Georg Utz Group

The Albertsons Cos.' chain joined with the CPGs to leverage the star power of the baseball/football star turned owner of Bo Jackson Signature Foods in a seasonal sweepstakes.

Traditional packaged goods makers loaded up on snacks before the holidays: Campbell Soup agreed to acquire Snyder’s-Lance Inc.and Hershey Co. struck a deal to buy Amplify Snack Brands.

The investor behind Hostess Brands puts a significant stake in the family-run salty snack company for further expansion.

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. of Hanover, PA, and Golden Enterprises, Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement on July 18 for Utz to acquire the company.

Utz selects LeanLogistics LeanTMS for its transportation management and is focusing its efforts oneliminating manual transportation processes.

With its recent acquisitions of three major regional brands and distribution networks within the past 24 months, Utz realized it needed to reassess its existing wide area voice and data networking infrastructure.

The company will triple its purchases of certified coffee and expand its partner programs.

The company beats its 2009 targets by about 10 percent and raises the bar by 33 percent for 2010.