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): November 29 , 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)

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

On November 29, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.16 per share of common stock.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number  Description of Document

99.1  Press Release dated November 29, 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: November 29, 2012

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number  Description of Document

99.1  Press Release dated November 29, 2012

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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

6000 Central Highway

Pennsauken, NJ 08109

J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.

ANNOUNCES INCREASE IN

QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

Pennsauken, NJ, November 29, 2012 -- J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ-JJSF) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.16 per share of its common stock payable on December 27, 2012 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 11, 2012.  The cash dividend of $.16 per share represents a 23.1% increase from the previous quarterly dividend rate of $.13 per share.

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*  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.

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