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$FARM One of those other new holdings is Farmer Brothers, Inc., though this one seems to offer higher upside if our expectations of improvement in profitability prove to be on the mark. As one of just six coffee roasters and distributors in the United States, the longtime family run company has produced reliable profits for most of its 100-year existence. But the last few years have certainly been trying. Beginning in 2018, prior management bungled a sorely needed transition from its severely antiquated roasting facilities, resulting in stockouts, cost overruns and a general inability to get coffee beans to its end

customers in a dependable and cost-efficient manner. After the missteps, and perhaps some infighting on the future direction of the company from third-generation family members who once held meaningful ownership positions, it appears the board eschewed the family’s input and opted to go the route of becoming a professionally run company run for public shareholders...