Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 29, 2025	Sep. 28, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,514	$ 73,394
Accounts receivable, net	173,102	189,233
Inventories	186,129	173,141
Prepaid expenses and other	26,017	14,646
Total current assets	433,762	450,414
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Land	3,684	3,684
Buildings and improvements	123,392	122,919
Plant machinery and equipment	487,474	475,194
Marketing equipment	325,530	317,269
Transportation equipment	15,801	15,796
Office equipment	49,323	48,589
Construction in progress	36,119	28,592
Total Property, plant and equipment, at cost	1,041,323	1,012,043
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	644,151	620,858
Property, plant and equipment, net	397,172	391,185
Other non-current assets
Goodwill	185,070	185,070
Trade name intangible assets, net	108,689	109,695
Other intangible assets, net	69,650	72,561
Operating lease right-of-use assets	159,610	152,383
Other	3,644	3,793
Total other assets	526,663	523,502
Total Assets	1,357,597	1,365,101
Current Liabilities
Current finance lease liabilities	186	243
Accounts payable	100,629	89,268
Accrued insurance liability	17,196	16,933
Accrued liabilities	10,291	10,063
Current operating lease liabilities	21,124	19,063
Accrued compensation expense	17,562	23,325
Dividends payable	15,204	15,178
Total current liabilities	182,192	174,073
Long-term debt	0	0
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	398	445
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	146,510	140,751
Deferred income taxes	87,917	87,824
Other long-term liabilities	5,546	5,038
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 19,453,000 and 19,460,000 respectively	137,155	136,516
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(17,444)	(15,299)
Retained Earnings	815,323	835,753
Total stockholders' equity	935,034	956,970
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 1,357,597	$ 1,365,101

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