1st Food Group (FIFG)

[Hooparena]

My thoughts are they are still working on a brand name and marketing plan before coming out with a big announcement.

[buxmaker]

Thanks, that is interesting. Just signed the deal on the 11th. Hopefully it is someone impressive. I would hope they would announce the deal, either in PR or on Twitter. I guess at the very least we will find out when the ads hit.

[Hooparena]

NFL celebrity info on page F-27 in the bottom paragraph

[buxmaker]

Hey Hoop, I have been reading through the 10-K and didn't see anything about an NFL celeb endorsement. Do you remember where in the report you saw that? What did it say? Thanks

[buxmaker]

I just don’t understand why some public companies refuse to speak to their shareholders. We own the company. It is not too much to ask that once a month they Tweet some sort of update. It is good promo for the product and good shareholder relations.

I own stock in another company, Ticker ZZLL. They too filed earnings on Friday. They too did not issue a press release. They had a more than 1600% rise in revenues, turned a loss into a profit and now have .10 a share in cash. Since they didn’t issue a press release or a Tweet, the stock was basically flat on tiny volume.

These guys should all go private if they aren’t going to do what is right and update the market as to their progress.

[rodgranite]

They rarely do PR's

Since they are 100% self funded. They save money every way possible, including PR's. They could definitely do a better job on Twitter since that is ther primary mode of shareholder communication. We would all like to see more rapid growth but we are growing so I hope to see better growth in the May filing.

[Hooparena]

I understand your concern about announcements but their Twitter following is still very small with only 35 followers. The Southeast Edibles division has only 49 followers so either press release wouldn’t get much notice.

This stock is either going to be feast or famine with us making making a ton of money or probably nothing. I am a big believer in this company and think that by the end of this year 2022 we will see significant progress and earnings. I am a consumer of the chocolates and think they are great.

With the low float, we could see $0.50 - $1.00 immediately with any positive news or an announcement of that NFL celebrity.

[buxmaker]

They don't necessarily have to issue a press release, just a post on Twitter would be helpful for both the business and the stock. It doesn't take a team of 50 employees to occasionally post to Twitter and communicate with shareholders.

[Hooparena]

Buxmaker, you have to stop worrying about press releases. The company only has 6 employees and runs like a lean machine. Do you realize that press releases on every newswire run about $1,200 each? For a company on a tight budget, that is a lot of cash. They just keep plugging away on the main chocolate business which is really starting to grow. If they had posted their first profitable quarter, then maybe we would have seen a press release.

The last 2 press releases were about Amazon and Costco and my best guess the next press release will be about the endorsement deal with the NFL personality. Any press releases are usually to gain more exposure of their growing business.

This company could be the hidden gem of a lifetime with some patience.

[buxmaker]

No trading so far today. Hard to believe no one wants in or out. Does the company not issue press releases to coincide with their earnings?

[buxmaker]

Hopefully they will announce the celeb.

[rodgranite]

The sales did increase

Though maybe not as much as we had hoped. I watch the store list on the website and they are adding outlets all the time. We need a nice increase in sales next month. Keeping the faith!!!!!

[Hooparena]

Pretty interesting that the company signed a deal this month with a National Football League celebrity to create a brand. I am curious to see who it is.

[Hooparena]

10-k is out

https://www.otcmarkets.com/filing/html?id=15732623&guid=q7ewkWJiMH3AB3h

Chocolate revenues are growing nicely.

[Hooparena]

I am going to believe that something big is being planned. I just don't think that the delay would be due to just regular business because it shouldn't throw a monkey wrench into filing.

Just a wild guess that either revenues are much better, or some kind of new business venture is coming.

Fingers crossed for a nice surprise!

[rodgranite]

Strange deal

They have never been late to the best of my knowledge and it is a very small company so being this late is unexpected. I get more curious by the day.

[buxmaker]

Still nothing. Filings are due by the 15th, but I wonder if they extend it to Monday, considering Friday is a national holiday.

[rodgranite]

The extension is up on the 15th...fingers crossed!

[Hooparena]

I believe they have to announce by next week but not sure.

[buxmaker]

FIFG is really dragging this out.

[buxmaker]

Hopefully we will hear something soon. The stock has died. I guess no one wants to get in front of the filing, despite the fact the news should be good.

[rodgranite]

My thinking as well

We will know soon. Hoping for the best!

[Hooparena]

I am hoping that the delay in filing is because of much better growth and sales and maybe some kind of new partnership with another company. I imagine sales are substantially better due to the relationship with Amazon and Costco. Since the company already makes chocolates for Tauriga Sciences under their brand name, it would be great to see some kind of additional business arrangement with another company.

Just my thoughts on the matter and some hopeful thinking.

[rodgranite]

Sure did

It will be interesting to see why. In the past they have filed 2 and 3 weeks early since their revenue was just a couple of hundred thousand.

[Hooparena]

FIFG filed a NT-10K today stating earnings will be late.

[rodgranite]

They have never been late before

So I am hoping that it is released after the bell today or prior to opening tomorrow. ??

[buxmaker]

Looks like we aren't going to get news in March. Hopefully early April, unless they surprise us later today.

[buxmaker]

Only two days left in March. If they are going to announce earnings this month, they have only two days left to do so.

[rodgranite]

I'd really like to see a move up today.

It is looking good. 25 million shares, 6 million share float which is really about 4 million subtracting insider purchases. We just need the growth and it is on like Donkey Kong.

[buxmaker]

Nice to see someone hitting the .28's. Should be able to bust through .30 soon. Bring on the earnings!

[rodgranite]

20k available @ .3

If we can plow through those shares we will be ready to go to the next level. The earnings this week are getting more interesting by the day.

[rodgranite]

I also note

That on the website there is a store locator. I have been watching it for growth and it is growing. It is in about 15-20 in the last 3 months.

[rodgranite]

No sellers available @ .24

I love the fact that this stock has increased about 25% on one 100 share trade. If these earnings show good growth and a path to a lot more we will make some money on this unknown stock.

[rodgranite]

Yeah the are there

But there has never been much from them. The are totally self funded so they keep expenses to a minimum. They rarely put out PR's and their Twitter feed is not great. Communication is not their strong suit.

[buxmaker]

Didn't they used to be active on Twitter? It would be nice to get a couple of Tweets describing their recent quarter.

[rodgranite]

In the past

They have released the 10k at any time in March but I don't believe it has ever been late. I figure Wednesday or Thurs. should be the day they are released. Somebody definitely is raising the bid so hopefully we can get some off at .28.

[buxmaker]

Looks like if FIFG is going to release news in March, it will have to be next week. Good to see some bids lining up at .23 and the ask now up to .28.

[buxmaker]

Someone is hitting those .24's

[rodgranite]

The emails

Are geared toward specials, product announcements, etc. They haven't put out anything about sales since November.

[Hooparena]

They don't disclose any sales on emails. The emails are from the Southeast Edibles division so you need to go to that website and sign up there. Here is the link below:

https://seecbd.com/

The corporate office of First Foods Group basically doesn't put out any emails except for financials/news press releases through the business newswires.

[rodgranite]

Yep...earnings on the 31st

This is how this stock has traded for 18 months. Very erratic. The next earnings report will be very illuminating.

[buxmaker]

I am not on the email list. I will apply to get on. What are they saying about their sales in the emails they are sending you?

[Hooparena]

As far as I know, they are selling their product without issues. The key will be is how were sales growth and margins?

If you are on their emailing lists, you should be getting consistent emails about the product and sales. Also, they are doing a good job of promoting on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Obviously, we still have to consider how selling is going on Costco and Amazon. If that is going well, we could be in for a nice surprise.

I am a daily consumer of their product which I think is great and really enjoy so I am a big believer in what they are doing.

[buxmaker]

Do you know if they were actively selling their product for the entire quarter? Only a week or so left in March, so hopefully we will get something soon.

[Hooparena]

I am expecting earnings sometime this month. The company has been consistent putting out annual earnings sometime in March.

This stock always trades in spurts and then goes dormant for a while.

We could get some more consistency in trading if we can finally show some good earnings.

[buxmaker]

Action has dried up? Are you expecting an earnings release on the 31st? Hopefully we will at least get a filing in April.

[buxmaker]

You can't expect the number of shareholders to rise in any significant way when the company only rarely speaks to shareholders. Thus far, there has been very little news. We need to all encourage them to be more active on Twitter and to release regular news releases. Hopefully, once earnings hit this time around, they will finally have a story to tell and will start releasing news more often. It would not only be good for the stock, but good for sales as well. They need to better market what they are doing.

Volume has been slow lately, but it has mostly been buying. I get the sense that if any real volume hits the stock, your .50 target will be easily achievable.

[rodgranite]

It really is bizarre

After the last quarter the shareholder count really didn't increase despite the intermittent purchasing of shares. That tells me that there is just a few people buying up these shares, generally at the ask. It has been odd for quite a while now but I do agree that fifty cents wouldn't be difficult with good news.

[Hooparena]

As usual, the trading in this stock always has me scratching my head. We only have now 3 of us watching this stock on this chat board so we know it isn't widely followed. If we get any positive earnings, we could see a nice jump up to the $.50 level in my opinion. If that was to happen, I would love to see it hold that level as a new base because I believe there will be more good news in the future if the growth can continue.

[rodgranite]

An increase in volume leading up to financials

Never a bad sign