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Exhibit 10.15  

 
 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT    
    

        THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into as of the 31st day of August, 2005, by and among  Deja Foods,
 Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), and Myron D. Stoltzfus, Sr.
("Stoltzfus"). 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT  

        A.    The Company desires to employ Stoltzfus as its Senior Vice President and as provided herein. 

        B.    Stoltzfus desires to accept such employment. 

        NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing Explanatory Statement that is made a substantive part of this Agreement and the
mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

        1.    Employment.    The Company hereby employs Stoltzfus and
Stoltzfus hereby accepts employment with the Company as its Senior Vice President upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 

        2.    Duties.    Stoltzfus will serve the Company as Senior Vice
President and will faithfully and diligently perform the services and functions relating to such position or otherwise reasonably incident to such position, provided that all such services and
functions will be reasonable and within Stoltzfus's area of expertise. Stoltzfus's specific duties shall include those related to (i) all phases of the Company's expansion into additional
wholesale food markets; (ii) coordination of the Company's expansion; (iii) coordination of the implementation of the Company's "Platinum Group" plan; and (iii) such other duties
as the Company may reasonably direct. Stoltzfus will, during the term of this Agreement (or any extension thereof), devote his time, attention and skills and best efforts as a full time employee to
the promotion of the business of the Company, except that he may devote such time as is necessary to his import/export business. 

        3.    Term.    This Agreement and Stoltzfus's employment shall
commence on September 1, 2005, (the "Effective Date") and shall continue for a term of three years ("Initial Term") unless terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement. The term of this
Agreement may be extended by agreement of the Company and Stoltzfus. 

        4.    Compensation.    As compensation for the services rendered to
the Company under this Agreement commencing on the Effective Date hereof, Stoltzfus will be paid a base salary of One Hundred and Twenty Thousand dollars ($120,000) per year, payable monthly, in
arrears, in bi-monthly installments or in accordance with the then current payroll policies of the Company or as otherwise agreed to by the parties (the "Salary"). On each yearly
anniversary date of the commencement of the Term of this Agreement, the base salary of Stoltzfus will increase by the percentage of the cost of living increase during the past 12 months as
reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City area. In addition, at any time and from time to time, the Salary may be increased if so determined by the Company's
board of directors after a review of Stoltzfus's performance of his duties hereunder. Further, the Company's board of directors may provide performance bonuses, at its sole discretion, to Stoltzfus
upon criteria that may be established by the Board. 

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        5.    Termination.    This Agreement will terminate and no additional
payments of compensation will be due hereunder upon the occurrence of any of the following events: 

	a.
	The
death of Stoltzfus;

	b.
	The
"Total Disability" (as hereinafter defined) of Stoltzfus;

	c.
	Written
notice to Stoltzfus from the Company of termination for "Cause" (as hereinafter defined);

	d.
	The
voluntary termination of this Agreement by Stoltzfus upon sixty (60) days prior written notice;

	e.
	The
later of three (3) years from the Effective Date of this Agreement or the date to which this Agreement is extended in accordance with Section 3 above. 

        For
purposes of Section 5b, the term "Total Disability" means physical or mental disability, or both, determined to be (or reasonably expected to be, based upon then available
medical information) of not less than six (6) months duration or more. The determination shall rest upon the opinion of the physician regularly attending Stoltzfus. If the Company disagrees
with said physician's opinion, the Company may engage at their own expense a physician to examine the Stoltzfus, and Stoltzfus hereby consents to such examination and to waive, if applicable any
privilege between the physician and Stoltzfus that may arise as a result of said examination. If after conferring, the two physicians cannot concur on a final opinion, they shall choose a third
consulting physician whose opinion shall control. The expense of the third consulting physician shall be borne equally by the Stoltzfus and the Company. 

        For
purposes of Section 5c, "Cause" means (i) Stoltzfus has failed to substantially perform his duties as reasonably determined by the Chief Executive Officer of the
Company or the Board of Directors of the Company, (ii) Stoltzfus engages in poor performance that is not cured within thirty (30) days after counseling by the Company,
(iii) Stoltzfus has failed to comply with the reasonable directives and policies of the Board of Directors of the Company or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, or (iv) Stoltzfus
breaches his fiduciary duty to the Company or commits any dishonest, unethical, fraudulent, or felonious act in respect to Stoltzfus's duties to the Company. 

        6.    Benefits.    Stoltzfus shall be entitled to participate in any
Company benefits as they become available, if at all, including group medical and dental insurance, life insurance, incentive compensation, deferred compensation, stock option plans or other Company
programs or plans which are offered to other Company executives. Further, Stoltzfus will be provided a reasonable office and support in the Denver, Pennsylvania area for the performance of his duties
under this Agreement. 

        7.    Business Expenses.    Upon submission of proper documentation,
the Company shall pay or reimburse Stoltzfus for all reasonable and necessary office, telephone, travel and other expenses which are incurred by Stoltzfus in the pursuit of Stoltzfus's duties on
behalf of the Company. 

        8.    Confidentiality.    

        a.    Confidentiality.    

        (1)   Stoltzfus
acknowledges that in Stoltzfus's employment hereunder, Stoltzfus will be making use of, acquiring and adding to the Company's trade secrets and its
confidential and proprietary information of a special and unique nature and value relating to such matters as, but not limited to, the Company's business operations, internal structure, financial
affairs, programs, software systems, procedures, manuals, confidential reports, lists of clients and prospective clients and sales and marketing methods, as well as the amount, nature and type of
services, equipment and methods used and preferred by the Company's clients and the fees paid by such clients, all of which shall be deemed to be confidential information. Stoltzfus 

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acknowledges
that such confidential information has been and will continue to be of central importance to the business of the Company and that disclosure of it to or its use by others could cause
substantial loss to the Company. In consideration of employment by the Company, Stoltzfus agrees that during the Initial Term and any renewal term of this Agreement and upon and after leaving the
employ of the Company for any reason whatsoever, Stoltzfus shall not, for any purpose whatsoever, directly or indirectly, divulge or disclose to any person or entity any of such confidential
information which was obtained by Stoltzfus as a result of the Stoltzfus's employment with the Company or any trade secrets of the Company, but shall hold all of the same confidential and inviolate. 

        (2)   All
contracts, agreements, financial books, records, instruments and documents; client lists; memoranda; data; reports; programs; software, tapes; Rolodexes; telephone
and address books; letters; research; card decks; listings; programming; and any other instruments, records or documents relating or pertaining to clients serviced by the Company or Stoltzfus, the
services rendered by Stoltzfus, or the business of the Company (collectively, the "Records") shall at all times be and remain the property of the Company. Upon termination of this Agreement and
Stoltzfus's employment under this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, Stoltzfus shall return to the Company all Records (whether furnished by the Company or prepared by Stoltzfus), and Stoltzfus
shall neither make nor retain any copies of any of such Records after such termination. 

        (3)   All
inventions and other creations, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, and all ideas, reports and other creative works, including, without limitation, computer
programs, manuals and related materials, made or conceived in whole or in part by Stoltzfus while employed by the Company and within one year thereafter, which relate in any manner whatsoever to the
business, existing or proposed, of the Company or any other business or research or development effort in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates engages during Stoltzfus's
employment by the Company will be disclosed promptly by Stoltzfus to the Company and shall be the sole and exclusive property of the Company. All copyrightable works created by Stoltzfus and covered
by this Section 8b(3) shall be deemed to be works for hire. Stoltzfus shall cooperate with the Company in patenting or copyrighting all such inventions, ideas, reports and other creative works,
shall execute, acknowledge, seal and deliver all documents
tendered by the Company to evidence its ownership thereof through the world, and shall cooperate with the Company obtaining, defending and enforcing its rights therein. 

        b.    Enforceability.    In the event of the breach of the covenants contained in this Section 8, it is
understood that damages will be difficult to ascertain and the Company may petition a court of law or equity for injunctive relief in addition to any other relief which the Company may have under the
law, this Agreement or any other agreement executed in connection herewith. In connection with the bringing of any legal or equitable action for the enforcement of this Agreement, the Company shall be
entitled to recover, whether the Company seeks equitable relief, and regardless of what relief is afforded, such reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses as the Company may incur in prosecution of the
Company's claim for breach hereof. 

        It
is hereby agreed that the provisions of this Section 8 are separate and independent from the other provisions of this Agreement, that these provisions are specifically
enforceable by the Company notwithstanding any claim by Stoltzfus that the Company has violated or breached this Agreement or any claim that Stoltzfus is entitled to any offset or compensation. 

        To
induce the Company to enter into this Agreement, Stoltzfus represents and warrants to the Company that Section 8 of this Agreement is enforceable by the Company in accordance
with its terms. 

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        The
parties hereto agree that to the extent that any provision or portion of Section 8 of this Agreement shall be held, found or deemed to be unreasonable, unlawful or
unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, then any such provision or portion thereof shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary in order that any such provision or portion
thereof shall be legally enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; and the parties hereto do further agree that any court of competent jurisdiction shall, and the parties hereto
do hereby expressly authorize, request and empower any court of competent jurisdiction to, enforce any such provision or portion thereof or to modify any such provision or portion thereof in order
that any such provision or portion thereof shall be enforced by such court to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. 

        9.    Waiver of Breach.    The waiver by any party hereto of a breach
of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by any party. 

        10.    Notices.    Any notices, consents, demands, request, approvals
and other communications to be given under this Agreement by either party to the other will be deemed to have been duly given if given in
writing and personally delivered, faxed or if sent by mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid with return receipt requested, as follows: 

	If to the Company:	 	Deja Foods, Inc.

16501 Ventura Blvd., Suite 503

Encino, CA 91436

Attn: David Fox, President	 	 
	

If to Stoltzfus:	
 	

Myron D. Stoltzfus, Sr.

308 Washington Street]

Denver, PA 17517	
 	

 

        Notices
delivered personally will be deemed communicated as of actual receipt, notices by fax shall be deemed delivered when such notices are faxed to recipient's fax number and notices
by mail shall be deemed delivered when mailed. 

        11.    Entire Agreement.    This Agreement and the agreements
contemplated hereby constitute the entire agreement of the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior agreements and understanding, both written and oral, among the parties,
or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. 

        12.    Severability.    If any provision of this Agreement is held to
be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during this Agreement, such provision will be fully severable and this Agreement will be construed and enforced as if such
illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision never comprised a part hereof; and the remaining provisions hereof will remain in full force and effect and will not be affected by the illegal, invalid or
unenforceable provision or by its severance herefrom. Furthermore, in lieu of such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision, there will be added automatically, as part of this Agreement, a
provision as similar in its terms to such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid and enforceable. 

        13.    Governing Law.    To the extent permitted by applicable law,
this Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties will be governed by and construed and enforced exclusively in accordance with the substantive laws (but not the rules governing conflicts
of laws) of the State of California and the State of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction regarding any legal actions relating to this Agreement. 

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        14.    Captions.    The captions in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and will not limit or otherwise affect any of the terms or provisions hereof. 

        15.    Gender and Number.    When the context requires, the gender of
all words used herein will include the masculine, feminine and neuter, and the number of all words will include the singular and plural. 

        16.    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which will constitute one and the same instrument. 

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 

	THE COMPANY:	 	STOLTZFUS:
	

Deja Foods, Inc., a Nevada corporation	
 	

 
	

 	

 	
 	

 
	By:	    
 David Fox, President	 	    
 Myron D. Stoltzfus, Sr.

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Exhibit 10.16  

 
 

PROMISSORY NOTE    
    

	LENDER:	 	BORROWER:
	

Myron D. Stoltzfus, Sr.

Lisa Stoltzfus

308 Washington Street

Denver, PA 17517	
 	

Deja Foods, Inc.

16501 Ventura Blvd., Suite 608

Encino, CA 91436
	

PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $333,333	
 	

INTEREST RATE: 6%
	

DATE OF NOTE: September 29, 2005	
 	

 

        1.    Promise to Pay.    Deja Foods, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
"Borrower"), promises to pay to Myron D. Stoltzfus, Sr. and Lisa Stoltzfus ("Lender"), or order, in
lawful money of the United Commonwealths of America, the principal amount of Three Hundred Thirty Three Thousand Three Hundred and Thirty Three Dollars ($333,333), together with interest on the unpaid
principal balance from the date of this Note until paid in full. 

        2.    Payment.    The loan will be payable in monthly payments of interest on the then outstanding principal balance
only of One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Six Dollars and Sixty Five Cents ($1,666.65) per month and with all monthly payments referred to as "Monthly
Payment." Borrower's first Monthly Payment is due October 29, 2005, and all subsequent Monthly Payments are due on the last day of every month thereafter. Borrower's
final payment of all principal and accrued interest not yet paid shall be due on or before April 29, 2007. Borrower will pay Lender at Lender's address shown above or at such other place as
Lender may designate in writing. Unless otherwise agreed or required by applicable law, payments will be applied first to any unpaid collection costs, then to accrued unpaid interest and any remaining
amount then to principal. 

        3.    Interest Rate.    The interest rate on this Note is six percent (6%) percent per annum. 

        4.    Prepayment.    Borrower may pay without penalty all or a portion of the principal amount owed earlier than it is
due. Early payments will not, unless agreed to by Lender in writing, relieve Borrower of Borrower's obligation to continue to make payments under the payment schedule, but rather, they will reduce the
principal balance due and may result in Borrower's making fewer payments. 

        5.    Default.    Borrower will be in default if any of the following happens: (a) Borrower fails to make any
payment within ten (10) days of when due; (b) Borrower breaks any promise Borrower has made to Lender, or Borrower fails to perform promptly at the time and strictly in the manner
provided in this Note; (c) Borrower becomes insolvent, a receiver is appointed for any part of Borrower's property, Borrower makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or any proceeding
is commenced either by Borrower or against Borrower under any bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or (d) Any creditor tries to take any of Borrower's property. 

        6.    Lender's Rights.    Upon default, Lender may declare the entire unpaid principal balance on this Note and all
accrued unpaid interest immediately due, without notice, and then Borrower will pay that amount. Upon default, including failure to pay any payment within ten (10) days of when due or upon the
final maturity, whichever occurs first, Lender, at its option, may also, if permitted under applicable law, do one or both of the following: (a) increase the interest rate on this Note to 12%,
and (b) add any unpaid accrued interest to principal and such sum will bear interest therefrom until paid at the rate provided in this Note (including any increased rate). The interest rate
will not exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. Lender may hire or pay someone else to help collect this Note if Borrower does not pay. Borrower also will pay Lender that amount. This
includes, subject to any limits under applicable law, Lender's attorney's fees and legal expenses whether or not there is a lawsuit, including attorney's fees and legal expenses for bankruptcy
proceedings (including efforts to modify or vacate any automatic stay or injunction), appeals, and any anticipated post-judgment 

 

collection
services. If not prohibited by applicable law, Borrower also will pay any court costs, in addition to all other sums provided by law. This Note has been delivered to Lender and accepted by
Lender in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. This Note shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. 

        7.    Security for Loan.    This Note is secured by a security interest in all of the assets of M&L Wholesale Foods,
LLC as of the date of this Note subordinated to any lien that is the result of financing by the Borrower. The Lender agrees that upon written request from Borrower at any time and from time to time,
the Lender will execute a subordination agreement(s) to subordinate this Note and the security hereunder, to any new financing by the Borrower and any liens as a result thereof. 

        8.    Joint and Several Liability; Waiver of Maker.    Maker and each party liable hereon in any capacity, whether as
endorser, surety, guarantor or otherwise and all others who may become liable, primarily or secondarily, for all or any part of the Obligations, jointly and severally: 

        a.     waives
presentment for payment, demand, protest and notice of presentment, notice of protest, notice of non-payment and notice of dishonor of this debt and
each and every other notice of any kind respecting this Note and all lack of diligence or delays in collection or enforcement hereof, 

        b.     agrees
that Lender and any subsequent holder of this Note, at any time or times, without notice to the undersigned or its consent, may grant extensions of time, without
limit as to the number of the aggregate period of such extensions, for the payment of any principal, interest or other sums due hereunder, 

        c.     to
the extent permitted by law, waives all exemptions under the laws of the Commonwealth of California and/or any state or territory of the United Commonwealths, 

        d.     consents
to the release of any security, and agrees that any such extension or release may be made without notice to any of the parties and without in any way affecting
or discharging liability for the obligations hereunder, 

        e.     to
the extent permitted by law, waives the benefit of any law or rule of law intended for its advantage or protection as an obligor hereunder or providing for its release
or discharge from liability hereon, in whole or in part, on account of any facts or circumstances other than full and complete payment of all amounts due hereunder, and 

        f.      agrees
to pay, in addition to all other sums of money due, all cost of collection and attorney's fees, whether suit be brought or not, if this Note is not paid in full
when due, whether at the stated maturity or by acceleration. 

        9.    Miscellaneous.    

        a.     It
is not intended hereby to charge interest at a rate in excess of the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged to Borrower under applicable law, but if,
notwithstanding such intention, interest in excess of the maximum rate shall be paid hereunder, the excess shall be applied to principal and the interest rate on this Note shall be adjusted to the
maximum permitted under applicable law during the period or periods that the interest rate otherwise provided herein would exceed such rate. 

        b.     Any
reference herein to the Lender shall be deemed to include and apply to every subsequent holder of this Note. 

        c.     This Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, regardless of the laws that might
otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof. The Borrower agrees that process may be served upon it in any manner authorized by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania for such  

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 person and waives and covenants not to assert or plead any objection that it might otherwise have to such jurisdiction and such process.

	 	 	BORROWER:
	

 	
 	

Deja Foods, Inc.
	

 	
 	

 	

 
	 	 	By:	    
 David Fox, President

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