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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

4.	Inventories

Inventories include the cost of material, freight, direct labor and overhead utilized in the processing of our products, and are stated at the lower of cost or market. Inventories were as follows:


(in thousands)	September 27, 2014		December 28, 2013
Bulk product	$	61,072	$	63,550
Finished product		116,364		97,742
Packaging materials		2,719		3,129

Total	$	180,155	$	164,421

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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