---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-013821"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BRFH"
cik: "0001487197"
company_name: "BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC."
filed_at: "2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-16T08:49:39.493510+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Barfresh Q1 revenue $2.1M, up 46% sequentially; gross margin improves to 41%

## Summary
- Q1 revenue $2.1M, down 16% YoY from $2.5M but up 46% from Q4 2022.
- Gross margin 41%, up from 30% YoY and 36% sequentially.
- Net loss of $910K vs $895K loss in Q1 2022; Adjusted EBITDA loss $544K.
- Expects carton capacity to reach 25-30M units/year in H2 2023; record revenue year forecast.
- Supplier dispute: product withdrawal due to textural consistency issue; legal action dismissed with potential refile.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-013821
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BRFH
- cik: 0001487197
- company_name: BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC.
- filed_at: 2023-04-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487197/000149315223013821/0001493152-23-013821-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487197/000149315223013821/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-013821.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC. updated its the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Revenue for the first quarter of 2023 was $2.1 million, compared to $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2022 and compared to $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487197/000149315223013821/0001493152-23-013821-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  BARFRESH FOOD GROUP INC. updated its the first quarter ended March 31, 2023 guidance (reaffirmed).
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2023
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Company Continues to Expect Record Revenue in Fiscal 2023 and Year-over-Year Margin Improvement
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1487197/000149315223013821/0001493152-23-013821-index.htm

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