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Note 1 - Nature of Business
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of Business

Note 1 Nature of Business

 

Nature of Business

 

Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”, “Twinlab,” “we,” “our” and “us”) was incorporated on October 24, 2013 under the laws of the State of Nevada as Mirror Me, Inc. On August 7, 2014, we amended our articles of incorporation and changed our name to Twinlab Consolidated Holdings, Inc.

 

We are an integrated marketer, distributor, and retailer of branded nutritional supplements and other natural products sold to and through domestic health and natural food stores, mass market retailers, specialty store retailers, on-line retailers, and websites. Internationally, we market and distribute branded nutritional supplements and other natural products to and through health and natural product distributors and retailers.

 

Our products include vitamins, minerals, specialty supplements and sports nutrition products sold under the Twinlab® brand name, a market leader in the healthy aging and beauty from within categories sold under the Reserveage Nutrition and ResVitale® brand names; and diet and energy products sold under the Metabolife® brand name. To accommodate consumer preferences, our products come in various formulations and delivery forms, including capsules, tablets, softgels, chewables, liquids, sprays and powders. These products are sold primarily through health and natural food stores and on-line retailers, supermarkets, and mass-market retailers. 

 

We also performed services between private label distributors and contract manufacturers under the NutraScience Labs (“NSL”) brand name. NSL facilitated the production of new supplements to market and reformulated existing products to include scientifically backed ingredients. We provided our customers with numerous production services, including manufacturing, testing, label and packaging design, order fulfillment, and regulatory compliance.

 

NSL facilitated the contract manufacture of a variety of high-quality vitamin and supplement products, including but not limited to, immune support supplements, cognitive support products, prebiotics and probiotics, supplements for weight management, and sports nutrition supplements. Our role in the production of these products was to help our customers manufacture or reformulate dietary supplements for sale and distribution. We did this by working with contract manufacturers to build scientifically backed formulas for resale to our end customers. We also simplified the production process by providing quality control checks, storing inventory on site, labeling and designing finished products, and drop shipping finished products ready for sale to our end customers. We did not market these private label products, but rather sold the products to the customer, who was then responsible for the marketing, distribution, and sale to retailers or to their end customers. The services performed under NSL ceased with the abandonment of operations that began in July 2023.

 

Going Concern

 

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes continuity of operations and realization of assets and liabilities in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2024, we had an accumulated deficit of $376,487. Historical losses are primarily attributable to lower than planned sales resulting from low fill rates on demand due to limitations of our working capital, delayed product introductions and postponed marketing activities, merger-related and other restructuring costs as well as the abandonment of operations of NSL, and interest and refinancing charges associated with our debt. Losses have been funded primarily through debt.

 

Because of our history of operating losses and significant interest expense on our debt, we have a working capital deficiency of $146,561 as of September 30, 2024. We also have $92,998 of debt, presented in current liabilities. These continuing conditions, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

 

Management is addressing operating issues through the following actions: focusing on growing the core business and brands; continuing emphasis on major customers and key products; and continuing to negotiate lower prices from major suppliers. We will need to raise additional capital through debt, equity or the sale of assets during the current year. There can be no assurance that sources of funding will be available when needed on acceptable terms or at all. If we cannot obtain additional funding when required, the Company may sell certain assets, enter into collaborations, strategic alliances, merger and acquisition activities, and licensing agreements, negotiate with its principal lenders, wind-up operations of other subsidiaries, or file for bankruptcy protection.