{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"39406","rtpr_id":"nGNXc59B13","ticker":"VITL","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["VITL"],"title":"Portnoy Law Firm Announces Class Action on Behalf of Vital Farms, Inc. Investors","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-19T13:05:00.317Z","article_body":"LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=uWlgBZRqGginC-H4h60qLE-6zkRtd8E0h2T1F0wHfdxeaiqJDBHJnnEydt5cau5a-YUwWbRI735pC5bq4rgaBSblWoCuDZPX9pBCzVMakJrb2bGRwuWDT02L9Qi4SrqT)\nadvises Vital Farms, Inc., (“Vital Farms” or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:\nVITL) investors of a class action on behalf of investors that bought\nsecurities between May 8, 2025 and February 26, 2026, inclusive (the “Class\nPeriod”). Vital Farms investors have until May 26, 2026 to file a lead\nplaintiff motion.\n\nInvestors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=KhG-C251eqme8HsTgKUV9ht2GXuIbq1wixKRJDVzipl7FOPwdz_j1f97bayV1B7nZnHC6lFZiqYoYWkIgWVAoXI8bhdnMjNZl19VHqWjFk1lD5tABgXxgFh-YWR_6GxE), by\nphone 310-692-8883 or email\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=P-go72S3gcz5cXfA-LDdgWnxSXk7GI1cs8-NLDNYuiPIyMTfzSNpnraZzviYrRbLIC3fYdc6DOqPPGkK_lCUoTrksRyr-5dL27Oz63zkfCw=):\nlesley@portnoylaw.com, to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via\nhttps://portnoylaw.com/vital-farms-inc. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a\ncomplimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing\nclaims to recover their losses.\n\nAccording to the complaint, during the class period, defendants made false and\nmisleading statements because: (1) defendants emphasized the importance of\nimplementing the enterprise resource planning (\"ERP\") system to Vital Farms'\noperations and that it was \"fundamental to the operational improvements we are\nplanning\"; (2) stated the implementation of the ERP would require the time and\nattention of \"management and key crew members\"; (3) indeed, defendant Wrede\nstated that Vital Farms pushed back the expected implementation date of the\nERP to \"ensure flawless switchover\"; (4) given the stated importance of and\nmanagement's knowledge of the issues surrounding the implementation of the\nERP, defendants knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that implementing the\nERP would result in delays of shipments and/or production; (5) defendants did\nnot warn investors that implementing the ERP would result in delays in\nshipments and/or production, instead merely couching it as a hypothetical in\ntheir risk disclosures; and (6) as a result of the delay in shipments and/or\nproduction, Vital Farms would lose important retail shelf space, which would\nnegatively impact Vital Farms' business and operations.\n\nPlaintiff alleges that on February 26, 2026, Vital Farms filed an annual\nreport on a Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, revealing\nthat Vital Farms's revenue for fiscal year 2025 was $759,444,000, missing its\nguidance of $775,000,000. Furthermore, the Company missed the earnings per\nshare (\"EPS\") consensus, reporting EPS of $0.35 versus market consensus of\n$0.39. The 2025 10-K also revealed that the Company experienced \"temporary\ndisruptions in order and fulfillment levels following the launch date of the\nnew ERP system.\" On this news, Vital Farms stock declined by $2.68 per share,\nor 10.8%, to close at $22.11 on February 26, 2026.\n\nThe Portnoy Law Firm represents investors in pursuing claims caused by\ncorporate wrongdoing. The Firm’s founding partner has recovered over $5.5\nbillion for aggrieved investors. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not\nguarantee similar outcomes.\n\nLesley F. Portnoy, Esq.\nAdmitted CA, NY and TX Bar\nlesley@portnoylaw.com\n310-692-8883\nwww.portnoylaw.com \n\nAttorney Advertising\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/ea0dd9c0-6e41-4d5a-ad27-b277677af6df)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXc59B13","title":"Portnoy Law Firm Announces Class Action on Behalf of Vital Farms, Inc. Investors","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"VITL","created":"2026-05-19T13:05:00.317Z","tickers":["VITL"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"LOS ANGELES, May 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Portnoy Law Firm\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=uWlgBZRqGginC-H4h60qLE-6zkRtd8E0h2T1F0wHfdxeaiqJDBHJnnEydt5cau5a-YUwWbRI735pC5bq4rgaBSblWoCuDZPX9pBCzVMakJrb2bGRwuWDT02L9Qi4SrqT)\nadvises Vital Farms, Inc., (“Vital Farms” or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ:\nVITL) investors of a class action on behalf of investors that bought\nsecurities between May 8, 2025 and February 26, 2026, inclusive (the “Class\nPeriod”). Vital Farms investors have until May 26, 2026 to file a lead\nplaintiff motion.\n\nInvestors are encouraged to contact attorney Lesley F. Portnoy\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=KhG-C251eqme8HsTgKUV9ht2GXuIbq1wixKRJDVzipl7FOPwdz_j1f97bayV1B7nZnHC6lFZiqYoYWkIgWVAoXI8bhdnMjNZl19VHqWjFk1lD5tABgXxgFh-YWR_6GxE), by\nphone 310-692-8883 or email\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=P-go72S3gcz5cXfA-LDdgWnxSXk7GI1cs8-NLDNYuiPIyMTfzSNpnraZzviYrRbLIC3fYdc6DOqPPGkK_lCUoTrksRyr-5dL27Oz63zkfCw=):\nlesley@portnoylaw.com, to discuss their legal rights, or join the case via\nhttps://portnoylaw.com/vital-farms-inc. The Portnoy Law Firm can provide a\ncomplimentary case evaluation and discuss investors’ options for pursuing\nclaims to recover their losses.\n\nAccording to the complaint, during the class period, defendants made false and\nmisleading statements because: (1) defendants emphasized the importance of\nimplementing the enterprise resource planning (\"ERP\") system to Vital Farms'\noperations and that it was \"fundamental to the operational improvements we are\nplanning\"; (2) stated the implementation of the ERP would require the time and\nattention of \"management and key crew members\"; (3) indeed, defendant Wrede\nstated that Vital Farms pushed back the expected implementation date of the\nERP to \"ensure flawless switchover\"; (4) given the stated importance of and\nmanagement's knowledge of the issues surrounding the implementation of the\nERP, defendants knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that implementing the\nERP would result in delays of shipments and/or production; (5) defendants did\nnot warn investors that implementing the ERP would result in delays in\nshipments and/or production, instead merely couching it as a hypothetical in\ntheir risk disclosures; and (6) as a result of the delay in shipments and/or\nproduction, Vital Farms would lose important retail shelf space, which would\nnegatively impact Vital Farms' business and operations.\n\nPlaintiff alleges that on February 26, 2026, Vital Farms filed an annual\nreport on a Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, revealing\nthat Vital Farms's revenue for fiscal year 2025 was $759,444,000, missing its\nguidance of $775,000,000. Furthermore, the Company missed the earnings per\nshare (\"EPS\") consensus, reporting EPS of $0.35 versus market consensus of\n$0.39. The 2025 10-K also revealed that the Company experienced \"temporary\ndisruptions in order and fulfillment levels following the launch date of the\nnew ERP system.\" On this news, Vital Farms stock declined by $2.68 per share,\nor 10.8%, to close at $22.11 on February 26, 2026.\n\nThe Portnoy Law Firm represents investors in pursuing claims caused by\ncorporate wrongdoing. The Firm’s founding partner has recovered over $5.5\nbillion for aggrieved investors. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not\nguarantee similar outcomes.\n\nLesley F. 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