\u00ae<\/sup>, among others.<\/p>\nAfter over a century with a strong family heritage, Utz continues to have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from top-quality ingredients. Utz's products are distributed nationally through grocery, mass merchandisers, club, convenience, drug, and other channels. Based in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Utz has multiple manufacturing facilities located across the U.S. to serve our growing customer base. For more information, please visit the Company\u2019s website or call 1\u2010800\u2010FOR\u2010SNAX.<\/p>
\nInvestors and others should note that Utz announces material financial information to its investors using its Investor Relations website, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the \u201cCommission\u201d) filings, press releases, public conference calls, and webcasts. Utz uses these channels, as well as social media, to communicate with our stockholders and the public about the Company, the Company\u2019s products, and other Company information. It is possible that the information that Utz posts on social media could be deemed to be material information. Therefore, Utz encourages investors, the media, and others interested in the Company to review the information posted on the social media channels listed on Utz\u2019s Investor Relations website.<\/p>
\nForward-Looking Statements<\/b><\/p>
\nThis press release includes certain statements made herein that are not historical facts but are \u201cforward-looking statements\u201d within the meaning of the \u201csafe harbor\u201d provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. The forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by or include, without limitation, statements such as \u201cmay,\u201d \u201ccan,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cestimate,\u201d \u201cplan,\u201d \u201cproject,\u201d \"forecast,\u201d \"intend,\u201d \"expect,\u201d \u201canticipate,\u201d \u201cbelieve,\u201d \u201cseek,\u201d \u201ctarget\u201d \u201cgoal\u201d, \u201con track\u201d or other similar words, phrases or expressions. These forward-looking statements include future plans for the Company, including outlook for fiscal 2026, assumptions for category performance, plans related to the transformation of the Company\u2019s supply chain, the Company\u2019s product mix, the Company\u2019s expectations regarding its level of indebtedness and associated interest expense impacts; the estimated or anticipated future results and benefits of the Company\u2019s future plans and operations; the Company\u2019s cost savings plans and the Company\u2019s logistics optimization efforts; the effects of tariffs, inflation or supply chain disruptions on the Company or its business; the benefits of the Company\u2019s productivity initiatives; the effects of the Company\u2019s marketing and innovation initiatives; the Company\u2019s future capital structure; future opportunities for the Company\u2019s growth; statements regarding the Company\u2019s projected balance sheet and liabilities, including net leverage; and other statements that are not historical facts.<\/p>
\nThese statements are based on the current expectations of the Company\u2019s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and the Company\u2019s business and actual results may differ materially. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include, without limitation: we operate in the highly competitive and increasingly consolidated snack food industry; demand for our products may be adversely affected by changes in consumer preferences and tastes or if we are unable to innovate or market our products effectively; our reputation or brand image might be impacted as a result of issues or concerns relating to the quality and safety of our products, ingredients or packaging, processing techniques, which in turn could negatively impact our operating results; changes in retail distribution arrangements can result in the loss of retail shelf space and disrupt sales of food products, causing our sales to fall; our DTW delivery network system relies on a significant number of brokers, wholesalers and logistics companies, and our DSD network system and regional third-party distributor network relies on a significant number of independent operators and third-party distributors, and such reliance could affect our ability to effectively and profitably distribute and market products, maintain existing markets and expand business into other geographic markets; the evolution of e-commerce retailers and sales channels may adversely affect us; disruption to our manufacturing operations, supply chain or distribution channels could impair our ability to produce or deliver finished products and negatively impact our operating results; our results of operations and profitability may continue to be adversely affected by inflation, including from rising labor costs and the effects of shortages of raw materials, energy, water and other supplies; all of our products must be compliant with laws and regulations promulgated by various governmental authorities, and changes in the legal and regulatory environment, including with respect to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, could limit our business activities, increase our operating costs, reduce demand for our products or result in litigation or other regulatory action; we may be unable to successfully identify and execute acquisitions or dispositions or to successfully integrate acquisitions or carve out dispositions; the geographic concentration of our markets may adversely impact us if we are unable to effectively diversify the markets in which we participate; we may not be able to attract and retain the highly skilled people we need to support our business; impairment in the carrying value of goodwill or other intangible assets could have an adverse impact on our results; our intellectual property rights are valuable, and any inability to protect them could reduce the value of our products and brands; climate change or legal, regulatory or market measures to address climate change may negatively affect our business and operations or damage our reputation, and liabilities, claims or new laws or regulations with respect to environmental matters could have a significant negative impact on our business; we are subject to increasing focus on ESG issues, including those related to climate change, and any perceived failure by us to meet ESG initiatives may negatively impact our business; our debt instruments contain covenants that impose restrictions on our operations that may adversely affect our ability to operate our business if we fail to meet those covenants or otherwise suffer a default thereunder; we are subject to risks from changes to the trade policies and tariff and import\/export regulations by the U.S. and\/or other foreign governments; resales of shares of our Class A Common Stock could affect the market price of our Class A Common Stock; we are a holding company dependent upon distributions made by our subsidiaries to pay taxes, make payments under the Company\u2019s Tax Receivable Agreement (the \u201cTRA\u201d) and pay dividends; pursuant to the TRA, we are required to make certain payments to certain noncontrolling interest holders, and those payments may be substantial; Delaware law, our organizational documents and certain other agreements contain certain provisions, including anti-takeover provisions, that limit the ability of stockholders to take certain actions and could delay or discourage takeover attempts; our Certificate of Incorporation designates the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware as the sole and exclusive forum for certain types of actions and proceedings that may be initiated by our stockholders; certain of our significant stockholders whose interests may differ from those of our other stockholders have the ability to significantly influence our business and management; and other risks and uncertainties set forth in Part I, Item 1A \u201cRisk Factors\u201d in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2025 and in the other reports we file with the Commission from time to time.<\/p>
\nForward-looking statements provide the Company\u2019s expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this communication. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company\u2019s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as otherwise required by law.<\/p>
\nNon-GAAP Financial Measures:<\/b><\/p>
\nUtz uses non-GAAP financial information and believes it is useful to investors as it provides additional information to facilitate comparisons of historical operating results and identify trends in our underlying operating results, and it provides additional insight and transparency on how we evaluate the business. We use non-GAAP financial measures to budget, make operating and strategic decisions, and evaluate our performance. These non-GAAP financial measures do not represent financial performance in accordance with generally accepted accounted principles in the United States (\u201cGAAP\u201d) and may exclude items that are significant to understanding and assessing financial results. Therefore, these measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows from operations, earnings per share or other measures of profitability, liquidity, or performance under GAAP. You should be aware that the presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.<\/p>
\nManagement believes that non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as supplements to the GAAP measures reported, should not be considered replacements for, or superior to, the GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly named measures used by other companies. The Company\u2019s calculation of the non-GAAP financial measures may differ from methods used by other companies. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to the financial condition and results of operations of the Company to date when considered with both the GAAP results and the reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures, and that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors in the evaluation of our operating performance compared to other companies in the Salty Snack industry, as similar measures are commonly used by the companies in this industry. These non-GAAP financial measures are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of management judgment about which items of expense and income are excluded or included in determining these non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP financial measures are not recognized in accordance with GAAP and should not be viewed as an alternative to GAAP measures. As new events or circumstances arise, these definitions could change. When the definitions change, we will provide the updated definitions and present the related non-GAAP historical results on a comparable basis.<\/p>
\nDuring the first quarter of 2026, the Company revised the categorization of certain charges and gains that were historically categorized as acquisition, divestitures and investments, business transformation, and financing-related costs. The Company is now presenting the associated charges and gains within the categories supply chain transformation and corporate transformation. The nature of the charges and gains included in these adjustments, as well as the total amount of all of these adjustments in all prior periods presented, are unchanged. We believe that this change provides a better reflection of the impact of the charges and gains and aligns with how management views the adjustments internally.<\/p> Contacts<\/b>
\nInvestor Contact<\/b>Trevor Martin\nUtz Brands, Inc.\ntmartin@utzsnacks.com<\/a><\/p>\nMedia Contact<\/b>Colleen Farley\nUtz Brands, Inc.\ncfarley@utzsnacks.com<\/a><\/p> Read full story here <\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Branded Salty Snacks Growth of 5.2%;
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