Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 27, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 126,548	$ 91,760
Accounts receivable, net	115,508	99,972
Inventories, net	83,120	76,083
Prepaid expenses and other	4,212	3,695
Deferred income taxes	4,320	4,096
Total current assets	333,708	275,606
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	564,321	538,081
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	395,045	380,552
Property, plant and equipment, net	169,276	157,529
Other assets
Goodwill	86,442	86,442
Other intangible assets, net	47,150	50,989
Marketable securities held to maturity		2,000
Marketable securities available for sale	103,352	128,117
Other	2,998	4,090
Total other assets	239,942	271,638
Total Assets	742,926	704,773
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	270	146
Accounts payable	67,140	59,968
Accrued insurance liability	10,284	10,578
Accrued income taxes	1,091	0
Accrued liabilities	5,946	5,007
Accrued compensation expense	14,109	14,286
Dividends payable	6,729	5,972
Total current liabilities	105,569	95,957
Long-term obligations under capital leases	1,265	374
Deferred income taxes	44,848	44,785
Other long-term liabilities	971	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 18,692,000 and 18,663,000 respectively	34,508	32,621
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,295)	(5,988)
Retained Earnings	566,060	535,885
Total stockholders' equity	590,273	562,518
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity	742,926	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	206,036	195,566
Marketing Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	265,272	256,389
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	6,899	6,913
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	20,059	18,556
Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	28,121	26,635
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 8,697	$ 4,785