Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. filings document the public-company record for a Florida specialty food operating company with no securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Its Form 8-K disclosures cover material definitive agreements, completed asset disposition activity through Innovative Food Properties LLC, executive employment and board leadership changes, and changes in the independent registered public accounting firm.
Proxy materials describe annual meeting matters, director elections, auditor ratification, advisory compensation votes, board recommendations, and stockholder voting mechanics. Together, the filings provide formal disclosure around governance, audit oversight, capital and security status, subsidiary transactions, and reporting obligations for the IVFH operating business.
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. reported leadership changes and new executive agreements. Gary Schubert, formerly Chief Financial Officer, became Chief Executive Officer and joined the Board on October 3, 2025 under a new employment agreement. His package includes a $400,000 annual base salary starting January 1, 2026 with 3% annual increases, a grant of 1,350,000 shares of common stock subject to vesting by March 31, 2026, and an annual cash incentive with a target of at least $137,500 and a cap tied to adjusted free cash flow starting in 2026. Bill Bennett resigned as CEO and as a director effective October 3, 2025, and entered into a separation agreement providing $115,500.97 of severance through December 31, 2025 and reimbursement of group health insurance premiums from November 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, along with a separate consulting arrangement for $25,000.
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. reports a second amendment to its previously disclosed property sale agreement involving its subsidiary Innovative Food Properties LLC and Mountaintop Holdings, LLC. The real estate and related assets are being sold for a total purchase price of $9,825,000, payable in three tranches. Under the new amendment dated September 29, 2025, the buyer’s inspection period is extended from September 29, 2025 to October 6, 2025 in exchange for an additional $50,000 earnest money deposit from Mountaintop Holdings.
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. reported a change in its independent auditor. After running a competitive request-for-proposal process, the company dismissed Stephano Slack LLC as its independent registered public accounting firm effective September 17, 2025, and engaged CBIZ CPAs P.C. on September 22, 2025.
Stephano Slack had been engaged earlier in 2025 to review the company’s quarterly reports after Assurance Dimensions, LLC resigned in conjunction with exiting public company audits. During the interim review periods and through the dismissal date, the company states there were no disagreements or reportable events with Stephano Slack under SEC rules.
The audit committee approved the engagement of CBIZ, and the company notes it had not previously consulted CBIZ on accounting principles, potential audit opinions, disagreements, or reportable events for its 2023 and 2024 fiscal years or the subsequent period through the engagement date.
Innovative Food Holdings, Inc. filed an Form 8-K reporting a written communication and related pre‑commencement solicitation categories and attaching a First Amendment to the Agreement of Purchase and Sale dated September 11, 2025 between Innovative Food Properties LLC and Mountaintop Holdings, LLC. The filing includes a cover-page interactive data reference and is signed by Chief Executive Officer Robert W. (Bill) Bennett on September 16, 2025. The disclosure is brief and indicates an amendment to an existing purchase-and-sale arrangement; no financial terms, closing conditions, or material impacts to results of operations are disclosed in the provided text.