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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]
10.
Stockholders’ Equity
 
The Company has 45,000,000 shares of its $0.0001 par value common stock authorized at both September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, and 6,978,061 shares issued and 5,387,897 shares outstanding at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
 
On September 26, 2014, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to provide authority to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock (the “Amendment”). 
 
Prior to the adoption of the Amendment, the Company was not authorized to issue any shares of preferred stock.  The Board recommended the Amendment to stockholders for approval in order to provide the Company with capital raising and financing flexibility.  The Amendment gives the Board the authority to establish, from time to time, classes or series of preferred stock and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any series of preferred stock, including dividend rates and preferences, conversion provisions, voting rights, redemption provisions, liquidation rights and preferences, preemption rights, maturity dates and other matters. 
 
The Amendment became effective upon the Company’s filing of a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State on October 2, 2014.
 
Common Stock and Warrants Issued for Services
 
The fair value of any common stock issuances are valued at the closing price on the given day of an issuance, unless the agreement states some other valuation methodology, i.e. VWAP. Fair value of any warrant issuances are valued utilizing the Black-Scholes mode. The model includes subjective input assumptions that can materially affect the fair value estimates. The Company determined the fair value of the Binomial Lattice Model and the Black-Scholes Valuation Model to be materially the same. The expected stock price volatility for the Company’s warrants was determined by the historical volatilities for industry peers and used an average of those volatilities.  The risk free interest rate was obtained from U.S. Treasury rates for the applicable periods. The contractual terms of the agreement does not provide for and the Company does not expect to declare dividends in the near future. The table below sets forth the information for 2014 common stock and warrant issuances.
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
# of shares/warrants
 
Per share/warrant Value
 
Total Value
 
1 - warrants
 
 
51,250
 
$
1.66
 
$
85,200
 
2 - shares
 
 
110,264
 
$
3.22
 
$
354,617
 
 
1 Warrants valued using Black-Scholes
2 Shares valued using Market value approach
 
The warrants issued for services in 2014 had the following assumptions:
 
 
 
September 30, 2014
 
Common stock closing price
 
$
2.65
 
Expected life (in years)
 
 
5.5
 
Expected volatility
 
 
81.20
%
Call option value
 
$
1.66
 
Risk-free interest rate
 
 
1.78
%
Dividends
 
 
0.00
%
 
2014 Transactions
 
On January 31, 2014, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger executed on December 31, 2013, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Tacoma Wings, LLC, Jantzen Beach Wings, LLC and Oregon Owl’s Nest, LLC, which owned and operated the Hooters restaurant locations in Tacoma, Washington and Portland, Oregon and a gaming facility operated through the Oregon Lottery system (collectively “Hooters Pacific NW”) for a total purchase price of 680,272 Company units, valued at approximately $3.9 million, with each unit consisting of one share of the Company’s common stock and one five-year warrant to purchase a share of the Company’s common stock. Half of the warrants are exercisable at $5.50 and half of the warrants are exercisable at $7.00. As a part of this transaction, the sellers were granted registration rights with respect to the Company’s common stock issued and underlying the warrants.
 
Also on January 31, 2014, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger executed on January 14, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Dallas Spoon, LLC and Dallas Spoon Beverage, LLC from Express Restaurant Holdings, LLC and Express Restaurant Holdings Beverage, LLC. The purchase price of 195,000 Company units, valued at approximately $1.1 million, was paid to Express Working Capital, LLC (“EWC”); the units consist of one share of the Company’s common stock and one five-year warrant to purchase a share of the Company’s common stock. Half of the warrants are exercisable at $5.50 and half of the warrants are exercisable at $7.00. As part of this transaction, EWC was granted registration rights with respect to the Company’s common stock issued and underlying the warrants.
 
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 the Company issued 11,500 and 110,264 shares valued at $23,860 and $354,617, respectively, for investor relations services. The shares were valued based on the Company’s closing stock market price on the dates of issuance.
 
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company raised from private investors $641,000 and $841,000 for 320,500 and 458,000 shares of common stock, respectively and 96,150 and 111,150 five-year common stock warrants exercisable at $3.50 per share, respectively.
 
On September 9, 2014, the Company issued 146,628 shares of our common stock for the stock portion of the acquisition of The Burger Company. The stock was valued at $300,000 based on the closing price of our common stock on such day.
 
2013 Transactions
 
On April 22, 2013, the Company issued 4,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for investor relations services to be performed over a 12 month period, valued at $7,720.
 
In September 2013, the Company issued 25,000 shares of common stock valued at $117,000 for services for a five month agreement. The Company has expensed $93,600, representing four of five months in 2013 and will expense the final month in 2014.
 
On September 30, 2013, the Company closed the purchase of ARB and issued 740,000 units which consisted of one share of common stock and one common stock warrant valued at $3,611,126 and $1,710,077, respectively.
 
On October 17, 2013, the Company raised $2,500,000 in a private placement, pursuant to which the Company sold to the Investors an aggregate of 666,667 Units at a purchase price of $3.75 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share and one five-year warrant, exercisable after twelve months, to purchase one share of common stock at an initial exercise price of $5.00.
 
The Company employed a placement agent for the purpose of the private placement, and has paid to the placement agent commissions in the total amount of $150,000 and five year warrants convertible into an aggregate of 80,000 shares valued at approximately $312,000 using the Black-Scholes model.
 
During October 2013, 15,000 common stock shares valued at $62,500 were issued for investor relations services.
 
On November 5, 2013, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with JFR and JFFS for the purchase of a 51% ownership interest in each entity, for a total purchase price of $560,000. The transaction closed on December 10, 2013 with the execution of an Assignment, Assumption, Joinder, and Amendment Agreement with both JFR and JFFS. On December 11, 2013, the Company purchased an additional 5% interest in both JFR and JFFS from an original interest holder for the total purchase price of $30,000, increasing the Company’s ownership interest in JFR and JFFS to a total of 56%.
 
On November 7, 2013, the Company entered into a Subscription Agreement with three accredited investors, pursuant to which the Company sold to the Investors an aggregate of 160,000 Units at a purchase price of $5.00 per Unit, closing an $800,000 private placement. Each unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share and one five-year warrant to purchase one share of common stock. One half (80,000) of the available warrants are available at an initial exercise price of $5.50, while the remaining half (80,000) of the warrants are available at an initial exercise price of $7.00. The Company has paid a placement fee by issuing an aggregate of 80,000 five- year warrants valued at approximately $312,000 using the Black-Scholes model.
 
On November 26, 2013, the Company finalized a Subscription Agreement (the “Beacher’s Subscription Agreement”) with Beachers’ LV, LLC (“Beachers”), whereby the Company subscribed for five units, with each Unit consisting of a 1% membership interest in Beachers. The total capital contribution made by the Company to Beachers was $500,000. In connection with the Subscription Agreement, the Company executed a Right to Purchase Agreement with Madhouse Worldwide Investments, LLC (“MWI”) whereby the Company issued fifty three thousand three hundred and thirty four (53,334) shares of the Company’s common stock, valued at approximately $260,000, to MWI or its assigns, in exchange for a two-year option to purchase up to 25% of any ownership interest in any future Beacher’s nightclub to be offered to third party investors, and a three-year exclusive option to propose funding, participate in funding, and open future Beacher’s nightclubs in South Africa, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The Company also issued an aggregate of 50,000 five-year warrants valued at approximately $176,000 using the Black-Scholes model.