Utz Brands plans major upgrades at Hanover campus

Utz Brands announced it will begin a multi-phase project in 2026 aimed at updating facilities in the firm’s Hanover Campus headquarters.

The former family-owned and operated company founded in 1921 by William and Salie Utz began as Hanover Home Brand Potato Chips with an estimated investment at the time of $300.

“Utz is proud to have called Hanover headquarters for over 100 years, and we’re pleased to share that the work that began with the opening of the Rice Distribution Center last year was only the beginning of our investments here in Hanover,” said Howard Friedman, CEO of Utz Brands, Inc.

Today, the publically traded firm is a leading U.S. manufacturer of “branded salty snacks” listed on the New York Stock Exchange and since 2020 has been part of Collier Creek Holdings, as Utz Brands, Inc., the firm’s website said.

According to an Utz press release the company will make the following investments to the Hanover Campus:

• Utz Employee Hub will provide a centralized location at 900 High Street. Teams across the company’s Hanover Campus will move to the new hub upon the project completion. The hub will include integrated workspaces, upgraded technology, flexible office space and meeting rooms.
• Fitness Center, DSD Warehouse and Employee Health Center will be featured in the new space.
• A new Utz Community Center will be constructed on the site.
• Utz plans to sell its 1040 High Street and 350 Kindig Lane facilities.

Costs for the projects were not made public by Utz officials, nor was a timeline for groundbreaking and project completion available.

“This work underscores our commitment to building on our legacy in Hanover while preparing for our future. We are excited to invest in more efficient spaces that will support our associates and the community for many years to come,” Friedman said.

Utz Brands Inc. manufactures Utz potato chips, pretzels, cheese curls, popcorn and specialty snacks like On the Border, Chips & Dips, Zapp’s and Boulder Canyon snacks, among others.

Utz products are distributed nationally at grocery, mass merchandisers, food clubs, convenience and drug stores and through a variety of retail outlets.

While Utz continues to call Hanover home, the firm operates multiple manufacturing facilities across the nation.

“Utz is excited to announce our investments in our Hanover headquarters. Utz has been proud to call Hanover our headquarters for over 100 years and this investment reflects our deep commitment to our employees, our community, and our future here in Hanover,” said Colleen Farley, vice president of government relations and external communications.