engage with thousands of consumers every week to build relationships, educate them on our products, talk about our mission, and promote healthy lifestyles. We primarily engage with our community directly through social media, SMS text, and our website, and indirectly through influencers. Our Culture and Human Capital “Keeping it REAL” We believe there is a better, more nutritious way to enjoy our favorite foods, and we are committed to producing Real Food You Feel Good About Eating. We believe that our company culture has been and will continue to be a key contributor to the fulfillment of this commitment. Our culture enables us to foster the creativity, teamwork, focus, and innovation we need to support our growth. Our employees drive our mission and share core values that both stem from and define our culture, which plays an invaluable role in our execution at all levels within our organization, and contributes to our success and the continued growth of our business. Our shared core values focus on trust and respect for each other, our customers, consumers, business partners, stockholders, and other constituents; relentless product innovation and continuous improvement; and a culture of transparency, accountability, and ownership, and collectively serve as the driving force behind how we work together, engage with our constituents and the communities in which we operate, and lay the groundwork for our future growth and success. We call this “Keeping it REAL.” Our board of directors adopted a written code of business conduct and ethics, as well as other governance policies and practices, which serve as a guide for our directors, officers, employees, and representatives in our daily interactions with our customers, consumers, business partners, stockholders, and other constituents. We provide periodic training and educational materials to our directors and employees on these governance principles, which will help instill a commitment to ethical behavior and legal compliance. OurTeam We value having talented people at every level of our business. As of December 31, 2022, we had approximately 130 full-time employees on our payroll. None of our employees is represented by a labor union. We have never experienced a labor-related work stoppage, and believe our relationship with our employees to be very good. We contract with several professional employer organizations (“PEOs”) that administer our human resources, payroll, and employee benefits functions for substantially all of our warehouse and production employees. Our PEOs recruit and select these contract employees to fulfill our hiring needs, and each of these employees is an employee of record of the relevant PEO. In addition to our full-time employees, as of December 31, 2022, we had approximately 495 contract employees hired through our PEOs. Our ability to execute our growth plan and achieve our strategic objectives depends in part upon our ability to attract, train, and retain a sufficient number of qualified employees (including contract personnel hired through PEOs), who can manage our business, oversee our manufacturing operations, and establish credibility with our customers, co-manufacturers, suppliers, and other business partners. In an effort to attract and retain employees, we provide competitive employee wages that are consistent with employee positions, skill levels, experience, knowledge, and geographic location. We also offer our employees competitive time off, health, and welfare benefits, Company-paid holidays, recognition programs, and careerdevelopment opportunities. In addition, we focus on our employees’ growth by creating experiences that align with our strategic priorities, and promote performance and opportunities for development. We strive to create a workplace that reflects our values, and one that adheres to a responsible employer philosophy, which includes, among other things, commitments to create job opportunities, ensure safety and well-being, and promote diversity, equity and inclusion. 5
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