J&J Snack Foods was established in 1971 when Gerald B. Schreiber bought an ailing pretzel company at a court auction in Pennsauken, N.J. What began as a small pretzel processor has grown into a leading processor of baked goods, frozen beverages and frozen novelty products. Its 4,200 employees across 18 production facilities process 25 house brands—including ICEE, Luigi’s Italian Ice and Tio Pepe’s Churros—as well as customers’ private labels.
Because some packages have foil lids, J&J Snack Foods knew this could be a problem for metal detectors, according to Carissa Chrobak, food safety quality control manager.