Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 28, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 88,615	$ 91,760
Accounts receivable, net	95,826	99,972
Inventories, net	87,043	76,083
Prepaid expenses and other	5,588	3,695
Deferred income taxes	4,236	4,096
Total current assets	281,308	275,606
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	552,637	538,081
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	390,419	380,552
Property, plant and equipment, net	162,218	157,529
Other assets
Goodwill	86,442	86,442
Other intangible assets, net	48,282	50,989
Marketable securities held to maturity		2,000
Marketable securities available for sale	127,754	128,117
Other	3,309	4,090
Total other assets	265,787	271,638
Total Assets	709,313	704,773
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	273	146
Accounts payable	55,216	59,968
Accrued insurance liability	11,318	10,578
Accrued liabilities	5,471	5,007
Accrued compensation expense	11,164	14,286
Dividends payable	6,729	5,972
Total current liabilities	90,171	95,957
Long-term obligations under capital leases	1,334	374
Deferred income taxes	44,915	44,785
Other long-term liabilities	1,037	1,139
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,689,000 and 18,663,000 respectively	33,777	32,621
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,246)	(5,988)
Retained Earnings	548,325	535,885
Total stockholders' equity	571,856	562,518
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity	709,313	704,773
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2,496	2,496
Building [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	26,741	26,741
Plant Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	201,801	195,566
Marketing Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	261,437	256,389
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	6,875	6,913
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	19,564	18,556
Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	28,083	26,635
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 5,640	$ 4,785