Utz merges into the public market

It seemed as if wedding bells were about to ring.

The love story circulating in 2015 was that the famed, folksy investor Warren Buffett was discussing a possible union with family-owned snack food company Utz Quality Foods of Hanover, Pa. These rumors arose after The Oracle of Omaha told Fortune magazine that his meals sometimes consisted of Utz Potato Stix and a Coca-Cola. Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway holding company, is famous for buying companies whose products he loves.

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Maureen Milford

Maureen Milford is a longtime business writer based in Wilmington, Del.


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