TOFUTTI Announces 2011 Results

CRANFORD, N.J., April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TOFUTTI BRANDS INC. (NYSE AMEX Symbol: TOF) issued its results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 today.

Net sales for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 were $15,926,000, a decrease of $1,787,000, or 10%, from the Company's net sales of $17,713,000 for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2011.  The reduction in sales was primarily due to the determination of Trader Joe's, formerly the Company's  largest customer, to cease selling branded goods. During fiscal 2011, sales to Trader Joe's declined to $1.4 million, an almost $2 million decline from fiscal 2010.  The Company believes that it will recover some portion of these sales as its retail customers switch to other retail sources to purchase its products.  As a result of the reduced sales, the Company's gross profit decreased by $957,000 to $4,485,000 in the year ended December 31, 2011.

For fiscal 2011, the Company's income before income taxes decreased to $132,000 from $802,000 in fiscal 2010, primarily as a result of  lower revenues and gross profit, which was partially offset by a  reduction in operating expenses.  Net income for fiscal 2011 decreased to $43,000 ($0.01 per share) compared to $462,000 ($0.09 per share) for fiscal 2010.

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.6 million and working capital of approximately $4.4 million compared to cash and cash equivalents of approximately $2.5 million and working capital of approximately $4.4 million at January 1, 2011.

"During 2011 we were faced with a significant obstacle in our efforts to increase our revenues and profitability when Trader Joe's ceased to buy our products," said David Mintz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are working hard to overcome this loss by generating additional revenues from our current and new customers in 2012. We believe that our sales will improve during fiscal year 2012 due to the introduction of new products and price increases that will be instituted in the first two quarter of 2012.  We are gratified by the initial market reaction to our nondairy and gluten-free ricotta cheese products and the dairy-free, sugar-free, frozen desserts that incorporate Stevia as the sweetening agent.  I believe that the acceptance of these new products and our continuing efforts to shed slow moving items will lead to improved profitability in fiscal 2012."   

TOFUTTI BRANDS INC. is principally involved in the development, production and marketing of TOFUTTI brand soy-based, dairy-free frozen desserts, soy-based dairy free cheese products and other soy-based, dairy-free food products.  TOFUTTI products are sold in grocery stores, supermarkets, health and convenience stores throughout the United States and in approximately twenty-five other countries.

Some of the statements in this press release concerning the Company's future prospects are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.  Actual results may vary significantly based upon a number of factors including, but not limited to business conditions both domestic and international, competition, changes in product mix or distribution channels, resource constraints encountered in promoting and developing new products and other risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K.  

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