---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-017562"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JJSF"
cik: "0000785956"
company_name: "J&J SNACK FOODS CORP"
filed_at: "2021-07-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-30T02:46:45.992341+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# J&J Snack Foods Q3 sales $324.3M (+51% YoY); net income $28.9M vs year-ago loss

## Summary
- EPS $1.51 diluted vs loss of $0.67; operating income $38.1M vs loss of $19.4M.
- Food Service sales +68% to $196.5M; Frozen Beverages +83% to $74.0M.
- Gross margin improved to 29.7% from 17.3%; management cites market normalization.
- Nine-month sales $821.5M (+7%); net income $36.7M vs $11.7M; EPS $1.92 vs $0.62.
- Theater channel still >50% below 2019 but improving; price increases minimal impact.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-017562
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JJSF
- cik: 0000785956
- company_name: J&J SNACK FOODS CORP
- filed_at: 2021-07-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785956/000143774921017562/0001437749-21-017562-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785956/000143774921017562/jjsf20210723_8k.htm

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