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): August 4, 2017

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 August 4, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing board approval to buy back for retirement 500,000 shares of its common stock.

ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit  Number Description of Document

99.1 Press Release dated August 4, 2017

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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: August 4, 2017

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated August 4, 2017

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

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.

TO BUY BACK 500,000 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK

Pennsauken, NJ, August 3, 2017 - - J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ-JJSF) today announced that on August 3, 2017 its Board of Directors authorized the purchase for retirement  of 500,000 shares of its common stock.

The Company stated that the timing of purchases will depend on market conditions and other factors and that there is not a specific time frame in which it will make the purchases.

J&J Snack Foods Corp. is a leader and innovator in the snack food industry, providing nutritional and affordable branded niche snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets.  Manufactured and distributed nationwide, our principal products include SUPERPRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY and other soft pretzels, ICEE and SLUSH PUPPIE frozen beverages, LUIGI’S, 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, CALIFORNIA CHURROS and OREO** Churros, PATIO Burritos and other handheld sandwiches, THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and several bakery brands within COUNTRY HOME BAKERS and HILL & VALLEY. For more information, please visit http://www.jjsnack.com.

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

**OREO and the OREO wafer design are registered trademarks of Mondelez International group, used under license.