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Exhibit 10.18
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| LEONE INDUSTRIES | ||||
| 000 Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0310 856-455-2000 — fax 000-0000 | ||||
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January 12, 2007 |
Xx. Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
Homegrown Naturals, Inc.
Vice President Production
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Napa, California 94558
Dear Xxxx:
Please let this letter serve as our purchase agreement between Leone Industries (“Leone”) and Homegrown Naturals, Inc. (“Homegrown”) for a period of approximately eighteen months beginning January 12, 2007 through June 30, 2008 and one year from July 1, 2008 until June 30, 2009 (the “Term”).
This agreement is based upon several factors among which are:
| • | that Homegrown Naturals, Inc., their successors or assigns will purchase[***] |
[***] as well as those items as stated below of these approximate styles and sizes from Leone Industries.
| • | that these items are packed in one or half dozen RSCs as noted below with one color printing. All items are packed with fibre partitions for safety reasons. |
| • | that pricing is based upon Homegrown Naturals purchasing[***] |
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| • | Homegrown Naturals may mix any shipment with any or all items as they do today. |
Currently, all glass is made domestically so there should be no issues or delays with ship sailings, customs, the Long Shoreman’s union, port closings, strikes in other countries, currency fluctuations, available ships due to increases in shipping traffic to other regions of the world or the changes in the Department of Homeland Security’s levels of their advisory system or their newly increased inspections of incoming containers and the associated delay and cost.
All orders will be direct with the manufacturing facility without a middleman and their calling a 1-800 call center. You will maintain the same representative who has worked hard coordinating both coasts and the Potwins.
Our facility is inspected periodically by AIB and recently received the highest level awarded of Superior for Food Safety and Hygiene. All of our glass containers exceed California’s and Oregon’s recycled content requirements of a minimum of 35% post-consumer waste with a recycled percentage closer to 50%. We currently also have two of the cleanest glass furnaces in the world and produce little or no NOX.
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Item Specifications-
| • | Eight ounce Xxxxx designed Xxxxx’s Naturals container- Packed necks down in a half dozen 175 lb. test or its ECT equivalent RSC with a fiber partition, printed one color Xxxxx’s Naturals and palletized at a minimum of 490 cases per pallet with open flaps down. |
| • | Eight xxxxx Xxxxx designed fluted banjo dressing- Packed necks down in an one dozen kraft 175 lb. test or its ECT equivalent RSC with a fiber partition, printed one color contents and palletized at a minimum of 250 cases per pallet with open flaps down. |
| • | Sixteen ounce Leone designed fluted banjo dressing- Packed necks down in a half dozen kraft 175 1b. test or its ECT equivalent RSC with a fiber partition, printed one color Xxxxx’s Naturals and palletized at a minimum of 297 cases per pallet with open flaps down. |
| • | Twelve ounce marinade- Packed necks down in half dozen kraft 175 lb. test or its ECT equivalent RSC with a fiber partition, printed one color and palletized at a minimum of 405 cases per pallet with open flaps down. |
| • | Twelve ounce Xxxxx designed BBQ- Packed necks down in one dozen kraft 175 lb. test or its ECT equivalent RSC with a fiber partition, printed one color content and palletized at a minimum of 231 cases per pallet with open flaps down. |
| • | Six and a half ounce fluted Leone design Sauce- Packed necks down in an one dozen kraft 175 lb. test or its ECT equivalent RSC with a fiber partition, printed one color content and palletized at a minimum of 330 cases per pallet with open flaps down. |
Production Scheduling; Minimum Production Quantities
When Homegrown Naturals requires Leone to manufacture items to satisfy those of its packaging requirements described above, Homegrown Naturals shall provide written notice to Leone, signed by an officer of Homegrown Naturals or his designee, (the “Notice”), specifying (i) the item to be manufactured, (ii) the quantity of that item to be manufactured, (iii) a forecast of the quantity Homegrown Naturals estimates it will purchase by calendar month. In any case, Homegrown Naturals will purchase the entire quantity produced as specified not later than the maximum Storage and Carrying Charges Term for that item or January 31, 2010 whichever is earlier. The Notice shall provide Leone a reasonable time in which to manufacture the items.
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Prices:
Based upon Homegrown Naturals purchasing [***] from Leone Industries, Homegrown will receive the following pricing:
Price Increases
These FOB prices quoted below are firm for eighteen months and expire on June 30, 2008.
Eight Ounce 359 Xxxxx designed Xxxxx’s Natural’s dressing
FOB Price. Delivered price estimated at today’s freight cost to your destinations as outlined below.
| Leone Item# |
Description |
Case Pack | 2006 Price/Gross |
2007
FOB Price/gross |
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| 359 |
Xxxxx’s Naturals Leone designed 8oz.FOB Bridgeton, NJ | $ | [*** | ] | ||||||||
| 359 |
Xxxxx’s Naturals Leone designed 8oz. est. del. to VT | Half-dozen | $ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | ||||
| 359 |
Xxxxx’s Naturals Leone designed 8oz. est. del. to OR | $ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | |||||
Annual purchases for this item will be or exceed: [***] cases annually.
Eight Ounce 402 Xxxxx designed fluted banjo dressing
FOB Price. Delivered price estimated at today’s freight cost to your destinations as outlined below.
| Leone Item# |
Description |
Case Pack | 2006 Price/Gross |
2007 FOB Price/gross |
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| 402 |
Leone fluted 8oz. banjo FOB Bridgeton, NJ | $ | [*** | ] | ||||||||
| 402 |
Leone fluted 8oz. banjo est. del. to Norwich, VT | One-dozen | $ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | ||||
| 402 |
Leone fluted 8oz. banjo est. del. to Forest Grove, | $ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | |||||
Annual purchases for this item will be or exceed [***] cases annually.
Twelve Ounce BBQ
FOB Price. Delivered price estimated at today’s freight cost to your destinations as outlined below.
| Leone Item# |
Description |
Case Pack | 2006 Price/Gross |
2007 FOB Price/gross |
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| 285 |
Leone 10oz FOB Bridgeton, NJ | $ | [*** | ] | ||||||||
| 285 |
Leone 10oz est. del. to Norwich, VT | One-dozen | $ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | ||||
| 285 |
Leone 10oz est. del. to Forest Grove, OR | $ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | |||||
Annual purchases for this item will be or exceed [***] cases annually.
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Six and a half Xxxxx Xxxxx designed Sauce*
FOB Price. Delivered price estimated at today’s freight cost to your destinations as outlined below.
| Leone |
Description |
Case Pack | 2006 Price/Gross |
2007 FOB Price/gross |
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| 301 |
Leone 6.5oz fluted sauce FOB Bridgeton, NJ |
$ | [*** | ] | ||||||||||
| 301 |
Leone 6.5oz fluted sauce est. del. to Norwich, VT |
One-dozen | $ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | ||||||
| 301 |
Leone 6.5 oz fluted sauce est. del. to Forest Grove, |
$ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | |||||||
Annual purchases for this item will be or exceed [***] cases annually. *Should the volume of all Leone customer purchases fall below an economical production level, Xxxxx will work with Xxxxx’s to find a suitable replacement.
Sixteen Ounce Leone design dressing
FOB Price. Delivered price estimated at today’s freight cost to your destinations as outlined below.
| Leone |
Description |
Case Pack | 2006 Price/Gross |
2007 FOB Price/gross |
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| 409 |
Leone 16oz. design dressing FOB Bridgeton, NJ |
$ | [*** | ] | ||||||||
| 409 |
Leone 16oz. design dressing est. del. to Norwich, VT |
1/2 Doz. | $ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | ||||
| 409 |
Leone 16oz. design dressing est. del. to Forest Grove, OR |
$ | [*** | ] | $ | [*** | ] | |||||
Annual purchases for this item will be or exceed [***] cases annually.
Delivery Costs and Storage
Prices are quoted FOB. Delivered price mentioned is estimated at today’s freight cost to your destinations as outlined below to Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxx and to Xxx Xxxx in Oregon in full truckloads (a minimum of [***] pallets per truckload to Vermont and a minimum of [***] pallets to Xxx Xxxx.
[***] Percent Rebate of Total Purchases from January 12, 2007 until June 30, 2008
At the end of eighteen months, or June 30, 2008, we will calculate the entire dollar purchases of Homegrown Naturals from Leone over the course of the Term. If all terms and conditions of the agreement dated January 12, 2007 have been followed then within thirty days of that date, we will issue a credit to Homegrown for [***] percent of the total invoiced and paid invoices.
Fixed Twelve Month Lowered Price for 100% Oregon Packaging 7/1/08 until 7/31/09
If at that time, June 30, 2008, all Xxxxx’s Naturals products are packed on the West Coast and Leone Industries is unable to provide Homegrown a delivered per gross price for the period of July 1, 2008 until June 30, 2009 at the same price as we supplied in 2006 to Vermont of $ [***] per gross or $[***] per case delivered to Portland, Oregon, then as of June 30th 2008 this agreement will end. If Xxxxx does provide the above pricing then the agreement continues in force until June 30, 2009 If Leone must provide emergency production from our current east coast production facility after July 1, 2008, pricing will be adjusted accordingly.
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Releases & Freight:
The delivered estimated prices set forth above, as well as any prices proposed for production of less than the minimum production quantity of an item, depend on Leone receiving sufficient notice of releases so that it can arrange delivery to Homegrown Naturals. We must ask for you to present your releases as soon as possible and at the very least[***] days before the delivery to Vermont would be scheduled or pickup for West Coast delivery. For releases presented after these cutoffs, Xxxxx will make every reasonable efforts to arrange delivery at the best price obtainable but may invoice for any charges (including detention charges, if any occur. Homegrown Naturals agrees to pay such freight charges.
Wooden Pallets:
All items are shipped on standard GMA four way 40x48 wooden pallets which are billed at $[***] each (due within[***]days) and are non-returnable. Leone Industries reserves the right to review and/or revise the pallet pricing if their cost of wooden pallets increases during the term of this agreement.
Energy Surcharge
An energy surcharge will continue to be in effect during the period of this agreement. The energy surcharge will track the[***] [***] . On the 15th day of each month the twelve month average or “1-Year” price will be used to calculate the energy surcharge that will go into effect on the following 1st day of the next month.
Exclusive Requirements; Right of First Refusal
During the Term of this Agreement Homegrown Naturals shall purchase exclusively from Leone its total requirements of glass containers, including but not limited to those listed above, except that:
| • | If Homegrown Naturals has glass packaging requirements other than those items described above, then Homegrown Naturals shall afford Leone the right of first refusal to provide such requirements and may fill those requirements from another source only if: (a) Homegrown Naturals has submitted exclusively to Leone a written request for a proposal, specifying all information reasonably necessary to determining the pertinent glass packaging requirement, (b) Leone has declined to submit a proposal within[***]days from Xxxxx’s receipt of a written request for proposal, and (c) Homegrown Naturals has thereafter received a written proposal from another source which has been presented to Xxxxx and an officer of Leone has declined to match the terms of the written proposal within[***]days from presentation to Leone. |
| • | Within [***] days before the end of the Term Homegrown Naturals shall submit to Leone a written request for a proposal to fulfill Homegrown Natural’s requirements of these containers for a term (the “Renewal Term”) of no less than one year from the date this Agreement expires. That proposal shall specify all information reasonably necessary to determining the pertinent glass packaging requirement for the Renewal Term. Homegrown Naturals may fill its requirements for these containers during the Renewal Term from a source other than Leone only if (a) Xxxxx has declined to submit a proposal within[***]days from Leone’s receipt of a written request for proposal, or (b) Homegrown Naturals has thereafter received a written proposal from another source which has been presented to Leone and an officer of Leone has declined to match the terms of the written proposal within[***]days from presentation to Leone. |
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Refrigerated Dressing
We have begun work with Xxxxx on the design of the new refrigerated dressing line. If the time frame, Xxxxx is telling us is correct then we need to move quickly.
Mould Amortization
A set of mould equipment costs, as you may know, between $[***] and $[***] . For this reason, we require that a customer for whom we build a new item purchase a minimum quantity of that item within the contract period. If a customer purchases at least that minimum quantity within the specified period, then we consider the mould commitment fully satisfied and the customer incurs no expense other than the quoted price of the glass. If a customer’s purchases do not meet the minimum, however, we require the customer to reimburse us for the unamortized mould cost at the rate of:
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Terms
Our terms of payment are net [***] days from the invoice date in U.S. dollars. Payments received within ten days of invoice date earn a one percent discount on that portion of the invoice amount which represents glass, F.O.B. Bridgeton, New Jersey and not including pallet charges. We will charge interest at [***] percent per month on all amounts outstanding for more than [***] days, including the billed amount ($[***] each) for pallets. If a customer’s account discloses amounts of any sort outstanding for more than[***] days we will not release glass to that customer until payment is received for all amounts outstanding for[***] or more days.
| Sincerely, | ||
| /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |
| Xxxxx X. Xxxxx Leone Industries |
Xx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Homegrown Naturals, Inc. | |
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