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Related party transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block] | 17. Related P arty T ransactions and B alance T he following table summarizes related par ty transactions and balance not disclosed elsewhere in these consolidated financial statements:
|  |  |  |  | December 28, 2013 | December 29, 2012 | December 31, 2011
|  |  |  |  | $ | $ | $
Transactions: |  |  |
| (a) | Sales of agronomy products | 412 | 537 | 509
| (a) | Purchases of grains and seeds | 4,447 | 1,486 | 1,821
| (b) | Sales of coffee beans | 879 | 871 | 700
| (c) | Rent paid | 475 | 498 | 512
| (d) | Interest paid on promissory notes | - | 112 | 225
Balance: |  |  |
| (e) | Amount due under retiring allowance |  |  |
|  | agreement | 163 | 215 | 248
(a) Represents sales of agronomy products to employees and directors at market prices and purchase s of grains and seeds at market prices from employees and directors, which are included in revenues and cost of goods sold, respectively, on the consolidated statements of operations. (b) Represents the sale of coffee beans at market prices from TOC to a company that is owned by the non-controlling shareholder of Trabocca B.V., a less-than-wholly-owned subsidiary of TOC. These sales are included in revenues on the consolidated statement of operations. (c) Represents rental payments at market rates for the lease of production, warehouse and/or office facilities from former owners or shareholders of acquired businesses who remain employed by the Company. These payments are included in cost of goods sold or selling, general and administrative expense s on the consolidated statements of operations. (d) Represents interest payments on promissory notes issued to former shareholders of TOC, who remain ed in senior management positions with TOC. These payments are i ncluded in interest expense, net on the consolidated statements of operations. (e) Represents the amount owed under a retiring allowance agreement with the Company's former Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who remains Chairm a n of the Board. This c ontract provides for annual consulting fees to be paid until 2020, regardless of whether the former CEO continues to provide services to the Company. Th e remaining amount due i s included in long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39603-107864 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39622-107864 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 04 -Paragraph b -Article 3A Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(k)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6881521&loc=d3e23780-122690 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 08 -Paragraph k -Article 4 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39691-107864 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39678-107864 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 57 -Paragraph 1-4 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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