J And J Snack Foods Corp
J & J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures nutritional snack foods and distributes
frozen beverages which it markets nationally to the food service and retail
supermarket industries. The Company’s principal snack food products are
soft pretzels marketed primarily under the brand name SUPERPRETZEL and frozen
juice treats and desserts marketed primarily under the LUIGI’S, ICEE,
BARQ’S', MINUTE MAID'', and CHILL''' brand names. J & J believes it
is the largest manufacturer of soft pretzels in the United States, Mexico and
Canada. Other snack food products include churros (an Hispanic pastry), funnel
cake, popcorn and bakery products. The Company’s principal frozen beverage
products are the ICEE brand frozen carbonated beverage and the SLUSH PUPPIE
brand frozen uncarbonated beverage.
The Company’s Food Service and Frozen Beverages 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’s restaurant group sells direct to the
public through its chains of specialty snack food retail outlets, BAVARIAN PRETZEL
BAKERY and PRETZEL GOURMET, located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic States.
The Company was incorporated in 1971 under the laws of the State of New Jersey.
The primary products sold by the food service segment are soft pretzels, frozen
juice treats and desserts, churros and baked goods. Our customers in the food
service industry include snack bars and food stands in chain, department and
discount stores; malls and shopping centers; fast food outlets; stadiums and
sports arenas; leisure and theme parks; convenience stores; movie theatres;
warehouse club stores; schools, colleges and other institutions. Within the
food service industry, our products are purchased by the consumer primarily
for consumption at the point-of-sale.
Retail Supermarkets
The primary products sold to the retail supermarket industry are soft pretzel
products — including SUPERPRETZEL, frozen juice treats and desserts including
LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, MINUTE MAID Juice Bars and Soft Frozen Lemonade,
BARQ’S FLOATZ and ICEE Squeeze-Up Tubes and TIO PEPE’S Churros.
Within the retail supermarket industry, our frozen and prepackaged products
are purchased by the consumer for consumption at home.
We sell direct to the public through our Restaurant Group, which operates BAVARIAN
PRETZEL BAKERY and PRETZEL GOURMET, our chain of specialty snack food retail
outlets.
Frozen Beverages
We sell frozen beverages to the food service industry primarily under the names
ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and ARCTIC BLAST in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
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