{"url_path":"/sec/brid/10-q/2026/item-1a","section_key":"item-1a","section_title":"Item 1A Risk Factors**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-06-01","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14177/0001493152-26-026675-index.html","accession_number":"0001493152-26-026675","cik":"0000014177","ticker":"BRID","issuer_name":"BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14177/0001493152-26-026675-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000014177","primary_entity_name":"BRIDGFORD FOODS CORP"},"word_count":564,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item\n1A. Risk Factors**\n\n \n\nThe\nrisk factors listed in Part I “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the Annual Report should be considered with the information provided\nelsewhere in this Report, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations. Except\nas set forth below, there have been no material changes in our assessment of risk factors affecting our business since those presented\nin our Annual Report. The following risk factor amends and restates in its entirety the risk factor of the same heading set forth in\nthe Annual Report.\n\n** **\n\n**Fluctuations\nin commodity prices and the availability of raw materials could negatively impact our financial results.**\n\n \n\nWe\npurchase large quantities of commodity pork, beef, and flour. Historically, market prices for products we process have fluctuated in\nresponse to a number of factors, including changes in the United States government farm support programs, changes in international agricultural\nand trading policies, weather, and other conditions during the growing and harvesting seasons. Our operating results are heavily dependent\nupon the prices paid for raw materials, as well as the available supply of commodities. Commodity costs, including meat and flour costs,\nhave and may continue to fluctuate due to both political and economic conditions, including the ongoing conflicts between the United\nStates and Iran, Ukraine and Russia, and Israel and Palestine, as well as increased tariffs and fuels costs. Further, the potential for\nthe imposition of new or additional U.S. tariffs on imports as well as potential retaliatory tariffs or other measures certain other\ncountries may impose on U.S. imports has increased with the new U.S. federal administration. These actions could further increase our\ncost of goods sold and negatively impact our business and operating results. Supply chain disruptions and delays as a result of any new\ntariff policies or trade restrictions could also negatively impact our cost of materials and production processes.\n\n \n\nThe\nmarketing of our value-added products does not lend itself to instantaneous changes in selling prices. We have implemented price increases\non our products to help offset some of our higher input costs. Increased prices of our products could lead to lower demand for our products\nand sales volumes. Conversely, decreases in our commodity and other input costs may create pressure on us to decrease our prices. Changes\nin selling prices are relatively infrequent and do not compare with the volatility of commodity markets. If there is a lag between when\ncosts increase and when we are able to increase selling prices, our profit margins may suffer. Production and pricing of commodities,\non the other hand, are determined by constantly changing market forces of supply and demand over which we have limited or no control.\nSuch factors include, among other things, weather patterns throughout the world, outbreaks of disease, the global level of supply inventories\nand demand for grains and other feed ingredients, as well as agricultural, energy and trade policies of domestic and foreign governments.\nWhile fluctuations in significant cost structure components, such as ingredient commodities and fuel prices, have had a significant impact\non profitability over the last three years, the impact of general price inflation on our financial position and results of operations\nhas also been significant. Current inflationary market conditions may have a negative impact on future earnings. Future volatility of\ngeneral price inflation or deflation and raw material cost and availability could adversely affect our financial results."}