# John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.

> John B. Sanfilippo & Son is an Elgin, Illinois food manufacturer supplying branded nuts, retailer private-label snacks, commercial ingredients and contract manufacturing. Founded as a Chicago pecan-shelling business in 1922, it owns Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts and reported $1.176 billion in fiscal 2026 net sales.

- **Founded:** 1922
- **Headquarters:** Elgin, United States
- **Founders:** Gaspare Sanfilippo (Co-founder), John B. Sanfilippo (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts, Retailer private brands, Private-brand snack and nutrition bars
- **Notable:** Reached $1.176 billion in fiscal 2026 net sales., Marked 100 years in business with a Nasdaq closing-bell event in March 2022., Acquired Lakeville snack-bar assets and customer relationships in September 2023.

## Products & services

- **Fisher** — Recipe nuts, snack nuts, nut flours and foodservice ingredients; JBSS acquired the brand in 1995.
- **Orchard Valley Harvest** — Nut, dried-fruit and related snacks, including portioned packs; acquired in 2010.
- **Squirrel Brand and Southern Style Nuts** — Gourmet nuts and snack mixes; brands acquired in 2017.
- **Retailer private brands** — Nut and trail-mix development, processing and packaging under customer-owned labels; first private-label customer in 1968.
- **Private-brand snack and nutrition bars** — Granola, fruit-and-grain, nut, protein and other bars; the 2023 Lakeville asset purchase expanded the offering.
- **Commercial ingredients and foodservice** — Nut halves, pieces, roasted nuts and nut butters, with bulk packaging and custom formulations for manufacturers and professional kitchens.
- **Contract manufacturing** — Manufacturing nut-based products for selected food companies under their brands.

## Achievements

- Reached $1.176 billion in fiscal 2026 net sales.
- Marked 100 years in business with a Nasdaq closing-bell event in March 2022.
- Acquired Lakeville snack-bar assets and customer relationships in September 2023.
- Company history records Fisher Recipe Nuts achieving the leading US share position in 2016.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Jasper B. Sanfilippo Jr. succeeded Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo as CEO effective October 1; Jeffrey became Executive Chairman and Frank Pellegrino became President and CFO.
- **2026-08** — Fiscal 2026 results: net sales increased 6.2% to $1.176 billion; volume declined 2.5% to 349.3 million pounds; net income was $61.9 million.
- **2026-08** — Fiscal fourth-quarter gross profit included $2.7 million in recall-related costs associated with externally supplied dry milk powder used in seasoning.
- **2026-08** — Company history records the addition of two high-speed snack-bar lines at Elgin.

## Links

- Website: https://jbssinc.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/john-b--sanfilippo-%26-son-inc-
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jb-sanfilippo-670864482925367

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Last updated: 2026-10-23