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]
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
- SEC CIK
- 0000880117
- Website
- www.jbssinc.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
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]
Everything John B. Sanfilippo & Son owns
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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.
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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 (1) & 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.
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