Utz Brands
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| Product type | Snack foods |
|---|---|
| Markets | Mid-Atlantic Region |
| Website | http://www.utzsnacks.com/ |
Utz Quality Foods, Inc. (/ˈʌts/, rhyming with "nuts") is a privately-owned manufacturer of snack foods in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Utz makes a variety of snack foods, including potato chips, pretzels, cheese curls, tortilla chips, baked potato crisps, popcorn and party mix - offering over 90 flavors or varieties of snacks in total. Additionally, Utz produces an "organic" product line (which includes products certified organic by Quality Assurance International), as well as a "natural" product line. The company incorporates the "Snacking Smart" icon on a number of their products indicating a healthy snacking choice to the consumer.
Utz Quality Foods, Inc. began in 1921 as "Hanover Home Brand Potato Chips" when Bill and Salie Utz began making potato chips out of their home located in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The hand-operated equipment used at that time produced approximately 50 pounds of potato chips per hour. Bill Utz delivered the chips to "mom and pop" grocery stores and farmers' markets in the Hanover and Baltimore, Maryland areas. The company is still family-owned and today products are manufactured at four facilities in Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Utz's current distribution spans from Maine to North Carolina, the company has 33 distribution centers along the East Coast of the United States. Utz utilizes a fleet of 800 route sales people and company trucks to deliver fresh products directly to the store. Various products manufactured by Utz are also sold through warehouse club stores across the United States.
Logo
The mascot of Utz, who appears in the logo, is known as the "Little Utz Girl."
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