4. Commitments and Contingencies

Rental expense related to office, equipment, warehouse space and real estate amounted to $18,721, $17,470, and $14,277 for the years ended December 28, 2013, December 29, 2012, and December 31, 2011, respectively. The Company recognizes rental expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Future minimum lease payments are as follows:

Year	Amount

2014	$	15,460
2015		14,041
2016		11,547
2017		8,300
2018		6,310
Thereafter		14,084
Total	$	69,742

Certain cash balances of GEL are held as collateral by a bank, securing payment of the United Kingdom value-added tax requirements. The total amount of restricted cash balances were $249 and $836 at December 28, 2013 and December 29, 2012, respectively.

The Company is party to certain commitments, which includes raw materials, advertising and other indirect purchases in connection with conducting our business. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company is contractually committed to make purchases of approximately $225,604 over the next five years.

In the normal course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are parties to various legal claims, actions, and complaints, including matters involving patent infringement, other intellectual property, product liability, customer claims and various other risks. It is not possible to predict with certainty whether or not the Company and its subsidiaries will ultimately be successful in any of these legal matters, or if not, what the impact might be. However, the Company’s management does not expect that the results in any of these legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.