Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 24, 2011
Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	3
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	$ 0
Amortization of Intangible Assets	4,452,000	4,477,000	4,811,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	4,400,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	4,400,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	4,200,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	1,700,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	900,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	10 years 36 days
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	0	0	0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	0
Food Service [Member] | Kim and Scott's [Member]
Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		198,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		4,985,000
Retail Supermarket [Member] | Kim and Scott's [Member]
Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		238,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		1,844,000
Retail Supermarket [Member]
Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired		500,000
Kim and Scott's [Member]
Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		$ 6,829,000
Minimum [Member]
Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	20 years