10-K

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(X) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

(     ) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 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 jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
6000 Central Highway	08109
Pennsauken, New Jersey	(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 665-9533

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, no par value	The NASDAQ Global Select Exchange

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

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As of November 4, 2014, the latest practicable date, 18,666,865 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 $1,406,222,825 based on the last sale price on March 28, 2014 of $94.64 per share. March 28, 2014 was the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for February 17, 2015 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.

2014 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I
Item 1	Business	1
Item 1A	Risk Factors	6
Item 1B	Unresolved Staff Comments	8
Item 2	Properties	8
Item 3	Legal Proceedings	9
Item 4	Mine Safety Disclosures	9
PART II
Item 5	Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters And Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities	10
Item 6	Selected Financial Data	12
Item 7	Management’s Discussion And Analysis Of Financial Condition And Results Of Operations	12
Item 7A	Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	23
Item 8	Financial Statements And Supplementary Data	24
Item 9	Changes In And Disagreements With Accountants On Accounting And Financial Disclosure	24
Item 9A	Controls and Procedures	24
Item 9B	Other Information	25
PART III
Item 10	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	26
Item 11	Executive Compensation	26
Item 12	Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management And Related Stockholder Matters	27
Item 13	Certain Relationships And Related Transactions, and Director Independence	27
Item 14	Principal Accountant Fees and Service	27
PART IV
Item 15	Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules	28

In addition to historical information, this document and analysis contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

Part I

Item 1.     Business

General

J & J Snack Foods Corp. (the “Company” or “J & J”) 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 names SUPERPRETZEL and BAVARIAN BAKERY, frozen juice treats and desserts marketed primarily under the LUIGI’S, WHOLE FRUIT, ICEE, PHILLY SWIRL and MINUTE MAID^* brand names, churros marketed primarily under the TIO PEPE’S and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brand names and bakery products sold primarily under the READI-BAKE, COUNTRY HOME, MARY B’S AND DADDY RAY’S brand names as well as for private label and contract packing. J & J believes it is the largest manufacturer of soft pretzels in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Other snack food products include funnel cake sold under THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY brand and dough enrobed handheld products sold under the PATIO brand and other smaller brands as well. The Company’s principal frozen beverage products are the ICEE brand frozen carbonated beverage and the SLUSH PUPPIE brand frozen non- carbonated 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.

*Minute Maid is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company

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

The Company has made acquisitions as described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.

The Company operates in three business segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverages. These segments are described below.

The Chief Operating Decision Maker for Food Service and Retail Supermarkets and the Chief Operating Decision Maker for Frozen Beverages monthly review detailed operating income statements and sales reports in order to assess performance and allocate resources to each individual segment. Sales is considered to be the one and only key variable monitored by the Chief Operating Decision Makers and management when determining each segment’s and the company’s financial condition and operating performance. In addition, the Chief Operating Decision Makers review and evaluate depreciation, capital spending and assets of each segment on a quarterly basis to monitor cash flow and asset needs of each segment (see Item 7 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Item 8 – Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for financial information about segments).

Food Service

The primary products sold by the food service segment are soft pretzels, frozen juice treats and desserts, churros, dough enrobed handheld products and baked goods. Our customers in the food service segment include snack bars and food stands in chain, department and discount stores; malls and shopping centers; casual dining restaurants; 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.

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Retail Supermarkets

The primary products sold to the retail supermarket channel 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, WHOLE FRUIT frozen fruit bars and sorbet, PHILLY SWIRL cups and sticks, ICEE Squeeze-Up Tubes and dough enrobed handheld products including PATIO burritos. Within the retail supermarket channel, our frozen and prepackaged products are purchased by the consumer for consumption at home.

Frozen Beverages

We sell frozen beverages to the food service industry primarily under the names ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE in the United States, Mexico and Canada. We also provide repair and maintenance service to customers for customers’ owned equipment.

Products

Soft Pretzels

The Company’s soft pretzels are sold under many brand names; some of which are: SUPERPRETZEL, PRETZEL FILLERS, PRETZELFILS, GOURMET TWISTS, MR. TWISTER, SOFT PRETZEL BITES, SOFTSTIX, SOFT PRETZEL BUNS, TEXAS TWIST,BAVARIAN BAKERY,SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN, NEW YORK PRETZEL, KIM & SCOTT’S GOURMET PRETZELS and SERIOUSLY TWISTED!; and, to a lesser extent, under private labels.

Soft pretzels are sold in the Food Service and Retail Supermarket segments. Soft pretzel sales amounted to 22% of the Company’s revenue in fiscal year 2014, 21% in 2013 and 18% in 2012.

Certain of 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.

The Company’s soft pretzels are manufactured according to a proprietary formula. Soft pretzels, ranging in size from one to ten ounces in weight, are shaped and formed by the Company’s twister machines. These soft pretzel tying machines are automated, high-speed machines for twisting dough into the traditional pretzel shape. Additionally, we make soft pretzels which are extruded or shaped by hand. Soft pretzels, after processing, are primarily quick-frozen in either raw or baked form and packaged for delivery.

The Company’s principal marketing program in the Food Service segment includes supplying ovens, mobile 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 combination warmer and display cases 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 Juice Treats and Desserts

The Company’s frozen juice treats and desserts are marketed primarily under the LUIGI’S, WHOLE FRUIT, PHILLY SWIRL, ICEE and MINUTE MAID brand names. Frozen juice treats and desserts are sold in the Food Service and Retail Supermarkets segments. Frozen juice treats and dessert sales were 12% of the Company’s revenue in fiscal year 2014, 11% in 2013 and 13% in 2012.

The Company’s school food service MINUTE MAID and WHOLE FRUIT frozen juice bars and cups contain three to four ounces of 100% apple or pineapple juice with no added sugar and 100% of the daily US FDA value of vitamin C.  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 balance of the Company’s frozen juice treats and desserts products are manufactured from water, sweeteners and fruit juice concentrates in various flavors and packaging including cups, tubes, sticks, M-paks and pints. Several of the products contain ice cream and WHOLE FRUIT contains pieces of fruit.

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Churros

The Company’s churros are sold primarily under the TIO PEPE’S and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brand names. Churros are sold to the Food Service and Retail Supermarkets segments. Churro sales were 6% of the Company’s sales in fiscal year 2014, 7% in fiscal year 2013 and 6% in the fiscal year 2012. Churros are Hispanic pastries 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 also sells fruit and crème-filled churros. The Company supplies churro merchandising equipment similar to that used for its soft pretzels.

Handheld Products

The Company's dough enrobed handheld products are marketed under the PATIO, SUPREME STUFFERS, SWEET STUFFERS, and TOP PICKS brand names and under private labels. Handheld products are sold to the Food Service and Retail Supermarket segments. Handheld product sales amounted to 5% of the Company’s sales in fiscal year 2014 and 6% in 2013 and 2012.

Bakery Products

The Company’s bakery products are marketed under the MRS. GOODCOOKIE, READI-BAKE, COUNTRY HOME, MARY B’S, DADDY RAY’S and JANA’S brand names, and under private labels. Bakery products include primarily biscuits, fig and fruit bars, cookies, breads, rolls, crumb, muffins and donuts. Bakery products are sold to the Food Service segment. Bakery products sales amounted to 31% of the Company’s sales in fiscal year 2014, 32% in fiscal year 2013 and 32% in fiscal year 2012.

Frozen Beverages

The Company markets frozen beverages primarily under the names ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE in the United States, Mexico and Canada. Frozen beverages are sold in the Frozen Beverages segment.

Frozen beverage sales amounted to 14% of revenue in fiscal year 2014, 15% in 2013 and 16% in 2012.

Under the Company’s principal marketing program for frozen carbonated beverages, it installs frozen beverage dispensers for its ICEE brand at customer locations and thereafter services the machines, arranges to supply customers with ingredients required for production of the frozen 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 beverages. The Company sells frozen non-carbonated beverages under the SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE brands through a distributor network and through its own distribution network. The Company also provides repair and maintenance service to customers for customers’ owned equipment and sells equipment in its Frozen Beverages segment, revenue from which amounted to 9% of sales in 2014, 8% in 2013 and 7% in 2012.

Each new frozen carbonated customer location requires a frozen beverage dispenser supplied by the Company or by the customer. Company-supplied frozen carbonated dispensers are purchased from outside vendors, built new or rebuilt by the Company.

The Company provides managed service and/or products to approximately 98,000 Company-owned and customer-owned dispensers.

The Company has the rights to market and distribute frozen beverages under the name ICEE to the entire continental United States (except for portions of nine states) as well as internationally.

Other Products

Other products sold by the Company include soft drinks, funnel cakes sold under the FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY brand name and smaller amounts of various other food products. These products are sold in the Food Service and Frozen Beverages segments.

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Customers

The Company sells its products to two principal channels: food service and retail supermarkets. The primary products sold to the food service channel are soft pretzels, frozen beverages, frozen juice treats and desserts, churros, dough enrobed handheld products and baked goods. The primary products sold to the retail supermarket channel are soft pretzels, frozen juice treats and desserts and dough enrobed handheld products.

We have several large customers that account for a significant portion of our sales. Our top ten customers accounted for 41%, 43% and 41% of our sales during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with our largest customer accounting for 8% of our sales in 2014, 8% of our sales in 2013 and 8% in 2012. Three of the ten customers are food distributors who sell our product to many end users. The loss of one or more of our large customers could adversely affect our results of operations. These customers typically do not enter into long-term contracts and make purchase decisions based on a combination of price, product quality, consumer demand and customer service performance. If our sales to one or more of these customers are reduced, this reduction may adversely affect our business. If receivables from one or more of these customers become uncollectible, our operating income would be adversely impacted.

The Food Service and the Frozen Beverages segments sell primarily to food service channels. The Retail Supermarkets segment sells primarily to the retail supermarket channel.

The Company’s customers in the food service segment include snack bars and food stands in chain, department and mass merchandising stores, malls and shopping centers, fast food outlets, casual dining restaurants, stadiums and sports arenas, leisure and theme parks, convenience stores, movie theatres, warehouse club stores, schools, colleges and other institutions, and independent retailers. 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 sells its products to an estimated 85-90% of supermarkets in the United States. Products sold to retail supermarket customers are primarily soft pretzel products, including SUPERPRETZEL, frozen juice treats and desserts including LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, MINUTE MAID Juice Bars and Soft Frozen Lemonade, WHOLE FRUIT frozen fruit bars, WHOLE FRUIT Sorbet, PHILLY SWIRL cups and sticks, MARY B’S biscuits and dumplings, DADDY RAY’S fig and fruit bars, ICEE Squeeze-Up Tubes, PATIO burritos and TIO PEPE’S Churros. Within the retail supermarket industry, the Company’s frozen and prepackaged products are purchased by the consumer for consumption at home.

Marketing and Distribution

The Company has developed a national marketing program for its products. For Food Service and Frozen Beverages segments’ customers, this marketing program includes providing ovens, mobile merchandisers, display cases, warmers, frozen beverage dispensers and other merchandising equipment for the individual customer’s requirements and point-of-sale materials as well as participating in trade shows and in-store demonstrations. The Company’s ongoing advertising and promotional campaigns for its Retail Supermarket segment’s products include trade shows, newspaper advertisements with coupons, in-store demonstrations and consumer advertising campaigns.

The Company develops and introduces new products on a routine basis. The Company evaluates the success of new product introductions on the basis of sales levels, which are reviewed no less frequently than monthly by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Makers.

The Company’s products are sold through a network of about 100 food brokers, independent sales distributors and the Company’s own direct sales force. For its snack food products, the Company maintains warehouse and distribution facilities in Pennsauken, Bellmawr and Bridgeport, New Jersey; Vernon (Los Angeles) and Colton, California; Brooklyn, New York; Scranton, Pittsburgh, Hatfield and Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Carrollton (Dallas), Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Moscow Mills (St. Louis), Missouri; Pensacola and Tampa, Florida; Solon, Ohio; Weston, Oregon; and Holly Ridge, North Carolina. Frozen beverages are distributed from 141 Company managed warehouse and distribution facilities located in 44 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.

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Seasonality

The Company’s sales are seasonal because frozen beverage sales and frozen juice treats and desserts sales are generally higher during the warmer months.

Trademarks and Patents

The Company has numerous trademarks, the most important of which are SUPERPRETZEL, TEXAS TWIST, NEW YORK PRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY, MR. TWISTER, SOFT PRETZEL BITES, SOFTSTIX, PRETZEL FILLERS and PRETZELFILS for its pretzel products; SHAPE-UPS, WHOLE FRUIT, PHILLY SWIRL and LUIGI’S for its frozen juice treats and desserts; TIO PEPE’S and CALIFORNIA CHURROS for its churros; ARCTIC BLAST, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE for its frozen beverages; FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY for its funnel cake products, PATIO for its handheld burritos and MRS. GOODCOOKIE, READI-BAKE, COUNTRY HOME, CAMDEN CREEK, MARY B’S, JANA’S and DADDY RAY’S for its bakery products.

The Company markets frozen beverages under the trademark ICEE in all of the continental United States, except for portions of nine states, and in Mexico and Canada. Additionally, the Company has the international rights to the trademark ICEE.

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 considers its trademarks important to the success of its business.

The Company has numerous patents related to the manufacturing and marketing of its product.

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, churros 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 beverages is purchased primarily from The Coca-Cola Company, Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc., the Pepsi Cola Company, and Jogue, Inc. Cups, straws and lids are readily available from various suppliers. Parts for frozen beverage dispensing machines are purchased from several sources. Frozen beverage dispensers are purchased primarily from IMI Cornelius, Inc. and FBD Partnership.

Competition

Snack food and bakery products 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, bakery products 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 soft pretzels. However, there are numerous regional and local manufacturers of food service and retail supermarket soft pretzels as well as several chains of retail pretzel stores.

In Frozen Beverages the Company competes directly with other frozen beverage companies. These include several companies which have the right to use the ICEE name in portions of nine states. There are many other regional frozen beverage competitors throughout the country and one large retail chain which uses its own frozen beverage brand.

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

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

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Risks Associated with Foreign Operations

Foreign operations generally involve greater risk than doing business in the United States. Foreign economies differ favorably or unfavorably from the United States’ economy in such respects as the level of inflation and debt, which may result in fluctuations in the value of the country’s currency and real property. Sales of our foreign operations were $23,633,000, $23,161,000 and $19,491,000 in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At September 27, 2014, the total assets of our foreign operations were approximately $28 million or 3.9% of total assets. At September 28, 2013, the total assets of our foreign operations were approximately $24 million or 3.7% of total assets.

Employees

The Company has about 3,400 full and part time employees as of September 27, 2014.  About 900 production and distribution employees throughout the Company are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

The Company considers its employee relations to be good.

Available Information

The Company’s internet address is www.jjsnack.com. On the investor relations section of its website, the Company provides free access to its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The information on the website listed above is not and should not be considered part of this annual report on Form 10-K and is not incorporated by reference in this document.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this report, in considering our business and prospects. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem insignificant may also impair our business operations. Following is a discussion of known potentially significant risks which could result in harm to our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Risks of Shortages or Increased Cost of Raw Materials

We are exposed to the market risks arising from adverse changes in commodity prices, affecting the cost of our raw materials and energy. The raw materials and energy which we use for the production and distribution of our products are largely commodities that are subject to price volatility and fluctuations in availability caused by changes in global supply and demand, weather conditions, agricultural uncertainty or governmental controls. We purchase these materials and energy mainly in the open market. Our procurement practices are intended to reduce the risk of future price increases, but also may potentially limit the ability to benefit from possible price decreases. If commodity price changes result in increases in raw materials and energy costs, we may not be able to increase our prices to offset these increased costs without suffering reduced volume, revenue and operating income.

General Risks of the Food Industry

Food processors are subject to the risks of adverse changes in general economic conditions; evolving consumer preferences and nutritional and health-related concerns; changes in food distribution channels; federal, state and local food processing controls or other mandates; consumer product liability claims; and risks of product tampering. The increased buying power of large supermarket chains, other retail outlets and wholesale food vendors could result in greater resistance to price increases and could alter the pattern of customer inventory levels and access to shelf space.

Environmental Risks

The disposal of solid and liquid waste material resulting from the preparation and processing of foods is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment. Such laws and regulations have an important effect on the food processing industry as a whole, requiring substantially all firms in the industry to incur material expenditures for modification of existing processing facilities and for construction of upgraded or new waste treatment facilities.

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We cannot predict what environmental legislation or regulations will be enacted in the future, how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or interpreted or what environmental conditions may be found to exist. Enactment of more stringent laws or regulations or more strict interpretation of existing laws and regulations may require additional expenditures by us, some of which could be material.

Risks Resulting from Several Large Customers

We have several large customers that account for a significant portion of our sales. Our top ten customers accounted for 41%, 43% and 41% of our sales during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with our largest customer accounting for 8% of our sales in 2014, 8% of our sales in 2013 and 8% in 2012. Three of the ten customers are food distributors who sell our product to many end users. The loss of one or more of our large customers could adversely affect our results of operations. These customers typically do not enter into long-term contracts and make purchase decisions based on a combination of price, product quality, consumer demand and customer service performance. If our sales to one or more of these customers are reduced, this reduction may adversely affect our business. If receivables from one or more of these customers become uncollectible, our operating income would be adversely impacted.

Competition

Our businesses operate in highly competitive markets. We compete against national and regional manufacturers and distributors on the basis of price, quality, product variety and effective distribution. Many of our major competitors in the market are larger and have greater financial and marketing resources than we do. Increased competition and anticipated actions by our competitors could lead to downward pressure on prices and/or a decline in our market share, either of which could adversely affect our results. See “Competition” in Item 1 for more information about our competitors.

Risks Relating to Manufacturing

Our ability to purchase, manufacture and distribute products is critical to our success. Damage or disruption to our manufacturing or distribution capabilities due to weather, natural disaster, fire or explosion, terrorism, pandemic, political upheaval, strikes or other reasons could impair our ability to manufacture or distribute our products.

Our Certificate of Incorporation may inhibit a change in control that you may favor

Our Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions that may delay, deter or inhibit a future acquisition of J & J Snack Foods Corp. not approved by our Board of Directors. This could occur even if our shareholders are offered an attractive value for their shares or if a substantial number or even a majority of our shareholders believe the takeover is in their best interest. These provisions are intended to encourage any person interested in acquiring us to negotiate with and obtain the approval of our Board of Directors in connection with the transaction. Provisions that could delay, deter or inhibit a future acquisition include the following:

--	a classified Board of Directors;
--	the requirement that our shareholders may only remove Directors for cause;
--	limitations on share holdings and voting of certain persons;
--	special Director voting rights; and
--	the ability of the Board of Directors to consider the interests of various constituencies, including our employees, customers, suppliers, creditors and the local communities in which we operate.

Risks Relating to the Control by Gerald B. Shreiber

Gerald B. Shreiber is the founder of the Company and the current beneficial owner of 20% of its outstanding stock. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that he has three votes on the Board of Directors (subject to certain adjustments). Therefore, he and one other director have voting control of the Board. The performance of this Company is greatly impacted by his leadership and decisions. His voting control reduces the restrictions on his actions. His retirement, disability or death may have a significant impact on our future operations.

Risk Related to Product Changes

     There are risks in the marketplace related to trade and consumer acceptance of product improvements, packing initiatives and new product introductions.

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Risks Related to Change in the Business

     Our ability to successfully manage changes to our business processes, including selling, distribution, product capacity, information management systems and the integration of acquisitions, will directly affect our results of operations.

Risks Associated with Foreign Operations

     Foreign operations generally involve greater risk than doing business in the United States. Foreign economies differ favorably or unfavorably from the United States’ economy in such respects as the level of inflation and debt, which may result in fluctuations in the value of the country’s currency and real property. Further, there may be less government regulation in various countries, and difficulty in enforcing legal rights outside the United States. Additionally, in some foreign countries, there is the possibility of expropriation or confiscatory taxation limitations on the removal of property or other assets, political or social instability or diplomatic developments which could affect the operations and assets of U.S. companies doing business in that country. Sales of our foreign operations were $23,633,000, $23,161,000 and $19,491,000 in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At September 27, 2014, the total assets of our foreign operations were approximately $28 million or 3.9% of total assets. At September 28, 2013, the total assets of our foreign operations were approximately $24 million or 3.7% of total assets.

Seasonality and Quarterly Fluctuations

Our sales are affected by the seasonal demand for our products. Demand is greater during the summer months primarily as a result of the warm weather demand for our ICEE and frozen juice treats and desserts products. Because of seasonal fluctuations, there can be no assurance that the results of any particular quarter will be indicative of results for the full year or for future years.

Item 1B.   Unresolved Staff Comments

We have no unresolved SEC staff comments to report.

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 are manufactured at this Company-owned facility which also serves as the Company’s corporate headquarters. This facility operates at approximately 55% of capacity. The Company owns a 128,000 square foot building adjacent to this manufacturing facility which contains a large freezer for warehousing and distribution purposes. The warehouse has a utilization rate of 80-90% depending on product demand. The Company leases, through January 2022, 16,000 square feet of office and warehouse space located next to the Pennsauken, New Jersey plant and owns a 43,000 square foot office and warehouse building in the same complex.

The Company owns a 150,000 square foot building on eight acres in Bellmawr, New Jersey. The facility is used by the Company to manufacture some of its products including funnel cake, pretzels and churros. The facility operates at about 70% of capacity.

The Company’s primary west coast manufacturing facility is located in Vernon (Los Angeles), California. It consists of a 137,000 square foot facility in which soft pretzels, churros and various lines of baked goods are produced and warehoused. Included in the 137,000 square foot facility is a 30,000 square foot freezer used for warehousing and distribution purposes. The facility is leased through November 2030. The Company leases an additional 80,000 square feet of office and warehouse space, adjacent to its manufacturing facility, through November 2030. The manufacturing facility operates at approximately 50% of capacity.

The Company leases a 22,000 square foot soft pretzel manufacturing facility located in Brooklyn, New York. The lease runs through September 2016. The facility operates at about 60% of capacity.

The Company leases through June 2015 a 45,000 square foot churros manufacturing facility located in Colton, California which operates at approximately 55% of capacity.

The Company leases an 85,000 square foot bakery manufacturing facility located in Atlanta, Georgia. The lease runs through December 2020. The facility operates at about 50% of capacity. 

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The Company owns a 46,000 square foot frozen juice treat and dessert manufacturing facility and a 42,000 square foot dry storage warehouse located on six acres in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The manufacturing facility operates at approximately 65% of capacity.

The Company leases a 29,600 square foot soft pretzel manufacturing facility located in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. The lease runs through June 2017. The facility operates at approximately 80% of capacity.

The Company leases a 48,000 square foot soft pretzel manufacturing facility located in Carrollton, Texas. The lease runs through April 2019. The facility operates at approximately full capacity. The Company leases an additional property containing a 6,500 square foot storage freezer across the street from the manufacturing facility, which lease expires May 2016.

The Company leases an 18,000 square foot soft pretzel manufacturing facility located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The lease runs through September 2016. The facility operates at approximately 30% of capacity.

The Company’s fresh bakery products manufacturing facility and offices are located in Bridgeport, New Jersey in three buildings totaling 133,000 square feet. The buildings are leased through December 2015. The manufacturing facility operates at approximately 70% of capacity.

The Company owns a 165,000 square foot fig and fruit bar manufacturing facility located on 9-1/2 acres in Moscow Mills (St. Louis), Missouri. The facility operates at about 55% of capacity.

The Company leases a building in Pensacola, Florida for the manufacturing, packing and warehousing of dumplings. The building is approximately 14,000 square feet and the lease runs through December 2017. The manufacturing facility operates at approximately 75% of capacity.

The Company owns an 84,000 square foot handheld products manufacturing facility in Holly Ridge, North Carolina which operates at about 40% of capacity.

The Company leases a 70,000 square foot handheld products manufacturing facility in Weston, Oregon which operates at about 75% of capacity. The facility is leased through May 13, 2021.

The Company leases a 39,000 square foot frozen juice treat and dessert manufacturing facility in Tampa, Florida which operates at about 70% of capacity. The facility is leased through August 2016.

The Company also leases approximately 140 warehouse and distribution facilities in 44 states, Mexico and Canada.

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.      Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

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PART II

Item 5.      Market For Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters And Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities

The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “JJSF.” The following table sets forth the high and low sale price quotations as reported by NASDAQ and dividend information for the common stock for each quarter of the years ended September 28, 2013 and September 27, 2014.

Common Stock Market Price
					Dividend
	High		Low		Declared
Fiscal 2013
First quarter	$	65.60	$	55.96	$	0.1600
Second quarter		77.33		61.52		0.1600
Third quarter		80.85		72.80		0.1600
Fourth quarter		84.48		74.63		0.1600
Fiscal 2014
First quarter	$	90.79	$	78.13	$	0.3200
Second quarter		97.80		84.30		0.3200
Third quarter		100.00		90.25		0.3200
Fourth quarter		97.50		88.95		0.3200

As of September 27, 2014, we had approximately 12,000 beneficial shareholders.

In our fiscal year ended September 27, 2014, we purchased and retired 81,685 shares of our common stock at a cost of $7,504,729. In our third quarter, we purchased and retired 64,041 shares at a cost of $5,903,157. In our fourth quarter, we purchased and retired 17,644 shares at a cost of $1,601,572.

In our fiscal year ended September 28, 2013, we purchased and retired 204,397 shares of our common stock at a cost of $14,500,215.

In our fiscal year ended September 28, 2012, we purchased and retired 142,038 shares of our common stock at a cost of $8,167,125.

On November 8, 2012 the Company’s Board of directors authorized the purchase and retirement of an additional 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock; 262,173 shares remain to be purchased under that authorization.  

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For information on the Company’s Equity Compensation Plans, please see Item 12 herein.

Stock Performance Graph

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Item 6.     Selected Financial Data

The selected financial data for the last five years was derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto, especially as the information pertains to fiscal 2012, 2013 and 2014.

	Fiscal year ended in September
	(In thousands except per share data)
	2014		2013		2012		2011		2010
Net Sales	$	919,451	$	867,683	$	830,796	$	744,071	$	696,703
Net Earnings	$	71,814	$	64,381	$	54,118	$	55,063	$	48,409
Total Assets	$	704,773	$	645,661	$	603,044	$	550,816	$	483,994
Long-Term Debt	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Capital Lease Obligations	$	520	$	347	$	687	$	801	$	863
Stockholders' Equity	$	562,518	$	516,565	$	475,487	$	432,388	$	380,575
Common Share Data
Earnings Per Diluted Share	$	3.82	$	3.41	$	2.86	$	2.93	$	2.59
Earnings Per Basic Share	$	3.85	$	3.43	$	2.87	$	2.95	$	2.61
Book Value Per Share	$	30.14	$	27.66	$	25.32	$	23.09	$	20.58
Common Shares Outstanding At Year End		18,663		18,677		18,780		18,727		18,491
Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share	$	1.28	$	0.64	$	0.52	$	0.47	$	0.43

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

In addition to historical information, this document and analysis contains forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly revise or update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof.

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates

We prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of such financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of those financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company discloses its significant accounting policies in the accompanying notes to its audited consolidated financial statements.

Judgments and estimates of uncertainties are required in applying the Company’s accounting policies in certain areas. Following are some of the areas requiring significant judgments and estimates: revenue recognition, accounts receivable, cash flow and valuation assumptions in performing asset impairment tests of long-lived and intangible assets, estimates of the value and useful lives of intangible assets and insurance reserves.

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There are numerous critical assumptions that may influence accounting estimates in these and other areas. We base our critical assumptions on historical experience, third-party data and various other estimates we believe to be reasonable. A description of the aforementioned policies follows:

Revenue Recognition - We recognize revenue from our products when the products are shipped to our customers. Repair and maintenance equipment service revenue is recorded when it is performed provided the customer terms are that the customer is to be charged on a time and material basis or on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract when the customer has signed a service contract. Revenue is recognized only where persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, our price is fixed or estimable and collectability is reasonably assured. We record offsets to revenue for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments, trade spending, coupon redemption costs and returned product. Customers generally do not have the right to return product unless it is damaged or defective. Off-invoice allowances are deducted directly from the amount invoiced to our customer when our products are shipped to the customer. Offsets to revenue for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments and trade spending are recorded primarily as a reduction of accounts receivable based on our estimates of liability which are based on customer programs and historical experience. These offsets to revenue are based primarily on the quantity of product purchased over specific time periods. For our Retail Supermarket and Frozen Beverages segments, we accrue for the liability based on products sold multiplied by per product offsets. Offsets to revenue for our Food Service segment are calculated in a similar manner for offsets owed to our direct customers; however, because shipments to end-users are unknown to us until reported by our direct customers or by the end-users, there is a greater degree of uncertainty as to the accuracy of the amounts accrued for end-user offsets. Additional uncertainty may occur as customers take deductions when they make payments to us. This creates complexities because our customers do not always provide reasons for the deductions taken. Additionally, customers may take deductions to which they are not entitled and the length of time customers take deductions to which they are entitled can vary from two weeks to well over a year. Because of the aforementioned uncertainties, the process to determine these estimates requires judgment. We feel that due to constant monitoring of the process, including but not limited to comparing actual results to estimates made on a monthly basis, these estimates are reasonable in all material respects. Our recorded liability for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments and trade spending was approximately $11.5 million at September 27, 2014 and $10 million at September 28, 2013.

Accounts Receivable - We record accounts receivable at the time revenue is recognized. Bad debt expense is recorded in marketing and administrative expenses. The amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts is based on our estimate of the accounts receivable amount that is uncollectable. It is comprised of a general reserve based on historical experience and amounts for specific customers’ accounts receivable balances that we believe are at risk due to our knowledge of facts regarding the customer(s). We continually monitor our estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts and adjust it monthly. We usually have approximately 15 customers with accounts receivable balances of between $1 million to $10 million. Failure of these customers, and others with lesser balances, to pay us the amounts owed, could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Accounts receivable due from any of our customers is subject to risk. Our total bad debt expense was $161,000 and $276, 000 for the fiscal years 2014 and 2012, respectively. We had a credit to expense of $70,000 in fiscal year 2013. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, our accounts receivables were $99,972,000 and $87,545,000 net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $450,000 and $854,000.

Asset Impairment – We have three reporting units with goodwill totaling $86,442,000 as of September 27, 2014. Goodwill is evaluated annually by the Company for impairment. We perform impairment tests for our reporting units, which is also the operating segment level, with recorded goodwill utilizing primarily the discounted cash flow method. This methodology used to estimate the fair value of the total Company and its reporting units requires inputs and assumptions (i.e. revenue growth, operating profit margins, capital spending requirements and discount rates) that reflect current market conditions. The estimated fair value of each reporting unit is compared to the carrying value of the reporting unit. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the goodwill of the reporting unit is potentially impaired, and the Company then determines the implied fair value of goodwill, which is compared to the carrying value of goodwill to determine if impairment exists.  Our tests at September 27, 2014 show that the fair value of each of our reporting units with goodwill exceeded its carrying value. Therefore no further analysis was required.The inputs and assumptions used involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance.  Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual performance of the reporting units could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences. 

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     Licenses and rights, customer relationships and non compete agreements are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 3 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.  Long-lived assets, including fixed assets and amortizing intangibles, are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance.  Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences. 

Useful Lives of Intangible Assets - Most of our trade names which have carrying value have been assigned an indefinite life and are not amortized because we plan to receive the benefit from them indefinitely. If we decide to curtail or eliminate the use of any of the trade names or if sales that are generated from any particular trade name do not support the carrying value of the trade name, then we would record impairment or assign an estimated useful life and amortize over the remaining useful life. Rights such as prepaid licenses and non compete agreements are amortized over contractual periods. The useful lives of customer relationships are based on the discounted cash flows expected to be received from sales to the customers adjusted for an attrition rate. The loss of a major customer or declining sales in general could create an impairment charge.

Insurance Reserves - We have a self-insured medical plan which covers approximately 1,400 of our employees. We record a liability for incurred but not yet reported or paid claims based on our historical experience of claims payments and a calculated lag time period. We maintain a spreadsheet that includes claims payments made each month according to the date the claim was incurred. This enables us to have an historical record of claims incurred but not yet paid at any point in the past. We then compare our accrued liability to the more recent claims incurred but not yet paid amounts and adjust our recorded liability up or down accordingly. Our recorded liability at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 was $1,853,000 and $1,516,000, respectively. Considering that we have stop loss coverage of $200,000 for each individual plan subscriber, the general consistency of claims payments and the short time lag, we believe that there is not a material exposure for this liability. Because of the foregoing, we do not engage a third party actuary to assist in this analysis.

We self-insure, up to loss limits, worker’s compensation and automobile liability claims. Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims-incurred basis. Under this program, the estimated liability for claims incurred but unpaid in fiscal years 2014 and 2013 was $2,700,000 and $3,200,000, respectively. Our total recorded liability for all years’ claims incurred but not yet paid was $8,100,000 and $8,500,000 at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. We estimate the liability based on total incurred claims and paid claims adjusting for loss development factors which account for the development of open claims over time. We estimate the amounts we expect to pay for some insurance years by multiplying incurred losses by a loss development factor which is based on insurance industry averages and the age of the incurred claims; our estimated liability is then the difference between the amounts we expect to pay and the amounts we have already paid for those years. Loss development factors that we use range from 1.0 to 2.0. However, for some years, the estimated liability is the difference between the amounts we have already paid for that year and the maximum we could pay under the program in effect for that particular year because the calculated amount we expect to pay is higher than the maximum. For other years, where there are few claims open, the estimated liability we record is the amount the insurance company has reserved for those claims. We evaluate our estimated liability on a continuing basis and adjust it accordingly. Due to the multi-year length of these insurance programs, there is exposure to claims coming in lower or higher than anticipated; however, due to constant monitoring and stop loss coverage of $350,000 on individual claims, we believe our exposure is not material. Because of the foregoing, we do not engage a third party actuary to assist in this analysis. In connection with these self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $9,075,000 and $8,175,000, respectively.

Refer to Note A to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information on our accounting policies.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Fiscal 2014 (52 weeks) Compared to Fiscal 2013 (52 weeks)

Net sales increased $51,768,000, or 6%, to $919,451,000 in fiscal 2014 from $867,683,000 in fiscal 2013.

Excluding sales from the acquisition of New York Pretzel in October 2013 and PHILLY SWIRL in May 2014, sales increased approximately 4% for the year.

We have three reportable segments, as disclosed in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverages.

The Chief Operating Decision Maker for Food Service and Retail Supermarkets and the Chief Operating Decision Maker for Frozen Beverages monthly review detailed operating income statements and sales reports in order to assess performance and allocate resources to each individual segment. Sales is considered to be the one and only key variable monitored by the Chief Operating Decision Makers and management when determining each segment’s and the company’s financial condition and operating performance. In addition, the Chief Operating Decision Makers review and evaluate depreciation, capital spending and assets of each segment on a quarterly basis to monitor cash flow and asset needs of each segment.

FOOD SERVICE

Sales to food service customers increased $31,139,000 or 6%, to $591,898,000 in fiscal 2014. Excluding New York Pretzel sales, sales increased approximately 5% for the year. Soft pretzel sales to the food service market increased 14% to $164,680,000 for the year aided by increased sales to restaurant chains, warehouse club stores, school food service and throughout our customer base. Increased sales to one customer accounted for approximately 1/4 of the pretzel sales increase. Excluding New York Pretzel sales, food service soft pretzel sales increased 11% for the year. Frozen juice bar and ices sales increased $5,057,000 or 10%, to $53,888,000 for the year primarily as the result of higher sales to warehouse club stores, school food service accounts and throughout our customer base. Increased sales to one customer accounted for approximately 50% of the frozen juice bar and ices sales increase. Churro sales to food service customers were essentially unchanged at $55,929,000 for the year with sales to one restaurant chain down $4,063,000 for the year. Excluding the decrease in sales to that restaurant chain, which were $6.8 million for the year and to which we expect no sales in 2015, sales were up $3.9 million, or 9%. Sales of bakery products increased $6,773,000, or 2%, for the year as sales increases and decreases were spread throughout our customer base. Handheld sales to food service customers were down 8% to $24,248,000 in 2014 as two customers accounted for all of the decrease in sales. Sales of new products in the first twelve months since their introduction were approximately $10 million for the year. Price increases accounted for approximately $7 million of sales for the year and net volume increases, including new product sales as defined above and sales resulting from the acquisition of New York Pretzel, accounted for approximately $24 million of sales for the year. Operating income in our Food Service segment increased from $65,907,000 in 2013 to $73,731,000 in 2014. Operating income benefited from increased sales volume, price increases and lower ingredient and packaging costs. Additionally, liability insurance costs were about $1.5 million lower this year; last year’s costs were higher than usual because of increases in insurance company estimates for actual claims incurred but not paid. Operating income was impacted in 2014 by $913,000 of shutdown costs of our Norwalk, CA manufacturing facility.

RETAIL SUPERMARKETS

Sales of products to retail supermarkets increased $10,305,000 or 10% to $112,644,000 in fiscal year 2014.    Excluding PHILLY SWIRL sales, sales decreased approximately 2% for the year. Soft pretzel sales to retail supermarkets were $34,830,000 compared to $34,597,000 in 2013 on a unit volume increase of 1%. Sales of frozen juices and ices increased $11,327,000 or 24% to $59,404,000. Without PHILLY SWIRL sales, sales of frozen juices and ices were down $1,967,000, or 4%, on flat volume with sales increases and decreases spread across our customer base. Coupon redemption costs, a reduction of sales, increased 3% or about $126,000 for the year. Handheld sales to retail supermarket customers decreased 5% to $21,354,000 in 2014 as two customers accounted for all of the decrease in sales. Sales of products in the first twelve months since their introduction were approximately $700,000 in fiscal year 2014. Price increases accounted for approximately $1.2 million of sales for the year and net volume increases, including new product sales as defined above and PHILLY SWIRL’s sales and net of increased coupon costs, accounted for approximately $9 million in sales for the year. Operating income in our Retail Supermarkets segment increased from $8,594,000 in 2013 to $11,201,000 in 2014 due primarily to lower trade spending, manufacturing cost savings and lower coupon expense excluding PHILLY SWIRL.

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FROZEN BEVERAGES

Frozen beverage and related product sales increased 5% to $214,909,000 in fiscal 2014. Beverage sales alone increased 1% to $133,283,000 for the year with increases and decreases throughout our customer base. Gallon sales were down 1% in our base ICEE business, but excluding significant decreases at three customers, gallon sales were up 3%. Service revenue increased 13% to $59,805,000 for the year with two customers accounting for the entire increase. Sales of beverage machines, which tend to fluctuate from year to year while following no specific trend, increased from $17,376,000 in 2013 to $20,224,000 in 2014. The estimated number of Company owned frozen beverage dispensers was 48,000 and 44,700 at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. Operating income in our Frozen Beverage segment decreased from $22,903,000 in 2013 to $21,916,000 in 2014 as a result of decreased gallon sales and higher than usual group medical and insurance liability costs of about $670,000.

CONSOLIDATED

Other than as commented upon above by segment, there are no material specific reasons for the reported sales increases or decreases. Sales levels can be impacted by the appeal of our products to our customers and consumers and their changing tastes, competitive and pricing pressures, sales execution, marketing programs, seasonal weather, customer stability and general economic conditions.

Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased to 31.28% in 2014 from 30.35% in 2013 primarily due to higher volume in our food service segment, lower trade spending and manufacturing cost savings in our retail supermarkets segment and lower ingredients costs. Additionally, this year benefited from lower liability insurance costs of about $1.5 million compared to last year.

Total operating expenses increased $14,831,000 to $180,729,000 in fiscal 2014 and as a percentage of sales increased .54 percentage points to 19.66% of sales. Marketing expenses were 8.55% and 8.54% of sales in 2014 and 2013, respectively. Distribution expenses as a percent of sales increased to 7.74% from 7.49% in 2013. Administrative expenses were 3.24% and 3.16% of sales in 2014 and 2013, respectively. Other general expense of $1,154,000 this year compared to other general income of $651,000 in 2013. Included in other general income in 2013 is $805,000 of settlement income related to prior acquisitions. Included in other general expense in 2014 is $973,000 of shutdown costs of our Norwalk, CA manufacturing facility.

Operating income increased $9,444,000 or 10% to $106,848,000 in fiscal year 2014 as a result of the aforementioned items.

Investment income increased by $981,000 to $4,473,000 due to increased investments in marketable securities. We invested an additional $20 million in the second quarter in mutual funds that seek current income with an emphasis on maintaining low volatility and overall moderate duration. At September 27, 2014, we had $128 million invested in these funds. We estimate the annual yield from these funds to approximate 3.5 – 3.75%.

The effective income tax rate decreased to 35.4% from 36.1% last year because actual liability for last year’s taxes was less than estimated due to lower effective state tax rates and higher domestic production activities deduction and the estimate for this year’s taxes was lowered accordingly. We expect the effective income tax rate for 2015 to be between 36% and 36.5%.

Net earnings increased $7,433,000 or 12%, in fiscal 2014 to $71,814,000, or $3.82 per diluted share as a result of the aforementioned items.

There are many factors which can impact our net earnings from year to year and in the long run, among which are the supply and cost of raw materials and labor, insurance costs, factors impacting sales as noted above, the continuing consolidation of our customers, our ability to manage our manufacturing, marketing and distribution activities, our ability to make and integrate acquisitions and changes in tax laws and interest rates.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Fiscal 2013 (52 weeks) Compared to Fiscal 2012 (53 weeks)

Net sales increased $36,887,000, or 4%, to $867,683,000 in fiscal 2013 from $830,796,000 in fiscal 2012. Excluding sales from the extra week in 2012, sales increased approximately 6 1/2% from 2012 to 2013.

Excluding sales from the acquisition of Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels in June 2012 in the twelve months post acquisition and the extra week in 2012, sales increased approximately 6% for the year.

We have three reportable segments, as disclosed in the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverages.

The Chief Operating Decision Maker for Food Service and Retail Supermarkets and the Chief Operating Decision Maker for Frozen Beverages monthly review detailed operating income statements and sales reports in order to assess performance and allocate resources to each individual segment. Sales is considered to be the one and only key variable monitored by the Chief Operating Decision Makers and management when determining each segment’s and the company’s financial condition and operating performance. In addition, the Chief Operating Decision Makers review and evaluate depreciation, capital spending and assets of each segment on a quarterly basis to monitor cash flow and asset needs of each segment.

FOOD SERVICE

Sales to food service customers increased $39,497,000 or 8%, to $560,759,000 in fiscal 2013. Excluding sales from the extra week in 2012, sales increased approximately 10% from 2012 to 2013. Excluding Kim & Scott’s sales in the twelve months post acquisition and the extra week in 2012, sales increased approximately 9% for the year. Soft pretzel sales to the food service market increased 23% to $145,026,000 for the year aided by increased sales to restaurant chains, warehouse club stores and throughout our customer base. Increased sales to two customers accounted for approximately 1/3 of the pretzel sales increase. Excluding Kim & Scott’s sales, food service soft pretzel sales increased 20% for the year. Frozen juice bar and ices sales decreased $4,982,000 or 9%, to $48,831,000 for the year primarily as the result of lower sales to warehouse club stores due we believe to weather and school food service accounts due to changes in USDA school food programs. We believe the impact of the changes in the USDA school food programs on our frozen juice and ices sales has bottomed out. Churro sales to food service customers increased 22% to $56,099,000 in 2013 with sales to one restaurant chain accounting for all of the sales increase. Sales of bakery products increased $8,591,000, or 3%, for the year as sales increases and decreases were spread throughout our customer base. Handheld sales to food service customers were down 5% to $26,488,000 in 2013 as two customers accounted for all of the decrease in sales. Sales of new products in the first twelve months since their introduction were approximately $11.2 million for the year. Price increases accounted for approximately $11.6 million of sales for the year and net volume increases, including new product sales as defined above and sales resulting from the acquisition of Kim & Scott’s, accounted for approximately $27.9 million of sales for the year. Operating income in our Food Service segment increased from $49,770,000 in 2012 to $65,907,000 in 2013. Operating income benefited from increased sales volume, price increases and lower ingredient and packaging costs of approximately $2 million. Operating income was impacted by a product write down of $500,000 and by a $2.1 million increase in liability insurance expense from last year. The increase in insurance expense is due to an increase in claims and estimates for claims incurred but not yet paid.

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RETAIL SUPERMARKETS

Sales of products to retail supermarkets decreased $7,529,000 or 7% to $102,339,000 in fiscal year 2013. Excluding sales from the extra week in 2012, sales decreased approximately 5% from 2012 to 2013. Excluding Kim & Scott’s sales in the twelve months post acquisition and the extra week in 2012, sales decreased approximately 5% for the year. Soft pretzel sales to retail supermarkets were $34,597,000 compared to $33,842,000 in 2012 on a unit volume increase of 2%. Sales of frozen juices and ices decreased $5,596,000 or 10% to $48,077,000 on a volume decrease of about 9%. Frozen juices and ices sales were impacted by cold weather throughout the second half of the year. Coupon redemption costs, a reduction of sales, increased 14% or about $459,000 for the year. Handheld sales to retail supermarket customers decreased 8% to $22,528,000 in 2013 as two customers accounted for all of the decrease in sales. Sales of products in the first twelve months since their introduction were approximately $1.4 million in fiscal year 2013. Price increases accounted for approximately $2.9 million of sales for the year and net volume decreases, including new product sales as defined above and Kim & Scott’s sales and net of increased coupon costs, reduced sales by approximately $10.4 million for the year. Operating income in our Retail Supermarkets segment decreased from $13,316,000 in 2012 to $8,594,000 in 2013 with 84% of the decrease, or $3,982,000, coming in the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter was impacted by sharply lower sales of frozen juices and ices, which were down 26%, and by increased trade spending needed to generate those sales. We believe that the impact of cold weather on frozen novelties’ sales was widespread among manufacturers.

FROZEN BEVERAGES

Frozen beverage and related product sales increased 2% to $204,585,000 in fiscal 2013. Excluding sales from the extra week in 2012, sales increased approximately 4% from 2012 to 2013. Beverage sales alone decreased 2% to $132,274,000 for the year with increases and decreases throughout our customer base. Gallon sales were down 4% in our base ICEE business. Service revenue increased 8% to $52,813,000 for the year with increases and decreases spread across our customer base. Sales of beverage machines, which tend to fluctuate from year to year while following no specific trend, increased from $13,136,000 in 2012 to $17,376,000 in 2013. The estimated number of Company owned frozen beverage dispensers was 44,700 and 42,500 at September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. Operating income in our Frozen Beverage segment increased from $21,881,000 in 2012 to $22,903,000 in 2013 as a result of increased service revenue and machine sales as discussed above and controlled expenses.

CONSOLIDATED

Other than as commented upon above by segment, there are no material specific reasons for the reported sales increases or decreases. Sales levels can be impacted by the appeal of our products to our customers and consumers and their changing tastes, competitive and pricing pressures, sales execution, marketing programs, seasonal weather, customer stability and general economic conditions.

Gross profit as a percentage of sales increased to 30.35% in 2013 from 30.11% in 2012 primarily due to higher volume in our food service segment, and the margin also benefitted by lower ingredient and packaging costs of about $2.3 million. Gross profit was impacted by about $2.1 million of increased liability insurance expense compared to last year and a product write down of $500,000 related to a new product that was not successful. Ingredient and packaging costs can be extremely volatile and may be significantly different from what we are presently expecting and therefore we cannot project the impact of ingredient and packaging costs on our business going forward.

Total operating expenses increased $680,000 to $165,898,000 in fiscal 2013 but as a percentage of sales decreased .77 percentage points to 19% of sales. Marketing expenses decreased .65 percentage points and remained at 9% of sales as a result of higher sales and lower expenses of which about $800,000 resulted from a management and sales meeting held in 2012 which did not reoccur in 2013. Distribution expenses as a percent of sales were 7.49% in both years. Administrative expenses were 3.16% and 3.15% of sales in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Other general income of $651,000 this year compared to other general expense of $458,000 in 2012. Included in other general income in 2013 is $805,000 of settlement income related to prior acquisitions. Included in other general expense in 2012 is $404,000 of acquisition costs and costs of relocating Kim & Scott’s operations.

Operating income increased $12,437,000 or 15% to $97,404,000 in fiscal year 2013 as a result of the aforementioned items.

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Investment income increased by $2,100,000 to $3,492,000 due to increased investments in marketable securities. We invested $80 million in the first quarter and $30 million in the third quarter in mutual funds that seek current income with an emphasis on maintaining low volatility and overall moderate duration. We estimate the annual yield from these funds to approximate 3.5 – 3.75%. US Government Agency debt of $23.0 million held at September 29, 2012 which was yielding 2.0% was called in the year ended September 28, 2013.

The effective income tax rate decreased to 36% from 37% last year because actual liability for last year’s taxes was less than estimated and the estimate for this year’s taxes has been lowered accordingly.

Net earnings increased $10,263,000 or 19%, in fiscal 2013 to $64,381,000, or $3.41 per diluted share as a result of the aforementioned items.

There are many factors which can impact our net earnings from year to year and in the long run, among which are the supply and cost of raw materials and labor, insurance costs, factors impacting sales as noted above, the continuing consolidation of our customers, our ability to manage our manufacturing, marketing and distribution activities, our ability to make and integrate acquisitions and changes in tax laws and interest rates.

ACQUISITIONS

On June 10, 2010 we acquired the assets of California Churros, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of premium brand churros selling its products under the brand CALIFORNIA CHURROS. Headquartered and with its manufacturing facility in Colton, CA, California Churros had sales of approximately $2.5 million in our 2010 fiscal year.

In May 2011, we acquired the frozen handheld business of ConAgra Foods. This business had sales of approximately $50 million over the prior twelve months to food service and retail supermarket customers and sales of $18.3 million in our 2011 fiscal year from the acquisition date.

In June 2012, we acquired the assets of Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of a premium brand soft pretzel. This business had sales of approximately $8 million over the prior twelve months to food service and retail supermarket customers, and had sales of approximately $1.8 million in our 2012 fiscal year from the acquisition date.

In October 2013, we acquired the assets of New York Pretzel, a manufacturer and distributor of soft pretzels selling primarily in the northeast to foodservice and retail locations.  Of the purchase price of $11.8 million, $849,000 was allocated to intangible assets, $7,716,000 was allocated to goodwill and $3,049,000 was allocated to property, plant and equipment. This business had sales of about $4.3 million in our 2014 fiscal year included in the food service segment.

In May 2014, we acquired the stock of Philly’s Famous Water Ice, Inc. (PHILLY SWIRL). PHILLY SWIRL, located in Tampa, FL, produces frozen novelty products sold primarily to retail supermarket locations throughout the United States and to Canada with annual sales approximating $25 million.  The allocation of the purchase price of $17.4 million is $4.0 million to working capital, $1.2 million to property, plant and equipment, $11.1 million to intangible assets, $1.8 million to goodwill, $4.0 million to deferred tax assets and $95,000 to other assets and $4.8 million to deferred tax liabilities. Sales of PHILLY SWIRL from the acquisition date to September 27, 2014 were $12.6 million and are included in the retail supermarket segment.

These acquisitions were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and their operations are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements from their respective acquisition dates.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Although there are many factors that could impact our operating cash flow, most notably net earnings, we believe that our future operating cash flow, along with our borrowing capacity, our current cash and cash equivalent balances and our investment securities is sufficient to fund future growth and expansion. See Note C to these financial statements for a discussion of our investment securities.

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Fluctuations in the value of the Mexican and Canadian currencies and the resulting translation of the net assets of our Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries caused an increase of $929,000 in accumulated other comprehensive loss in 2014, an increase of $571,000 in accumulated other comprehensive loss in 2013 and a decrease of $782,000 in accumulated other comprehensive loss in 2012. In 2014, sales of the two subsidiaries were $23,633,000 as compared to $23,161,000 in 2013 and $19,491,000 in 2012.

In our fiscal year ended September 27, 2014, we purchased and retired 81,685 shares of our common stock at a cost of $7,504,729. In our third quarter, we purchased and retired 64,041 shares at a cost of $5,903,157. In our fourth quarter, we purchased and retired 17,644 shares at a cost of $1,601,572.

In our fiscal year ended September 28, 2013, we purchased and retired 204,397 shares of our common stock at a cost of $14,500,215.

In our fiscal year ended September 28, 2012, we purchased and retired 142,038 shares of our common stock at a cost of $8,167,125.

In November 2011, we entered into an amendment and modification to an amended and restated loan agreement with our existing banks which provides for up to a $50,000,000 revolving credit facility repayable in November 2016. The agreement contains restrictive covenants and requires commitment fees in accordance with standard banking practice. There were no outstanding balances under the facility at September 27, 2014 or at September 28, 2013. The significant financial covenants are:

.	Tangible net worth must initially be more than $294 million.
.	Total funded indebtedness divided by earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization shall not be greater than 2.25 to 1.

We were in compliance with the financial covenants described above at September 27, 2014.

We self-insure, up to loss limits, certain insurable risks such as worker's compensation and automobile liability claims. Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims-incurred basis. Under this program, the estimated liability for claims incurred but unpaid in fiscal years 2014 and 2013 was $2,700,000 and $3,200,000, respectively. In connection with certain self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $9,075,000 and $8,175,000, respectively.

The following table presents our contractual cash flow commitments on long-term debt, operating leases and purchase commitments for raw materials and packaging. See Notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on our long-term debt and operating leases.

	Payments Due by Period
	(in thousands)
			Less
			Than			1-3		4-5	After
	Total		1 Year		Years		Years		5 Years
Long-term debt,including current maturities	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Capital lease obligations		521		146		238		135		2
Purchase commitments		60,000		55,000		5,000	$	-	$	-
Operating leases		51,185		10,647		16,817		10,049		13,672
Total	$	111,706	$	65,793	$	22,055	$	10,184	$	13,674

The purchase commitments do not exceed our projected requirements over the related terms and are in the normal course of business.

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Fiscal 2014 Compared to Fiscal 2013

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities held to maturity and available for sale increased $14,612,000, or 7%, to $221,877,000 from a year ago for reasons described below.

Accounts receivables, net increased $12,427,000, or 14%, to $99,972,000 in 2014. The increase this year is primarily due to higher sales in the last month of our year. Inventories increased $4,298,000 or 6% to $76,083,000 in 2014 due to higher unit costs of inventory and an increase in parts inventory to support our growing repair and maintenance service in our frozen beverages segment.

Prepaid expenses and other increased to $3,695,000 from $3,284,000 last year because of prepaid income taxes of $451,000 this year compared to none last year.

Net property, plant and equipment increased $10,365,000 to $157,529,000 because purchases of property, plant and equipment for the improvement and expansion of our manufacturing capabilities and frozen carbonated beverage business exceeded depreciation on existing assets and we acquired $4.3 million of property, plant and equipment in the New York Pretzel and PHILLY SWIRL acquisitions.

Goodwill increased to $86,442,000 from $76,899,000 because of goodwill acquired in the New York Pretzel and PHILLY SWIRL acquisitions.

Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization increased $6,977,000 to $50,989,000 due to intangible assets of $11,909,000 acquired in the New York Pretzel and PHILLY SWIRL acquisitions offset by amortization of $4,932,000 during the year.

Marketable securities available for sale and held to maturity increased by $20,453,000 to $130,117,000 as we invested an additional $20 million into mutual funds designed to generate current income while maintaining a low volatility and overall moderate duration.

Accounts Payables increased $9,062,000 to $59,968,000 due to increased levels of business in September and October 2014 and timing of payments.

Accrued insurance liability increased $624,000 to $10,578,000 due to increases in estimates for incurred but not yet paid claims under our group insurance and insurance liability programs.

Accrued compensation expense increased 4% to $14,286,000 due to an increase in our employee base and a general increase in the level of pay rates.

Dividends payable doubled to $5,972,000 as our quarterly dividend payment increased to $.32/share from $.16/share.

Deferred income tax liabilities was essentially unchanged at $44,785,000.

Other long-term liabilities at September 27, 2014 include $315,000 of gross unrecognized tax benefits which decreased from $438,000 a year ago due to reductions for tax positions of prior years. Other long-term liabilities in total increased $601,000 from a year ago primarily because of deferred income due to a customer.

Common stock decreased $1,895,000 to $32,621,000 in 2014 because repurchases of our common stock of $7,505,000 exceeded increases totaling $5,610,000 from the exercise of incentive and nonqualified stock options, stock issued under our stock purchase plan for employees, stock issued under our deferred stock plan and share-based compensation expense.

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $19,994,000 to $106,542,000 in 2014 primarily because of an increase of accounts receivables in 2014 of $8,913,000 compared to an increase of $11,148,000 in 2013, an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $6,831,000 in 2014 compared to an increase of $579,000 in 2013 and an increase in prepaid expenses and other of $182,000 in 2014 compared to an increase of $1,067,000 in 2013, higher net earnings of $7,433,000 and higher depreciation and amortization of $3,541,000.

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Net cash used in investing activities decreased $34,725,000 to $86,112,000 in 2014 from $120,837,000 in 2013 primarily because net purchases of marketable securities decreased by $66,247,000 which was offset by payments for purchases of companies of $28,360,000.

Net cash used in financing activities of $22,360,000 in 2013 increased to $25,435,000 in 2014 primarily because of increased dividend payments of $9,456,000 offset by lower payments to purchase common stock of $7,000,000.

In 2014, the major variables in determining our net increase in cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were our net earnings, depreciation and amortization of fixed assets, increase in accounts receivable and accounts payable, purchases of companies, purchases of property, plant and equipment, payments of cash dividend and the repurchase of common stock. Other variables which in the past have had a significant impact on our change in cash and cash equivalents are proceeds from borrowings and payments of long-term debt. As discussed in results of operations, our net earnings may be influenced by many factors. Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets is primarily determined by past purchases of property, plant and equipment although it could be impacted by a significant acquisition. Purchases of property, plant and equipment are primarily determined by our ongoing normal manufacturing and marketing requirements but could be increased significantly for manufacturing expansion requirements or large frozen beverage customer needs. From time to time, we have repurchased common stock and we anticipate that we will do so again in the future. We are actively seeking acquisitions that could be a significant use of cash. Although we have no long-term debt at September 27, 2014, we may borrow in the future depending on our needs.

Fiscal 2013 Compared to Fiscal 2012

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities held to maturity and available for sale increased $26,855,000, or 15%, to $207,265,000 from a year ago for reasons described below.

Accounts receivables, net increased $11,131,000, or 15%, to $87,545,000 in 2013. On a days’ outstanding basis, the balance a year ago was at an unusually low level; the increase this year is partly due to a bounceback and partly due to the composition of the receivables. Inventories increased $2,024,000 or 3% to $71,785,000 in 2013 primarily due to higher unit costs of inventory.

Prepaid expenses and other increased to $3,284,000 from $2,220,000 last year because of requirements for prepayments by various vendors.

Net property, plant and equipment increased $5,620,000 to $147,164,000 because purchases of property, plant and equipment for the improvement and expansion of our manufacturing capabilities and frozen carbonated beverage business exceeded depreciation on existing assets. Included in purchases of property, plant and equipment in 2013 is approximately $5.4 million for equipment additions at our manufacturing facility in Moscow Mills, MO which essentially completes the multi-year expansion of that facility.

Goodwill remained the same at $76,899,000.

Other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization decreased $4,452,000 to $44,012,000 due entirely to amortization expense of $4,452,000.

Marketable securities available for sale and held to maturity increased by $83,708,000 to $109,920,000 as we invested $110 million into mutual funds designed to generate current income while maintaining a low volatility and overall moderate duration.

Accrued insurance liability increased $2,130,000 due to increases in insurance company estimates for incurred but not yet paid claims under our insurance liability programs for prior years and higher claims levels during 2013.

Accrued compensation expense increased 4% to $13,671,000 due to an increase in our employee base and a general increase in the level of pay rates.

Deferred income tax liabilities increased by $309,000 to $45,183,000 which related primarily to amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets.

Other long-term liabilities at September 27, 2014 include $438,000 of gross unrecognized tax benefits which decreased from $541,000 a year ago due to reductions for tax positions of prior years.

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Common stock decreased $8,495,000 to $34,516,000 in 2013 because repurchases of our common stock of $14,500,000 exceeded increases totaling $6,005,000 from the exercise of incentive and nonqualified stock options, stock issued under our stock purchase plan for employees, stock issued under our deferred stock plan and share-based compensation expense.

Net cash provided by operating activities decreased $2,877,000 to $86,548,000 in 2013 primarily because of an increase of accounts receivables in 2013 of $11,148,000 compared to an increase of $605,000 in 2012 and an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $578,000 in 2013 compared to an increase of $5,248,000 in 2012 which more than offset increased net earnings of $10,263,000 and other positive factors.

Net cash used in investing activities increased $111,519,000 to $120,837,000 in 2013 from $9,318,000 in 2012 primarily because net purchases of marketable securities of $85,934,000 in 2013 compared to net proceeds from marketable securities of $41,294,000 in 2012.

Net cash used in financing activities of $22,360,000 in 2013 compared to net cash used by financing activities of $13,800,000 in 2012. The increase was caused primarily by increased payments of $6,333,000 to repurchase common stock and increased dividend payments of $1,919,000.

In 2013, the major variables in determining our net increase in cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities were our net earnings, depreciation and amortization of fixed assets, increase in accounts receivable, purchases of property, plant and equipment, payments of cash dividend and the repurchase of common stock. Other variables which in the past have had a significant impact on our change in cash and cash equivalents are proceeds from borrowings and payments of long-term debt and purchases of companies. As discussed in results of operations, our net earnings may be influenced by many factors. Depreciation and amortization of fixed assets is primarily determined by past purchases of property, plant and equipment although it could be impacted by a significant acquisition. Purchases of property, plant and equipment are primarily determined by our ongoing normal manufacturing and marketing requirements but could be increased significantly for manufacturing expansion requirements or large frozen beverage customer needs. From time to time, we have repurchased common stock and we anticipate that we will do so again in the future. We are actively seeking acquisitions that could be a significant use of cash. Although we have no long-term debt at September 27, 2014, we may borrow in the future depending on our needs.

Item 7A.  Quantitative And Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The following is the Company’s quantitative and qualitative analysis of its financial market risk:

Interest Rate Sensitivity

The Company has in the past entered into interest rate swaps to limit its exposure to interest rate risk and may do so in the future if the Board of Directors feels that such non-trading purpose is in the best interest of the Company and its shareholders. As of September 27, 2014, the Company had no interest rate swap contracts.

Interest Rate Risk

At September 27, 2014, the Company had no long-term debt obligations.

Purchasing Risk

The Company’s most significant raw material requirements include flour, shortening, corn syrup, sugar, juice, cheese, chocolate, and a variety of nuts. The Company attempts to minimize the effect of future price fluctuations related to the purchase of raw materials primarily through forward purchasing to cover future manufacturing requirements, generally for periods from 1 to 12 months. Future contracts are not used in combination with forward purchasing of these raw materials. The Company’s procurement practices are intended to reduce the risk of future price increases, but also may potentially limit the ability to benefit from possible price decreases.

Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

The Company has not entered into any forward exchange contracts to hedge its foreign currency rate risk as of September 27, 2014, because it does not believe its foreign exchange exposure is significant.

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Item 8.     Financial Statements And Supplementary Data

The financial statements of the Company are filed under this Item 8, beginning on page F-1 of this report.     

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

None.

Item 9A.  Controls And Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), as amended for financial reporting, as of September 27, 2014. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that these controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported as specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. There were no changes in these controls or procedures identified in connection with the evaluation of such controls or procedures that occurred during our last fiscal quarter, or in other factors that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect these controls or procedures. There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our last fiscal quarter.

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These disclosure controls and procedures include, among other things, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer and effected by the board of directors and management to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and procedures that:

● Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

● Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and board of directors;

● Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (1992).

Based on our assessment, our management believes that, as of September 27, 2014, our internal control over financial reporting is effective. There have been no changes that occurred during our fourth quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, Grant Thornton LLP, audited our internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014.  Their report, dated November 25, 2014, expressed an unqualified opinion on our internal control over financial reporting.  That report appears in Item 15 of Part IV of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference to this Item 9A.

Item 9B.     Other Information

There was no information required on Form 8-K during the quarter that was not reported.

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PART III

Item 10.     Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Portions of the information concerning directors and executive officers, appearing under the captions “Information Concerning Nominees For Election To Board” and “Information Concerning Continuing Directors And Executive Officers” and information concerning Section 16(a) Compliance appearing under the caption “Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934” 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 17, 2015 (“2013 Proxy Statement”) is incorporated herein by reference.

Portions of the information concerning the Audit Committee, the requirement for an Audit Committee Financial Expert and the Nominating Committee in the Company’s 2014 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on February 17, 2015 is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which applies to the Company’s principal executive officer and senior financial officer. The Company has also adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which applies to all employees. The Company will furnish any person, without charge, a copy of the Code of Ethics upon written request to J & J Snack Foods Corp., 6000 Central Highway, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109, Attn: Dennis Moore. A copy of the Code of Ethics can also be found on our website at www.jjsnack.com. Any waiver of any provision of the Code of Ethics granted to the principal executive officer or senior financial officer may only be granted by a majority of the Company’s disinterested directors. If a waiver is granted, information concerning the waiver will be posted on our website www.jjsnack.com for a period of 12 months.

Item 11.     Executive Compensation

Information concerning executive compensation appearing in the Company’s 2014 Proxy Statement under the caption “Management Remuneration” is incorporated herein by reference.

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 17, 2015 or until their successors are duly elected.

Name	Age	Position
Gerald B. Shreiber	72	Chairman of the Board,
		President, Chief Executive
		Officer and Director
Dennis G. Moore	58	Senior Vice President, Chief
		Financial Officer, Secretary,
		Treasurer and Director
Robert M. Radano	65	Senior Vice President,
		Sales and Chief Operating
		Officer
Dan Fachner	54	President of The ICEE Company
		Subsidiary
Gerard G. Law	40	Senior Vice President and
		Assistant to the President
Robert J. Pape	57	Senior Vice President Sales

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 2015.

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 2017.

Robert M. Radano joined the Company in 1972 and in May 1996 was named Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Prior to becoming Chief Operating Officer, he was Senior Vice President, Sales responsible for national food service sales of J & J.

 Dan Fachner has been an employee of ICEE-USA Corp., which was acquired by the Company in May 1987, since 1979. He was named Senior Vice President of The ICEE Company in April 1994 and became President in May 1997.

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Gerard G. Law joined the Company in 1992.  He served in various manufacturing and sales management capacities prior to becoming Senior Vice President, Western Operations in 2009.  He was named to his present position in 2011 in which he has responsibility for marketing, research and development and overseeing a number of the manufacturing facilities of J & J. 

Robert J. Pape joined the Company in 1998. He served in various sales and sales management capacities prior to becoming Senior Vice President Sales in 2010.

Item 12.     Security Ownership Of Certain Beneficial Owners And Management And Related Stockholder Matters

Information concerning the security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management appearing in the Company’s 2014 Proxy Statement under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” is incorporated herein by reference.

The following table details information regarding the Company’s existing equity compensation plans as of September 27, 2014.

	( a )		( b )		( c )
					Number of
					Securities
					Remaining
					available for
					future
	Number of		Weighted-		issuance under
	securities to		average		equity
	be issued upon		exercise		compensation
	exercise of		price of		plans
	outstanding		outstandng		(excluding
	options,		options,		securities
	warrants and		warrants and		reflected in
Plan Category	rights		rights		column (a) )
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders		552,000	$	57.71		1,030,000
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders		-		-		-
Total		552,000	$	57.71		1,030,000

Item 13.  Certain Relationships And Related Transactions, and Director Independence

  Information concerning the Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence in the Company’s 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees And Services

Information concerning the Principal Accountant Fees and Services in the Company’s 2014 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

Item 15.    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a)           The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

(1)     Financial Statements

The financial statements filed as part of this report are listed on the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statements Schedule on page F-1.

(2)     Financial Statement Schedule – Page S-1

Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

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.

(b)          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      Revised Bylaws adopted November 19, 2013 (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-K dated November 26, 2013).

4.3      Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated December 1, 2006 by and among J & J Snack Foods Corp. and Certain of its Subsidiaries and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, as Agent (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 6, 2006).

4.4      First Amendment and Modification to Amendment and Restated Loan Agreement (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 7, 2011).

10.2^*   J & J Snack Foods Corp. Stock Option Plan (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement dated December 21, 2011).

10.7    Lease dated August 29, 1995 between J & J Snack Foods Corp. and 5353 Downey Associated Ltd. for the lease of the Vernon, CA facility (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 21, 1995).

10.8^*   J & J Snack Foods Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form S-8 dated May 16, 1996).

10.11  Amendment No. 1 to Lease dated August 29, 1995 between J & J Snack Foods Corp. and 5353 Downey Associated Ltd. for the lease of the Vernon, CA facility (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 18, 2002).

10.14  Leases and amendments to leases between Liberty Venture I, LP and J & J Snack Foods Corp. for the three buildings located in Bridgeport, New Jersey (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s Form 10-K dated December 8, 2009).

10.15  Amendment No. 2 to Lease dated August 29, 1995 between J & J Snack Foods Corp. and 5353 Downey Associated Ltd. for the lease of the Vernon, CA facility (Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-K dated December 6, 2010).

10.16  Amendment to Lease dated January 1, 1996 between Country Home Bakers, LLC and Borck Associates Limited Partnership for the lease of the Atlanta, GA facility (Incorporated by reference from the Company's Form 10-k dated December 6, 2011).

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14.1    Code of Ethics Pursuant to Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002     (Incorporated by reference from the Company’s 10-Q dated July 20, 2004).

21.1^** Subsidiaries of J & J Snack Foods Corp.

23.1^** Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.     

31.1^** Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2^** Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1^** Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2^** Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant To Section 906 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101** The following financial information from J&J Snack Foods Corp.'s Form 10-K for the year ended September 27, 2014, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language):

(i)   Consolidated Balance Sheets,

(ii)   Consolidated Statements of Earnings,

(iii)   Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, 

(iv)   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,          

(v)   Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity and

(vi)   The Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

*Compensatory Plan

**Filed Herewith

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SIGNATURES

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

	J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
November 25, 2014	By	/s/ Gerald B. Shreiber
		Gerald B. Shreiber
		Chairman of the Board,
		President, Chief Executive
		Officer and Director
		(Principal Executive Officer)
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.
November 25, 2014		/s/ Gerald B. Shreiber
		Gerald B. Shreiber,
		Chairman of the Board,
		President, Chief Executive
		Officer and Director
		(Principal Executive Officer)
November 25, 2014		/s/ Dennis G. Moore
		Dennis G. Moore, Senior Vice
		President, Chief Financial
		Officer and Director
		(Principal Financial Officer)
		(Principal Accounting Officer)
November 25, 2014		/s/ Sidney R. Brown
		Sidney R. Brown, Director
		/s/ Peter G. Stanley
		Peter G. Stanley, Director
November 25, 2014		/s/ Vincent A. Melchiorre
		Vincent A. Melchiorre, Director

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

Financial Statements:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013	F-3
Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012	F-4
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2014,September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012	F-5
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2014,September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012	F-6
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012	F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-8
Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II – Valuation and Qualifying Accounts	S-1

F-1

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Shareholders and Board of Directors

J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended September 27, 2014 (52 weeks, 52 weeks, and 53 weeks, respectively). Our audits of the basic consolidated financial statements included the consolidated financial statement schedule, listed in the index appearing under Item 15. We have also audited J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework (1992), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries’ management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule and an opinion on J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for each of the three fiscal years in the period ended September 27, 2014 (52 weeks, 52 weeks, and 53 weeks, respectively) in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the related consolidated financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. In our opinion, J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2014, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework (1992) issued by COSO.

/s/ Grant Thornton LLP 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 25, 2014

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

	September 27,			September 28,
	2014			2013
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	91,760		$	97,345
Marketable securities held to maturity		-			256
Accounts receivable, net		99,972			87,545
Inventories, net		76,083			71,785
Prepaid expenses and other		3,695			3,284
Deferred income taxes		4,096			4,502
Total current assets		275,606			264,717
Property, plant and equipment, at cost		538,081			510,442
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		380,552			363,278
Property, plant and equipment, net		157,529			147,164
Other assets
Goodwill		86,442			76,899
Other intangible assets, net		50,989			44,012
Marketable securities held to maturity		2,000			2,000
Marketable securities available for sale		128,117			107,664
Other		4,090			3,205
Total other assets		271,638			233,780
Total Assets	$	704,773		$	645,661
Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	$	146		$	211
Accounts payable		59,968			50,906
Accrued insurance liability		10,578			9,954
Accrued income taxes		-			1,740
Accrued liabilities		5,007			3,769
Accrued compensation expense		14,286			13,671
Dividends payable		5,972			2,988
Total current liabilities		95,957			83,239
Long-term obligations under capital leases		374			136
Deferred income taxes		44,785			45,183
Other long-term liabilities		1,139			538
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued		-			-
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,663,000 and 18,677,000 respectively		32,621			34,516
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(5,988	)		(5,930	)
Retained Earnings		535,885			487,979
Total stockholders' equity		562,518			516,565
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity	$	704,773		$	645,661

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS  

(in thousands, except per share information)

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(52 weeks)			(52 weeks)			(53 weeks)
Net Sales	$	919,451		$	867,683		$	830,796
Cost of goods sold (1)		631,874			604,381			580,611
Gross Profit		287,577			263,302			250,185
Operating expenses
Marketing (2)		78,632			74,076			76,318
Distribution (3)		71,159			65,025			62,250
Administrative (4)		29,784			27,448			26,192
Other general expense (income)		1,154			(651	)		458
Total operating expenses		180,729			165,898			165,218
Operating Income		106,848			97,404			84,967
Other income (expenses)
Investment income		4,473			3,492			1,392
Interest expense & other		(115	)		(106	)		(73	)
Earnings before income taxes		111,206			100,790			86,286
Income taxes		39,392			36,409			32,168
NET EARNINGS	$	71,814		$	64,381		$	54,118
Earnings per diluted share	$	3.82		$	3.41		$	2.86
Weighted average number of diluted shares		18,807			18,878			18,917
Earnings per basic share	$	3.85		$	3.43		$	2.87
Weighted average number of basic shares		18,677			18,785			18,854

(1) Includes share-based compensation expense of $466 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $463 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $270 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

(2) Includes share-based compensation expense of $673 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $635 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $403 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

(3) Includes share-based compensation expense of $42 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $30 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $27 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

(4) Includes share-based compensation expense of $895 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $742 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $546 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 27,			September 28,			Sepember 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(52 weeks)			(52 weeks)			(53 weeks)
Net Earnings	$	71,814		$	64,381		$	54,118
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(929	)		(571	)		782
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities		505			(2,227	)		-
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		366			-			-
Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of tax		(58	)		(2,798	)		782
Comprehensive Income	$	71,756		$	61,583		$	54,900

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

(in thousands)

							Accumulated
							Other
	Common Stock						Comprehensive			Retained
	Shares			Amount			Loss			Earnings			Total
Balance at September 25, 2011		18,727		$	45,017		$	(3,914	)	$	391,285		$	432,388
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options		105			3,332			-			-			3,332
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan		20			896			-			-			896
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-			-			782			-			782
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan		70			687			-			-			687
Dividends declared		-			-			-			(9,795	)		(9,795	)
Share-based compensation		-			1,246			-			-			1,246
Repurchase of common stock		(142	)		(8,167	)		-			-			(8,167	)
Net earnings		-			-			-			54,118			54,118
Balance at September 29, 2012		18,780		$	43,011		$	(3,132	)	$	435,608		$	475,487
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options		80			2,905			-			-			2,905
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan		20			1,043			-			-			1,043
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-			-			(571	)		-			(571	)
Unrealized holding loss on marketable securities		-			-			(2,227	)		-			(2,227	)
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan		1			103			-			-			103
Dividends declared		-			-			-			(12,010	)		(12,010	)
Share-based compensation		-			1,954			-			-			1,954
Repurchase of common stock		(204	)		(14,500	)		-			-			(14,500	)
Net earnings		-			-			-			64,381			64,381
Balance at September 28, 2013		18,677		$	34,516		$	(5,930	)	$	487,979		$	516,565
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options		52			2,227			-			-			2,227
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan		16			1,102			-			-			1,102
Foreign currency translation adjustment		-			-			(929	)		-			(929	)
Unrealized holding gain on marketable securities		-			-			871			-			871
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan		-			34			-			-			34
Dividends declared		-			-			-			(23,908	)		(23,908	)
Share-based compensation		-			2,247			-			-			2,247
Repurchase of common stock		(82	)		(7,505	)		-			-			(7,505	)
Net earnings		-			-			-			71,814			71,814
Balance at September 27, 2014		18,663		$	32,621		$	(5,988	)	$	535,885		$	562,518

The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

(in thousands)

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(52 weeks)			(52 weeks)			(53 weeks)
Operating activities:
Net earnings	$	71,814		$	64,381		$	54,118
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of fixed assets		31,660			28,801			26,175
Amortization of intangibles and deferred costs		5,433			4,751			4,762
(Gains)losses from disposals and impairment of property & equipment		(119	)		126			(146	)
Share-based compensation		2,076			1,870			1,246
Deferred income taxes		(8	)		74			3,108
Loss on sale of marketable securities		361			-			-
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from purchase of companies:
Increase in accounts receivable, net		(8,913	)		(11,148	)		(605	)
Increase in inventories		(2,411	)		(1,819	)		(6,463	)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other		(182	)		(1,067	)		1,982
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		6,831			579			5,248
Net cash provided by operating activities		106,542			86,548			89,425
Investing activities:
Payments for purchases of companies, net of cash acquired		(28,360	)		-			(7,900	)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		(38,831	)		(35,821	)		(42,800	)
Purchases of marketable securities		(26,932	)		(111,241	)		(68,450	)
Proceeds from redemption and sales of marketable securities		7,245			25,307			109,744
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment		1,572			1,199			1,038
Other		(806	)		(281	)		(950	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(86,112	)		(120,837	)		(9,318	)
Financing activities:
Payments to repurchase common stock		(7,505	)		(14,500	)		(8,167	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		3,320			3,948			4,228
Payments on capitalized lease obligations		(326	)		(340	)		(312	)
Payment of cash dividend		(20,924	)		(11,468	)		(9,549	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(25,435	)		(22,360	)		(13,800	)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents		(580	)		(204	)		412
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(5,585	)		(56,853	)		66,719
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year		97,345			154,198			87,479
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$	91,760		$	97,345		$	154,198

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

J & J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries (the Company) manufactures, markets and distributes a variety of nutritional snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries. A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements follows.

1.    Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of J & J Snack Foods Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

2.    Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from our products when the products are shipped to our customers. Repair and maintenance equipment service revenue is recorded when it is performed provided the customer terms are that the customer is to be charged on a time and material basis or on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract when the customer has signed a service contract. Revenue is recognized only where persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, our price is fixed or estimable and collectability is reasonably assured. We record offsets to revenue for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments, trade spending, coupon redemption costs and returned product. Customers generally do not have the right to return product unless it is damaged or defective. Our recorded liability for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments and trade spending was approximately $11.5 million at September 27, 2014 and $10 million at September 28, 2013.

All amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are classified as revenues. Our product costs include amounts for shipping and handling, therefore, we charge our customers shipping and handling fees at the time the products are shipped or when services are performed. The cost of shipping products to the customer is recognized at the time the products are shipped to the customer and our policy is to classify them as Distribution expenses. The cost of shipping products to the customer classified as Distribution expenses was $71,159,000, $65,025,000 and $62,250,000 for the fiscal years ended 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

During the years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, we sold $22,826,000, $22,836,000 and $20,324,000, respectively, of repair and maintenance service contracts in our frozen beverage business. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, deferred income on repair and maintenance service contracts was $1,577,000 and $1,454,000, respectively, of which $67,000 and $45,000 is included in other long-term liabilities as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively and the balance is reflected as short-term and included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Repair and maintenance service contract income of $22,748,000, $22,780,000 and $20,309,000 was recognized for the fiscal years ended 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

3.    Foreign Currency

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period. The cumulative translation adjustment is recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and changes to such are included in comprehensive income.

4.    Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

5.    Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

6.    Cash, Accounts Receivable, Customers, Vendors and Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements Concentration

We maintain cash balances at financial institutions located in various states. We have cash balances at two banks totalling approximately $67 million that is in excess of FDIC insurance of $250,000 per bank.

Financial instruments that could potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk are trade accounts receivable; however, such risks are limited due to the large number of customers comprising our customer base and their dispersion across geographic regions. We usually have approximately 15 customers with accounts receivable balances of between $1 million and $10 million.

We have several large customers that account for a significant portion of our sales. Our top ten customers accounted for 41%, 43% and 41% of our sales during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with our largest customer accounting for 8% of our sales in 2014, 8% of our sales in 2013 and 8% in 2012. Three of the ten customers are food distributors who sell our product to many end users.

About 25% of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements with one agreement covering about 5% of our employees expiring in 2015.

None of our vendors supplied more than 10% of our ingredients and packaging in 2014, 2013 or 2012.

The majority of our accounts receivable are due from trade customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of our customers’ financial condition and collateral is not required. Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, our accounts receivables were $99,972,000 and $87,545,000 net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $450,000 and $854,000. Accounts receivable outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due. We determine our allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, our previous loss history, customers’ current ability to pay their obligations to us, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. We write off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts.

7.    Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out or weighted-average method) or market. We recognize abnormal amounts of idle facilities, freight, handling costs, and spoilage as charges of the current period.  Additionally, we allocate fixed production overhead to inventories based on the normal capacity of our production facilities.  We calculate normal capacity as the production expected to be achieved over a number of periods or seasons under normal circumstances, taking into account the loss of capacity resulting from planned maintenance. This requires us to use judgment to determine when production is outside the range of expected variation in production (either abnormally low or abnormally high).  In periods of abnormally low production (for example, periods in which there is significantly lower demand, labor and material shortages exist, or there is unplanned equipment downtime) the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is not increased.  However, in periods of abnormally high production the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is decreased to assure inventories are not measured above cost.

We review for slow moving and obsolete inventory and a reserve is established for the value of inventory that we estimate will not be used. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, our reserve for inventory was $3,982,000 and $4,449,000, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

8.    Investment Securities

We classify our investment securities in one of three categories: held to maturity, trading, or available for sale. Our investment portfolio at September 27, 2014, consists of investments classified as held to maturity and available for sale. The mutual funds in our available for sale portfolio do not have contractual maturities; however, we classify them as long term assets as it is our intent to hold them for a period of over one year, although we may sell some or all of them depending on presently unanticipated needs for liquidity or market conditions. See Note C for further information on our holdings of investment securities.

9.    Depreciation and Amortization

     Depreciation of equipment and buildings is provided for by the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives. We review our equipment and buildings to ensure that they provide economic benefit and are not impaired. 

     Amortization of improvements is provided for by the straight-line method over the term of the lease or the assets’ estimated useful lives, whichever is shorter.  Licenses and rights, customer relationships and non compete agreements are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 2 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

  Long-lived assets, including fixed assets and amortizing intangibles, are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance.  Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences.

10.    Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of our short-term financial instruments, such as accounts receivables and accounts payable, approximate their fair values, based on the short-term maturities of these instruments.

11.    Income Taxes

We account for our income taxes under the liability method.  Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse.  Deferred tax expense is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Additionally, we recognize a liability for income taxes and associated penalties and interest for tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return which are more likely than not to be overturned by taxing authorities (“uncertain tax positions”).  We have not recognized a tax benefit in our financial statements for these uncertain tax positions.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

As of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is $315,000 and $438,000, respectively, all of which would impact our effective tax rate over time, if recognized.  We recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters as a part of the provision for income taxes.  The Company had $180,000 and $224,000 of accrued interest and penalties as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. We recognized $11,000 and $10,000 of penalties and interest in the years ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively, and none in the year ended September 27, 2014.  A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	(in thousands)
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	438
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		-
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(123	)
Settlements		-
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	315

In addition to our federal tax return and tax returns for Mexico and Canada, we file tax returns in all states that have a corporate income tax. Virtually all the returns noted above are open for examination for three to four years.

12.    Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into consideration the potential dilution that could occur if securities (stock options) or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.

Our calculation of EPS is as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	71,814		18,677	$	3.85
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		130		(0.03	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	71,814		18,807	$	3.82

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NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

No anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2014 diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	64,381		18,785	$	3.43
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		93		(0.02	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	64,381		18,878	$	3.41

No anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2013 diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2012
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	54,118		18,854	$	2.87
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		63		(0.01	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	54,118		18,917	$	2.86

162,142 anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2012 diluted EPS because the options' exercise price is greater than the average market price of the common stock.

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NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

13.    Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

At September 27, 2014, the Company has three stock-based employee compensation plans. Share-based compensation was recognized as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Stock options	$	1,262	$	795	$	684
Stock purchase plan		329		363		256
Stock issued to outside directors		-		47		-
Stock issued to employees		17		18		1
Total share-based compensation	$	1,608	$	1,223	$	941
Per diluted share	$	0.09	$	0.06	$	0.05
The above compensation is net of tax benefits	$	468	$	647	$	305

At September 27, 2014, the Company has unrecognized compensation expense of approximately $1.7 million to be recognized over the next three fiscal years.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012: expected volatility of 20.6% for fiscal year 2014, 25.7% for fiscal year 2013 and 28.3% for fiscal year 2012: weighted average risk-free interest rates of 1.6%, 2.5 % and .8%; dividend rate of .9%, .8% and .9% and expected lives ranging between 5 and 10 years for all years. An expected forfeiture rate of 20% was used for 2014, 20% was used for 2013 and 18% was used for fiscal year 2012.

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the price of our common shares over the past 52 to 55 months for 5 year options and 10 years for 10 year options. We use historical information to estimate expected life and forfeitures within the valuation model. The expected term of awards represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Compensation cost is recognized using a straight-line method over the vesting or service period and is net of estimated forfeitures.

14.     Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total advertising expense was $3,487,000, $3,069,000 and $2,571,000 for the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

15.    Commodity Price Risk Management

Our most significant raw material requirements include flour, packaging, shortening, corn syrup, sugar, juice, cheese, chocolate, and a variety of nuts. We attempt to minimize the effect of future price fluctuations related to the purchase of raw materials primarily through forward purchasing to cover future manufacturing requirements, generally for periods from 1 to 12 months. As of September 27, 2014, we have approximately $60 million of such commitments. Futures contracts are not used in combination with forward purchasing of these raw materials. Our procurement practices are intended to reduce the risk of future price increases, but also may potentially limit the ability to benefit from possible price decreases.

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NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

16.     Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Total research and development expense was $499,000, $478,000 and $501,000 for the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. 

17.     Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance which requires us to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component.  In addition, we are required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period.  For other amounts not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, we are required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts.  This guidance was effective for our fiscal year 2014, and its adoption did not have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition which says that we should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  This guidance is effective for our fiscal year ending September 2018.  Early application is not permitted.  We will assess the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.

18.     Reclassifications

Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with the presentation for the current year.

NOTE B – ACQUISITIONS

     In June 2012, we acquired the assets of Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of a premium brand soft pretzel.  This business had sales of approximately $8 million over the prior twelve months to food service and retail supermarket customers, and had sales of approximately $1.8 million in our 2012 fiscal year from the acquisition date.

Acquisition costs of $155,000 for the Kim & Scott’s acquisition are included in other general expense in the consolidated statements of earnings for the year ended September 29, 2012.

In October 2013, we acquired the assets of New York Pretzel, a manufacturer and distributor of soft pretzels selling primarily in the northeast to foodservice and retail locations.  Of the purchase price of $11.8 million, $849,000 was allocated to intangible assets, $7,716,000 was allocated to goodwill and $3,049,000 was allocated to property, plant and equipment. This business had sales of about $4.3 million in our 2014 fiscal year included in the food service segment.

In May 2014, we acquired the stock of Philly’s Famous Water Ice, Inc. (PHILLY SWIRL). PHILLY SWIRL, located in Tampa, FL, produces frozen novelty products sold primarily to retail supermarket locations throughout the United States and to Canada with annual sales approximating $25 million.  The allocation of the purchase price of $17.4 million is $4.0 million to working capital, $1.2 million to property, plant and equipment, $11.1 million to intangible assets, $1.8 million to goodwill, $4.0 million to deferred tax assets and $95,000 to other assets and $4.8 million to deferred tax liabilities. Sales of PHILLY SWIRL from the acquisition date to September 27, 2014 were $12.6 million and are included in the retail supermarket segment.

     Acquisition costs of $269,000 for the New York Pretzel and PHILLY SWIRL acquisitions are included in other general expense in the consolidated statements of earnings for the year ended September 27, 2014.

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NOTE B – ACQUISITIONS (continued)

     The goodwill and intangible assets acquired in the business combinations are recorded at fair value.  To measure fair value for such assets, we use techniques including discounted expected future cash flows (Level 3 input).

NOTE C – INVESTMENT SECURITIES

We have classified our investment securities as marketable securities held to maturity and available for sale. The FASB defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the FASB has established three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 Observable input such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 Observable inputs, other than Level 1 inputs in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Our marketable securities held to maturity and available for sale values are derived solely from level 1 inputs.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our investment securities held to maturity at September 27, 2014 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
US Government Agency Debt	$	2,000	$	-	$	13	$	1,987
Total investment securities held to maturity	$	2,000	$	-	$	13	$	1,987

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our investment securities available for sale at September 27, 2014 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	129,473	$	760	$	2,116	$	128,117
Total investment securities available for sale	$	129,473	$	760	$	2,116	$	128,117

The mutual funds are primarily fixed income funds that seek current income with an emphasis on maintaining low volatility and overall moderate duration. The funds do not have contractual maturities; however, we classify them as long term assets as it is our intent to hold them for a period of over one year, although we may sell some or all of them depending on presently unanticipated needs for liquidity or market conditions. The unrealized losses of $2,116,000 are spread over 29 funds with a total fair market value of $107,861,000. Of the funds with unrealized losses at September 27, 2014, 20 funds with a total fair market value of $71,806,000 and unrealized losses of $1,685,000 also had unrealized losses at September 27, 2013.

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NOTE C – INVESTMENT SECURITIES (continued)

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our investment securities held to maturity at September 28, 2013 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
US Government Agency Debt	$	2,000	$	-	$	50	$	1,950
Certificates of Deposit		256		-		-		256
Total investment securities held to maturity	$	2,256	$	-	$	50	$	2,206

All of the certificates of deposit are within the FDIC limits for insurance coverage.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our investment securities available for sale at September 28, 2013 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	109,891	$	254	$	2,481	$	107,664
Total investment securities available for sale	$	109,891	$	254	$	2,481	$	107,664

The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s held to maturity securities by contractual maturity at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 are summarized as follows:

	September 27, 2014				September 28, 2013
			Fair				Fair
	Amortized		Market		Amortized		Market
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(in thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	-	$	-	$	256	$	256
Due after one year through five years		-		-		-		-
Due after five years through ten years		2,000		1,987		2,000		1,950
Total held to maturity securities	$	2,000	$	1,987	$	2,256	$	2,206
Less current portion		-		-		256		256
Long term held to maturity securities	$	2,000	$	1,987	$	2,000	$	1,950

Proceeds from the sale and redemption of marketable securities were $7,245,000, $25,307,000 and $109,744,000 in the years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively; with losses of $361,000 and $108,000 recorded in 2014 and 2013 and no gain or loss recorded in 2012. We use the specific identification method to determine the cost of securities sold.

NOTE D – INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Finished goods	$	33,189	$	33,013
Raw materials		15,632		14,489
Packaging materials		6,107		5,937
Equipment parts and other		21,155		18,346
Total Inventories	$	76,083	$	71,785

Inventory is presented net of an allowance for obsolescence of $3,982,000 and $4,449,000 as of fiscal year ends 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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NOTE E – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	September 27,		September 28,		Estimated
	2014		2013		Useful Lives
	(in thousands)				(in years)
Land	$	2,496	$	2,496		-
Buildings		26,741		26,741		15-39.5
Plant machinery and equipment		195,566		179,331		5-20
Marketing equipment		256,389		244,770		5-7
Transportation equipment		6,913		5,953		5
Office equipment		18,556		16,282		3-5
Improvements		26,635		24,917		5-20
Construction in Progress		4,785		9,952		-
Total property, plant and equipment	$	538,081	$	510,442

Depreciation expense was $31,660,000, $28,801,000 and $26,175,000 for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

NOTE F – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Our three reporting units, which are also reportable segments, are Food Service, Retail Supermarket and Frozen Beverages.

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NOTE F – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (continued)

The carrying amount of acquired intangible assets for the reportable segments are as follows:

	September 27, 2014				September 28, 2013
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
	(in thousands)
FOOD SERVICE
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	13,072	$	-	$	12,880	$	-
Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		592		509		545		478
Customer relationships		40,797		29,914		40,187		26,187
License and rights		3,606		2,708		3,606		2,614
TOTAL FOOD SERVICE	$	58,067	$	33,131	$	57,218	$	29,279
RETAIL SUPERMARKETS
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	7,206	$	-	$	4,006	$	-
Amortized Intangible Assets
Non compete agreements		160		34		-		-
Customer relationships		7,979		420		279		62
TOTAL RETAIL SUPERMARKETS	$	15,345	$	454	$	4,285	$	62
FROZEN BEVERAGES
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	9,315	$	-	$	9,315	$	-
Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		198		198		198		198
Customer relationships		6,478		5,448		6,478		4,830
Licenses and rights		1,601		784		1,601		714
TOTAL FROZEN BEVERAGES	$	17,592	$	6,430	$	17,592	$	5,742
CONSOLIDATED	$	91,004	$	40,015	$	79,095	$	35,083

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets is determined by applying a discounted cash flow model to the future sales and earnings associated with each intangible asset or is set by contract cost. The amortization period used for definite lived intangible assets is set by contract period or by the period over which the bulk of the discounted cash flow is expected to be generated. We currently believe that we will receive the benefit from the use of the trade names classified as indefinite lived intangible assets indefinitely and they are therefore not amortized.

Licenses and rights, customer relationships and non compete agreements are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 2 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

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NOTE F – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (continued)

Amortizing intangibles are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance which include Level 3 inputs such as annual growth rates and discount rates.  Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences. There were no impairments of intangible assets in 2014, 2013 or 2012.

There were no intangible assets acquired in fiscal year 2013.

                Intangible assets of $849,000 were acquired in the food service segment in the New York Pretzel acquisition in the three months ended December 28, 2013 and intangible assets of $11,060,000 were acquired in the retail supermarket segment in the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition in the three months ended June 28, 2014.

Aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets for the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $4,932,000, $4,452,000 and $4,477,000, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is approximately $5,400,000 in 2015, $5,100,000 in 2016, $2,600,000 in 2017, $1,800,000 in 2018 and $1,600,000 in 2019. The weighted average amortization period of the intangible assets is 10.1 years.

Goodwill

The carrying amounts of goodwill for the reportable segments are as follows:

	Food		Retail		Frozen
	Service		Supermarkets		Beverages		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	46,832	$	3,670	$	35,940	$	86,442
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	39,115	$	1,844	$	35,940	$	76,899

The carrying value of goodwill is determined based on the excess of the purchase price of acquisitions over the estimated fair value of tangible and intangible net assets.  Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated annually by management for impairment.  Our impairment analysis for 2014, 2013 and 2012 was based on a combination of the income approach, which estimates the fair value of discounted cash flows, and the market approach, which estimates the fair value based on comparable market prices.  Under the income approach the Company used a discounted cash flow which requires Level 3 inputs such as:  annual growth rates, discount rates based upon the weighted average cost of capital and terminal values based upon current stock market multiples.  There were no impairment charges in 2014, 2013 or 2012.

No goodwill was acquired in fiscal year 2013.

Goodwill of $7,716,000 was acquired in the New York Pretzel acquisition in the three months ended December 28, 2013, all of which was allocated to the food service segment. Goodwill of $1,826,000 was acquired in the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition in the three months ended June 28,2014, all of which was allocated to the retail supermarket segment.

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NOTE G – LONG-TERM DEBT

In November 2011, we entered into an amended and restated loan agreement with our existing banks which provides for up to a $50,000,000 revolving credit facility repayable in November 2016, with the availability of repayments without penalty. The agreement contains restrictive covenants and requires commitment fees in accordance with standard banking practice. As of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, there were no outstanding balances under the facility. We were in compliance with the restrictive covenants at September 27, 2014.

NOTE H – OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES

Obligations under capital leases consist of the following:

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 6.25%, payable in monthly installments of $6,030, through March 2015	$	36	$	103
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 4.46%, payable in monthly installments of $1,598, through December 2018		74		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 4.88%, payable in monthly installments of $1,544, through October 2019		83		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 5.86%, payable in monthly installments of $1,544, through September 2019		80		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 2.30%, payable in monthly installments of $1,555, through October 2018		73		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 2.30%, payable in monthly installments of $1,555, through November 2018		74		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 7.6%, payable in monthly installments of $3,162, through November 2017		100		130
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 5.8%, payable in monthly installments of $14,625, through May 2014		-		114
Total capital lease obligations		521		347
Less current portion		146		211
Long term portion of capital lease obligations	$	374	$	136

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NOTE I – INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Current
U.S. Federal	$	31,506		$	26,492		$	21,573
Foreign		2,008			2,289			1,408
State		6,693			7,560			5,416
Total current expense		40,207			36,341			28,397
Deferred
U.S. Federal	$	(217	)	$	64		$	3,124
Foreign		(58	)		(10	)		(14	)
State		(540	)		14			661
Total deferred (benefit) expense		(815	)		68			3,771
Total expense	$	39,392		$	36,409		$	32,168

The 2014 deferred tax benefit does not equal the change in net deferred tax liabilities as a result of deferred taxes recorded in connection with the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition described more fully in Note B.

The provisions for income taxes differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of approximately 35% to earnings before income taxes for the following reasons:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Income taxes at federal statutory rates	$	38,922		$	35,277		$	30,200
Increase (decrease)in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		4,281			4,346			3,777
Domestic production activities deduction		(2,100	)		(1,540	)		(1,553	)
Reduction of gross unrecognized tax benefits		(161	)		(346	)		(307	)
Other, net		(1,550	)		(1,328	)		51
Income tax expense	$	39,392		$	36,409		$	32,168

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NOTE I – INCOME TAXES (continued)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Vacation accrual	$	1,456	$	1,445
Insurance accrual		3,383		3,306
Deferred income		53		32
Allowances		1,895		2,348
Inventory capitalization		745		709
Share-based compensation		1,216		1,023
Net Operating Loss		1,956		-
Total deferred tax assets		10,704		8,863
Deferred tax liabilities
Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets		24,528		20,283
Depreciation of property and equipment		26,865		29,261
Total deferred tax liabilities		51,393		49,544
Total deferred tax liabilities, net	$	40,689	$	40,681

As of September 27, 2014, we have federal net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $5 million from the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition. These carry forwards are subject to an annual limitation under Code Section 382 of approximately $378,000 and will expire in 2033. We have determined there are no limitations to the total use of this asset and accordingly, have not recorded a valuation allowance for this deferred tax asset.

We have undistributed earnings of our Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries  that are considered to be indefinitely reinvested and accordingly no provision for US federal and state income taxes has been provided thereon.

NOTE J - COMMITMENTS

1.     Lease Commitments

The following is a summary of approximate future minimum rental commitments for non-cancelable operating leases with terms of more than one year as of September 27, 2014:

	Plants and
	Offices		Equipment		Total
	(in thousands)
2015	$	5,462	$	5,185	$	10,647
2016		4,253		4,809		9,062
2017		3,546		4,209		7,755
2018		3,020		2,874		5,894
2019		2,463		1,692		4,155
2020 and thereafter		13,495		177		13,672
Total minimal rental commitments	$	32,239	$	18,946	$	51,185

Total rent expense was $15,163,000, $13,575,000 and $13,215,000 for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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NOTE J - COMMITMENTS (continued)

2.     Other Commitments

We are a party to litigation which has arisen in the normal course of business which management currently believes will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

We self-insure, up to loss limits, certain insurable risks such as worker’s compensation and automobile liability claims. Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims incurred basis. Our total recorded liability for all years’ claims incurred but not yet paid was $8,100,000 and $8,500,000 at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. In connection with certain self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $9,075,000 and $8,175,000, respectively.

We have a self-insured medical plan which covers approximately 1,400 of our employees. We record a liability for incurred but not yet reported or paid claims based on our historical experience of claims payments and a calculated lag time period. Our recorded liability at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 was $1,853,000 and $1,516,000, respectively.

NOTE K - CAPITAL STOCK

In our fiscal year ended September 27, 2014, we purchased and retired 81,685 shares of our common stock at a cost of $7,504,729. In our third quarter, we purchased and retired 64,041 shares at a cost of $5,903,157. In our fourth quarter, we purchased and retired 17,644 shares at a cost of $1,601,572.

In our fiscal year ended September 28, 2013, we purchased and retired 204,397 shares of our common stock at a cost of $14,500,215.

In our fiscal year ended September 28, 2012, we purchased and retired 142,038 shares of our common stock at a cost of $8,167,125.

NOTE L – STOCK OPTIONS

We have a Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, stock options may be granted to officers and our key employees which qualify as incentive stock options as well as stock options which are nonqualified. The exercise price of incentive stock options is at least the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The exercise price for nonqualified options is determined by a committee of the Board of Directors. The options are generally exercisable after three years and expire no later than ten years from date of grant. There were 800,000 shares reserved under the Plan; options for 504,000 shares remain unissued as of September 27, 2014. There are options that were issued under an option plan that has since expired that are still outstanding.

We have an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) whereby employees purchase stock by making contributions through payroll deductions for six month periods. The purchase price of the stock is 85% of the lower of the market price of the stock at the beginning of the six-month period or the end of the six-month period. In fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 employees purchased 15,650, 19,804 and 20,318 shares at average purchase prices of $70.40, $52.61 and $44.11, respectively. ESPP expense of $329,000, $363,000 and $256,000 was recognized for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE L – STOCK OPTIONS (continued)

A summary of the status of our stock option plans as of fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 and the changes during the years ended on those dates is represented below:

	Incentive Stock Options					Nonqualified Stock Options
				Weighted-					Weighted-
	Stock			Average		Stock			Average
	Options			Exercise		Options			Exercise
	Outstanding			Price		Outstanding			Price
Balance, September 25, 2011		323,120		$	41.18		227,315		$	32.17
Granted		118,210			57.87		45,932			57.70
Exercised		(71,350	)		39.03		(62,000	)		19.77
Canceled		(14,300	)		41.13		-			-
Balance, September 29, 2012		355,680			47.16		211,247			41.36
Granted		1,600			63.13		20,000			80.79
Exercised		(84,628	)		34.58		-			-
Canceled		(12,800	)		51.01		-			-
Balance, September 28, 2013		259,852			51.17		231,247			44.77
Granted		83,440			82.07		38,132			88.26
Exercised		(39,097	)		42.42		(20,000	)		20.43
Canceled		(8,550	)		58.68		-			-
Balance, September 27, 2014		295,645		$	60.83		249,379		$	53.38
Exercisable Options September 27, 2014		105,145		$	47.22		145,315		$	39.08

The weighted-average fair value of incentive options granted during fiscal years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 was $15.24, $13.76 and $13.43, respectively. The weighted-average fair value of non-qualified stock options granted during the fiscal years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 was $17.34, $28.30 and $16.32, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $3.4 million, $2.7 million and $3.2 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The total cash received from these option exercises was $1.5 million, $2.6 million and $2.4 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively; and the actual tax benefit realized from the tax deductions from these option exercises was $1.0 million, $666,000 and $1.0 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table summarizes information about incentive stock options outstanding at September 27, 2014:

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 27,		Contractual		Exercise		September 27,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2014		Life (in years)		Price		2014		Price
$36.71	-	$51.14		105,145		1.4	$	47.22		105,145	$	47.22
$57.15	-	$82.74		186,903		3.4	$	67.90		-		-
$89.37	-	$93.17		3,597		4.5	$	91.48		-		-
Total options				295,645						105,145

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE L – STOCK OPTIONS (continued)

The following table summarizes information about nonqualified stock options outstanding at September 27, 2014:

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 27,		Contractual		Exercise		September 27,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2014		Life (in years)		Price		2014		Price
$29.78	-	$41.75		100,000		3.2	$	34.32		100,000	$	34.32
$47.59	-	$57.99		91,247		4.6	$	53.67		45,315		49.57
$80.79	-	$94.24		58,132		7.8	$	85.69		-		-
Total options				249,379						145,315

NOTE M – 401(k) PROFIT-SHARING PLAN

We maintain a 401(k) profit-sharing plan for our employees. Under this plan, we may make discretionary profit-sharing and matching 401(k) contributions. Contributions of $1,686,000, $1,624,000 and $1,662,000 were made in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

NOTE N – CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following is supplemental cash flow information:

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 27,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	41	$	50	$	70
Income taxes		41,318		35,496		23,864
Non cash items:
Capital leases	$	499	$	-	$	198

NOTE O – SEGMENT REPORTING

We principally sell our products to the food service and retail supermarket industries. Sales and results of our frozen beverages business are monitored separately from the balance of our food service business because of different distribution and capital requirements. We maintain separate and discrete financial information for the three operating segments mentioned above which is available to our Chief Operating Decision Makers. We have applied no aggregate criteria to any of these operating segments in order to determine reportable segments. Our three reportable segments are Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverages. All inter-segment net sales and expenses have been eliminated in computing net sales and operating income. These segments are described below.

Food Service

The primary products sold by the food service segment are soft pretzels, frozen juice treats and desserts, churros, dough enrobed handheld products and baked goods. Our customers in the food service segment include snack bars and food stands in chain, department and discount stores; malls and shopping centers; casual dining restaurants; 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.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE O – SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)

Retail Supermarkets

The primary products sold to the retail supermarket channel 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, WHOLE FRUIT frozen fruit bars and sorbet, PHILLY SWIRL cups and sticks, ICEE Squeeze-Up Tubes and dough enrobed handheld products including PATIO burritos. Within the retail supermarket channel, our frozen and prepackaged products are purchased by the consumer for consumption at home.

Frozen Beverages

We sell frozen beverages to the food service industry primarily under the names ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE in the United States, Mexico and Canada. We also provide repair and maintenance service to customers for customers’ owned equipment.

The Chief Operating Decision Maker for Food Service and Retail Supermarkets and the Chief Operating Decision Maker for Frozen Beverages monthly review detailed operating income statements and sales reports in order to assess performance and allocate resources to each individual segment. Sales is considered to be the one and only key variable monitored by the Chief Operating Decision Makers and management when determining each segment’s and the company’s financial condition and operating performance. In addition, the Chief Operating Decision Makers review and evaluate depreciation, capital spending and assets of each segment on a quarterly basis to monitor cash flow and asset needs of each segment. Information regarding the operations in these three reportable segments is as follows: 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE O – SEGMENT REPORTING (continued)

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(52 weeks)			(52 weeks)			(53 weeks)
	(in thousands)
Sales to External Customers:
Food Service
Soft pretzels	$	164,680		$	145,026		$	118,014
Frozen juices and ices		53,888			48,831			53,813
Churros		55,929			56,099			45,974
Handhelds		24,248			26,488			27,818
Bakery		281,556			274,783			266,192
Other		11,597			9,532			9,451
Total Food Service	$	591,898		$	560,759		$	521,262
Retail Supermarket
Soft pretzels	$	34,830		$	34,597		$	33,842
Frozen juices and ices		59,404			48,077			53,673
Handhelds		21,354			22,528			24,358
Coupon redemption		(3,807	)		(3,681	)		(3,222	)
Other		863			818			1,217
Total Retail Supermarket	$	112,644		$	102,339		$	109,868
Frozen Beverages
Beverages	$	133,283		$	132,274		$	135,436
Repair and maintenance service		59,805			52,813			49,115
Machines sales		20,224			17,376			13,136
Other		1,597			2,122			1,979
Total Frozen Beverages	$	214,909		$	204,585		$	199,666
Consolidated Sales	$	919,451		$	867,683		$	830,796
Depreciation and Amortization:
Food Service	$	20,983		$	18,999		$	17,287
Retail Supermarket		391			31			23
Frozen Beverages		15,719			14,522			13,627
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	37,093		$	33,552		$	30,937
Operating Income:
Food Service	$	73,731		$	65,907		$	49,770
Retail Supermarket		11,201			8,594			13,316
Frozen Beverages		21,916			22,903			21,881
Total Operating Income	$	106,848		$	97,404		$	84,967
Capital Expenditures:
Food Service	$	21,620		$	19,097		$	28,504
Retail Supermarket		-			-			-
Frozen Beverages		17,211			16,724			14,296
Total Capital Expenditures	$	38,831		$	35,821		$	42,800
Assets:
Food Service	$	524,272		$	486,015		$	453,509
Retail Supermarket		18,561			6,067			6,098
Frozen Beverages		161,940			153,579			143,437
Total Assets	$	704,773		$	645,661		$	603,044

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE P - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:

     Changes to the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
	(in thousands)
				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding Loss on
	Translation			Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total
Beginning Balance	$	(3,703	)	$	(2,227	)	$	(5,930	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(929	)		505			(424	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			366			366
Ending Balance	$	(4,632	)	$	(1,356	)	$	(5,988	)

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
	(in thousands)
				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding Loss on
	Translation			Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total
Beginning Balance	$	(3,132	)	$	-		$	(3,132	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(571	)		(2,227	)		(2,798	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			-			-
Ending Balance	$	(3,703	)	$	(2,227	)	$	(5,930	)

All amounts are net of tax.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

NOTE Q - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)
1st Quarter	$	203,523	$	59,906	$	12,426	$	0.66
2nd Quarter		205,321		61,113		13,521		0.72
3rd Quarter		257,113		84,368		23,678		1.26
4th Quarter		253,494		82,190		22,189		1.18
Total	$	919,451	$	287,577	$	71,814	$	3.82

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)
1st Quarter	$	191,408	$	54,135	$	10,226	$	0.54
2nd Quarter		201,326		58,151		12,660		0.67
3rd Quarter		237,036		75,322		21,172		1.12
4th Quarter		237,913		75,694		20,323		1.08
Total	$	867,683	$	263,302	$	64,381	$	3.41

(1) Total of quarterly amounts do not necessarily agree to the annual report amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

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SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

		Opening		Charged to						Closing
Year	Description	Balance		Expense			Deductions			Balance
2014	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	854,000	$	161,000		$	565,000	(1)	$	450,000
2013	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	987,000	$	(70,000	)	$	63,000	(1)	$	854,000
2012	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	955,000	$	276,000		$	244,000	(1)	$	987,000
2014	Inventory Reserve	$	4,449,000	$	2,626,000		$	3,093,000	(2)	$	3,982,000
2013	Inventory Reserve	$	3,883,000	$	2,768,000		$	2,202,000	(2)	$	4,449,000
2012	Inventory Reserve	$	4,615,000	$	1,291,000		$	2,023,000	(2)	$	3,883,000

(1) Write-offs of uncollectible accounts receivable.

(2) Disposals of obsolete inventory.

 

 

EX-21

EXHIBIT 21.1 – SUBSIDIARIES OF J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
	Place of
	Incorporation
J & J Snack Foods Investment Corp.	Delaware
The ICEE Company	Delaware
J & J Snack Foods Corp. of California	California
J & J Snack Foods Corp./Mia	Pennsylvania
J & J Snack Foods Corp. of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania
J & J Snack Foods Sales Corp.	New Jersey
J & J Snack Foods Transport Corp.	New Jersey
ICEE-Canada, Inc.	Canada
ICEE de Mexico, S.A. De C.V.	Mexico
J & J Restaurant Group, LLC	New Jersey
Bakers Best Snack Food Corp.	Pennsylvania
Pretzels, Inc.	Texas
Federal Pretzel Baking Company, LLC	Pennsylvania
Country Home Bakers, LLC	Georgia
ICEE of Hawaii, Inc.	Hawaii
DADDY RAY’S, Inc.	Missouri
Hom/Ade Foods, Inc.	Florida
J & J Snack Foods Corp. of Canada	Canada
J &J Snack Foods Handhelds Corp.	Ohio
New York Pretzel, LLC	New York
Swirl Holdings Corporation	Delaware

EX-23

EXHIBIT 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We have issued our report dated November 25, 2014 with respect to the consolidated financial statements, schedule, and internal control over financial reporting, included in the Annual Report of J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2014. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said report in the Registration Statements of J&J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries on Form S8 (File No. 333178379, effective December 8, 2011, File No. 333111292, effective December 18, 2003, File No. 33394795, effective January 18, 2000, and File No. 33303833, effective May 16, 1996).

/s/Grant Thornton LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 25, 2014

EX-31

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Dennis G. Moore, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of J & J Snack Foods Corp.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls and procedures for financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)     designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)     disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that

occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)     all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: November 25, 2014

/s/ Dennis G. Moore

Dennis G. Moore, Senior Vice

President, Chief Financial

Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

(Principal Accounting Officer)

EX-31

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Gerald B. Shreiber, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of J & J Snack Foods Corp.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal controls and procedures for financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)     designed such internal control over financial

reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)     evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)     disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that

occurred during the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.     The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)     all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls over financial reporting.

Date: November 25, 2014

/s/ Gerald B. Shreiber

Gerald B. Shreiber

Chairman of the Board,

President, Chief Executive

Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), the undersigned officer of J & J Snack Foods Corp. (the “Company”), does hereby certify with respect to the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended September 27, 2014 (the “Report”) that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; an
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 25, 2014

/s/ Dennis G. Moore

Dennis G. Moore, Senior Vice

President, Chief Financial

Officer and Director

(Principal Financial Officer)

(Principal Accounting Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

EX-32

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), the undersigned officer of J & J Snack Foods Corp. (the “Company”), does hereby certify with respect to the Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year ended September 27, 2014 (the “Report”) that:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: November 25, 2014

/s/ Gerald B. Shreiber

Gerald B. Shreiber

Chairman of the Board,

President, Chief Executive

Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

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Note P - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
	(in thousands)
				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding Loss on
	Translation			Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total
Beginning Balance	$	(3,703	)	$	(2,227	)	$	(5,930	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(929	)		505			(424	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			366			366
Ending Balance	$	(4,632	)	$	(1,356	)	$	(5,988	)

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
	(in thousands)
				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding Loss on
	Translation			Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total
Beginning Balance	$	(3,132	)	$	-		$	(3,132	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(571	)		(2,227	)		(2,798	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			-			-
Ending Balance	$	(3,703	)	$	(2,227	)	$	(5,930	)

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Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 28, 2013 Food Service [Member] Kim and Scott's [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 New York Pretzel [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 New York Pretzel [Member]	May 31, 2014 PHILLY SWIRL [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 PHILLY SWIRL [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Maximum [Member]
Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	3
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life									2 years	20 years
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired				0		849,000		11,060,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets	4,932,000	4,452,000	4,477,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	5,400,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	5,100,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	2,600,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	1,800,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Remainder of Fiscal Year	1,600,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	10 years 36 days
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0	0	0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		$ 0			$ 7,716,000	$ 7,716,000	$ 1,800,000	$ 1,826,000

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Note C - Investment Securities (Details) - Summary of Held to Maturity Securities (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Note C - Investment Securities (Details) - Summary of Held to Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 2,000	$ 2,256
Unrealized Losses	13	50
Fair Market Value	1,987	2,206
Amortized Cost	129,473	109,891
Unrealized Gains	760	254
Unrealized Losses	2,116	2,481
Fair Market Value	128,117	107,664
US Government Corporations and Agencies Securities [Member]
Note C - Investment Securities (Details) - Summary of Held to Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	2,000	2,000
Unrealized Losses	13	50
Fair Market Value	1,987	1,950
Mutual Funds [Member]
Note C - Investment Securities (Details) - Summary of Held to Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	129,473	109,891
Unrealized Gains	760	254
Unrealized Losses	2,116	2,481
Fair Market Value	128,117	107,664
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Note C - Investment Securities (Details) - Summary of Held to Maturity Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost		256
Fair Market Value		$ 256

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Note L - Stock Options (Details) - Nonqualified Stock Options by Excercise Price Range (Nonqualified Stock Options [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014 Exercise Price Range 1 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Exercise Price Range 2 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Exercise Price Range 3 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Price Range Low	$ 29.78	$ 47.59	$ 80.79
Exercise Price Range High	$ 41.75	$ 57.99	$ 94.24
Options Outstanding (in Shares)	100,000	91,247	58,132	249,379	231,247	211,247	227,315
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	3 years 73 days	4 years 219 days	7 years 292 days
Options Outstanding - Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 34.32	$ 53.67	$ 85.69	$ 53.38	$ 44.77	$ 41.36	$ 32.17
Options Exercisable (in Shares)	100,000	45,315		145,315
Options Exercisable - Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 34.32	$ 49.57

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Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - Acquired Intagible Assets (USD $)	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total Gross Carrying Amount	$ 91,004,000	$ 79,095,000
Total Accumulated Amortization	40,015,000	35,083,000
Trade Names [Member] | Food Service [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of indefinite lived intangible assets	13,072,000	12,880,000
Trade Names [Member] | Retail Supermarket [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of indefinite lived intangible assets	7,206,000	4,006,000
Trade Names [Member] | Frozen Beverages [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of indefinite lived intangible assets	9,315,000	9,315,000
Food Service [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortized intangible assets	592,000	545,000
Accumulated amortization of amortized intangible assets	509,000	478,000
Food Service [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortized intangible assets	40,797,000	40,187,000
Accumulated amortization of amortized intangible assets	29,914,000	26,187,000
Food Service [Member] | License and Rights [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortized intangible assets	3,606,000	3,606,000
Accumulated amortization of amortized intangible assets	2,708,000	2,614,000
Food Service [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total Gross Carrying Amount	58,067,000	57,218,000
Total Accumulated Amortization	33,131,000	29,279,000
Retail Supermarket [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortized intangible assets	160,000
Accumulated amortization of amortized intangible assets	34,000
Retail Supermarket [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortized intangible assets	7,979,000	279,000
Accumulated amortization of amortized intangible assets	420,000	62,000
Retail Supermarket [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total Gross Carrying Amount	15,345,000	4,285,000
Total Accumulated Amortization	454,000	62,000
Frozen Beverages [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortized intangible assets	198,000	198,000
Accumulated amortization of amortized intangible assets	198,000	198,000
Frozen Beverages [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortized intangible assets	6,478,000	6,478,000
Accumulated amortization of amortized intangible assets	5,448,000	4,830,000
Frozen Beverages [Member] | License and Rights [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount of amortized intangible assets	1,601,000	1,601,000
Accumulated amortization of amortized intangible assets	784,000	714,000
Frozen Beverages [Member]
Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Total Gross Carrying Amount	17,592,000	17,592,000
Total Accumulated Amortization	$ 6,430,000	$ 5,742,000

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Note B - Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended							5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 27, 2014 Food Service [Member] New York Pretzel [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Food Service [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Food Service [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Food Service [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Retail Supermarket [Member] PHILLY SWIRL [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Retail Supermarket [Member]	Sep. 28, 2013 Retail Supermarket [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Retail Supermarket [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Kim and Scott's [Member]	Sep. 24, 2011 Kim and Scott's [Member]	Oct. 31, 2013 New York Pretzel [Member]	Dec. 28, 2013 New York Pretzel [Member]	May 31, 2014 PHILLY SWIRL [Member]	Jun. 28, 2014 PHILLY SWIRL [Member]
Note B - Acquisitions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Revenue Reported by Acquired Entity for Last Annual Period													$ 8,000,000			$ 25,000,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual								12,600,000				1,800,000
Other General and Administrative Expense			155,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred														11,800,000		17,400,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill	91,004,000	79,095,000			58,067,000	57,218,000			15,345,000	4,285,000				849,000		11,100,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0												7,716,000	7,716,000	1,800,000	1,826,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment														3,049,000		1,200,000
Revenues	919,451,000	867,683,000	830,796,000	4,300,000	591,898,000	560,759,000	521,262,000		112,644,000	102,339,000	109,868,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Working Capital Acquired																4,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Assets Noncurrent																4,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets																95,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent																4,800,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	$ 269,000

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Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 6.25%, payable in monthly installments of $6,030, through March 2015	$	36	$	103
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 4.46%, payable in monthly installments of $1,598, through December 2018		74		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 4.88%, payable in monthly installments of $1,544, through October 2019		83		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 5.86%, payable in monthly installments of $1,544, through September 2019		80		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 2.30%, payable in monthly installments of $1,555, through October 2018		73		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 2.30%, payable in monthly installments of $1,555, through November 2018		74		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 7.6%, payable in monthly installments of $3,162, through November 2017		100		130
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 5.8%, payable in monthly installments of $14,625, through May 2014		-		114
Total capital lease obligations		521		347
Less current portion		146		211
Long term portion of capital lease obligations	$	374	$	136

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Note O - Segment Reporting (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of Operating Segments	3
Number of Reportable Segments	3

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Note G - Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 50,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 0	$ 0

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Note Q - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - Quarterly Financial Information (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014		Jun. 28, 2014		Mar. 29, 2014		Dec. 28, 2013		Sep. 28, 2013		Jun. 29, 2013		Mar. 30, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012		Sep. 27, 2014		Sep. 28, 2013		Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012
Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 253,494		$ 257,113		$ 205,321		$ 203,523		$ 237,913		$ 237,036		$ 201,326		$ 191,408		$ 919,451		$ 867,683			$ 830,796
Gross Profit	82,190		84,368		61,113		59,906		75,694		75,322		58,151		54,135		287,577		263,302			250,185
Net Earnings	$ 22,189		$ 23,678		$ 13,521		$ 12,426		$ 20,323		$ 21,172		$ 12,660		$ 10,226		$ 71,814		$ 64,381		$ 54,118	$ 54,118
Net Earnings Per Diluted Share (in Dollars per share)	$ 1.18	[1]	$ 1.26	[1]	$ 0.72	[1]	$ 0.66	[1]	$ 1.08	[1]	$ 1.12	[1]	$ 0.67	[1]	$ 0.54	[1]	$ 3.82	[1]	$ 3.41	[1]		$ 2.86

[1] Total of quarterly amounts do not necessarily agree to the annual report amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014		Sep. 28, 2013		Sep. 29, 2012
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Opening Balance	$ 854,000		$ 987,000		$ 955,000
Charged to Expense	161,000		(70,000)		276,000
Deductions	565,000	[1]	63,000	[1]	244,000	[1]
Closing Balance	450,000		854,000		987,000
Inventory Valuation Reserve [Member]
Valuation Allowance [Line Items]
Opening Balance	4,449,000		3,883,000		4,615,000
Charged to Expense	2,626,000		2,768,000		1,291,000
Deductions	3,093,000	[2]	2,202,000	[2]	2,023,000	[2]
Closing Balance	$ 3,982,000		$ 4,449,000		$ 3,883,000

[1] Write-offs of uncollectible accounts receivable.

[2] Disposals of obsolete inventory.

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Note M - 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Pension Contributions	$ 1,686,000	$ 1,624,000	$ 1,662,000

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Note Q - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

NOTE Q - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)
1st Quarter	$	203,523	$	59,906	$	12,426	$	0.66
2nd Quarter		205,321		61,113		13,521		0.72
3rd Quarter		257,113		84,368		23,678		1.26
4th Quarter		253,494		82,190		22,189		1.18
Total	$	919,451	$	287,577	$	71,814	$	3.82

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)
1st Quarter	$	191,408	$	54,135	$	10,226	$	0.54
2nd Quarter		201,326		58,151		12,660		0.67
3rd Quarter		237,036		75,322		21,172		1.12
4th Quarter		237,913		75,694		20,323		1.08
Total	$	867,683	$	263,302	$	64,381	$	3.41

(1) Total of quarterly amounts do not necessarily agree to the annual report amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

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Note D - Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory Valuation Reserves	$ 3,982,000	$ 4,449,000

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013	Sep. 28, 2013	Jun. 29, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 27, 2014		Sep. 28, 2013		Sep. 29, 2012
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Deferred Revenue	$ 11,500,000				$ 10,000,000				$ 11,500,000		$ 10,000,000
Shipping, Handling and Transportation Costs									71,159,000	[1]	65,025,000	[1]	62,250,000	[1]
Revenue, Net	253,494,000	257,113,000	205,321,000	203,523,000	237,913,000	237,036,000	201,326,000	191,408,000	919,451,000		867,683,000		830,796,000
Cash, Uninsured Amount	67,000,000								67,000,000
Cash, FDIC Insured Amount	250,000								250,000
Accounts Receivable, Net	99,972,000				87,545,000				99,972,000		87,545,000
Employees Covered Under Collective Bargaining Agreement, Percentage	25.00%								25.00%
Employess With Collective Bargaining Agreement Expiring In One Year, Percentage	5.00%								5.00%
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	450,000				854,000				450,000		854,000
Inventory Valuation Reserves	3,982,000				4,449,000				3,982,000		4,449,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	315,000				438,000				315,000		438,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	180,000				224,000				180,000		224,000
Income Tax Examination, Interest Expense									0		11,000		10,000
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in Shares)													162,142
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized	1,700,000								1,700,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition									3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate									20.60%		25.70%		28.30%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate									1.60%		2.50%		0.80%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate									0.90%		0.80%		0.90%
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Forfeiture Rate									20.00%		20.00%		18.00%
Advertising Expense									3,487,000		3,069,000		2,571,000
Commodity Futures Contracts and Spot Commodities, Proprietary Capital Charges	60,000,000								60,000,000
Research and Development Expense									499,000		478,000		501,000
5 year options [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Expected Volatility Term									52 months
5 year options [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Expected Volatility Term									55 months
10 year options [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Expected Volatility Term									10 years
Customers Group One [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net	1,000,000								1,000,000
Customers Group One [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Net	10,000,000								10,000,000
Largest Customer [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage									8.00%		8.00%		8.00%
Repair And Maintenance Service [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Deferred Revenue	1,577,000				1,454,000				1,577,000		1,454,000
Revenue, Net									22,748,000		22,780,000		20,309,000
Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent	67,000				45,000				67,000		45,000
Frozen Beverages [Member] | Machines Sales [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Revenue, Net									$ 22,826,000		$ 22,836,000		$ 20,324,000
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage									41.00%		43.00%		41.00%
Ingredients and Packaging [Member] | Supplier Concentration Risk [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage									0.00%		0.00%		0.00%
Minimum [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life									2 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term									5 years		5 years		5 years
Maximum [Member]
Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life									20 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term									10 years		10 years		10 years

[1] Includes share-based compensation expense of $42 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $30 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $27 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

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Note P - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - Changes to the Components of Other Comprehensive Loss (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ (5,930)	$ (3,132)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(424)	(2,798)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	366
Ending Balance	(5,988)	(5,930)
Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(3,703)	(3,132)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(929)	(571)
Ending Balance	(4,632)	(3,703)
Accumulated Net Unrealized Investment Gain (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	(2,227)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	505	(2,227)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	366
Ending Balance	$ (1,356)	$ (2,227)

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Note N - Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 27,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	41	$	50	$	70
Income taxes		41,318		35,496		23,864
Non cash items:
Capital leases	$	499	$	-	$	198

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Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation	$ 31,660,000	$ 28,801,000	$ 26,175,000

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Note L - Stock Options (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Note L - Stock Options (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized (in Shares)	800,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Available for Grant (in Shares)	504,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value	$ 3,400,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 3,200,000
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	1,500,000	2,600,000	2,400,000
Deferred Tax Expense from Stock Options Exercised	1,000,000	666,000	1,000,000
Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Note L - Stock Options (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)	$ 15.24	$ 13.76	$ 13.43
Nonqualified Stock Options [Member]
Note L - Stock Options (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share)	$ 17.34	$ 28.30	$ 16.32
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Note L - Stock Options (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Offering Date	85.00%
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans (in Shares)	15,650	19,804	20,318
Share Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 70.40	$ 52.61	$ 44.11
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	$ 329,000	$ 363,000	$ 256,000

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Note I - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012
Current
U.S. Federal	$ 31,506	$ 26,492	$ 21,573
Foreign	2,008	2,289	1,408
State	6,693	7,560	5,416
Total current expense	40,207	36,341	28,397
Deferred
Total deferred (benefit) expense	(8)	74		3,108
Total expense	39,392	36,409	32,168	32,168
Includes Deferred Tax Liability in Purchase Accounting of Philly Swirl Acquisition [Member]
Deferred
U.S. Federal	(217)	64	3,124
Foreign	(58)	(10)	(14)
State	(540)	14	661
Total deferred (benefit) expense	$ (815)	$ 68	$ 3,771

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Note C - Investment Securities (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Note C - Investment Securities (Details) [Line Items]
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities	$ 7,245,000	$ 25,307,000	$ 109,744,000
Marketable Securities, Gain (Loss)	361,000	108,000	0
Twenty Nine Mutual Funds [Member]
Note C - Investment Securities (Details) [Line Items]
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities	(2,116,000)
Number of Funds	29
Marketable Securities	107,861,000
Twenty Mutual Funds [Member]
Note C - Investment Securities (Details) [Line Items]
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities	(1,685,000)
Number of Funds	20
Marketable Securities	$ 71,806,000

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

J & J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries (the Company) manufactures, markets and distributes a variety of nutritional snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries. A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements follows.

1.    Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of J & J Snack Foods Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

2.    Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from our products when the products are shipped to our customers. Repair and maintenance equipment service revenue is recorded when it is performed provided the customer terms are that the customer is to be charged on a time and material basis or on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract when the customer has signed a service contract. Revenue is recognized only where persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, our price is fixed or estimable and collectability is reasonably assured. We record offsets to revenue for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments, trade spending, coupon redemption costs and returned product. Customers generally do not have the right to return product unless it is damaged or defective. Our recorded liability for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments and trade spending was approximately $11.5 million at September 27, 2014 and $10 million at September 28, 2013.

All amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are classified as revenues. Our product costs include amounts for shipping and handling, therefore, we charge our customers shipping and handling fees at the time the products are shipped or when services are performed. The cost of shipping products to the customer is recognized at the time the products are shipped to the customer and our policy is to classify them as Distribution expenses. The cost of shipping products to the customer classified as Distribution expenses was $71,159,000, $65,025,000 and $62,250,000 for the fiscal years ended 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

During the years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, we sold $22,826,000, $22,836,000 and $20,324,000, respectively, of repair and maintenance service contracts in our frozen beverage business. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, deferred income on repair and maintenance service contracts was $1,577,000 and $1,454,000, respectively, of which $67,000 and $45,000 is included in other long-term liabilities as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively and the balance is reflected as short-term and included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Repair and maintenance service contract income of $22,748,000, $22,780,000 and $20,309,000 was recognized for the fiscal years ended 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

3.    Foreign Currency

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period. The cumulative translation adjustment is recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and changes to such are included in comprehensive income.

4.    Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

5.    Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

6.    Cash, Accounts Receivable, Customers, Vendors and Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements Concentration

We maintain cash balances at financial institutions located in various states. We have cash balances at two banks totalling approximately $67 million that is in excess of FDIC insurance of $250,000 per bank.

Financial instruments that could potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk are trade accounts receivable; however, such risks are limited due to the large number of customers comprising our customer base and their dispersion across geographic regions. We usually have approximately 15 customers with accounts receivable balances of between $1 million and $10 million.

We have several large customers that account for a significant portion of our sales. Our top ten customers accounted for 41%, 43% and 41% of our sales during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with our largest customer accounting for 8% of our sales in 2014, 8% of our sales in 2013 and 8% in 2012. Three of the ten customers are food distributors who sell our product to many end users.

About 25% of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements with one agreement covering about 5% of our employees expiring in 2015.

None of our vendors supplied more than 10% of our ingredients and packaging in 2014, 2013 or 2012.

The majority of our accounts receivable are due from trade customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of our customers’ financial condition and collateral is not required. Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, our accounts receivables were $99,972,000 and $87,545,000 net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $450,000 and $854,000. Accounts receivable outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due. We determine our allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, our previous loss history, customers’ current ability to pay their obligations to us, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. We write off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts.

7.    Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out or weighted-average method) or market. We recognize abnormal amounts of idle facilities, freight, handling costs, and spoilage as charges of the current period.  Additionally, we allocate fixed production overhead to inventories based on the normal capacity of our production facilities.  We calculate normal capacity as the production expected to be achieved over a number of periods or seasons under normal circumstances, taking into account the loss of capacity resulting from planned maintenance. This requires us to use judgment to determine when production is outside the range of expected variation in production (either abnormally low or abnormally high).  In periods of abnormally low production (for example, periods in which there is significantly lower demand, labor and material shortages exist, or there is unplanned equipment downtime) the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is not increased.  However, in periods of abnormally high production the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is decreased to assure inventories are not measured above cost.

We review for slow moving and obsolete inventory and a reserve is established for the value of inventory that we estimate will not be used. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, our reserve for inventory was $3,982,000 and $4,449,000, respectively.

8.    Investment Securities

We classify our investment securities in one of three categories: held to maturity, trading, or available for sale. Our investment portfolio at September 27, 2014, consists of investments classified as held to maturity and available for sale. The mutual funds in our available for sale portfolio do not have contractual maturities; however, we classify them as long term assets as it is our intent to hold them for a period of over one year, although we may sell some or all of them depending on presently unanticipated needs for liquidity or market conditions. See Note C for further information on our holdings of investment securities.

9.    Depreciation and Amortization

     Depreciation of equipment and buildings is provided for by the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives. We review our equipment and buildings to ensure that they provide economic benefit and are not impaired. 

     Amortization of improvements is provided for by the straight-line method over the term of the lease or the assets’ estimated useful lives, whichever is shorter.  Licenses and rights, customer relationships and non compete agreements are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 2 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

  Long-lived assets, including fixed assets and amortizing intangibles, are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance.  Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences.

10.    Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of our short-term financial instruments, such as accounts receivables and accounts payable, approximate their fair values, based on the short-term maturities of these instruments.

11.    Income Taxes

We account for our income taxes under the liability method.  Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse.  Deferred tax expense is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Additionally, we recognize a liability for income taxes and associated penalties and interest for tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return which are more likely than not to be overturned by taxing authorities (“uncertain tax positions”).  We have not recognized a tax benefit in our financial statements for these uncertain tax positions.

As of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is $315,000 and $438,000, respectively, all of which would impact our effective tax rate over time, if recognized.  We recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters as a part of the provision for income taxes.  The Company had $180,000 and $224,000 of accrued interest and penalties as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. We recognized $11,000 and $10,000 of penalties and interest in the years ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively, and none in the year ended September 27, 2014.  A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	(in thousands)
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	438
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		-
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(123	)
Settlements		-
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	315

In addition to our federal tax return and tax returns for Mexico and Canada, we file tax returns in all states that have a corporate income tax. Virtually all the returns noted above are open for examination for three to four years.

12.    Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into consideration the potential dilution that could occur if securities (stock options) or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.

Our calculation of EPS is as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	71,814		18,677	$	3.85
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		130		(0.03	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	71,814		18,807	$	3.82

No anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2014 diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	64,381		18,785	$	3.43
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		93		(0.02	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	64,381		18,878	$	3.41

No anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2013 diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2012
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	54,118		18,854	$	2.87
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		63		(0.01	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	54,118		18,917	$	2.86

162,142 anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2012 diluted EPS because the options' exercise price is greater than the average market price of the common stock.

13.    Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

At September 27, 2014, the Company has three stock-based employee compensation plans. Share-based compensation was recognized as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Stock options	$	1,262	$	795	$	684
Stock purchase plan		329		363		256
Stock issued to outside directors		-		47		-
Stock issued to employees		17		18		1
Total share-based compensation	$	1,608	$	1,223	$	941
Per diluted share	$	0.09	$	0.06	$	0.05
The above compensation is net of tax benefits	$	468	$	647	$	305

At September 27, 2014, the Company has unrecognized compensation expense of approximately $1.7 million to be recognized over the next three fiscal years.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012: expected volatility of 20.6% for fiscal year 2014, 25.7% for fiscal year 2013 and 28.3% for fiscal year 2012: weighted average risk-free interest rates of 1.6%, 2.5 % and .8%; dividend rate of .9%, .8% and .9% and expected lives ranging between 5 and 10 years for all years. An expected forfeiture rate of 20% was used for 2014, 20% was used for 2013 and 18% was used for fiscal year 2012.

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the price of our common shares over the past 52 to 55 months for 5 year options and 10 years for 10 year options. We use historical information to estimate expected life and forfeitures within the valuation model. The expected term of awards represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Compensation cost is recognized using a straight-line method over the vesting or service period and is net of estimated forfeitures.

14.     Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total advertising expense was $3,487,000, $3,069,000 and $2,571,000 for the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

15.    Commodity Price Risk Management

Our most significant raw material requirements include flour, packaging, shortening, corn syrup, sugar, juice, cheese, chocolate, and a variety of nuts. We attempt to minimize the effect of future price fluctuations related to the purchase of raw materials primarily through forward purchasing to cover future manufacturing requirements, generally for periods from 1 to 12 months. As of September 27, 2014, we have approximately $60 million of such commitments. Futures contracts are not used in combination with forward purchasing of these raw materials. Our procurement practices are intended to reduce the risk of future price increases, but also may potentially limit the ability to benefit from possible price decreases.

16.     Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Total research and development expense was $499,000, $478,000 and $501,000 for the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. 

17.     Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance which requires us to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component.  In addition, we are required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period.  For other amounts not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, we are required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts.  This guidance was effective for our fiscal year 2014, and its adoption did not have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition which says that we should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  This guidance is effective for our fiscal year ending September 2018.  Early application is not permitted.  We will assess the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.

18.     Reclassifications

Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with the presentation for the current year.

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Note I - Income Taxes (Details) - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]
Income taxes at federal statutory rates	$ 38,922	$ 35,277	$ 30,200
Increase (decrease)in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	4,281	4,346	3,777
Domestic production activities deduction	(2,100)	(1,540)	(1,553)
Reduction of gross unrecognized tax benefits	(161)	(346)	(307)
Other, net	(1,550)	(1,328)	51
Income tax expense	$ 39,392	$ 36,409	$ 32,168	$ 32,168

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014
Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Abstract]
Balance at September 28, 2013	$ 438,000
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(123,000)
Balance at September 27, 2014	$ 315,000

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Note C - Investment Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
US Government Agency Debt	$	2,000	$	-	$	13	$	1,987
Total investment securities held to maturity	$	2,000	$	-	$	13	$	1,987

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	129,473	$	760	$	2,116	$	128,117
Total investment securities available for sale	$	129,473	$	760	$	2,116	$	128,117

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
US Government Agency Debt	$	2,000	$	-	$	50	$	1,950
Certificates of Deposit		256		-		-		256
Total investment securities held to maturity	$	2,256	$	-	$	50	$	2,206

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	109,891	$	254	$	2,481	$	107,664
Total investment securities available for sale	$	109,891	$	254	$	2,481	$	107,664

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

	September 27, 2014				September 28, 2013
			Fair				Fair
	Amortized		Market		Amortized		Market
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(in thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	-	$	-	$	256	$	256
Due after one year through five years		-		-		-		-
Due after five years through ten years		2,000		1,987		2,000		1,950
Total held to maturity securities	$	2,000	$	1,987	$	2,256	$	2,206
Less current portion		-		-		256		256
Long term held to maturity securities	$	2,000	$	1,987	$	2,000	$	1,950

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	(in thousands)
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	438
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		-
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(123	)
Settlements		-
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	315

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	71,814		18,677	$	3.85
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		130		(0.03	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	71,814		18,807	$	3.82

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	64,381		18,785	$	3.43
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		93		(0.02	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	64,381		18,878	$	3.41

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2012
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	54,118		18,854	$	2.87
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		63		(0.01	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	54,118		18,917	$	2.86

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Stock options	$	1,262	$	795	$	684
Stock purchase plan		329		363		256
Stock issued to outside directors		-		47		-
Stock issued to employees		17		18		1
Total share-based compensation	$	1,608	$	1,223	$	941
Per diluted share	$	0.09	$	0.06	$	0.05
The above compensation is net of tax benefits	$	468	$	647	$	305

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Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - Goodwill (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at September 27, 2014	$ 86,442	$ 76,899
Balance at September 28, 2013	86,442	76,899
Food Service [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at September 27, 2014	46,832	39,115
Balance at September 28, 2013	46,832	39,115
Retail Supermarket [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at September 27, 2014	3,670	1,844
Balance at September 28, 2013	3,670	1,844
Frozen Beverages [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Balance at September 27, 2014	35,940	35,940
Balance at September 28, 2013	$ 35,940	$ 35,940

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Calculation of EPS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014		Jun. 28, 2014		Mar. 29, 2014		Dec. 28, 2013		Sep. 28, 2013		Jun. 29, 2013		Mar. 30, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012		Sep. 27, 2014		Sep. 28, 2013		Sep. 29, 2012
Earnings Per Basic Share
Income (Numerator)																	$ 71,814		$ 64,381		$ 54,118
Shares (Denominator)																	18,677		18,785		18,854
Per Share Amount																	$ 3.85		$ 3.43		$ 2.87
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options																	130		93		63
Options																	$ (0.03)		$ (0.02)		$ (0.01)
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options																	130		93		63
Options																	$ (0.03)		$ (0.02)		$ (0.01)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Income (Numerator)																	$ 71,814		$ 64,381		$ 54,118
Shares (Denominator)																	18,807		18,878		18,917
Per Share Amount	$ 1.18	[1]	$ 1.26	[1]	$ 0.72	[1]	$ 0.66	[1]	$ 1.08	[1]	$ 1.12	[1]	$ 0.67	[1]	$ 0.54	[1]	$ 3.82	[1]	$ 3.41	[1]	$ 2.86

[1] Total of quarterly amounts do not necessarily agree to the annual report amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

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Note D - Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Finished goods	$	33,189	$	33,013
Raw materials		15,632		14,489
Packaging materials		6,107		5,937
Equipment parts and other		21,155		18,346
Total Inventories	$	76,083	$	71,785

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Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	September 27,		September 28,		Estimated
	2014		2013		Useful Lives
	(in thousands)				(in years)
Land	$	2,496	$	2,496		-
Buildings		26,741		26,741		15-39.5
Plant machinery and equipment		195,566		179,331		5-20
Marketing equipment		256,389		244,770		5-7
Transportation equipment		6,913		5,953		5
Office equipment		18,556		16,282		3-5
Improvements		26,635		24,917		5-20
Construction in Progress		4,785		9,952		-
Total property, plant and equipment	$	538,081	$	510,442

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 71,814,000	$ 64,381,000	$ 54,118,000
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of fixed assets	31,660,000	28,801,000	26,175,000
Amortization of intangibles and deferred costs	5,433,000	4,751,000	4,762,000
(Gains)losses from disposals and impairment of property & equipment	(119,000)	126,000	(146,000)
Share-based compensation	2,076,000	1,870,000	1,246,000
Deferred income taxes	(8,000)	74,000	3,108,000
Loss on sale of marketable securities	361,000
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from purchase of companies:
Increase in accounts receivable, net	(8,913,000)	(11,148,000)	(605,000)
Increase in inventories	(2,411,000)	(1,819,000)	(6,463,000)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other	(182,000)	(1,067,000)	1,982,000
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	6,831,000	579,000	5,248,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	106,542,000	86,548,000	89,425,000
Investing activities:
Payments for purchases of companies, net of cash acquired	(28,360,000)		(7,900,000)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(38,831,000)	(35,821,000)	(42,800,000)
Purchases of marketable securities	(26,932,000)	(111,241,000)	(68,450,000)
Proceeds from redemption and sales of marketable securities	7,245,000	25,307,000	109,744,000
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	1,572,000	1,199,000	1,038,000
Other	(806,000)	(281,000)	(950,000)
Net cash used in investing activities	(86,112,000)	(120,837,000)	(9,318,000)
Financing activities:
Payments to repurchase common stock	(7,504,729)	(14,500,215)	(8,167,125)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	3,320,000	3,948,000	4,228,000
Payments on capitalized lease obligations	(326,000)	(340,000)	(312,000)
Payment of cash dividend	(20,924,000)	(11,468,000)	(9,549,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(25,435,000)	(22,360,000)	(13,800,000)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(580,000)	(204,000)	412,000
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(5,585,000)	(56,853,000)	66,719,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	97,345,000	154,198,000	87,479,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 91,760,000	$ 97,345,000	$ 154,198,000

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Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

	September 27, 2014				September 28, 2013
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
	(in thousands)
FOOD SERVICE
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	13,072	$	-	$	12,880	$	-
Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		592		509		545		478
Customer relationships		40,797		29,914		40,187		26,187
License and rights		3,606		2,708		3,606		2,614
TOTAL FOOD SERVICE	$	58,067	$	33,131	$	57,218	$	29,279
RETAIL SUPERMARKETS
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	7,206	$	-	$	4,006	$	-
Amortized Intangible Assets
Non compete agreements		160		34		-		-
Customer relationships		7,979		420		279		62
TOTAL RETAIL SUPERMARKETS	$	15,345	$	454	$	4,285	$	62
FROZEN BEVERAGES
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	9,315	$	-	$	9,315	$	-
Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		198		198		198		198
Customer relationships		6,478		5,448		6,478		4,830
Licenses and rights		1,601		784		1,601		714
TOTAL FROZEN BEVERAGES	$	17,592	$	6,430	$	17,592	$	5,742
CONSOLIDATED	$	91,004	$	40,015	$	79,095	$	35,083

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Food		Retail		Frozen
	Service		Supermarkets		Beverages		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	46,832	$	3,670	$	35,940	$	86,442
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	39,115	$	1,844	$	35,940	$	76,899

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Note Q - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)
1st Quarter	$	203,523	$	59,906	$	12,426	$	0.66
2nd Quarter		205,321		61,113		13,521		0.72
3rd Quarter		257,113		84,368		23,678		1.26
4th Quarter		253,494		82,190		22,189		1.18
Total	$	919,451	$	287,577	$	71,814	$	3.82

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)
1st Quarter	$	191,408	$	54,135	$	10,226	$	0.54
2nd Quarter		201,326		58,151		12,660		0.67
3rd Quarter		237,036		75,322		21,172		1.12
4th Quarter		237,913		75,694		20,323		1.08
Total	$	867,683	$	263,302	$	64,381	$	3.41

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Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - Property, Plant and Equipment (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	$ 538,081	$ 510,442
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	2,496	2,496
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	15 years
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	39 years 6 months
Building [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	26,741	26,741
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	20 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	195,566	179,331
Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	7 years
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	256,389	244,770
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	6,913	5,953
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Office Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Office Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	18,556	16,282
Building Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	5 years
Building Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment, Useful Life	20 years
Building Improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	26,635	24,917
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Plant, Property and Equipment	$ 4,785	$ 9,952

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Note N - Cash Flow Information (Details) - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Cash paid for:
Interest	$ 41	$ 50	$ 70
Income taxes	41,318	35,496	23,864
Non cash items:
Capital leases	$ 499		$ 198

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 91,760	$ 97,345
Marketable securities held to maturity		256
Accounts receivable, net	99,972	87,545
Inventories, net	76,083	71,785
Prepaid expenses and other	3,695	3,284
Deferred income taxes	4,096	4,502
Total current assets	275,606	264,717
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	538,081	510,442
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	380,552	363,278
Property, plant and equipment, net	157,529	147,164
Other assets
Goodwill	86,442	76,899
Other intangible assets, net	50,989	44,012
Marketable securities held to maturity	2,000	2,000
Marketable securities available for sale	128,117	107,664
Other	4,090	3,205
Total other assets	271,638	233,780
Total Assets	704,773	645,661
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	146	211
Accounts payable	59,968	50,906
Accrued insurance liability	10,578	9,954
Accrued income taxes		1,740
Accrued liabilities	5,007	3,769
Accrued compensation expense	14,286	13,671
Dividends payable	5,972	2,988
Total current liabilities	95,957	83,239
Long-term obligations under capital leases	374	136
Deferred income taxes	44,785	45,183
Other long-term liabilities	1,139	538
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,663,000 and 18,677,000 respectively	32,621	34,516
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,988)	(5,930)
Retained Earnings	535,885	487,979
Total stockholders' equity	562,518	516,565
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity	$ 704,773	$ 645,661

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Recognized Share-based Compensation (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Option	$ 1,608	$ 1,223	$ 941
Per diluted share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.09	$ 0.06	$ 0.05
The above compensation is net of tax benefits	468	647	305
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Option	1,262	795	684
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Option	329	363	256
Deferred Stock Issued To Outside Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Option		47
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Option	$ 17	$ 18	$ 1

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Net Earnings	$ 71,814	$ 64,381	$ 54,118
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(929)	(571)	782
Unrealized holding gain (loss) on marketable securities	505	(2,227)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	366
Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of tax	(58)	(2,798)	782
Comprehensive Income	$ 71,756	$ 61,583	$ 54,900

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Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Due March Two Thousand Fifteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations interest	6.25%	6.25%
Capital lease obligations monthly installments	$ 6,030	$ 6,030
Due December Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations interest	4.46%	4.46%
Capital lease obligations monthly installments	1,598	1,598
Due October Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations interest	4.88%	4.88%
Capital lease obligations monthly installments	1,544	1,544
Due September Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations interest	5.86%	5.86%
Capital lease obligations monthly installments	1,544	1,544
Due October Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations interest	2.30%	2.30%
Capital lease obligations monthly installments	1,555	1,555
Due November Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations interest	2.30%	2.30%
Capital lease obligations monthly installments	1,555	1,555
Due November Two Thousand Seventeen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations interest	7.60%	7.60%
Capital lease obligations monthly installments	3,162	3,162
Due May Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations interest	5.80%	5.80%
Capital lease obligations monthly installments	$ 14,625	$ 14,625

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Note J - Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

	Plants and
	Offices		Equipment		Total
	(in thousands)
2015	$	5,462	$	5,185	$	10,647
2016		4,253		4,809		9,062
2017		3,546		4,209		7,755
2018		3,020		2,874		5,894
2019		2,463		1,692		4,155
2020 and thereafter		13,495		177		13,672
Total minimal rental commitments	$	32,239	$	18,946	$	51,185

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Note J - Commitments (Details) - Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014
Note J - Commitments (Details) - Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Line Items]
2015	$ 10,647
2016	9,062
2017	7,755
2018	5,894
2019	4,155
2020 and thereafter	13,672
Total minimal rental commitments	51,185
Building [Member]
Note J - Commitments (Details) - Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Line Items]
2015	5,462
2016	4,253
2017	3,546
2018	3,020
2019	2,463
2020 and thereafter	13,495
Total minimal rental commitments	32,239
Equipment [Member]
Note J - Commitments (Details) - Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Line Items]
2015	5,185
2016	4,809
2017	4,209
2018	2,874
2019	1,692
2020 and thereafter	177
Total minimal rental commitments	$ 18,946

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Note N - Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

NOTE N – CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following is supplemental cash flow information:

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 27,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	41	$	50	$	70
Income taxes		41,318		35,496		23,864
Non cash items:
Capital leases	$	499	$	-	$	198

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Note L - Stock Options (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Note L - Stock Options (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Incentive Stock Options					Nonqualified Stock Options
				Weighted-					Weighted-
	Stock			Average		Stock			Average
	Options			Exercise		Options			Exercise
	Outstanding			Price		Outstanding			Price
Balance, September 25, 2011		323,120		$	41.18		227,315		$	32.17
Granted		118,210			57.87		45,932			57.70
Exercised		(71,350	)		39.03		(62,000	)		19.77
Canceled		(14,300	)		41.13		-			-
Balance, September 29, 2012		355,680			47.16		211,247			41.36
Granted		1,600			63.13		20,000			80.79
Exercised		(84,628	)		34.58		-			-
Canceled		(12,800	)		51.01		-			-
Balance, September 28, 2013		259,852			51.17		231,247			44.77
Granted		83,440			82.07		38,132			88.26
Exercised		(39,097	)		42.42		(20,000	)		20.43
Canceled		(8,550	)		58.68		-			-
Balance, September 27, 2014		295,645		$	60.83		249,379		$	53.38
Exercisable Options September 27, 2014		105,145		$	47.22		145,315		$	39.08

Incentive Stock Options [Member]

Note L - Stock Options (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 27,		Contractual		Exercise		September 27,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2014		Life (in years)		Price		2014		Price
$36.71	-	$51.14		105,145		1.4	$	47.22		105,145	$	47.22
$57.15	-	$82.74		186,903		3.4	$	67.90		-		-
$89.37	-	$93.17		3,597		4.5	$	91.48		-		-
Total options				295,645						105,145

Nonqualified Stock Options [Member]

Note L - Stock Options (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 27,		Contractual		Exercise		September 27,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2014		Life (in years)		Price		2014		Price
$29.78	-	$41.75		100,000		3.2	$	34.32		100,000	$	34.32
$47.59	-	$57.99		91,247		4.6	$	53.67		45,315		49.57
$80.79	-	$94.24		58,132		7.8	$	85.69		-		-
Total options				249,379						145,315

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Note P - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

NOTE P - ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS:

     Changes to the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
	(in thousands)
				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding Loss on
	Translation			Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total
Beginning Balance	$	(3,703	)	$	(2,227	)	$	(5,930	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(929	)		505			(424	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			366			366
Ending Balance	$	(4,632	)	$	(1,356	)	$	(5,988	)

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
	(in thousands)
				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding Loss on
	Translation			Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total
Beginning Balance	$	(3,132	)	$	-		$	(3,132	)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(571	)		(2,227	)		(2,798	)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			-			-
Ending Balance	$	(3,703	)	$	(2,227	)	$	(5,930	)

All amounts are net of tax.

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Note L - Stock Options (Details) - Stock Option Activity (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011
Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Note L - Stock Options (Details) - Stock Option Activity [Line Items]
Balance	295,645	259,852	355,680	323,120
Balance	$ 60.83	$ 51.17	$ 47.16	$ 41.18
Granted	83,440	1,600	118,210
Granted	$ 82.07	$ 63.13	$ 57.87
Exercised	(39,097)	(84,628)	(71,350)
Exercised	$ 42.42	$ 34.58	$ 39.03
Canceled	(8,550)	(12,800)	(14,300)
Canceled	$ 58.68	$ 51.01	$ 41.13
Exercisable Options September 27, 2014	105,145
Exercisable Options September 27, 2014	$ 47.22
Nonqualified Stock Options [Member]
Note L - Stock Options (Details) - Stock Option Activity [Line Items]
Balance	249,379	231,247	211,247	227,315
Balance	$ 53.38	$ 44.77	$ 41.36	$ 32.17
Granted	38,132	20,000	45,932
Granted	$ 88.26	$ 80.79	$ 57.70
Exercised	(20,000)		(62,000)
Exercised	$ 20.43		$ 19.77
Exercisable Options September 27, 2014	145,315
Exercisable Options September 27, 2014	$ 39.08

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011
Balance at, Amount	$ 562,518	$ 562,518	$ 516,565	$ 562,518	$ 516,565	$ 475,487	$ 475,487	$ 432,388
Balance at, Shares (in Shares)	18,663,000	18,663,000	18,677,000	18,663,000	18,677,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, Amount				2,227	2,905	3,332
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan, Amount				1,102	1,043	896
Foreign currency translation adjustment				(929)	(571)	782
Unrealized Holding Loss on Marketable Securities				871	(2,227)
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan, Amount				34	103	687
Dividends declared				(23,908)	(12,010)	(9,795)
Share-based compensation				2,247	1,954	1,246
Repurchase of common stock, Amount				(7,505)	(14,500)	(8,167)
Repurchase of common stock, Shares (in Shares)	(17,644)			(81,685)	(204,397)		(142,038)
Net earnings		22,189	20,323	71,814	64,381	54,118	54,118
Common Stock [Member]
Balance at, Amount	32,621	32,621	34,516	32,621	34,516	43,011	43,011	45,017
Balance at, Shares (in Shares)	18,663,000	18,663,000	18,677,000	18,663,000	18,677,000	18,780,000	18,780,000	18,727,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, Amount				2,227	2,905	3,332
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options, Shares (in Shares)				52,000	80,000	105,000
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan, Amount				1,102	1,043	896
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan, Shares (in Shares)				16,000	20,000	20,000
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan, Amount				34	103	687
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan, Shares (in Shares)					1,000	70,000
Share-based compensation				2,247	1,954	1,246
Repurchase of common stock, Amount				(7,505)	(14,500)	(8,167)
Repurchase of common stock, Shares (in Shares)				(82,000)	(204,000)	(142,000)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Balance at, Amount	(5,988)	(5,988)	(5,930)	(5,988)	(5,930)	(3,132)	(3,132)	(3,914)
Foreign currency translation adjustment				(929)	(571)	782
Unrealized Holding Loss on Marketable Securities				871	(2,227)
Retained Earnings [Member]
Balance at, Amount	535,885	535,885	487,979	535,885	487,979	435,608	435,608	391,285
Dividends declared				(23,908)	(12,010)	(9,795)
Net earnings				$ 71,814	$ 64,381	$ 54,118

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Preferred, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	18,663,000	18,677,000
Common stock, shares outstanding	18,663,000	18,677,000

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Note I - Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE I – INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Current
U.S. Federal	$	31,506		$	26,492		$	21,573
Foreign		2,008			2,289			1,408
State		6,693			7,560			5,416
Total current expense		40,207			36,341			28,397
Deferred
U.S. Federal	$	(217	)	$	64		$	3,124
Foreign		(58	)		(10	)		(14	)
State		(540	)		14			661
Total deferred (benefit) expense		(815	)		68			3,771
Total expense	$	39,392		$	36,409		$	32,168

The 2014 deferred tax benefit does not equal the change in net deferred tax liabilities as a result of deferred taxes recorded in connection with the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition described more fully in Note B.

The provisions for income taxes differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of approximately 35% to earnings before income taxes for the following reasons:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Income taxes at federal statutory rates	$	38,922		$	35,277		$	30,200
Increase (decrease)in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		4,281			4,346			3,777
Domestic production activities deduction		(2,100	)		(1,540	)		(1,553	)
Reduction of gross unrecognized tax benefits		(161	)		(346	)		(307	)
Other, net		(1,550	)		(1,328	)		51
Income tax expense	$	39,392		$	36,409		$	32,168

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Vacation accrual	$	1,456	$	1,445
Insurance accrual		3,383		3,306
Deferred income		53		32
Allowances		1,895		2,348
Inventory capitalization		745		709
Share-based compensation		1,216		1,023
Net Operating Loss		1,956		-
Total deferred tax assets		10,704		8,863
Deferred tax liabilities
Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets		24,528		20,283
Depreciation of property and equipment		26,865		29,261
Total deferred tax liabilities		51,393		49,544
Total deferred tax liabilities, net	$	40,689	$	40,681

As of September 27, 2014, we have federal net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $5 million from the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition. These carry forwards are subject to an annual limitation under Code Section 382 of approximately $378,000 and will expire in 2033. We have determined there are no limitations to the total use of this asset and accordingly, have not recorded a valuation allowance for this deferred tax asset.

We have undistributed earnings of our Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries  that are considered to be indefinitely reinvested and accordingly no provision for US federal and state income taxes has been provided thereon.

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Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Nov. 04, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP
Document Type	10-K
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-27
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,666,865
Entity Public Float			$ 1,406,222,825
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000785956
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Document Period End Date	Sep. 27, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY

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Note J - Commitments

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE J - COMMITMENTS

1.     Lease Commitments

The following is a summary of approximate future minimum rental commitments for non-cancelable operating leases with terms of more than one year as of September 27, 2014:

	Plants and
	Offices		Equipment		Total
	(in thousands)
2015	$	5,462	$	5,185	$	10,647
2016		4,253		4,809		9,062
2017		3,546		4,209		7,755
2018		3,020		2,874		5,894
2019		2,463		1,692		4,155
2020 and thereafter		13,495		177		13,672
Total minimal rental commitments	$	32,239	$	18,946	$	51,185

Total rent expense was $15,163,000, $13,575,000 and $13,215,000 for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

2.     Other Commitments

We are a party to litigation which has arisen in the normal course of business which management currently believes will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

We self-insure, up to loss limits, certain insurable risks such as worker’s compensation and automobile liability claims. Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims incurred basis. Our total recorded liability for all years’ claims incurred but not yet paid was $8,100,000 and $8,500,000 at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. In connection with certain self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $9,075,000 and $8,175,000, respectively.

We have a self-insured medical plan which covers approximately 1,400 of our employees. We record a liability for incurred but not yet reported or paid claims based on our historical experience of claims payments and a calculated lag time period. Our recorded liability at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 was $1,853,000 and $1,516,000, respectively.

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) Share data in Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014		Sep. 28, 2013		Sep. 29, 2012
Net Sales	$ 919,451,000		$ 867,683,000		$ 830,796,000
Cost of goods sold (1)	631,874,000	[1]	604,381,000	[1]	580,611,000	[1]
Gross Profit	287,577,000		263,302,000		250,185,000
Operating expenses
Marketing (2)	78,632,000	[2]	74,076,000	[2]	76,318,000	[2]
Distribution (3)	71,159,000	[3]	65,025,000	[3]	62,250,000	[3]
Administrative (4)	29,784,000	[4]	27,448,000	[4]	26,192,000	[4]
Other general expense (income)	1,154,000		(651,000)		458,000
Total operating expenses	180,729,000		165,898,000		165,218,000
Operating Income	106,848,000		97,404,000		84,967,000
Investment income	4,473,000		3,492,000		1,392,000
Interest expense & other	(115,000)		(106,000)		(73,000)
Earnings before income taxes	111,206,000		100,790,000		86,286,000
Income taxes	39,392,000		36,409,000		32,168,000
NET EARNINGS	$ 71,814,000		$ 64,381,000		$ 54,118,000
Earnings per diluted share (in Dollars per share)	$ 3.82	[5]	$ 3.41	[5]	$ 2.86
Weighted average number of diluted shares (in Shares)	18,807		18,878		18,917
Earnings per basic share (in Dollars per share)	$ 3.85		$ 3.43		$ 2.87
Weighted average number of basic shares (in Shares)	18,677		18,785		18,854

[1] Includes share-based compensation expense of $466 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $463 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $270 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

[2] Includes share-based compensation expense of $673 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $635 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $403 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

[3] Includes share-based compensation expense of $42 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $30 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $27 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

[4] Includes share-based compensation expense of $895 for the year ended September 27, 2014, $742 for the year ended September 28, 2013 and $546 for the year ended September 29, 2012.

[5] Total of quarterly amounts do not necessarily agree to the annual report amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

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Note D - Inventories

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE D – INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Finished goods	$	33,189	$	33,013
Raw materials		15,632		14,489
Packaging materials		6,107		5,937
Equipment parts and other		21,155		18,346
Total Inventories	$	76,083	$	71,785

Inventory is presented net of an allowance for obsolescence of $3,982,000 and $4,449,000 as of fiscal year ends 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Note C - Investment Securities

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Investments, Debt and Equity Securities [Abstract]

Investments in Debt and Marketable Equity Securities (and Certain Trading Assets) Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE C – INVESTMENT SECURITIES

We have classified our investment securities as marketable securities held to maturity and available for sale. The FASB defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the FASB has established three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1 Observable input such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 Observable inputs, other than Level 1 inputs in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Our marketable securities held to maturity and available for sale values are derived solely from level 1 inputs.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our investment securities held to maturity at September 27, 2014 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
US Government Agency Debt	$	2,000	$	-	$	13	$	1,987
Total investment securities held to maturity	$	2,000	$	-	$	13	$	1,987

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our investment securities available for sale at September 27, 2014 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	129,473	$	760	$	2,116	$	128,117
Total investment securities available for sale	$	129,473	$	760	$	2,116	$	128,117

The mutual funds are primarily fixed income funds that seek current income with an emphasis on maintaining low volatility and overall moderate duration. The funds do not have contractual maturities; however, we classify them as long term assets as it is our intent to hold them for a period of over one year, although we may sell some or all of them depending on presently unanticipated needs for liquidity or market conditions. The unrealized losses of $2,116,000 are spread over 29 funds with a total fair market value of $107,861,000. Of the funds with unrealized losses at September 27, 2014, 20 funds with a total fair market value of $71,806,000 and unrealized losses of $1,685,000 also had unrealized losses at September 27, 2013.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our investment securities held to maturity at September 28, 2013 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
US Government Agency Debt	$	2,000	$	-	$	50	$	1,950
Certificates of Deposit		256		-		-		256
Total investment securities held to maturity	$	2,256	$	-	$	50	$	2,206

All of the certificates of deposit are within the FDIC limits for insurance coverage.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our investment securities available for sale at September 28, 2013 are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	109,891	$	254	$	2,481	$	107,664
Total investment securities available for sale	$	109,891	$	254	$	2,481	$	107,664

The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s held to maturity securities by contractual maturity at September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 are summarized as follows:

	September 27, 2014				September 28, 2013
			Fair				Fair
	Amortized		Market		Amortized		Market
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(in thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	-	$	-	$	256	$	256
Due after one year through five years		-		-		-		-
Due after five years through ten years		2,000		1,987		2,000		1,950
Total held to maturity securities	$	2,000	$	1,987	$	2,256	$	2,206
Less current portion		-		-		256		256
Long term held to maturity securities	$	2,000	$	1,987	$	2,000	$	1,950

Proceeds from the sale and redemption of marketable securities were $7,245,000, $25,307,000 and $109,744,000 in the years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively; with losses of $361,000 and $108,000 recorded in 2014 and 2013 and no gain or loss recorded in 2012. We use the specific identification method to determine the cost of securities sold.

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Note O - Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE O – SEGMENT REPORTING

We principally sell our products to the food service and retail supermarket industries. Sales and results of our frozen beverages business are monitored separately from the balance of our food service business because of different distribution and capital requirements. We maintain separate and discrete financial information for the three operating segments mentioned above which is available to our Chief Operating Decision Makers. We have applied no aggregate criteria to any of these operating segments in order to determine reportable segments. Our three reportable segments are Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverages. All inter-segment net sales and expenses have been eliminated in computing net sales and operating income. These segments are described below.

Food Service

The primary products sold by the food service segment are soft pretzels, frozen juice treats and desserts, churros, dough enrobed handheld products and baked goods. Our customers in the food service segment include snack bars and food stands in chain, department and discount stores; malls and shopping centers; casual dining restaurants; 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 channel 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, WHOLE FRUIT frozen fruit bars and sorbet, PHILLY SWIRL cups and sticks, ICEE Squeeze-Up Tubes and dough enrobed handheld products including PATIO burritos. Within the retail supermarket channel, our frozen and prepackaged products are purchased by the consumer for consumption at home.

Frozen Beverages

We sell frozen beverages to the food service industry primarily under the names ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE in the United States, Mexico and Canada. We also provide repair and maintenance service to customers for customers’ owned equipment.

The Chief Operating Decision Maker for Food Service and Retail Supermarkets and the Chief Operating Decision Maker for Frozen Beverages monthly review detailed operating income statements and sales reports in order to assess performance and allocate resources to each individual segment. Sales is considered to be the one and only key variable monitored by the Chief Operating Decision Makers and management when determining each segment’s and the company’s financial condition and operating performance. In addition, the Chief Operating Decision Makers review and evaluate depreciation, capital spending and assets of each segment on a quarterly basis to monitor cash flow and asset needs of each segment. Information regarding the operations in these three reportable segments is as follows: 

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(52 weeks)			(52 weeks)			(53 weeks)
	(in thousands)
Sales to External Customers:
Food Service
Soft pretzels	$	164,680		$	145,026		$	118,014
Frozen juices and ices		53,888			48,831			53,813
Churros		55,929			56,099			45,974
Handhelds		24,248			26,488			27,818
Bakery		281,556			274,783			266,192
Other		11,597			9,532			9,451
Total Food Service	$	591,898		$	560,759		$	521,262
Retail Supermarket
Soft pretzels	$	34,830		$	34,597		$	33,842
Frozen juices and ices		59,404			48,077			53,673
Handhelds		21,354			22,528			24,358
Coupon redemption		(3,807	)		(3,681	)		(3,222	)
Other		863			818			1,217
Total Retail Supermarket	$	112,644		$	102,339		$	109,868
Frozen Beverages
Beverages	$	133,283		$	132,274		$	135,436
Repair and maintenance service		59,805			52,813			49,115
Machines sales		20,224			17,376			13,136
Other		1,597			2,122			1,979
Total Frozen Beverages	$	214,909		$	204,585		$	199,666
Consolidated Sales	$	919,451		$	867,683		$	830,796
Depreciation and Amortization:
Food Service	$	20,983		$	18,999		$	17,287
Retail Supermarket		391			31			23
Frozen Beverages		15,719			14,522			13,627
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	37,093		$	33,552		$	30,937
Operating Income:
Food Service	$	73,731		$	65,907		$	49,770
Retail Supermarket		11,201			8,594			13,316
Frozen Beverages		21,916			22,903			21,881
Total Operating Income	$	106,848		$	97,404		$	84,967
Capital Expenditures:
Food Service	$	21,620		$	19,097		$	28,504
Retail Supermarket		-			-			-
Frozen Beverages		17,211			16,724			14,296
Total Capital Expenditures	$	38,831		$	35,821		$	42,800
Assets:
Food Service	$	524,272		$	486,015		$	453,509
Retail Supermarket		18,561			6,067			6,098
Frozen Beverages		161,940			153,579			143,437
Total Assets	$	704,773		$	645,661		$	603,044

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Note K - Capital Stock

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Repurchase Agreements, Resale Agreements, Securities Borrowed, and Securities Loaned Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE K - CAPITAL STOCK

In our fiscal year ended September 27, 2014, we purchased and retired 81,685 shares of our common stock at a cost of $7,504,729. In our third quarter, we purchased and retired 64,041 shares at a cost of $5,903,157. In our fourth quarter, we purchased and retired 17,644 shares at a cost of $1,601,572.

In our fiscal year ended September 28, 2013, we purchased and retired 204,397 shares of our common stock at a cost of $14,500,215.

In our fiscal year ended September 28, 2012, we purchased and retired 142,038 shares of our common stock at a cost of $8,167,125.

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Note G - Long-Term Debt

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE G – LONG-TERM DEBT

In November 2011, we entered into an amended and restated loan agreement with our existing banks which provides for up to a $50,000,000 revolving credit facility repayable in November 2016, with the availability of repayments without penalty. The agreement contains restrictive covenants and requires commitment fees in accordance with standard banking practice. As of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, there were no outstanding balances under the facility. We were in compliance with the restrictive covenants at September 27, 2014.

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Note I - Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Note I - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	35.00%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$ (1,895,000)	$ (2,348,000)
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | PHILLY SWIRL [Member] | Annual Limit [Member]
Note I - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	378,000
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] | PHILLY SWIRL [Member]
Note I - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	5,000,000
PHILLY SWIRL [Member]
Note I - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	$ 0

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Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE E – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	September 27,		September 28,		Estimated
	2014		2013		Useful Lives
	(in thousands)				(in years)
Land	$	2,496	$	2,496		-
Buildings		26,741		26,741		15-39.5
Plant machinery and equipment		195,566		179,331		5-20
Marketing equipment		256,389		244,770		5-7
Transportation equipment		6,913		5,953		5
Office equipment		18,556		16,282		3-5
Improvements		26,635		24,917		5-20
Construction in Progress		4,785		9,952		-
Total property, plant and equipment	$	538,081	$	510,442

Depreciation expense was $31,660,000, $28,801,000 and $26,175,000 for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE F – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Our three reporting units, which are also reportable segments, are Food Service, Retail Supermarket and Frozen Beverages.

The carrying amount of acquired intangible assets for the reportable segments are as follows:

	September 27, 2014				September 28, 2013
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
	(in thousands)
FOOD SERVICE
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	13,072	$	-	$	12,880	$	-
Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		592		509		545		478
Customer relationships		40,797		29,914		40,187		26,187
License and rights		3,606		2,708		3,606		2,614
TOTAL FOOD SERVICE	$	58,067	$	33,131	$	57,218	$	29,279
RETAIL SUPERMARKETS
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	7,206	$	-	$	4,006	$	-
Amortized Intangible Assets
Non compete agreements		160		34		-		-
Customer relationships		7,979		420		279		62
TOTAL RETAIL SUPERMARKETS	$	15,345	$	454	$	4,285	$	62
FROZEN BEVERAGES
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	9,315	$	-	$	9,315	$	-
Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		198		198		198		198
Customer relationships		6,478		5,448		6,478		4,830
Licenses and rights		1,601		784		1,601		714
TOTAL FROZEN BEVERAGES	$	17,592	$	6,430	$	17,592	$	5,742
CONSOLIDATED	$	91,004	$	40,015	$	79,095	$	35,083

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets is determined by applying a discounted cash flow model to the future sales and earnings associated with each intangible asset or is set by contract cost. The amortization period used for definite lived intangible assets is set by contract period or by the period over which the bulk of the discounted cash flow is expected to be generated. We currently believe that we will receive the benefit from the use of the trade names classified as indefinite lived intangible assets indefinitely and they are therefore not amortized.

Licenses and rights, customer relationships and non compete agreements are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 2 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

Amortizing intangibles are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance which include Level 3 inputs such as annual growth rates and discount rates.  Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences. There were no impairments of intangible assets in 2014, 2013 or 2012.

There were no intangible assets acquired in fiscal year 2013.

                Intangible assets of $849,000 were acquired in the food service segment in the New York Pretzel acquisition in the three months ended December 28, 2013 and intangible assets of $11,060,000 were acquired in the retail supermarket segment in the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition in the three months ended June 28, 2014.

Aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets for the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 was $4,932,000, $4,452,000 and $4,477,000, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is approximately $5,400,000 in 2015, $5,100,000 in 2016, $2,600,000 in 2017, $1,800,000 in 2018 and $1,600,000 in 2019. The weighted average amortization period of the intangible assets is 10.1 years.

Goodwill

The carrying amounts of goodwill for the reportable segments are as follows:

	Food		Retail		Frozen
	Service		Supermarkets		Beverages		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	46,832	$	3,670	$	35,940	$	86,442
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	39,115	$	1,844	$	35,940	$	76,899

The carrying value of goodwill is determined based on the excess of the purchase price of acquisitions over the estimated fair value of tangible and intangible net assets.  Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated annually by management for impairment.  Our impairment analysis for 2014, 2013 and 2012 was based on a combination of the income approach, which estimates the fair value of discounted cash flows, and the market approach, which estimates the fair value based on comparable market prices.  Under the income approach the Company used a discounted cash flow which requires Level 3 inputs such as:  annual growth rates, discount rates based upon the weighted average cost of capital and terminal values based upon current stock market multiples.  There were no impairment charges in 2014, 2013 or 2012.

No goodwill was acquired in fiscal year 2013.

Goodwill of $7,716,000 was acquired in the New York Pretzel acquisition in the three months ended December 28, 2013, all of which was allocated to the food service segment. Goodwill of $1,826,000 was acquired in the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition in the three months ended June 28,2014, all of which was allocated to the retail supermarket segment.

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Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Capital Leases in Financial Statements of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE H – OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES

Obligations under capital leases consist of the following:

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 6.25%, payable in monthly installments of $6,030, through March 2015	$	36	$	103
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 4.46%, payable in monthly installments of $1,598, through December 2018		74		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 4.88%, payable in monthly installments of $1,544, through October 2019		83		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 5.86%, payable in monthly installments of $1,544, through September 2019		80		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 2.30%, payable in monthly installments of $1,555, through October 2018		73		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 2.30%, payable in monthly installments of $1,555, through November 2018		74		-
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 7.6%, payable in monthly installments of $3,162, through November 2017		100		130
Capital lease obligations, with interest at 5.8%, payable in monthly installments of $14,625, through May 2014		-		114
Total capital lease obligations		521		347
Less current portion		146		211
Long term portion of capital lease obligations	$	374	$	136

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Note J - Commitments (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 15,163,000	$ 13,575,000	$ 13,215,000
Accrued Insurance	8,100,000	8,500,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	9,075,000	8,175,000
Number Of Employees	1,400
Self Insurance Reserve	$ 1,853,000	$ 1,516,000

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Note K - Capital Stock (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Jun. 28, 2014	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	17,644	64,041	81,685	204,397	142,038
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock	$ 1,601,572	$ 5,903,157	$ 7,504,729	$ 14,500,215	$ 8,167,125

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Note I - Income Taxes (Details) - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Deferred tax assets
Vacation accrual	$ 1,456	$ 1,445
Insurance accrual	3,383	3,306
Deferred income	53	32
Allowances	1,895	2,348
Inventory capitalization	745	709
Share-based compensation	1,216	1,023
Net Operating Loss	1,956
Total deferred tax assets	10,704	8,863
Deferred tax liabilities
Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets	24,528	20,283
Depreciation of property and equipment	26,865	29,261
Total deferred tax liabilities	51,393	49,544
Total deferred tax liabilities, net	$ 40,689	$ 40,681

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Note I - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Current
U.S. Federal	$	31,506		$	26,492		$	21,573
Foreign		2,008			2,289			1,408
State		6,693			7,560			5,416
Total current expense		40,207			36,341			28,397
Deferred
U.S. Federal	$	(217	)	$	64		$	3,124
Foreign		(58	)		(10	)		(14	)
State		(540	)		14			661
Total deferred (benefit) expense		(815	)		68			3,771
Total expense	$	39,392		$	36,409		$	32,168

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Income taxes at federal statutory rates	$	38,922		$	35,277		$	30,200
Increase (decrease)in taxes resulting from:
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		4,281			4,346			3,777
Domestic production activities deduction		(2,100	)		(1,540	)		(1,553	)
Reduction of gross unrecognized tax benefits		(161	)		(346	)		(307	)
Other, net		(1,550	)		(1,328	)		51
Income tax expense	$	39,392		$	36,409		$	32,168

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	September 27,		September 28,
	2014		2013
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Vacation accrual	$	1,456	$	1,445
Insurance accrual		3,383		3,306
Deferred income		53		32
Allowances		1,895		2,348
Inventory capitalization		745		709
Share-based compensation		1,216		1,023
Net Operating Loss		1,956		-
Total deferred tax assets		10,704		8,863
Deferred tax liabilities
Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets		24,528		20,283
Depreciation of property and equipment		26,865		29,261
Total deferred tax liabilities		51,393		49,544
Total deferred tax liabilities, net	$	40,689	$	40,681

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Note D - Inventories (Details) - Inventories (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Inventory [Line Items]
Finished goods	$ 33,189	$ 33,013
Equipment parts and other	21,155	18,346
Total Inventories	76,083	71,785
Raw Materials [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Raw materials	15,632	14,489
Packaging Materials [Member]
Inventory [Line Items]
Packaging materials	$ 6,107	$ 5,937

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Note M - 401(K) Profit Sharing Plan

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE M – 401(k) PROFIT-SHARING PLAN

We maintain a 401(k) profit-sharing plan for our employees. Under this plan, we may make discretionary profit-sharing and matching 401(k) contributions. Contributions of $1,686,000, $1,624,000 and $1,662,000 were made in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

		Opening		Charged to						Closing
Year	Description	Balance		Expense			Deductions			Balance
2014	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	854,000	$	161,000		$	565,000	(1)	$	450,000
2013	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	987,000	$	(70,000	)	$	63,000	(1)	$	854,000
2012	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	955,000	$	276,000		$	244,000	(1)	$	987,000
2014	Inventory Reserve	$	4,449,000	$	2,626,000		$	3,093,000	(2)	$	3,982,000
2013	Inventory Reserve	$	3,883,000	$	2,768,000		$	2,202,000	(2)	$	4,449,000
2012	Inventory Reserve	$	4,615,000	$	1,291,000		$	2,023,000	(2)	$	3,883,000

(1) Write-offs of uncollectible accounts receivable.

(2) Disposals of obsolete inventory.

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Note C - Investment Securities (Details) - Held to Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Held to Maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity [Abstract]
Due in one year or less		$ 256
Due in one year or less		256
Due after one year through five years		0
Due after one year through five years		0
Due after five years through ten years	2,000	2,000
Due after five years through ten years	1,987	1,950
Total held to maturity securities	2,000	2,256
Total held to maturity securities	1,987	2,206
Less current portion		256
Less current portion		256
Long term held to maturity securities	2,000	2,000
Long term held to maturity securities	$ 1,987	$ 1,950

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Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

		Opening		Charged to						Closing
Year	Description	Balance		Expense			Deductions			Balance
2014	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	854,000	$	161,000		$	565,000	(1)	$	450,000
2013	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	987,000	$	(70,000	)	$	63,000	(1)	$	854,000
2012	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	955,000	$	276,000		$	244,000	(1)	$	987,000
2014	Inventory Reserve	$	4,449,000	$	2,626,000		$	3,093,000	(2)	$	3,982,000
2013	Inventory Reserve	$	3,883,000	$	2,768,000		$	2,202,000	(2)	$	4,449,000
2012	Inventory Reserve	$	4,615,000	$	1,291,000		$	2,023,000	(2)	$	3,883,000

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Parentheticals) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Cost Of Goods Sold [Member]
Allocated Share Based Compensation	$ 466,000	$ 463,000	$ 270,000
Marketing [Member]
Allocated Share Based Compensation	673,000	635,000	403,000
Distribution [Member]
Allocated Share Based Compensation	42,000	30,000	27,000
Administrative [Member]
Allocated Share Based Compensation	$ 895,000	$ 742,000	$ 546,000

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Note B - Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE B – ACQUISITIONS

     In June 2012, we acquired the assets of Kim & Scott’s Gourmet Pretzels, Inc., a manufacturer and seller of a premium brand soft pretzel.  This business had sales of approximately $8 million over the prior twelve months to food service and retail supermarket customers, and had sales of approximately $1.8 million in our 2012 fiscal year from the acquisition date.

Acquisition costs of $155,000 for the Kim & Scott’s acquisition are included in other general expense in the consolidated statements of earnings for the year ended September 29, 2012.

In October 2013, we acquired the assets of New York Pretzel, a manufacturer and distributor of soft pretzels selling primarily in the northeast to foodservice and retail locations.  Of the purchase price of $11.8 million, $849,000 was allocated to intangible assets, $7,716,000 was allocated to goodwill and $3,049,000 was allocated to property, plant and equipment. This business had sales of about $4.3 million in our 2014 fiscal year included in the food service segment.

In May 2014, we acquired the stock of Philly’s Famous Water Ice, Inc. (PHILLY SWIRL). PHILLY SWIRL, located in Tampa, FL, produces frozen novelty products sold primarily to retail supermarket locations throughout the United States and to Canada with annual sales approximating $25 million.  The allocation of the purchase price of $17.4 million is $4.0 million to working capital, $1.2 million to property, plant and equipment, $11.1 million to intangible assets, $1.8 million to goodwill, $4.0 million to deferred tax assets and $95,000 to other assets and $4.8 million to deferred tax liabilities. Sales of PHILLY SWIRL from the acquisition date to September 27, 2014 were $12.6 million and are included in the retail supermarket segment.

     Acquisition costs of $269,000 for the New York Pretzel and PHILLY SWIRL acquisitions are included in other general expense in the consolidated statements of earnings for the year ended September 27, 2014.

     The goodwill and intangible assets acquired in the business combinations are recorded at fair value.  To measure fair value for such assets, we use techniques including discounted expected future cash flows (Level 3 input).

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Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation	$ 521	$ 347
Less current portion	146	211
Long term portion of capital lease obligations	374	136
Due March Two Thousand Fifteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation	36	103
Due December Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation	74
Due October Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation	83
Due September Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation	80
Due October Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation	73
Due November Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation	74
Due November Two Thousand Seventeen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation	100	130
Due May Two Thousand Fourteen [Member]
Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Details) - Obligations Under Capital Leases [Line Items]
Capital Lease Obligation		$ 114

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Note L - Stock Options (Details) - Incentive Stock Options by Excercise Price Range (Incentive Stock Options [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014 Exercise Price Range 1 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Exercise Price Range 2 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014 Exercise Price Range 3 [Member]	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range [Line Items]
Exercise Price Range Low	$ 36.71	$ 57.15	$ 89.37
Exercise Price Range High	$ 51.14	$ 82.74	$ 93.17
Options Outstanding (in Shares)	105,145	186,903	3,597	295,645	259,852	355,680	323,120
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life	1 year 146 days	3 years 146 days	4 years 6 months
Options Outstanding - Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 47.22	$ 67.90	$ 91.48	$ 60.83	$ 51.17	$ 47.16	$ 41.18
Options Exercisable (in Shares)	105,145			105,145
Options Exercisable - Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 47.22

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Accounting Policies, by Policy (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

1.    Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of J & J Snack Foods Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

2.    Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from our products when the products are shipped to our customers. Repair and maintenance equipment service revenue is recorded when it is performed provided the customer terms are that the customer is to be charged on a time and material basis or on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract when the customer has signed a service contract. Revenue is recognized only where persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, our price is fixed or estimable and collectability is reasonably assured. We record offsets to revenue for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments, trade spending, coupon redemption costs and returned product. Customers generally do not have the right to return product unless it is damaged or defective. Our recorded liability for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments and trade spending was approximately $11.5 million at September 27, 2014 and $10 million at September 28, 2013.

All amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are classified as revenues. Our product costs include amounts for shipping and handling, therefore, we charge our customers shipping and handling fees at the time the products are shipped or when services are performed. The cost of shipping products to the customer is recognized at the time the products are shipped to the customer and our policy is to classify them as Distribution expenses. The cost of shipping products to the customer classified as Distribution expenses was $71,159,000, $65,025,000 and $62,250,000 for the fiscal years ended 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

During the years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, we sold $22,826,000, $22,836,000 and $20,324,000, respectively, of repair and maintenance service contracts in our frozen beverage business. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, deferred income on repair and maintenance service contracts was $1,577,000 and $1,454,000, respectively, of which $67,000 and $45,000 is included in other long-term liabilities as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively and the balance is reflected as short-term and included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Repair and maintenance service contract income of $22,748,000, $22,780,000 and $20,309,000 was recognized for the fiscal years ended 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

3.    Foreign Currency

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period. The cumulative translation adjustment is recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and changes to such are included in comprehensive income.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

4.    Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

5.    Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]

6.    Cash, Accounts Receivable, Customers, Vendors and Employees Covered by Collective Bargaining Agreements Concentration

We maintain cash balances at financial institutions located in various states. We have cash balances at two banks totalling approximately $67 million that is in excess of FDIC insurance of $250,000 per bank.

Financial instruments that could potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk are trade accounts receivable; however, such risks are limited due to the large number of customers comprising our customer base and their dispersion across geographic regions. We usually have approximately 15 customers with accounts receivable balances of between $1 million and $10 million.

We have several large customers that account for a significant portion of our sales. Our top ten customers accounted for 41%, 43% and 41% of our sales during fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with our largest customer accounting for 8% of our sales in 2014, 8% of our sales in 2013 and 8% in 2012. Three of the ten customers are food distributors who sell our product to many end users.

About 25% of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements with one agreement covering about 5% of our employees expiring in 2015.

None of our vendors supplied more than 10% of our ingredients and packaging in 2014, 2013 or 2012.

The majority of our accounts receivable are due from trade customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of our customers’ financial condition and collateral is not required. Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, our accounts receivables were $99,972,000 and $87,545,000 net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $450,000 and $854,000. Accounts receivable outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due. We determine our allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, our previous loss history, customers’ current ability to pay their obligations to us, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. We write off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

7.    Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined by the first-in, first-out or weighted-average method) or market. We recognize abnormal amounts of idle facilities, freight, handling costs, and spoilage as charges of the current period.  Additionally, we allocate fixed production overhead to inventories based on the normal capacity of our production facilities.  We calculate normal capacity as the production expected to be achieved over a number of periods or seasons under normal circumstances, taking into account the loss of capacity resulting from planned maintenance. This requires us to use judgment to determine when production is outside the range of expected variation in production (either abnormally low or abnormally high).  In periods of abnormally low production (for example, periods in which there is significantly lower demand, labor and material shortages exist, or there is unplanned equipment downtime) the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is not increased.  However, in periods of abnormally high production the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is decreased to assure inventories are not measured above cost.

We review for slow moving and obsolete inventory and a reserve is established for the value of inventory that we estimate will not be used. At September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, our reserve for inventory was $3,982,000 and $4,449,000, respectively.

Marketable Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

8.    Investment Securities

We classify our investment securities in one of three categories: held to maturity, trading, or available for sale. Our investment portfolio at September 27, 2014, consists of investments classified as held to maturity and available for sale. The mutual funds in our available for sale portfolio do not have contractual maturities; however, we classify them as long term assets as it is our intent to hold them for a period of over one year, although we may sell some or all of them depending on presently unanticipated needs for liquidity or market conditions. See Note C for further information on our holdings of investment securities.

Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization [Policy Text Block]

9.    Depreciation and Amortization

     Depreciation of equipment and buildings is provided for by the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives. We review our equipment and buildings to ensure that they provide economic benefit and are not impaired. 

     Amortization of improvements is provided for by the straight-line method over the term of the lease or the assets’ estimated useful lives, whichever is shorter.  Licenses and rights, customer relationships and non compete agreements are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 2 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

  Long-lived assets, including fixed assets and amortizing intangibles, are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable.  Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance.  Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

10.    Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of our short-term financial instruments, such as accounts receivables and accounts payable, approximate their fair values, based on the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

11.    Income Taxes

We account for our income taxes under the liability method.  Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse.  Deferred tax expense is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Additionally, we recognize a liability for income taxes and associated penalties and interest for tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return which are more likely than not to be overturned by taxing authorities (“uncertain tax positions”).  We have not recognized a tax benefit in our financial statements for these uncertain tax positions.

As of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is $315,000 and $438,000, respectively, all of which would impact our effective tax rate over time, if recognized.  We recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters as a part of the provision for income taxes.  The Company had $180,000 and $224,000 of accrued interest and penalties as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, respectively. We recognized $11,000 and $10,000 of penalties and interest in the years ended September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively, and none in the year ended September 27, 2014.  A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	(in thousands)
Balance at September 28, 2013	$	438
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		-
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(123	)
Settlements		-
Balance at September 27, 2014	$	315

In addition to our federal tax return and tax returns for Mexico and Canada, we file tax returns in all states that have a corporate income tax. Virtually all the returns noted above are open for examination for three to four years.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

12.    Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into consideration the potential dilution that could occur if securities (stock options) or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.

Our calculation of EPS is as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 27, 2014
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	71,814		18,677	$	3.85
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		130		(0.03	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	71,814		18,807	$	3.82

No anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2014 diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 28, 2013
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	64,381		18,785	$	3.43
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		93		(0.02	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	64,381		18,878	$	3.41

No anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2013 diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2012
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	54,118		18,854	$	2.87
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		63		(0.01	)
Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	54,118		18,917	$	2.86

162,142 anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of 2012 diluted EPS because the options' exercise price is greater than the average market price of the common stock.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

13.    Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

At September 27, 2014, the Company has three stock-based employee compensation plans. Share-based compensation was recognized as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,		September 28,		September 29,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Stock options	$	1,262	$	795	$	684
Stock purchase plan		329		363		256
Stock issued to outside directors		-		47		-
Stock issued to employees		17		18		1
Total share-based compensation	$	1,608	$	1,223	$	941
Per diluted share	$	0.09	$	0.06	$	0.05
The above compensation is net of tax benefits	$	468	$	647	$	305

At September 27, 2014, the Company has unrecognized compensation expense of approximately $1.7 million to be recognized over the next three fiscal years.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012: expected volatility of 20.6% for fiscal year 2014, 25.7% for fiscal year 2013 and 28.3% for fiscal year 2012: weighted average risk-free interest rates of 1.6%, 2.5 % and .8%; dividend rate of .9%, .8% and .9% and expected lives ranging between 5 and 10 years for all years. An expected forfeiture rate of 20% was used for 2014, 20% was used for 2013 and 18% was used for fiscal year 2012.

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the price of our common shares over the past 52 to 55 months for 5 year options and 10 years for 10 year options. We use historical information to estimate expected life and forfeitures within the valuation model. The expected term of awards represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Compensation cost is recognized using a straight-line method over the vesting or service period and is net of estimated forfeitures.

Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]

14.     Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total advertising expense was $3,487,000, $3,069,000 and $2,571,000 for the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

Derivatives, Hedge Discontinuances [Policy Text Block]

15.    Commodity Price Risk Management

Our most significant raw material requirements include flour, packaging, shortening, corn syrup, sugar, juice, cheese, chocolate, and a variety of nuts. We attempt to minimize the effect of future price fluctuations related to the purchase of raw materials primarily through forward purchasing to cover future manufacturing requirements, generally for periods from 1 to 12 months. As of September 27, 2014, we have approximately $60 million of such commitments. Futures contracts are not used in combination with forward purchasing of these raw materials. Our procurement practices are intended to reduce the risk of future price increases, but also may potentially limit the ability to benefit from possible price decreases.

Research, Development, and Computer Software, Policy [Policy Text Block]

16.     Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Total research and development expense was $499,000, $478,000 and $501,000 for the fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

17.     Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued guidance which requires us to provide information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component.  In addition, we are required to present, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period.  For other amounts not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, we are required to cross-reference to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts.  This guidance was effective for our fiscal year 2014, and its adoption did not have a significant effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition which says that we should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.  This guidance is effective for our fiscal year ending September 2018.  Early application is not permitted.  We will assess the impact this guidance will have on our consolidated financial statements.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]

18.     Reclassifications

Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with the presentation for the current year.

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Note O - Segment Reporting (Details) - Reportable Segments Operations Information (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	$ 919,451	$ 867,683	$ 830,796
Depreciation and Amortization	37,093	33,552	30,937
Operating Income	106,848	97,404	84,967
Capital Expenditures	38,831	35,821	42,800
Assets	704,773	645,661	603,044
Soft Pretzels [Member] | Food Service [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	164,680	145,026	118,014
Soft Pretzels [Member] | Retail Supermarket [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	34,830	34,597	33,842
Frozen Juices And Ices [Member] | Food Service [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	53,888	48,831	53,813
Frozen Juices And Ices [Member] | Retail Supermarket [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	59,404	48,077	53,673
Churros [Member] | Food Service [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	55,929	56,099	45,974
Handhelds [Member] | Food Service [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	24,248	26,488	27,818
Handhelds [Member] | Retail Supermarket [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	21,354	22,528	24,358
Bakery [Member] | Food Service [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	281,556	274,783	266,192
Other [Member] | Food Service [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	11,597	9,532	9,451
Other [Member] | Retail Supermarket [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	863	818	1,217
Other [Member] | Frozen Beverages [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	1,597	2,122	1,979
Coupon Redemtion [Member] | Retail Supermarket [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	(3,807)	(3,681)	(3,222)
Beverages [Member] | Frozen Beverages [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	133,283	132,274	135,436
Repair And Maintenance Service [Member] | Frozen Beverages [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	59,805	52,813	49,115
Machines Sales [Member] | Frozen Beverages [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	20,224	17,376	13,136
Food Service [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	591,898	560,759	521,262
Depreciation and Amortization	20,983	18,999	17,287
Operating Income	73,731	65,907	49,770
Capital Expenditures	21,620	19,097	28,504
Assets	524,272	486,015	453,509
Retail Supermarket [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	112,644	102,339	109,868
Depreciation and Amortization	391	31	23
Operating Income	11,201	8,594	13,316
Assets	18,561	6,067	6,098
Frozen Beverages [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Sales to External Customers	214,909	204,585	199,666
Depreciation and Amortization	15,719	14,522	13,627
Operating Income	21,916	22,903	21,881
Capital Expenditures	17,211	16,724	14,296
Assets	$ 161,940	$ 153,579	$ 143,437

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Note O - Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal year ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
	2014			2013			2012
	(52 weeks)			(52 weeks)			(53 weeks)
	(in thousands)
Sales to External Customers:
Food Service
Soft pretzels	$	164,680		$	145,026		$	118,014
Frozen juices and ices		53,888			48,831			53,813
Churros		55,929			56,099			45,974
Handhelds		24,248			26,488			27,818
Bakery		281,556			274,783			266,192
Other		11,597			9,532			9,451
Total Food Service	$	591,898		$	560,759		$	521,262
Retail Supermarket
Soft pretzels	$	34,830		$	34,597		$	33,842
Frozen juices and ices		59,404			48,077			53,673
Handhelds		21,354			22,528			24,358
Coupon redemption		(3,807	)		(3,681	)		(3,222	)
Other		863			818			1,217
Total Retail Supermarket	$	112,644		$	102,339		$	109,868
Frozen Beverages
Beverages	$	133,283		$	132,274		$	135,436
Repair and maintenance service		59,805			52,813			49,115
Machines sales		20,224			17,376			13,136
Other		1,597			2,122			1,979
Total Frozen Beverages	$	214,909		$	204,585		$	199,666
Consolidated Sales	$	919,451		$	867,683		$	830,796
Depreciation and Amortization:
Food Service	$	20,983		$	18,999		$	17,287
Retail Supermarket		391			31			23
Frozen Beverages		15,719			14,522			13,627
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	37,093		$	33,552		$	30,937
Operating Income:
Food Service	$	73,731		$	65,907		$	49,770
Retail Supermarket		11,201			8,594			13,316
Frozen Beverages		21,916			22,903			21,881
Total Operating Income	$	106,848		$	97,404		$	84,967
Capital Expenditures:
Food Service	$	21,620		$	19,097		$	28,504
Retail Supermarket		-			-			-
Frozen Beverages		17,211			16,724			14,296
Total Capital Expenditures	$	38,831		$	35,821		$	42,800
Assets:
Food Service	$	524,272		$	486,015		$	453,509
Retail Supermarket		18,561			6,067			6,098
Frozen Beverages		161,940			153,579			143,437
Total Assets	$	704,773		$	645,661		$	603,044

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Note L - Stock Options

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

NOTE L – STOCK OPTIONS

We have a Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, stock options may be granted to officers and our key employees which qualify as incentive stock options as well as stock options which are nonqualified. The exercise price of incentive stock options is at least the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The exercise price for nonqualified options is determined by a committee of the Board of Directors. The options are generally exercisable after three years and expire no later than ten years from date of grant. There were 800,000 shares reserved under the Plan; options for 504,000 shares remain unissued as of September 27, 2014. There are options that were issued under an option plan that has since expired that are still outstanding.

We have an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) whereby employees purchase stock by making contributions through payroll deductions for six month periods. The purchase price of the stock is 85% of the lower of the market price of the stock at the beginning of the six-month period or the end of the six-month period. In fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 employees purchased 15,650, 19,804 and 20,318 shares at average purchase prices of $70.40, $52.61 and $44.11, respectively. ESPP expense of $329,000, $363,000 and $256,000 was recognized for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

A summary of the status of our stock option plans as of fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012 and the changes during the years ended on those dates is represented below:

	Incentive Stock Options					Nonqualified Stock Options
				Weighted-					Weighted-
	Stock			Average		Stock			Average
	Options			Exercise		Options			Exercise
	Outstanding			Price		Outstanding			Price
Balance, September 25, 2011		323,120		$	41.18		227,315		$	32.17
Granted		118,210			57.87		45,932			57.70
Exercised		(71,350	)		39.03		(62,000	)		19.77
Canceled		(14,300	)		41.13		-			-
Balance, September 29, 2012		355,680			47.16		211,247			41.36
Granted		1,600			63.13		20,000			80.79
Exercised		(84,628	)		34.58		-			-
Canceled		(12,800	)		51.01		-			-
Balance, September 28, 2013		259,852			51.17		231,247			44.77
Granted		83,440			82.07		38,132			88.26
Exercised		(39,097	)		42.42		(20,000	)		20.43
Canceled		(8,550	)		58.68		-			-
Balance, September 27, 2014		295,645		$	60.83		249,379		$	53.38
Exercisable Options September 27, 2014		105,145		$	47.22		145,315		$	39.08

The weighted-average fair value of incentive options granted during fiscal years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 was $15.24, $13.76 and $13.43, respectively. The weighted-average fair value of non-qualified stock options granted during the fiscal years ended September 27, 2014, September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012 was $17.34, $28.30 and $16.32, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $3.4 million, $2.7 million and $3.2 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The total cash received from these option exercises was $1.5 million, $2.6 million and $2.4 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively; and the actual tax benefit realized from the tax deductions from these option exercises was $1.0 million, $666,000 and $1.0 million in fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The following table summarizes information about incentive stock options outstanding at September 27, 2014:

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 27,		Contractual		Exercise		September 27,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2014		Life (in years)		Price		2014		Price
$36.71	-	$51.14		105,145		1.4	$	47.22		105,145	$	47.22
$57.15	-	$82.74		186,903		3.4	$	67.90		-		-
$89.37	-	$93.17		3,597		4.5	$	91.48		-		-
Total options				295,645						105,145

The following table summarizes information about nonqualified stock options outstanding at September 27, 2014:

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 27,		Contractual		Exercise		September 27,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2014		Life (in years)		Price		2014		Price
$29.78	-	$41.75		100,000		3.2	$	34.32		100,000	$	34.32
$47.59	-	$57.99		91,247		4.6	$	53.67		45,315		49.57
$80.79	-	$94.24		58,132		7.8	$	85.69		-		-
Total options				249,379						145,315