Zapp's is owned by Utz Brands (the United States, NYSE: UTZ), which acquired the brand on 1 January 2011.[1][2] Zapp's was founded in 1985 in Gramercy, Louisiana and was independent until 2011.
Zapp's makes kettle-cooked crisps in Louisiana flavours including Voodoo and Spicy Cajun Crawtator, founded in 1985 by a former oil driller. Utz acquired the brand in 2011 and it has become one of its fastest-growing lines. Its Voodoo flavour is deliberately unspecified, and the company has never said what it is meant to taste of.
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Utz acquired Zapp's, a Louisiana kettle crisp maker founded in 1985 by a former oil driller, known for Cajun flavours including Voodoo and Spicy Cajun Crawtator. The price was not disclosed and only the year is documented here.
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The parent company of Zapp's is Utz Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Zapp's originated in the United States in 1985 and its owner, Utz Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Utz Brands completed its acquisition of Zapp's on 1 January 2011, after announcing the deal on 1 January 2011.
Zapp's was an independent company from its founding in 1985 in Gramercy, Louisiana until Utz Brands acquired it in 2011.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Zapp's is still owned by Utz Brands. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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