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Employee Benefit Plans
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2011
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans

9. Employee Benefit Plans

 

Investment/Profit Sharing Plan—The purpose of the qualified investment/profit sharing plan is to provide retirement benefits to eligible employees. Assets of the plan, including the Company's Class B Common Stock, are held in trust for employees and distributed upon retirement, death, disability or other termination of employment. Company contributions are discretionary and are determined quarterly by the Board of Directors. The plan includes a 401(k) feature. Company contributions to the plan, included in operating and administrative expenses, were approximately $1,198,000, $1,093,000 and $1,095,000 for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Nonqualified Investment Plan—The Company adopted an Executive Nonqualified Excess Plan to provide benefits similar to the Company's Investment/Profit Sharing Plan to certain of the Company's management employees who are otherwise subject to limited participation in the 401(k) feature of the Company's Investment/Profit Sharing Plan. Company contributions to the plan, included in operating and administrative expenses, were approximately $64,000, $59,000 and $61,000 for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Cash Bonuses—The Company pays monthly bonuses to various managerial personnel based on performance of the operating units managed by these personnel. The Company pays discretionary annual bonuses to certain employees who do not receive monthly performance bonuses. The Company pays discretionary bonuses to certain executive officers based on Company performance. Operating and administrative expenses include bonuses of approximately $9.7 million, $9.6 million and $8.8 million for fiscal years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Medical Care Plan—Medical and dental benefits are provided to qualified employees under a self-insured plan. Expenses under the plan include claims paid, administrative expenses and an estimated liability for claims incurred but not yet paid.