Company: BOF
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-004712
Chunk: 448

Company: BranchOut Food Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-15
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 448
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 adversely affected.

Consumer
preferences for natural and organic food products are difficult to predict and may change.

Our
business is primarily focused on sales of non-GMO, organic and natural products, and our success depends, in part, on our ability to
offer products that anticipate the tastes and dietary habits of consumers and appeal to their preferences on a timely and affordable
basis. Consumer eating habits may impact our business because of changes in attitudes regarding diet and health or new information regarding
the health effects of consuming products we distribute. If consumer eating habits change significantly, we may be required to modify
or discontinue sales of certain items in our product portfolio, and we may experience higher costs associated with implementing those
changes. We cannot ensure that we will be able to effectively respond to changes in consumer health perceptions or to adapt our product
offerings to trends in eating habits.

A
significant shift in consumer demand away from our products, could reduce our sales and harm our business. Consumer trends change based
on a number of possible factors, including nutritional values, a change in consumer preferences or general economic conditions. Additionally,
there is a growing focus among some consumers to buy local food products in an attempt to reduce the carbon footprint associated with
transporting food products from longer distances, which could result in a decrease in the demand for food products and ingredients that
we import from other countries or transport from remote processing locations or growing regions. Further, failures by us or our competitors
to deliver quality products could erode consumer trust in the organic certification of foods. A significant shift in consumer demand
away from our products would reduce our market share, harming our business.

Technology
failures or security breaches could disrupt our operations and negatively impact our business.

In
the normal course of business, we rely on information technology systems to process, transmit, and store electronic information. For
example, our production and distribution facilities and inventory management utilize information technology to increase efficiencies
and limit costs. Information technology systems are also integral to the reporting of our results of operations. Furthermore, a significant
portion of the communications between, and storage of personal data of, our personnel, customers, and suppliers depend on information
technology, including social media platforms.

Our
information technology systems may be vulnerable to a variety of interruptions, as a result of updating our enterprise platform or due
to events beyond our control, including, but not limited to, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, telecommunications failures, computer
viruses, hackers, and other security issues. These events could compromise our