Brian McNamara

Anthony Lebiedzinski

Christina Zhu

Madison Callinan

Song Xue

- The company focuses on **financially accretive transactions** by leveraging its existing infrastructure, including distribution, sales force, finance, and supply chain, to achieve synergies and financial savings.  **[874396_2157649_0]** 
- Through "Project Concord," the company aims to bring its international business, which negatively impacted EBITDA by **$9 million last year**, to a **breakeven run rate by this year** after significant restructuring of its UK operations.  **[874396_2157649_1]** 
- While the long-term strategy involves moving manufacturing out of China to Southeast Asia, the company is currently moving some production back into China due to tariffs, despite a stated goal of having **80% of its supply out of China by this year**.  **[874396_2157649_2]** 
- A major distribution facility is being moved from Robbinsville, New Jersey, to Hagerstown, Maryland, supported by **$18 million in incentives** from the state of Maryland, to mitigate rising industrial real estate and labor costs.  **[874396_2157649_1]** **[874396_2157649_3]** 
- New growth initiatives include a partnership with Dolly Parton for a product line in **24,000 Dollar General stores**, projected as a **$40 million opportunity**, and an expansion into food service targeting **$50 million over the next couple of years**.  **[874396_2157649_3]** **[874396_2157649_4]**

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