John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is one of the leading processors and distributors of peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts in the United States. The company was formed as a Delaware corporation in 1979, succeeding an Illinois corporation incorporated in 1959. Its fiscal year ends on the final Thursday of June each year, typically consisting of fifty-two weeks. The company also manufactures and distributes a portfolio of snack and nutrition bars. Additionally, it markets and distributes, and in most cases, manufactures or processes, a diverse product line of other food and snack products. These include peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, candy and confections, snack and trail mixes, granola, sunflower kernels, dried fruit, corn snacks, sesame sticks, and other sesame snack products. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. primarily sells its products under various private brand names, as well as under its own Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts brand names. Products are sold through three core distribution channels: food retailers in the consumer channel, commercial ingredient users, and contract manufacturing customers. The company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, JBSS Ventures, LLC, are collectively referred to as "we," "us," "our," or "Company" in its annual report.