John B. Sanfilippo & Son: brands it owns and its ownership tree
John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ: JBSS) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1][2]
John B. Sanfilippo & Son is one of the largest processors of peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts and almonds in the United States, and it also makes private-label snack and nutrition bars. It started in 1922 as a pecan shelling storefront in Chicago run by Gaspare Sanfilippo and his son John, and is now based in Elgin, Illinois. Most of its $1.18 billion of fiscal 2026 sales were private-label goods: its own brands made up only about 15 per cent of consumer sales. Walmart alone bought about 41 per cent of everything it sold. The Sanfilippo family controls about 50.5 per cent of the votes through ten-vote Class A shares.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (also JBSS, Sanfilippo)
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Elgin, Illinois, United States
- Founded
- 1922
- Tickers
- NASDAQ: JBSS
- Revenue
- $1.18 billion (2026)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0000880117
- Website
- www.jbssinc.com
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
What John B. Sanfilippo & Son's annual report says about its business
Read from John B. Sanfilippo & Son's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Acquisitions and disposals named in the filing
- Acquired: Elgin Office Building (April 2005).
The Elgin Office Building (part of the Elgin Site) was acquired in April 2005.
- Sold or exited: Selma Properties (September 2006), $14.3 million.
In September 2006, we sold our Selma, Texas properties (the "Selma Properties") to two related party partnerships for $14.3 million and are leasing them back.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son in numbers
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is food with 4 brands.[1]
John B. Sanfilippo & Son financial history
Headline figures from John B. Sanfilippo & Son's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2021–2026.
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | $89.2m | — | $61.9m | $658.6m | — | 10-K | |
| — | $84.7m | — | $58.9m | $597.6m | — | 10-K | |
| — | $85.2m | — | $60.2m | $515.6m | — | 10-K | |
| — | $90.2m | — | $62.9m | $425.3m | — | 10-K | |
| — | $87.4m | — | $61.8m | $447.3m | — | 10-K | |
| — | $85.2m | — | $59.7m | $398.5m | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything John B. Sanfilippo & Son owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the global legal-entity registry
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) keeps an open register of legal entities. Each entity reports its own parents. We show it as a cross-check on the ownership recorded on this page, which is built from filings.
- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 5299007IBEYVXKYDUX28
- Registered name
- John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. (US)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 14 July 2021
- Parent
- None named: it reports that no person or entity controls it.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
John B. Sanfilippo & Son SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Regulation FD disclosure | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Departure or appointment of directors or officers | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote |
Official recalls involving John B. Sanfilippo & Son products
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to John B. Sanfilippo & Son. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- Great Value Honey Roasted Cashews, 8.25oz. plastic can, UPC 0 78742 13334 8 — FDA, · Class I
Reason given: undeclared milk and coconut
Recalling firm: John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
What brands does John B. Sanfilippo & Son own?
John B. Sanfilippo & Son owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts, Fisher and Orchard Valley Harvest.
Is John B. Sanfilippo & Son an American company?
Yes. John B. Sanfilippo & Son is headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, United States and was founded in 1922.
Who owns John B. Sanfilippo & Son?
John B. Sanfilippo & Son is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as JBSS on the NASDAQ.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-19 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 August 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.: Form 10-K for the year ended 2026-06-25 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 19 August 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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