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UTZ BRANDS SHOWCASES BETTER-FOR-YOU PORTFOLIO AT NATURAL PRODUCTS EXPO WEST
HANOVER, PA. (BUSINESS WIRE) — Utz Brands, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snack foods with more than 100 years of producing salty, craveable snacks, is featuring two of its beloved better-for-you brands, Boulder Canyon® and TORTIYAHS!®, at the 2024 Natural Products Expo West, March 14-16. At the show, Boulder Canyon, the brand with the No. 1 potato chip in the Natural Channel,1 will debut Canyon Poppers®, the brand’s first portfolio expansion beyond chips. READ MORE
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UTZ UNVEILS NEW MIXED MINIS PRETZELS
HANOVER, PA (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Utz®, a leading U.S. salty snack food brand, is pleased to introduce its newest addition to its ever-growing lineup of snack food offerings with Utz Mixed Minis Pretzels. The new pretzels bring a fun twist to classic Utz pretzels in the form of three bite-sized shapes, including twists, rings, and waffles, with three distinct flavors to enjoy. READ MORE
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Utz Brands Announces Acceleration of Supply Chain Transformation and Brand Portfolio Strategy
HANOVER, PA., January 31, 2024 – Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, today announced that certain of its subsidiaries including Utz Quality Foods, LLC have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of certain assets and brands to Our Home™, an operating company of Better-for-You brands that includes Real Food From the Ground Up®, Popchips®, and Food Should Taste Good® (“Our Home”). Under the agreement, affiliates of Our Home have agreed to purchase the Good Health® and R.W. Garcia® brands, the Lincolnton, NC, and Lititz, PA manufacturing facilities and certain related assets, and assume the Company’s Las Vegas, NV facility’s lease and manufacturing operations READ MORE
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UTZ QUALITY FOODS ISSUES ALLERGY ALERT ON UNDECLARED MILK
IN UTZ® WAVY ORIGINAL POTATO CHIPS IN METRO NEW YORK AREA
HANOVER, PA. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Utz Quality Foods, LLC., is issuing a voluntary recall for 88 cases of Utz® 2.75 oz. Wavy Original Potato Chips due to an undeclared milk allergen. This recall was initiated after Utz learned that approximately 1200 single-serve bags contained Utz® Wavy Original Potato Chips flavored with seasoning instead of plain Utz® Wavy Original Potato Chips. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk may run the risk of an allergic reaction if they consume these products. The items subject to this voluntary recall were distributed to retail outlets only in New York State and primarily within New York City. NO ILLNESSES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO DATE. READ MORE
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BOULDER CANYON AND GRILLO’S PICKLES TEAM UP TO LAUNCH A LIMITED TIME ONLY CLASSIC DILL PICKLE KETTLE STYLE POTATO CHIP
HANOVER, PA (BUSINESS WIRE) – Boulder Canyon®, a line of better for you, kettle style potato chips offered by Utz Brands, Inc., and Grillo’s® Pickles, the all-natural, always fresh, cult-favorite refrigerated pickle brand are pleased to announce the launch of their limited time only Classic Dill Pickle Flavored Kettle Style Potato Chip, giving pickle-snack lovers of all kinds a new flavorful and crunchier bite. READ MORE
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Utz Brands, Inc. Announces Network Optimization Initiatives to Support Volume Growth and Reduce Costs
Hanover, PA – September 29, 2023 – (BUSINESS WIRE) Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) and its affiliated entities (“Utz” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, today announced several network optimization initiatives that are expected to support long-term volume growth and reduce costs. These initiatives are expected to: READ MORE
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It’s Official – One Lucky Utz Fan Wins Free Utz Snacks for Life!
HANOVER, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Utz®, a leading U.S. brand of salty snacks, is pleased to reveal the grand prize winner of its Ultimate Utz Fan contest. The contest celebrates the 102-year-old brand’s super fans' creativity and passion for Utz snacks. Michael H. from State College, also popularly known as “Mike the Mailman” at Penn State, is the Ultimate Utz Fan! See his entry at Mike the Mailman. READ MORE
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ZAPP’S SINFULLY-SEASONED PRETZEL STIX STRIKES GOLD AGAIN AS WINNER IN PROGRESSIVE GROCER’S 2023 EDITORS’ PICKS AWARDS
HANOVER, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Zapp's®, a brand of daringly different flavors with a unique New Orleans style, has been recognized as a winner in Progressive Grocer’s 2023 Editors’ Picks Awards, with its Sinfully- Seasoned™ Voodoo® and Jazzy Honey Mustard Pretzel Stix named in the Best New Products of 2023 category. Launched in October 2022, Zapp’s Sinfully Seasoned Pretzel Stix marked the first time the fast-growing snack brand ventured beyond potato chips, bringing its bold, Cajun-inspired flavors to the pretzel category. READ MORE
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ZAPP’S ANNOUNCED AS A WINNER IN PEOPLE’S 2023 FOOD AWARDS
HANOVER, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Zapp's, a brand of daringly different flavors with a unique New Orleans style, has been recognized as a winner of PEOPLE’s Food Awards 2023. Zapp’s® Sinfully-Seasoned™ Voodoo® Pretzel Stix was selected as the best pretzel in a group of 66 winners based on independent testers who ate, drank, and cooked hundreds of new products. Winners were chosen as the most delicious products in their category. READ MORE
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UTZ AND MIKE’S HOT HONEY BRING THE HEAT WITH A NEW HOT HONEY POTATO CHIP!
HANOVER, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Utz®, a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, has teamed up with Mike’s Hot Honey®, America’s No. 1 brand of hot honey, to create the Utz® Mike’s Hot Honey® Potato Chip. Available for a limited time only, this bold new potato chip is crafted by covering classic Utz Original Potato Chips with cravable Mike’s Hot Honey flavor for a sweet, salty crunch that finishes with a kick of heat. These mouth-watering potato chips come in a range of convenient sizes, including an on-the-go 2.625 oz. and two multi-serve options, 7.75 oz., and 13 oz., for families that demand more at home! READ MORE
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UTZ EXPANDS SNACK FOOD LINEUP TO ALL SCHNUCKS STORES!
HANOVER, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) ("Utz" or the "Company"), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, including Utz, On The Border Chips & Dips, Zapp's, and other Utz brands, is pleased to expand its portfolio of snack foods to all 112 Schnucks stores. Schnucks, a leading grocery retailer, has stores conveniently located throughout Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin. READ MORE
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UTZ BRANDS, INC. ISSUES REAL ESTATE SENIOR SECURED TERM LOAN
HANOVER, PA (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the "Company"), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced today that the Company’s subsidiaries Utz Quality Foods, LLC (“UQF”), Kennedy Endeavors, LLC (“Kennedy”) and Condor Snack Foods, LLC (together with UQF and Kennedy, the “Borrowers”) have entered into a new real estate senior secured term loan in the original aggregate principal amount of $88.14 million (the “Real Estate Term Loan”) with City National Bank, as administrative agent (“CNB”) and each lender from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”). READ MORE
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ZAPP'S WORKS ITS VOODOO ON A WHOLE NEW SNACK CATEGORY – PRETZELS
HANOVER, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) – Zapp's, one of the fastest-growing potato chip brands in snack foods, is venturing beyond its best-selling chips with the launch of its newest snack line – Zapp's™ Sinfully-Seasoned™ Pretzel Stix. READ MORE
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