Investors who bought The Simply Good Foods Company common stock between Oct. 24, 2024, and April 8, 2026, have until Oct. 13, 2026, to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in a proposed securities class action. The case, captioned Monroe County Employees' Retirement System v. The Simply Good Foods Company, No. 26-cv-06971, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. A Sept. 18 notice from Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check LLP said the complaint alleges Simply Good Foods misled investors about its strategy for integrating Only What You Need, Inc., whose OWYN brand it acquired for $280 million in an all-cash transaction completed June 13, 2024. The alleged issues included the departure of key managers, a layered and costly organizational structure, product-quality problems linked to an inferior supplier, execution failures, heavier discounting, margin erosion and reduced brand support. On April 9, 2026, the company reported that quarterly OWYN sales had fallen nearly 17% year over year and that customer consumption had declined across all brands. The stock fell more than 27% over two trading days. Earlier disclosures cited in the existing record included a $187 million impairment charge against OWYN brand intangible assets and reduced 2026 net sales guidance. Separate notices from Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and the Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz also invited investors to seek lead-plaintiff status or obtain information about the case.