Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 25, 2022	Sep. 25, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 81,283	$ 283,192
Marketable securities held to maturity	4,520	7,980
Accounts receivable, net	253,469	162,939
Inventories	173,948	123,160
Prepaid expenses and other	10,519	7,498
Total current assets	523,739	584,769
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Land	3,714	2,494
Buildings	34,742	26,582
Plant machinery and equipment	367,297	343,716
Marketing equipment	266,915	258,624
Transportation equipment	11,780	10,315
Office equipment	45,518	34,648
Improvements	47,922	45,578
Construction in progress	54,537	35,285
Total Property, plant and equipment, at cost	832,425	757,242
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	513,851	490,055
Property, plant and equipment, net	318,574	267,187
Other assets
Balance at June 25, 2022	188,467	121,833
Other intangible assets, net	196,407	77,776
Marketable securities held to maturity	0	4,047
Marketable securities available for sale	5,608	10,084
Operating lease right-of-use assets	54,990	54,555
Other	3,457	1,968
Total other assets	448,929	270,263
Total Assets	1,291,242	1,122,219
Current Liabilities
Current finance lease liabilities	189	182
Accounts payable	128,551	96,789
Accrued insurance liability	14,892	16,260
Accrued liabilities	10,121	10,955
Current operating lease liabilities	14,062	13,395
Accrued compensation expense	19,038	17,968
Dividends payable	12,138	12,080
Total current liabilities	198,991	167,629
Long-term debt	125,000	0
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	318	392
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	46,017	46,557
Deferred income taxes	61,350	61,578
Other long-term liabilities	3,667	409
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 19,184,000 and 19,084,000 respectively	90,274	73,597
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,374)	(13,383)
Retained Earnings	778,999	785,440
Total stockholders' equity	855,899	845,654
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 1,291,242	$ 1,122,219

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