Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 24, 2023	Sep. 24, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 65,643	$ 35,181
Marketable securities held to maturity	0	4,011
Accounts receivable, net	217,520	208,178
Inventories	177,620	180,473
Prepaid expenses and other	8,420	16,794
Total current assets	469,203	444,637
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Land	3,714	3,714
Buildings	34,232	34,232
Plant machinery and equipment	438,579	374,566
Marketing equipment	291,424	274,904
Transportation equipment	14,551	11,685
Office equipment	46,934	45,865
Improvements	50,976	49,331
Construction in progress	53,916	65,753
Total Property, plant and equipment, at cost	934,326	860,050
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	562,985	524,683
Property, plant and equipment, net	371,341	335,367
Other assets
Goodwill	185,070	184,420
Other intangible assets, net	186,667	191,732
Marketable securities available for sale	4,513	5,708
Operating lease right-of-use assets	83,089	51,137
Other	4,214	3,965
Total other assets	463,553	436,962
Total Assets	1,304,097	1,216,966
Current Liabilities
Current finance lease liabilities	188	124
Accounts payable	100,025	108,146
Accrued insurance liability	17,312	15,678
Accrued liabilities	22,408	9,214
Current operating lease liabilities	14,675	13,524
Accrued compensation expense	19,479	21,700
Dividends payable	13,489	13,453
Total current liabilities	187,576	181,839
Long-term debt	83,000	55,000
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	650	254
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	73,361	42,660
Deferred income taxes	69,432	70,407
Other long-term liabilities	3,911	3,637
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 19,270,000 and 19,219,000 respectively	104,250	94,026
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(8,999)	(13,713)
Retained Earnings	790,916	782,856
Total stockholders' equity	886,167	863,169
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 1,304,097	$ 1,216,966