MZTI — what changed in the latest 10-K

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-08-25

• The Marzetti Company, an Ohio corporation, is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels. Our principal executive offices are located at 380 Polaris Parkway, Suite 400, Westerville, Ohio 43082 and our telephone number is 614-224-7141. The Marzetti …

• Net sales attributed to Walmart include Retail sales of Chick-fil-A products sold to Walmart. These sales are also included in Chick-fil-A net sales presented above.

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• Reflecting the evolution and growth of our company, Lancaster Colony Corporation changed its name to The Marzetti Company effective June 27, 2025. Since the divestiture of our last non-food businesses in 2014, Lancaster Colony Corporation operated as a food-only business best-known by our customers,…

• The Marzetti Company, an Ohio corporation, is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels. Our principal executive offices are located at 380 Polaris Parkway, Suite 400, Westerville, Ohio 43082 and our telephone number is 614-224-7141.

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• We may be adversely affected by actual or perceived food-safety incidents, including foodborne illness outbreaks, recalls, investigations or public health advisories involving products, ingredients, suppliers, customers, competitors or food categories that we do not manufacture or supply. Such event…

• In addition, our retail partners and retail distributors may pressure us to rescind price increases we have announced or already implemented, whether through a change in list price or increased trade and promotional activity. We may experience further increases in the costs of raw materials and our …

• affected by several factors, including competition, effectiveness of our marketing programs, the continuing strength of our brands, market demand and general economic conditions, including broader inflationary pressures. If we cannot maintain or increase prices for our products or must increase trad…

• We may not realize the anticipated benefits of our acquisition of Bachan’s, Inc., and the integration of the acquired business may disrupt our operations, divert management attention, or result in unanticipated costs or liabilities.

• On May 1, 2026, we acquired Bachan’s, Inc. (“Bachan’s”) for approximately $400 million, subject to customary adjustments, in a transaction funded through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our credit facility. As the largest acquisition in our history, the success of this transaction…

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• In addition, our retail partners and retail distributors may pressure us to rescind price increases we have announced or already implemented, whether through a change in list price or increased trade and promotional activity. We may experience further increases in the costs of raw materials and our …

• Epidemics, pandemics or similar widespread public health emergencies and disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19, have disrupted and may cause future disruptions to consumption, supply chains, management, operations and production processes, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, re…

• Epidemics, pandemics or similar widespread public health emergencies and disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19, as well as related government mandates, have negatively affected and may in the future negatively affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. The impacts …

• Our inability to successfully renegotiate collective bargaining contracts and any prolonged work stoppages could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows.

• We believe that our labor relations with employees under collective bargaining contracts are satisfactory, but our inability to negotiate the renewal of any collective bargaining agreements, including the agreement at our Vineland, New Jersey facility, which is currently scheduled to expire in Decem…

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-08-25

• The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

• We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). We have also presented Adjusted Consolidated Net Sales, Adjusted Foodservice Net Sales, Adjusted Cost of Sales, Adjusted Gross Profit, Adjusted Gross Margin, Adjusted Operating…

• The forward-looking statements in this section and other parts of this report involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, including statements regarding our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, and financial performance. Our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated in…

• Our discussion of results for 2026 compared to 2025 is included herein. For discussion of results for 2025 compared to 2024, see our 2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

• •the acquisition of Bachan’s, Inc. (“Bachan’s”), the rapidly growing Japanese Barbecue Sauce brand known for its authentic, clean-label products, in May 2026;

Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2025-08-21

• The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements in this section and other parts of this report involve risks, uncertainties and other factors, includin…

• Our discussion of results for 2025 compared to 2024 is included herein. For discussion of results for 2024 compared to 2023, see our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

• •the acquisition of a sauce and dressing production facility in the Atlanta, Georgia area in February 2025;

• •a significant capacity expansion project for our Marzetti dressing and sauce facility in Horse Cave, Kentucky that was fully operational beginning in March 2023; and

• •our enterprise resource planning system (“ERP”) project and related initiatives, Project Ascent, that reached completion of the implementation phase in August 2023.

Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-K · 2026-08-25

• We have exposure to market risks primarily from changes in raw material prices and interest rates. Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the amount of interest on borrowings under our unsecured credit facility. Interest is variable based upon formulas tied to…

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• We have exposure to market risks primarily from changes in raw material prices. In recent years, due to the absence of any borrowings, we have not had exposure to changes in interest rates. We also have not had exposure to market risk associated with derivative financial instruments or derivative co…