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Note 15 - Subsequent Events
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9 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2013
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| Subsequent Events [Abstract] | |
| Subsequent Events [Text Block] | 15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Since the close of the quarter ended February 28, 2013 to the date of this filing, the Company has issued a total of 1,673,674 shares of common stock to two existing lenders with respect to additional loans made to the Company of $696,000 and in exchange for extending repayment of amounts previously advanced. The Company also issued 4,650 shares of common stock with respect to a marketing promotion and a total of 105,000 shares of common stock to two marketing consultants (infra). During the same period, the Company sold to an existing shareholder 200,000 shares of convertible preferred stock for a total of $200,000. As a result of these transactions, the Company's common stock issued and outstanding increased to 33,341,306 and its preferred stock issued and outstanding increased to 6,399,154. During the same period, the Company executed three supplemental Promissory Notes to the Credit Card Loan Facility entered on October 19, 2012 in the respective amounts of $300,000 (on May 10, 2013); $121,000 (on July 10, 2013) and $275,000 (on July 12, 2013) for total advances of $696,000. At a board meeting held on June 19, 2013, the Company’s board of directors accepted the resignation of Mr. John Nesbett who resigned as a director of the Company after more than five years of service. Mr. Nesbett explained that, given the increasing demands of his business and the beginning in June of the Company's new fiscal year, it would be an appropriate time to resign. The Company accepted Mr. Nesbett's resignation and appointed David A. Dowe, MD to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Nesbett's resignation. Dr. Dowe is a shareholder and lender having more than $1 million invested in or loaned to the Company. Dr. Dowe will serve the remainder of Mr. Nesbett’s term until the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders. Dr. Dowe is a brother of the Company’s CEO, Daniel Dowe. On or about July 14, 2013, the Company hired Joe Sherman, former CEO of Viking Culinary Group, as a sales and business development consultant. Mr. Sherman will help the Company develop more marketing partnerships among catalog and specialty retailers with particular emphasis on drop-ship sales and web-to-web sales relating to the CheeseClockTM icon. On or about July 15, 2013, the Company hired, Joern Tittel, former president of MetroWine Distribution Company and founder of Splitbin, an online wine retailer. As Director of Retail Sales, Mr. Tittel will focus upon increasing the number stores that stock the Artisanal CheeseClock™ retail merchandising system and related email marketing, in-store demos and social media plans to drive sales at the store level. On September 24, 2013, the Company signed a five-year Lease Agreement with Jamestown 47th Avenue, L.P, a nationwide real estate investor and manager of major commercial properties, including Chelsea Market in Manhattan. The Company will occupy approximately 11,000 square feet of space in what is currently known as the Falchi Building located in Long Island City, New York. The space will house executive and sales offices, four state-of-the-art cheese-aging caves, a packaging and shipping facility and customer call center. In addition, the Company executed a two-year License Agreement for approximately 1,000 square feet of retail space at the front of the Falchi Building in which the Company intends to open by the end of the calendar year its first cheese shop and café. |