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Note 4 - Inventories

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2011

NOTE D – INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

	September 24,		September 25,
	2011		2010
		(in thousands)
Finished goods	$	28,770	$	22,171
Raw materials		13,160		8,702
Packaging materials		5,791		4,727
Equipment parts and other		15,740		15,030
	$	63,461	$	50,630

Inventory is presented net of an allowance for obsolescence of $4,615,000 and $4,189,000 as of fiscal year ends 2011 and 2010, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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