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Other Expense, Net
 9 Months Ended
Oct. 02, 2021
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
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10.  Other Expense, Net

The components of other expense (income) were as follows:

  Quarter ended Three quarters ended
    October 2,
2021		     September 26,
2020
$		     October 2,
2021		     September 26,
2020		  
    $         $     $  
Facility closure and related costs(1)   479     -     4,873     -  
Employee termination costs(2)   499     54     1,660     247  
Divestiture costs(3)   154     -     628     -  
Settlement losses, net(4)   -     721     163     721  
Product withdrawal recovery(5)   -     -     -     (322 )
Other   40     294     124     143  
    1,172     1,069     7,448     789  

(1) Facility closure and related costs

For the quarter ended October 2, 2021, expense represents costs incurred to relocate inventory and equipment following the closure of the Company's South Gate, California, fruit ingredient processing facility in July 2021. For the three quarters ended October 2, 2021, facility closure costs also include asset impairment charges of $3.0 million recorded in connection with the closure of the South Gate facility and costs to complete the exit from the Company's Santa Maria, California, frozen fruit processing facility that commenced in the fourth quarter of 2020 and was substantially completed by February 2021.

(2) Employee termination costs

For the quarter ended October 2, 2021, expense represents severance benefits of $0.5 million for the elimination of approximately 20 positions from the Company's frozen fruit operations. In addition, for the three quarters ended October 2, 2021, expense includes severance benefits of $1.2 million for the approximately 60 employees impacted by the closure of the South Gate facility.

For the quarter and three quarters ended September 26, 2020, expense includes severance benefits of $0.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively, for employees terminated in connection with the consolidation of the Company's corporate office functions into Minneapolis, Minnesota. For the three quarters ended September 26, 2020, severance benefits were offset by the reversal of $0.9 million of previously recognized stock-based compensation expense related to forfeited awards previously granted to terminated employees.

(3) Divestiture costs

For the quarter and three quarters ended October 2, 2021, expense relates to professional fees incurred in connection with post-closing matters related to the divestiture of Tradin Organic.

(4) Settlement losses, net

For the three quarters ended October 2, 2021, expense represents a $0.5 million loss from the settlement of an employment-related legal matter, partially offset by a gain related to a project cancellation.

For the quarter and three quarters ended September 26, 2020, the Company recognized a $2.4 million loss from the settlement of a customer claim related to recall of certain sunflower products in 2016, which included a cash settlement payment of $4.4 million, partially offset by the receipt of related insurance proceeds. In addition, for the quarter and three quarters ended September 26, 2020, the Company recognized a $1.7 million gain from the settlement of an unrelated legal matter.

(5) Product withdrawal recovery

For the three quarters ended September 26, 2020, income represents the reversal of previously accrued costs related to a withdrawal of certain consumer-packaged products. These costs were recognized in other expense in 2016.