Utz Brands layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Utz Brands reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 3,400 full-time associates and 254 part-time associates | December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 3,000 full-time associates and 200 part-time associates | December 29, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 3,100 full-time associates and 200 part-time associates | December 28, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryClosed the Birmingham, Alabama manufacturing facility, recording severance and related costs and asset impairments.
Word for word“During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recorded expenses of $ 8.9 million in connection with the closure of the Company's manufacturing facility in Birmingham, Alabama, which included $ 1.3 million in severance and related costs and $ 10.6 million of asset impairments related to fixed assets.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryReduced plant footprint by three plants and consolidated transportation and warehousing operations through network optimization, reducing associates.
Word for word“Additionally, we have reduced the number of associates and operating expenses through several network optimization initiatives that reduced our plant footprint by three plants in fiscal year 2023 and consolidated certain of our transportation and warehousing operations.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryIncurred business transformation costs, including severance costs tied to eliminating RSP positions and the closure of the Gramercy, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama plants.
Word for word“The Company incurred such costs of $31.0 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and $22.1 million for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2023, which included the closure of our Gramercy, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama plants along with various other supply chain, commercial and administrative initiatives.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryClosed a manufacturing facility (the Manufacturing Closure), reducing the workforce and recording severance and asset impairment costs.
Word for word“The Manufacturing Closure reduced the Company's workforce by approximately 130 employees, and the Company maintains its distribution center in Birmingham.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryRecorded business transformation costs, including severance for eliminating RSP positions, alongside gains and losses from distribution rights sales and truck disposals.
Word for word“The Company incurred such costs of $28.1 million for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2024 and $31.0 million for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryThe company permanently closed its Birmingham, AL manufacturing facility in fiscal 2023 and recorded closure expense that included severance and asset impairments.
Word for word“The Company recorded expense of $ 8.9 million in connection with the closure, which included $ 1.3 million in severance and related costs and $ 10.6 million of asset impairments related to fixed assets.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company recorded costs tied to its supply chain transformation, including severance for eliminated RSP positions, in fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2024.
Word for word“The Company incurred such costs of $65.4 million for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025 and $28.1 million for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2024.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Positions eliminated |
|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | 130 |
Utz Brands filed 2 restructuring notices (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Utz Brands’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-12. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.