JJSF J and J Snack Foods Corporation

J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized the purchase and retirement of 1 million shares of its common stock. The Company said that it plans to buy the stock from time to time on the open market and through negotiated purchases. J & J Snack Foods Corp.�s principal products include SUPERPRETZEL, PRETZEL FILLERS and other soft pretzels, ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and ARCTIC BLAST frozen beverages, LUIGI�S, MAMA TISH�S, SHAPE UPS, MINUTE MAID* and BARQ�S** and CHILL*** frozen juice bars and ices, WHOLE FRUIT sorbet, FRUIT-A-FREEZE frozen fruit bars, MARY B�S biscuits and dumplings, DADDY RAY�S fig and fruit bars, TIO PEPE�S churros, THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and MRS. GOODCOOKIE, CAMDEN CREEK, COUNTRY HOME and READI-BAKE cookies. J & J has manufacturing facilities in Pennsauken, Bridgeport and Bellmawr, New Jersey; Scranton, Hatfield and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Carrollton, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Moscow Mills, Missouri; Pensacola, Florida and Vernon and Newport, California. *MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company. **BARQ�S is a registered trademark of Barq�s Inc. ***CHILL is a registered trademark of Wells Dairy, Inc.