Note I - Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE I ‑ COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES We are a party to litigation which has arisen in the normal course of business which management currently believes will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. We self-insure, up to loss limits, certain insurable risks such as workers’ compensation, automobile, and general liability claims. Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims incurred basis. Our total recorded liability for all years’ claims incurred but not yet paid was $15.3 million and $13.4 million at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. In connection with certain self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers. At both September 28, 2024, and September 30, 2023, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $12.3 million, and $9.8 million, respectively. We have a self-insured medical plan which covers approximately 1,800 of our employees. We record a liability for incurred but not yet reported or paid claims based on our historical experience of claims payments and a calculated lag time period. Our recorded liability at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was $1.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively. On August 19, 2024, we experienced a fire at our Holly Ridge plant in North Carolina. The building was damaged as a result of the fire, and plant operations were interrupted. We maintain property, general liability and business interruption insurance coverage. Based on the provisions of our insurance policies, we record estimated insurance recoveries for fire related costs for which recovery is deemed to be probable. In fiscal year 2024, we recorded $6.8 million of fire related costs, for all of which recovery was deemed to be probable. In fiscal year 2024, we received $5.0 million of insurance proceeds for inventory, fixed asset losses, and other fire related costs, and recorded an insurance receivable, net of advance proceeds received, for other fire related costs for which recovery was deemed probable of $1.8 million, which was recorded in prepaid expenses and other, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 28, 2024. We are still in the process of submitting our business interruption claim with the insurance company. We expect to continue to record additional costs and recoveries until the insurance claim is fully settled.

Note I - Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2024

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE I ‑ COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We are a party to litigation which has arisen in the normal course of business which management currently believes will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

We self-insure, up to loss limits, certain insurable risks such as workers’ compensation, automobile, and general liability claims. Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims incurred basis. Our total recorded liability for all years’ claims incurred but not yet paid was $15.3 million and $13.4 million at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively. In connection with certain self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers. At both September 28, 2024, and September 30, 2023, we had outstanding letters of credit totaling $12.3 million, and $9.8 million, respectively.

We have a self-insured medical plan which covers approximately 1,800 of our employees. We record a liability for incurred but not yet reported or paid claims based on our historical experience of claims payments and a calculated lag time period. Our recorded liability at September 28, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was $1.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

On August 19, 2024, we experienced a fire at our Holly Ridge plant in North Carolina. The building was damaged as a result of the fire, and plant operations were interrupted. We maintain property, general liability and business interruption insurance coverage. Based on the provisions of our insurance policies, we record estimated insurance recoveries for fire related costs for which recovery is deemed to be probable. In fiscal year 2024, we recorded $6.8 million of fire related costs, for all of which recovery was deemed to be probable. In fiscal year 2024, we received $5.0 million of insurance proceeds for inventory, fixed asset losses, and other fire related costs, and recorded an insurance receivable, net of advance proceeds received, for other fire related costs for which recovery was deemed probable of $1.8 million, which was recorded in prepaid expenses and other, in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 28, 2024. We are still in the process of submitting our business interruption claim with the insurance company. We expect to continue to record additional costs and recoveries until the insurance claim is fully settled.