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Mama's Creations Executive Compensation (FY26)

MAMA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Adam Michaels
Latest say-on-pay support
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July 2, 2026
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Data as of October 27, 2026Latest filing (8-K): July 7, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Adam Michaels: $1,240,000 → $2,340,664 (88.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 98.2% → 98.3% (0.1 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Mama's Creations' chief executive and what were they paid?
Adam Michaels, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman, received $2,340,664 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Michaels' total was 88.8% higher than the $1,240,000 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Mama's Creations' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held July 2, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in Mama's Creations' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Coffee, Farmer, Lakeland, Lifeway and Limoneira, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Burns
Executive VP (4)
◇◇—————◇
Matt Brown
President(3)
◇◇—————◇
Carl Wolf
Former CEO/Chairman(1)
◇——————◇
Lawrence Morgenstein
CFO
◇◇—————◇
Anthony Gruber
CFO
———————— not reported
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Burns
Executive VP (4)
◇——————◇
Matt Brown
President(3)
◇—————◇◇
Lawrence Morgenstein
CFO
◇◇————◇◇
Carl Wolf
Former CEO/Chairman(1)
Departed during or after this year
◇——————◇
Adam Michaels
CEO/Chairman
◇——————◇
Anthony Gruber
CFO
◇——————◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adam Michaels
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
◇◇◇———◇◇
Anthony Gruber
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Steven Burns
Former Chief Administrative Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adam Michaels
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
◇◇◇◇——◇◇
Anthony Gruber
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Steven Burns
Former Chief Administrative Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇————◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adam Michaels
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Moore Tappan
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Anthony Gruber
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Adam L. MichaelsRSU◇——◇——◇
Adam L. MichaelsRSU◇——◇——◇
Adam L. MichaelsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Anthony GruberRSU◇——◇——◇
Moore TappanRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Adam MichaelsPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇9/24/2034
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Moore TappanPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Anthony GruberPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Adam Michaels
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Anthony Gruber
Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Moore Tappan
Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Lynn L. Blake
◇◇————◇
Meghan Henson
◇◇————◇
Dean Janeway
◇◇————◇
Shirley Romig
◇◇————◇
Thomas Toto
◇—————◇
Fred D’Agostino
◇—————◇
Adam L. Michaels served on the board in fiscal 2026 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Coffee BRCB
  • Farmer FMNB
  • Lakeland LKFN
  • Lifeway symbol not shown
  • Limoneira LMNR
  • SkinHealth SKIN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026July 2, 2026=◇◇◇
2025July 3, 2025=◇◇◇
2024July 3, 2024=◇◇◇
2022October 4, 2022=◇◇◇
2016June 22, 2016=◇◇◇

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Citations

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167 figures on this page: 162 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
162 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001493152-26-032364
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001493152-26-024239
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards During Fiscal 2026 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · Potential Payments upon Termination · and 1 more section
  3. 0001641172-25-018188
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001641172-25-011798
  5. 0001493152-24-026626
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  6. 0001493152-23-021467
  7. 0001493152-22-027644
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001493152-16-011656
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Consumer & Retail rankings

Chief executive pay — Consumer & RetailCEO pay ratio — Consumer & RetailSay-on-pay support — Consumer & Retail

Peers Mama's Creations discloses

The companies named in MAMA's own disclosed peer group.

CoffeeFarmerLakelandLimoneiraSkinHealth

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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