UNITED STATES

               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                      Washington, DC 20549

                          SCHEDULE 13G

           Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                       (Amendment No. 15)

                    J & J SNACK FOODS CORP.

                   Common Stock, no par value

                          22528J 10 5


     Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
     statement ( ). (A fee is not required only if the filing
     person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting
     beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
     securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
     subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five
     percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

     *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
     reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
     the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
     amendment containing information which would alter the
     disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required in the remainder of this cover page
     shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
     18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
     subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
     shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
     see the Notes).

                (Continued on following page(s))

                       Page 1 of 4 Pages





CUSIP NO. 22528J 10 5            13G            Page 2 of 4 Pages

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1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Gerald B. Shreiber
     149-30-7472
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2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

     Not Applicable

     (a) ( )        (b)  ( )
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3    SEC USE ONLY

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4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     United States of America
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               5    SOLE VOTING POWER

NUMBER OF           2,419,276
SHARES              - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BENEFICIALLY   6    SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH                No Shares
REPORTING           - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
PERSON         7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
                    2,432,225
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               8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    56,000
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9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     2,488,225
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10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

     Not Applicable
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11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     28 percent
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12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     IN
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                    Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 13G

                                                  Page 3 of 4

                                Item 1(a)
Name of Issuer:  J & J Snack Foods Corp.

                                Item 1(b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  6000 Central
Highway, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08109

                                Item 2(a)
Name of Person Filing:  Gerald B. Shreiber

                                Item 2(b)
Address of Principal Business Office:  6000 Central Highway,
Pennsauken, New Jersey, 08109

                                Item 2(c)
Citizenship:  United States of America

                                Item 2(d)
Title of Class of Securities:  Common Stock, no par value

                                Item 2(e)
CUSIP Number:  22528J 10 5

                                Item 3
                         Not Applicable

                                Item 4
(a)  Amount Benefically Owned:  2,488,225 shares, including
     1,000 shares owned as Trustee for a niece, options to acquire
     225,000 shares and exercisable within 60 days, 68,949 shares
     held for the benefit of Mr. Shreiber in J & J's 401(k) Plan and
     56,000 shares owned by a trust in which Mr. Shreiber has sole
     voting power and shared dispositive power.

(b)  Percent of Class:  28 percent.

(c)  Items 5, 6, 7, and 8 from Page 2 of this statement are
     incorporated by reference.


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                                Item 5
                         Not Applicable

                                Item 6
                         Not Applicable

                                Item 7
                         Not Applicable

                                Item 8
                         Not Applicable

                                Item 9
                         Not Applicable

                               Item 10
                         Not Applicable

Signature
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.

Dated as of:  December 31, 2001


Signature:                         _________________________
                                   Gerald B. Shreiber


     The filing of this Schedule shall not be construed as an
admission (a)  that the person filing this Schedule is, for the
purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the beneficial owner of any equity securities
covered by this Schedule, or (b)  that this Schedule is legally
required to be filed by such person.