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Commitments and Contingencies
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2025
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies

I. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Contractual Obligations

 

As of March 29, 2025, projected cash outflows under non-cancellable contractual obligations are as follows:

 

 

 

Commitments

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Brand support

 

$

68,863

 

Ingredients and packaging (excluding hops and malt)

 

 

55,605

 

Hops and malt

 

 

36,710

 

Equipment and machinery

 

 

32,822

 

Other

 

 

23,171

 

Total commitments

 

$

217,171

 

 

The Company expects to pay $189.8 million of these obligations in the remainder of fiscal 2025, $18.4 million in fiscal 2026, $7.1 million in fiscal 2027, and $1.9 million in fiscal 2028 and thereafter. The commitment amounts exclude any impact related to the tariff programs announcement by the U.S. government as of April 2, 2025.

 

Litigation

 

The Company is party to legal proceedings and claims, where significant damages are asserted against it. Given the inherent uncertainty of litigation, it is possible that the Company could incur liabilities as a consequence of these claims, which may or may not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition or the results of its operations. The Company accrues loss contingencies if, in the opinion of management and its legal counsel, the risk of loss is probable and able to be estimated. Material pending legal proceedings are discussed below.

Supplier Dispute. On December 31, 2022, Ardagh Metal Packaging USA Corp. (“Ardagh”) filed an action against the Company alleging, among other things, that the Company had failed to purchase contractual minimum volumes of certain aluminum beverage can containers in 2021 and 2022. The Company filed an Amended Answer, Amended Affirmative Defenses and Amended Counterclaims on March 25, 2024.
On November 9, 2023, Ardagh filed a Notice of Plaintiff’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings on Count II of the Complaint, to which the Company filed an Opposition on November 22, 2023. On February 26, 2024, the Court granted the Motion. On March 27, 2024, the Company filed a Motion to Clarify and to Reconsider the Court’s decision. Following briefing by the parties, on June 17, 2024, the Court granted the Company's Motion to Reconsider, denied Ardagh's Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, and vacated its February 26, 2024 Order. The Court set a fact discovery deadline of November 25, 2024 with some discovery motions still pending. Expert discovery has begun and the Court has set an expert discovery deadline of May 30, 2025. Ardagh has filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment on certain liability issues. The Company anticipates submitting its response by April 24, 2025. The Court has not set a date for the Company’s anticipated summary judgment motion filings or trial. The Company denies that it breached the terms of the parties’ contract and intends to defend against the Ardagh claims vigorously.