March 17 (Reuters) - Tattooed Chef Inc TTCF.O :
* TATTOOED CHEF UPDATES PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED COST REDUCTION
AND
EXPANSION INITIATIVES; FILES FORM 12B-25 CONCERNING THE FILING
OF ITS 2022 10-K
* TATTOOED CHEF INC - ANTICIPATED COST SAVINGS INCLUDE
REDUCTIONS
IN MARKETING AND PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES, WORKFORCE REDUCTIONS
* TATTOOED CHEF INC - NOW BELIEVES THAT IT COULD ACHIEVE
ANNUAL
COST SAVINGS OF UP TO $40 MILLION OR MORE IN 2023 PURSUANT TO
NOV 2022 PLAN
* TATTOOED CHEF INC - SEES A REDUCTION IN 2023 MARKETING
EXPENSES
OF APPROXIMATELY $15 MILLION
* TATTOOED CHEF INC - SEES OPERATIONAL & AUTOMATION-DERIVED
SAVINGS OF ABOUT $6 MILLION, DRIVEN BY CUT IN LABOR & INCREASED
PRODUCTIVITY IN SAME FOOTPRINT
* TATTOOED CHEF INC - NET REVENUE FOR FY 2022 IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY $234 MILLION, COMPARED TO PRIOR
GUIDANCE OF $235 - $245 MILLION
* TATTOOED CHEF INC - GROSS MARGIN FOR FY 2022 IS EXPECTED
TO BE
APPROXIMATELY NEGATIVE 4% - 5%, COMPARED TO PRIOR GUIDANCE OF
POSITIVE 0% - 3%
* TATTOOED CHEF INC - CONTINUES TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL DEBT
OR
EQUITY CAPITAL
* TATTOOED CHEF INC - EXPECTS CASH AT DECEMBER 31, 2022 OF
APPROXIMATELY $6 MILLION
Source text for Eikon: ID:nGNX5bk9WM
Further company coverage: TTCF.O
((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com;))