• Conditions beyond our control can interrupt our supplies, increase our product costs and impair our ability to deliver products and services to our customers, any of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial…
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- Conditions beyond our control can interrupt our supplies, increase our product costs and impair our ability to deliver products and services to our customers, any of which could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
- Climate change and other social and governance matters, as well as the legal, regulatory or market measures being implemented to address such matters, may have an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
- Adverse publicity about us or lack of confidence in our products could negatively impact our reputation and reduce earnings.
- Our relationships with long-term customers may be materially diminished or terminated, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
- Our anticipated change to the mix of locally managed customers versus multi-unit customers could reduce our gross and operating margins.
- Changes in consumer eating habits could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
- Expanding into new markets and complementary lines of business presents unique challenges and may not be successful, and failure to successfully expand may adversely affect the implementation of our business strategy.
- Changes in applicable tax laws or regulations and the resolution of tax disputes could negatively affect our financial results.
- If our products are alleged to have caused injury, illness, or death, or to have failed to comply with governmental regulations, we may need to recall or withdraw our products and may experience product liability claims.
- If we fail to comply with requirements imposed by applicable law or other governmental regulations, we could become subject to lawsuits, investigations and other liabilities and restrictions on our operations that could materially adversely affect our business.
- We may incur significant costs to comply with environmental laws and regulations, and we may be subject to substantial fines, penalties or third-party claims for non-compliance.
- If we are unable to finance and integrate acquired businesses effectively, our earnings per share could be materially adversely affected.
- We rely on technology in our business, and any cybersecurity incident, other technology disruption or delay in implementing new technology could negatively affect our business and our relationships with customers.
- Our growing use of artificial intelligence systems in our operations poses inherent risks and could adversely affect our results of operations.
- Our failure to comply with data privacy regulations could adversely affect our business.
- Our level of indebtedness and the terms of our indebtedness could adversely affect our business and liquidity position.
- We may be required to pay material amounts under multiemployer defined benefit pension plans, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
- Our funding requirements for our company-sponsored qualified pension plan may increase should financial markets experience future declines, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.
- Failure to successfully renegotiate union contracts could result in work stoppages, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.