RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

19.         RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

TCCC controls approximately 19.3% of the voting interests of the Company. The TCCC Subsidiaries, the TCCC Related Parties and certain TCCC independent bottlers/distributors purchase and distribute the Company’s products in domestic and certain international markets. The Company also pays TCCC a commission based on certain sales within the TCCC distribution network.

TCCC commissions, based on sales to the TCCC Subsidiaries and the TCCC Related Parties, were $20.1 million and $10.7 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included as a reduction to net sales. TCCC commissions, based on sales to the TCCC Subsidiaries and the TCCC Related Parties, were $36.2 million and $22.1 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included as a reduction to net sales.

TCCC commissions, based on sales to certain TCCC independent bottlers/distributors, were $8.1 million and $5.4 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included in operating expenses. TCCC commissions, based on sales to certain TCCC independent bottlers/distributors, were $13.6 million and $9.8 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included in operating expenses.

Net sales to the TCCC Subsidiaries for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $27.0 million and $14.2 million, respectively.  Net sales to the TCCC Subsidiaries for the six-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $54.1 million and $33.6 million, respectively.

The Company also purchases concentrates from TCCC which are then sold to certain of the Company’s bottlers/distributors. Concentrate purchases from TCCC were $7.7 million and $6.5 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Concentrate purchases from TCCC were $14.1 million and $10.8 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Certain TCCC Subsidiaries also contract manufacture certain of the Company’s energy drinks. Such contract manufacturing expenses were $6.6 million and $2.2 million for the three-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Such contract manufacturing expenses were $14.0 million and $6.2 million for the six-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued promotional allowances and accrued liabilities related to the TCCC Subsidiaries are as follows at:

	June 30,		December 31,
	2021		2020
Accounts receivable, net	$	57,207	$	44,925
Accounts payable	$	(36,687)	$	(30,792)
Accrued promotional allowances	$	(6,332)	$	(5,834)
Accrued liabilities	$	(25,578)	$	(15,446)

One director of the Company through certain trusts, and a family member of one director, are principal owners of a company that provides promotional materials to the Company. Expenses incurred with such company in connection with promotional materials purchased during the three-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $1.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively. Expenses incurred with such company in connection with promotional materials purchased during the six-months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 were $1.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively.

In December 2018, the Company and a director of the Company entered into a 50-50 partnership that purchased land, and real property thereon, in Kona, Hawaii for the purpose of producing coffee products. The Company’s initial 50% contribution of $1.9 million was accounted for as an equity investment. During the three-months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded an equity loss of $0.08 million. During the six-months ended June 30, 2021, the Company recorded an equity loss of $0.12 million. As of June 30, 2021, the Company’s equity investment is $1.4 million and is included in other assets (non-current) in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.