Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 25, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment gross	$ 2,496	$ 2,496
Building [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment gross	26,741	26,741
Plant Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment gross	225,055	210,728
Marketing Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment gross	274,371	266,047
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment gross	7,490	6,866
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment gross	21,739	20,586
Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment gross	34,529	28,725
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment gross	4,919	9,486
Cash and cash equivalents	104,321	133,689
Marketable securities held to maturity	9,667
Accounts receivable, net	114,543	102,649
Inventories	94,906	82,657
Prepaid expenses and other	5,109	6,557
Deferred income taxes	3,332	3,266
Total current assets	331,878	328,818
Property, plant and equipment gross	597,340	571,675
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	414,872	399,621
Property, plant and equipment, net	182,468	172,054
Other assets
Goodwill	86,442	86,442
Other intangible assets, net	41,895	45,819
Marketable securities held to maturity	96,197	66,660
Marketable securities available for sale	29,440	39,638
Other	2,913	3,504
Total other assets	256,887	242,063
Total Assets	771,233	742,935
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	363	273
Accounts payable	65,866	59,206
Accrued insurance liability	10,705	10,231
Accrued liabilities	5,587	5,365
Accrued compensation expense	14,608	15,318
Dividends payable	7,257	6,723
Total current liabilities	104,386	97,116
Long-term obligations under capital leases	1,327	1,196
Deferred income taxes	43,657	43,789
Other long-term liabilities	813	915
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,618,000 and 18,676,000 respectively	21,756	31,653
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(13,426)	(10,897)
Retained Earnings	612,720	579,163
Total stockholders' equity	621,050	599,919
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 771,233	$ 742,935