Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2012	Mar. 02, 2012
Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	NATIONAL BEVERAGE CORP.
Entity Central Index Key	0000069891
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--04-28
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		46,277,935
Document Information
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jan. 28, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3