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Utz Brands (UTZ) guidance and outlook

Utz Brands' 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 makes 22 forward-looking statements.

Guidance and outlook

Forward-looking statements, 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026

• Our fiscal year 2026 will end on January 3, 2027 and will be a fifty-three-week fiscal year.
• We plan to further penetrate the Expansion Geographies and untapped channels and customers by further expanding our Branded Salty Snacks, comprised of our Power Four Brands, consisting of our flagship Utz® brand, On the Border®, Zapp's®, and Boulder Canyon®, along with our other brands including Golden Flake®, TORTIYAHS®, Miguelitos®, Hawaiian®, Bachman®, Tim's Cascade®, Dirty Potato Chips®, TGI Fridays®, and…
• While the category has seen volatility from the impact of pricing actions implemented throughout the industry, we believe the salty snacks category will continue to benefit over the long term from favorable dynamics including low private label penetration as well as category leaders competing primarily in marketing and innovation.
• We expect these consumer trends to continue to drive consistent retail sales for salty snacks in the long term.
• We expect the pricing and promotional environment to remain dynamic in the near-term.
• We expect these pricing and promotional activity dynamics to continue in the near-term.
• Property, Plant and Equipment, Net , and the estimated future paydowns anticipated upon the sale of assets held for sale, the Company determined that the forecasted interest payments associated with $8.7 million of the notional amount of its Real Estate Term Loan interest rate swap were no longer probable of occurring.
• However, at this time, we do not expect these factors to result in a material negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations in 2026.
• The Company expects the transaction to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions.
• This decision is a key component of the Company’s long-term strategic roadmap, is expected to generate cost savings and should enable the Company to allocate more volume to its larger, more efficient facilities, while driving fixed cost leverage and enhanced automation capabilities across its remaining network.
• In addition to the expected cost savings, the Company expects the optimized footprint to support its ongoing geographic expansion.
• In September 2025, the Company announced a multi-phase project aimed at upgrading facilities across its Hanover, Pennsylvania campus.

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Our fiscal year 2026 will end on January 3, 2027 and will be a fifty-three-week fiscal year. We plan to further penetrate the Expansion Geographies and untapped channels and customers by further expanding our Branded Salty Snacks, comprised of our Power Four Brands, consisting of our flagship Utz® brand, On the Border®, Zapp's®, and Boulder Canyon®, along with our other brands including Golden Flake®, TORTIYAHS®, Miguelitos®, Hawaiian®, Bachman®, Tim's Cascade®, Dirty Potato Chips®, TGI Fridays®, and… While the category has seen volatility from the impact of pricing actions implemented through

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.