HANOVER, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (“Utz” or the “Company”), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, today announced that Michael “Mike” W. Rice, a leader of Utz for over fifty years, passed away on October 10th in Hershey, PA surrounded by his family. Mike was born on October 4, 1942, the son of Francis Xavier Rice and Arlene Utz Rice. Mike’s mother was the daughter of Utz founders Bill and Salie Utz. Rice graduated from Mount St. Mary’s University in 1965