Nature of Operations and Principles of Consolidation

9 Months Ended

May 30, 2020

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Nature of Operations and Principles of Consolidation

The Simply Good Foods Company (“Simply Good Foods”) was formed by Conyers Park Acquisition Corp. (“Conyers Park”) on March 30, 2017. On April 10, 2017, Conyers Park and NCP-ATK Holdings, Inc., among others, entered into a definitive merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which on July 7, 2017, Conyers Park merged into Simply Good Foods and as a result acquired the companies which conducted the Atkins® brand business (the “Acquisition of Atkins”). The common stock of Simply Good Foods is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “SMPL.”

On August 21, 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiary Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (“Atkins”) entered into a Stock and Unit Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") to acquire Quest Nutrition, LLC ("Quest"), a healthy lifestyle food company (the "Acquisition of Quest"). On November 7, 2019, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Atkins completed the Acquisition of Quest, via Atkins’ direct or indirect acquisition of 100% of the equity interests of Voyage Holdings, LLC (“Voyage Holdings”), and VMG Quest Blocker, Inc. (“Voyage Blocker” and, together with Voyage Holdings, the “Target Companies”) for a cash purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion (subject to customary adjustments for the Target Companies’ levels of cash, indebtedness, net working capital and transaction expenses as of the closing date).

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Simply Good Foods and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Simply Good Foods and its subsidiaries.

The Company maintains its accounting records on a 52/53-week fiscal year, ending on the last Saturday in August of each year.

Description of Business

The Simply Good Foods Company is a consumer packaged food and beverage company that aims to lead the nutritious snacking movement with trusted brands that offer a variety of convenient, innovative, great-tasting, better-for-you snacks and meal replacements. The Company’s nutritious snacking platform consists of brands that specialize in providing products for consumers that follow certain nutritional philosophies, dietary approaches and/or health-and-wellness trends: Atkins® for those following a low-carb lifestyle; Quest® for consumers seeking to partner with a brand that makes the foods they crave work for them, not against them, through a variety of protein-rich foods and beverages that also limit sugars and simple carbs; and SimplyProtein® for consumers looking for protein-enhanced snacks made with fewer, simple ingredients. We distribute our products in major retail channels, primarily in North America, including grocery, club and mass merchandise, as well as through e-commerce, convenience, specialty and other channels. Our portfolio of nutritious snacking brands gives us a strong platform with which to introduce new products, expand distribution, and attract new consumers to our products. Our platform also positions us to continue to selectively pursue acquisition opportunities of brands in the nutritious snacking and broader health-and-wellness food space.

Reclassification of Prior Year Amounts

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation including (i) Selling expenses and Marketing expenses, which have been combined as Selling and marketing on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income and (ii) Other operating expense, which has been combined with General and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The interim condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes of the Company and its subsidiaries are unaudited. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and disclosures which are, in our opinion, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the indicated periods. All such adjustments were of a normal and recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed. The year-end balance sheet data was derived from the audited financial statements and, in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q, certain information and footnote disclosures required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The results reported in these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be reported for the entire fiscal year and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2019, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”), filed with the SEC on October 30, 2019. Additionally, based on the duration and severity of economic effects from the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic, including but not limited to stock market volatility, the potential for (i) a return to increased rates of reported cases of COVID-19 (which has been referred to as a second wave), (ii) unexpected supply chain disruptions, (iii) changes to customer operations, (iv) consumer purchasing and consumption behavior, and (v) the closure of retailing establishments, the Company remains uncertain of the ultimate effect COVID-19 could have on its business.