Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE E – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012		Estimated Useful Lives (in years)
	(in thousands)
Land	$	2,496	$	2,496		-
Buildings		26,741		26,741	15	-	39.5
Plant machinery and equipment		179,331		172,529	5	-	20
Marketing equipment		244,770		233,612	5	-	7
Transportation equipment		5,953		4,879		5
Office equipment		16,282		14,987	3	-	5
Improvements		24,917		22,889	5	-	20
Construction in Progress		9,952		5,740		-
	$	510,442	$	483,873

Depreciation expense was $28,801,000, $26,175,000 and $25,046,000 for fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.