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.
