Note 10

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 10 Our three reporting units, which are also reportable segments, are Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverages.

The carrying amounts of acquired intangible assets for the Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverage segments as of December 29, 2012 and September 29, 2012 are as follows:

	December 29, 2012				September 29, 2012
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
			(in thousands)

FOOD SERVICE
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	12,880		-	$	12,880	$	-

Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		545		461		545		456
Customer relationships		40,187		23,483		40,187		22,582
License and rights		3,606		2,543		3,606		2,519
	$	57,218	$	26,487	$	57,218	$	25,557

RETAIL SUPERMARKETS

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	4,006	$	-	$	4,006	$	-

Amortized Intangible Assets
Customer relationships		279		39		279		31
	$	4,285	$	39	$	4,285	$	31


FROZEN BEVERAGES

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	9,315	$	-	$	9,315	$	-

Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		198		198		198		198
Customer relationships		6,478		4,364		6,478		4,201
Licenses and rights		1,601		662		1,601		644
	$	17,592	$	5,224	$	17,592	$	5,043

CONSOLIDATED	$	79,095	$	31,750	$	79,095	$	30,631

Amortized intangible assets are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 3 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses. No intangible assets were acquired in the three months ended December 29, 2012. Aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets for the three months ended December 29, 2012 and December 24, 2011 was $1,119,000 and $1,132,000, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is approximately $4,500,000 in 2013, $4,400,000 in 2014 and 2015 and $4,200,000 in 2016 and $1,700,000 in 2017. The weighted average amortization period of the intangible assets is 10.1 years.

Goodwill

The carrying amounts of goodwill for the Food Service, Retail Supermarket and Frozen Beverage segments are as follows:

	Food Service		Retail Supermarket		Frozen Beverages		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at December 29, 2012	$	39,115	$	1,844	$	35,940	$	76,899

There were no changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill for the three months ended December 29, 2012.

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