CEO Daniel Fachner was paid $3,978,648 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 3.5% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001140361-26-000149 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
$3,978,648 ↓ Daniel Fachner total, FY2025 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | 100:1 CEO-to-median pay ratio | 75.68% Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Fachner | $1,021,923 | $0 | $2,059,974 | $0 | $834,300 | $0 | $62,451 | $3,978,648 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Shawn Munsell | 413,462 | 50,000 | 400,064 | 0 | 253,125 | 0 | 9,392 | 1,126,043 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Pollner | 393,525 | 0 | 277,673 | 0 | 160,637 | 0 | 19,630 | 851,465 |
| Senior Vice President General Counsel | ||||||||
| Stephen Every | 358,750 | 0 | 254,354 | 0 | 147,180 | 0 | 37,279 | 797,563 |
| Executive Vice President - Operations | ||||||||
| Lynwood Mallard | 359,717 | 0 | 253,527 | 0 | 146,837 | 0 | 22,383 | 782,464 |
| Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer | ||||||||
| Ken Plunk | 145,597 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 0 | 50,429 | 196,026 |
| Former Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Fachner | $3,978,648 | $4,124,878 | $4,569,359 | ↓ −146,230 |
| Shawn Munsell | 1,126,043 | — | — | — |
| Michael Pollner | 851,465 | 730,634 | — | ↑ +120,831 |
| Stephen Every | 797,563 | 686,357 | 752,514 | ↑ +111,206 |
| Lynwood Mallard | 782,464 | 668,609 | 733,841 | ↑ +113,855 |
| Ken Plunk | 196,026 | 1,349,084 | 1,635,667 | ↓ −1,153,058 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses JJSF in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named JJSF in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
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| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Ciaramello | Independent Director | $160,000 |
| Marjorie S. Roshkoff | Independent Director | $160,000 |
| Mary M. Meder | Independent Director | $160,000 |
| Peter G. Stanley | Independent Director | $175,000 |
| Roy C. Jackson | Independent Director | $160,000 |
| Sidney R. Brown | Independent Director | $160,000 |
| Vincent A. Melchiorre | Independent Director | $160,000 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Fachner | RSU | 2024-11-19 | — | — | 6,228 | — | — |
| Lynwood Mallard | PSU | 2024-11-19 | — | 766 | — | 1,532 | 126,681 |
| Michael Pollner | PSU | 2024-11-19 | — | 839 | — | 1,678 | 138,754 |
| Shawn Munsell | PSU | 2024-12-02 | — | 1,151 | — | 2,302 | 200,032 |
| Shawn Munsell | RSU | 2024-12-02 | — | — | 1,151 | — | — |
| Stephen Every | PSU | 2024-11-19 | — | 769 | — | 1,538 | 127,177 |
| Stephen Every | RSU | 2024-11-19 | — | — | 769 | — | — |
| Lynwood Mallard | RSU | 2024-11-19 | — | — | 767 | — | — |
| Daniel Fachner | PSU | 2024-11-19 | — | 6,228 | — | 12,456 | 1,029,987 |
| Michael Pollner | RSU | 2024-11-19 | — | — | 840 | — | 138,919 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Fachner | $0 | $1,029,987 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Lynwood Mallard | 0 | 126,681 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Michael Pollner | 138,919 | 138,754 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Shawn Munsell | 0 | 200,032 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Stephen Every | 0 | 127,177 | 0 | 100.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Every | RSU | 990 | — | $94,654 |
| Daniel Fachner | RSU | 4,454 | — | 425,847 |
| Michael Pollner | RSU | 840 | — | 80,312 |
| Stephen Every | RSU | 769 | — | 73,524 |
| Michael Pollner | RSU | 495 | — | 47,327 |
| Michael Pollner | RSU | 445 | — | 42,546 |
| Stephen Every | RSU | 297 | — | 28,396 |
| Daniel Fachner | RSU | 1,795 | — | 171,620 |
| Daniel Fachner | RSU | 9,898 | — | 946,348 |
| Daniel Fachner | RSU | 6,228 | — | 595,459 |
| Daniel Fachner | RSU | 1,649 | — | 157,661 |
| Daniel Fachner | RSU | 1,197 | — | 114,445 |
| Shawn Munsell | RSU | 1,151 | — | 110,047 |
| Daniel Fachner | RSU | 1,028 | — | 98,287 |
| Lynwood Mallard | RSU | 990 | — | 94,654 |
| Michael Pollner | RSU | 839 | — | 80,217 |
| Lynwood Mallard | RSU | 767 | — | 73,333 |
| Lynwood Mallard | RSU | 766 | — | 73,237 |
| Stephen Every | RSU | 445 | — | 42,546 |
| Lynwood Mallard | RSU | 445 | — | 42,546 |
| Lynwood Mallard | RSU | 297 | — | 28,396 |
| Michael Pollner | RSU | 297 | — | 28,396 |
| Michael Pollner | RSU | 165 | — | 15,776 |
| Stephen Every | RSU | 165 | — | 15,776 |
| Lynwood Mallard | RSU | 165 | — | 15,776 |
Our compensation programs are designed to support our business goals and promote both short-term and long-term growth.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | — |
| Clawback policy | — |
| Anti-hedging | — |
| Anti-pledging | — |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-02-12 | 12,877,131 | 4,139,025 | 47,896 | 75.68% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-02-12 | 17,203,402 | 443,921 | 60,098 | 97.48% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-02-13 | 17,002,454 | 482,526 | 23,922 | 97.11% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-02-14 | 16,848,951 | 495,732 | 8,445 | 97.14% | Passed |
| 2022 | 2022-02-16 | 17,078,844 | 332,881 | 88,182 | 98.09% | Passed |
| 2021 | 2021-02-10 | 14,681,049 | 2,412,409 | 15,898 | 85.89% | Passed |
Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year's compensation.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-02-12 | 75.68%a |
| 2025 | 2025-02-12 | 97.48%b |
| 2024 | 2024-02-13 | 97.11%c |
a. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
b. Voting standard not stated in the filing.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “If you elect to "ABSTAIN" from voting on Proposal 2 or Proposal 3, your abstention will have the effect of a vote "AGAINST" the proposal.”.
Approval percentages are the company's own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 100 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | $3,978,648 |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter G. StanleyIndependent · Audit Committee (Chair) · Not standing for re-election | $175,000 | — | — | — | $0 | $175,000 |
| Kathleen CiaramelloIndependent · Compensation Committee | 160,000 | — | — | — | 0 | 160,000 |
| Marjorie S. RoshkoffIndependent | 160,000 | — | — | — | 0 | 160,000 |
| Sidney R. BrownIndependent · Compensation Committee (Chair) · Nominating Committee | 160,000 | — | — | — | 0 | 160,000 |
| Roy C. JacksonIndependent · Audit Committee · Compensation Committee · Nominating Committee (Chair) | 160,000 | — | — | — | 0 | 160,000 |
| Mary M. MederIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating Committee | 160,000 | — | — | — | 0 | 160,000 |
| Vincent A. MelchiorreIndependent · Audit Committee · Nominating Committee | 160,000 | — | — | — | 0 | 160,000 |
| Daniel J. FachnerEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $160,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | — |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | Within three years of election as a director, the director must attain and hold 1,500 shares of J & J Common Stock. |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,135,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,135,000 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company's own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J&J Snack Foods | 2025 | Daniel Fachner | $1,021,923 | $2,059,974 | $0 | $834,300 | $3,978,648 |
Each peer's compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer's figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Daniel Fachner | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 3,978,648. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 557467–557476 |
| 2 | Section 01, Shawn Munsell | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 1,126,043. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c22 · span 570166–570175 |
| 3 | Section 01, Michael Pollner | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 851,465. Filing ↗machine: r15 · c22 · span 614885–614892 |
| 4 | Section 01, Stephen Every | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 797,563. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c22 · span 588355–588362 |
| 5 | Section 01, Lynwood Mallard | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 782,464. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c22 · span 601639–601646 |
| 6 | Section 01, Ken Plunk | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 33. As printed: 196,026. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c22 · span 575168–575175 |
| 7 | Section 03, Daniel Fachner RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 650746–650751 |
| 8 | Section 03, Lynwood Mallard PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 710443–710450 |
| 9 | Section 03, Michael Pollner PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 681425–681432 |
| 10 | Section 03, Shawn Munsell PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 662021–662028 |
| 11 | Section 03, Shawn Munsell RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 664715–664720 |
| 12 | Section 03, Stephen Every PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 695945–695952 |
| 13 | Section 03, Stephen Every RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 698813–698816 |
| 14 | Section 03, Lynwood Mallard RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 713191–713194 |
| 15 | Section 03, Daniel Fachner PSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 647917–647926 |
| 16 | Section 03, Michael Pollner RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 685980–685987 |
| 17 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 100 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 08, Peter G. Stanley | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 175,000. Filing ↗machine: span 361706–361885 |
| 19 | Section 08, Kathleen Ciaramello | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. Filing ↗machine: span 347933–348113 |
| 20 | Section 08, Marjorie S. Roshkoff | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. Filing ↗machine: span 359805–359985 |
| 21 | Section 08, Sidney R. Brown | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. Filing ↗machine: span 350303–350483 |
| 22 | Section 08, Roy C. Jackson | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. Filing ↗machine: span 352686–352866 |
| 23 | Section 08, Mary M. Meder | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. Filing ↗machine: span 355054–355234 |
| 24 | Section 08, Vincent A. Melchiorre | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 160,000. Filing ↗machine: span 357430–357610 |
| 25 | Section 08, Daniel J. Fachner | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 26 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-02-18 | 0001437749-26-004396 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 75.68% (votes for as printed: 12,877,131). Filing ↗ |
| 27 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-02-14 | 0001437749-25-004041 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.48% (votes for as printed: 17,203,402). Filing ↗ |
| 28 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-02-16 | 0001437749-24-004590 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.11% (votes for as printed: 17,002,454). Filing ↗ |
| 29 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 30 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | — | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 31 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 1,135,000 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 1,135,000, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,135,000 |
| 32 | J&J Snack Foods (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-01-02 | 0001140361-26-000149 | CEO total compensation as printed in J&J Snack Foods's own proxy. As printed: 3,978,648. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 557467–557476 |