Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

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 26,		September 27,		Estimated
	2015		2014		Useful Lives (in years)
	(in thousands)
Land	$	2,496	$	2,496				-
Buildings		26,741		26,741		15	-	39.5
Plant machinery and equipment		210,728		195,566		5	-	20
Marketing equipment		268,082		256,389		5	-	7
Transportation equipment		6,866		6,913				5
Office equipment		20,586		18,556		3	-	5
Improvements		28,725		26,635		5	-	20
Construction in Progress		9,486		4,785				-
Total property, plant and equipment	$	573,710	$	538,081

Depreciation expense was $32,356,000, $31,660,000 and $28,801,000 for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.