Property and Equipment, Net

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment consists of the following:

	September 30, 2023		September 24, 2022
	(in thousands)
Land	$	29,434	$	29,474
Buildings and improvements	277,618		263,499
Transportation equipment	14,258		12,572
Machine and warehouse equipment	388,854		345,994
Capitalized software	117,007		123,353
Office furniture and equipment	30,534		29,697
Assets under construction	25,701		51,617
	883,406		856,206
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(491,638)		(459,227)
	$	391,768	$	396,979

Depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of intangible assets, charged to operations was $87.7 million, $80.9 million and $74.7 million for fiscal 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.