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Utz Quality Foods has completed the acquisition of snack manufacturer Kitchen Cooked for an undisclosed figure.
Farmington, Illinois-headquartered Kitchen Cooked produces and markets a wide range of snack products under the Kitchen Cooked brand name, including popcorn, potato chips and pretzel snacks.
According to a statement from Utz Quality Foods, this acquisition includes the Kitchen Cooked snack food brand, direct store delivery operations and its manufacturing services.
Dylan Lissette, chief executive officer, Utz Quality Foods said: “We are very excited about the opportunity to add this important snack food brand and set of capabilities to our portfolio.
“Since the 1930s, Kitchen Cooked brings a strong consumer following and unique craft heritage in its core markets. Their distribution and manufacturing capabilities, along with their customer relationships, enhance our ability to grow our Utz brand portfolio further west.”
Paul Blackhurst, vice-president, Kitchen Cooked Inc added: “We are excited to partner with Utz and believe that this is a great way for the two organizations to come together to create an even stronger manufacturing and distribution network throughout Illinois and Eastern Iowa.
“Utz and Kitchen Cooked has almost a century each of experience in bringing great tasting snacks to our communities, and we believe this transaction only strengthens our ability to do so going forward.”
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