Kitchen Cooked Inc. / utz quality snacks

Kitchen Cooked Inc., headquartered in Farmington, IL, is a manufacturer and distributor of snack foods serving Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa. Since the 1930s, the company has produced potato chips, popcorn, pretzels, and other snack products with a strong craft heritage. Kitchen Cooked was acquired by Utz Quality Foods in 2019, becoming part of the nation’s largest family-managed salty snack company, though the Kitchen Cooked brand continues to operate from its Farmington location.