Utz puts brakes on Snyder merger

Utz Quality Foods is no longer pursuing a merger with Snyder's of Hanover because of difficulties winning Federal Trade Commission approval, the companies said in a joint statement. The two family-owned snack companies, both based in Hanover, Pa., had hoped to complete the deal by the end of the year.

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This story published in GMA SmartBrief on 11/05/2009





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