Utz Brands To Acquire Clem Snacks and J&D Snacks
Hanover, PA – January, 24, 2022 – Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced that its subsidiaries have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of two existing third party direct store delivery (“DSD”) distributors of Utz’s products, Clem Snacks, Inc. (“Clem”, a subsidiary of Clem Companies) and J&D Snacks, Inc. (“J&D”). Founded in 1955, Clem is a family-owned and operated distributor based in Brooklyn, New York with approximately one hundred DSD routes in New York City and Long Island. J&D has been serving the Bronx, New York since 1996 with approximately twenty five DSD routes.