Utz Brands, Inc. is a pure-play snack food manufacturer in the United States, tracing its origins back to a family-owned business founded in 1921. The company operates multiple manufacturing facilities across the country, producing a wide array of salty snacks including potato chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, and ready-to-eat popcorn. Its portfolio features flagship and regional brands such as Utz, ON THE BORDER Chips & Dips, Zapp's, Golden Flake, Boulder Canyon, and Hawaiian Brand. Utz distributes its products through a robust network that serves grocery, mass merchant, club, convenience, and drug store channels, alongside a growing direct-to-consumer e-commerce presence. The company has historically expanded its geographic footprint and market share through strategic acquisitions of regional snack brands, integrating them into its national distribution system.
