Utz Brands (NYSE:UTZ) is a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of branded snack foods. The company produces and markets potato chips, tortilla chips, cheese snacks, pretzels, popcorn, pork snacks, and other salty snacks through a portfolio of brands that includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, Golden Flake, Bachman, and Tim’s Cascade Snacks.
Utz products are sold through grocery stores, mass merchants, club stores, convenience stores, drugstores, and e-commerce channels. The company serves consumers primarily in the United States and distributes its snacks through a combination of direct-store delivery, warehouse distribution, and third-party arrangements.
Founded in 1921 by William and Salie Utz in Hanover, Pennsylvania, the company has expanded through organic growth and acquisitions of established regional snack businesses. Utz Brands became a publicly traded company in 2020 following a business combination with a special-purpose acquisition company and continues to operate as a multi-brand packaged food company focused on the U.S. snack market.
