Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) became a public company through its business combination with Collier Creek Holdings, a blank-check company that completed its IPO in January 2019 and was sponsored by Collier Creek Holdings LLC, whose principals included industry veterans Roger Deromedi and Jason Giordano. The SPAC targeted the consumer and branded food sector, and the merger with Utz — a Hanover, Pennsylvania-based snack food company founded in 1921 — closed in August 2020. The S-1/A filed on October 1, 2020 represents an amended registration statement submitted following the close of that de-SPAC transaction. UTZ remains listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Sign up at SpacDesk for complete filing history, sponsor profiles, and deal analytics on Utz Brands and hundreds of other SPAC transactions.