{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"127622","rtpr_id":"nBw1n8MPpa","ticker":"SMPL","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["SMPL"],"title":"SMPL INVESTOR REMINDER: Simply Good Foods Company Investors Have Until October 13, 2026 To Contact Kirby McInerney LLP to Seek Lead Plaintiff Role","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.287Z","article_body":"SMPL INVESTOR REMINDER: Simply Good Foods Company Investors Have Until October\n13, 2026 To Contact Kirby McInerney LLP to Seek Lead Plaintiff Role\n\nIf you have suffered a loss on your Simply Good Foods Company (“Good\nFoods” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SMPL) investment, contact Lauren\nMolinaro\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2Fprofessionals%2FLauren-Molinaro&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=Lauren+Molinaro&index=1&md5=7a2b0deb8eb24ed06234b7dc3455abc2)\nof Kirby McInerney LLP by email at investigations@kmllp.com\n(mailto:investigations@kmllp.com) , or fill out the contact form below to\ndiscuss your rights or interests in the securities fraud class action lawsuit\nat no cost.\n\nInvestors have until October 13, 2026 to ask the Court to appoint them as lead\nplaintiff. Courts do not consider applications filed after this deadline. The\nlead plaintiff oversees the litigation on behalf of the class and may\ninfluence key decisions, including litigation strategy and settlement. Courts\nregularly appoint individual investors as lead plaintiffs, not only\ninstitutions. Learn more about the lead plaintiff process and eligibility\nrequirements here\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecuritiesleadplaintiff.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=here&index=2&md5=aaefd0999333bb5f33f6e6fa794382b8)\n.\n\n[CONTACT THE FIRM IF YOU SUFFERED A LOSS\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2Fcases-investigations%2Fsimply-good-foods-company&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=CONTACT+THE+FIRM+IF+YOU+SUFFERED+A+LOSS&index=3&md5=a0c4890c4a2009e429a8b78c050132d8)\n]\n\nWhat Is The Lawsuit About?\n\nThe lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased securities\nduring the period of October 24, 2024 through April 8, 2026, inclusive (“the\nClass Period”). The lawsuit alleges that Good Foods made materially false\nand/or misleading statements and failed to disclose to investors that: (i)\nfollowing the June 2024 acquisition of OWYN (the “Acquisition”), Good\nFoods had lost key managerial personnel necessary for the successful\nintegration of the acquired OWYN assets, impairing the Company’s ability to\nachieve the Acquisition’s purported strategic initiatives and financial and\noperational targets; (ii) Good Foods had materially increased its general and\nadministrative spending to compensate for the loss of key managerial\npersonnel, leading to an inefficient and bloated organizational structure and\na lack of clear and cohesive strategic priorities for its OWYN segment; (iii)\nthe addition of a new pea protein supplier for OWYN formulations prior to the\nAcquisition had created significant product quality issues, which had\nnegatively impacted the taste, texture, and shelf-life of OWYN products,\nleading to negative product reviews, depressed consumer sales, and the loss of\nimportant distributor relationships; (iv) in an effort to boost short-term\nsales, Good Foods offered discounts and engaged in other promotional\nactivities for OWYN products above its historical practices, eroding the\nCompany’s margins but failing to achieve the desires sales turnaround; (v)\nto stem the margin erosion being suffered in its OWYN segment, Good Foods cut\nbrand support and marketing for OWYN, further depressing product sales; and\n(vi) as a result of the foregoing, the Acquisition had largely failed to\nachieve its key goals.\n\nOn October 23, 2025, Good Foods reported its fourth quarter 2025 financial\nresults, revealing that the Company’s OWYN segment had suffered a slowdown\nin sales growth. The Company revealed that end user consumption of OWYN\nbranded products had declined due to a previously undisclosed product quality\nissue, explaining that a “raw material sourcing decision for pea protein”\nhad “resulted in taste and texture issues,” leading to depressed sales.\nThe Company also provided 2026 net sales guidance in the range of negative 2%\nto positive 2%, a 75% decline in rate of growth from the 9% net sales growth\nthe Company reported for fiscal year 2025. On this news, Good Food’s stock\nprice fell $4.33, or 17%, to close at $20.63 per share on October 23, 2025.\n\nOn April 9, 2026, Good Foods announced its second quarter 2026 earnings\nresults, revealing that consumer consumption had plummeted across all the\nCompany’s brands, and OWYN’s quarterly sales had contracted by nearly 17%\nyear-over-year. On this news, Good Food’s stock price fell $3.97 over two\ndays, or 27%, to close at $10.44 per share on April 10, 2026.\n\n[CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2Fcases-investigations%2Fsimply-good-foods-company&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=CLICK+HERE+TO+LEARN+MORE+ABOUT+THE+CLASS+ACTION&index=4&md5=11ffbbd67d7de71478d7713a7a87f43b)\n]\n\nWhat Should I Do?\n\nIf you purchased or otherwise acquired Good Foods securities, have\ninformation, or would like to learn more about this investigation, please\ncontact Lauren Molinaro\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2Fprofessionals%2FLauren-Molinaro&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=Lauren+Molinaro&index=5&md5=f463d2ffe930dfb5710950292da3d728)\nof Kirby McInerney LLP\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=Kirby+McInerney+LLP&index=6&md5=92854859366b95f12d167b7656442d9c)\nby email at investigations@kmllp.com (mailto:investigations@kmllp.com) , or\nfill out the contact form below, to discuss your rights or interests with\nrespect to these matters at no cost.\n\n[WHAT IS A SECURITIES CLASS ACTION?\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecuritiesleadplaintiff.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=WHAT+IS+A+SECURITIES+CLASS+ACTION%3F&index=7&md5=61d2c852ed46ffae03df084416622e76)\n]\n\nKirby McInerney LLP\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=Kirby+McInerney+LLP&index=8&md5=be84044b5818dbd8507ca18f1649b100)\nis a New York-based plaintiffs’ law firm concentrating in securities,\nantitrust, whistleblower, and consumer litigation. The firm’s efforts on\nbehalf of shareholders in securities litigation have resulted in recoveries\ntotaling billions of dollars. Additional information about the firm can be\nfound at Kirby McInerney LLP’s website\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=website&index=9&md5=f0bf0ef61ef81999f140e8cff6e5794c)\n.\n\nThis press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some\njurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825545923/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825545923/en/)\n\nKirby McInerney LLP\n\nLauren Molinaro, Esq.\n\n212-699-1171\n\nhttps://www.kmllp.com \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com&index=10&md5=9e3354355ebaf70b1707f6ece6d1bb7c)\n\nhttps://securitiesleadplaintiff.com/ \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecuritiesleadplaintiff.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fsecuritiesleadplaintiff.com%2F&index=11&md5=2f87ed61113b1b9028e74aea933dac56)\n\ninvestigations@kmllp.com (mailto:investigations@kmllp.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw1n8MPpa","title":"SMPL INVESTOR REMINDER: Simply Good Foods Company Investors Have Until October 13, 2026 To Contact Kirby McInerney LLP to Seek Lead Plaintiff Role","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"SMPL","created":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.287Z","tickers":["SMPL"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"SMPL INVESTOR REMINDER: Simply Good Foods Company Investors Have Until October\n13, 2026 To Contact Kirby McInerney LLP to Seek Lead Plaintiff Role\n\nIf you have suffered a loss on your Simply Good Foods Company (“Good\nFoods” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SMPL) investment, contact Lauren\nMolinaro\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2Fprofessionals%2FLauren-Molinaro&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=Lauren+Molinaro&index=1&md5=7a2b0deb8eb24ed06234b7dc3455abc2)\nof Kirby McInerney LLP by email at investigations@kmllp.com\n(mailto:investigations@kmllp.com) , or fill out the contact form below to\ndiscuss your rights or interests in the securities fraud class action lawsuit\nat no cost.\n\nInvestors have until October 13, 2026 to ask the Court to appoint them as lead\nplaintiff. Courts do not consider applications filed after this deadline. The\nlead plaintiff oversees the litigation on behalf of the class and may\ninfluence key decisions, including litigation strategy and settlement. Courts\nregularly appoint individual investors as lead plaintiffs, not only\ninstitutions. Learn more about the lead plaintiff process and eligibility\nrequirements here\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecuritiesleadplaintiff.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=here&index=2&md5=aaefd0999333bb5f33f6e6fa794382b8)\n.\n\n[CONTACT THE FIRM IF YOU SUFFERED A LOSS\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2Fcases-investigations%2Fsimply-good-foods-company&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=CONTACT+THE+FIRM+IF+YOU+SUFFERED+A+LOSS&index=3&md5=a0c4890c4a2009e429a8b78c050132d8)\n]\n\nWhat Is The Lawsuit About?\n\nThe lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased securities\nduring the period of October 24, 2024 through April 8, 2026, inclusive (“the\nClass Period”). The lawsuit alleges that Good Foods made materially false\nand/or misleading statements and failed to disclose to investors that: (i)\nfollowing the June 2024 acquisition of OWYN (the “Acquisition”), Good\nFoods had lost key managerial personnel necessary for the successful\nintegration of the acquired OWYN assets, impairing the Company’s ability to\nachieve the Acquisition’s purported strategic initiatives and financial and\noperational targets; (ii) Good Foods had materially increased its general and\nadministrative spending to compensate for the loss of key managerial\npersonnel, leading to an inefficient and bloated organizational structure and\na lack of clear and cohesive strategic priorities for its OWYN segment; (iii)\nthe addition of a new pea protein supplier for OWYN formulations prior to the\nAcquisition had created significant product quality issues, which had\nnegatively impacted the taste, texture, and shelf-life of OWYN products,\nleading to negative product reviews, depressed consumer sales, and the loss of\nimportant distributor relationships; (iv) in an effort to boost short-term\nsales, Good Foods offered discounts and engaged in other promotional\nactivities for OWYN products above its historical practices, eroding the\nCompany’s margins but failing to achieve the desires sales turnaround; (v)\nto stem the margin erosion being suffered in its OWYN segment, Good Foods cut\nbrand support and marketing for OWYN, further depressing product sales; and\n(vi) as a result of the foregoing, the Acquisition had largely failed to\nachieve its key goals.\n\nOn October 23, 2025, Good Foods reported its fourth quarter 2025 financial\nresults, revealing that the Company’s OWYN segment had suffered a slowdown\nin sales growth. The Company revealed that end user consumption of OWYN\nbranded products had declined due to a previously undisclosed product quality\nissue, explaining that a “raw material sourcing decision for pea protein”\nhad “resulted in taste and texture issues,” leading to depressed sales.\nThe Company also provided 2026 net sales guidance in the range of negative 2%\nto positive 2%, a 75% decline in rate of growth from the 9% net sales growth\nthe Company reported for fiscal year 2025. On this news, Good Food’s stock\nprice fell $4.33, or 17%, to close at $20.63 per share on October 23, 2025.\n\nOn April 9, 2026, Good Foods announced its second quarter 2026 earnings\nresults, revealing that consumer consumption had plummeted across all the\nCompany’s brands, and OWYN’s quarterly sales had contracted by nearly 17%\nyear-over-year. On this news, Good Food’s stock price fell $3.97 over two\ndays, or 27%, to close at $10.44 per share on April 10, 2026.\n\n[CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CLASS ACTION\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2Fcases-investigations%2Fsimply-good-foods-company&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=CLICK+HERE+TO+LEARN+MORE+ABOUT+THE+CLASS+ACTION&index=4&md5=11ffbbd67d7de71478d7713a7a87f43b)\n]\n\nWhat Should I Do?\n\nIf you purchased or otherwise acquired Good Foods securities, have\ninformation, or would like to learn more about this investigation, please\ncontact Lauren Molinaro\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2Fprofessionals%2FLauren-Molinaro&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=Lauren+Molinaro&index=5&md5=f463d2ffe930dfb5710950292da3d728)\nof Kirby McInerney LLP\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=Kirby+McInerney+LLP&index=6&md5=92854859366b95f12d167b7656442d9c)\nby email at investigations@kmllp.com (mailto:investigations@kmllp.com) , or\nfill out the contact form below, to discuss your rights or interests with\nrespect to these matters at no cost.\n\n[WHAT IS A SECURITIES CLASS ACTION?\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecuritiesleadplaintiff.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=WHAT+IS+A+SECURITIES+CLASS+ACTION%3F&index=7&md5=61d2c852ed46ffae03df084416622e76)\n]\n\nKirby McInerney LLP\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=Kirby+McInerney+LLP&index=8&md5=be84044b5818dbd8507ca18f1649b100)\nis a New York-based plaintiffs’ law firm concentrating in securities,\nantitrust, whistleblower, and consumer litigation. The firm’s efforts on\nbehalf of shareholders in securities litigation have resulted in recoveries\ntotaling billions of dollars. Additional information about the firm can be\nfound at Kirby McInerney LLP’s website\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=website&index=9&md5=f0bf0ef61ef81999f140e8cff6e5794c)\n.\n\nThis press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some\njurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825545923/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825545923/en/)\n\nKirby McInerney LLP\n\nLauren Molinaro, Esq.\n\n212-699-1171\n\nhttps://www.kmllp.com \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmllp.com&index=10&md5=9e3354355ebaf70b1707f6ece6d1bb7c)\n\nhttps://securitiesleadplaintiff.com/ \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecuritiesleadplaintiff.com%2F&esheet=54594813&newsitemid=20260825545923&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fsecuritiesleadplaintiff.com%2F&index=11&md5=2f87ed61113b1b9028e74aea933dac56)\n\ninvestigations@kmllp.com (mailto:investigations@kmllp.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.373985349Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787702400373},"received_at":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.424Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260825545923/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"116544","press_release_id":"127622","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Packaged Foods & Meats","sector":"Consumer Staples"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"Kirby McInerney LLP issued a reminder to Simply Good Foods Company investors regarding the October 13, 2026 deadline to seek lead plaintiff status in a securities fraud class action.\n\nThe lawsuit alleges that the company failed to disclose issues regarding the integration of the OWYN acquisition, including product quality problems with a new pea protein supplier that hurt sales and margins.\n\nThis is a standard plaintiff law firm solicitation and not an issuer disclosure; no new financial or operational data has been released by the company.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Plaintiff-firm solicitation -- suppress."},"keyFigures":{},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Lauren Molinaro","role":"Attorney"}],"products":["OWYN"],"companies":[{"name":"Simply Good Foods Company","ticker":"SMPL"},{"name":"Kirby McInerney LLP","relationship":"plaintiff law firm"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Plaintiff law-firm shareholder solicitation issued by Kirby McInerney LLP. 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