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UTZ
Discontinued: 2023
In September 2015, Utz partnered with Heluva Good! dips to create chips that tasted like their popular dips. The Jalapeño Cheddar variety combined jalapeño, cheddar, and sour cream on thick wavy chips. The companies aimed to blend "crunchy chip and signature dip flavor," but reviewers found the seasoning overwhelming. By 2023, only French Onion survived from the original three-flavor launch.
Discontinued: 2023
Another Heluva Good! collaboration. This wavy chip launched in September 2015 alongside Jalapeño Cheddar and French Onion. It mixed bacon, horseradish, and sour cream on Utz's thick-cut ripple chips. Heluva Good! earned its name in the 1920s when a customer tasted their cheese and exclaimed, "That's a hell of a good cheese!" Both companies dated back to that era, but their chip partnership faltered. Critics noted the dip-flavored chips worked better when eaten with actual dip. The Bacon Horseradish chip variety was also discontinued by 2023.
Discontinued: 2023
Utz created the Mash-Ups series to combine two flavors into one chip. This variety paired the sweet-and-sour taste of Maui BBQ with jalapeño heat. The Impulsive Buy spotted this limited release between 2017 and 2019. Mash-Ups operated as experiments—brief chances to try bold pairings before they vanished. Utz invited Twitter suggestions for new combinations, treating the line as a test kitchen for flavors that might not warrant permanent spots in their 395-product lineup.
Discontinued: By 2023
This Kettle Classics Mash-Up blended TGI Friday's cheddar and bacon flavors on thick, kettle-cooked chips. It differed from TGI Friday's Potato Skins, which remain available as a separate product line. The Mash-Ups series rotated varieties in and out of production quickly. This cheddar and bacon version had disappeared by 2023, though Utz still makes other TGI Friday's branded snacks and introduced Bacon Ranch Potato Skins in 2025.
Discontinued: January 2021
Harry Husman started making potato chips from his Cincinnati home in 1919 after noticing local chip shortages. The Husman Potato Products Company became a regional icon across Ohio and Kentucky for over a century. Utz Quality Foods bought the brand in 2019 but killed the entire line two years later. A company spokesperson said "the Husman's brand has been steadily declining in what is an extremely competitive snack food category" for 15 years. Utz cited weak retailer feedback and poor consumer demand. The decision ended a brand locals considered part of Cincinnati's identity.
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