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Off Season	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2011
Off Season Abstract
Off Season Text Block	4.        The seasonal nature of the Company's food processing business results in a timing difference between expenses (primarily overhead expenses) incurred and absorbed into product cost. These “off-season” variances are accounted for in an inventory account and are included in inventories on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Depending upon the time of year, the off-season account reflects either the excess of absorbed expenses over incurred expenses to date, resulting in a credit balance, or the excess of incurred expenses over absorbed expenses to date resulting, in a debit balance. Other than at the end of the first and fourth fiscal quarters of each year, absorbed expenses exceed incurred expenses due to timing of production. All off-season balances are zero at fiscal year end.

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This text block represents the description of the Off Season Reserve which is the excess of Absorbed Costs of Incurred Costs.

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