Utz Brands, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Desiree and I will be your operator for today's call. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Utz Brands Inc. first quarter 2025 earnings call. All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speaker's remarks, there will be a question and answer session. If you would like to ask a question during this time, simply press star followed by the number one on your telephone keypad. If you would like to withdraw a question, again, press the star one. I would now like to turn the conference over to Kevin Powers, head of investor relations. You may begin.

Thank you, operator, and good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today for our live Q&A session on our first quarter 2025 results. With me on today's call are Howard Friedman, CEO, and Ajay Kataria, CFO. I hope everyone has had a chance to listen or read a prepared remarks and also view our presentation, all of which are available on our investor relations website. Before we begin our Q&A session, I just have a few housekeeping items to review. Please note that some of our comments today will contain forward-looking statements based on our current view of our business and the actual future results may differ materially. Please see our recent SEC filings, which identify the principal risks and uncertainties that could affect future performance. Today, we will discuss certain adjusted or non-GAAP financial measures, which are described in more detail in this morning's earnings materials. Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures and other associated disclosures are contained in our earnings materials and posted on our website. Now, operator, we are ready to open up the line for questions.

Thank you. We will now begin the question and answer session. If you have dialed in and would like to ask a question, please press star 1 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand and join the queue. If you would like to withdraw your question, press star 1 again. If you are called upon to ask your question and are listening via speakerphone on your device, please pick up your handset to ensure that your phone is not on mute when asking your question. Again, press star one to join the queue. And our first question comes from the line of Andrew Lazar with Barclays. Your line is open.