US snacks firm Utz Brands buys co-manufacturer Festida Foods
Utz Brands, the acquisitive US salty snacks firm, has announced it is buying local tortilla chips business Festida Foods for US$41m.
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Utz Brands targets growth in Florida after buying DSD network
Utz Brands, the US snacks business, is hoping to accelerate its market share in a key US state through direct-store delivery (DSD).
Utz Brands to discontinue Husman’s crisp brand
US snacks business Utz Brands is to discontinue a crisp brand which dates back to 1919, it has confirmed.
Utz swoops again to buy Vitner’s snack brand from US peer Snak King
Acquisitive US snacks business Utz Brands has bought a brand from a local peer for US$25m, it has announced.
Utz extends M&A spree with deal for On the Border snacks owner Truco Enterprises
US-based snack maker Utz Quality Foods has extended its acquisition spree with a deal for a domestic peer.
Utz Brands raises FY forecasts on back of strong Q3
US snacks business Utz Brands has increased its forecasts for annual net sales and adjusted earnings after releasing its third-quarter results. The Golden Flake, Zapp's and Boulder Canyon brands owner…
Utz buys H.K. Anderson pretzel assets from Conagra Brands
Recently-listed US snacks maker Utz Brands has acquired assets of the filled-pretzel brand H.K. Anderson from local food major Conagra Brands. The purchase price is said to be "less than…
New products – Meal-kit firm Purple Carrot links up with Conagra on retail launch; Mondelez debuts Cadbury cakes in India; Mullerlight Crunch low-fat yogurts
This week's new product offerings include a global take on Old El Paso kits form US food group General Mills and a new 'superfood' cereal for kids from Kellogg-owned Kashi.…
Soon-to-go-public Utz to hunt down acquisition targets
US snacks maker Utz Quality Foods is likely to pursue an active acquisition strategy after its takeover by Collier Creek Holdings, a vehicle set up by a former Kraft Foods…
US snacks maker Utz to go public after deal with former Kraft exec
Utz Quality Foods, one of the largest producers of savoury snacks in the US, is to go public after a merger with a vehicle set up by a former Kraft…
Utz Quality Foods on ‘acquisition radar of Collier Creek Holdings’
Utz Quality Foods is reportedly about to be acquired by a New York-based investment firm in a deal that values the US-based snack maker at US$1bn. Talks are ongoing with…
