John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Added to Russell 2000® Index

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (Nasdaq: JBSS) today announced that it has been added to the Russell 2000® Index after the Russell Investment Group reconstituted its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes in June 2010. The annual reconstitution of the Russell 2000 captures the 2,000 largest U.S. stocks at the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization.

Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for both index funds and as benchmarks for passive and active investment strategies.

"We are delighted to be included in the Russell 2000® Index," said Michael Valentine, Chief Financial Officer and Group President. “This represents a validation of the value creation on which our employees have been focused for the last three fiscal years, and we look forward to greater visibility for our company and our stock in the investment community through our inclusion in the Index.”

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is a processor, packager, marketer and distributor of nut based products that are sold under a variety of private labels and under the Company's Fisher®, Orchard Valley HarvestTM and Sunshine Country® brand names.