Hanover, York County-based Utz Quality Foods LLC plans on changing its name to Utz Brands, Inc. and becoming a publicly listed company at an anticipated initial enterprise value of $1.56 billion upon closing a merger with special purpose acquisition company Collier Creek.

Officials from the Hanover-based snack foods corporation stated in a press release the acquisition includes Kitchen Cooked’s snack food brand, manufacturing operations and direct store delivery operations, granting the Utz the ability to expand its consumer base into the midwest.  

Utz Quality Foods LLC has acquired seven snacking brands in a deal with Chicago-based branded food company, Conagra Brands.

Last year, Samantha Rife took her a passion for history and transformed a part-time business she started in 2005 into a full-time enterprise, SJR Research. Earlier this year, she moved into a small office in Gettysburg, with the goal of promoting the region’s businesses by researching their historical records and telling their stories.