OT - Settle an argument : what is the correct pronunciation of "Utz" potato chips (Hanover, Pa) ?

[NITTANYJGK]

Does it rhyme with "butts "? Or pronounced. "oots", or "yoots"? This all knowing board knows EVERYTHING .

I just noticed Utz chips at Sheetz recently.

Also, how is it that so many potato chip companies can operate in PA and still be profitable: Snyders of Berlin , Snyders of Hanover, Utz, Herrs, Wise, and 2 or 3 others. They all seem to be able to compete with national brand Lays and each other.

I like all of them except Wise.

 

[fairgambit]

Utz the difference? My question gives you the answer.

 

[LealandLoyal]

It's "Utz" as in "You're a putz!"

 

[PSU77sh]

We have always pronounced it as rhyming with "butts".

 

[Alphalion75]

Does it rhyme with "butts "? Or pronounced. "oots", or "yoots"? This all knowing board knows EVERYTHING .

I just noticed Utz chips at Sheetz recently.

Also, how is it that so many potato chip companies can operate in PA and still be profitable: Snyders of Berlin , Snyders of Hanover, Utz, Herrs, Wise, and 2 or 3 others. They all seem to be able to compete with national brand Lays and each other.

I like all of them except Wise.

RRhrymes with butts.

 

[NITTANYJGK]

Utz the difference? My question gives you the answer.

Good one! Top marks.

 

[T J]

Tailgate huts serve

Utz, cold cuts and nuts for the guts.




(...by the sea shore)

 

[wex18]

They had a TV commercial in the late 1950s or so -- "Pronounce it Ooots or Utts, no ifs ands or butts."

 

[91Joe95]

Does it rhyme with "butts "? Or pronounced. "oots", or "yoots"? This all knowing board knows EVERYTHING .

I just noticed Utz chips at Sheetz recently.

Also, how is it that so many potato chip companies can operate in PA and still be profitable: Snyders of Berlin , Snyders of Hanover, Utz, Herrs, Wise, and 2 or 3 others. They all seem to be able to compete with national brand Lays and each other.

I like all of them except Wise.

I always liked the long u. As an aside, a lot of the smaller companies are owned by the larger ones. Troyer Farms was bought out a few years ago. They were promptly shut down and production moved to another existing facility. They were basically just bought for their name, and that's all they are at this point.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Think many on this board are wrong. Think it rhymes with "puts." Or "foots."

 

[hagberg]

Does it rhyme with "butts "? Or pronounced. "oots", or "yoots"? This all knowing board knows EVERYTHING .

I just noticed Utz chips at Sheetz recently.

Also, how is it that so many potato chip companies can operate in PA and still be profitable: Snyders of Berlin , Snyders of Hanover, Utz, Herrs, Wise, and 2 or 3 others. They all seem to be able to compete with national brand Lays and each other.

I like all of them except Wise.

The only person who pronounces it "yoots" is my cousin Vinny.....

 

[Hotshoe]

Troyer Farms plant has actually been bought and will re-open, possibly expand. Good news from last year.

http://m.wtae.com/news/kln-buying-old-troyer-farms-potato-chip-factory/24080558

 

[Diego Badman]

Does it rhyme with "butts "? Or pronounced. "oots", or "yoots"? This all knowing board knows EVERYTHING .

I just noticed Utz chips at Sheetz recently.

Also, how is it that so many potato chip companies can operate in PA and still be profitable: Snyders of Berlin , Snyders of Hanover, Utz, Herrs, Wise, and 2 or 3 others. They all seem to be able to compete with national brand Lays and each other.

I like all of them except Wise.

I went to college with some Hanover people. They were insistent it is pronounced as if it rhymes with "puts."

 

[ForesterGump]

We always pronounced it with the "puts" sound. It probably depends on what part of PA you're from. My area was northern Lancaster/southern Dauphin county. I never liked their chips.

 

[10 Years After]

Middleswarth BAR-B-Q .... mic drop

 

[ClarkstonMark]

Troyer Farms plant has actually been bought and will re-open, possibly expand. Good news from last year.

http://m.wtae.com/news/kln-buying-old-troyer-farms-potato-chip-factory/24080558

I remember driving past the Troyer farms plant on the way to Erie when I was a kid. The smell was so awesome!
Much much better than going to Johnsonburg for a football game down the street from a paper mill. That was so nauseous!

 

[Marshall30]

We called them Grandma SmUtz's chips.

 

[BlueBand]

I remember driving past the Troyer farms plant on the way to Erie when I was a kid. The smell was so awesome!
Much much better than going to Johnsonburg for a football game down the street from a paper mill. That was so nauseous!

Ahhhhhh... Troyer Farms. I had forgotten about me them. Used to pass their fields as a kid.

My favorite is Snyders in the foil bag. They taste different then most chips. Wish I could buy them where I live now.

 

[Marshall30]

Ahhhhhh... Troyer Farms. I had forgotten about me them. Used to pass their fields as a kid.

My favorite is Snyders in the foil bag. They taste different then most chips. Wish I could buy them where I live now.

Can't you order on line?

 

[Zenophile]

Troyer Farms plant has actually been bought and will re-open, possibly expand. Good news from last year.

http://m.wtae.com/news/kln-buying-old-troyer-farms-potato-chip-factory/24080558

As an update: http://www.goerie.com/kln-chip-plant-in-waterford-being-sold

 

[BlueBand]

Can't you order on line?

Not sure. But generally I hate overpaying for anything, which is what usually happens unless you're ordering from a big retailer. Still, as a treat once in awhile... I'll look into it. Odd, because I order so much online but never thought to look for these.

 

[canepain]

Employed w/UTZ many years ago. I'd say 90-95 percent of employees pronounced the rhyme with butts version. other 5-10 percent were drunk.

 

[throw2oj]

I've always pronounced it like butz. But that's merely based on the company's radio ads, so I could be wrong.

 

[manatree]

Gibbles (cooked in lard) are my favorite, closely followed by Hartley's and Middleswarth.

 

[Chickenman Testa]

As an aside, Pa chips and especially Pretzels have it all over national brands. How the hell did Rold Gold get popular?

I see Wege every once in awhile in the Whole Foods near work in Austin and buy them out. People think I'm wierd for dunking their pretzels in soup. Whatever, non-Pennsylvanian, keep eating Rold Gold you simpleton.

 

[Marshall30]

Gibbles (cooked in lard) are my favorite, closely followed by Hartley's and Middleswarth.

Gibbles are very good. Wise are good.

 

[Class of 67]

Gibbles (cooked in lard) are my favorite, closely followed by Hartley's and Middleswarth.

Middlewarth was my favorite at Penn State in the 60's. Currently, I'm all in on Cape Cod brand.

 

[T J]

For the definitive answer, listen to Utz's own pronunciation.

Call the number below and you will hear their recording begin with their pronunciation of their name, as follows:

"Welcome to the Utz Quality Foods Customer Care Center."

1-800-367-7629 (toll free)


Utz Quality Foods, Inc.
900 High Street
Hanover, PA 17331

​

Utz are another "chip off the old block of spuds" for happy tailgating. Enjoy!

​

 

[manofsteel200]

Lafayette is correct. Rhymes with foots.

 

[The Spin Meister]

Think many on this board are wrong. Think it rhymes with "puts." Or "foots."

----
Is that puts as in golf puts or is it puts as in 'he puts his foot in his mouth often'?

 

[manofsteel200]

As an aside, Pa chips and especially Pretzels have it all over national brands. How the hell did Rold Gold get popular?

I see Wege every once in awhile in the Whole Foods near work in Austin and buy them out. People think I'm wierd for dunking their pretzels in soup. Whatever, non-Pennsylvanian, keep eating Rold Gold you simpleton.

Rold gold is getting more popular, in part, due their not manufacturing anything with Penauts. It make sit a safe snack for kids with allergies and school snacks.

 

[blk902]

Think many on this board are wrong. Think it rhymes with "puts." Or "foots."

Yes my family if from Hanover. Rhymes with"puts"

 

[Michael.Felli]

Does it rhyme with "butts "? Or pronounced. "oots", or "yoots"? This all knowing board knows EVERYTHING .

I just noticed Utz chips at Sheetz recently.

Also, how is it that so many potato chip companies can operate in PA and still be profitable: Snyders of Berlin , Snyders of Hanover, Utz, Herrs, Wise, and 2 or 3 others. They all seem to be able to compete with national brand Lays and each other.

I like all of them except Wise.

During the battle of the bulge, they were trying to decide what kind of chips the General wanted with his cold cuts. While he was reading the Germans demands for surrender, he told them, "Utz!"

The runner, thought that was his reply to the Germans by accident (since he was simultaneously reading the letter and answering the chips quesrion) and told the Nazis, "General McAuliffe said, 'Nuts!'" True story.

And, as they say, the rest is History.

 

[ClarkstonMark]

Gibbles are very good. Wise are good.

Wise were so good. So much salt and grease. Haven't had Wise chips in I bet 25 years.

 

[phillybillyreprise]

It rhymes with Lutz. Where I come from in Lancaster County it rhymes with "foots". Down here in Philadelphia it rhymes with "putts".

 

[rohrmd9]

I always liked the long u. As an aside, a lot of the smaller companies are owned by the larger ones. Troyer Farms was bought out a few years ago. They were promptly shut down and production moved to another existing facility. They were basically just bought for their name, and that's all they are at this point.

Long "u"....so would that then be yoots? That's maybe how Yinzers would pronounce Utz.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Rhymes with 'Nutz', as featured prominently in a Mad Men episode....

 

[hotrodbob34]

Does it rhyme with "butts "? Or pronounced. "oots", or "yoots"? This all knowing board knows EVERYTHING .

I just noticed Utz chips at Sheetz recently.

Also, how is it that so many potato chip companies can operate in PA and still be profitable: Snyders of Berlin , Snyders of Hanover, Utz, Herrs, Wise, and 2 or 3 others. They all seem to be able to compete with national brand Lays and each other.

I like all of them except Wise.

IMO, Utz isn't even the best potato chip made in York County. Martins is superior. BBQ waffle or Kettel cooked.

York County folks pronounce it as it would rhyme with puts.

 

[LafayetteBear]

Ahhhhhh... Troyer Farms

 

[CJinVA]

IMO, Utz isn't even the best potato chip made in York County. Martins is superior. BBQ waffle or Kettel cooked.

York County folks pronounce it as it would rhyme with puts.

I'm from Hanover and my mother lived across the street from the Utzes growing up. They pronounced it like puts. I agree on Martin's BBQ still the best, but the original UTZ from the factory in cans and Grandma Utz are still addictive.