CEO Adam Michaels was paid $2,340,664 in fiscal year 2026, ↑ up 88.8% from fiscal year 2025, the 40th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001493152-26-024239 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$2,340,664 ↑ Adam Michaels total, FY2026 | 40th CEO pay percentile vs peers | 60:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 98.32% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Michaels | $450,000 | $55,000 | $1,460,664 | $0 | $360,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $2,340,664 |
| Chief Executive Officer, Chairman | ||||||||
| Moore Tappan | 307,500 | 30,000 | 45,258 | 0 | 125,000 | 0 | 15,000 | 522,758 |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Anthony Gruber | 275,000 | 50,000 | 45,258 | 0 | 110,000 | 0 | 15,000 | 495,258 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Michaels | $2,340,664 | $1,240,000 | $4,307,312 | ↑ +1,100,664 |
| Moore Tappan | 522,758 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Gruber | 495,258 | 365,000 | 712,016 | ↑ +130,258 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses MAMA in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named MAMA in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
One page per officer: the same table above, read for one person at a time — his own figure and every fiscal year the register holds.
| Executive | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Michaels | CEO | $2,340,664 |
| Anthony Gruber | CFO | $495,258 |
| Moore Tappan | COO | $522,758 |
One page per director: the seat, the committees and the fee table, read for one person at a time.
| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Dean Janeway | Independent Director | $88,655 |
| Fred D’Agostino | Former director (through FY2026) | $16,667 |
| Lynn L. Blake | Independent Director | $98,655 |
| Meghan Henson | Independent Director | $88,655 |
| Shirley Romig | Independent Director | $78,655 |
| Thomas Toto | Former director (through FY2026) | $16,667 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 2025-10-31 | — | — | 18,885 | — | $199,992 |
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 2025-04-15 | — | — | 94,200 | — | 600,054 |
| Moore Tappan | RSU | 2025-06-06 | — | — | 5,700 | — | 45,258 |
| Adam Michaels | PSU | 2025-04-15 | 47,100 | 94,200 | — | 103,620 | 660,618 |
| Anthony Gruber | RSU | 2025-06-06 | — | — | 5,700 | — | 45,258 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Michaels | $800,046 | $660,618 | $0 | 45.2% |
| Moore Tappan | 45,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Anthony Gruber | 45,258 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Michaels | PSU | 525,000 | — | $7,927,500 |
| Anthony Gruber | PSU | 203,285 | — | 3,069,604 |
| Moore Tappan | PSU | 300,000 | — | 4,530,000 |
| Adam Michaels | PSU | 175,000 | — | 2,642,500 |
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 97,478 | — | 1,471,918 |
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 94,200 | — | 1,422,420 |
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 23,073 | — | 348,402 |
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 69,445 | — | 1,048,620 |
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 19,815 | — | 299,207 |
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 46,297 | — | 699,085 |
| Adam Michaels | RSU | 18,885 | — | 285,164 |
| Anthony Gruber | RSU | 5,700 | — | 86,070 |
| Moore Tappan | RSU | 5,700 | — | 86,070 |
| Moore Tappan | RSU | 4,120 | — | 62,212 |
| Adam Michaels | Option | 25,871 | 7.57 | — |
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-02 | 27,712,940 | 472,105 | 177,468 | 98.32% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-07-03 | 25,497,797 | 472,854 | 1,047,492 | 98.18% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-07-03 | 19,045,718 | 3,153,761 | 46,449 | 85.79% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-10-04 | 12,303,545 | 251,481 | 30,764 | 98% | Passed |
| 2016 | 2016-06-22 | 16,770,339 | 208,746 | 2,000 | 98.77% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-07-02 | 98.32%a |
| 2025 | 2025-07-03 | 98.18%b |
| 2024 | 2024-07-03 | 85.79%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 60 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $2,340,664 |
| Median employee compensation | $39,200 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn L. BlakeIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | $60,000 | $38,655 | $0 | — | $0 | $98,655 |
| Meghan HensonIndependent · Compensation · Audit · Nominating/Governance | 50,000 | 38,655 | 0 | — | 0 | 88,655 |
| Dean JanewayIndependent · Nominating/Governance (Chair) | 50,000 | 38,655 | 0 | — | 0 | 88,655 |
| Shirley RomigIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating/Governance | 40,000 | 38,655 | 0 | — | 0 | 78,655 |
| Fred D’AgostinoIndependent · Departed during FY | 16,667 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 16,667 |
| Thomas TotoIndependent · Departed during FY | 16,667 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 16,667 |
| Adam L. MichaelsEmployee director · Board Chair | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $40,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 20,000 / 20,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $233,334 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $154,620 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $387,954 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Mama's Creations names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.
Reciprocity shown where the peer's own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer's filing. A dash means the peer's current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Mama's Creations.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coffee | 2025 | Mark Davis | $621,370 | $3,750,000 | $3,750,000 | $8,751,050 | $20,897,082 |
| 2 | SkinHealth | 2025 | Marla Beck | 796,154 | 3,713,635 | 0 | 1,050,000 | 7,662,185 |
| 3 | Lakeland | 2025 | David Findlay | 739,654 | 1,304,582 | 0 | 393,128 | 2,473,892 |
| 4 | Mama's Creations | 2026 | Adam Michaels | 450,000 | 1,460,664 | 0 | 360,000 | 2,340,664 |
| 5 | Farmer | 2025 | Kevin Helmick | 686,850 | 331,913 | 0 | 536,250 | 1,644,243 |
| 6 | Limoneira | 2025 | Harold Edwards | 719,250 | 499,997 | 0 | 0 | 1,277,951 |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mama's Creations | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Coffee | 125.175% of target for CEO ($751,050 actual vs $600,000 target); 125.175% of target for CFO ($281,644 actual vs $225,000 target); 125.175% of target for CLO ($187,763 actual vs $150,000 target)% | RSUs 50 · Stock Options 50 | not disclosed | Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC |
| Farmer | 150% | PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Cash LTI 25 | No | Aon |
| Lakeland | 106% | PSU 60 · RSU 40 | No | Pearl Meyer & Partners |
| Limoneira | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Pearl Meyer |
| SkinHealth | 140% | RSU 75 · PSU 25 | Yes — Relative TSR | Frederic W. Cook & Co. (FW Cook) |
Read from each company's Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company's filing does not state the item.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Adam Michaels | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 18. As printed: 2,340,664. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c29 · span 451591–451600 |
| 2 | Section 01, Moore Tappan | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 18. As printed: 522,758. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c29 · span 491230–491237 |
| 3 | Section 01, Anthony Gruber | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 18. As printed: 495,258. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c29 · span 471439–471446 |
| 4 | Section 03, Adam Michaels RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 517729–517736 |
| 5 | Section 03, Adam Michaels RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 511861–511868 |
| 6 | Section 03, Moore Tappan RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 535345–535351 |
| 7 | Section 03, Adam Michaels PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 514788–514795 |
| 8 | Section 03, Anthony Gruber RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 526535–526541 |
| 9 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 60 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Lynn L. Blake | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 98,655. Filing ↗machine: span 815337–815407 |
| 11 | Section 08, Meghan Henson | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,655. Filing ↗machine: span 818155–818225 |
| 12 | Section 08, Dean Janeway | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 88,655. Filing ↗machine: span 819532–819602 |
| 13 | Section 08, Shirley Romig | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 78,655. Filing ↗machine: span 820921–820991 |
| 14 | Section 08, Fred D’Agostino | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 16,667. Filing ↗machine: span 816766–816836 |
| 15 | Section 08, Thomas Toto | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 16,667. Filing ↗machine: span 822329–822399 |
| 16 | Section 08, Adam L. Michaels | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-07-07 | 0001493152-26-032364 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.32% (votes for as printed: 27,712,940). Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-07-08 | 0001641172-25-018188 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.18% (votes for as printed: 25,497,797). Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-07-09 | 0001493152-24-026626 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 85.79% (votes for as printed: 19,045,718). Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 21 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | — | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 22 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 233,334 + equity 154,620 + all other 0 = 387,954, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 387,954 |
| 23 | Coffee, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-16 | 0001628280-26-025374 | CEO total compensation as printed in Coffee's own proxy. As printed: 20,897,082. Filing ↗machine: span 450786–450796 |
| 24 | SkinHealth, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-24 | 0001683168-26-003189 | CEO total compensation as printed in SkinHealth's own proxy. As printed: 7,662,185. Filing ↗machine: r13 · c25 · span 535635–535644 |
| 25 | Lakeland, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-05 | 0000721994-26-000036 | CEO total compensation as printed in Lakeland's own proxy. As printed: 2,473,892. Filing ↗machine: span 916200–916209 |
| 26 | Mama's Creations (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-05-18 | 0001493152-26-024239 | CEO total compensation as printed in Mama's Creations's own proxy. As printed: 2,340,664. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c29 · span 451591–451600 |
| 27 | Farmer, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-16 | 0001437749-26-008310 | CEO total compensation as printed in Farmer's own proxy. As printed: 1,644,243. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c28 · span 608756–608765 |
| 28 | Limoneira, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-02-18 | 0001174947-26-000188 | CEO total compensation as printed in Limoneira's own proxy. As printed: 1,277,951. Filing ↗machine: r1 · c6 · span 771090–771099 |
| 29 | Section 10a, Farmer reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001437749-26-008310 | Farmer's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Mama's Creations. Filing ↗ |
| 30 | Section 10a, Lakeland reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0000721994-26-000036 | Lakeland's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Mama's Creations. Filing ↗ |
| 31 | Section 10a, SkinHealth reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001683168-26-003189 | SkinHealth's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Mama's Creations. Filing ↗ |
| 32 | Section 10a, Limoneira reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001174947-26-000188 | Limoneira's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Mama's Creations. Filing ↗ |
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