Kisses From Italy Inc.: directors' dealings · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Kisses From Italy Inc.

Kisses From Italy Inc. (ticker: KITL) is a U.S.-based issuer currently quoted on the OTCQB market rather than the NYSE or NASDAQ, so it should be viewed as a micro-cap consumer/distribution story with limited liquidity and a high-risk profile. The company was incorporated in Florida on March 7, 2013, and its principal executive office is in Miami, Florida, United States. From an investor’s standpoint, the business is best understood as a small branded food concept with aspirations to expand through franchising and territory sales rather than as a mature multi-unit restaurant chain. According to SEC filings, Kisses From Italy commenced operations in May 2015 with its first location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The latest annual report available indicates that the company still operates only one restaurant, underscoring how early-stage the business remains. That single-unit footprint limits near-term scale, but it also clarifies the strategic focus: build a repeatable fast-casual Italian concept and monetize the brand through additional corporate locations, franchised units, and related distribution channels. The company operates through wholly owned subsidiaries, including Kisses From Italy 9th LLC, Kisses From Italy-Franchising LLC, and a Canadian subsidiary registered in Quebec. Its core offering includes grilled paninis, sandwiches, salads, Italian coffee, coffee-based beverages, and other Italian-inspired menu items. The company has also described retail branded products distributed in Canada, suggesting that the brand is being extended beyond the restaurant counter into product distribution. Competitive positioning appears to rest on authenticity, a simple Italian-American fast-casual format, and a franchising-friendly operating model. At the same time, KITL faces the classic limitations of a very small public company: constrained capital, narrow operating scale, and significant execution risk when attempting to expand from a single restaurant into a broader network. Recent notable items from SEC disclosures include continuing emphasis on franchise and distribution ambitions, as well as the February 2024 dissolution of a non-core subsidiary. The company’s filings also reflect ongoing capital-structure activity, which is common for a development-stage issuer. For investors, KITL should be framed as an early-stage U.S. restaurant and brand-development company with optionality around growth, but with material dilution, financing, and operational execution risks that remain central to the investment case.