EXHIBIT 99.1
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                     JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.
                              NEWS RELEASE

COMPANY CONTACT:  Michael J. Valentine
                  Chief Financial Officer
                  and Group President
                  847-871-6509

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2006

           Company Will Discontinue Almond Handling Operation

Elk Grove Village, IL, November 20, 2006 -- John B. Sanfilippo & Son,
Inc. (Nasdaq: JBSS)
today announced that, after careful consideration, it will no longer
purchase almonds directly from growers and will discontinue its almond
handling operation at its Gustine, California facility during the first
quarter of calendar 2007 when the processing of current crop year almonds
purchased directly from growers is completed. The Company is
discontinuing its almond handling operation in order to reduce the
commodity risk that had such a significant negative financial impact in
fiscal 2006 and to eliminate the significant labor costs associated with
processing almonds purchased from growers that could not be recovered
completely when the almonds were sold. The Company will continue to
process and sell almonds that are purchased from other almond handlers
for all of its sales distribution channels.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is a processor, packager, marketer and
distributor of shelled and in-shell nuts and extruded snacks that are
sold under a variety of private labels and under the Company's Fisher,
Evon's, Snack 'N Serve Nut Bowl, Sunshine Country, Flavor Tree and
Texas Pride brand names.  The Company also markets and distributes a
diverse product line of other food and snack items.