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Note 24 - Restructuring
12 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

24.

Restructuring 

 

In connection with the execution of our acquisition strategy and strategic transactions, the Company has incurred restructuring and exit costs associated with the integration efforts of these transactions. In connection with these efforts, the Company incurred $13,113, $34,283 and $15,581 of restructuring costs for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2026, 2025 and 2024, respectively. All restructuring plans are approved at the executive level, and their associated expenses are recognized in the period in which the plan is committed. 

 

Within the Cannabis segment, during the fiscal year ended  May 31, 2026, the Company incurred restructuring expenses totaling $6,258. These charges included $4,573 associated with the restructuring of the Quebec facility to transition from vegetable cultivation to cannabis cultivation in response to increased global cannabis demand, $1,093 related to employee termination severance and benefits associated with the reorganization of the Canadian cannabis commercial function, and $221 related to the wind-down of certain non-operating entities. Additionally, the Company recognized $371 related to its Fort Collins, CO partially vacant warehouse that was previously held for sale and was divested during the fiscal year ended  May 31, 2026. See Note 6 (capital assets). 

 

Within the Beverage segment, restructuring activities primarily related to Project 420, a business optimization plan designed to consolidate production, streamline operations, and improve the Company’s cost structure. Activities under the plan included the closure and consolidation of certain brewery and related facilities, including Redhook, Terrapin, Atwater, Hop Valley, and Revolver, as well as costs incurred by the restructuring team established to execute the plan. Restructuring charges primarily consisted of employee termination benefits, facility closure and exit costs, contract and other termination costs, costs associated with SKU rationalization activities, and other costs directly associated with the execution of the plan. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2025, the Company accrued $8,500 of restructuring charges related to these initiatives. During the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the related accrual was fully utilized. In addition, during the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026, the Company incurred $6,771 of additional restructuring related expenses associated with these efforts, including costs related to facility closures, production consolidation, and other activities under Project 420. The Company expects these initiatives to be substantially completed by the end of fiscal 2027.