John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is a leading processor and distributor of nuts in the United States, and also manufactures and distributes snack and nutrition bars. The company was formed as a Delaware corporation in 1979, succeeding an Illinois corporation established in 1959. Its fiscal year ends on the final Thursday of June, typically consisting of fifty-two weeks. The company processes and distributes peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts. These nuts are sold under private brand names and the company's own brands, including Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company also markets, distributes, and often manufactures or processes a diverse range of food and snack products. These include bars, peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, candy and confections, snack and trail mixes, granola, sunflower kernels, dried fruit, corn snacks, sesame sticks, other sesame snack products, and baked cheese snack products. These products are sold under the company's brand names, such as Just the Cheese, and under private brands. Products are distributed through three main channels: food retailers in the consumer channel, commercial ingredient users, and contract manufacturing customers.