Talk:Utz Brands

Pronunciation

how do you pronounce "utz?"

It's pronounced "utz". How else could you even pronounce it? Indigest 21:01, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

lol

like this- uh-t-s God i swear some people need hooked on phonics (ForeverDEAD 06:46, 19 August 2007 (UTC))

• Maybe they are New Zealanders who thought it was pronounced "yuuts"? 71.166.42.165 —Preceding signed but undated comment was added at 07:18, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Actually, it's ootz, not uhtz. Least, that's how folk in philly say it. ThuranX (talk) 23:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

It's pronounced "uhtz" as listed above, this is straight from the UTZsnacks website. I have changed the description, but don't know how to change the pronunciation key, if someone wants to do that. 63.250.141.186 (talk) 19:48, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Geographic availability

Utz is apparently known for only shipping product to stores within a 400-mile radius. However, I just bought Utz party mix at a Costco in California...was quite surprised to see it and glad for the reminder of my college days. What gives? —Preceding unsigned comment added by WildCowboy (talk • contribs) 19:56, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Ethnicity of founders

I'd always had the impression the founders were jewish. true false? does production follow Kashrut? ThuranX (talk) 23:08, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Mad Men

Should there be a part about Mad Men in here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.249.152.185 (talk) 22:15, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

It's already there: Click Me! Whether it deserves expansion or not is up to individual editors, but in general "trivia" sections are frowned upon. WildCowboy (talk) 22:44, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

   I agree with Wild's general observations, but not with their assumption that those considerations suffice in this case. There can be no doubt that (at least) the Mad Men/Utz plot is more than simply part of what has edged itself into the American consciousness, along with the Soup Nazi and the WWF. The Utz company at the very least paid their ad agency for a lot of work, e.g. brainstorming how the fictional association with a wildly obnoxious insult comic should be kept from making the company thought of as tacky; more than likely they paid the production company big bucks for getting their name seen by the viewing public, perhaps even more than they would have paid for the same amount of exposure via conventional ads on the same show. (Viewers would not go make a snack while Utz was being discussed; brand awareness was increased without the pushiness of a direct appeal to buy; audience is enjoying itself while Utz is being mentioned.)
   Keep the "In popular culture" section for references to how reviewers reacted to their strategy, or how comedians, or characters in other shows, or sightings of expressions of sarcasm like "as homey as the Utz spokesman", if available. Their bold strategy is also part of the culture of the company and of its history, and that belongs with what is now in the "Sponsorships" section (even if that should perhaps be renamed "Public image" or "Public relations". In fact, it may be worth linking from the accompanying article to an article on Utz Quality Foods/Mad Men association, if the effort were made to hunt down what has been said about it by entertainment journalists, and by advertising/public-relations journalists in places like Ad Week (not to mention its stepchild AdFreak).
--Jerzy•t 04:00, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

The girl

Any information about the name, history or inspiration of the trademark girl pictured on the packages? Did someone market a doll of her? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.127.52.160 (talk) 17:17, 3 April 2012 (UTC)