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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt [Text Block]

14. Long-Term Debt

    January 1, 2022     January 2, 2021  
    $     $  
Asset-based credit facilities:            
Revolving credit facilities   153,293     47,277  
Term loan facility   11,606      
Total asset-based credit facilities   164,899     47,277  
Finance lease liabilities (see note 10)   52,794     18,813  
Other   6,910     3,633  
Total debt   224,603     69,723  
Less: current portion   9,760     3,478  
Total long-term debt   214,843     66,245  

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt, including finance lease liabilities, are as follows:

    $  
2022   11,965  
2023   15,417  
2024   15,629  
2025   176,524  
2026   10,711  
Thereafter   3,023  
Total gross maturities   233,269  
Less: imputed interest   (8,666 )
Total debt   224,603  

Asset-Based Credit Facilities

On December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company, SunOpta Foods Inc. ("SunOpta Foods"), the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, and the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"). As part of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided a five-year, $250 million asset-based revolving credit facility, subject to borrowing base capacity (the "Tranche A Subfacility," and together with the Tranche B Subfacility defined below, the "Revolving Credit Facilities"), and a five-year $75 million delayed draw term loan facility which can be used for borrowings on or prior to June 30, 2022 (the "Term Loan Facility," and together with the Revolving Credit Facilities, the "Asset-Based Credit Facilities"), to finance certain capital expenditures. The Tranche A Subfacility includes borrowing capacity for letters of credit (see note 23) and provides for borrowings on same-day notice, including in the form of swingline loans. The Tranche A Subfacility and Term Loan Facility mature on December 31, 2025.

On April 15, 2021, the Company entered into a first amendment to the Credit Agreement to allocate $20 million of the Lenders' commitments under the Tranche A Subfacility to a two-year, first-in-last-out tranche (the "Tranche B Subfacility"), which was drawn in full to finance a portion of the purchase price for the Dream and WestSoy brands (see note 3). The material terms governing the remaining $230 million of the Lenders' commitments under the Tranche A Subfacility remain unchanged. The Tranche B Subfacility is subject to a separate borrowing base applicable to certain eligible accounts receivable and inventory with advance rates separate from the Tranche A Subfacility. Borrowings repaid under the Tranche B Subfacility may not be borrowed again. Each repayment of Tranche B Subfacility loans will result in an increase of the Lenders' commitments under the Tranche A Subfacility, provided that such increases will not cause the aggregate Lenders' commitments under the Tranche A Subfacility to exceed $250 million.

On July 2, 2021, the Company entered into a second amendment to the Credit Agreement to increase the customer concentration limit included in the borrowing base calculation under the Revolving Credit Facilities.

On February 25, 2022, the Company entered into a third amendment to the Credit Agreement to, among other things: (i) provide for the replacement of LIBOR with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"); (ii) extend the maturity date of the Tranche B Subfacility by one year to April 15, 2024, with amortization payments on the aggregate principal amount of the Tranche B Subfacility of $2.5 million, payable at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2023, with the remaining amount payable at the maturity thereof; (iii) extend the period that the Term Loan Facility can be used for borrowings from June 30, 2022 to March 31, 2023; (iv) extend the repayment start date of the Term Loan Facility from July 31, 2022 to March 31, 2023, with monthly repayments equal to 1/84th of the then-outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Facility; (v) amend the maximum senior funded leverage ratio with respect to the Term Loan Facility to 5.50 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2022 to the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022, 5.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2022, 4.75 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2023 to the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2023, 4.25 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2023 to the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2023, 3.50 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2024 to the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2024, and 3.25 to 1.00 from the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2024 until the Term Loan Facility termination date; (vi) increase certain advance rates and add new classes of eligible assets to the Tranche A Subfacility borrowing base calculation; and (vii) delay by one year to January 1, 2023, a 0.25% margin reduction when the Company's total leverage ratio is less than a specific threshold. 

All obligations under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's direct and indirect wholly-owned material restricted subsidiaries organized in the U.S. and Canada (the "Guarantors") and, subject to certain exceptions, such obligations are secured by first priority liens on substantially all assets of the Company and the other borrowers and Guarantors.

For the year ended January 1, 2022, the weighted-average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facilities was 2.36%.

Borrowings under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities bear interest based on various reference rates plus an applicable margin, which are set quarterly based on average borrowing availability for the preceding fiscal quarter. Effective from the date of the third amendment to the Credit Agreement, the applicable margin for loans under the Tranche A Subfacility range from 0.50% to 1.00% for base rate loans and from 1.50% to 2.00% for SOFR loans, bankers' acceptance equivalent loans and European base rate loans. The applicable margin on loans under the Tranche B Subfacility are the applicable margin for the Tranche A Subfacility plus 1.00%. With respect to loans under the Term Loan Facility, the applicable margin ranges from 1.25% to 1.75% for base rate loans and from 2.25% to 2.75% for SOFR loans. In addition, a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% applies to all SOFR loans. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities, the Company is required to pay commitment fees quarterly, in arrears, equal to (i) 0.25% of the average daily undrawn portion of the Revolving Credit Facilities and (ii) 0.375% of the undrawn portion of the Term Loan Facility.

The Asset-Based Credit Facilities are subject to a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company's ability to create liens on assets; sell assets and enter in sale and leaseback transactions; pay dividends, prepay junior lien and unsecured indebtedness and make other restricted payments; incur additional indebtedness, including finance lease obligations in excess of $150 million, and make guarantees; make investments, loans or advances, including acquisitions; and engage in mergers or consolidations. In addition, the Company and its restricted subsidiaries are required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 if excess availability is less than the greater of (i) $15.0 million or (ii) 10% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facilities and (y) the aggregate borrowing base, as well as the maximum senior funded leverage ratio covenant (as amended above) with respect to the Term Loan Facility. As at January 1, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Agreement.

Interest Expense, Net

The components of interest expense, net are as follows:

    January 1, 2022     January 2, 2021     December 28, 2019  
    $     $     $  
Interest expense   7,685     26,816     30,950  
Amortization of debt issuance costs   1,353     4,078     2,721  
Interest income   (269 )   (852 )   (906 )
Interest expense, net   8,769     30,042     32,765  

Loss on Retirement of Debt

For the year ended January 2, 2021, the Company recorded a loss of $8.9 million on the redemption and retirement in full of the $223.5 million principal amount of outstanding 9.5% senior secured second lien notes due October 2022 issued by SunOpta Foods. The second lien notes were redeemed at a redemption price equal to 102.375% of the principal amount of the notes, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to the date of redemption.