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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2023
Oct. 31, 2022
Oct. 31, 2021
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Pay versus Performance

Value of Initial Fixed $100
Investment Based On:

Year
(a)

Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
PEO
(b) (1)

Compensation
Actually Paid to
PEO
(c) (2)

Average Summary
Compensation
Table Total for Non-
PEO NEOs
(d)

Average
Compensation
Actually Paid to
Non-PEO NEOs
(e) (3)

Total
Shareholder
Return
(f)

Peer Group
Total
Shareholder
Return 
(g) (4)

Net
Income
(loss)
(000)
(h)

Adjusted
EBITDA
(000) (5)

2023

  

$4,105,826

  

$1,652,953

  

$614,563

  

$466,551

  

$60.86

  

$84.88

  

$(7,967)

  

$31,284

 

2022

3,226,429

2,899,119

466,912

402,619

53.84

62.84

(6,602)

35,147

2021

1,355,165

1,058,374

447,954

389,979

40.19

59.25

(11,922)

26,821

(1)  The dollar amounts reported are the amounts of total compensation reported for our PEO(s) in the Summary Compensation Table for fiscal years 2023, 2022, and 2021.

(2) (3) The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of CAP, as computed in accordance with SEC rules. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amounts of compensation paid to our PEO(s) or other NEOs during the applicable year, but also include (i) the year-end value of equity awards granted during the reported year, and (ii) the change in the value of equity awards that were unvested at the end of the prior year, measured through the date the awards vested or were forfeited, or through the end of the reported fiscal year along with changes in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings.  The tables below provide fuller details.

(4) Reflects cumulative TSR of the Company's Peer Group index, as of October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. Our Peer Group Index includes the companies of: Andersons, Inc., B&G Foods, Inc., Boston Beer Company, Inc., Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc., Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Hostess Brands, Inc., J&J Snack Foods, Corp., John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., and Landec, Corp.

(5) Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is the financial measure that the Company believes to be the most important measure (that is not otherwise required to be disclosed in the table) it used in the most recent fiscal year to link CAP to all of the NEOs.

   
Company Selected Measure Name Adjusted EBITDA    
Named Executive Officers, Footnote

Year

PEOs

NON-PEO NEOs

2023

Lee Cole, Brian Kocher

Shawn Munsell, Graciela Montgomery, Ronald Araiza, Paul Harrison, Danny Dumas, Helen Kurtz

2022

Brian Kocher, Steven Hollister

Shawn Munsell, Mariela Matute, Graciela Montgomery, Robert Wedin, Ronald Araiza, Danny Dumas, Helen Kurtz

2021

James Gibson, Steven Hollister

Mariela Matute, Kevin Manion, Robert Wedin, Ronald Araiza, Mark Lodge, Farha Aslam

   
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote

(4) Reflects cumulative TSR of the Company's Peer Group index, as of October 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021. Our Peer Group Index includes the companies of: Andersons, Inc., B&G Foods, Inc., Boston Beer Company, Inc., Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc., Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Hostess Brands, Inc., J&J Snack Foods, Corp., John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., and Landec, Corp.

   
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 4,105,826 $ 3,226,429 $ 1,355,165
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount 1,652,953 2,899,119 1,058,374
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount 614,563 466,912 447,954
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 466,551 402,619 389,979
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

To calculate the amounts in the “Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs” column in the Pay versus Performance table above, the following amounts were deducted from and added to (as applicable) the average of the

“Total” compensation of our non-PEO NEOs for each applicable year, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table above.

Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs

Plus
Average Reported

Change in

Pension Value

and

Non-qualified

Minus

Deferred

Average Summary

Average Reported

Plus

Compensation

Compensation Table

Value of Equity

Average Equity Award

Earnings for Non-PEO

Average Compensation

Total for Non-PEO

Awards for Non-PEO

Adjustments for Non-

NEOs

Actually Paid to Non-

Year

NEOs (i)

NEOs (ii)

PEO NEOs (iii)

($)

PEO NEOs

2023

$614,563

$(133,400)

$(14,612)

-

$466,551

2022

466,912

(158,857)

94,564

-

402,619

2021

447,954

(68,667)

10,692

-

389,979

(i) The dollar amounts reported is the average of the amounts of total compensation reported for our Non-PEO NEOs in the Summary Compensation Table for fiscal years 2023, 2022 and 2022.

(ii) Represents the grant date fair value of the equity awards to our Non-PEO NEOs, as reported in the “Stock Awards” column in the Summary Compensation Table for each applicable year.

(iii) Represents the year-over-year change in the fair value of equity awards to our Non-PEO NEOs, as itemized in the table below. No awards vested in the year they were granted.  Fair value or change in fair value, as applicable, of equity awards in the "Compensation Actually Paid" columns was determined by reference to (a) for RSU awards, closing price on applicable year-end dates (b) for PRSU awards, the same valuation methodology as RSU awards above except year-end share amounts are multiplied by the probability of achievement as of each such date.

Equity Award Adjustments for Non-PEO NEOs

2023

2022

2021

Fair Value of Average Equity Awards for Non-PEO NEOs

Plus average as of year-end value for awards granted during the year

$25,919

$144,482

$79,181

Plus average year-over-year change of unvested awards granted in previous years

(24,970)

(2,062)

(31,104)

Plus average change from prior fiscal year-end awards that vested during the year

(4,700)

(770)

7,350

Less average fair value at the end of prior year that fail to meet vesting conditions

(11,336)

(47,086)

(52,076)

Plus average Dividends paid on stock awards

475

-

7,341

Total average equity award adjustments

$(14,612)

$94,564

$10,692

   
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

Graphic

   
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

Graphic

   
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

Graphic

   
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

Graphic

   
Tabular List, Table

The three financial performance measures listed in the following list represent an unranked list of the “most important” financial performance measures linking CAP to the NEOs for 2023 and Company performance. After Adjusted EBITDA, we do not consider any one of the other following financial performance measures to be a more important measure than the other measure for our Company or executive compensation program. See the discussion above in "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" for additional discussion related to executive pay.

Tabular List

Adjusted EBITDA
Net Sales

Return on Invested Capital
   
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 60.86    
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 84.88    
Net Income (Loss) $ (7,967,000)    
Company Selected Measure Amount 31,284,000    
PEO Name Lee Cole    
Measure:: 1      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Adjusted EBITDA    
Non-GAAP Measure Description

(5) Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is the financial measure that the Company believes to be the most important measure (that is not otherwise required to be disclosed in the table) it used in the most recent fiscal year to link CAP to all of the NEOs.

   
Measure:: 2      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Net Sales    
Measure:: 3      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Name Return on Invested Capital    
PEO | Minus Reported Value of Equity Awards      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ (2,640,000) (2,100,000) (146,690)
PEO | Plus Equity Award Adjustments      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 187,127 1,772,690 (150,101)
PEO | Plus as of year-end value for awards granted during the year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 512,295 1,741,019 5,000
PEO | Plus year-over-year change of unvested awards granted in previous years      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount   (5,000)  
PEO | Plus change from prior fiscal year-end awards that vested during the year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (334,932)   (186,557)
PEO | Less fair value at the end of prior year that fail to meet vesting conditions      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (200,207)    
PEO | Plus Dividends paid on stock awards      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 209,971 36,671 31,456
Non-PEO NEO | Minus Reported Value of Equity Awards      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (133,400) (158,857) (68,667)
Non-PEO NEO | Plus Equity Award Adjustments      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (14,612) 94,564 10,692
Non-PEO NEO | Plus as of year-end value for awards granted during the year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount 25,919 144,482 79,181
Non-PEO NEO | Plus year-over-year change of unvested awards granted in previous years      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (24,970) (2,062) (31,104)
Non-PEO NEO | Plus change from prior fiscal year-end awards that vested during the year      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (4,700) (770) 7,350
Non-PEO NEO | Less fair value at the end of prior year that fail to meet vesting conditions      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount (11,336) $ (47,086) (52,076)
Non-PEO NEO | Plus Dividends paid on stock awards      
Pay vs Performance Disclosure      
Adjustment to Compensation, Amount $ 475   $ 7,341