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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
 
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007
 
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
  For the transition period from _______to _______

Commission File Number 1-5084

TASTY BAKING COMPANY
 (Exact name of Company as specified in its charter)

 
Pennsylvania
(State of Incorporation)
23-1145880
(IRS Employer Identification Number)


2801 Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19129
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)

215-221-8500
(Company's telephone number, including area code)

 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES x    NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated Filer o    Accelerated Filer x    Non-accelerated Filer o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
YES o     NO x

There were 8,263,333 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of July 31, 2007.
 

TASTY BAKING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
INDEX
 
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)  
     
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets  
  June 30, 2007 and December 30, 2006
3
     
   
  Thirteen and Twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006
4
     
   
  Thirteen and Twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006
5
     
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
6-15
     
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial  
  Condition and Results of Operations
16-20
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures  
  About Market Risk 
20
     
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures 
20
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Risk Factors 
21
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 
21
     
Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 
21
     
Item 6. Exhibits
22
     
Signature   
23
 
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Part I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements
 
 
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Unaudited)
 
(000's)
 
             
   
June 30, 2007
   
December 30, 2006
 
Assets
           
Current assets:
           
Cash
  $
71
    $
12
 
Receivables, less allowance of $2,881 and $2,455, respectively
   
19,777
     
17,769
 
Inventories
   
6,393
     
6,926
 
Deferred income taxes
   
3,040
     
3,040
 
Prepayments and other
   
1,791
     
1,414
 
Total current assets
   
31,072
     
29,161
 
Property, plant and equipment:
               
Land
   
1,433
     
1,433
 
Buildings and improvements
   
43,159
     
43,110
 
Machinery and equipment
   
123,864
     
122,599
 
Construction in Progress
   
3,225
     
1,902
 
     
171,681
     
169,044
 
Less accumulated depreciation
   
107,686
     
103,660
 
     
63,995
     
65,384
 
Other assets:
               
Long-term receivables from independent sales distributors
   
10,623
     
10,960
 
Deferred income taxes
   
4,942
     
4,596
 
Other
   
2,116
     
2,190
 
     
17,681
     
17,746
 
Total assets
  $
112,748
    $
112,291
 
                 
Liabilities
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current obligations under capital leases
  $
440
    $
327
 
Notes payable, banks
   
752
     
631
 
Book overdraft
   
1,477
     
2,165
 
Accounts payable
   
5,008
     
3,875
 
Accrued payroll and employee benefits
   
5,900
     
7,444
 
Other
   
5,707
     
5,349
 
Total current liabilities
   
19,284
     
19,791
 
                 
Long-term obligations under capital leases, less current portion
   
452
     
208
 
Long-term debt
   
18,561
     
18,177
 
Accrued pensions
   
18,783
     
18,724
 
Accrued other liabilities
   
1,899
     
1,057
 
Postretirement benefits other than pensions
   
5,487
     
6,065
 
Total liabilities
   
64,466
     
64,022
 
                 
Shareholders' equity
               
Common stock, par value $0.50 per share and entitled to one vote per share: Authorized 15,000 shares, issued 9,116 shares
   
4,558
     
4,558
 
Capital in excess of par value of stock
   
28,816
     
28,951
 
Retained earnings
   
25,393
     
25,028
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
   
1,434
     
1,996
 
Treasury stock, at cost
    (11,919 )     (12,264 )
Total shareholders' equity
   
48,282
     
48,269
 
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity
  $
112,748
    $
112,291
 
                 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
         
 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(Unaudited)
 
(000's, except per share amounts)
 
              
   
For the Thirteen Weeks Ended   
   
For the Twenty Six Weeks Ended   
 
   
June 30, 2007
   
July 1, 2006
   
June 30, 2007
   
July 1, 2006
 
                         
Gross sales
  $
69,982
    $
67,909
    $
140,363
    $
137,241
 
Less discounts and allowances
    (26,177 )     (25,348 )     (52,234 )     (51,771 )
Net sales
   
43,805
     
42,561
     
88,129
     
85,470
 
Costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales, exclusive of depreciation shown below
   
27,076
     
25,599
     
55,037
     
52,419
 
Depreciation
   
2,391
     
1,626
     
4,043
     
3,168
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
12,976
     
13,419
     
26,201
     
26,313
 
Interest expense
   
124
     
412
     
439
     
787
 
Other income, net
    (202 )     (274 )     (433 )     (524 )
     
42,365
     
40,782
     
85,287
     
82,163
 
 
                               
Income before provision for income taxes     1,440       1,779       2,842       3,307  
                                 
Provision for income taxes
   
496
     
644
     
1,022
     
1,218
 
                                 
Net income
  $
944
    $
1,135
    $
1,820
    $
2,089
 
                                 
                                 
Average common shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
   
8,034
     
8,052
     
8,033
     
8,052
 
Diluted
   
8,138
     
8,236
     
8,134
     
8,250
 
                                 
Per share of common stock:
                               
                                 
Net income:
                               
Basic
  $
0.12
    $
0.14
    $
0.23
    $
0.26
 
Diluted
  $
0.12
    $
0.14
    $
0.22
    $
0.25
 
                                 
Cash dividend
  $
0.05
    $
0.05
    $
0.10
    $
0.10
 
                                 
                                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.      
 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
(Unaudited)
 
(000's)
 
             
             
   
For the Twenty-Six Weeks Ended   
 
   
June 30, 2007
   
July 1, 2006
 
             
             
Cash flows from (used for) operating activities
           
Net income
  $
1,820
    $
2,089
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
   
4,043
     
3,168
 
Amortization
   
239
     
273
 
(Gain) loss on sale of routes
   
57
      (6 )
Restructure payments
   
-
      (202 )
Defined benefit pension (benefit) expense
    (82 )    
6
 
(Increase) decrease deferred taxes
    (198 )     (52 )
Post retirement medical
    (654 )     (711 )
Other
   
203
     
404
 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Increase in receivables
    (2,156 )     (2,260 )
Decrease in inventories
   
534
     
11
 
(Increase) decrease in prepayments and other
    (546 )    
434
 
Increase in accrued taxes
   
939
     
914
 
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable, accrued payroll and other current liabilities
    (992     1,058  
                 
Net cash from operating activities
   
3,207
     
5,126
 
                 
Cash flows from (used for) investing activities
               
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
   
-
     
75
 
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
    (2,608 )     (3,683 )
Proceeds from independent sales distributor loan repayments
   
1,802
     
2,277
 
Loans to independent sales distributors
    (1,582 )     (2,362 )
Other
    (111 )     (183 )
                 
Net cash used for investing activities
    (2,499 )     (3,876 )
                 
Cash flows from (used for) financing activities
               
Dividends paid
    (824 )     (818 )
Borrowings on long-term debt, net
   
743
     
771
 
Net decrease in short-term debt
   
121
     
-
 
Net decrease in book overdraft
    (689 )     (1,314 )
                 
Net cash from financing activities
    (649 )     (1,361 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   
59
      (111 )
                 
Cash, beginning of year
   
12
     
251
 
                 
Cash, end of period
  $
71
    $
140
 
                 
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
               
Cash paid during the period for:
               
Interest
  $
461
    $
834
 
Income taxes
  $
5
    $
32
 
                 
                 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
               
 
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
($'s in 000’s, except share and per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)
All disclosures are pre-tax, unless otherwise noted.

1.      Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of the Business
Tasty Baking Company (the “Company”) is a leading producer of sweet baked goods and one of the nation’s oldest and largest independent baking companies, in operation since 1914.  It has two manufacturing facilities, one in Philadelphia, PA, and a second in Oxford, PA.

Fiscal Year
The Company and its subsidiaries operate on a 52-53 week fiscal year, ending on the last Saturday of December.  Fiscal year 2007 is a 52-week year.  Fiscal year 2006 was a 52-week year.

Basis of Presentation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries.  All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.  In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items, which are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods shown.  The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year or for any future period.

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.  On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to customer sales, discounts and allowances, long-lived asset impairment, pension and postretirement plan assumptions, workers’ compensation expense and income taxes.  Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

Concentration of Credit
The Company encounters, in the normal course of business, exposure to concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables.  Ongoing credit evaluations of customers’ financial conditions are performed and, generally, no collateral is required.  The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses and such losses have not exceeded management’s expectations.

Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when title and risk of loss pass, which is upon receipt of goods by the independent sales distributors, retailers or third-party distributors.  For route area sales, the Company sells to independent sales distributors who, in turn, sell to retailers.  Revenue for sales to independent sales distributors is recognized upon receipt of the product by the distributor.  For sales made directly to a customer or a third-party distributor, revenue is recognized upon receipt of the products by the retailer or third-party distributor.

Sale of Routes
Sales distribution routes are owned by independent sales distributors who purchase the exclusive right to sell and distribute Tastykake® products in defined geographical territories.  When the Company sells routes to independent sales distributors, it recognizes a gain or loss on the sale.  Routes sold by the Company are either existing routes that the Company has previously purchased from an independent sales distributor or newly established routes in new geographies. Any gain or loss recorded by the Company is based on the difference between the sales price and the carrying value of the route, and is recorded as a component of other income.  Any potential impairment of net carrying value is reserved as identified.  The Company recognizes gains or losses on sales of routes when all material services or conditions related to the sale have been substantially performed or satisfied by the Company, which is generally as of the date of sale.  In most cases, the Company will finance a portion of the purchase price with interest bearing notes, which are required to be repaid in full.  Interest rates on the notes are based on Treasury yields plus a spread.  The Company has no obligation to later repurchase a route but may choose to do so to facilitate a change in route ownership.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all investments with an original maturity of three months or less on their acquisition date to be cash equivalents.  Book overdrafts are recorded within current liabilities.  Cash flows associated with book overdrafts are classified as financing activities.

Inventory Valuation
Inventories, which include material, labor and manufacturing overhead, are stated at the lower of cost or market, cost being determined using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method.  Inventory balances for raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods are regularly analyzed and provisions for excess and obsolete inventory are recorded, as necessary, based on the forecast of product demand and production requirements.

Property and Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment are carried at cost.  Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.  Buildings and improvements, machinery and equipment, and vehicles are depreciated over thirty-nine years, seven to fifteen years, and five to ten years, respectively, except where a shorter useful life is necessitated by the Company’s decision to relocate its Philadelphia operations.  Spare parts are capitalized as part of machinery and equipment and are expensed as utilized or capitalized as part of the relevant fixed asset.  Spare parts are valued using a moving average method and are reviewed for potential obsolescence on a regular basis.  Reserves are established for all spare parts that are no longer usable and have no fair market value.  Capitalized computer hardware and software is depreciated over five years.

Costs of major additions, replacements and betterments are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs, which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets, are expensed as incurred.  For significant projects, the Company capitalizes interest and labor costs associated with the construction and installation of plant and equipment and significant information technology development projects.

In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No.144, long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.  In instances where the carrying amount may not be recoverable, the review for potential impairment utilizes estimates and assumptions of future cash flows directly related to the asset.  For assets where there is no plan for future use, the review for impairment includes estimates and assumptions of the fair value of the asset, which is based on the best information available.  These assets are recorded at the lower of their book value or fair value.

The Company has a conditional asset retirement obligation relative to asbestos in its Philadelphia manufacturing facility. Because the Company has not yet made any decision to sell, demolish or abandon the facility, the fair market value of any conditional asset retirement obligation has not been determined.  The Company is not under any current obligation to remove the asbestos since it is encased and in compliance with current regulatory codes.  Because the settlement date or range of potential settlement dates of the obligation is not estimable, the Company does not have sufficient information to estimate its obligation under FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations. The Company may have an obligation to remove the asbestos if the facility were to undergo a major renovation or be demolished.

Grants
The Company receives grants from various government agencies for employee training purposes.  Expenses for the training are recognized in the Company’s income statement at the time the training takes place.  When the proper approvals are given and funds are received from the government agencies, the Company records an offset to the training expense already recognized.

In addition, in 2006, in conjunction with The Reinvestment Funds, Allegheny West Foundation and the Department of Community and Economic Development of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “DCED”), the Company activated Project Fresh Start (the “Project”).  The Project is an entrepreneurial development program that provides an opportunity for qualified minority entrepreneurs to purchase routes from independent sales distributors.  The source of grant monies for this program is the DCED.  The grants are used by minority applicants to partially fund their purchase of an independent sales distribution route.
 
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Because the Project’s grant funds merely pass through the Company in its role as an intermediary, the Company records an offsetting asset and liability for the total amount of grants as they relate to the project.  There is no income statement impact related to the establishment of, or subsequent change to, the asset and liability amounts.

Marketing Costs
The Company expenses marketing costs, which include advertising and consumer promotions, as incurred or as required in accordance with Statement of Position 93-7, Reporting on Advertising Costs.  Marketing costs are included as a part of selling, general and administrative expense.

Computer Software Costs
The Company capitalizes certain costs, such as software coding, installation and testing that are incurred to purchase or create and implement internal use computer software in accordance with Statement of Position 98-1, Accounting for Costs of Computer Software Development or Obtained for Internal Use.  The majority of the Company’s capitalized software relates to the implementation of the enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) and handheld computer systems.

Freight, Shipping and Handling Costs
Outbound freight, shipping and handling costs are included as a part of selling, general and administrative expense.  Inbound freight, shipping and handling costs are capitalized with inventory and expensed with cost of sales.

Pension Plan
The Company’s funding policy for the pension plan is to contribute amounts deductible for federal income tax purposes plus such additional amounts, if any, as the Company’s actuarial consultants advise to be appropriate.  In 1987 the Company elected to immediately recognize all gains and losses in excess of the pension corridor, which is equal to the greater of ten percent of the accumulated pension benefit obligation or ten percent or the market-related value of plan assets.

The Company accrues normal periodic pension expense or income during the year based upon certain assumptions and estimates from its actuarial consultants.  These estimates and assumptions include discount rate, rate of return on plan assets, compensation increases, mortality and employee turnover.  In addition, the rate of return on plan assets is directly related to changes in the equity and credit markets, which can be very volatile.  The use of the above estimates and assumptions, market volatility and the Company’s election to immediately recognize all gains and losses in excess of its pension corridor in the current year may cause the Company to experience significant changes in its pension expense or income from year to year.  Expense or income that falls outside the corridor is recognized only in the fourth quarter of each year.

On September 29, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement No. 158, Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans (“FAS 158”).  FAS 158 requires employers to recognize on their balance sheets a liability or an asset equal to the under-funded or over-funded status of their defined benefit plans and other postretirement benefit plans, respectively.  The Company adopted FAS 158 as of its fiscal year-end, December 30, 2006.

Accounting for Derivative Instruments
The Company has entered into certain variable-to-fixed interest rate swap contracts to fix the interest rates on a portion of its variable interest rate debt.  These contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges in accordance with FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.  Accordingly, these derivatives are marked to market and the resulting gains or losses are recorded in other comprehensive income as an offset to the related hedged asset or liability.  The actual interest expense incurred, inclusive of the effect of the hedge in the current period, is recorded in the Statement of Operations.

Treasury Stock
Treasury stock is stated at cost. Cost is determined by the FIFO method.

Accounting for Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates in effect when the differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
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Net Income Per Common Share
Net income per common share is presented as basic and diluted earnings per share.  Net income per common share – Basic is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.  Net income per common share – Diluted is based on the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period.  Dilution is the result of outstanding stock options and restricted shares.  For the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006, 378,146 and 457,646 options to purchase common stock, respectively, were excluded from the calculation, as they were anti-dilutive. For the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006, approximately 380,896 and 503,309 options to purchase common stock, respectively, were excluded from the calculation, as they were anti-dilutive.

Share-based Compensation
The Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with FASB Statement No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (“FAS 123(R)”).  Share-based compensation expense recognized during the current period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest.  The total value of compensation expense for restricted stock is equal to the closing market price of Tasty Baking Company shares on the date of grant.  FAS 123(R) requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant in order to estimate the amount of share-based awards that will ultimately vest.  The forfeiture rate is based on the Company’s historical forfeiture experience.  The Company calculated its historical pool of windfall tax benefits.

Recent Accounting Statements
In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”), which creates a single definition of fair value, along with a conceptual framework to measure fair value and to increase the consistency and the comparability in fair value measurements and in financial disclosure.  This statement is effective for the 2008 fiscal year, although early adoption is permitted.  The Company is currently evaluating the extent to which its current practices, financial statements and disclosures may change as a result of the adoption of FAS 157.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (“FAS 159”).  This statement permits, but does not require, entities to measure certain financial instruments and other assets and liabilities at fair value on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is irrevocable.  At the adoption date, unrealized gains and losses on financial assets and liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected would be reported as a cumulative adjustment to beginning retained earnings. Unrealized gains and losses due to changes in their fair value must be recognized in earnings at each subsequent reporting date.  This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.  The Company is currently evaluating the extent to which its current practices, financial statements and disclosures may change as a result of the adoption of FAS 159.

2.      New Facilities

On May 9, 2007 the Company announced that as part of its comprehensive operational review of strategic manufacturing alternatives, it entered into an agreement to relocate its Philadelphia operations to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.  This agreement provides for a 26-year lease for a yet to be constructed 345,500 square foot bakery, warehouse and distribution center located on approximately 25 acres.  Site preparation has begun and construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.  The Company expects the new facility to be fully operational in 2010.  The lease provides for no rent payments in the first year of occupancy.  Rental payments increase from $3.5 million in the second year of occupancy to $7.2 million in the final year of the lease.

As part of this initiative, the Company also entered into a 16-year agreement for $9.5 million in financing at a fixed rate of 8.54% to be used for leasehold improvements.  This agreement provides for no principal or interest payments in the first year of occupancy and then requires equal monthly payments of principal and interest aggregating to $1.2 million annually over the remainder of the term.    
 
In connection with these agreements, the Company is required to provide an initial $1 million letter of credit, which will increase to $8 million by the beginning of 2009.  The outstanding amount of the letter of credit will be reduced starting in year 17 and will be eliminated by the end of the lease term.

The Company also entered into an agreement to relocate its corporate headquarters to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.  This lease agreement provides for approximately 35,000 square feet of office space that commences upon the later of substantial completion of the office space or April 2009 which ends coterminous with the bakery lease.  The lease provides for no rent payment in the first six months of occupancy.  Rental payments increase from $0.9 million in the second year of occupancy to $1.6 million in the final year of the lease.
 
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In addition to the facility leases, the Company expects to purchase high-tech, modern baking equipment.  This equipment is designed to increase product development flexibility and efficiency, while maintaining existing taste and quality standards.  The investment for this project, in addition to any costs associated with the agreements described above, is projected to be approximately $75 million through 2010.  To finance this investment and refinance the Company’s existing revolving credit facilities, as well as to provide for financial flexibility in running the ongoing operations and working capital needs, the Company has received commitments for a $90 million multi-bank credit facility and has received approvals for $32 million in low-interest development loans provided in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.  The Company anticipates closing on the credit facility and loans during the third quarter of 2007.

The Company anticipates that long-lived assets utilized in the Philadelphia operations with an aggregate net book value of approximately $20 million at June 30, 2007 will not be relocated to the new facilities or sold as a result of the relocation. The Company accounts for disposal and exit activities in accordance with FAS 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities (“FAS 146”) and FAS 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“FAS 144”). To date, the Company has not incurred any material obligations related to one-time termination benefits, contract termination costs or other associated costs as described in FAS 146.

The Company has re-evaluated the long-lived assets utilized in its Philadelphia operations for potential impairment or other treatment in accordance with FAS 144.  Based on the commitment to the planned relocation, neither the assets to be relocated nor the assets to be left in place at the Philadelphia operations have suffered impairment.  Therefore the estimated fair value of the asset groups continues to exceed the carrying amount of such asset groups.  With respect to the group of assets not expected to be relocated or sold and with an aggregate net book value of approximately $20 million at June 30, 2007, certain of the assets included in the group had previously estimated useful lives that extended beyond the expected project completion in early 2010.  As such, the Company changed its estimate of the remaining useful lives of such assets to be consistent with the time remaining until the end of the project, and has accounted for such change in estimate in accordance with FAS 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3.  For the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 30, 2007 the change in estimated useful lives of these assets resulted in incremental depreciation of $0.7 million.  The after tax impact of the incremental depreciation on net income, net income per common share – basic, and net income per common share - diluted was $0.5 million, $0.06 per share, and $0.06 per share, respectively.  The Company expects that the future impact of incremental depreciation resulting from the change in useful lives will be approximately $1.3 million per quarter through June 2010, when the new bakery is expected to be fully operational.

As part of the relocation of its Philadelphia operations, the Company expects to eliminate approximately 215 positions.  While the Company hopes to achieve this result through normal attrition and the reduction of contract labor, it is probable that the Company will incur obligations related to post employment benefits accounted for under FAS 112, Employers' Accounting for Postemployment Benefits, an amendment of FASB Statements No. 5 and 43.  Due to uncertainties regarding the extent to which the Company will be successful in managing the reductions through normal attrition and the reduction of contract labor, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the amount of such obligations or provide a meaningful range of loss with respect to such obligations at this time.

3.      Restructure Charges

From fiscal years 2001 to 2005, the Company implemented several strategies that resulted in restructuring charges and accrued restructuring obligations.  During the twenty-six week period ended July 1, 2006, the Company made payments related to restructuring obligations of $202 and as of December 30, 2006 no restructuring obligations remained.

4.      Inventories

Inventories are classified as follows:
 
   
June 30, 2007
   
Dec. 30, 2006
 
Finished goods
  $
1,528
    $
1,575
 
Work in progress
   
172
     
159
 
Raw materials and supplies
   
4,693
     
5,192
 
    $
6,393
    $
6,926
 
 
The inventory balance has been reduced by reserves for obsolete and slow-moving inventories of $105 and $78 as of June 30, 2007 and December 30, 2006, respectively.
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5.      Credit Facility

On September 13, 2005, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Amended Credit Agreement”) to replace its prior credit facility.  The Amended Credit Agreement increased the commitment from $30 million to $35 million; changed the terms from secured to unsecured; extended the maturity from a three-year term to a five-year term expiring in September 2010; eliminated the short-term portion and reduced the interest rate margins and the commitment fees charged to the Company as described in the Amended Credit Agreement.  Modifications have also been made to the Tangible Net Worth covenant and the Funded Debt covenant that make them less restrictive.  Interest rates in the Amended Credit Agreement are indexed to LIBOR based upon the Company’s ratio of debt to EBITDA and rates may decrease up to 50 basis points based on that ratio.  Commitment fees are charged on the unused portion of the commitment and range from 10 to 25 basis points based upon the same ratio used to determine interest rates.  The proceeds from the Amended Credit Agreement will be used for general corporate purposes and such other uses as permitted.

On September 13, 2005, the Company also entered into a term loan for $5.3 million.  The term loan is based upon a 15 year amortization with a scheduled maturity in five years due in September 2010.  The terms and conditions of the term loan are generally the same as those in the Amended Credit Agreement.  The entire proceeds of the term loan were used to fund a voluntary contribution to the defined benefit pension plan (the “DB Plan”).

On December 19, 2005, the Company also entered into a mortgage loan of $2.15 million which is secured by the Philadelphia manufacturing facility (“Hunting Park Bakery”) as collateral, and a second term loan for $2.55 million to fund the purchase of the Hunting Park Bakery building and land for a total purchase price of $4.7 million from the Company’s DB Plan.  The mortgage loan is based upon a 20 year amortization with a scheduled maturity in ten years due in December 2015.  The term loan is based upon a 15 year amortization with a scheduled maturity in five years due in September 2010.  The terms and conditions of the mortgage loan and the term loan are generally the same as those in the Amended Credit Agreement.

In order to hedge a portion of the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates the Company entered into a five-year $6 million interest rate swap on August 3, 2005, with a fixed LIBOR rate of 4.64%.  The Company also entered into two five-year interest rate swaps for its term loans for $5.3 and $2.55 million on September 13 and December 21, 2005 with fixed LIBOR rates of 4.42% and 4.99%, respectively.  Also on December 21, 2005 the Company entered into a ten-year $2.15 million interest rate swap for its mortgage loan with a fixed LIBOR rate of 5.08%.  The LIBOR rates above are subject to an additional credit spread which can range from 75 basis points to 140 basis points.  In June 2007, in connection with the planned relocation of the Company’s Philadelphia operations and the related financing, the Company sold the August 3, 2005 and September 13, 2005 interest rate swaps.  The effect of these sales was to reduce interest expense for both the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended June 30, 2007 by approximately $0.2 million.

The Company has received commitments for a $90 million multi-bank credit facility and has received approvals for $32 million in low interest development loans provided in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation to finance its strategic manufacturing initiatives, refinance the Company’s existing revolving credit facilities, as well as to provide for financial flexibility in running the ongoing operations and working capital needs.  The Company anticipates closing on the credit facility and loans during the third quarter of 2007.

6.      Defined Benefit Retirement Plans

The Company maintains a partially funded noncontributory DB Plan providing retirement benefits.  Benefits under this DB Plan generally are based on the employees’ years of service and compensation during the years preceding retirement. The Company maintains a defined benefit salaried employee retirement plan (the “DB SERP”) for key employees designated by the Board of Directors, however, there are no current employees earning benefits under this plan.  See Note 9 for more information.  The Company also maintains an unfunded Directors’ Retirement Plan.  The benefit amount is the annual retainer in the year of retirement.
 
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Effective February 15, 2007, benefits accruals under the Directors’ Retirement Plan were frozen for current directors and future directors were precluded from participating in the plan.  Participants are credited for service under the Directors’ Retirement Plan after February 15, 2007 solely for vesting purposes.  On February 15, 2007, the Board of Directors approved a Deferred Stock Unit Plan (the “DSU Plan”).  The DSU Plan provides that for each fiscal quarter, the Company will credit deferred stock units (“DSUs”) to the director’s account equivalent in value to $4 on the last day of such quarter, provided that he or she is a director on the last day of such quarter.  Directors will be entitled to be paid shares in an amount equal to the aggregate DSUs in the director’s account upon termination of Board service provided the director has at least five years of continuous service on the Board.  The shares may be paid out in a lump sum or at the director’s election, over a period of five years.

In December 2004, the Company announced to its employees that it was amending the DB Plan to freeze benefit accruals effective March 26, 2005.  Effective March 27, 2005, the Company adopted a new company funded defined contribution plan (the “DC Plan”) which is a defined contribution benefit that replaces the benefit provided in the DB Plan.  See Note 7 in the financial statements.

The components of the DB Plan, DB SERP, and DB Directors’ Retirement Plan’s costs are summarized as follows:
 
   
Thirteen Weeks Ended   
   
Twenty-six Weeks Ended   
 
   
6/30/07
   
7/1/06
   
6/30/07
   
7/1/06
 
Service cost-benefits earned during the quarter
  $
5
    $
6
    $
10
    $
12
 
Interest cost on projected benefit obligation
   
1,245
     
1,242
     
2,488
     
2,484
 
Expected return on plan assets
    (1,298 )     (1,269 )     (2,604 )     (2,534 )
Prior service cost amortization
    (5 )     (4 )     (9 )     (8 )
Actuarial loss recognition
   
17
     
-
     
33
     
-
 
SERP amendment
   
-
     
26
     
-
     
52
 
Net DB pension amount charge to income
  $ (36 )   $
1
    $ (82 )   $
6
 
 
7.      Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

The Company maintains a funded retirement DC Plan, which is a defined contribution benefit plan that replaced the benefits provided in the DB Plan.  Under the DC Plan, the Company makes weekly cash contributions into individual accounts for all eligible employees.  These contributions are based on employees’ point values which are the sum of age and years of service as of January 1 each year.  All employees receive contributions that range from 2% to 5% of eligible compensation relative to their point totals.  Employees at March 27, 2005, who had 20 years of service or 10 years of service and 60 points, received an additional “grandfathered” contribution of between 1.5% and 3.5% of salary.  The “grandfathered” contribution percentage was fixed as of March 27, 2005, and is paid weekly with the regular contribution until those covered employees retire or separate from the Company.  These “grandfathered” contributions are being made to compensate older employees for the shorter earnings period that their accounts will have to appreciate in value relative to their normal retirement dates.

The Company also maintains the Tasty Baking Company 401(k) and Company Funded Retirement Plan (“Retirement Plan”).  In the Retirement Plan, all participants receive a company match of 50% of their elective deferrals that do not exceed 4% of their compensation as defined in the Retirement Plan.  Under the Retirement Plan, the waiting period for participation has been eliminated and participants are offered a broad array of investment choices.

The Company also maintains an unfunded defined contribution SERP (“DC SERP”) for one eligible active employee.

Components of DC pension amount charged to income:
 
   
Thirteen Weeks Ended   
   
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended   
 
   
6/30/07
   
7/1/06
   
6/30/07
   
7/1/06
 
Funded retirement plan
  $
464
    $
455
    $
980
    $
935
 
Defined contribution SERP
   
90
     
71
     
180
     
142
 
Net DC pension amount charge to income
  $
554
    $
526
    $
1,160
    $
1,077
 
 
8.      Postretirement Benefits Other than Pensions

In addition to providing pension benefits, the Company also provides certain unfunded health care and life insurance programs for substantially all retired employees, or Other Postretirement Benefits (OPEB).  These benefits are provided through contracts with insurance companies and health service providers.  In 2005, the Company amended the medical benefits paid for retirees by eliminating coverage for most post-65 retirees as of January 1, 2006.  Coverage is maintained for all pre-65 retirees and for certain post-65 retirees who had qualifying dependents that were pre-65.  Simultaneous with the change in medical coverage, life insurance for incumbent retirees at company group rates was capped at $20 of coverage.  Incumbent retirees who purchase coverage in excess of $20 and all new retirees after January 1, 2006 pay age-based rates for their life insurance benefit.
 
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Components of net periodic postretirement benefit cost/(benefit):
 
   
Thirteen Weeks Ended
   
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
 
   
6/30/07
   
7/1/06
   
6/30/07
   
7/1/06
 
Service cost
  $
67
    $
63
    $
134
    $
125
 
Interest cost
   
92
     
90
     
185
     
181
 
Amortization of unrecognized prior service cost
    (457 )     (411 )     (915 )     (822 )
Amortization of unrecognized gain
    (29 )     (29 )     (58 )     (59 )
Total FAS 106 net postretirement benefit
  $ (327 )   $ (287 )   $ (654 )   $ (575 )
 
Estimated company contributions for the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006 were $302 and $312, respectively.

9.      Stock Compensation

At the 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on May 11, 2006, the Company's shareholders approved the Tasty Baking Company 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2006 Plan") as adopted by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") on March 24, 2006.  The aggregate number of shares available for grant under the 2006 Plan is 293,258 shares of the Company’s common stock.

The 2006 Plan authorizes the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board to grant awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, unrestricted stock, restricted stock (“RSA”) (including performance restricted stock) and performance shares to employees, directors and consultants or advisors of the Company.  The option price is determined by the Committee and, in the case of incentive stock options, will be no less than the fair market value of the shares on the date of grant.  Options lapse at the earlier of the expiration of the option term specified by the Committee (not more than ten years in the case of incentive stock options) or three months following the date on which employment with the Company terminates.

The Company also has active 2003 and 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plans.  The aggregate number of shares available for grant under the 2003 plan is 60,044 and under the 1997 plan is 107,047.  The terms and conditions of the 2003 and 1997 plans are generally the same as the 2006 Plan.  A notable difference is that the 1997 plan can award shares only to employees of the Company while the 2003 plan can award shares to employees and directors of the Company.  The Company also has options outstanding under the 1994 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the terms and conditions of which are similar to the 1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan.

On December 16, 2005, the Board and the Committee approved the acceleration of vesting of all outstanding, unvested stock options previously awarded to the Company’s employees, officers (including executive officers) and directors under the Company’s 1994, 1997 and 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plans.  All other terms and conditions applicable to these stock options, including exercise prices and holding period requirements, remain unchanged.  All unvested stock options were “out-of-the-money” as of the closing stock price on December 16, 2005, with a range of exercise prices from $7.55 to $11.30 per share.  As a result of the acceleration, stock options to acquire approximately 173,167 shares of the Company’s common stock became exercisable on December 31, 2005, 85% of which were scheduled to vest during 2006.  Of the total number of shares underlying the accelerated stock options, approximately 27,998 were held by directors and 114,394 were held by executive officers.  The Company had previously imposed a five-year holding period requirement on any shares obtained through the exercise of options awarded on or after August 7, 2003, which was expected to prevent unintended benefits to the holders of the majority of these stock options as a result of the accelerated vesting.  Only 35,000 of the options are not subject to this requirement, with the lowest exercise price on those options set at $8.60 per share.
 
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The purpose of the accelerated vesting was to enable the Company to avoid recognizing compensation expense associated with the stock options in future periods as required by FAS 123(R), Share Based Payment, which the Company adopted by January 1, 2006.  As a result of the acceleration of vesting, the Company reduced the non-cash, pre-tax compensation expense it would otherwise have been required to record by approximately $410 over the original option vesting period, including approximately $360 in fiscal 2006.

Notwithstanding the vesting and termination provisions described above, under the terms of the Change of Control Agreements and Employment Agreements that the Company entered into with certain executive officers, upon a change of control, the shares granted as RSAs vest and any restrictions on outstanding stock options lapse immediately.  Additionally, under the terms of those agreements, in certain change of control circumstances, shares granted as RSAs may vest after termination of employment.

A summary of stock options as of June 30, 2007 is presented below:
 
   
Shares (000’s)
   
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
   
Weighted-Average
Remaining Contractual Term
   
Aggregate Instrinsic Value (000s)
 
Outstanding at December 30, 2006
   
456
    $
10.52
             
Granted
   
-
     
-
             
Forfeited
    (5 )    
10.78
             
Exercised
   
-
     
-
             
Outstanding at March 31, 2007
   
451
    $
10.52
     
5.55
    $
1,087
 
Granted
   
-
     
-
                 
Forfeited
    (5 )    
10.78
                 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
                 
                                 
Outstanding at June 30, 2007
   
446
    $
10.52
     
5.31
    $
1,075
 
Options exercisable at March 31, 2007
   
451
    $
10.52
     
5.55
    $
1,087
 
Options exercisable at June 30, 2007
   
446
    $
10.52
     
5.31
    $
1,075
 
 
As of June 30, 2007, there was no unrecognized compensation related to nonvested stock options.  For the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007, there were no options granted and there was no cash received from option exercises.  There was no compensation expense recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for stock options in the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006.

The Company recognizes expense for restricted stock using the straight-line method over the requisite service period.  A summary of the restricted stock as of June 30, 2007 is presented below:
 
   
Shares (000’s)
   
Weighted–Average
Fair Value
 
Nonvested at December 30, 2006
   
180
    $
7.65
 
Granted
   
50
     
8.70
 
Forfeited
   
-
     
-
 
Exercised
   
-
     
-
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2007
   
230
    $
7.88
 
 
As of June 30, 2007, there was $1,093 of unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 3.06 years.

10.           Income Taxes

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), Accounting for Uncertain Tax Positions, an Interpretation of FAS 109. FIN 48 establishes a single model to address accounting for uncertain tax positions.  FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements.  FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, measurement classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition.  Upon adoption, the Company increased its reserves for uncertain tax positions by recognizing a charge of approximately $631 to the December 31, 2006 beginning retained earnings balance.
 
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At the adoption date of December 31, 2006, the Company had $835 of unrecognized tax benefits, including $402 of interest and penalties, all of which would affect the effective tax rate if recognized.  At June 30, 2007, the Company has $907 of unrecognized tax benefits, $226 of which are presented as a reduction in deferred tax assets.  The Company recognizes potential interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense, and at June 30, 2007, had $399 of interest and penalties included as a component of unrecognized tax benefits.

The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state jurisdictions. The Company has substantially concluded all U.S. federal income tax matters for years through 2002. Substantially all material state income tax matters have been concluded through 2001.  Currently there are no ongoing income tax audits for any of the tax years that remain open to examination by various taxing jurisdictions.  The Company does not anticipate that total unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change due to the expiration of the statute of limitations with respect to any open tax year prior to June 30, 2008.


11.           Comprehensive Income/(Loss) 

 
Total comprehensive income, net of taxes, is comprised as follows:
 
   
 Thirteen Weeks Ended
   
Twenty-Six Weeks Ended
 
   
6/30/07
   
7/1/06
   
6/30/07
   
7/1/06
 
Net income
  $
944
    $
1,135
    $
1,820
    $
2,089
 
Other comprehensive income / (loss)
                               
Pension plan
   
7
     
     
14
     
 
Other postretirement benefits
    (254 )    
      (546 )    
 
Change in unrealized gain / (loss)
                               
on derivative instruments
    (1 )    
191
      (30 )    
300
 
Total other comprehensive income / (loss)
    (248 )     191       (562 )    
300
 
Total comprehensive income
  $
696
    $
1,326
    $
1,258
    $
2,389
 
 
                               
The following table summarizes the components of accumulated other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax:   
                 
                                 
                   
June 30,
   
December 30,
 
                   
2007
   
2006
 
Pension Plan
                  $ (3,497 )   $ (3,511 )
Unrealized gain / (loss) on derivative instruments
                   
54
     
84
 
Other postretirement benefits
                   
4,877
     
5,423
 
Total comprehensive income
                  $
1,434
    $
1,996
 
 
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
($'s in 000’s, except share and per share amounts unless otherwise noted)
All disclosures are pre-tax, unless otherwise noted.

Results of Operations
 
For the Thirteen Weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006

Overview

Net income for the second quarter of 2007 was $944 or $0.12 per fully-diluted share.  Net income included $0.5 million or $0.06 per common share of after tax impact of incremental depreciation resulting from a change in the estimated useful lives of certain assets at the Company’s Philadelphia operations.  The change in estimated useful lives resulted from the Company’s plans to move from its present facilities.  Net income for the second quarter of 2006 was $1,135 or $0.14 per fully-diluted share.  Net income decreased $191, or 16.8%, and earnings per share decreased $0.02, or 14.3%, compared to the same quarter last year.

Sales

Gross sales and net sales increased 3.1% and 2.9%, respectively in the second quarter of 2007 versus the same period in the prior year due to a 3.2% volume increase.  Route net sales increased 3.9% versus the same period in 2006, primarily driven by family pack sales.  Non-route net sales were level versus the same period a year ago primarily as a result of slightly lower sales with existing direct customers offset by sales gains with new third-party distributors.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the second quarter of 2007 increased 5.8% versus the second quarter of 2006.  The increase in cost of sales resulted from higher sales volume and, more significantly, by a 14% increase in variable manufacturing expenses, which was primarily driven by industry-wide cost increases for certain key ingredients, including dairy, eggs and oils.  The increase in variable manufacturing expense was partially offset by a 10% reduction in fixed manufacturing expense in the quarter due to lower employee-related costs, due in part to changes in the Company’s employee benefit plans.

Gross Margin
 
Gross margin decreased 3.3 percentage points to 32.7% of net sales in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the second quarter of 2006.  The decline in gross margin was partly attributable to the $710 in incremental depreciation resulting from a change in the estimated useful lives of certain assets at the Company’s Philadelphia operations related to the Company’s plans to move from its present facilities.  The incremental depreciation resulted in a 1.6 percentage point reduction in gross margin.  The increased cost of commodities also negatively impacted gross margin as did an unfavorable product mix shift compared to the same quarter of 2006.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2007 decreased to 29.6% of net sales, compared to 31.5% of net sales in the second quarter of 2006.  The decrease was driven by lower freight and employee-related expenses, partially offset by a 13.6% increase in marketing expense associated with the company’s brand development efforts, including a new television advertising campaign.

Non-Operating Items

Interest expense decreased by $288, or 69.9%, in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the second quarter of 2006.  The decrease was due to a $196 gain on the sale of certain interest rate swaps resulting from changes in the Company’s underlying debt structure as part of the financing of the new manufacturing plant, combined with lower borrowing levels resulting from improved cash flow and working capital.   The Company is exposed to market risk relative to its interest expense as its notes payable and long-term debt have floating interest rates that vary with the conditions of the credit market.

Other income, net, decreased by $72 in the second quarter of 2007 compared to the second quarter of 2006.
 
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The effective income tax rate for state and federal taxes was 34.4% and 36.2% for the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006, respectively.

For the Twenty-six Weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006

Overview

Net income for the first twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007, was $1,820 or $0.22 per fully-diluted share.  Net income included $0.5 million or $0.06 per common share of after tax impact of incremental depreciation resulting from a change in the estimated useful lives of certain assets at the Company’s Philadelphia operations.  The change in estimate useful lives resulted from the Company’s plans to move from its present facilities. Net income for the first twenty-six weeks ended July 1, 2006, was $2,089 or $0.25 per fully-diluted share.  Net income decreased $269, or 12.0%, and earnings per share decreased $0.03, or 11.6%, compared to the same period last year.

Sales

Gross sales and net sales increased 2.3% and 3.1%, respectively in the first twenty-six weeks of 2007 versus the same period in the prior year due to a 3.4% volume increase.  Route net sales increased 2.1% versus the same period in 2006 driven by increased family pack sales.  Non-route net sales increased 6.4% versus the same period a year ago primarily driven by expanded distribution among third-party distributors and also impacted by growth within existing direct customers.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the first twenty-six weeks of 2007 increased 5.0% versus the same period a year ago.  The increase in cost of sales was primarily caused by industry-wide cost increases for certain ingredients, including sugar, eggs, dairy, oils and other commodity costs.  This increase was partially offset by the benefit from a $232 recovery of certain insurance claims as well as by lower employee related expenses, due in part to changes in the Company’s employee benefit plans.

Gross Margin

Gross margin decreased 2.0% in the first twenty-six weeks of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006.  This decrease was driven by $710 in incremental depreciation resulting from a change in the estimated useful lives of certain assets at the Company’s Philadelphia operations combined with the increase in cost of goods sold, which were partially offset by higher sales volumes and improved net sales realization.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first twenty-six weeks of 2007 decreased to 29.7% of net sales, compared to 30.8% of net sales in the first twenty-six weeks of 2006.  Towards the end of the first quarter and through the second quarter of 2007, the Company launched a new television advertising campaign aimed at supporting the Company’s brands and new products and at increasing sales volumes.   The costs associated with this campaign were more than offset by reductions in the cost of freight as well as by lower employee related costs.

Non-Operating Items

Interest expense decreased by $348, or 44.2%, in the first twenty-six weeks of 2007 compared to the first twenty-six weeks of 2006.  This decrease was due to the sale of certain interest rate swaps resulting from changes in the Company’s underlying debt structure as part of the financing of the new manufacturing plant, combined with lower borrowing levels resulting from improved cash flow and working capital, as well as from $1,600 in cash received from Keystone Redevelopment Partners, LLC for an option agreement that terminated in the fourth quarter of 2006.  The Company is exposed to market risk relative to its interest expense as its notes payable and long-term debt have floating interest rates that vary with the conditions of the credit market.

Other income, net, decreased by $91 in the first twenty-six weeks of 2007 compared to the same period of 2006.

The effective income tax rate for state and federal taxes was 36.0% and 36.8% for the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007 and July 1, 2006, respectively.
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Current assets at June 30, 2007, were $31,072 compared to $29,161 at December 30, 2006.  Current liabilities at June 30, 2007, were $19,284 compared to $19,791 at December 30, 2006.  The increase in current assets was primarily driven by an increase in receivables of $2,008, resulting from higher sales as well as an increase in prepayments and other of $377, offset by a $533 reduction in inventory.  The $507 decrease in current liabilities was driven by a reduction in obligations associated with employee related costs.

On May 9, 2007 the Company announced that as part of its comprehensive operational review of strategic manufacturing alternatives, it entered into an agreement to relocate its Philadelphia operations to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.  This agreement provides for a 26-year lease for a yet to be constructed 345,500 square foot bakery, warehouse and distribution center located on approximately 25 acres.  Site preparation has begun and construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2009.  The Company expects the new facility to be fully operational in 2010.  The lease provides for no rent payments in the first year of occupancy. Rental payments increase from $3.5 million in the second year of occupancy to $7.2 million in the final year of the lease.

As part of this initiative, the Company also entered into a 16-year agreement for $9.5 million in financing at a fixed rate of 8.54% to be used for leasehold improvements.  This agreement provides for no principal or interest payments in the first year of occupancy and then requires equal monthly payments of principal and interest aggregating $1.2 million annually over the remainder of the term.
 
In connection with these agreements, the Company is required to provide an initial $1 million letter of credit, which will increase to $8 million by the beginning of 2009.  The outstanding amount of the letter of credit will be reduced starting in year 17 and will be eliminated by the end of the lease term.

The Company also entered into an agreement to relocate its corporate headquarters to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.  This lease agreement provides for approximately 35,000 square feet of office space that commences upon the later of substantial completion of the office space or April 2009, and which ends coterminus with the new bakery lease.  The lease provides for no rent payment in the first six months of occupancy.  Rental payments increase from $0.9 million in the second year of occupancy to $1.6 million in the final year of the lease.

In addition to the facility leases, the Company expects to purchase high-tech, modern baking equipment.  This equipment is designed to increase product development flexibility and efficiency, while maintaining existing taste and quality standards.  The investment for this project, in addition to any costs associated with the agreements described above, is projected to be approximately $75 million through 2010.  To finance this investment and refinance the Company’s existing revolving credit facilities, as well as to provide for financial flexibility in running the ongoing operations and working capital needs, the Company has received commitments for a $90 million multi-bank credit facility and has received approvals for $32 million in low interest development loans provided in part by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation.  The Company anticipates closing on the credit facility and loans during the third quarter of 2007.   The Company's receipt of the funding for its relocation plan outlined above and the equipment purchases contemplated by it is subject to various conditions and requirements imposed by the lenders. There can be no assurance that the Company will satisfy each such condition and thereby obtain all of the loan funds it is seeking. If any substantial portion of the expected loans is not made available to the Company, it may not be able to proceed with its relocation plan.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Historically, the Company has been able to generate sufficient amounts of cash from operations.  Bank borrowings are used to supplement cash flow from operations during periods of cyclical shortages.  A credit facility is maintained with two banks and certain capital and operating leases are utilized.

Book overdrafts are recorded within current liabilities.  Cash flows associated with book overdrafts are classified as financing activities.

On September 13, 2005, the Company entered into the Amended Credit Agreement to replace its prior credit facility.  This Amended Credit Agreement is committed until September 2010 in the amount of $35 million, and it eliminated the short-term portion of the prior credit facility.  On September 13, 2005, the Company also entered into a term loan for $5.3 million.  The entire proceeds of the term loan were used to fund a voluntary contribution to the Company’s previously frozen Defined Benefit Pension Plan.  On December 19, 2005, the Company entered into a mortgage loan for $2.15 million and a second term loan for $2.55 million in order to fund the purchase of the Hunting Park Bakery building and land for $4.7 million from the Defined Benefit Pension Plan.
 
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On August 3, 2005, in order to hedge a portion of the Company’s exposure to changes in interest rates the Company entered into a five-year $6 million interest rate swap with a fixed LIBOR rate of 4.64%.  The Company also entered into two five-year interest rate swaps for its term loans for $5.3 and $2.55 million on September 13 and December 21, 2005 with fixed LIBOR rates of 4.42% and 4.99%, respectively.  Also on December 21, 2005, the Company entered into a ten- year $2.15 million interest rate swap for its mortgage loan with a fixed LIBOR rate of 5.08%.  In June 2007, in connection with the Company’s strategic manufacturing initiative and the related financing, the Company sold the August 3, 2005 and September 13, 2005 interest rate swaps at a gain of $196.   The total notional amount for the remaining swaps is $4.3 million, and the LIBOR rates above are subject to an additional credit spread which can range from 75 basis points to 140 basis points.  It is expected that a one percentage point increase in interest rates for the portion of outstanding debt not covered by swaps would result in additional quarterly expense of approximately $37.

Net cash used for operating activities totaled $3,207, mainly due to an increase in working capital of $2,221.  The increase in working capital was primarily due to increases in trade receivables of $2,156 resulting from higher sales.

Net cash used for investing activities for the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007 was $2,499, primarily consisting of $2,608 for capital expenditures.

Net cash used for financing activities for the twenty-six weeks ended June 30, 2007 totaled $649, primarily driven by dividend payments of $824.

The Company anticipates that for the foreseeable future cash flow from operations, along with availability from the multi-bank and public financings described above in “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” will provide sufficient cash to allow the Company to execute upon the relocation of its Philadelphia operations as well as meet its other operating requirements.  The Company anticipates capital expenditures of approximately $22 million for fiscal 2007, $16 million of which are expenditures associated with the Company’s new manufacturing facility.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that have been prepared in conformity with GAAP. The preparation of such condensed consolidated financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal 2006 are the significant accounting policies of the Company, which are described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, and the critical accounting estimates, which are described in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the 2006 Form 10-K.  Information concerning the Company’s implementation and impact of new accounting standards is included in Note 1 of the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein.  Otherwise, there were no changes in the Company’s critical accounting policies and estimates in the first twenty-six weeks of 2007 which had a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, change in financial condition, liquidity or results of operations.

Contractual Obligations

Information regarding the Company’s contractual obligations is included in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K.  During the periods ended June 30, 2007, there were no material changes to the Company’s contractual obligations outside the ordinary course of business, other than obligations related to the agreements entered into as part of the Company’s strategic manufacturing initiative and obligations related to income taxes accounted for under FIN 48, as described in Notes 2 and 10, respectively, to the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein.
 
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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including but not limited to those under the headings  “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis,” contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to the safe harbor created by that Act. Such forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions by management, as of the date of this Report, including assumptions about risks and uncertainties faced by the Company.  These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate,'' "believe,'' "could,'' "estimate,'' "expect,'' "intend,'' "may,'' "plan,'' "predict,'' "project,'' "should,'' "would,'' "is likely to,'' or "is expected to'' and other similar terms.  They may include comments about relocating operations and the funding thereof, legal proceedings, competition within the baking industry, concentration of customers, commodity prices, consumer preferences, long-term receivables, inability to develop brand recognition in the Company’s expanded markets, production and inventory concerns, employee productivity, loss of one or both of the Company’s production facilities, availability of capital, fluctuation in interest rates, pension expense and related assumptions, changes in long-term corporate bond rates or asset returns that could affect the recognition of pension corridor expense or income, governmental regulations, protection of the Company’s intellectual property and trade secrets and other statements contained herein that are not historical facts.

Because such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, changes in general economic or business conditions nationally and in the Company’s primary markets, the availability of capital upon terms acceptable to the Company, the availability and pricing of raw materials, the level of demand for the Company’s products, the outcome of legal proceedings to which the Company is or may become a party, the actions of competitors within the packaged food industry, changes in consumer tastes or eating habits, the success of business strategies implemented by the Company to meet future challenges, the costs to lease and fit-out a new facility and relocate thereto, the costs and availability of capital to fund improvements or new facilities and equipment, the retention of key employees, and the ability to develop and market in a timely and efficient manner new products which are accepted by consumers.  If any of our assumptions prove incorrect or should unanticipated circumstances arise, our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements.  The differences could be caused by a number of factors or combination of factors, including, but not limited to, those factors described in the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K (“2006 Form 10-K”), “Item 1A, Risk Factors,” as updated below.  There can be no assurance that the Company will successfully meet all conditions of the lease or the financing described herein, or that the change to the new manufacturing facility will be successful.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise or update such forward-looking statements, except as required by law.  Readers are advised, however, to consult any further public disclosures by the Company (such as in the Company’s filings with the SEC or in Company press releases) on related subjects.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

For information regarding the Company’s exposure to certain market risk, see Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, in the 2006 Form 10-K.  There have been no material changes in the Company’s portfolio of financial instruments or market risk exposures from the fiscal 2006 year-end to the June 30, 2007 balance sheet included herein.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.  Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure at a reasonable assurance level that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of June 30, 2007.  Based upon the evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2007.
 
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

During the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2007, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
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TASTY BAKING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The Company’s 2006 Form 10-K includes a discussion of certain risks and uncertainties facing it, including those risk factors that could cause its actual results to differ materially from those stated in forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.   The new risk factors presented below should be read in conjunction with the risk factors and information disclosed in the Company’s 2006 Form 10-K.  Solely for purposes of the risk factors in this Item 1, the terms, “we,” and “us” refer to Tasty Baking Company and its subsidiaries.

Indebtedness incurred in connection with our strategic manufacturing initiative could adversely affect our financial condition

On May 9th, we announced that we had entered into agreements to relocate our Philadelphia operations.  Higher levels of indebtedness associated with this initiative could increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; limit our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; and require that we use a larger portion of our cash flow to pay principal and interest thereby reducing availability of cash to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other operating needs.

Our inability to successfully implement our strategic manufacturing initiative may have an adverse effect on results of operations and may restrict our ability to increase revenues, cash flows and net income

We will be dependent upon third parties to construct the new facility and to deliver the high-tech, modern baking equipment.  Unanticipated delays in the completion of the facility or delivery of new equipment could substantially increase the costs and ultimately the indebtedness associated with the initiative.  Unexpected increases in equipment or installation costs could also substantially increase the indebtedness associated with the initiative.  Unfavorable deviations from expected equipment performance or unforeseen difficulties associated with transitioning to a new facility could significantly increase the costs of future production.  Such unanticipated delays, cost increases or unfavorable deviations in equipment performance could also restrict the Company’s ability to increase revenues and profitability as well as have an adverse impact on our financial condition and results of operations.


Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None in the second quarter of 2007.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

(a)  
The company’s annual meeting of shareholders was held on May 10, 2007.

(b)  
The directors elected at the meeting were:
 
                                                
     
For
 
Withheld
 
Abstain
  Mark G. Conish      
    6,925,230      
 
157,193
 
  Judith M. von Seldeneck  
    6,806,194      
 
276,229
 
  David J. West  
6,921,843  
 
160,580 
 
 
 
Other directors whose terms of office continued after the meeting were as follows:  James C. Hellauer, Ronald J. Kozich, James E. Ksansnak, James E. Nevels, Charles P. Pizzi and Mark T. Timbie.

(c)  
Other matters voted upon at the meeting and the results of the votes were as follows:
 
     
For    
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
  Ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 29, 2007  
 6,980,718
 
97,381
 
4,324
 
 
 
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Item 6.  Exhibits
 
(a)  
Exhibits:
   
  Exhibit 10 (a) - Industrial Lease Agreement dated May 8, 2007 by and between Liberty Property/Synterra Limited Partnership and the Company.
   
  Exhibit 10 (b) - Improvements Agreement dated May 8, 2007 by and between Liberty Property/Synterra Limited Partnership and the Company.
   
  Exhibit 10 (c) - Lease agreement dated June 15, 2007 by and between L/S Three Crescent Drive, LP and the Company.
   
  Exhibit 10 (d) - First Amendment to Industrial Lease Agreement dated June 7, 2007 by and between Liberty Property/Synterra Limited Partnership and the Company.
   
  Exhibit 10 (e) - Second Amendment to Industrial Lease Agreement dated June 29, 2007 by and between L/S 26th Street South LP (assignee of Liberty Property/Synterra Limited Partnership) and the Company.
   
  Exhibit 10 (f) - Third Amendment to Industrial Lease Agreement dated July 23, 2007 by and between L/S 26th Street South LP (assignee of Liberty Property/Synterra Limited Partnership) and the Company.
   
  Exhibit 31 (a) – Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
  Exhibit 31 (b) – Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
  Exhibit 32 – Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
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TASTY BAKING COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

SIGNATURE

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




   
TASTY BAKING COMPANY  
   
(Company)
     
     
     
     
 
 
                                            
August 7, 2007
 
/s/ Paul D. Ridder
(Date)  
 
PAUL D. RIDDER
   
VICE PRESIDENT,
   
CORPORATE CONTROLLER AND
   
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
   
(Principal Accounting Officer)

                                                         
 
 
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