Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 6,900	$ 14,932	$ 2,757
Loss (income) from discontinued operations, net of tax	328	129	(42)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	8,046	8,790	9,898
Amortization of debt costs	3,007	3,010	1,301
Share-based compensation	12,717	1,635	0
Equity in net income of affiliate	(2,877)	(2,634)	(1,210)
Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed assets	72	510	(67)
Deferred taxes	8,957	(8,626)	3,239
Recognition of uncertain tax position	0	0	6,390
Provision for bad debt	(5)	34	(9)
Amortization of deferred actuarial pension losses	4,787	3,567	2,804
Changes in assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable	(6,564)	7,435	(7,713)
Inventories	(4,626)	22,120	(8,697)
Other assets	(2,457)	(137)	(1,415)
Accounts payable	(830)	(12,905)	18,080
Accrued expenses, pension and other liabilities	(4,474)	(14,365)	12,096
Dividend from equity investment in affiliate	2,316	0	0
Total adjustments	18,069	8,434	34,697
Net cash provided by continuing operations	25,297	23,495	37,412
Net cash used in discontinued operations	(192)	(129)	(568)
Total cash provided by operating activities	25,105	23,366	36,844
Cash flows from investing activities
Change in net investment in discounted leases	0	0	778
Cash paid for fixed assets and acquired intangible assets	(9,583)	(5,190)	(5,535)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	0	102
Restricted cash	0	0	1,206
Total cash used in investing activities	(9,583)	(5,190)	(3,449)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings under the senior credit facility	0	0	(71)
Borrowings under the senior term loan	0	0	235,000
Repayments under the senior term loan	(36,750)	(36,750)	(13,000)
Cash paid for capital leases	(221)	(142)	(535)
Cash paid for debt costs	(1,117)	(3,110)	(12,647)
Contributions from former majority stockholder	16,971	13,550	0
Payment of dividends on preferred stock	(2,881)	0	0
Payment of dividend to former majority stockholder	0	0	(226,821)
Cash paid for employee taxes on vested restricted shares and stock options	(3,892)	0	0
Proceeds from exercises of warrants	11,816	0	0
Change in advances collateralized by discounted leases	0	0	(778)
Total cash used in financing activities	(16,074)	(26,452)	(18,852)
Change in cash and cash equivalents	(552)	(8,276)	14,543
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	52,861	61,137	46,594
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	52,309	52,861	61,137
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information
Interest paid, net of interest received	13,315	20,011	1,441
Income tax paid, net of tax refunds	159	7,145	1,376
Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Capital lease acquisitions	100	563	166
Change in accounts payable and other assets for capital additions to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets	2,081	671	383
Common stock dividend on Series A preferred stock (market value of common shares)	998	2,247	0
Cashless exercise of stock options	2,312	0	0
Non-Cash Reverse Merger Activity:
Issuance of Common Stock	0	25,000	0
Issuance of Series A Preferred Stock	0	50,000	0
Shares assumed by legal acquirer	0	42,492	0
Repurchase of Common Stock from majority stockholder	$ 0	$ 100,000	$ 0