FORM 8-K

UNITED STATE

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~June~~September 2430, 2019

ARTISANAL BRANDS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New York	0-26112	41-1759882
(State of Jurisdiction)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer ID No.)
42 Forest Lane	Bronxville, New York	10708
(Address of Principal Executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive offices		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 914-441-3591

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 914-441-3591

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

~~Name~~Title of each ~~exchange~~class onSymbol ~~Title~~Name of each ~~class~~exchange ~~Symbol~~on which registered Common Stock AHFP OTC - BB

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

OnThe ~~June~~Company 24has previously announced its plan to be a fully-reporting filer upon the transition of its licensing agreement with Solex-Catsmo that became official on September 30, 2019,. ~~the~~The ~~company~~Company ~~issued~~has ~~the~~alerted ~~following~~customers ~~press~~of ~~release~~this change on its website at www.artisanalcheese.com and has commenced shipments to wholesale and online customers this week directly from the Company.

~~Artisanal~~The ~~Caves,~~Company ~~LLC,~~believes the most practical and cost-effective means to become a ~~new~~fully-reporting ~~unit~~filer ofagain ~~Artisanal~~is ~~Brands,~~through ~~Inc.~~an ~~(OTCQB:AHFP)~~agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “~~Company~~Commission”). ~~has~~An ~~acquired~~agreement ~~New~~will ~~Manny’s,~~result ~~Inc.~~in tothe ~~offer~~current ~~premium~~registration ~~bakery~~statement ~~products~~covering ~~along~~shares ~~with~~of ~~its~~common ~~artisan~~stock to terminate, ~~handcrafted~~thus ~~cheeses~~allowing ~~within~~the Company to file a ~~fully-integrated~~Form ~~operation~~10 ~~located~~later inthis ~~Upstate~~year ~~New~~that ~~York.~~requires ~~There,~~only ~~the~~two ~~Company~~years ~~plans~~of toaudited ~~install~~financial ~~four~~statements. ~~state-of-~~This will lessen the~~-art~~ ~~cheese~~historical ~~aging~~accounting ~~caves~~and ~~from~~auditing ~~which~~work ~~all~~necessary ~~wholesale~~to ~~and~~be ~~online~~deemed ~~orders~~a ofcurrent ~~Artisanal~~filer ~~Premium~~again. ~~Cheese~~The ~~will~~Company ~~ship,~~reached ~~representing~~this ~~the~~new ~~first~~plan ofbased ~~several~~on ~~regional~~constructive ~~locations~~input toand ~~defray~~communications ~~online~~with ~~shipping~~the ~~costs~~Commission and ~~add~~believes ~~branding~~it ~~experiences~~is ~~for~~in ~~consumers~~the ~~craving~~best ~~quality~~of ~~foods~~interest of all shareholders and ~~product~~the ~~knowledge~~Company to adopt this course of action.

~~With~~The ~~this~~Company ~~transition,~~has identified a market maker interested in making the necessary official filings with FINRA to enable the Company ~~will~~to ~~open~~regain acompliance ~~retail~~with ~~store~~Rule 15c2-11 and ~~revamp~~to re-establish trading in the stock on the OTC pink sheets. Upon the Company’s filing of Form 10 the Company will seek to re-list its ~~website~~common ~~www~~stock on the OTC:QBS.~~artisanalcheese.com~~ As a practical matter, upon concluding the agreement with the Commission to terminate the original registration statement, the common shares can continue to be traded as they have been prior to the agreement, and the agreement will have no impact on the Company’s business operations. Moreover, the new ~~cheese~~registration will place all investors, new and ~~bakery~~existing, ~~product~~on ~~offerings~~an even playing field. All current shareholders will still own the same amounts of shares in Artisanal and their shares will no longer be devalued as the Company’s filing status will be changed to a ~~step~~non-upreporting infiler ~~functionality~~until toit ~~scale~~voluntarily ~~its~~moves ~~direct~~forward as a fully-~~to-consumer~~reporting ~~business~~filer later this Fall.

Operationally, the new cheese aging, cutting and wrapping operation has been located inside the recently acquired bakery facility in Central New York as of September 30th. The Company ~~has~~will ~~also~~begin ~~commenced~~its ~~negotiations~~plan to ~~open~~combine inshipments ~~2020~~of cheese and bakery products sales online and open a ~~flagship~~retail operation as part of its longer-range operating plan to have multiple regional shipping hubs to defray long-distant overnight shipments to drive online sales. The Central New York location inwill ~~Manhattan~~service local, ~~including~~regional and national online business until new locations are created. As part of this online growth plan, new personnel are being assigned to e-commerce positions to promote sales online with a ~~retail~~combination ~~shop~~of ~~and~~email ~~adjacent~~marketing, ~~café~~search engine optimization, ~~all~~Google ~~under~~Ads, ~~the~~and ~~Artisanal~~affiliate ~~brand~~marketing with improved customer support.

~~The~~In the quarter ending August 31, 2019, the Company’s ~~will~~business ~~file~~operation awas ~~Form~~profitable ~~8-K~~and it plans to ~~begin~~advance ~~the~~forward ~~process~~as ~~toward~~revenues ~~becoming~~from athe ~~fully-reporting~~Artisanal ~~public~~cheese ~~company~~business are consolidated with ~~annual~~the bakery operation. Additional shareholders loans were converted to equity and ~~periodic~~the ~~filings~~Company ~~tracking~~anticipates several more shareholder-lenders will opt-in making substantial improvements to the balance sheet and lessening financing costs. The Company’s ~~fiscal~~looks ~~year~~forward ~~ending~~to ~~May~~providing ~~31st~~detailed financial information with investors in the coming months.

Daniel W. Dowe, executive chairman, stated, “After exploring a multitude of prospects, we are pleased to have found an opportunity that brings synergy to Artisanal’s historical business and its current plans. Incredible quality is the hallmark of the Artisanal brand and the new bakery products will be on par with this standard. Operationally, one facility to house both cheese aging and bakery facility is ideal. Combined with a team of highly-experienced people who are enthused to serve in administrative, financial and operating roles, that is the real value for shareholders and Artisanal’s future.”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ARTISANAL BRANDS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Daniel W. Dowe
		Daniel W. Dowe
		Executive Chairman

DATED: ~~June~~October 243, 2019

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