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Utz Brands to Acquire Vitner’s Snack Food Brand and Distribution Assets
January 11, 2021 GMT
HANOVER, Pa. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 11, 2021
Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced that its subsidiary Utz Quality Foods, LLC (“UQF”) has entered into a definitive agreement with Snak-King Corp. (“Snak King”) to acquire certain assets related to the Vitner’s brand (“Vitner’s”), a leading brand of snack foods in the Chicago metropolitan market, for a total purchase price of $25 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The acquired assets include the intellectual property, including the
When Isabel Rubinas launched Lollipop Seeds in 2012, the upscale children’s boutique was a small storefront in Chicago’s Lincoln Square neighborhood, and the fulfillment of a lifelong entrepreneurial dream.
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At Home Group Inc. Provides Update Ahead of ICR and Wolfe Research Events
January 8, 2021 GMT
PLANO, Texas (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 8, 2021
At Home Group Inc. (NYSE: HOME), the home décor superstore, today provided an update on comparable store sales for the fourth quarter ending January 30, 2021 as well as current liquidity.
Lee Bird, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “Fourth quarter comps for both our everyday and seasonal assortments are playing out ahead of our expectations, and our balance sheet remains in great shape. We are excited about the continued strong momentum in our business and our inventory position as we head into fiscal 2022.”
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National Alliance for Hispanic Health Praises Enactment of the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act
December 29, 2020 GMT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ “E-cigarette sales are driving a youth tobacco tipping point. But we now have new tools to protect youth and support parents frustrated by the targeting of their children and the ease of purchasing e-cigarettes online,” said Jane L. Delgado, PhD, MS, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation’s leading Hispanic health advocacy group.
Yesterday, with signing of the 2021 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, The Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act becoming law. The new law will apply the same safeguards already in place for traditional cigarettes to online sales of electronic cigarettes and vapor products, including age ID requirements.
NEW YORK — Last Christmas, Shanita Matthews cooked up a feast for her family of three: Roast chicken, barbecue spareribs, spinach, macaroni and cheese.