ABOUT USAs a leader and innovator in the snack food industry, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL and ICEE, fan favorites like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros, as well as a host of other products spanning the baked goods, frozen beverage and frozen novelties categories.
ABOUT USAs a leader and innovator in the snack food industry, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL and ICEE, fan favorites like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros, as well as a host of other products spanning the baked goods, frozen beverage and frozen novelties categories.

A TWIST OF FATE

Little did he know it at the time, but when Gerald B. Shreiber raised his hand and purchased the ailing J&J Pretzel Company at a court auction, he set in motion events that would yield a publicly traded snack food empire. Fast-forward almost 50 years, and what started with a humble facility and eight employees has grown into a family of 4,200 strong with locations across the country and products in every supermarket nationwide.

CORPORATE TIMELINE

1971

Gerald B. Shreiber raises his hand in court and purchases the assets of J&J Pretzel Co. at a bankruptcy auction for $72,100. J&J Snack Foods Corp. is established in Pennsauken, NJ. At the time, the company has eight employees and sales of $400,000

1980

J&J Snack Foods purchases churro product rights and assets from a subsidiary of Rapid American Corp, giving birth to Tio Pepe’s Churros

1985

JJSF goes public on the NASDAQ under JJSF, offering 600,000 shares

1987

JJSF adds carbonated frozen beverages to its portfolio with the acquisition of ICEE-USA. The ICEE acquisition is the beginning of a number of acquisitions entering the niche product line of carbonated beverages

1989

LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice is launched in retail supermarkets

1994

JJSF acquires The Funnel Cake Factory a producer of frozen, preformed, heat and serve funnel cakes

2004

JJSF continues its expansion into baked goods with the acquisition of Country Home Bakers a manufacturer of cookies, biscuits, and frozen dough. The acquisition included distribution in In Store Bakeries at supermarkets and bulk production for foodservice, as well as the manufacturing facility in Atlanta, GA

2007

JJSF builds on its biscuit business with the acquisition of Hom/Ade Foods maker of Mary B’s biscuits Radar Inc. is acquired adding manufacturing capabilities of fig and fruit bars in Moscow Mills, MO, under the brand Daddy Ray’s. Cool Brand Foods is acquired expanding the JJSF FZ Novelty business with the Whole Fruit brand, and the dog ice cream brand Dogsters

2019

JJSF becomes the sole maker of ICEE with the acquisition of Bama ICEE

2020

Dan Fachner is appointed president of JJSF!

2022

JJSF enters the frozen ice cream business with the brand everyone knows and loves! Dippin’ Dots. The acquisition includes a manufacturing facility in Paducah, KY. JJSF moves its corporate headquarters to its state of the art office in Mt. Laurel, NJ

LEADERSHIP

Dan Fachner

President and Chief Executive Officer

Ken Plunk

Chief Financial Officer

Lynwood Mallard

Chief Marketing Officer

Michael Pollner

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Steve Every

Chief Operating Officer, The ICEE Company

Robert Cranmer

Senior Vice President, Operations

Matt Inderlied

Senior Vice President, General Manager, Dippin’ Dots

Bjoern Leyser

Senior Vice President, Sales

Mary Lou Kehoe

Vice President, Human Resources

Deborah Kane

Vice President, Food Safety, Quality, EHS and Regulatory

Jay Montgomery

Vice President, Supply Chain

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gerald B. Shreiber

Chairman of the Board, J&J Snack Foods Corp.

Sidney R. Brown

Chief Executive Officer, NFI Industries

Dan Fachner

President and Chief Executive Officer, J&J Snack Foods Corp.

Mary Meder

President, Harmelin Media

Roy Jackson

Retired Senior Vice President of Business Development & Industry Affairs, The Coca-Cola Company

Vincent A. Melchiorre

Senior Vice President, Bimbo Bakeries USA

Marjorie Shreiber Roshkoff

Peter G. Stanley

Chairman of the Board, Emerging Growth Equities, Ltd.

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Responsibly Serving Fun.

We know our business has an impact on the environment, the communities in which we operate, and our employees. At J&J Snack Foods, we strive to continually improve on our ESG journey as we explore improving our operations, serving our employees, stakeholders, and communities, and centering ourselves around a quality product portfolio that balances profits with ethical business practices.

environmental

Environmental

We are committed to the responsible use of natural resources and making a conscious effort to reduce our environmental impact.

social

Social

We strive to deliver outstanding enthusiasm and empathy for our employees, customers, and communities.

governance

Governance

We are responsible for maintaining food standards that not only exceed safety and quality standards but also meet the highest level of ethical and sustainability standards.

Sourcing Sustainable ingredients

As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry, we maintain multi-site certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) for eight of our facilities across the United States. We are dedicated to procuring sustainable palm oil from certified sources for all our facilities and managing internal programs in compliance with the RSPO mass balance standard. 

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Employee Health, Safety, and Food Quality Assurance

We are adamant about employee training and health and safety – maintaining a culture grounded in eliminating workplace incidents, risks and identified hazards.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives

We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace for our 4,700 employees, and value the unique skills and experiences each person contributes to our success.

Environmental
Impact

We are dedicated to reducing our carbon footprint through water and energy conservation and reducing waste by redesigning our packaging to utilize 15% less plastic.

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CONTRACT MANUFACTURING

Whether you have a sweet dream, or a savory one, J&J Snack Foods Contract Manufacturing can deliver whatever your brain can cook up.

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Growth Mentality.
Big Brand Fun.

Find the fun in your career while making an impact! Join our growing family of experts who truly LOVE what they do. A fulfilling job working on the future of snacking with fun people… what could be more delicious?

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Citizens being good citizens

J&J Snack Foods is actively invested in every community we are in, and strive to make a positive difference both within the company, and with all of our friends, partners and colleagues.

CHARITY & CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

We Want to Hear From You

We welcome all questions and feedback regarding all of our J&J products, as well as thoughts and opinions regarding our company.

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