If you live in one of the states where Utz products are available you might want to add the Free Utz Factory Tour to your bucket list.
The Utz factory tour is a free tour where you can see how Utz potato chips are made.
The factory tour is self-guided and ends with a free bag of original Utz potato chips.
The Utz Potato Chip Factory Tour
On the tour, you will see the whole potato chip process. From potatoes coming up out of storage and getting washed, peeled and sliced to boxes of chips waiting in storage.
The facility is over 600,000 square feet with a glass-enclosed observation gallery looking down at the production process.
The tour is self-guided with windows looking down into the factory floor. Each area has a button that can be pushed explaining what you are seeing and sharing fun facts.
Looking out the factory windows you will see people working in different areas. Don’t be afraid to wave try can see you too. Sometimes they even wave back!
Utz Factory Tour Review
We have done the Utz Factory Tour in Pennsylvania several times and we all enjoy it. It’s a great tour for kids because it’s self-paced so you can go as slow or fast as you need to.
Each visit to the potato chip factory we usually end up spending 45 minutes to an hour doing the tour, taking pictures and eating our chip sample.
I love that the tour shows the whole process from potato to packaged bag of chips. It’s a great way for my kids to see first hand where chips come from.
A trip to the Utz factory tour is fun and educational. Any age can enjoy the tour, I would say that preschool age and older would appreciate it more, but even younger kids will have fun.
If you haven’t visited the Utz Factory in Hanover before you’re really missing out. You can’t beat a free activity that is fun and educational, plus it ends with a free snack!
Know Before You Go
Before visiting the Utz factory call to make sure they are open. Depending on the time of year the factory tour has different hours.
Address: 900 High St. Hanover, PA 17331
Cost: Free
Hours: Monday – Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (before visiting call to make sure the tour will be open, hours can change. )
Outlet Store: 861 Carlisle St, Hanover, PA 17331
Website: utzsnacks.com
After enjoying the factory tour head over to the Utz outlet store to pick up some of your favorite Utz products. You might be surprised by all the different things you can buy.
Other things to do in the area
Snyder’s of Hanover Factory Tour
Gettysburg National Battlefield
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Factory tours are so much fun, and I love when they’re self-guided so we can go at our own pace!
That sounds like such a fun family outing. I’m hungry for chips, now!
It really is a fun place to visit.