Exhibit 99.2
                      CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                       18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                       AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
            SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
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In connection with the Quarterly Report of John B. Sanfilippo & Son,
Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 27, 2003
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date
hereof (the "Report"), I, Michael J. Valentine, Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best
of my knowledge, 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.


                                    /s/ Michael J. Valentine
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                                    Executive Vice President, Finance
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    and Secretary
May 8, 2003



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906
has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company
and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.