---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-24-008291"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JSDA"
cik: "0001083522"
company_name: "JONES SODA CO."
filed_at: "2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T14:30:05.986097+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Jones Soda hires Eric Bittner as COO; Eric Chastain resigns

## Summary
- Eric Chastain resigned as COO, President of Jones Beverage Division, and Corporate Secretary effective March 12, 2024.
- Eric Bittner appointed COO with base salary $250k, annual bonus up to 35%, and options for 1M shares vesting over 3 years.
- Mary Money named Director of New Product Development and Commercialization; 30+ years R&D at PepsiCo, ConAgra, Newman's Own.
- Company highlights recent expansion into alcoholic beverages, food service, and Mary Jones cannabis brand growth.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-24-008291
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JSDA
- cik: 0001083522
- company_name: JONES SODA CO.
- filed_at: 2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083522/000143774924008291/0001437749-24-008291-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083522/000143774924008291/jsda20240318_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Eric Chastain resigned as Chief Operating Officer at JONES SODA CO..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Mr. Chastain resigned as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, President of the Jones Beverage Division and Corporate Secretary, effective March 12, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083522/000143774924008291/0001437749-24-008291-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eric Bittner was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at JONES SODA CO..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Mr. Bittner, age 44, has been hired as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, effective March 12, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083522/000143774924008291/0001437749-24-008291-index.htm

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