secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     JONES SODA CO. (JSDA)
CIK:        0001083522
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001437749-24-008291
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Jones Soda hires Eric Bittner as COO; Eric Chastain resigns
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083522/000143774924008291/0001437749-24-008291-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1083522/000143774924008291/jsda20240318_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437749-24-008291

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