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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-03-007545
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031222
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031223

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			J&J SNACK FOODS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000785956
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	COOKIES & CRACKERS [2052]
		IRS NUMBER:				221935537
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NJ
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-14616
		FILM NUMBER:		031070462

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6000 CENTRAL HGWY
		CITY:			PENNSAUKEN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08109
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6096659533

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6000 CENTRAL HIGHWAY
		CITY:			PENNSAUKEN
		STATE:			NJ
		ZIP:			08109
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2003
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                             J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        New Jersey                     0-14616              22-1935537
      (State or Other                (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
 Jurisdiction of Organization)       File Number)        Identification No.)



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


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 665-9533
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                                       N/A
                                       ---
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On December 22, 2003, J & J Snack Foods Corp. issued a press release regarding
an agreement to acquire the bakery assets of Country Home Bakers, Inc.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number           Description of Document

99.1                     Press Release dated December 22, 2003






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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.

                                                By:   /s/ Gerald B. Shreiber
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Gerald B. Shreiber
                                                      President


                                                      /s/ Dennis G. Moore
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      Dennis G. Moore
                                                      Chief Financial Officer


Date: December 22, 2003




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number         Description

   99.1                Press Release dated December 22, 2003






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                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

        J & J Snack Foods to Acquire Country Home Bakers, Inc.

    PENNSAUKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2003--J & J Snack
Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) announced today that an agreement to acquire
the bakery assets of Country Home Bakers, Inc. has been approved by
the United States Bankruptcy Court and that closing of the purchase is
scheduled for January 5, 2004.
    Country Home Bakers, Inc., with its manufacturing facility in
Atlanta, GA, manufactures and distributes bakery products to the food
service and supermarket industries. Its product line includes cookies,
biscuits, and frozen doughs sold under the names READI-BAKE, COUNTRY
HOME and private labels sold through supermarket in-store bakeries.
Total sales are estimated to be approximately $55 million.
    Gerald B. Shreiber, J & J's President and Chief Executive Officer,
commented, "We are excited with the opportunity before us. Country
Home Bakers has excellent products and a good nucleus of people. We
look forward to making the 'new' Country Home Bakers company a
successful one."
    J & J Snack Foods Corp.'s principal products include SUPERPRETZEL,
PRETZEL FILLERS and other soft pretzels, ICEE and ARCTIC BLAST frozen
beverages, LUIGI'S, MAMA TISH'S, SHAPE UPS, MINUTE MAID(1) and
BARQ'S(2) and CHILL frozen juice bars and ices, TIO PEPE'S churros,
THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and MRS. GOODCOOKIE and CAMDEN
CREEK cookies. J & J has manufacturing facilities in Pennsauken,
Bridgeport and Bellmawr, New Jersey; Scranton and Hatfield,
Pennsylvania; Carrollton, Texas and Vernon (Los Angeles), California.

    (1)MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company.

    (2)BARQ'S is a registered trademark of Barq's Inc.


    CONTACT: J & J Snack Foods Corp.
             Dennis Moore, 856-665-9533

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