Utz Brands Inc filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Regulation FD Disclosure
$UTZ
Packaged Foods
Consumer Staples
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 26, 2026
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Resignation of Principal Operating Officer
On May 26, 2026, Mitchell Arends, the EVP, Chief Integrated Supply Chain Officer and principal operating officer of Utz Brands, Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company of his intention to resign from his position at the Company, effective June 19, 2026. Mr. Arends tendered his resignation to assume a role at another publicly traded company. Mr. Arends’ resignation was not a result of any disagreement on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
Following the resignation, Howard Friedman, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, will assume the additional role of principal operating officer of the Company. Additionally, Mr. Friedman and other members of the Company’s Executive Leadership Team will take responsibility for the Company’s Integrated Supply Chain functions.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 28, 2026, the Company reaffirmed its financial outlook for fiscal year 2026 as previously stated in its press release issued on May 6, 2026 in connection with the announcement of the Company’s results for the first quarter of 2026.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These forward-looking statements include future plans for the Company, including financial outlook for fiscal 2026. These statements are based on the current expectations of the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and the Company’s business and actual results may differ materially. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ include, without limitation, the risks and uncertainties set forth in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2025 and in the other reports the Company files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication. The Company cautions investors not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as otherwise required by law.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Utz Brands, Inc.
Dated: May 28, 2026
By: /s/ William J. Kelley Jr.
Name: William J. Kelley Jr.
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer