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NATURE OF BUSINESS

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NATURE OF BUSINESS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of Operations [Text Block]
1. Nature of Business

 

Organization

 

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was organized October 21, 1999, under its original name, Tulvine Systems, Inc., under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company previously had limited operations and was considered a development stage company until July 2005. On April 25, 2005, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. On May 2, 2005, Tulvine Systems, Inc. merged with and changed its name to Chanticleer Holdings, Inc.

 

 

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Chanticleer Advisors, LLC, (“Advisors”), Avenel Ventures, LLC ("Ventures"), Avenel Financial Services, LLC ("AFS"), Chanticleer Holdings Limited ("CHL"), Chanticleer Holdings Australia Pty, Ltd. (“CHA”), Chanticleer Investment Partners, LLC (“CIP”), DineOut SA Ltd. ("DineOut”), Chanticleer and Shaw Foods (Pty) Ltd. (“C&S”), Kiarabrite (Pty) Ltd (“KPL”), Dimaflo (Pty) Ltd (“DFLO”), Tundraspex (Pty) Ltd (“TPL”), Civisign (Pty) Ltd (“CPL”) and Dimalogix (Pty) Ltd (“DLOG”) (collectively referred to as “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “the Companies”). All significant inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Effective May 11, 2012, the Company's common stock was reverse split, 1 share for each 2 shares issued, pursuant to a majority vote of the Company's shareholders. All share references have been adjusted as if the split occurred in to all periods presented.

 

Information regarding the Company's subsidiaries is as follows:

 

· Advisors was formed as a wholly owned Nevada Limited Liability Company on January 18, 2007 to manage related companies, Chanticleer Investors, LLC ("Investors LLC"), Chanticleer Investors II, LLC ("Investors II") and other investments owned by the Company (the Company announced its intention to exit this business on March 22, 2013, see Note 16, Subsequent Events for further details);

 

· Ventures was formed as a wholly owned Nevada Limited Liability Company on December 24, 2008 to provide business management and consulting services to its clients;

 

· CHL was formed as a wholly owned Limited Liability Company in Jersey on March 24, 2009 to own the Company's initial 50% interest in Hooters SA, GP, the general partner of the Hooters restaurant franchises in South Africa;

 

· CHA was formed on September 30, 2011 in Australia as a wholly owned subsidiary to invest in Hooters restaurants in Australia;

 

· CIP was formed as a wholly owned North Carolina limited liability company on September 20, 2011. CIP was formed to manage separate and customized investment accounts for investors. The Company has registered CIP as a registered investment advisor so that it can market openly to the public (the Company plans to exit this business during the first quarter of 2013);

 

· DineOut was formed as a Private Limited Liability Company in England and Wales on October 29, 2009 to raise capital in Europe (the Company owns approximately 89% of DineOut at December 31, 2012);

 

· KPL was formed on August 30, 2011 in South Africa to manage the Hooters restaurants in South Africa. The Company owns 90% and local management owns 10% at December 31, 2012;

 

· C&S was formed in 2009 in South Africa, effective October 1, 2011 is owned 100% by the Company, and holds the Hooters of America (“HOA”) franchise rights in South Africa;

 

· DFLO was formed on August 16, 2011 in South Africa, is owned 82% by the Company and 18% by outside investors at December 31, 2012, and owns the Hooters restaurant in Durban, South Africa;

 

· TPL was formed on August 18, 2011in South Africa, is owned 88% by the Company and 12% by outside investors at December 31, 2012, and owns the Hooters restaurant in Johannesburg, South Africa;

 

· CPL was formed on August 29, 2011 in South Africa, is owned 90% by the Company and 10% by outside investors at December 31, 2012 and owns the Hooters restaurant in Cape town, South Africa;

 

· DLOG was formed on August 27, 2011 in South Africa, is owned 88% by the Company and 12% by outside investors at December 31, 2012 and owns the Hooters restaurant in the Emperor’s Palace in Johannesburg, South Africa;

 

· CRK was formed on October 12, 2011 in Hungary, is owned 80% by the Company and 20% by a local investor at December 31, 2012 and is intended to own restaurants in Hungary and Poland; and

 

· AFS was formed on February 19, 2009 as a Nevada Limited Liability Company to provide unique financial services to the restaurant, real estate development, investment advisor/asset management and philanthropic organizations. AFS's business operation was not activated and was discontinued in September 2011.

  

GOING CONCERN

 

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had current assets of $2,030,375 and $641,963; current liabilities of $1,772,852 and $3,720,486; and a working capital balance (deficit) of $257,523 and $(3,078,523), respectively. The Company incurred a loss of $3,166,565 during the year ended December 31, 2012 and had an unrealized loss from available-for-sale securities of $261,404 and foreign currency translation gains of $29,013, resulting in a comprehensive loss of $3,398,956.

 

The Company's corporate general and administrative expenses averaged approximately $650,000 per quarter during 2012. The Company expects costs to increase as we expand our footprint internationally in 2013, offset by one-time costs incurred in the fourth quarter of 2012 of approximately $150,000 for professional fees related to our South African subsidiaries. In addition, as announced in March 2013, we will be exiting operating our investment management subsidiary which we believe will save us approximately $50,000 per quarter starting with the second quarter of 2013. Effective October 1, 2011, the Company acquired majority control of the restaurants in South Africa and began consolidating these operations. In August 2012, the Company opened a restaurant in Budapest, Hungary, and shares 80% of the profits. The Company also shares 49% of the profits in our Hooters location opened in January 2012 in Campbelltown, Australia, a suburb of Sydney.

 

In addition, the Company has a note with a balance at December 31, 2012 of $236,110 owed to its bank which is due in August 2013 The Company’s South African subsidiaries have bank overdraft and term facilities of $361,586. The Company plans to continue to use limited partnerships, if the Company’s contemplated raise is not completed or not fully subscribed, to fund its share of costs for additional Hooters restaurants.

 

On January 31, 2013, the Company settled outstanding liabilities of $170,686 from a South African bank, previously presented in our consolidated balance sheets in “other liabilities”. Upon making a payment of $98,578, the Company received a release from all other bank liabilities, resulting in a total gain on extinguishment of debt of $72,108, which will be presented in our March 31, 2013 10-Q filing as other income.

 

The Company expects to meet its obligations in 2013 with some or all of the following:

 

· The Company received $100,000 in January 2013 as a fee for its CEO to be a board member of Hooters of America and expects to continue to receive this fee for the next three years based on the current agreement;
· Borrow, if and to the extent available, additional funds;
· Form joint ventures or other financing vehicles.

 

If the above events do not occur or if the Company does not raise sufficient capital, substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern exists. These consolidated financial statements do not reflect any adjustments that might result from the outcome of these uncertainties.