NOTE 10 - OPERATING LEASES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 10 - OPERATING LEASES

The Company leases equipment and office space under long-term operating lease agreements. The future minimum lease payments on leases (with initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year) as of December 29, 2012 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Years Ending	Amount
December 28, 2013	$	4,414
December 27, 2014		4,041
December 26, 2015		3,788
December 31, 2016		3,171
December 30, 2017 and after		3,209
Total minimum lease payments	$	18,623

Rent expense for the years ended December 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $4.3 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Certain of our lease agreements may include items such as abated lease payments, capital improvement funding, step rent provisions and escalation clauses that affect the lease payment schedule and do not qualify as contingent rentals. These items have been included in the minimum lease payment amount on a straight-line basis over the minimum lease term. Any lease payments that are dependent on a factor related to the future use of the property have been excluded from the minimum lease payment amount and are recognized as incurred.