Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2025

Supplementary Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]

6. Supplementary Balance Sheet Information

Accrued Expenses and Current Portion of Other Long-Term Liabilities - Accrued expenses and current portion of other long-term liabilities are summarized as follows:



	2025		2024
Property, payroll, and other taxes payable	$	24,420,782	$	22,592,669
Salaries, wages, and bonuses payable		46,997,042		48,869,003
Self-insurance liabilities:
Employee group insurance		6,317,748		5,849,118
Workers’ compensation insurance		5,191,814		4,937,591
General liability insurance		6,261,466		5,690,735
Interest		4,752,916		4,984,248
Other		6,572,619		6,177,911
Total accrued expenses and current portion of other long-term liabilities	$	100,514,387	$	99,101,275

Employee insurance expense, including workers’ compensation and medical care benefits, net of employee contributions, totaled $48.0 million, $44.3 million and $35.2 million for fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Other Long-Term Liabilities - Other long-term liabilities are summarized as follows:



	2025		2024
Advance payments on purchases contracts	$	4,062,274	$	3,063,450
Nonqualified investment plan liability		32,459,144		28,916,206
Self-insurance liabilities:
Workers’ compensation insurance		11,758,783		12,137,235
General liability insurance		8,723,594		7,331,787
Other		7,332,622		5,927,404
Other long-term liabilities		64,336,417		57,376,082
Less current portion		2,663,475		1,394,960
Total other long-term liabilities	$	61,672,942	$	55,981,122

The Company’s fuel operations contain underground tanks for the storage of gasoline and diesel fuel. The Company reviewed FASB Topic ASC 410 and determined that we have a legal obligation to remove tanks at a point in the future and accordingly determined we have met the requirements for an asset retirement obligation. The Company followed the FASB ASC 410 model for determining the asset retirement cost and asset retirement obligation. The amounts recorded are immaterial for each fuel center as well as in the aggregate at September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024.

Advance Payments on Purchases Contracts - The Company has entered into agreements with suppliers whereby payment is received in advance and earned based on purchases of product from these suppliers in the future. The unearned portion, included in other long-term liabilities, will be recognized in the results of operations in accordance with the terms of the contract.