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): February 23, 2005
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                             J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         New Jersey                  0-14616                  22-1935537
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      (State or Other              (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 Jurisdiction of Organization)     File Number)            Identification No.)


                   6000 Central Highway, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (856) 665-9533
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS On February 23, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.125 per share of common stock. ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits Exhibit Number Description of Document 99.1 Press Release dated February 23, 2005. 2

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: February 23, 2005 3

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Press Release dated February 23, 2005. 4

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

     J & J Snack Foods Corp. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

    PENNSAUKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2005--J & J Snack
Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) announced today that its Board of Directors
has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.125 per share of
its common stock payable on April 5, 2005 to shareholders of record as
of the close of business on March 15, 2005.
    J & J Snack Foods Corp.'s principal products include SUPERPRETZEL,
PRETZEL FILLERS and other soft pretzels, ICEE and ARCTIC BLAST frozen
beverages, LUIGI'S, MAMA TISH'S, SHAPE UPS, MINUTE MAID(1) and
BARQ'S(2) and CHILL frozen juice bars and ices, TIO PEPE'S churros,
THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and MRS. GOODCOOKIE, CAMDEN
CREEK, COUNTRY HOME and READI-BAKE cookies. J & J has manufacturing
facilities in Pennsauken, Bridgeport and Bellmawr, New Jersey;
Scranton and Hatfield, Pennsylvania; Carrollton, Texas; Atlanta,
Georgia and Vernon (Los Angeles), California.

    (1)MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company.
    (2)BARQ'S is a registered trademark of Barq's Inc.

    CONTACT: J & J Snack Foods Corp.
             Dennis Moore, 856-665-9533