Note 9 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011
Provision for income taxes:
Current:
Federal	$	2,124	$	20	$	207
State		257		62		72
		2,381		82		279
Deferred:
Federal		3,571		781		(12	)
State		310		54		221
		3,881		835		209
Income taxes	$	6,262	$	917	$	488
Effective income tax rate		34.8%		33.6%		483.2%

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 28, 2013					September 29, 2012					October 1, 2011
Provision for income taxes at federal statutory rate	$	6,299		35.0	%	$	954		35.0	%	$	35		34.7	%
Net effect of life insurance policies		(191	)	(1.1	)		(400	)	(14.7	)		(14	)	(13.9	)
Qualified production activities deduction		(165	)	(0.9	)		-		-			-		-
Nondeductible stock option expense		(51	)	(0.3	)		161		5.9			189		187.1
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		479		2.7			94		3.5			(20	)	(19.8	)
Valuation allowance		51		0.3			(48	)	(1.8	)		263		260.4
Other, net		(160	)	(0.9	)		156		5.7			35		34.7
Provision for income taxes	$	6,262		34.8%		$	917		33.6%		$	488		483.2%

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012
Deferred tax assets:
Defined benefit plans	$	3,245		$	3,556
Accrued expenses, asset reserves and state tax credits		2,467			1,841
Stock-based compensation		1,560			1,878
State net operating loss carryforwards		1,180			1,372
Goodwill, amortizable for tax purposes		986			1,392
Federal net operating loss carryforward		-			1,870
Valuation allowance		(730	)		(679	)
Deferred tax assets		8,708			11,230
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant and equipment		(12,607	)		(10,637	)
Prepaid insurance and other reserves		(650	)		(722	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(13,257	)		(11,359	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(4,549	)	$	(129	)

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	2013			2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	76		$	67
Increase in tax positions of prior years		-			9
Settlement of tax position in current year		(76	)		-
Balance at end of year	$	-		$	76