Utz Brands, Inc.

Utz Brands, Inc. is a leading United States manufacturer of branded salty snacks, founded in 1921 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The company produces a broad offering of salty snacks, including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, pork skins, pub/party mixes, and other snacks. Its brand portfolio includes Utz®, On The Border®, Zapp's®, Boulder Canyon®, Golden Flake®, Hawaiian® Brand, and Miguelito's®. As of December 28, 2025, Utz Brands' products are found in approximately 50% of U.S. households. The company's core geographies consist of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and West Virginia. The rest of the U.S. represents its expansion geographies. Based on 2025 retail sales, Utz Brands is the second-largest producer of branded salty snacks in its collective core geographies. As of December 28, 2025, Utz Brands operates eight primary manufacturing facilities across the United States. Its products are distributed nationally to grocery, mass merchant, club, convenience, drug, and other retailers through direct shipments, distributors, and approximately 2,500 direct-store delivery (DSD) routes.