Utz Quality Foods Partners with Historic York Fair
Fair Opens Friday, September 9th, Utz®
Carnival Games & Snacks, Great Family Fun !!
YORK, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UTZ QUALITY FOODS, INC. is an official sponsor and participant of the
historic York Fair which runs from Friday, September 9th
through Sunday, September 18th in York, Pennsylvania. Said
Michael Froehlich, General Manager, York Fair, “We are pleased to
have Utz® Quality Foods as a sponsor of York Fair. As a local,
family owned organization, they are a great addition. Utz® always brings
fun and excitement to families attending York Fair, and we look forward
to seeing what they have in store this year.”
Utz® will be located at York Fair in Memorial Hall and have on-hand a
variety of paid-for carnival games, prizes and plenty of free snacks to
try. One hundred percent of proceeds generated by sales of Utz® carnival
game ticket purchases will be donated to the Children’s Miracle Network
at Penn State Children’s Hospital. Numerous families who have benefitted
from Children’s Miracle Network will also work as volunteers for Utz®
during the Fair.
In support of York Fair and local attendees, specially marked packages
of Utz® 9.5 ounce Original Potato Chips contain a coupon for $3.00 off
regular admission, good for September 13th only. These
packages may be found for a limited time in the greater York and
surrounding area at participating retail grocers.
Said Jeff Martin, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Utz®
Quality Foods, Inc., “This is the third year of Utz’s sponsorship at
York Fair. We are thrilled to support and be a part of this iconic
national Fair. We hope that everyone visits the Utz interactive display,
located in Memorial Hall, and enjoys all that York Fair has to offer.”
York Fair will be celebrating its 251st year as “America’s
First Fair”. The 10 day event features amusement rides, plenty of food,
farm animals and big name concerts including this year’s feature
concert, ‘I Love the 90’s Tour’ with Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio
and Tone Loc. For more information, go to: http://yorkfair.org/
or https://www.facebook.com/YorkFairFirstFair.
About Utz® Quality Foods, Inc.
Utz® Quality Foods Inc., a privately-owned and family managed company
founded in 1921 and based in Hanover, PA manufacturers and markets snack
foods throughout the United States and internationally. The company
produces a full line of snack products including potato chips, pretzels,
cheese snacks, tortillas, veggie snacks, popcorn and more. Utz® has six
manufacturing facilities in Pennsylvania (Hanover (4), Wilkes-Barre (1)
and Lititz (1)) with additional facilities in Colorado, Louisiana and
Massachusetts. Utz® Quality Foods, Inc. products are distributed
nationally through grocery, mass-merchant, club stores, convenience
stores, drug stores and other channels under the Utz®, Zapp’s®, Dirty®
Potato Chips, Good Health®, Bachman®, Bachman Jax®, Wachusett®,
Snikiddy® and other brands. For information about Utz® or its products,
please visit www.utzsnacks.com
or call 1-800-FOR-SNAX.
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals®
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® is an international non-profit
organization that has affiliations with 170 children’s hospitals,
including Penn State Children’s Hospital. Gifts raised locally through
the Children’s Miracle Network program benefit patients treated at Penn
State Children’s Hospital by funding life saving equipment, patient
programs, and pediatric research. More than $60 million has been raised
to benefit the Children’s Hospital through Children’s Miracle Network
since the program began in 1984.
Contacts
Utz Quality Foods, Inc.
Public Relations
George Neiderer, VP
Human Resources
717-637-1759
gneiderer@utzsnacks.com
or
Kevin
J. Brick, SVP Marketing
717-637-1759
kbrick@utzsnacks.com
