UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~March 2820, 2026

BRANCHOUT FOOD INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-41723

87-3980472

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

205 SE Davis Avenue, Bend Oregon		97702
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(844) 263-6637

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		BOF		Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 ~~of this chapter~~) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 ~~of this chapter~~).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1 5.~~01.~~02 ~~Entry~~Departure ~~into~~of aDirectors ~~Material~~or ~~Definitive~~Certain ~~Agreement~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~January~~March 2820, 2026, ~~BranchOut Food Inc. (~~the ~~“Company”),~~Compensation ~~borrowed~~Committee ~~$1,500,000~~of ~~from~~the ~~Kaufman~~Board ~~Kapital~~of ~~LLC~~Directors ~~(“Kaufman”), pursuant~~of toBranchout aFood ~~Senior~~Inc. ~~Secured Promissory Note in the principal amount of $1,500,000~~ (the “~~Note~~Company”), ~~issued~~approved ~~by the Company to~~(i) ~~Kaufman.~~an ~~The~~increase ~~Note~~in ~~matures on January 28, 2027 and bears interest at a rate of 8% per annum. The Company’s obligations under~~ the ~~Note~~ ~~are~~annual ~~secured~~base bysalary apayable ~~lien granted~~ to ~~Kaufman~~Eric onHealy, ~~substantially all of~~ the Company’s ~~assets~~Chief ~~pursuant~~Executive Officer, to a$325,000, ~~Security~~with ~~Agreement previously~~retroactive ~~entered~~effect ~~between~~to ~~the~~April ~~Company~~15, 2025, and ~~Kaufman~~ (~~the~~ii) ~~“Security~~an ~~Agreement”)~~increase in ~~connection with~~ the ~~issuance~~monthly ofcompensation apayable ~~12%~~to ~~Senior~~John ~~Secured Convertible~~Dalfonsi, ~~Promissory Note of~~ the Company,’s ~~dated~~Chief ~~July 23~~Financial Officer, ~~2024~~to ~~(the “Convertible Note”). In addition~~$17, ~~the Note includes affirmative and negative covenants~~500, ~~events~~with ofretroactive ~~defaults~~effect ~~and~~to ~~other~~January ~~terms and conditions~~1, ~~customary in transactions of this nature~~2026.

The information set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Note and Security Agreement, which have been filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On January 28, 2026, the Company issued a press release that included selected financial results for its quarterly and year-end periods ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 28, 2026, Kaufman converted $500,000 of principal outstanding under the Convertible Note into 659,457 shares of the Company’s common stock. The issuance of such shares have been registered under a Registration Statement on Form S-3 declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 11, 2025.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 10.1		Senior Secured Promissory Note of the Company in the principal amount of $1,500,000, dated January 28, 2026, issued to Kaufman Kapital LLC
Exhibit 10.1		Security Agreement between the Company and Kaufman Kapital LLC, dated July 23, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Form 8-K filed by the Company with Securities and Exchange Commission on July 29, 2024)
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release dated January 28, 2026
Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

Exhibit 104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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

	BranchOut Food Inc.
Date: January 30, 2026	By:	/s/ Eric Healy
Date: March 20, 2026	By:	/s/ Eric Healy
		Eric Healy, Chief Executive Officer

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