Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

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. Cost is determined by the first-in, first-out method. Inventories were as follows:

(in thousands)	September 26, 2015		December 27, 2014
Bulk product	$	75,548	$	65,603
Finished product		116,863		105,117
Packaging materials		2,839		2,803
Total	$	195,250	$	173,523