Exhibit 99.5

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                          18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                 SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


           Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section
      1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code), each of the
      undersigned officers of J & J Snack Foods Corp. (the "Company"), does
      hereby certify with respect to the Quarterly Report of the Company on
      Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 27, 2003 (the "Report") that:

           (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
                13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

           (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
                all material respects, the financial condition and results
                of operations of the Company.

      Dated: January 22, 2004

                                    /s/ Dennis G. Moore
                                    Dennis G. Moore
                                    Chief Financial Officer


      Dated: January 22, 2004
                                    /s/ Gerald B. Shreiber
                                    Gerald B. Shreiber
                                    Chief Executive Officer


        The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to
      Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 1350 of Chapter
      63 of Title 18 of the United States Code) and is not being filed as part
      of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.