Note 4 - Segment Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Apr. 15, 2016	Apr. 17, 2015	Apr. 15, 2016	Apr. 17, 2015	Oct. 30, 2015
Frozen Food Products [Member]
Sales	$ 11,155,000	$ 11,560,000	$ 22,641,000	$ 24,213,000
Intersegment sales
Net sales	$ 11,155,000	$ 11,560,000	$ 22,641,000	$ 24,213,000
Cost of products sold	6,987,000	7,103,000	14,093,000	14,914,000
Gross margin	4,168,000	4,457,000	8,548,000	9,299,000
SG&A	3,290,000	3,116,000	6,939,000	6,797,000
Income before taxes	878,000	1,341,000	1,609,000	2,502,000
Total assets	10,336,000	10,164,000	10,336,000	10,164,000
Additions to PP&E	88,000	(44,000)	159,000	53,000
Refrigerated and Snack Food Products [Member]
Sales	$ 19,990,000	$ 15,136,000	$ 44,660,000	$ 37,194,000
Intersegment sales
Net sales	$ 19,990,000	$ 15,136,000	$ 44,660,000	$ 37,194,000
Cost of products sold	11,927,000	9,316,000	27,198,000	26,599,000
Gross margin	8,063,000	5,820,000	17,462,000	10,595,000
SG&A	6,470,000	4,959,000	13,499,000	10,428,000
Income before taxes	1,593,000	861,000	3,963,000	167,000
Total assets	33,161,000	25,750,000	33,161,000	25,750,000
Additions to PP&E	$ 349,000	$ 171,000	$ 858,000	$ 229,000
Other Segments [Member]
Sales
Intersegment sales
Net sales
Cost of products sold
Gross margin
SG&A
Income before taxes
Total assets	$ 35,505,000	$ 22,480,000	$ 35,505,000	$ 22,480,000
Additions to PP&E		74,000	(2,000)	11,000
Sales	$ 31,145,000	$ 26,696,000	$ 67,301,000	$ 61,407,000
Intersegment sales
Net sales	$ 31,145,000	$ 26,696,000	$ 67,301,000	$ 61,407,000
Cost of products sold	18,914,000	16,419,000	41,291,000	41,513,000
Gross margin	12,231,000	10,277,000	26,010,000	19,894,000
SG&A	9,760,000	8,075,000	20,438,000	17,225,000
Income before taxes	2,471,000	2,202,000	5,572,000	2,669,000
Total assets	79,002,000	58,394,000	79,002,000	58,394,000	$ 75,302,000
Additions to PP&E	$ 437,000	$ 201,000	$ 1,015,000	$ 293,000

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