---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-034038"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "STCB"
cik: "0001539850"
company_name: "Starco Brands, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-07-21T16:19:01+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-21T16:20:09.644475+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Starco Brands acquires Custom Bakehouse for $8M cash plus earnout; expects $20M annual revenue addition

## Summary
- Acquired Custom Bakehouse (Custom Foods) for $8M cash plus up to $2.5M earnout based on 2027 net revenue.
- Financed with $11M term loan from Pasadena Private Lending, plus $3M revolver and $4M accordion feature.
- Custom Bakehouse expected to add ~$20M annual revenue; operates 75,000 sq ft facility in Santa Fe Springs, CA.
- Expands Starco's manufacturing in powdered foods, baking mixes, private label; includes Sticky Fingers and Marie Callender's brands.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-034038
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: STCB
- cik: 0001539850
- company_name: Starco Brands, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-07-21T16:19:01+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.01, 2.03, 7.01, 9.01, 3.05
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315226034038/0001493152-26-034038-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539850/000149315226034038/form8-k.htm

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