to professional chefs, today announced a change in its independent registered public accounting firm. Effective April 28, 2025, Assurance Dimensions, LLC (“Assurance Dimensions”) resigned from its role as the Company's auditor due to its decision to exit from providing audit services to publicly traded companies.
Assurance Dimensions has served as the Company's independent auditor for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022. During this period, Assurance Dimensions' reports on the Company’s consolidated financial statements did not contain any adverse opinions or disclaimers and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles. There were no disagreements between the Company and Assurance Dimensions regarding accounting principles, financial statement disclosures, or auditing scope during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, and the interim period through April 28, 2025.
As part of its process to exit the public company audit business, Assurance Dimensions has sold its audit client book to Stephano Slack, LLC. Accordingly, the Company has engaged Stephano Slack LLC as its new independent registered public accounting firm, effective April 28, 2025. Stephano Slack LLC will serve as auditor of the Company’s financial statements through September 30, 2025. Assurance Dimensions staff will continue to support Stephano Slack for the remainder of the contract, ensuring a smooth transition. During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, and the interim period through April 28, 2025, the Company did not consult with Stephano Slack LLC regarding any accounting principles, audit opinions, or any matters that were the subject of disagreements or reportable events.
Gary Schubert, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, commented, "We appreciate the professional services provided by Assurance Dimensions, LLC over the past years and wish them well in their future endeavors. We look forward to working with Stephano Slack LLC as we continue to advance our mission to provide specialty foods to our customers."
About Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.
At IVFH, we help make meals special. We provide access to foods that are hard to find, have a compelling story, or are on the forefront of food trends. Our gourmet foods marketplace connects the artisan food makers with top professional chefs nationwide. We curate the assortment, experience, and tech enabled tools that help our professional chefs create unforgettable experiences for their guests. Additional information is available at www.ivfh.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to the Company that are based on the current beliefs of the Company’s management, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this release. Should one or more of these underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as “should,” “could,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “might,” “potentially” “targeting” or “expect.” Additional factors that could also cause actual results to differ materially relate to international crises, environmental and economic issues and other risk factors described in the Company’s public filings. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. The content of the websites referenced above are not incorporated herein.
Investor and Media contact:
Gary Schubert
Chief Financial Officer
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.
investorrelations@ivfh.com
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