SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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                                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)    October 22, 2003
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                    JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.
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        (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware                            0-19681             36-2419677
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(State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission         (IRS Employer
   of Incorporation)               File Number)    Identification No.)

2299 Busse Road, Elk Grove Village, Illinois                60007
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code       847-593-2300
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (the "Registrant") submits the following
information:


ITEM 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(c)  Exhibits

     The exhibits filed herewith are listed in the Exhibit Index which
follows the signature page of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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On October 22, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release regarding its
financial results for the first quarter ended September 25, 2003. The press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.

                              SIGNATURE
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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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                       JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.

Date: October 24, 2003                  By: /s/ Michael J. Valentine
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                                           Michael J. Valentine
                                           Executive Vice President Finance,
                                           Chief Financial Officer and
                                           Corporate Secretary


                        EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number     Description
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99.1       Press Release dated October 22, 2003