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

FORM 8-K/A

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 21, 2023

KONA GOLD BEVERAGE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

000-56230

20-1915692

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

746 North Drive, Suite A

Melbourne, Florida 32934
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844) 714-2224

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
None		N/A		N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Kona Gold Beverage, Inc., on September 5, 2023 is filed solely to include the letter from Weinberg & Company, P.A., the company’s former registered public accounting firm, as Exhibit 16.1.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

16.1		Letter of Weinberg & Company, P.A. dated September 7, 2023

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

Dated: September 11, 2023	Kona Gold Beverage, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Robert Clark
	Name:	Robert Clark
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

16.1		Letter of Weinberg & Company, P.A. dated September 7, 2023

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

KONA GOLD BEVERAGE, INC. 8-K/A