---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437749-21-026731"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "JJSF"
cik: "0000785956"
company_name: "J&J SNACK FOODS CORP"
filed_at: "2021-11-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T08:48:58.998719+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# J&J Snack Foods Q4 net sales $323.1M (+28%); EPS $0.98 (+180%)

## Summary
- Net earnings rose 187% to $18.9M; full-year EPS $2.91 (+203%) on $1,145M sales (+12%).
- Operating income surged to $25.3M (Q4 '20: $3.9M) on sales leverage and favorable mix.
- Food Service sales exceeded Q4 '19 by 6%; Retail –9% vs Q4 '20 but +29% vs Q4 '19.
- Frozen Beverage sales +46% vs Q4 '20; theater channel remains slow but improving.
- Management cites margin pressure from commodity/freight/wage inflation; pricing actions underway.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437749-21-026731
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: JJSF
- cik: 0000785956
- company_name: J&J SNACK FOODS CORP
- filed_at: 2021-11-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785956/000143774921026731/0001437749-21-026731-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785956/000143774921026731/jjsf20211112_8k.htm

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