---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-22-021628"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RMCF"
cik: "0001616262"
company_name: "Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-09-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T17:33:08.622083+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory SVP Sales & Marketing Ed Dudley to retire Sept 23, 2022

## Summary
- Edward L. Dudley, SVP – Sales and Marketing, notified the company of his retirement effective Sept 23, 2022.
- Dudley had been with Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory since 1997, leading sales, marketing, and digital commerce.
- No successor named; CEO Rob Sarlls praised Dudley's 25 years of service and contributions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-22-021628
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RMCF
- cik: 0001616262
- company_name: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-09-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774922021628/0001437749-22-021628-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774922021628/rmcfd20220831_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-021628
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-021628.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-22-021628.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Edward L. Dudley retired as Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing
  source text: On August 31, 2022, Edward L. Dudley, Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company of his intention to retire effective September 23, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1616262/000143774922021628/0001437749-22-021628-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.