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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995

OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 0-14616

J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey 22-1935537
(State or other jurisdication (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)


6000 Central Highway
Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (609-665-9533)

__________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock, par value: None None
(Title of each class) (Name of each exchange on which registered)

__________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
__________

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any
amendment to this Form 10-K [ ].

As of November 30, 1995, the latest practicable date, 9,116,354 shares of
the Registrant's common stock were issued and outstanding. The aggregate market
value of shares held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on such date was
$73,559,162, based on the last price on that date of $12.125 per share, which is
an average of bid and asked prices.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The Registrant's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year
ended September 30, 1995 and Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of
Shareholders to be held on February 7, 1996 are incorporated herein by reference
into Parts I, II, III and IV as set forth herein.



J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
1995 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

Page

Item 1 Business ................................... 1

Item 2 Properties ................................. 9

Item 3 Legal Proceedings .......................... 10

Item 4 Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of
Security Holders ........................... 10

Executive Officers Of The Registrant ....... 11

PART II

Item 5 Market For Registrant's Common
Stock And Related Stockholder
Matters .................................... 12

Item 6 Selected Financial Data .................... 12

Item 7 Management's Discussion And Analysis
Of Financial Condition And Results
Of Operations .............................. 12

Item 8 Financial Statements And Supplementary
Data ....................................... 13

Item 9 Changes In And Disagreements With
Accountants On Accounting And
Financial Disclosure........................ 13

PART III

Item 10 Directors And Executive Officers Of
The Registrant ............................. 14

Item 11 Executive Compensation ..................... 14

Item 12 Security Ownership Of Certain Bene-
ficial Owners And Management ............... 14

Item 13 Certain Relationships And Related
Transactions ............................... 14

PART IV

Item 14 Exhibits, Financial Statement
Schedules And Reports On Form 8-K .......... 15



PART I
Item 1. Business

General

J & J Snack Foods Corp. (the "Company") manufactures
nutritional snack foods which it markets nationally to the food
service and retail supermarket industries. Its principal snack
food products are soft pretzels marketed principally under the
brand name SUPERPRETZEL. J & J believes it is the largest
manufacturer of soft pretzels in the United States. The Company
also markets frozen carbonated beverages to the food service
industry under the brand names ICEE and ARCTIC BLAST in the Western
United States, Mexico and Canada and under the brand names FROZEN
COKE and ARCTIC BLAST in midwestern and eastern states. Other
snack products include frozen juice treats and desserts, churros (a
Hispanic pastry), funnel cake, popcorn, baked goods and whipped
fruit drinks.

The Company's sales are made primarily to food service
customers including snack bar and food stand locations in leading
chain, department, discount, warehouse club and convenience stores;
malls and shopping centers; fast food outlets; stadiums and sports
arenas; leisure and theme parks; movie theatres; independent
retailers; and schools, colleges and other institutions. The
Company's retail supermarket customers are primarily supermarket
chains. The Company sells direct to the public through its chain
of specialty snack food retail outlets, Bavarian Pretzel Bakery,
located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic States.

The Company was incorporated in 1971 under the laws of the
State of New Jersey.

Products

Soft Pretzels

The Company's soft pretzels are sold under the SUPERPRETZEL,
MR. TWISTER, SOFT PRETZEL BITES, SOFTSTIX and SOFT PRETZEL BUNS
brand names and, to a lesser extent, under private labels. The
Company sells its soft pretzels to the food service and the retail
supermarket industries and direct to the public through Bavarian
Pretzel Bakery, its chain of specialty snack food retail outlets.
The Company's soft pretzels qualify under USDA regulations as the
nutritional equivalent of bread for purposes of the USDA school
lunch program, thereby enabling a participating school to obtain
partial reimbursement of the cost of the Company's soft pretzels
from the USDA. Soft pretzel sales amounted to 44% and 43% of the
Company's revenue in fiscals 1995 and 1994, respectively.

The Company's soft pretzels are manufactured according to a
proprietary formula. Regular soft pretzels, approximately 2-1/2
ounces in weight, and jumbo or king size soft pretzels,
approximately 5-1/2 ounces in weight, are shaped and formed by the
Company's proprietary twister machines. These soft pretzel tying
machines are automated, high speed machines for twisting dough into
the traditional pretzel shape. Soft pretzel nuggets, mini one ounce
soft pretzels and soft pretzels in customized shapes and sizes are
extruded or shaped by hand. Soft pretzels, after processing, are
quick-frozen in either raw or baked form and packaged for delivery.

The Company's food service marketing program includes
supplying ovens, mobil merchandisers, display cases, warmers and
similar merchandising equipment to the retailer to prepare and
promote the sale of soft pretzels. Some of this equipment is
proprietary, including two models of a combination warmer and
display case that reconstitute frozen soft pretzels while
displaying them, thus eliminating the need for an oven. The
Company retains ownership of the equipment placed in customer
locations and, as a result, customers are not required to make an
investment in equipment.

Frozen Carbonated Beverages

The Company markets, through its direct sales force, frozen
carbonated beverages to the food service industry under the names
ICEE and ARCTIC BLAST in fourteen western states, Mexico and Canada
and under the trade names FROZEN COKE and ARCTIC BLAST in twenty
five midwestern and eastern states and direct to the public through
Bavarian Pretzel Bakery, its chain of specialty snack food retail
outlets. Frozen carbonated beverage sales amounted to 23% and 24%
of fiscal 1995 and fiscal 1994 revenue, respectively. Under the
Company's marketing program, it installs frozen carbonated beverage
dispensers at customer locations and thereafter services the
machines, provides customers with ingredients required for
production of the frozen carbonated beverages, and supports
customer retail sales efforts with in-store promotions and
point-of-sale materials. In most cases, the Company retains
ownership of its dispensers and, as a result, customers are not
required to make an investment in equipment or arrange for the
ingredients and supplies necessary to produce and market the frozen
carbonated beverages.

Each new customer location requires a frozen carbonated
beverage dispenser supplied by the Company or by the customer.
Company supplied dispensers are built new or rebuilt by the Company
at an approximate cost of $5,500 each. The following shows the
number of Company owned and customer owned frozen carbonated
beverage dispensers at customer locations at the dates indicated:

Company Owned Customer Owned Total
September 26, 1993 7,003 417 7,420
September 25, 1994 7,312 1,100 8,412
September 24, 1995 7,157 1,107 8,264

Frozen Juice Treats and Desserts

The Company's frozen juice treats and desserts are marketed
under the SUPER JUICE, FROSTAR, SHAPE-UPS and LUIGI'S brand names
to the food service and to the retail supermarket industries.
Frozen juice treat and dessert sales were 15% and 12% of the
Company's revenue in fiscals 1995 and 1994, respectively.

The Company's SUPER JUICE and SHAPE-UPS frozen juice bars are
manufactured from an apple or pear juice base to which water,
sweeteners, coloring (in some cases) and flavorings are added. The
juice bars contain two ounces of apple or pear juice and the
minimum daily requirement of vitamin C, and qualify as reimbursable
items under the USDA school lunch program. The juice bars are
produced in various flavors and are packaged in a sealed push-up
paper container referred to as the Milliken M-pak, which the
Company believes has certain sanitary and safety advantages.

The FROSTAR product line includes frozen juice and other
frozen desserts on a stick and in a cup. The juice bar and FROSTAR
products are sold primarily to the school portion of the food
service industry.

LUIGI'S Real Italian ice is sold to the foodservice and to the
retail supermarket industries. It is manufactured from water,
sweeteners and fruit juice concentrates in various flavors and is
packaged in six ounce paper cups for retail supermarket and in four
and eight ounce squeeze up tubes for foodservice.

Churros

The Company sells frozen churros under the TIO PEPE'S brand
name to both the food service and retail supermarket industries,
primarily in the Western and Southwestern United States. Churro
sales were 5% of the Company's sales in fiscal 1995 and 6% in 1994.
Churros are Hispanic donuts in stick form which the Company
produces in several sizes according to a proprietary formula. The
churros are deep fried, frozen and packaged. At food service
point-of-sale they are reheated and topped with a cinnamon sugar
mixture. The Company supplies churro merchandising equipment
similar to that used for its soft pretzels.

Baked Goods

The Company has a contract and private label bakery business
which manufactures cookies, muffins and other baked goods for third
parties. In addition, the Company produces and markets these
products under its PRIDE O' THE FARM, MRS. GOODCOOKIE and MRS.
GOODMUFFIN brand names. Baked goods sales amounted to 6% of the
Company's sales in fiscals 1995 and 1994, respectively.

Other Products

The Company also markets to the food service industry and
direct to the public products produced by others including soft
drinks, funnel cakes sold under the FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY brand name,
whipped fruit drinks sold under the TANGO WHIP brand name, popcorn
sold under the AIRPOPT brand name, as well as smaller amounts of
various other food products. In addition, J & J manufactures and
markets machines and machine parts for sale primarily to other food
and beverage companies.

Customers

The Company sells its products to two principal customer
groups: food service and retail supermarkets. The primary products
sold to the food service group are soft pretzels, frozen carbonated
beverages, frozen juice treats and desserts, churros and baked
goods. The primary products sold to the retail supermarket
industry are soft pretzels and Italian ice. Additionally, the
Company sells soft pretzels, frozen carbonated beverages and
various other food products direct to the public through Bavarian
Pretzel Bakery, its chain of specialty snack food retail outlets.

The Company's customers in the food service industry include
snack bars and food stands in chain, department and discount stores
such as KMart, Walmart, Woolworth, Bradlees, Clover, Caldor, Target
and Venture Stores; malls and shopping centers; fast food outlets;
stadiums and sports arenas; leisure and theme parks such as
Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Opryland, Universal Studios, Sea
World, Six Flags, Hershey Park and Busch Gardens; convenience
stores such as 7-Eleven, Circle K, AM/PM, White Hen Pantry and
Wawa; movie theatres; warehouse club stores such as Sam's Club,
Price Costco and B.J.'s; schools, colleges and other institutions;
and independent retailers such as Hot Sam. Food service
concessionaires purchasing soft pretzels from the Company for use
in sports arenas and for institutional meal services include
ARAMARK, Ogden, Service America, Sportservice, Marriott and Volume
Services. Machines and machine parts are sold to other food and
beverage companies. Within the food service industry, the
Company's products are purchased by the consumer primarily for
consumption at the point-of-sale.

The Company's supermarket customers include A & P, Acme, Alpha
Beta, Food Lion, Giant, Kroger, Pathmark, Publix, Ralph's, Safeway,
Shop Rite, Superfresh, Waldbaum's and Winn Dixie. Products sold to
retail supermarket customers are primarily soft pretzel products,
including SUPERPRETZEL, LUIGI'S Real Italian Ice and various
secondary brands. Within the retail supermarket industry, the
Company's frozen and prepackaged products are purchased by the
consumer for consumption at home.

Several fast food chains continue to sell the Company's soft
pretzels, churros and frozen carbonated beverages on a test basis
and/or as an optional menu item. Presently, sales to fast food
chains do not provide a significant portion of the Company's
revenue. The Company cannot predict when, or if, sales to fast
food chains will provide a significant portion of the Company's
revenue.

Marketing and Distribution

The Company has developed a national marketing program for its
products. For food service customers, this marketing program
includes providing ovens, mobile merchandisers, display cases,
warmers, frozen carbonated beverage dispensers and other
merchandising equipment for the individual customer's requirements
and point-of-sale materials as well as participating in trade
shows. The Company's advertising and promotional campaigns for its
retail supermarket products include trade shows, newspaper
advertisements with coupons, in-store demonstrations and television
advertisements.

The Company's products are sold through a network of about 160
food brokers and over 1,000 independent sales distributors and the
Company's own direct sales force. The Company maintains warehouse
and distribution facilities in Pennsauken, New Jersey; Vernon (Los
Angeles) California; Scranton, Pittsburgh, Hatfield and Lancaster,
Pennsylvania; and Solon, Ohio. Frozen carbonated beverages are
distributed from 48 warehouse and distribution facilities located
in 21 states, Mexico and Canada which allow the Company to directly
service its customers in the surrounding areas. The Company's
products are shipped in refrigerated and other vehicles from the
Company's manufacturing and warehouse facilities on a fleet of
Company operated tractor-trailers, trucks and vans, as well as by
independent carriers.

Seasonality

The Company's sales are seasonal because frozen carbonated
beverage sales are generally higher during the warmer months and
sales of the Company's retail stores are generally higher in the
Company's first quarter during the holiday shopping season.

Trademarks and Patents

The Company has numerous trademarks, the most important of
which are SUPERPRETZEL, MR. TWISTER, SOFT PRETZEL BITES and
SOFTSTIX for its soft pretzel products; FROSTAR, SHAPE-UPS and
LUIGI'S for its frozen juice treats and desserts; TIO PEPE'S for
its churros; ARCTIC BLAST for its frozen carbonated beverages;
FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY for its funnel cake products, MRS. GOODCOOKIE
and MRS. GOODMUFFIN for its cookies, muffins and other baked goods;
and TANGO WHIP for its whipped fruit drinks. The trademarks, when
renewed and continuously used, have an indefinite term and are
considered important to the Company as a means of identifying its
products.

The Company believes that it is currently the only entity
marketing frozen carbonated beverages under the trademark ICEE in
its fourteen state market area in the Continental Western United
States and in Mexico and Canada. Additionally, the Company has the
international rights to the trademark ICEE.

The Company has two design patents for display cases used in
marketing the Company's soft pretzel and churro products. These
patents expire in 1997 and 2000. The Company has two design
patents which expire in 1997 and 1999 relating to the marketing of
its funnel cake products. The Company also has four patents related
to frozen carbonated beverage dispensers, including a countertop
unit. One expires in 2005 and three expire in 2006.

Supplies

The Company's manufactured products are produced from raw
materials which are readily available from numerous sources. With
the exception of the Company's soft pretzel twisting equipment and
funnel cake production equipment, which are made for J & J by
independent third parties, and certain specialized packaging
equipment, the Company's manufacturing equipment is readily
available from various sources. Syrup for frozen carbonated
beverages is purchased from the Coca Cola Company, the Pepsi Cola
Company, and Western Syrup Company. Cups, straws and lids are
readily available from various suppliers. Parts for frozen
carbonated beverage dispensing machines are manufactured internally
and purchased from other sources.

Competition

Snack food and baked goods markets are highly competitive.
The Company's principal products compete against similar and
different food products manufactured and sold by numerous other
companies, some of which are substantially larger and have greater
resources than the Company. As the soft pretzel, frozen juice treat
and dessert, baked goods and related markets grow, additional
competitors and new competing products may enter the markets.
Competitive factors in these markets include product quality,
customer service, taste, price, identity and brand name awareness,
method of distribution and sales promotions.

The Company believes it is the only national distributor of
food service soft pretzels. However, there are numerous regional
and local manufacturers of food service soft pretzels and one
national distributor of soft pretzels to the retail supermarket
industry. Competition is also increasing in that there are several
chains of retail pretzel stores which are aggressively expanding.
These chains compete with the Company's products. The Company
entered this area with its purchase of Bavarian Soft Pretzels, Inc.
in fiscal 1994.

In Frozen Carbonated Beverages the Company competes directly
with other frozen carbonated beverage companies. These include
several companies which have the right to use the ICEE name in
various territories. One such company, which also sells outside
its ICEE territory using the Frozen Coke trademark, is believed to
have frozen carbonated beverage sales similar to the Company's.
There are many other regional frozen carbonated beverage
competitors throughout the country and one large retail chain which
uses its own frozen carbonated beverage brand.

The Company competes with large soft drink manufacturers for
counter and floor space for its frozen carbonated beverage
dispensing machines at retail locations and with products which are
more widely known than the ICEE and ARCTIC BLAST frozen carbonated
beverages.

The Company competes with a number of other companies in the
frozen juice treat and dessert and baked goods markets.

Divestitures

During the third quarter, the Company sold its syrup and
flavor manufacturing subsidiary, Western Syrup Company, to an
unrelated third party for cash and notes. The Company does not
anticipate that the sale of Western will have a material impact on
its operations or financial position.

Employees

The Company had approximately 1,500 full and part time
employees as of September 30, 1995. Certain production and
distribution employees at the Pennsauken plant are covered by a
collective bargaining agreement which expires in December 1995.
The Company considers its employee relations to be good.


Item 2. Properties

The Company's primary east coast manufacturing facility is
located in Pennsauken, New Jersey in a 70,000 square foot building
on a two acre lot. Soft pretzels and churros are manufactured at
this company-owned facility which also serves as the Company's
corporate headquarters. In 1994, the Company increased the
capacity of this manufacturing facility by approximately 30%; the
facility now operates at approximately 80% of capacity. The Company
leases a 101,200 square foot building adjacent to its manufacturing
facility in Pennsauken, New Jersey through March 2012. The Company
has constructed a large freezer within this facility for
warehousing and distribution purposes. The warehouse has a
utilization rate of 60-90% depending on product demand. The
Company also leases through September 1998 16,000 square feet of
office and warehouse space located next to the Pennsauken, New
Jersey plant.

The Company owns a 150,000 square foot building on eight acres
in Bellmawr, New Jersey. Approximately 60% of the facility is
leased to a third party. The remainder is used by the Company to
manufacture some of its products including funnel cake and
pretzels.

The Company's primary west coast manufacturing facility is
located in Vernon (Los Angeles), California. It consists of a
102,000 square foot facility in which soft pretzels, churros and
various lines of baked goods are produced. The Company has
recently leased 35,000 square feet of additional space in the same
building in which it plans to construct a large freezer for
warehousing and distribution purposes. The Company anticipates
that the construction of the freezer will be completed in 1996.
The combined facility is leased through November 2010. The
manufacturing facility operates at approximately 50% of capacity.

The Company's midwest facility is a 52,700 square foot
building located on five acres in Chicago Heights, Illinois. This
company-owned facility serves as a sales office and distribution
facility for frozen carbonated beverages. Approximately 80% of the
facility is not utilized.

The Company owns a 26,000 square foot frozen juice treat and
dessert manufacturing facility located on three acres in Scranton,
Pennsylvania. The facility operates at less than 60% of capacity.

The Company owns a 25,000 square foot facility located on 11
acres in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. The facility is used for the
production of soft pretzels and as a distribution center. The
facility operates at approximately 80% of capacity.

The Company's Bavarian Pretzel Bakery headquarters and
warehouse and distribution facilities are located in a 11,000
square foot owned building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The Company also leases 48 warehouse and distribution
facilities.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

The Company has no material pending legal proceedings, other
than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, to
which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which
any of their property is subject.


Item 4. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders

None.


EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The following is a list of the executive officers of the
Company and their principal past occupations or employment. All
such persons serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and
have been elected to serve until the Annual Meeting of Shareholders
on February 1, 1995 or until their successors are duly elected.

Name Age Position

Gerald B. Shreiber 54 Chairman of the Board, President,
Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Dennis G. Moore 40 Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary,
Treasurer and Director
Robert M. Radano 46 Senior Vice President, Sales
John S. Schiavo 45 Senior Vice President, West
Donald M. Taylor 63 Vice President and General
Manager of Eastern Operations

Gerald B. Shreiber is the founder of the Company and has
served as its Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive
Officer since its inception in 1971. His term as a director
expires in 2000.

Dennis G. Moore joined the Company in 1984. He served in
various controllership functions prior to becoming the Chief
Financial Officer in June 1992. His term as a director expires in
1997.

Robert M. Radano joined the Company in 1972. His
responsibilities include the coordination of food service sales and
marketing activities of the Company's regional sales managers and
handling of the Company's national accounts.

John S. Schiavo, who joined the Company in 1981, manages the
manufacturing and sales activities of the Vernon, California
facility.

Donald M. Taylor joined the Company in 1978. He is
responsible for eastern region manufacturing, distribution and
branch operations.





PART II

Item 5. Market For Registrant's Common Stock And
Related Stockholder Matters

The Company's common stock is traded on the over-the-counter
market on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol JJSF.
The following table sets forth the high and low final sale price
quotations as reported by NASDAQ for the common stock for each
quarter of the years ended September 24, 1994 and September 30,
1995.
High Low
Fiscal 1994
First quarter ended December 25, 1993 20-3/8 17-1/8
Second quarter ended March 26, 1994 20-3/4 17-3/8
Third quarter ended June 25, 1994 18-1/4 10-7/8
Fourth quarter ended September 24, 1994 13-1/4 12-1/8

Fiscal 1995
First quarter ended December 24, 1994 12-7/8 11-1/4
Second quarter ended March 25, 1995 12 10
Third quarter ended June 24, 1995 13 10-1/8
Fourth quarter ended September 30, 1995 13-3/8 11-3/8

On November 30, 1995, there were 9,116,354 shares of common
stock outstanding. Those shares were held of record by
approximately 400 shareholders; that number does not reflect the
number of beneficial shareholders whose shares are held in street
name.

The Company has never paid a cash dividend on its common stock
and does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable
future.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The information set forth under the caption "Financial
Highlights" of the 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Management's Discussion And Analysis Of
Financial Condition And Results Of Operations

The information set forth under the caption "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" of the 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders is
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 8. Financial Statements And Supplementary Data

The following consolidated financial statements of the Company
set forth in the 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders are
incorporated herein by reference:

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1995 and
September 24, 1994
Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the fiscal years
ended September 30, 1995, September 24, 1994 and
September 25, 1993
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the
three fiscal years ended September 30, 1995
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years
ended September 30, 1995, September 24, 1994 and
September 25, 1993
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants

Item 9. Changes In And Disagreements With Accountants On
Accounting And Financial Disclosure

None.


PART III


Item 10. Directors And Executive Officers Of The Registrant

Information concerning directors, appearing under the captions
"Information Concerning Nominee For Election To Board" and
"Information Concerning Continuing Directors And Executive
Officers" in the Company's Proxy Statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual
Meeting of Shareholders to be held on February 7, 1996, is
incorporated herein by reference. Information concerning the
executive officers is included on page 11 following Item 4 in Part
I hereof.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Information concerning executive compensation appearing in the
Company's Proxy Statement under the caption "Management
Remuneration" is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And
Management

Information concerning the security ownership of certain
beneficial owners and management appearing in the Company's Proxy
Statement under the caption "Principal Shareholders" is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships And Related Transactions

Not applicable.



PART IV

Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules And
Reports On Form 8-K

(a)Financial Statements

The following are incorporated by reference in Part II
of this report:

Report of Independent Certified Public Accountants
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1995 and
September 24, 1994
Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the fiscal years
ended September 30, 1995, September 24, 1994 and
September 25, 1993
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity for the
three fiscal years ended September 30, 1995
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal
years ended September 30, 1995, September 24, 1994
and September 25, 1993
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Financial Statement Schedule

The following are included in Part IV of this report:

Page
Report of Independent Certified Public Account-
ants on Schedule 18
Schedule:
II. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts 19

All other schedules are omitted either because they are not
applicable or because the information required is contained in the
financial statements or notes thereto.

Exhibits

3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
filed February 28, 1990. (Incorporated by reference
from the Company's Form 10-Q dated May 4, 1990.)

3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws adopted May 15, 1990.
(Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form
10-Q dated August 3, 1990.)

4.1 New Jersey Economic Development Authority Economic
Development Revenue Bonds Trust Indenture dated as
of December 1, 1991. (Incorporated by reference
from the Company's 10-K dated December 18, 1992.)

10.1 Proprietary Exclusive Manufacturing Agreement dated
July 17, 1984 between J & J Snack Foods Corp. and
Wisco Industries, Inc. (Incorporated by reference
from the Company's Form S-1 dated February 4, 1986,
file no. 33-2296.)

10.2* J & J Snack Foods Corp. Stock Option Plan.
(Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form
S-8 dated July 24, 1992, file no. 33-50036.)

10.3* J & J Snack Foods Corp. 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan,
As Amended, Effective January 1, 1989. (Incorporated
by reference from the Company's 10-K dated December
18, 1992.)

10.6 Lease dated September 24, 1991 between J & J Snack
Foods Corp. of New Jersey and A & H Bloom Construction
Co. for the 101,200 square foot building next to the
Company's manufacturing facility in Pennsauken, New
Jersey. (Incorporated by reference from the Company's
Form 10-K dated December 17, 1991).

10.7 Lease dated August 29, 1995 between J & J Snack Foods
Corp. and 5353 Downey Associates Ltd for the lease of
the Vernon, CA facility. (Page 20.)

11.1 Computation of Earnings Per Common Share. (Page 47.)

13.1 Company's 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders
(except for the captions and information thereof
expressly incorporated by reference in this Form
10-K, the Annual Report to Shareholders is provided
solely for the information of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and is not deemed "filed" as
part of the Form 10-K.) (Page 48.)

22.1 Subsidiaries of J & J Snack Foods Corp. (Page 77.)

24.1 Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants.
(Page 78.)

(b)Reports on Form 8-K

No reports on Form 8-K have been filed by the Company
during the last quarter of the period covered by this
report.

*Compensatory Plan


SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.


J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.


December 21, 1995 By /s/ Gerald B. Shreiber
Gerald B. Shreiber,
Chairman of the Board,
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.


December 21, 1995 /s/ Dennis G. Moore
Dennis G. Moore, Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial
Officer and Director



December 21, 1995 /s/ Stephen N. Frankel
Stephen N. Frankel, Director



December 21, 1995 /s/ Peter G. Stanley
Peter G. Stanley, Director



December 21, 1995 /s/ Leonard M. Lodish
Leonard M. Lodish, Director




SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.

J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.



December 21, 1995 By_______________________________
Gerald B. Shreiber,
Chairman of the Board,
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on
behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.


_______________________________
December 21, 1995 Dennis G. Moore, Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial
Officer and Director



_______________________________
December 21, 1995 Stephen N. Frankel, Director



_______________________________
December 21, 1995 Peter G. Stanley, Director



________________________________
December 21, 1995 Leonard M. Lodish, Director





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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANTS ON SCHEDULE


Board of Directors
J & J Snack Foods Corp.


In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial

statements of J & J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries referred

to in our report dated November 7, 1995, which is included in

the Annual Report to Shareholders and incorporated by reference

in Part II of this form, we have also audited Schedule II for

each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 1995

(53 weeks, 52 weeks and 52 weeks, respectively). In our opinion,

this schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the

information required to be set forth therein.




GRANT THORNTON LLP




Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 7, 1995


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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS


Opening Charged to Closing
Year Description balance expense Deductions balance

1995 Allowance for doubtful accounts $296,000 $ 81,000 $106,000(1) $271,000

1994 Allowance for doubtful accounts 258,000 231,000 193,000(1) 296,000

1993 Allowance for doubtful accounts 226,000 160,000 128,000(1) 258,000



(1) Write-off uncollectible accounts receivable.






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