Noncontrolling Interest	6 Months Ended
Noncontrolling Interest	Jun. 26, 2011
Noncontrolling Interest
Noncontrolling Interest	18. NONCONTROLLING INTEREST In April 2007, the Company purchased a 49% ownership interest in Merit Provisions LLC ("Merit"). Until March 2011, Merit purchased inventory from the Company for ultimate distribution to a major foodservice company. In June 2011, the Company purchased the remaining 51% ownership interest in Merit from J.O.Y. Products Corporation for $2.5 million.

The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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