Note 10 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

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

	Year Ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 29,
(Dollars in thousands)	2014			2013			2012
Provision for income taxes:
Current:
Federal	$	8,196		$	2,124		$	20
State		330			257			62
		8,526			2,381			82
Deferred:
Federal		(323	)		3,571			781
State		364			310			54
		41			3,881			835
Income taxes	$	8,567		$	6,262		$	917
Effective income tax rate		34.0	%		34.8	%		33.6	%

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

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	September 27, 2014					September 28, 2013					September 29, 2012
Provision for income taxes at federal statutory rate	$	8,823		35.0	%	$	6,299		35.0	%	$	954		35.0	%
Qualified production activities deduction		(755	)	(3.0	)		(165	)	(0.9	)		-		-
Valuation allowance		(183	)	(0.7	)		51		0.3			(48	)	(1.8	)
Net effect of life insurance policies		(150	)	(0.6	)		(191	)	(1.1	)		(400	)	(14.7	)
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit		577		2.3			479		2.7			94		3.5
Nondeductible stock option expense		30		0.1			(51	)	(0.3	)		161		5.9
Other, net		225		0.9			(160	)	(0.9	)		156		5.7
Provision for income taxes	$	8,567		34.0	%	$	6,262		34.8	%	$	917		33.6	%

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

	September 27,			September 28,
(In thousands)	2014			2013
Deferred tax assets:
Defined benefit plans	$	3,419		$	3,245
Accrued expenses and asset reserves		2,782			2,206
Stock-based compensation		1,804			1,560
State net operating loss carryforwards and tax credits		908			1,441
Goodwill, amortizable for tax purposes		870			986
Valuation allowance		(547	)		(730	)
Deferred tax assets		9,236			8,708
Deferred tax liabilities:
Plant and equipment		(12,654	)		(12,607	)
Prepaid insurance and other reserves		(1,032	)		(650	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(13,686	)		(13,257	)
Net deferred tax liability	$	(4,450	)	$	(4,549	)

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

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