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Barfresh (NASDAQ: BRFH) completes Arps Dairy deal, assumes new debt and notes

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Barfresh Food Group Inc. completed its acquisition of Arps Dairy, Inc., which now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary. As part of the closing, Barfresh repaid approximately $1.3 million of Arps’ existing debt and is refinancing a mortgage loan with an outstanding balance of $2,198,000 as of October 3, 2025. The company used a secured receivables financing facility recently increased to $2.5 million to fund the repayment and provided a guaranty of the mortgage. Barfresh will issue restricted common shares valued at $100,000 to the Arps shareholders in exchange for their continuing guarantees.

Barfresh and Arps issued notes totaling $800,000 to the Arps shareholders, split evenly between existing loans and new advances. The existing loans are repayable by April 3, 2026 and may be converted into common stock at Barfresh’s option using a 15-day volume-weighted average price. If the new advances are not repaid by January 3, 2026, they will accrue interest at 7% annually starting October 3, 2025. Arps operates a dairy facility in Ohio and had begun building a 44,000‑square‑foot plant that Barfresh plans to complete in 2026 to expand in-house production and reduce third-party manufacturing, freight, ingredient procurement, and cold storage costs.

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Barfresh adds in-house capacity via Arps Dairy while assuming new guarantees and notes.

Barfresh Food Group has closed its acquisition of Arps Dairy, moving from outsourcing to more vertically integrated production. Arps brings an existing dairy processing facility in Defiance, Ohio and a partially built 44,000‑square‑foot plant that Barfresh plans to complete in 2026. Management states that manufacturing its own products at Arps’ facilities is expected to eliminate third‑party manufacturing fees and lower freight, ingredient procurement, and cold storage costs.

The transaction also increases Barfresh’s financial obligations. The company repaid approximately $1.3 million of Arps’ debt using its secured receivables facility, guaranteed a mortgage with an outstanding balance of $2,198,000, and agreed to issue restricted stock valued at $100,000. In addition, Barfresh and Arps issued $800,000 of notes to the former Arps shareholders, including existing loans due by April 3, 2026 that are convertible into common shares at Barfresh’s option, and new advances that will accrue 7% interest if unpaid by January 3, 2026. The overall impact depends on execution of the new facility build‑out and realization of the stated cost savings.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 3, 2025

 

BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-41228   27-1994406

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

3600 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 1720, Los Angeles, California 90010

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 598-7113

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.000001 par value   BRFH   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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. ☐

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

As previously disclosed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Barfresh Food Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), on September 18, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Company is a party to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated September 15, 2025, among the Company, Arps Dairy, Inc., an Ohio corporation (“Arps”), and the shareholders of Arps (the “Arps Shareholders”).

 

On October 3, 2025, the Company, Arps and the Arps Shareholders completed the closing under the Purchase Agreement. As a result, Arps became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

 

The Company repaid approximately $1.3 million of certain existing debt of Arps, including an asset-based revolving facility, and is in the process of refinancing a $2.2 million mortgage loan. The Company utilized a portion of its secured receivables financing facility, which had been recently increased to $2.5 million, to effect the debt repayment. To obtain the forbearance agreement from the existing mortgage lender, the Company provided its guaranty of the mortgage loan and will be issuing restricted shares of its common stock, valued at $100,000, to the Arps Shareholders in exchange for continuing their guarantees with the mortgage lender. Prior to the closing, the Arps Shareholders reduced the outstanding balance of the revolving facility as required by the Purchase Agreement. The Company and Arps have agreed to repay the advances made by the Arps Shareholders within six months of the Closing, secured by a second mortgage on real estate owned by Arps.

 

Arps, which currently operates a dairy processing facility in Defiance, Ohio, had commenced construction on a 44,000-square foot new facility but was unable to complete construction. The Company plans to complete construction and installation of the processing equipment in the new facility in 2026.

 

The Company has commenced manufacturing of certain of its own products at Arps’ existing facility and expects to expand production immediately upon completion of the acquisition, thereby eliminating fees previously paid to third-party manufacturers, reducing freight costs, enabling the more efficient procurement of ingredients, and lowering cold storage costs.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

To obtain the forbearance from Arps’ existing mortgage lender until January 1, 2026, WesBanco Bank, Inc., the Company provided its guaranty of the mortgage loan. The outstanding balance of the mortgage was $2,198,000 as of October 3, 2025.

 

Concurrently with the Company’s acquisition of Arps, certain advances to Arps from its former shareholders were formalized with the Company assuming joint and several responsibility for the obligations. The Company and Arps issued notes in the aggregate principal amount of $800,000 to the Arps Shareholders, which consisted of $400,000 of debt previously owed by Arps (the “Existing Loans”) and $400,000 representing the recent advances used to reduce the outstanding balance of the revolving facility (the “New Advances”). The Existing Loans are to be repaid by April 3, 2026 and may be convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the Company, using the 15-day volume-weighted average trading price to determine the value of the shares. If the New Advances are not paid by January 3, 2026, interest shall accrue at the rate of 7% per annum from October 3, 2025.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial statements of business acquired.

 

The financial statements required by this item are not available at this time and will be filed by an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

 

(b) Pro forma financial information.

 

The pro forma financial information required by this item is not available at this time and will be filed by an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 15, 2025 (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 18, 2025 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
10.1 Commercial Guaranty to WesBanco Bank, Inc.
   
10.2 Form of Note to Arps Shareholders dated October 3, 2025
   
99.1 Press Release of Barfresh Food Group, Inc. dated October 7, 2025
   
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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 duly authorized.

 

 

Barfresh Food Group Inc.,

a Delaware corporation

(Registrant)

     
Date: October 7, 2025   /s/ Riccardo Delle Coste
  By: Riccardo Delle Coste
  Its: CEO

 

 

 

 

FAQ

What did Barfresh Food Group (BRFH) announce regarding Arps Dairy?

Barfresh Food Group Inc. completed the closing of a Stock Purchase Agreement under which Arps Dairy, Inc. became its wholly owned subsidiary. Arps operates a dairy processing facility in Defiance, Ohio, and had started building a 44,000‑square‑foot new facility that Barfresh plans to finish in 2026.

How much Arps Dairy debt did Barfresh repay and how was it funded?

Barfresh repaid approximately $1.3 million of Arps’ existing debt, including an asset‑based revolving facility. It used a portion of its secured receivables financing facility, which had been recently increased to $2.5 million, to fund this repayment.

What new financial obligations did Barfresh assume in connection with the Arps Dairy deal?

Barfresh provided a commercial guaranty of Arps’ mortgage loan, which had an outstanding balance of $2,198,000 as of October 3, 2025. Barfresh and Arps also issued notes with an aggregate principal amount of $800,000 to the Arps shareholders, consisting of $400,000 in existing loans and $400,000 of new advances.

How are the notes to the Arps Dairy shareholders structured?

The existing loans of $400,000 are to be repaid by April 3, 2026 and may be converted into Barfresh common stock at the company’s option using a 15‑day volume‑weighted average trading price. If the $400,000 of new advances are not paid by January 3, 2026, they will accrue interest at 7% per year starting October 3, 2025.

Will Barfresh issue any stock related to the Arps Dairy acquisition?

Yes. Barfresh will issue restricted shares of its common stock valued at $100,000 to the Arps shareholders in exchange for their continuing guarantees with the mortgage lender.

How does Barfresh plan to benefit operationally from acquiring Arps Dairy?

Barfresh has begun manufacturing certain of its own products at Arps’ existing facility and expects to expand production after the acquisition. The company states this will eliminate fees previously paid to third‑party manufacturers, reduce freight costs, allow more efficient ingredient procurement, and lower cold storage expenses.

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