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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 20, 2026

MISSION PRODUCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 001-39561 |  | 95-3847744
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |  | (Commission file number) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

2710 Camino Del Sol, Oxnard, CA |  | 93030
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |  | (Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 981-3650

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share |  | AVO |  | NASDAQ Global Select Market

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

| ☒ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 20, 2026, Mission Produce, Inc. (the “Company”) posted an updated copy of its investor presentation to its website at www.missionproduce.com. The presentation will be used at the 38th Annual ROTH Conference, March 23rd and 24th, 2026, where certain officers of the company are scheduled to participate. A copy of the presentation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8K as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Item 7.01, including the related information set forth in the updated investor presentation attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Investor Presentation
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

|  | MISSION PRODUCE, INC.
|  | /s/ Stephen J. Barnard
|  | Stephen J. Barnard
|  | Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 20, 2026