UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~August 4~~ October 13, 2023

TATTOOED CHEF, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-38615

82-5457906

~~001-38615~~

~~82-5457906~~

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

~~(Commission File Number)~~

~~(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)~~

6305 Alondra Boulevard

Paramount, California 90723

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (562) 602-0822

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

OnEffective ~~August~~as 4of October 13, 2023, ~~Salvatore~~Stephanie ~~Galletti~~Dieckmann, ~~President and~~ Chief ~~Executive~~Financial Officer of Tattooed Chef, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) ~~and Chairman of the Board of Directors~~, ~~resigned~~separated from ~~the~~such ~~President and Chief Executive Officer~~ position effective immediately. MrMs. ~~Galletti~~Dieckmann’s ~~will~~departure ~~continue~~is tonot ~~serve~~the asresult aof ~~Director~~any ~~and~~disagreement ~~non-executive~~with ~~Chairman~~the ofCompany on any matter relating to the ~~Board~~Company’s operations, ofpolicies, ~~Directors~~or procedures.

On August 8, 2023, the Company and two named executive officers mutually agreed to cancel the unvested portion of restricted stock awards (“RSA”), which were granted on August 10, 2022, without a concurrent grant of a replacement award. The unvested RSA being canceled includes 80,000 shares granted to Giuseppe Bardari, the President of Ittella Italy s.r.l., and 226,666 shares granted to Stephanie Dieckmann, Chief Financial Officer.1

~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.~~SIGNATURES

~~(d)~~Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~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 hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBITNUMBER			DESCRIPTION
	TATTOOED CHEF, INC.
10.1			Restricted stock award termination agreement (Giuseppe Bardari) executed on August 8, 2023
	By:	/s/ Edward J. Bidanset
10.2			Restricted stock award termination agreement (Stephanie Dieckmann) executed on August 8, 2023
	Name:	Edward J. Bidanset
104			Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
	Title:	Chief Restructuring Officer
Date: October 19, 2023

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	TATTOOED CHEF, INC.
	By:	/s/ Stephanie Dieckmann
	Name:	Stephanie Dieckmann
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 9, 2023

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