Company: JACK
Filing Date: 2025-08-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000807882-25-000043
Chunk: 117

Company: JACK IN THE BOX INC
Filing Date: 2025-08-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
Chunk 117
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,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goals,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “may,” “will,” “would”, “should” and similar expressions. These statements are based on management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate. These estimates and assumptions involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that are in some cases beyond our control. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

•Changes in the availability of and the cost of labor could adversely affect our business.

•Changes in consumer confidence and declines in general economic conditions could negatively impact our financial results.

•Increases in food and commodity costs could decrease our profit margins or result in a modified menu, which could adversely affect our financial results.

•Failure to receive scheduled deliveries of high-quality food ingredients and other supplies could harm our operations and reputation.

•Inability to attract, train and retain top-performing personnel could adversely impact our financial results or business.

•Our business could be adversely affected by increased labor costs.

•Unionization activities or labor disputes may disrupt our operations and affect our profitability.

•Our insurance may not provide adequate levels of coverage against claims.

•We face significant competition in the food service industry and our inability to compete may adversely affect our business.

•Changes in demographic trends and in customer tastes and preferences could cause sales and the royalties we receive from franchisees to decline.

•Negative publicity relating to our business or industry could adversely impact our reputation.

•We may not have the same resources as our competitors for marketing, advertising and promotion.

•We may be adversely impacted by severe weather conditions, natural disasters, terrorist acts or civil unrest that could result in property damage, injury to employees and staff, and lost restaurant sales.

•Food safety and food-borne illness concerns may have an adverse effect on our business by reducing demand and increasing costs.

•We may not achieve our development goals.

•Our highly franchised business model presents a number of risks, and the failure of our franchisees to operate successful and profitable restaurants could negatively impact our business.

•We are subject to financial and regulatory risks associated with our owned and leased properties and real estate development projects.

•We have a limited number of suppliers for our major products and rely on a distribution network with a limited number of distribution partners for the majority of our national distribution program. If our suppliers or distributors are unable to fulfill their