J&J Snack Foods Corp. Acquires Labriola Baking Company

J&J Snack Foods Corp. has announced the acquisition of Labriola Baking Company, a premium bakery of breads and artisan soft pretzels, located near Chicago in Alsip, IL, US.
Labriola Baking began in 1993 as a local delivery bakery in the Chicago suburbs, and has grown into a provider of prebaked breads, rolls and soft pretzels for retail in-store bakery and foodservice outlets throughout the US.

Jerry Law, J&J’s senior vice president, comments: “The Labriola Baking Company was built on high quality, authentic products. We have been a longtime admirer of the company and we’re eager to have Labriola join our J&J Snack Foods family of brands and bakeries. We look forward to marrying Labriola’s quality product offerings with our current portfolio, thus providing additional opportunities for our customers and consumers.”

J&J Snack Foods Corp. is a leader in the snack food industry, with sales of USD992.8m in 2016. The company provides branded niche snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets, as SuperPretzel, LUIGI’s, Funnel Cake, Bakers Best.