Inventories

12 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

4. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

(in thousands)	January 1, 2017		January 3, 2016
Finished products	$	90,259	$	56,252
Manufacturing materials		23,196		12,277
Plastic shells, plastic pallets and other inventories		30,098		20,935
Total inventories	$	143,553	$	89,464

The growth in the inventory balances at January 1, 2017, as compared to January 3, 2016, is primarily a result of inventory acquired through the acquisitions of the Expansion Territories in 2016.