8-K

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): February 13 , 2012

J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.

(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

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

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

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneouusly satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS.

On February 13, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.13 per share of common stock.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description of Document
99.1	Press Release dated February 13, 2012

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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: February 13, 2012

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description of Document
99.1	Press Release dated February 13, 2012

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Contact:	Dennis G. Moore
FOR:		Senior Vice President
		Chief Financial Officer
		(856) 532-6603

6000 Central Highway

Pennsauken, NJ 08109

J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.

ANNOUNCES

QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

Pennsauken, NJ, February 13, 2012 -- J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ-JJSF) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.13 per share of its common stock payable on April 4, 2012 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 15, 2012.

J & J Snack Foods Corp.’s principal products include SUPERPRETZEL, PRETZEL FILLERS and other soft pretzels, ICEE and  SLUSH PUPPIE frozen beverages, LUIGI’S, MAMA TISH’S, SHAPE UPS, MINUTE MAID* and BARQ’S** frozen juice bars and ices, WHOLE FRUIT sorbet and frozen fruit bars, MARY B’S biscuits and dumplings, DADDY RAY’S fig and fruit bars, TIO PEPE’S and CALIFORNIA CHURROS churros, THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes,  MRS. GOODCOOKIE, CAMDEN CREEK, COUNTRY HOME and READI-BAKE cookies, PATIO burritos and HAND FULLS and HOLLY RIDGE BAKERY filled handheld  products.  J & J has manufacturing facilities in Pennsauken, Bridgeport and Bellmawr, New Jersey; Scranton, Hatfield and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Carrollton, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Moscow Mills, Missouri; Pensacola, Florida; Colton, Vernon  and Norwalk, California; Holly Ridge, North Carolina; and Weston, Oregon.

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*MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company.

**BARQ’S is a registered trademark of Barq’s Inc.

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