Note R - Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements
Subsequent Events [Text Block]	NOTE R – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Events occurring after September 30, 2023, and through the date that these consolidated financial statements were issued, were evaluated to ensure that any subsequent events that met the criteria for recognition have been included, and are as follows: In October 2023, the Company began leasing a regional distribution center in Woolwich Township, New Jersey. At the lease commencement date, $37.1 million was recorded as an operating right-of-use asset and $37.1 million was recorded as a non-current operating lease liability. The distribution center will be operated by NFI for the Company, pursuant to the Distribution Services Agreement noted in Note Q. J & J SNACK FOODS CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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