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Amounts due from parties associated with the reporting entity as evidenced by a written promise to pay, due after 1 year (or 1 business cycle).

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The cash inflow from a loan, supported by a promissory note, granted to related parties where one party can exercise control or significant influence over another party; including affiliates, owners or officers and their immediate families, pension trusts, and so forth.

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Revenue and Receivables (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($) customer	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) customer	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) customer	Feb. 27, 2019 USD ($)
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of Customers Accounted for More Than 10% \| customer		0	0	0
Allowances of accounts receivable		$ 4,816	$ 3,498
Proceeds received from FreshRealm Separation Agreement recovery		$ 6,000		$ 1,154
FreshRealm
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Notes receivable from FreshRealm			$ 34,500	$ 34,500	$ 34,500
Proceeds received from FreshRealm Separation Agreement recovery	$ 6,000
Customer concentration [Member] \| Sales revenue [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of Customers \| customer		10
Concentration Risk Threshold Percentage		58.00%	56.00%	59.00%
Kroger [Member] \| Customer concentration [Member] \| Sales revenue [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk Threshold Percentage		16.00%	18.00%	21.00%
Walmart [Member] \| Customer concentration [Member] \| Sales revenue [Member]
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk Threshold Percentage		11.00%	12.00%	13.00%