SUPREMA SPECIALTIES INC
10-Q, 1998-11-05
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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 quarterly period ended September 30, 1998


                                       OR


[_]  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 0-19263


                            SUPREMA SPECIALTIES, INC.
                          (Exact Name of Registrant as
                            specified in its charter)



          New York                                          11-2662625
(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S.  Employer
incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)


                              510 EAST 35TH STREET
                           PATERSON, NEW JERSEY 07543
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)


                                 (201) 684-2900
              (Registrant'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 ___

As of November 2, 1998 there were 4,556,440  outstanding  shares of the issuer's
Common Stock, $.01 par value.


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                    SUPREMA SPECIALTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                                      INDEX



                                                                        Page No.
                                                                        --------



PART I.               FINANCIAL INFORMATION

         ITEM 1.      Financial Statements

                        Consolidated Balance Sheets as of                  3
                        September 30, 1998 and June 30, 1998

                        Consolidated Statements of Earnings                4
                        For The Three Month Periods Ended
                        September 30, 1998 and 1997

                        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows              5
                        For the Three Month Periods Ended
                        September 30, 1998 and 1997

                        Notes to Consolidated Financial                    6
                        Statements


         ITEM 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of              9
                        Financial Condition and Results of
                        Operations


PART II.              OTHER INFORMATION

         ITEM 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                    11



Signatures                                                                12


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    SUPREMA SPECIALTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (unaudited)

                                                                   Sept. 30,                  June 30,
                                                                     1998                       1998    
                                                                 ------------              ------------  
                                                                 (unaudited)
<S>                                                              <C>                       <C>         
ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETS:
  Cash                                                           $    332,539              $    489,890
  Accounts receivable, net of allowances
    of $407,290 at Sept. 30, 1998 and
    $407,290 at June 30, 1998                                      25,186,167                23,239,810
  Inventories                                                      31,022,490                28,511,930
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets                         1,206,236                   688,117
  Deferred income taxes                                               188,000                   188,000
                                                                 ------------              ------------

      Total current assets                                         57,935,432                53,117,747

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET                                         7,059,340                 6,999,695

OTHER ASSETS                                                        1,627,571                 1,728,616
                                                                 ------------              ------------

                                                                 $ 66,622,343              $ 61,846,058
                                                                 ============              ============
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

CURRENT LIABILITIES:
  Accounts payable                                               $  7,858,553              $  7,469,422
  Current portion of long-term obligations                            512,959                   500,964
  Mortgage payable - current                                           44,402                    43,457
  Income taxes payable                                                645,777                   245,498
  Accrued expenses and other current
    liabilities                                                     1,860,414                 1,467,034
                                                                 ------------              ------------

      Total current liabilities                                    10,922,105                 9,726,375

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES                                                 475,340                   475,340

REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN                                              24,185,334                21,262,000

SUBORDINATED DEBT                                                  10,500,000                10,500,000

LONG-TERM CAPITAL LEASES                                            2,133,599                 2,266,090

MORTGAGE PAYABLE                                                      909,952                   921,413
                                                                 ------------              ------------
                                                                   49,126,330                45,151,218
                                                                 ------------              ------------
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
 Common stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000
    shares authorized, 4,558,300 and 4,562,800
    issued and outstanding at Sept. 30, 1998
    and June 30, 1998, respectively                                    45,628                    45,628
  Additional paid-in capital                                       11,243,347                11,243,347
  Retained earnings                                                 6,220,901                 5,405,865
                                                                 ------------              ------------
                                                                   17,509,876                16,694,840
 Less: 4,500 shares treasury
       stock at cost                                                  (13,863)                     -- 
                                                                 ------------              ------------
         TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                17,496,013                16,694,840
                                                                 ------------              ------------
                                                                 $ 66,622,343              $ 61,846,058
                                                                 ============              ============
</TABLE>


                See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    SUPREMA SPECIALTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                       CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
                                   (unaudited)

                                                                              Three Months Ended
                                                                                  September 30,     
                                                                    ---------------------------------------
                                                                         1998                      1997
                                                                    ------------               ------------

<S>                                                                 <C>                        <C>         
NET SALES                                                           $ 35,898,828               $ 25,156,440

COST OF SALES                                                         29,773,379                 20,884,249
                                                                    ------------               ------------

 GROSS MARGIN                                                          6,125,449                  4,272,191
                                                                    ------------               ------------

EXPENSES:
  Selling and shipping expenses                                        2,913,963                  2,159,085
  General and administrative expenses                                    792,900                    662,804
                                                                    ------------               ------------
                                                                       3,706,863                  2,821,889
                                                                    ------------               ------------

INCOME FROM OPERATIONS                                                 2,418,586                  1,450,302

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
  Interest expense, net                                               (1,036,550)                  (640,153)
  Other                                                                       --                         -- 
                                                                    ------------               ------------
                                                                      (1,036,550)                  (640,153)

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                           1,382,036                    810,149

INCOME TAXES                                                             567,000                    332,000
                                                                    ------------               ------------

NET EARNINGS                                                             815,036                    478,149
                                                                    ============               ============

EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK:

    BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE                                        $        .18               $        .10
                                                                    ============               ============

    DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE                                      $        .17               $        .10
                                                                    ============               ============

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING:
    BASIC WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING                          4,561,514                  4,562,800
                                                                    ============               ============

    DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING                        4,683,897                  4,986,435
                                                                    ============               ============
</TABLE>

                See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                    SUPREMA SPECIALTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (unaudited)


                                                                                 Three Months Ended
                                                                                    September 30,     
                                                                      --------------------------------------
                                                                          1998                      1997
                                                                      ------------              ------------
<S>                                                                   <C>                       <C>         

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH:
  CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net Earnings                                                      $    815,036              $    478,149
    Adjustments to reconcile net earnings
      to net cash provided by (used in)
      operating activities:
      Depreciation and amortization                                        133,721                   119,449
      Provision for doubtful accounts                                           --                        --

      (Increase) decrease in assets:
        Accounts receivable                                             (1,946,357)               (4,157,704)
        Inventories                                                     (2,510,560)                  735,952
        Prepaid expenses and other
          current assets                                                  (518,119)                 (595,498)
       Prepaid Income Taxes                                                     --                   328,411
          Other assets                                                     101,045                   146,078
      Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
        Accounts payable                                                   389,131                   751,200
        Income taxes payable                                               400,279                        --
        Accrued expenses and other current
          liabilities                                                      393,380                    77,522
        Deferred income taxes                                                   --                        -- 
                                                                      ------------              ------------
        Net cash used in operating
          activities                                                    (2,742,444)               (2,116,441)
                                                                      ------------              ------------

CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Net payments for purchase of
    property and equipment                                                (193,366)                 (273,924)
  Purchase of treasury stock                                               (13,863)                       --
                                                                      ------------              ------------

         Net cash used in investing
          activities                                                      (207,229)                 (273,924)
                                                                      ------------              ------------

CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Proceeds from revolving credit loan                                 $ 11,557,334              $  6,939,981
  Principal payments of revolving credit loan                           (8,634,000)               (4,513,000)
  Principal payments of capital leases                                    (120,496)                  (99,912)
  Principal payments of mortgage                                           (10,516)                   (9,649)
                                                                      ------------              ------------

        Net cash provided by financing
          activities                                                     2,792,322                 2,317,420
                                                                      ------------              ------------

NET DECREASE IN CASH                                                      (157,351)                  (72,945)

CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                                  489,890                   480,225
                                                                      ------------              ------------

CASH, END OF PERIOD                                                   $    332,539              $    407,280
                                                                      ============              ============

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION:
    Cash paid during the period for:
    Interest                                                          $    917,550              $    640,154
                                                                      ============              ============

    Income Taxes                                                      $         --              $         --
                                                                      ============              ============

  Noncash investing and financing transactions:
   Purchase of property and equipment through
    capital leases                                                    $         --              $    150,000
                                                                      ============              ============
</TABLE>

                See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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                    SUPREMA SPECIALTIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                   NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.   FORMATION

     The unaudited  consolidated  balance  sheet as of September  30, 1998,  the
     unaudited  consolidated  statements of earnings for the three month periods
     ended  September  30,  1998  and  1997,  and  the  unaudited   consolidated
     statements of cash flows for the three month  periods  ended  September 30,
     1998 and 1997 have been  prepared in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
     accounting  principles  for  interim  financial  information  and  with the
     instructions  to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. In the opinion
     of management,  all adjustments  (which include normal recurring  accruals)
     necessary to present fairly the financial  position,  results of operations
     and cash  flows at  September  30,  1998 and 1997 and for the  three  month
     periods presented, have been included.

     Certain  information and footnote  disclosures  normally included in annual
     financial   statements  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted
     accounting  principles  have been  condensed  or omitted in this  quarterly
     financial  statement.  The attached financial  statements should be read in
     connection  with the  consolidated  financial  statements and notes thereto
     included  in the  Company's  1998  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
     ended June 30, 1998.

     The results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 1998 are
     not  necessarily  indicative  of the results to be expected  for the entire
     fiscal year.

2.   INVENTORIES

     Inventories are summarized as follows:

                                  September 30, 1998               June 30, 1998
                                  ------------------               -------------
                                                                  
         Finished goods              $25,236,103                     $24,046,053
         Raw materials                 4,964,555                       3,640,655
         Packaging                       821,832                         825,222
                                     -----------                     -----------
                                                                  
                                     $31,022,490                     $28,511,930
                                     ===========                     ===========
                                                        
3.   SUBORDINATED DEBT FACILITY

     In October  1995,  the Company  entered into a Loan and Security  Agreement
     (the "1995 Loan Agreement") with CoreStates Enterprise Fund (the "Fund"), a
     division  of  CoreStates  Bank,  N.A.  pursuant  to which  the Fund  loaned
     $5,000,000 to the Company. In connection with the execution and delivery of
     the 1995 Loan  Agreement,  the  Company  delivered  a  warrant  to the Fund
     exercisable for nominal additional  consideration to purchase up to 354,990
     shares of the Company's  Common  Stock.  After October 1, 2000, or upon the
     occurrence  of  certain  other  rights,  the Fund had the  right to put the
     warrant to the Company on a formula basis.  The warrant was recorded at its
     relative fair value at date of issue,  $1,100,000.  The corresponding  debt
     discount was being amortized over the life of the loan on the interest rate
     method.  At June 30,  1997,  the value of the put option was  approximately
     $1,171,000.

     In October  1997,  the Company  entered into an agreement  with Fleet Bank,
     pursuant to which the bank provided bridge  financing of $10 million to the
     Company. Approximately $6.7 million of the proceeds from such financing was
     used to  retire  $5.0  million  of  subordinated  debt  with  the  Fund and
     repurchase  from  the Fund  warrants  to  purchase  354,990  shares  of the
     Company's  Common  Stock.  The balance of the proceeds was used for general
     working capital purposes.  These transactions  resulted in an extraordinary
     loss of approximately $1,011,000,  net, during the second quarter of fiscal
     year 1998. The extraordinary  loss was comprised of the prepayment  penalty
     of  $1,279,000  and the  write-off  of  deferred  financing  costs and debt
     discount of $494,000, net of the combined tax benefit of $762,000. The fair
     value of


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     the  warrants was  determined  pursuant to the  contractually  agreed value
     among the relevant parties.

     In March, 1998, the Company entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the
     "1998 Loan  Agreement")  with Albion Alliance  Mezzanine Fund, L.P. and the
     Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States ("Alliance") pursuant
     to which Alliance loaned $10,500,000 to the Company.  The loan is unsecured
     and is  subordinated  to the  loan  of the  Company's  senior  lender.  The
     Alliance loan bears interest at 16.5% with 12% interest  payable  currently
     and the balance deferred until February 1, 2003 when it is due in full. The
     principal amount of the loan is payable in three installments of $3,500,000
     on each March 1,  beginning in the year 2004.  In addition,  in  connection
     with the  execution  and delivery of the 1998 Loan  Agreement,  the Company
     delivered a warrant to  Alliance  to  purchase up to 150,000  shares of the
     Company's Common stock at an exercise price of $4.12 per share. The warrant
     is exercisable until March 1, 2006. Proceeds of the Alliance loan were used
     to retire the bridge loan facility agreement with Fleet Bank, N.A.

4.   EARNINGS PER SHARE

     During 1997, the Financial  Accounting  Standards Board issued Statement of
     Financial  Accounting  Standards  No.  128,  "Earnings  per  Share,"  which
     provides for the  calculation of "basic" and "diluted"  earnings per share.
     This  statement is effective  for financial  statements  issued for periods
     ending after December 15, 1997 and requires restatement of all prior period
     EPS data  presented.  Basic  earnings per share includes no dilution and is
     computed  by  dividing  income  available  to  common  shareholders  by the
     weighted  average  number  of common  shares  outstanding  for the  period.
     Diluted  earnings  per  share  reflect,  in  periods  in which  they have a
     dilutive  effect,  the effect of common  shares  issuable  upon exercise of
     stock  options.  All periods  presented  have been  restated to comply with
     provisions of SFAS No. 128

     The earnings per share for the three month periods ended September 30, 1998
     and 1997 were  computed by dividing the weighted  average  number of shares
     outstanding into net earnings.

     The weighted average number of issued and outstanding common shares for the
     three months ended  September 30, 1998 is based upon the  4,562,800  shares
     outstanding  at the  beginning  of the year less a  proration  of the 4,500
     shares of treasury  stock  repurchased  during the first  quarter of fiscal
     year 1999.  Also included in the weighted  average  number of common shares
     are  incremental  shares  attributable  to assumed  exercise of options and
     warrants.

     The weighted average number of issued and outstanding common shares for the
     three month period  ended  September  30, 1997 is based upon the  4,562,800
     shares  outstanding  at the  beginning  of the year.  Also  included in the
     weighted   average   number  of  common  shares  are   incremental   shares
     attributable to assumed exercise of options and warrants.

     Basic and  diluted  earnings  per share for the three month  periods  ended
     September 30, 1998 and September 30, 1997 are as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Three months ended Sept. 30, 1998            Three months ended Sept. 30, 1997
                                                ----------------------------------------      --------------------------------------

                                                Net Income         Shares      Per Share      Net Income         Shares    Per Share
                                                ----------       ---------     ---------      ----------       ---------   ---------
<S>                                             <C>              <C>              <C>         <C>              <C>              <C> 
Basic earnings per share                        $ 815,036        4,561,514        $.18        $ 478,149        4,562,800        $.10

Effect of assumed conversion
of warrants and employee
stock options                                                      122,383                                       423,635
                                                ---------        ---------        ----        ---------        ---------        ----
Diluted earnings per share                      $ 815,036        4,683,897        $.17        $ 478,149        4,986,435        $.10
                                                =========        =========        ====        =========        =========        ====
</TABLE>


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5.   TREASURY STOCK

     During the three months ended September 30, 1998, the Company in accordance
     with its stock repurchase plan,  purchased 4,500 shares of its common stock
     at a cost of $13,863.

6.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

     On October 19,  1998,  the bridges loan  agreement  between the Company and
     Fleet Bank, N.A. that provides the Company with a revolving credit facility
     was amended to  temporarily  increase the facility by $4 million,  from $26
     million to $30 million. The increase of the total commitment of Fleet Bank,
     N.A.  commenced  on  October  19,  1998  and  expires  December  31,  1998.
     Thereafter,  the  commitment  for  the  revolving  credit  facility  is $26
     million.

     Subsequent to September  30, 1998,  the Company  repurchased  an additional
     1,860 of its common stock at a cost of approximately $7,157.


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
        OF OPERATIONS.

     The  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995  provides a "safe
harbor" for forward-looking  statements.  Certain  information  included in this
Report contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating
to plans  for  future  activities.  Such  forward-looking  information  involves
important  known and unknown risks and  uncertainties  that could  significantly
affect actual results,  performance or achievements of the Company in the future
and,  accordingly,   such  actual  results,   performance  or  achievements  may
materially  differ  from  those  expressed  or  implied  in any  forward-looking
statements  made by or on behalf of the Company.  These risks and  uncertainties
include,  but are  not  limited  to,  those  relating  to the  Company's  growth
strategy,   customer  concentration,   outstanding  indebtedness,   seasonality,
expansion and other activities of competitors,  changes in federal or state laws
and  the  administration  of such  laws,  protection  of  trademarks  and  other
proprietary  rights,  and the general condition of the economy and its effect on
the securities  markets and other risks detailed in the Company's  other filings
with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission.  The words  "believe,"  "expect,"
"anticipate,"   "intend"   and   "plan"   and   similar   expressions   identify
forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
these  forward-looking  statements which speak only as of the date the statement
was made.

Results of  Operations - Three months ended  September 30, 1998 vs. three months
ended September 30, 1997.

Net sales for the three  months  ended  September  30,  1998 were  approximately
$35,898,000 as compared to approximately  $25,156,000 for the three months ended
September  30, 1997, an increase of  approximately  $10,742,000  or 42.7%.  This
increase  reflects an increase  in the  average  selling  price for cheese (as a
result of the higher CME Block Cheddar Market, the commodity index on which bulk
cheese prices are based) and to a lesser extent, an increase in sales volume for
food service products manufactured by the Company.

The  Company's  gross  margin   increased  by  approximately   1,853,000,   from
approximately  $4,272,000  for the three  months  ended  September  30,  1997 to
approximately  $6,125,000  for  the  three  months  ended  September  30,  1998,
primarily as a result of an increase in the average selling price of cheese as a
result  of the  higher  CME  Block  Cheddar  Market,  and to a lesser  extent an
increase  in the  Company's  sales  volume.  The  Company's  gross  margin  as a
percentage  of sales  increased  slightly  to 17.1% for the three  months  ended
September 30, 1998 as compared to 17.0% for the three months ended September 30,
1997.

Selling and shipping expenses increased from approximately $2,159,000 during the
three months ended  September 30, 1997 to  approximately  $2,914,000  during the
three months ended  September 30, 1998, an increase of  approximately  $755,000.
This increase was primarily due to an increase in  advertising  and  promotional
allowances,  commission expenses,  as well as shipping expenses. As a percentage
of sales,  selling and shipping expenses  decreased to 8.1% for the three months
ended  September  30, 1998 as compared to 8.6% for the three month  period ended
September 30, 1997.  This  decrease is primarily due to the Company's  increased
revenue growth offset by the increase in expenses.

General and administrative expenses increased from approximately $663,000 during
the three  months ended  September  30, 1997 to  approximately  $793,000 for the
three months ended September 30, 1998, or an increase of approximately $130,000.
The increase in general and administrative  expenses is primarily a result of an
increase in personnel  and other  administrative  expenses  associated  with the
Company's revenue growth. As a percentage of sales,  general and  administrative
expenses decreased from 2.6% during the three months ended September 30, 1997 to
2.2% for the three months ended September 30, 1998.

Net interest expense increased to approximately  $1,037,000 for the three months
ended  September  30, 1998 as compared to  approximately  $640,000 for the three
month period ended September 30, 1997, or an increase of approximately $397,000.
The increase was the result of the  Company's  expanded  borrowing  requirements
necessary for working capital needs.


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The  provision  for income taxes for the three months ended  September  30, 1998
increased to $567,000 from $332,000  during the three months ended September 30,
1997. The increase is primarily a result of increased  taxable income during the
three months ended September 30, 1998.

Net earnings increased to approximately $815,000 in the three month period ended
September  30, 1998 from  approximately  $478,000  during the three month period
ended  September  30,  1997,  or  approximately  $337,000.  The  increase in net
earnings is due to the increase in gross margin  resulting from increased sales,
partially  offset  by  the  increases  in  selling  and  shipping,  general  and
administrative expenses and interest expense.

Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources

At  September  30,  1998,  the  Company  had  working  capital of  approximately
$47,013,000,  as compared  with  $43,391,000  at June 30,  1998,  an increase of
approximately  $3,622,000.  The increase in working  capital is primarily due to
the  increase  in accounts  receivable  and  inventory  levels in support of the
Company's  increased sales as well as an increase in pre-paid expenses and other
current  assets,  partially  offset by an increase in accounts  payable,  income
taxes payable, and accrued expenses and other current liabilities.

The Company also typically  finances  equipment  purchases through capital lease
financing  transactions.  At September 30, 1998, the Company had  obligations of
approximately $2,647,000 under capital leases.

In March,  1996,  the Company  purchased  its  Paterson,  New Jersey  production
facility which it previously had leased.  At September 30, 1998, the Company had
outstanding  obligations of approximately  $954,000 under the mortgage financing
the purchase of the Paterson facility.

The Company has a bank  revolving  credit  facility  that,  in January  1998 was
amended and increased  the bank's  potential  commitment to $26 million  through
November  1999. In October 1998,  the revolving  credit  facility was amended to
include a temporary increase of the banks' total commitment by $4 million to $30
million.  The increase  commenced  on October 19, 1998 and expires  December 31,
1998.  Thereafter,  the  commitment  for the  revolving  credit  facility is $26
million.  The rate of interest on amounts  borrowed  under the revolving  credit
facility is the LIBOR plus 200 basis points. The revolving credit loan agreement
expires on November 2, 1999.  Advances under this facility are limited to 80% of
eligible accounts  receivable and 40% of most inventory.  The agreement contains
restrictive  covenants,  including the maintenance of total debt to tangible net
worth and debt service  coverage  ratios,  minimum levels of tangible net worth,
and capital expenditure limitations. As of September 30, 1998, the Company is in
compliance  with these  covenants.  At September  30, 1998 the  Company's  total
outstanding debt to the bank was $24,185,334.

Management  believes that the Company has adequate  working  capital to meet its
reasonably foreseeable cash requirements.

Net cash used in operating  activities  for the first quarter of Fiscal 1999 was
approximately  $2,742,000 as compared to $2,116,000 in the comparable  period of
Fiscal 1998. The use of cash in operations was primarily the result of increases
in  accounts  receivable  and  inventory  levels  in  support  of the  Company's
increased sales and prepaid expenses and other current assets,  partially offset
by an increase in net earnings as adjusted for non-cash  expenses,  increases in
accounts payable,  income taxes payable,  and accrued expenses and other current
liabilities.  The cash used in  operations  was financed  through cash flow from
financing  activities.  Net cash  used in  investing  activities  for the  first
quarter of fiscal 1999 was approximately  $207,000, as compared with $274,000 in
the first quarter of fiscal 1998. As a result, at September 30, 1998 the Company
had cash of $332,539, as compared to $407,280 at September 30, 1997.

Year 2000 Issue

     The Company has assessed the potential issues associated with the year 2000
and believes  that its costs to address  such issues would not be material.  The
Company  anticipates that all of its operating  systems are Year 2000 compliant.
The  Company  also  believes  that costs or  consequences  of an  incomplete  or
untimely  resolution  would not result in the  occurrence of a material event or
uncertainty  reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
However,  the Company has not  determined  whether its  principal  suppliers and
customers are Year 2000 compliant.  In the event any of the Company's  principal
suppliers  and  customers  are not year 2000  compliant  it may have a  material
adverse effect on the Company.


                                      -10-

<PAGE>


PART II.          OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.           Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

Exhibits

                  Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedule

Reports on Form 8-K

                  None


                                      -11-

<PAGE>


                                   SIGNATURES

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

                                                   SUPREMA SPECIALTIES, INC.
                                                   -------------------------
                                                         (registrant)


Date: November 3, 1998                   By: /s/ Mark Cocchiola              
                                             --------------------------------
                                         Mark Cocchiola
                                         President & Chief Executive Officer

Date: November 3, 1998                   By: /s/ Steven Venechanos           
                                             --------------------------------
                                         Steven Venechanos
                                         Chief Financial Officer & Secretary


                                      -12-

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THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
FORM 10-Q AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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