[3] Operating in several Midwestern states, Jays Foods' potato chips and popcorn maintain significant shares of their respective markets.

The 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent anti-Japanese sentiment, however, led to a negative connotation towards the word "Jap" in the United States.

Jays Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 11, 2007, the second time in four years,[5][6] and permanently closed its Chicago manufacturing plant on December 5, 2007.

[9] Jays Foods manufactures, markets and distributes its products in the seven state area of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri.

[1] Jays foods has been considering the possibility of competing as a national brand and has conducted marketing research and held focus groups in New Jersey and California.