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Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2021

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE F – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

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

The carrying amount of acquired intangible assets for the reportable segments are as follows:

	September 25, 2021				September 26, 2020
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
	(in thousands)

FOOD SERVICE

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	10,408	$	812	$	10,408	$	-

Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		670		670		670		645
Customer relationships		13,000		6,188		19,737		11,595
License and rights		1,690		1,396		1,690		1,312
TOTAL FOOD SERVICE	$	25,768	$	9,066	$	32,505	$	13,552

RETAIL SUPERMARKETS

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	12,777	$	461	$	12,750	$	-

Amortized Intangible Assets
Trade names		649		649		676		519
Customer relationships		7,907		5,931		7,907		5,140
TOTAL RETAIL SUPERMARKETS	$	21,333	$	7,041	$	21,333	$	5,659

FROZEN BEVERAGES

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	9,315	$	-	$	9,315	$	-
Distribution rights		36,100		-		36,100		-

Amortized intangible assets
Customer relationships		1,439		400		1,439		257
Licenses and rights		1,400		1,072		1,400		1,002
TOTAL FROZEN BEVERAGES	$	48,254	$	1,472	$	48,254	$	1,259

CONSOLIDATED	$	95,355	$	17,579	$	102,092	$	20,470

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets is determined by applying a discounted cash flow model to the future sales and earnings associated with each intangible asset or is set by contract cost. The amortization period used for definite lived intangible assets is set by contract period or by the period over which the bulk of the discounted cash flow is expected to be generated. We currently believe that we will receive the benefit from the use of the trade names and distribution rights classified as indefinite lived intangible assets indefinitely and they are therefore not amortized.

Licenses and rights, customer relationships and non-compete agreements are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 2 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

Amortizing intangibles are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually at year end for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance which include Level 3 inputs such as annual growth rates and discount rates. Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition, and consumer preferences.

In connection with our annual impairment assessment conducted during the fourth quarter of 2021, we determined that the carrying amounts of two trade names exceeded their fair value as of September 25, 2021. As a result, the Company recorded an indefinite lived intangible asset impairment charge of $1,273,000 in the fourth quarter of 2021. The intangible asset impairment charge is reflected in Intangible asset impairment charges in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings. Of the total impairment charge, $812,000 related to trade names in the Food Service segment and $461,000 related to trade names in the Retail Supermarket segment.

There were no intangible assets acquired in fiscal year 2021. In fiscal year 2020, intangible assets of $22,969,000 were added in the frozen beverages segment from the acquisition of ICEE Distributors in the quarter ended December 28, 2019 and $6,933,000 from the acquisition of BAMA ICEE in the quarter ended March 28, 2020. Intangible assets of $480,000 were acquired in the Frozen Beverage segment in fiscal year 2019.

Aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets for the fiscal years 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $2,610,000, $3,202,000, and $3,320,000, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is approximately $2,300,000 in 2022 and 2023, $2,000,000 in 2024 and $1,400,000 in 2025 and 2026. The weighted average amortization period of the intangible assets is 10.9 years.

Goodwill

The carrying amounts of goodwill for the reportable segments are as follows:

	Food		Retail		Frozen
	Service		Supermarkets		Beverages		Total

	(in thousands)

Balance at

September 25, 2021	$	61,189	$	4,146	$	56,498	$	121,833

September 26, 2020	$	61,189	$	4,146	$	56,498	$	121,833

The carrying value of goodwill is determined based on the excess of the purchase price of acquisitions over the estimated fair value of tangible and intangible net assets. Goodwill is not amortized but is evaluated annually at year end by management for impairment. Our impairment analysis for 2021, 2020 and 2019 was based on a combination of the income approach, which estimates the fair value of reporting units based on discounted cash flows, and the market approach, which estimates the fair value of reporting units based on comparable market prices and multiples. Under the income approach the Company used a discounted cash flow which requires Level 3 inputs such as: annual growth rates, discount rates based upon the weighted average cost of capital and terminal values based upon current stock market multiples. There were no impairment charges in 2021, 2020 and 2019.

No goodwill was acquired in fiscal years 2021. In fiscal year 2020, goodwill of $15,773,000 was added in the frozen beverages segment from the acquisition of ICEE Distributors in the quarter ended December 28, 2019 and $3,549,000 from the acquisition of BAMA ICEE in the quarter ended March 28, 2020.