Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE E – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

					Estimated
	September 24,		September 25,		Useful Lives
	2022		2021		(in years)
	(in thousands)
Land	$	3,714	$	2,494		-
Buildings		34,232		26,582	15	-	39.5
Plant machinery and equipment		374,566		343,716	5	-	20
Marketing equipment		274,904		258,624	5	-	7
Transportation equipment		11,685		10,315		5
Office equipment		45,865		34,648	3	-	5
Improvements		49,331		45,578	5	-	20
Construction in Progress		65,753		35,285		-
		860,050		757,242
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		524,683		490,055
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	335,367	$	267,187

Depreciation expense was $49.7 million, $46.8 million, and $49.8 million for fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.