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Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Document And Entity Information - USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018	Nov. 20, 2018	Mar. 29, 2018
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	J&J SNACK FOODS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000785956
Trading Symbol	jjsf
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-29
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)		18,772,430
Entity Public Float			$ 2,041,617,611
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Sep. 29, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Shell Company	false

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 111,479	$ 90,962
Marketable securities held to maturity	21,048	59,113
Accounts receivable, net	132,342	124,553
Inventories	112,884	103,268
Prepaid expenses and other	5,044	3,936
Total current assets	382,797	381,832
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	697,517	653,889
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	454,844	426,308
Property, plant and equipment, net	242,673	227,581
Other assets
Goodwill	102,511	102,511
Other intangible assets, net	57,762	61,272
Marketable securities held to maturity	118,765	60,908
Marketable securities available for sale	24,743	30,260
Other	2,762	2,864
Total other assets	306,543	257,815
Total Assets	932,013	867,228
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	324	340
Accounts payable	69,592	72,729
Accrued insurance liability	11,217	10,558
Accrued liabilities	8,031	7,753
Accrued compensation expense	20,297	19,826
Dividends payable	8,438	7,838
Total current liabilities	117,899	119,044
Long-term obligations under capital leases	753	904
Deferred income taxes	52,322	62,705
Other long-term liabilities	1,948	2,253
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 18,754,000 and 18,663,000 respectively	27,340	17,382
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(11,994)	(8,875)
Retained Earnings	743,745	673,815
Total stockholders' equity	759,091	682,322
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 932,013	$ 867,228

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - $ / shares	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	18,754,000	18,663,000
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	18,754,000	18,663,000

Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($)
shares in Thousands

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Sep. 30, 2017

Sep. 24, 2016

Net Sales

$ 1,138,265,000

$ 1,084,224,000

$ 992,781,000

Cost of goods sold

^[1]

801,979,000

753,201,000

688,314,000

Gross Profit

336,286,000

331,023,000

304,467,000

Operating expenses

Marketing

^[2]

95,405,000

94,394,000

85,963,000

Distribution

^[3]

92,281,000

81,824,000

73,114,000

Administrative

^[4]

37,757,000

36,843,000

32,299,000

Other expense (income)

68,000

(145,000)

281,000

Total operating expenses

225,511,000

212,916,000

191,657,000

Operating Income

110,775,000

118,107,000

112,810,000

Other income (expenses)

Investment income

6,267,000

5,289,000

4,132,000

Interest expense & other

1,110,000

(1,196,000)

(123,000)

Earnings before income taxes

118,152,000

122,200,000

116,819,000

Income taxes

14,556,000

43,026,000

40,844,000

NET EARNINGS

$ 103,596,000

$ 79,174,000

$ 75,975,000

Earnings per diluted share (in dollars per share)

$ 5.51

^[5]

$ 4.21

$ 4.05

Weighted average number of diluted shares (in shares)

18,817

18,816

18,769

Earnings per basic share (in dollars per share)

$ 5.54

$ 4.23

$ 4.07

Weighted average number of basic shares (in shares)

18,694

18,707

18,649

[1]	Includes share-based compensation expense of $862 for the year ended September 29, 2018, $720 for the year ended September 30, 2017 and $609 for the year ended September 24, 2016.
[2]	Includes share-based compensation expense of $1,339 for the year ended September 29, 2018, $1,038 for the year ended September 30, 2017 and $924 for the year ended September 24, 2016.
[3]	Includes share-based compensation expense of $76 for the year ended September 29, 2018, $72 for the year ended September 30, 2017 and $48 for the year ended September 24, 2016.
[4]	Includes share-based compensation expense of $1,581 for the year ended September 29, 2018, $1,218 for the year ended September 30, 2017 and $794 for the year ended September 24, 2016.
[5]	Total of quarterly amounts do not necessarily agree to the annual report amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Cost of Sales [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 862	$ 720	$ 609
Selling and Marketing Expense [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	133	1,038	924
Distribution [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	76	72	48
General and Administrative Expense [Member]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 1,581	$ 1,218	$ 794

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Net earnings	$ 103,596	$ 79,174	$ 75,975
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(2,738)	3,745	(3,065)
Unrealized holding (loss) gain on marketable securities	(455)	795	(8)
Amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	74		555
Total Other Comprehensive (Loss) income, net of tax	(3,119)	4,540	(2,518)
Comprehensive Income	$ 100,477	$ 83,714	$ 73,457

- Definition

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

+ References + Details

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity - USD ($)	Common Stock Including Additional Paid in Capital [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 26, 2015	18,676,000
Balance at Sep. 26, 2015	$ 31,653,000	$ (10,897,000)	$ 579,163,000	$ 599,919,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options (in shares)	120,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	$ 5,249,000			5,249,000
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	14,000
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan	$ 1,320,000			1,320,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(3,065,000)		(3,065,000)
Unrealized holding gain on marketable securities		547,000		547,000
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan	7,000			7,000
Dividends declared			(29,081,000)	(29,081,000)
Share-based compensation	$ 2,368,000			$ 2,368,000
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)	(142,000)			(141,700)
Repurchase of common stock	$ (15,265,000)			$ (15,265,019)
Net earnings			75,975,000	75,975,000
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 24, 2016	18,668,000
Balance at Sep. 24, 2016	$ 25,332,000	(13,415,000)	626,057,000	637,974,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options (in shares)	124,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	$ 5,826,000			5,826,000
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	13,000
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan	$ 1,405,000			1,405,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment		3,745,000		3,745,000
Unrealized holding gain on marketable securities		795,000		795,000
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan	94,000			94,000
Dividends declared			(31,416,000)	(31,416,000)
Share-based compensation	$ 2,954,000			$ 2,954,000
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)	(143,000)			(142,665)
Repurchase of common stock	$ (18,229,000)			$ (18,228,763)
Net earnings			79,174,000	$ 79,174,000
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan (in shares)	1,000
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2017	18,663,000			18,663,000
Balance at Sep. 30, 2017	$ 17,382,000	(8,875,000)	673,815,000	$ 682,322,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options (in shares)	98,000
Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	$ 7,371,000			7,371,000
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan (in shares)	13,000
Issuance of common stock for employee stock purchase plan	$ 1,523,000			1,523,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(2,738,000)		(2,738,000)
Unrealized holding gain on marketable securities		(381,000)		(381,000)
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan	97,000			97,000
Dividends declared			(33,666,000)	(33,666,000)
Share-based compensation	$ 3,761,000			$ 3,761,000
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)	(21,000)			(20,604)
Repurchase of common stock	$ (2,794,000)			$ (2,794,027)
Net earnings			103,596,000	$ 103,596,000
Issuance of common stock under deferred stock plan (in shares)	1,000
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2018	18,754,000			18,754,000
Balance at Sep. 29, 2018	$ 27,340,000	$ (11,994,000)	$ 743,745,000	$ 759,091,000

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 103,596,000	$ 79,174,000	$ 75,975,000
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of fixed assets	42,939,000	38,211,000	34,536,000
Amortization of intangibles and deferred costs	3,538,000	4,234,000	5,587,000
Gains from disposals of property & equipment	(912,000)	(346,000)	(398,000)
Amortization of bond premiums	1,012,000	1,189,000	1,011,000
Share-based compensation	3,858,000	3,048,000	2,375,000
Deferred income taxes	(10,392,000)	7,847,000	7,700,000
Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities	140,000	(14,000)	661,000
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects from purchase of companies:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net	(7,917,000)	(20,370,000)	3,571,000
Increase in inventories	(9,639,000)	(7,410,000)	(6,295,000)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other	(1,120,000)	10,265,000	(7,386,000)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(1,736,000)	9,521,000	3,888,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	123,367,000	125,349,000	121,225,000
Investing activities:
Payments for purchases of companies, net of cash acquired		(47,698,000)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(60,022,000)	(72,180,000)	(48,709,000)
Purchases of marketable securities	(91,112,000)	(39,923,000)	(41,786,000)
Proceeds from redemption and sales of marketable securities	75,302,000	22,997,000	13,224,000
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment	2,639,000	1,935,000	2,294,000
Other	54,000	(450,000)	375,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(73,139,000)	(135,319,000)	(74,602,000)
Financing activities:
Payments to repurchase common stock	(2,794,000)	(18,229,000)	(15,265,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	8,894,000	7,231,000	6,570,000
Payments on capitalized lease obligations	(370,000)	(356,000)	(355,000)
Payment of cash dividend	(33,066,000)	(30,859,000)	(28,523,000)
Net cash used in financing activities	(27,336,000)	(42,213,000)	(37,573,000)
Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents	(2,375,000)	2,493,000	(2,087,000)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	20,517,000	(49,690,000)	6,963,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	90,962,000	140,652,000	133,689,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	$ 111,479,000	$ 90,962,000	$ 140,652,000

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

J & J Snack Foods Corp. and Subsidiaries (the Company) manufactures, markets and distributes a variety of nutritional snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries. A summary of the significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements follows. Our fiscal years

2018

and

2016

comprise

weeks. Our

2017

fiscal year comprised

weeks. All references to

2017

fiscal year refer to that

week period.

1.	Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These financial statements include the accounts of J & J Snack Foods Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

2.	Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue from our products when the products are shipped to our customers. Repair and maintenance equipment service revenue is recorded when it is performed provided the customer terms are that the customer is to be charged on a time and material basis or on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract when the customer has signed a service contract. Revenue is recognized only where persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, our price is fixed or estimable and collectability is reasonably assured. We record offsets to revenue for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments, trade spending, coupon redemption costs and returned product. Customers generally do

not

have the right to return product unless it is damaged or defective. Our recorded liability for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments and trade spending was approximately

$13.6

million at

September 29, 2018

and

$13.0

million at

September 30, 2017.

All amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are classified as revenues. Our product costs include amounts for shipping and handling, therefore, we charge our customers shipping and handling fees at the time the products are shipped or when services are performed. The cost of shipping products to the customer is recognized at the time the products are shipped to the customer and our policy is to classify them as Distribution expenses. The cost of shipping products to the customer classified as Distribution expenses was

$92,281,000,

$81,824,000

and

$73,114,000

for the fiscal years ended

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

During the years ended

September 29, 2018,

September 30, 2017

and

September 24, 2016,

we sold

$22,474,000,

$23,489,000

and

$24,664,000,

respectively, of repair and maintenance service contracts in our frozen beverage business. At

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

deferred income on repair and maintenance service contracts was

$1,865,000

and

$1,956,000,

respectively, of which

$159,000

and

$210,000

is included in other long-term liabilities as of

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

respectively and the balance is reflected as short-term and included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Repair and maintenance service contract income of

$22,011,000,

$23,204,000

and

$24,571,000

was recognized for the fiscal years ended

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

3.	Foreign Currency

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing at the balance sheet date. Revenues and expenses are translated at the average rate of exchange for the period. The cumulative translation adjustment is recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and changes to such are included in comprehensive income.

4.	Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

5.	Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of

three

months or less.

6.	Concentration s and related risks

We maintain cash balances at financial institutions located in various states. We have cash balances at

two

banks totaling approximately

$35

million that is in excess of FDIC insurance of

$250,000

per bank.

Financial instruments that could potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk are trade accounts receivable; however, such risks are limited due to the large number of customers comprising our customer base and their dispersion across geographic regions. We have approximately

customers with accounts receivable balances of between

million and

$10

million.

We have several large customers that account for a significant portion of our sales. Our top

ten

customers accounted for

43%,

42%

and

42%

of our sales during fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively, with our largest customer accounting for

1/2%

of our sales in

2018,

1/2%

of our sales in

2017

and

of our sales in

2016.

Four of the

ten

customers are food distributors who sell our product to many end users.

About

27%

of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

None

of our vendors supplied more than

10%

of our ingredients and packaging in

2018,

2017

2016.

Virtually all of our accounts receivable are due from trade customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of our customers’ financial condition and collateral is

not

required. Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. At

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

our accounts receivables were

$132,342,000

and

$124,553,000,

net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of

$400,000

and

$359,000.

Accounts receivable outstanding longer than the payment terms are considered past due. We determine our allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time trade accounts receivable are past due, our previous loss history, customers’ current ability to pay their obligations to us, and the condition of the general economy and the industry as a whole. We write off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible, and payments subsequently received on such receivables are credited to the allowance for doubtful accounts.

7.	Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined by the

first

-in,

first

-out method) or net realizable value. We recognize abnormal amounts of idle facilities, freight, handling costs, and spoilage as charges of the current period. Additionally, we allocate fixed production overhead to inventories based on the normal capacity of our production facilities. We calculate normal capacity as the production expected to be achieved over a number of periods or seasons under normal circumstances, taking into account the loss of capacity resulting from planned maintenance. This requires us to use judgment to determine when production is outside the range of expected variation in production (either abnormally low or abnormally high). In periods of abnormally low production (for example, periods in which there is significantly lower demand, labor and material shortages exist, or there is unplanned equipment downtime) the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is

not

increased. However, in periods of abnormally high production the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is decreased to assure inventories are

not

measured above cost.

8.	Investment Securities

We classify our investment securities in

one

three

categories: held to maturity, trading, or available for sale. Our investment portfolio at

September 29, 2018

consists of investments classified as held to maturity and available for sale. The securities that we have the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity and are stated at amortized cost. Investments classified as available for sale are reported at fair market value with unrealized gains and losses related to the changes in fair value of the securities recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The mutual funds and preferred stock in our available for sale portfolio do

not

have contractual maturities; however, we classify them as long term assets as it is our intent to hold them for a period of over

one

year, although we

may

sell some or all of them depending on presently unanticipated needs for liquidity or market conditions. See Note C for further information on our holdings of investment securities.

9.	Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation of equipment and buildings is provided for by the straight-line method over the assets’ estimated useful lives. We review our equipment and buildings to ensure that they provide economic benefit and are

not

impaired.

Amortization of leasehold improvements is provided for by the straight-line method over the term of the lease or the assets’ estimated useful lives, whichever is shorter. Licenses and rights, customer relationships, non-compete agreements and certain tradenames are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from

years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

Long-lived assets, including fixed assets and amortizing intangibles, are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of

the asset

may

not

be recoverable. Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance. Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences.

10.	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of our short-term financial instruments, such as accounts receivables and accounts payable, approximate their fair values, based on the short-term maturities of these instruments.

11.	Income Taxes

We account for our income taxes under the liability method. Under the liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities as measured by the enacted tax rates that will be in effect when these differences reverse. Deferred tax expense is the result of changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Additionally, we recognize a liability for income taxes and associated penalties and interest for tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return which are more likely than

not

to be overturned by taxing authorities (“uncertain tax positions”). We have

not

recognized a tax benefit in our financial statements for these uncertain tax positions.

As of

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is

$394,000

and

$374,000;

respectively, all of which would impact our effective tax rate over time, if recognized. We recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters as a part of the provision for income taxes. We had

$259,000

of accrued interest and penalties as of

September 29, 2018

and

$239,000

as of

September 30, 2017.

We did

not

recognize any penalties and interest resulting from tax settlements in the years ended

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	(in thousands)

Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	374
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		20
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		-
Settlements		-
Balance at September 29, 2018	$	394

In addition to our federal tax return and tax returns for Mexico and Canada, we file tax returns in all states that have a corporate income tax. Virtually all the returns noted above are open for examination for

three

four

years.

Net earnings for the year ended

September 29, 2018

benefited from a

$20.9

million gain on the remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities and a

$8.8

million reduction in income taxes related primarily to the lower corporate tax rate enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in

December 2017.

Net earnings for the year were impacted by a

$1.2

million provisional amount for the

one

-time repatriation tax required under the new federal tax law and by a

$1.4

million expense on the remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities due to changes in New Jersey tax regulations effective

July 2018.

Excluding the deferred tax gain, the deferred tax expense and the

one

-time repatriation tax, our effective tax rate decreased to

27.80%

from

35.2%

in the prior year reflecting the reduction in the federal statutory rate to

21%

from

35%

January 1, 2018.

Last year’s effective tax rate benefited from an unusually high tax benefit on share based compensation of

$3,061,000

which compares to this year’s tax benefit of

$1,935,000.

12.	Earnings Per Common Share

Basic earnings per common share (EPS) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing income available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS takes into consideration the potential dilution that could occur if securities (stock options) or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised and converted into common stock.

Our calculation of EPS is as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2018
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	103,596		18,694	$	5.54

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		123		(0.03	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	103,596		18,817	$	5.51

1,000

anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of

2018

diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	79,174		18,707	$	4.23

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		109		(0.02	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	79,174		18,816	$	4.21

157,994

anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of

2017

diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 24, 2016
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	75,975		18,649	$	4.07

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		120		(0.02	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	75,975		18,769	$	4.05

180,170

anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of

2016

diluted EPS.

13.	Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

September 29, 2018,

the Company has

three

stock-based employee compensation plans. Share-based compensation was recognized as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,		September 30,			September 24,
	2018		2017			2016
	(in thousands)

Stock options	$	1,432	$	(436	)	$	86
Stock purchase plan		423		363			305
Stock issued to an outside director		64		56			-
Restricted stock issued to employees		4		4			4
Total share-based compensation	$	1,923	$	(13	)	$	395

The above compensation is net of tax benefits	$	1,935	$	3,061		$	1,980

Income tax benefit related to share-based compensation for the years ended

September 29, 2018,

September 30, 2017

and

September 24, 2016

includes

$821,000,

$1,497,000

and

$885,000

respectively, as a result of our early adoption as of our fiscal

March 2016

quarter of Accounting Standards Update

2016

09,

Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. Under this new standard, income tax benefit is recognized rather than additional paid in capital upon the exercise of stock options.

September 29, 2018,

the Company has unrecognized compensation expense of approximately

$6.3

million to be recognized over the next

three

fiscal years.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in fiscal

2018,

2017

and

2016:

expected volatility of

17.4%

for fiscal year

2018,

expected volatility of

16.6%

for fiscal year

2017

and

16.7%

for fiscal year

2016:

weighted average risk-free interest rates of

2.7%,

2.0%

and

1.3%;

dividend rate of

1.3%,

1.3%

and

1.4%

and expected lives ranging between

and

years for all years. An expected forfeiture rate of

10%

was used for

2018,

13%

was used for

2017

and

19%

was used for

2016.

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the price of our common shares over the past

months for

year options and

years for

year options. We use historical information to estimate expected life and forfeitures within the valuation model. The expected term of awards represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Compensation cost is recognized using a straight-line method over the vesting or service period and is net of estimated forfeitures.

14.	Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total advertising expense was

$5,176,000,

$5,677,000

and

$4,870,000

for the fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

15.	Commodity Price Risk Management

Our most significant raw material requirements include flour, packaging, shortening, corn syrup, sugar, juice, cheese, chocolate, and a variety of nuts. We attempt to minimize the effect of future price fluctuations related to the purchase of raw materials primarily through forward purchasing to cover future manufacturing requirements, generally for periods from

months. As of

September 29, 2018,

we have approximately

$77

million of such commitments. Futures contracts are

not

used in combination with forward purchasing of these raw materials. Our procurement practices are intended to reduce the risk of future price increases, but also

may

potentially limit the ability to benefit from possible price decreases. Our policy is to recognize estimated losses on purchase commitments when they occur. At each of the last

three

fiscal year ends, we did

not

have any material losses on our purchase commitments.

16.	Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Total research and development expense was

$623,000,

$674,000

and

$525,000

for the fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

17.	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

May

2014

and in subsequent updates, the FASB issued guidance on revenue recognition which requires that we recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. We have performed a review of the requirements of the new revenue standard, including a review of customer contracts, and have applied the

five

-step model of this new guidance to each contract category we have. We adopted this guidance on the

first

day of our fiscal

2019

year using the modified retrospective transition method, which will result in an adjustment to retained earnings for the cumulative effect, if any, of applying the standard to contracts in process as of the adoption date. Under this method, we would

not

restate the prior financial statements presented. This guidance will require additional disclosures of the amount by which each financial statement line item is affected in the fiscal year

2019

reporting period. Based on our assessment, we have

not

identified any material impact on our financial statements, although this guidance will affect the disclosures.

January 2016,

the FASB issued guidance which requires an entity to measure equity investments at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income , to use the price that would be received by a seller when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, and which eliminates the requirement to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet. Under present guidance, changes in fair value of equity investments available for sale are recognized in Stockholders’ Equity. We adopted this guidance on the

first

day of our fiscal

2019

year. The adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements is

not

material.

February 2016,

the FASB issued guidance on lease accounting which requires that an entity recognize most leases on its balance sheet. The guidance retains a dual lease accounting model for purposes of income statement recognition, continuing the distinction between what are currently known as “capital” and “operating” leases for lessees. This guidance is effective for our fiscal year ended

September 2020.

While we continue to evaluate the effect of adopting this guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, we expect our operating leases, as disclosed in Note J — Commitments and Contingencies, will be subject to the new standard. We will recognize right-of-use assets and operating lease liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets upon adoption, which will materially increase our total assets and liabilities.

March 2016,

the FASB issued guidance on share based compensation which requires that an entity recognize all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. Under current guidance, excess tax benefits are recognized in additional paid-in capital and tax deficiencies are recognized either as an offset to accumulated excess tax benefits, or in the income statement. This guidance is effective for our fiscal year ended

September 2018.

See Note

A.13

to these financial statements for a discussion of the impact the adoption of this guidance in our

March 2016

quarter had on our consolidated financial statements.

18.	Reclassifications

Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with the presentation for the current year.

Note B - Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE B – ACQUISITIONS

December 30, 2016,

we acquired Hill & Valley Inc., a premium bakery located in Rock Island, IL for approximately

$31

million. Hill & Valley, with sales of over

$45

million annually, is a manufacturer of a variety of pre-baked cakes, cookies, pies, muffins and other desserts selling to retail in-store bakeries. Hill & Valley is a brand of Sugar Free and

Sugar Added pre-baked in-store bakery items. Additionally, Hill & Valley sustains strategic private labeling partnerships with retailers nationwide. Sales and operating income of Hill & Valley included in our operating results for

2018

were

$59.9

million and

$2.4

million, respectively; and for

2017

were

$35.8

million and

$653,000,

respectively.

May 22, 2017,

we acquired an ICEE distributor doing business in Georgia and Tennessee for approximately

$11

million. Sales of the acquired business included in our operating results for

2018

and

2017

were

$3.5

million and

$1.7

million, respectively.

August 16, 2017,

we acquired Labriola Baking Company, a bakery of breads and artisan soft pretzels located in Alsip, IL for approximately

million. Labriola Bakery is a manufacturer of pre-baked breads, rolls and soft pretzels for retail in-store bakery and foodservice outlets nationwide. Sales of Labriola included in our operating results for

2018

and

2017

were

$14

million and

million, respectively.

Acquisition costs of

$1,070,000

for the acquisitions are included in other general expense in the consolidated statements of earnings for the year ended

September 30, 2017.

The purchase price allocations for the

three

acquisitions are as follows:

				ICEE			Labriola
	Hill & Valley			Distributor			Baking Co

				(in thousands)

Accounts Receivable, net	$	4,054		$	340		$	1,165
Inventories		6,088			217			779
Prepaid expenses and other		122			25			102
Property, plant & equipment, net		4,398			2,277			3,598
Trade Names		2,090			-			388
Customer Relationships		13,000			57			-
Distibution rights		-			6,900			-
Goodwill		14,175			1,236			658
Covenant not to compete		670			-			188
Accounts Payable		(2,260	)		(79	)		(1,110	)
Accrued Liabilities		(2,162	)		(26	)		(128	)
Accrued compensation expense		(650	)		-			-
Other long-term liabilities		(1,782	)		-			-
Deferred income taxes		(6,632	)		-			-
Purchase Price	$	31,111		$	10,947		$	5,640

The goodwill and intangible assets acquired in the business combinations are recorded at estimated fair value. To measure fair value for such assets, we use techniques including discounted expected future cash flows (Level

input). The goodwill recognized is attributable to the assembled workforce of each acquired business and certain other strategic intangible assets that do

not

meet the requirements for recognition separate and apart from goodwill.

Our unaudited proforma results, giving effect to these

three

acquisitions and assuming an acquisition date of

September 28, 2014,

would have been:

	F iscal Year Ended
	(in thousands)
	September 30,		September 24,
	2017		2016
	(53 weeks)		(52 weeks)
	Unaudited		Unaudited


Net Sales	$	1,116,599	$	1,062,500

Net Earnings	$	79,082	$	76,180

Note C - Investment Securities

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

NOTE C – INVESTMENT SECURITIES

We have classified our investment securities as marketable securities held to maturity and available for sale. The FASB defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the FASB has established

three

levels of inputs that

may

be used to measure fair value:

Level

Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level

Observable inputs, other than Level

inputs in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level

Unobservable inputs for which there is little or

market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

Our marketable securities held to maturity and available for sale consist primarily of investments in mutual funds, preferred stock and corporate bonds. The fair values of mutual funds are based on quoted market prices in active markets and are classified within Level

of the fair value hierarchy. The fair values of preferred stock, corporate bonds and certificates of deposits are based on quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are

not

active. As a result, preferred stock, corporate bonds and certificates of deposits are classified within Level

of the fair value hierarchy.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our marketable securities held to maturity at

September 29, 2018

are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Corporate Bonds	$	136,933	$	28	$	1,520	$	135,441
Certificates of Deposit		2,880		-		7		2,873
Total marketable securities held to maturity	$	139,813	$	28	$	1,527	$	138,314

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our marketable securities available for sale at

September 29, 2018

are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	8,978	$	-	$	295	$	8,683
Preferred Stock		15,680		380		-		16,060
Total marketable securities available for sale	$	24,658	$	380	$	295	$	24,743

The mutual funds seek current income with an emphasis on maintaining low volatility and overall moderate duration. The mutual funds presently generate income of

4.5

% per year. We have invested

$16

million in Fixed-to-Floating Perpetual Preferred Stock which generates fixed income to call dates in

2019,

2020

and

2025

and then income is based on a spread above LIBOR if the securities are

not

called. The annual yield from these investments is presently

5.3%,

of which

50%

not

subject to income tax. The mutual funds and the Fixed-to-Floating Perpetual Preferred Stock investment securities do

not

have contractual maturities; however, we classify them as long term assets as it is our intent to hold them for a period of over

one

year, although we

may

sell some or all of them depending on presently unanticipated needs for liquidity or market conditions. We have invested

$135

million in corporate bonds which generate fixed income to maturity dates in

2018

through

2021,

with

$74

million maturing prior to the end of our fiscal year

2020.

The bonds presently generate income of about

2.6%

per year based on purchase price. Our expectation is that we will hold the corporate bonds to their maturity dates and redeem them at our amortized cost.

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our marketable securities held to maturity at

September 30, 2017

are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Corporate Bonds	$	114,101	$	424	$	155	$	114,370
Certificates of Deposit		5,920		18		1		5,937
Total marketable securities held to maturity	$	120,021	$	442	$	156	$	120,307

The amortized cost, unrealized gains and losses, and fair market values of our marketable securities available for sale at

September 30, 2017

are summarized as follows:

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	13,003	$	77	$	240	$	12,840
Preferred Stock		16,791		711		82		17,420
Total marketable securities available for sale	$	29,794	$	788	$	322	$	30,260

The amortized cost and fair value of the Company’s held to maturity securities by contractual maturity at

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017

are summarized as follows:

	September 29, 2018				September 30, 2017

			Fair				Fair
	Amortized		Market		Amortized		Market
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(in thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	21,048	$	21,001	$	59,113	$	59,194
Due after one year through five years		118,765		117,314		60,908		61,113
Due after five years through ten years		-		-		-		-
Total held to maturity securities	$	139,813	$	138,315	$	120,021	$	120,307
Less current portion		21,048		21,001		59,113		59,194
Long term held to maturity securities	$	118,765	$	117,314	$	60,908	$	61,113

Proceeds from the sale and redemption of marketable securities were

$75,302,000,

$22,997,000

and

$13,224,000

in the years ended

September 29, 2018,

September 30, 2017

and

September 24, 2016

respectively; with a loss of

$140,000

2018,

a gain of

$14,000

2017

and a loss of

$661,000

recorded in

2016.

We use the specific identification method to determine the cost of securities sold.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

+ References + Details

Note D - Inventories

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE D – INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:

	September 29,		September 30,
	2018		2017
	(in thousands)

Finished goods	$	52,221	$	45,394
Raw materials		23,173		22,682
Packaging materials		9,780		8,833
Equipment parts and other		27,710		26,359
Total Inventories	$	112,884	$	103,268

Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE E – PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

	September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017		Estimated Useful Lives (in years)
	(in thousands)

Land	$	2,494	$	2,482		-
Buildings		26,582		26,741	15	-	39.5
Plant machinery and equipment		290,396		257,172	5	-	20
Marketing equipment		290,955		278,860	5	-	7
Transportation equipment		8,929		8,449		5
Office equipment		30,752		25,302	3	-	5
Improvements		38,941		38,003	5	-	20
Construction in Progress		8,468		16,880		-
		697,517		653,889
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		454,844		426,308
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	242,673	$	227,581

Depreciation expense was

$42,939,000,

$38,211,000

and

$34,536,000

for fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively

Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE F – GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Our

three

reporting units, which are also reportable segments, are Food Service, Retail Supermarket and Frozen Beverages.

The carrying amount of acquired intangible assets for the reportable segments are as follows:

	September 29, 2018				September 30, 2017
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
	(in thousands)

FOOD SERVICE

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	16,628	$	-	$	16,628	$	-

Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		980		538		980		263
Customer relationships		20,510		8,600		20,510		6,476
License and rights		1,690		1,143		1,690		1,058
TOTAL FOOD SERVICE	$	39,808	$	10,281	$	39,808	$	7,797

RETAIL SUPERMARKETS

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	6,557	$	-	$	6,557	$	-

Amortized Intangible Assets
Trade names		649		260		649		130
Customer relationships		7,979		3,623		7,979		2,822
TOTAL RETAIL SUPERMARKETS	$	15,185	$	3,883	$	15,185	$	2,952


FROZEN BEVERAGES

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	9,315	$	-	$	9,315	$	-
Distribution rights		6,900		-		6,900		-

Amortized intangible assets
Customer relationships		257		76		257		50
Licenses and rights		1,400		863		1,400		794
TOTAL FROZEN BEVERAGES	$	17,872	$	939	$	17,872	$	844

CONSOLIDATED	$	72,865	$	15,103	$	72,865	$	11,593

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets is determined by applying a discounted cash flow model to the future sales and earnings associated with each intangible asset or is set by contract cost. The amortization period used for definite lived intangible assets is set by contract period or by the period over which the bulk of the discounted cash flow is expected to be generated. We currently believe that we will receive the benefit from the use of the trade names and distribution rights classified as indefinite lived intangible assets indefinitely and they are therefore

not

amortized.

Licenses and rights, customer relationships and non-compete agreements are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from

years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

Amortizing intangibles are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of

the asset

may

not

be recoverable. Indefinite lived intangibles are reviewed annually at year end for impairment. Cash flow and sales analyses are used to assess impairment. The estimates of future cash flows and sales involve considerable management judgment and are based upon assumptions about expected future operating performance which include Level

inputs such as annual growth rates and discount rates. Assumptions used in these forecasts are consistent with internal planning. The actual cash flows and sales could differ from management’s estimates due to changes in business conditions, operating performance, economic conditions, competition and consumer preferences. There were

impairments of intangible assets in

2018,

2017

2016.

Intangible assets of

$1,078,000

were acquired in fiscal year

2016

in the food service segment due to the purchase of the HEARTBAR brand. In fiscal year

2017,

intangible assets of

$6,957,000

were acquired in our ICEE distributor acquisition in our frozen beverage segment and intangible assets of

$15,760,000

were acquired in the Hill & Valley acquisition in our food service segment and intangible assets of

$576,000

were acquired in the Labriola Baking acquisition, also in our food service segment. There were

intangible assets acquired in fiscal year

2018.

Aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets for the fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016

was

$3,510,000,

$3,840,000

and

$5,078,000,

respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the next

five

fiscal years is approximately

$3,300,000

2019,

$3,000,000

2020,

$2,400,000

2021

and

$2,300,000

2022

and

2023.

The weighted average amortization period of the intangible assets is

10.8

years.

Goodwill

The carrying amounts of goodwill for the reportable segments are as follows:

	Food		Retail		Frozen
	Service		Supermarkets		Beverages		Total

	(in thousands)


Balance at
September 29, 2018	$	61,665	$	3,670	$	37,176	$	102,511

September 30, 2017	$	61,665	$	3,670	$	37,176	$	102,511

The carrying value of goodwill is determined based on the excess of the purchase price of acquisitions over the estimated fair value of tangible and intangible net assets. Goodwill is

not

amortized but is evaluated annually at year end by management for impairment. Our impairment analysis for

2018,

2017

and

2016

was based on a combination of the income approach, which estimates the fair value of reporting units based on discounted cash flows, and the market approach, which estimates the fair value of reporting units based on comparable market prices and multiples. Under the income approach the Company used a discounted cash flow which requires Level

inputs such as: annual growth rates, discount rates based upon the weighted average cost of capital and terminal values based upon current stock market multiples. There were

impairment charges in

2018,

2017

and

2016.

2017,

goodwill of

$1,236,000

was acquired in the ICEE distributor acquisition in our frozen beverage segment, goodwill of

$14,175,000

was acquired in the Hill & Valley acquisition in our food service segment and goodwill of

$658,000

was acquired in the Labriola Baking acquisition, also in our food service segment.

goodwill was acquired in fiscal years

2016

and

2018.

Note G - Long-term Debt	12 Months Ended
Note G - Long-term Debt	Sep. 29, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE G – LONG-TERM DEBT In November 2016, we entered into an amended and restated loan agreement with our existing banks which provides for up to a $50,000,000 revolving credit facility repayable in November 2021, with the availability of repayments without penalty. Interest is calculated based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The agreement contains financial covenants and requires commitment fees in accordance with standard banking practice. As of September 29, 2018 and September 30, 2017, there were no outstanding balances under the facility. We were in compliance with the financial covenants at September 29, 2018.

Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Capital Leases in Financial Statements of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE H – OBLIGATIONS UNDER CAPITAL LEASES

The following is a schedule by years of future minimum lease payments under capital leases:

	(in thousands)

2019	$	324
2020		288
2021		295
2022		100
2023		34
2024 and thereafter		36
Total minimum capital lease payments	$	1,077

Note I - Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE I – INCOME TAXES

Income tax expense (benefit) is as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,			September 30,			September 24,
	2018			2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Current
U.S. Federal	$	16,591		$	27,142		$	25,126
Foreign		2,512			2,770			2,433
State		5,836			5,227			5,622
Total current expense		24,939			35,139			33,181

Deferred
U.S. Federal	$	(14,613	)	$	6,857		$	6,444
Foreign		514			(422	)		(145	)
State		3,716			1,452			1,364
Total deferred benefit		(10,383	)		7,887			7,663
Total expense	$	14,556		$	43,026		$	40,844

The change in deferred taxes for the year ended

September 30, 2017

does

not

equal deferred tax expense in the amount of

$6,632,000

as a result of purchase accounting related to the Hill & Valley acquisition.

The provisions for income taxes differ from the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of approximately

35%

for the fiscal years ended

September 30, 2017

and

September 24, 2016

and

1/2%

for the fiscal year ended

September 29, 2018

to earnings before income taxes for the following reasons:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,			September 30,			September 24,
	2018			2017			2016
	(in thousands)

Income taxes at federal statutory rates	$	28,947		$	42,770		$	40,887
Increase (decrease)in taxes resulting from:

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		7,212			4,341			4,541
Domestic production activities deduction		(1,470	)		(1,820	)		(2,100	)
Impact of rate change due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act		(20,670	)		-			-
Impact of rate differential-current and deferred		(1,236	)		-			-
One-time repatriation tax		1,200			-			-
Increase in gross unrecognized tax benefits		20			20			20
Share based compensation		(696	)		(1,923	)		(1,109	)
Non deductible employee compensation		514			-			-
Other, net		735			(362	)		(1,395	)
Income tax expense	$	14,556		$	43,026		$	40,844

Net earnings for the year ended

September 29, 2018

benefited from an approximately

$21

million gain on the remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities and a

$8.8

million reduction in income taxes related primarily to the lower corporate tax rate enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in

December 2017.

Net earnings for the year were impacted by a

$1.2

million provision for the

one

-time repatriation tax required under the new federal tax law and by a

$1.4

million expense on the remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities due to changes in New Jersey tax regulations effective

July 2018.

Excluding the deferred tax gain, the deferred tax expense and the

one

-time repatriation tax, our effective tax rate decreased to

27.80%

from

35.2%

in the prior year reflecting the reduction in the federal statutory rate to

21%

from

35%

January 1, 2018.

Last year’s effective tax rate benefited from an unusually high tax benefit on share based compensation of

$3,061,000

which compares to this year’s tax benefit of

$1,935,000.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

	September 29,			September 30,
	2018			2017
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Vacation accrual	$	1,254		$	1,740
Capital loss carry forwards		960			1,668
Insurance accrual		2,480			3,225
Deferred income		638			927
Allowances		1,585			1,991
Inventory capitalization		1,051			1,235
Share-based compensation		1,368			1,607
Net Operating Loss		856			1,559
Total deferred tax assets		10,192			13,952
Valuation allowance		(960	)		(1,668	)
Total deferred tax assets, net		9,232			12,284

Deferred tax liabilities
Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets		25,565			35,043
Depreciation of property and equipment		35,989			39,946
Total deferred tax liabilities		61,554			74,989
Total deferred tax liabilities, net	$	52,322		$	62,705

As of

September 29, 2018,

we have federal and state capital loss carry forwards of approximately

$4.2

million primarily from the sale of marketable securities in fiscal years

2015

and

2016.

These carry forwards will begin to expire in

2020.

Except for current year usage, we have

foreseeable capital gains that would allow us to use this asset. Accordingly, we have recorded a valuation allowance for the full amount of this deferred tax asset.

As of

September 29, 2018,

we have a federal net operating loss carry forward of approximately

million from the PHILLY SWIRL acquisition. These carry forwards are subject to an annual limitation under Code Section

382

of approximately

$378,000

and will expire in

2033.

We have determined there are

limitations to the total use of this tax asset and accordingly, have

not

recorded a valuation allowance for this deferred tax asset.

We have undistributed earnings of our Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries that are considered to be indefinitely reinvested and our current plans do

not

demonstrate a need to repatriate them to fund our United states operations. However, if such funds were repatriated, a portion of the funds remitted

may

be subject to applicable non-U.S. income and withholding taxes. Due to the impact of the Tax Act and the deemed repatriation provisional amount of

$1.2

million recorded to the financial statements,

additional U.S. taxes are anticipated on our undistributed earnings in our Mexican and Canadian subsidiaries.

Note J - Commitments

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE J - COMMITMENTS

Lease Commitments

The following is a summary of approximate future minimum rental commitments for non-cancelable operating leases with terms of more than

one

year as of

September 29, 2018:

	Plants and
	Offices		Equipment		Total
	(in thousands)
2019	$	8,392	$	6,540	$	14,932
2020		7,574		4,800		12,374
2021		6,702		3,435		10,137
2022		6,195		1,722		7,917
2023		6,011		363		6,374
2024 and thereafter		22,708		111		22,819
Total minimal rental commitments	$	57,582	$	16,971	$	74,553

Total rent expense was

$21,760,000,

$20,354,000

and

$17,481,000

for fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

Other Commitments

We are a party to litigation which has arisen in the normal course of business which management currently believes will

not

have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

We self-insure, up to loss limits, certain insurable risks such as worker’s compensation and automobile liability claims. Accruals for claims under our self-insurance program are recorded on a claims incurred basis. Our total recorded liability for all years’ claims incurred but

not

yet paid was

$9,200,000

and

$8,100,000

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

respectively. In connection with certain self-insurance agreements, we customarily enter into letters of credit arrangements with our insurers. At

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

we had outstanding letters of credit totaling

$9,275,000

and

$8,675,000,

respectively.

We have a self-insured medical plan which covers approximately

1,700

of our employees. We record a liability for incurred but

not

yet reported or paid claims based on our historical experience of claims payments and a calculated lag time period. Our recorded liability at

September 20, 2018

and

September 30, 2017

was

$2,058,000

and

$2,382,000,

respectively.

Note K - Capital Stock	12 Months Ended
Note K - Capital Stock	Sep. 29, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Repurchase Agreements, Resale Agreements, Securities Borrowed, and Securities Loaned Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE K - CAPITAL STOCK In our fiscal year ended September 29, 2018, we purchased and retired 20,604 shares of our common stock at a cost of $2,794,027. All of the purchases were made in our third quarter. In our fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, we purchased and retired 142,665 shares of our common stock at a cost of $18,228,763. In our fiscal year ended September 24, 2016, we purchased and retired 141,700 shares of our common stock at a cost of $15,265,019.

Note L - Stock Options

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

NOTE L – STOCK OPTIONS

We have a Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, stock options

may

be granted to officers and our key employees which qualify as incentive stock options as well as stock options which are nonqualified. The exercise price of incentive stock options is at least the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The exercise price for nonqualified options is determined by a committee of the Board of Directors. The options are generally exercisable after

three

years and expire

later than

ten

years from date of grant. There are

624,000

shares reserved under the Plan for which options have

not

yet been issued. There are options that were issued under prior option plans that have since been replaced that are still outstanding.

We have an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) whereby employees purchase stock by making contributions through payroll deductions for

six

month periods. The purchase price of the stock is

85%

of the lower of the market price of the stock at the beginning of the

six

-month period or the end of the

six

-month period. In fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016

employees purchased

12,763,

13,271

and

13,747

shares at average purchase prices of

$119.39,

$105.85

and

$96.00,

respectively. ESPP expense of

$423,000,

$363,000

and

$305,000

was recognized for fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

A summary of the status of our stock option plans as of fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016

and the changes during the years ended on those dates is represented below:

	Incentive Stock Options					Nonqualified Stock Options
				Weighted-					Weighted-
	Stock			Average		Stock			Average
	Options			Exercise		Options			Exercise
	Outstanding			Price		Outstanding			Price

Balance, September 27, 2015		332,352		$	77.04		297,941		$	63.34
Granted		120,450			108.69		58,720			112.35
Exercised		(86,223	)		53.67		(44,777	)		42.53
Canceled		(10,792	)		97.07		-			-

Balance, September 24, 2016		355,787			92.81		311,884			75.56
Granted		121,508			129.35		59,786			129.94
Exercised		(78,114	)		65.49		(60,156	)		41.46
Canceled		(6,200	)		100.93		-			-

Balance, September 30, 2017		392,981			109.41		311,514			92.58
Granted		122,595			141.07		58,083			144.41
Excercised		(64,470	)		90.75		(37,328	)		56.85
Canceled		(17,550	)		115.21		-			-

Balance, September 29, 2018		433,556		$	120.90		332,269		$	105.66
Exercisable Options September 29, 2018		86,153		$	97.32		155,680		$	79.35

The weighted-average fair value of incentive stock options granted during fiscal years ended

September 29, 2018,

September 30, 2017

and

September 24, 2016

was

$23.68,

$18.84

and

$13.94,

respectively. The weighted-average fair value of non-qualified stock options granted during the fiscal years ended

September 29, 2018,

September 30, 2017

and

September 24, 2016

was

$31.44,

$24.82

and

$19.95,

respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised was

$6.8

million,

$10.1

million and

$8.4

million in fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

The total cash received from these option exercises was

$7.4

million,

$5.8

million and

$5.3

million in fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively; and the actual tax benefit realized from the tax deductions from these option exercises was

$1.7

million,

$3.0

million and

$1.6

million in fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

The following table summarizes information about incentive stock options outstanding as of

September 29, 2018:

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 29,		Contractual		Exercise		September 29,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2018		Life		Price		2018		Price
$81.67	-	$113.15		198,303		1.8	$	103.75		86,153	$	97.32
$128.78	-	$146.03		235,253		3.9		135.36		-		-
Total options				433,556		3.0		120.90		86,153		97.32

The following table summarizes information about nonqualified stock options outstanding as of

September 29, 2018:

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 29,		Contractual		Exercise		September 29,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2018		Life		Price		2018		Price
$41.75	-	$57.33		60,000		2.9	$	48.89		60,000	$	48.89
$80.79	-	$119.44		154,400		4.3		103.73		95,680		98.45
$129.26	-	$150.89		117,869		5.8		137.07		-		-
Total options				332,269		4.6		105.66		155,680		79.35

Note M - 401(k) Profit-sharing Plan	12 Months Ended
Note M - 401(k) Profit-sharing Plan	Sep. 29, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE M – 401 (k) PROFIT-SHARING PLAN We maintain a 401 (k) profit-sharing plan for our employees. Under this plan, we may make discretionary profit-sharing and matching 401 (k) contributions. Contributions of $2,106,000, $2,084,000 and $1,936,000 were made in fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Note N - Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

NOTE N – CASH FLOW INFORMATION

The following is supplemental cash flow information:

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 29,		September 30,		September 24,
	2018		2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	43	$	52	$	57
Income taxes		25,820		25,024		41,064

Non cash items:
Capital leases	$	203	$	-	$	486

Note O - Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE O – SEGMENT REPORTING

We principally sell our products to the food service and retail supermarket industries. Sales and results of our frozen beverages business are monitored separately from the balance of our food service business because of different distribution and capital requirements. We maintain separate and discrete financial information for the

three

operating segments mentioned above which is available to our Chief Operating Decision Makers. We have applied

aggregation criteria to any of these operating segments in order to determine reportable segments. Our

three

reportable segments are Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverages. All inter-segment net sales and expenses have been eliminated in computing net sales and operating income. These segments are described below.

Food Service

The primary products sold by the food service segment are soft pretzels, frozen juice treats and desserts, churros, dough enrobed handheld products and baked goods. Our customers in the food service segment include snack bars and food stands in chain, department and discount stores; malls and shopping centers; casual dining restaurants; fast food outlets; stadiums and sports arenas; leisure and theme parks; convenience stores; movie theatres; warehouse club stores; schools, colleges and other institutions. Within the food service industry, our products are purchased by the consumer primarily for consumption at the point-of-sale.

Retail Supermarkets

The primary products sold to the retail supermarket channel are soft pretzel products – including SUPERPRETZEL, frozen juice treats and desserts including LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, MINUTE MAID Juice Bars and Soft Frozen Lemonade, WHOLE FRUIT frozen fruit bars and sorbet, PHILLY SWIRL cups and sticks, ICEE Squeeze-Up Tubes and dough enrobed handheld products including PATIO burritos. Within the retail supermarket channel, our frozen and prepackaged products are purchased by the consumer for consumption at home.

Frozen Beverages

We sell frozen beverages to the food service industry primarily under the names ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE in the United States, Mexico and Canada. We also provide repair and maintenance service to customers for customers’ owned equipment.

The Chief Operating Decision Maker for Food Service and Retail Supermarkets and the Chief Operating Decision Maker for Frozen Beverages monthly review detailed operating income statements and sales reports in order to assess performance and allocate resources to each individual segment. Sales and operating income are key variables monitored by the Chief Operating Decision Makers and management when determining each segment’s and the company’s financial condition and operating performance. In addition, the Chief Operating Decision Makers review and evaluate depreciation, capital spending and assets of each segment on a quarterly basis to monitor cash flow and asset needs of each segment. Information regarding the operations in these

three

reportable segments is as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,			September 30,			September 24,
	2018			2017			2016
	(52 weeks)			(53 weeks)			(52 weeks)
	(in thousands)
Sales to External Customers:
Food Service
Soft pretzels	$	208,544		$	180,138		$	170,155
Frozen juices and ices		42,364			49,469			51,798
Churros		61,726			62,809			57,318
Handhelds		38,928			36,913			27,427
Bakery		371,391			351,357			294,518
Other		22,991			21,108			20,313
Total Food Service	$	745,944		$	701,794		$	621,529

Retail Supermarket
Soft pretzels	$	36,438		$	35,081		$	33,279
Frozen juices and ices		74,435			71,325			68,924
Handhelds		12,419			14,892			15,347
Coupon redemption		(4,439	)		(4,898	)		(4,430	)
Other		2,086			2,847			4,469
Total Retail Supermarket	$	120,939		$	119,247		$	117,589

Frozen Beverages
Beverages	$	167,713		$	160,243		$	150,118
Repair and maintenance service		78,805			74,594			71,123
Machines sales		23,781			27,073			31,155
Other		1,083			1,273			1,267
Total Frozen Beverages	$	271,382		$	263,183		$	253,663

Consolidated Sales	$	1,138,265		$	1,084,224		$	992,781

Depreciation and Amortization:
Food Service	$	25,983		$	24,629		$	22,912
Retail Supermarket		1,313			949			1,031
Frozen Beverages		19,181			16,867			16,180
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	46,477		$	42,445		$	40,123

Operating Income:
Food Service	$	74,056		$	81,208		$	76,539
Retail Supermarket		8,304			10,627			9,618
Frozen Beverages		28,415			26,272			26,653
Total Operating Income	$	110,775		$	118,107		$	112,810

Capital Expenditures:
Food Service	$	36,325		$	44,067		$	24,759
Retail Supermarket		928			239			369
Frozen Beverages		22,769			27,874			23,581
Total Capital Expenditures	$	60,022		$	72,180		$	48,709

Assets:
Food Service	$	693,098		$	635,709		$	589,854
Retail Supermarket		21,366			21,129			22,090
Frozen Beverages		217,549			210,390			178,543
Total Assets	$	932,013		$	867,228		$	790,487

Note P - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

NOTE P -

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Changes to the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss are as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2018
	(in thousands)

				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding Gain
	Translation			on Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total

Beginning Balance	$	(9,341	)	$	466		$	(8,875	)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(2,738	)		(455	)		(3,193	)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			74			74

Ending Balance	$	(12,079	)	$	85		$	(11,994	)

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
	(in thousands)

				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding (Loss) Gain
	Translation			on Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total

Beginning Balance	$	(13,086	)	$	(329	)	$	(13,415	)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		3,745			795			4,540

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			-			-

Ending Balance	$	(9,341	)	$	466		$	(8,875	)

Note Q - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

NOTE Q - QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2018

							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)

1st Quarter	$	265,210	$	73,279	$	36,249	$	1.93
2nd Quarter		266,101		77,278		17,833		0.95
3rd Quarter		306,239		94,475		26,129		1.39
4th Quarter		300,715		91,254		23,385		1.24
Total	$	1,138,265	$	336,286	$	103,596	$	5.51

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017

							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)

1st Quarter	$	225,570	$	65,895	$	13,540	$	0.72
2nd Quarter		246,513		72,817		15,987		0.85
3rd Quarter		295,415		94,764		25,304		1.34
4th Quarter		316,726		97,547		24,343		1.29
Total	$	1,084,224	$	331,023	$	79,174	$	4.20

(

) Total of quarterly amounts do

not

necessarily agree to the annual amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

SEC Schedule, 12-09, Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]

SCHEDULE II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

		Opening		Charged to					Closing
Year	Description	Balance		Expense		Deductions			Balance

2018	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	359,000	$	259,000	$	218,000	(1)	$	400,000

2017	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	571,000	$	122,000	$	334,000	(1)	$	359,000

2016	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	304,000	$	525,000	$	258,000	(1)	$	571,000

(

) Write-offs of uncollectible accounts receivable.

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

1.	Principles of Consolidation

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

2.	Revenue Recognition

not

have the right to return product unless it is damaged or defective. Our recorded liability for allowances, end-user pricing adjustments and trade spending was approximately

$13.6

million at

September 29, 2018

and

$13.0

million at

September 30, 2017.

$92,281,000,

$81,824,000

and

$73,114,000

for the fiscal years ended

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

During the years ended

September 29, 2018,

September 30, 2017

and

September 24, 2016,

we sold

$22,474,000,

$23,489,000

and

$24,664,000,

respectively, of repair and maintenance service contracts in our frozen beverage business. At

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

deferred income on repair and maintenance service contracts was

$1,865,000

and

$1,956,000,

respectively, of which

$159,000

and

$210,000

is included in other long-term liabilities as of

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

respectively and the balance is reflected as short-term and included in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. Repair and maintenance service contract income of

$22,011,000,

$23,204,000

and

$24,571,000

was recognized for the fiscal years ended

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations Policy [Policy Text Block]

3.	Foreign Currency

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

4.	Use of Estimates

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

5.	Cash Equivalents

Cash equivalents are short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of

three

months or less.

Concentration Risk, Credit Risk, Policy [Policy Text Block]

6.	Concentration s and related risks

We maintain cash balances at financial institutions located in various states. We have cash balances at

two

banks totaling approximately

$35

million that is in excess of FDIC insurance of

$250,000

per bank.

customers with accounts receivable balances of between

million and

$10

million.

We have several large customers that account for a significant portion of our sales. Our top

ten

customers accounted for

43%,

42%

and

42%

of our sales during fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively, with our largest customer accounting for

1/2%

of our sales in

2018,

1/2%

of our sales in

2017

and

of our sales in

2016.

Four of the

ten

customers are food distributors who sell our product to many end users.

About

27%

of our employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.

None

of our vendors supplied more than

10%

of our ingredients and packaging in

2018,

2017

2016.

Virtually all of our accounts receivable are due from trade customers. Credit is extended based on evaluation of our customers’ financial condition and collateral is

not

required. Accounts receivable payment terms vary and are stated in the financial statements at amounts due from customers net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. At

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

our accounts receivables were

$132,342,000

and

$124,553,000,

net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of

$400,000

and

$359,000.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

7.	Inventories

Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (determined by the

first

-in,

first

not

increased. However, in periods of abnormally high production the amount of fixed overhead allocated to each unit of production is decreased to assure inventories are

not

measured above cost.

Marketable Securities, Policy [Policy Text Block]

8.	Investment Securities

We classify our investment securities in

one

three

categories: held to maturity, trading, or available for sale. Our investment portfolio at

September 29, 2018

not

have contractual maturities; however, we classify them as long term assets as it is our intent to hold them for a period of over

one

year, although we

may

sell some or all of them depending on presently unanticipated needs for liquidity or market conditions. See Note C for further information on our holdings of investment securities.

Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization [Policy Text Block]

9.	Depreciation and Amortization

not

impaired.

years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses.

Long-lived assets, including fixed assets and amortizing intangibles, are reviewed for impairment as events or changes in circumstances occur indicating that the carrying amount of

the asset

may

not

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

10.	Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The carrying value of our short-term financial instruments, such as accounts receivables and accounts payable, approximate their fair values, based on the short-term maturities of these instruments.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

11.	Income Taxes

Additionally, we recognize a liability for income taxes and associated penalties and interest for tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return which are more likely than

not

to be overturned by taxing authorities (“uncertain tax positions”). We have

not

recognized a tax benefit in our financial statements for these uncertain tax positions.

As of

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017,

the total amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits is

$394,000

and

$374,000;

$259,000

of accrued interest and penalties as of

September 29, 2018

and

$239,000

as of

September 30, 2017.

We did

not

recognize any penalties and interest resulting from tax settlements in the years ended

September 29, 2018

and

September 30, 2017.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

	(in thousands)

Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	374
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		20
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		-
Settlements		-
Balance at September 29, 2018	$	394

three

four

years.

Net earnings for the year ended

September 29, 2018

benefited from a

$20.9

million gain on the remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities and a

$8.8

million reduction in income taxes related primarily to the lower corporate tax rate enacted under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in

December 2017.

Net earnings for the year were impacted by a

$1.2

million provisional amount for the

one

-time repatriation tax required under the new federal tax law and by a

$1.4

million expense on the remeasurement of deferred tax liabilities due to changes in New Jersey tax regulations effective

July 2018.

Excluding the deferred tax gain, the deferred tax expense and the

one

-time repatriation tax, our effective tax rate decreased to

27.80%

from

35.2%

in the prior year reflecting the reduction in the federal statutory rate to

21%

from

35%

January 1, 2018.

Last year’s effective tax rate benefited from an unusually high tax benefit on share based compensation of

$3,061,000

which compares to this year’s tax benefit of

$1,935,000.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

12.	Earnings Per Common Share

Our calculation of EPS is as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2018
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	103,596		18,694	$	5.54

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		123		(0.03	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	103,596		18,817	$	5.51

1,000

anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of

2018

diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	79,174		18,707	$	4.23

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		109		(0.02	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	79,174		18,816	$	4.21

157,994

anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of

2017

diluted EPS.

	Fiscal Year Ended September 24, 2016
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	75,975		18,649	$	4.07

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		120		(0.02	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	75,975		18,769	$	4.05

180,170

anti-dilutive shares have been excluded in the computation of

2016

diluted EPS.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

13.	Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

September 29, 2018,

the Company has

three

stock-based employee compensation plans. Share-based compensation was recognized as follows:

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,		September 30,			September 24,
	2018		2017			2016
	(in thousands)

Stock options	$	1,432	$	(436	)	$	86
Stock purchase plan		423		363			305
Stock issued to an outside director		64		56			-
Restricted stock issued to employees		4		4			4
Total share-based compensation	$	1,923	$	(13	)	$	395

The above compensation is net of tax benefits	$	1,935	$	3,061		$	1,980

Income tax benefit related to share-based compensation for the years ended

September 29, 2018,

September 30, 2017

and

September 24, 2016

includes

$821,000,

$1,497,000

and

$885,000

respectively, as a result of our early adoption as of our fiscal

March 2016

quarter of Accounting Standards Update

2016

09,

Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. Under this new standard, income tax benefit is recognized rather than additional paid in capital upon the exercise of stock options.

September 29, 2018,

the Company has unrecognized compensation expense of approximately

$6.3

million to be recognized over the next

three

fiscal years.

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes options-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions used for grants in fiscal

2018,

2017

and

2016:

expected volatility of

17.4%

for fiscal year

2018,

expected volatility of

16.6%

for fiscal year

2017

and

16.7%

for fiscal year

2016:

weighted average risk-free interest rates of

2.7%,

2.0%

and

1.3%;

dividend rate of

1.3%,

1.3%

and

1.4%

and expected lives ranging between

and

years for all years. An expected forfeiture rate of

10%

was used for

2018,

13%

was used for

2017

and

19%

was used for

2016.

Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility of the price of our common shares over the past

months for

year options and

years for

Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]

14.	Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Total advertising expense was

$5,176,000,

$5,677,000

and

$4,870,000

for the fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

Derivatives, Hedge Discontinuances [Policy Text Block]

15.	Commodity Price Risk Management

months. As of

September 29, 2018,

we have approximately

$77

million of such commitments. Futures contracts are

not

used in combination with forward purchasing of these raw materials. Our procurement practices are intended to reduce the risk of future price increases, but also

may

potentially limit the ability to benefit from possible price decreases. Our policy is to recognize estimated losses on purchase commitments when they occur. At each of the last

three

fiscal year ends, we did

not

have any material losses on our purchase commitments.

Research, Development, and Computer Software, Policy [Policy Text Block]

16.	Research and Development Costs

Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. Total research and development expense was

$623,000,

$674,000

and

$525,000

for the fiscal years

2018,

2017

and

2016,

respectively.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

17.	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

May

2014

five

-step model of this new guidance to each contract category we have. We adopted this guidance on the

first

day of our fiscal

2019

not

restate the prior financial statements presented. This guidance will require additional disclosures of the amount by which each financial statement line item is affected in the fiscal year

2019

reporting period. Based on our assessment, we have

not

identified any material impact on our financial statements, although this guidance will affect the disclosures.

January 2016,

first

day of our fiscal

2019

year. The adoption of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements is

not

material.

February 2016,

September 2020.

March 2016,

September 2018.

See Note

A.13

to these financial statements for a discussion of the impact the adoption of this guidance in our

March 2016

quarter had on our consolidated financial statements.

Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]

18.	Reclassifications

Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to be consistent with the presentation for the current year.

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	(in thousands)

Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	374
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		20
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		-
Settlements		-
Balance at September 29, 2018	$	394

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2018
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	103,596		18,694	$	5.54

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		123		(0.03	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	103,596		18,817	$	5.51

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	79,174		18,707	$	4.23

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		109		(0.02	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	79,174		18,816	$	4.21

	Fiscal Year Ended September 24, 2016
	Income		Shares		Per Share
	(Numerator)		(Denominator)		Amount
	(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Earnings Per Basic Share
Net Income available to common stockholders	$	75,975		18,649	$	4.07

Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options		-		120		(0.02	)

Earnings Per Diluted Share
Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions	$	75,975		18,769	$	4.05

Disclosure of Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,		September 30,			September 24,
	2018		2017			2016
	(in thousands)

Stock options	$	1,432	$	(436	)	$	86
Stock purchase plan		423		363			305
Stock issued to an outside director		64		56			-
Restricted stock issued to employees		4		4			4
Total share-based compensation	$	1,923	$	(13	)	$	395

The above compensation is net of tax benefits	$	1,935	$	3,061		$	1,980

Note B - Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

				ICEE			Labriola
	Hill & Valley			Distributor			Baking Co

				(in thousands)

Accounts Receivable, net	$	4,054		$	340		$	1,165
Inventories		6,088			217			779
Prepaid expenses and other		122			25			102
Property, plant & equipment, net		4,398			2,277			3,598
Trade Names		2,090			-			388
Customer Relationships		13,000			57			-
Distibution rights		-			6,900			-
Goodwill		14,175			1,236			658
Covenant not to compete		670			-			188
Accounts Payable		(2,260	)		(79	)		(1,110	)
Accrued Liabilities		(2,162	)		(26	)		(128	)
Accrued compensation expense		(650	)		-			-
Other long-term liabilities		(1,782	)		-			-
Deferred income taxes		(6,632	)		-			-
Purchase Price	$	31,111		$	10,947		$	5,640

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	F iscal Year Ended
	(in thousands)
	September 30,		September 24,
	2017		2016
	(53 weeks)		(52 weeks)
	Unaudited		Unaudited


Net Sales	$	1,116,599	$	1,062,500

Net Earnings	$	79,082	$	76,180

Note C - Investment Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Corporate Bonds	$	136,933	$	28	$	1,520	$	135,441
Certificates of Deposit		2,880		-		7		2,873
Total marketable securities held to maturity	$	139,813	$	28	$	1,527	$	138,314

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	8,978	$	-	$	295	$	8,683
Preferred Stock		15,680		380		-		16,060
Total marketable securities available for sale	$	24,658	$	380	$	295	$	24,743

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Corporate Bonds	$	114,101	$	424	$	155	$	114,370
Certificates of Deposit		5,920		18		1		5,937
Total marketable securities held to maturity	$	120,021	$	442	$	156	$	120,307

			Gross		Gross		Fair
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Market
	Cost		Gains		Losses		Value
	(in thousands)
Mutual Funds	$	13,003	$	77	$	240	$	12,840
Preferred Stock		16,791		711		82		17,420
Total marketable securities available for sale	$	29,794	$	788	$	322	$	30,260

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

	September 29, 2018				September 30, 2017

			Fair				Fair
	Amortized		Market		Amortized		Market
	Cost		Value		Cost		Value
	(in thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	21,048	$	21,001	$	59,113	$	59,194
Due after one year through five years		118,765		117,314		60,908		61,113
Due after five years through ten years		-		-		-		-
Total held to maturity securities	$	139,813	$	138,315	$	120,021	$	120,307
Less current portion		21,048		21,001		59,113		59,194
Long term held to maturity securities	$	118,765	$	117,314	$	60,908	$	61,113

Note D - Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	September 29,		September 30,
	2018		2017
	(in thousands)

Finished goods	$	52,221	$	45,394
Raw materials		23,173		22,682
Packaging materials		9,780		8,833
Equipment parts and other		27,710		26,359
Total Inventories	$	112,884	$	103,268

Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017		Estimated Useful Lives (in years)
	(in thousands)

Land	$	2,494	$	2,482		-
Buildings		26,582		26,741	15	-	39.5
Plant machinery and equipment		290,396		257,172	5	-	20
Marketing equipment		290,955		278,860	5	-	7
Transportation equipment		8,929		8,449		5
Office equipment		30,752		25,302	3	-	5
Improvements		38,941		38,003	5	-	20
Construction in Progress		8,468		16,880		-
		697,517		653,889
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		454,844		426,308
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	242,673	$	227,581

Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block]

	September 29, 2018				September 30, 2017
	Gross				Gross
	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Accumulated
	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amortization
	(in thousands)

FOOD SERVICE

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	16,628	$	-	$	16,628	$	-

Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		980		538		980		263
Customer relationships		20,510		8,600		20,510		6,476
License and rights		1,690		1,143		1,690		1,058
TOTAL FOOD SERVICE	$	39,808	$	10,281	$	39,808	$	7,797

RETAIL SUPERMARKETS

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	6,557	$	-	$	6,557	$	-

Amortized Intangible Assets
Trade names		649		260		649		130
Customer relationships		7,979		3,623		7,979		2,822
TOTAL RETAIL SUPERMARKETS	$	15,185	$	3,883	$	15,185	$	2,952


FROZEN BEVERAGES

Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	9,315	$	-	$	9,315	$	-
Distribution rights		6,900		-		6,900		-

Amortized intangible assets
Customer relationships		257		76		257		50
Licenses and rights		1,400		863		1,400		794
TOTAL FROZEN BEVERAGES	$	17,872	$	939	$	17,872	$	844

CONSOLIDATED	$	72,865	$	15,103	$	72,865	$	11,593

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Food		Retail		Frozen
	Service		Supermarkets		Beverages		Total

	(in thousands)


Balance at
September 29, 2018	$	61,665	$	3,670	$	37,176	$	102,511

September 30, 2017	$	61,665	$	3,670	$	37,176	$	102,511

Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Capital Leases [Table Text Block]

	(in thousands)

2019	$	324
2020		288
2021		295
2022		100
2023		34
2024 and thereafter		36
Total minimum capital lease payments	$	1,077

Note I - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,			September 30,			September 24,
	2018			2017			2016
	(in thousands)
Current
U.S. Federal	$	16,591		$	27,142		$	25,126
Foreign		2,512			2,770			2,433
State		5,836			5,227			5,622
Total current expense		24,939			35,139			33,181

Deferred
U.S. Federal	$	(14,613	)	$	6,857		$	6,444
Foreign		514			(422	)		(145	)
State		3,716			1,452			1,364
Total deferred benefit		(10,383	)		7,887			7,663
Total expense	$	14,556		$	43,026		$	40,844

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,			September 30,			September 24,
	2018			2017			2016
	(in thousands)

Income taxes at federal statutory rates	$	28,947		$	42,770		$	40,887
Increase (decrease)in taxes resulting from:

State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		7,212			4,341			4,541
Domestic production activities deduction		(1,470	)		(1,820	)		(2,100	)
Impact of rate change due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act		(20,670	)		-			-
Impact of rate differential-current and deferred		(1,236	)		-			-
One-time repatriation tax		1,200			-			-
Increase in gross unrecognized tax benefits		20			20			20
Share based compensation		(696	)		(1,923	)		(1,109	)
Non deductible employee compensation		514			-			-
Other, net		735			(362	)		(1,395	)
Income tax expense	$	14,556		$	43,026		$	40,844

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	September 29,			September 30,
	2018			2017
	(in thousands)
Deferred tax assets
Vacation accrual	$	1,254		$	1,740
Capital loss carry forwards		960			1,668
Insurance accrual		2,480			3,225
Deferred income		638			927
Allowances		1,585			1,991
Inventory capitalization		1,051			1,235
Share-based compensation		1,368			1,607
Net Operating Loss		856			1,559
Total deferred tax assets		10,192			13,952
Valuation allowance		(960	)		(1,668	)
Total deferred tax assets, net		9,232			12,284

Deferred tax liabilities
Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets		25,565			35,043
Depreciation of property and equipment		35,989			39,946
Total deferred tax liabilities		61,554			74,989
Total deferred tax liabilities, net	$	52,322		$	62,705

Note J - Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

	Plants and
	Offices		Equipment		Total
	(in thousands)
2019	$	8,392	$	6,540	$	14,932
2020		7,574		4,800		12,374
2021		6,702		3,435		10,137
2022		6,195		1,722		7,917
2023		6,011		363		6,374
2024 and thereafter		22,708		111		22,819
Total minimal rental commitments	$	57,582	$	16,971	$	74,553

Note L - Stock Options (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Incentive Stock Options					Nonqualified Stock Options
				Weighted-					Weighted-
	Stock			Average		Stock			Average
	Options			Exercise		Options			Exercise
	Outstanding			Price		Outstanding			Price

Balance, September 27, 2015		332,352		$	77.04		297,941		$	63.34
Granted		120,450			108.69		58,720			112.35
Exercised		(86,223	)		53.67		(44,777	)		42.53
Canceled		(10,792	)		97.07		-			-

Balance, September 24, 2016		355,787			92.81		311,884			75.56
Granted		121,508			129.35		59,786			129.94
Exercised		(78,114	)		65.49		(60,156	)		41.46
Canceled		(6,200	)		100.93		-			-

Balance, September 30, 2017		392,981			109.41		311,514			92.58
Granted		122,595			141.07		58,083			144.41
Excercised		(64,470	)		90.75		(37,328	)		56.85
Canceled		(17,550	)		115.21		-			-

Balance, September 29, 2018		433,556		$	120.90		332,269		$	105.66
Exercisable Options September 29, 2018		86,153		$	97.32		155,680		$	79.35

Non-qualified Stock Options [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 29,		Contractual		Exercise		September 29,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2018		Life		Price		2018		Price
$41.75	-	$57.33		60,000		2.9	$	48.89		60,000	$	48.89
$80.79	-	$119.44		154,400		4.3		103.73		95,680		98.45
$129.26	-	$150.89		117,869		5.8		137.07		-		-
Total options				332,269		4.6		105.66		155,680		79.35

Incentive Stock Options [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

			Options Outstanding						Options Exercisable
			Number		Weighted-				Number
			Outstanding		Average		Weighted-		Exercisable		Weighted-
			at		Remaining		Average		at		Average
Range of			September 29,		Contractual		Exercise		September 29,		Exercise
Exercise Prices			2018		Life		Price		2018		Price
$81.67	-	$113.15		198,303		1.8	$	103.75		86,153	$	97.32
$128.78	-	$146.03		235,253		3.9		135.36		-		-
Total options				433,556		3.0		120.90		86,153		97.32

Note N - Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended
	September 29,		September 30,		September 24,
	2018		2017		2016
	(in thousands)
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	43	$	52	$	57
Income taxes		25,820		25,024		41,064

Non cash items:
Capital leases	$	203	$	-	$	486

Note O - Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal year ended
	September 29,			September 30,			September 24,
	2018			2017			2016
	(52 weeks)			(53 weeks)			(52 weeks)
	(in thousands)
Sales to External Customers:
Food Service
Soft pretzels	$	208,544		$	180,138		$	170,155
Frozen juices and ices		42,364			49,469			51,798
Churros		61,726			62,809			57,318
Handhelds		38,928			36,913			27,427
Bakery		371,391			351,357			294,518
Other		22,991			21,108			20,313
Total Food Service	$	745,944		$	701,794		$	621,529

Retail Supermarket
Soft pretzels	$	36,438		$	35,081		$	33,279
Frozen juices and ices		74,435			71,325			68,924
Handhelds		12,419			14,892			15,347
Coupon redemption		(4,439	)		(4,898	)		(4,430	)
Other		2,086			2,847			4,469
Total Retail Supermarket	$	120,939		$	119,247		$	117,589

Frozen Beverages
Beverages	$	167,713		$	160,243		$	150,118
Repair and maintenance service		78,805			74,594			71,123
Machines sales		23,781			27,073			31,155
Other		1,083			1,273			1,267
Total Frozen Beverages	$	271,382		$	263,183		$	253,663

Consolidated Sales	$	1,138,265		$	1,084,224		$	992,781

Depreciation and Amortization:
Food Service	$	25,983		$	24,629		$	22,912
Retail Supermarket		1,313			949			1,031
Frozen Beverages		19,181			16,867			16,180
Total Depreciation and Amortization	$	46,477		$	42,445		$	40,123

Operating Income:
Food Service	$	74,056		$	81,208		$	76,539
Retail Supermarket		8,304			10,627			9,618
Frozen Beverages		28,415			26,272			26,653
Total Operating Income	$	110,775		$	118,107		$	112,810

Capital Expenditures:
Food Service	$	36,325		$	44,067		$	24,759
Retail Supermarket		928			239			369
Frozen Beverages		22,769			27,874			23,581
Total Capital Expenditures	$	60,022		$	72,180		$	48,709

Assets:
Food Service	$	693,098		$	635,709		$	589,854
Retail Supermarket		21,366			21,129			22,090
Frozen Beverages		217,549			210,390			178,543
Total Assets	$	932,013		$	867,228		$	790,487

Note P - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2018
	(in thousands)

				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding Gain
	Translation			on Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total

Beginning Balance	$	(9,341	)	$	466		$	(8,875	)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		(2,738	)		(455	)		(3,193	)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			74			74

Ending Balance	$	(12,079	)	$	85		$	(11,994	)

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
	(in thousands)

				Unrealized
	Foreign Currency			Holding (Loss) Gain
	Translation			on Marketable
	Adjustments			Securities			Total

Beginning Balance	$	(13,086	)	$	(329	)	$	(13,415	)

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications		3,745			795			4,540

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income		-			-			-

Ending Balance	$	(9,341	)	$	466		$	(8,875	)

Note Q - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	Fiscal Year Ended September 29, 2018

							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)

1st Quarter	$	265,210	$	73,279	$	36,249	$	1.93
2nd Quarter		266,101		77,278		17,833		0.95
3rd Quarter		306,239		94,475		26,129		1.39
4th Quarter		300,715		91,254		23,385		1.24
Total	$	1,138,265	$	336,286	$	103,596	$	5.51

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017

							Net Earnings
							Per
			Gross		Net		Diluted
	Net Sales		Profit		Earnings		Share(1)
	(in thousands, except per share information)

1st Quarter	$	225,570	$	65,895	$	13,540	$	0.72
2nd Quarter		246,513		72,817		15,987		0.85
3rd Quarter		295,415		94,764		25,304		1.34
4th Quarter		316,726		97,547		24,343		1.29
Total	$	1,084,224	$	331,023	$	79,174	$	4.20

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes Tables

Summary of Valuation Allowance [Table Text Block]

		Opening		Charged to					Closing
Year	Description	Balance		Expense		Deductions			Balance

2018	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	359,000	$	259,000	$	218,000	(1)	$	400,000

2017	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	571,000	$	122,000	$	334,000	(1)	$	359,000

2016	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	304,000	$	525,000	$	258,000	(1)	$	571,000

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

USD ($)

Sep. 30, 2017

USD ($)

Sep. 24, 2016

USD ($)

Liability for Allowances, End-user Pricing Adjustments and Trade Spending

$ 13,600,000

$ 13,000,000

Distribution

^[1]

92,281,000

81,824,000

$ 73,114,000

Cash, Uninsured Amount

35,000,000

Cash, FDIC Insured Amount

250,000

Accounts Receivable, Net, Total

$ 132,342,000

124,553,000

Employees Covered Under Collective Bargaining Agreement, Percentage

27.00%

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Ending Balance

$ 400,000

359,000

Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Ending Balance

394,000

374,000

Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued, Total

259,000

239,000

Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Adjustment of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability

(20,900,000)

Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Changed in Tax Rate, Tax Cut and Jobs Act

(8,800,000)

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount

$ 1,200,000

Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total

27.80%

35.20%

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense

$ 1,935,000

$ 3,061,000

$ 1,980,000

Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | shares

1,000

157,994

180,170

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Total

$ 6,300,000

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate

17.40%

16.60%

16.70%

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate

2.70%

2.00%

1.30%

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate

1.30%

1.40%

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Fair Value Assumptions Expected Forfeiture Rate

10.00%

13.00%

19.00%

Advertising Expense

$ 5,176,000

$ 5,677,000

$ 4,870,000

Commodity Futures Contracts and Spot Commodities, Proprietary Capital Charges

77,000,000

Research and Development Expense, Total

623,000

674,000

525,000

Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Expense, Total

$ 0

Ten Year Options [Member]

Expected Volatility Term

10 years

Early Adoption of ASU 2016-09 [Member]

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense

$ 821,000

$ 1,497,000

$ 885,000

New Jersey Division of Taxation [Member] | State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]

Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Adjustment of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability

$ 1,400,000

Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]

Concentration Risk, Percentage

43.00%

42.00%

Minimum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life

2 years

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term

5 years

Minimum [Member] | 5 year options [Member]

Expected Volatility Term

4 years 30 days

Maximum [Member]

Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life

20 years

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term

10 years

Maximum [Member] | 5 year options [Member]

Expected Volatility Term

4 years 90 days

Customer Group One [Member]

Approximate Number of Cusomters

Customer Group One [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Accounts Receivable, Net, Total

$ 1,000,000

Customer Group One [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Accounts Receivable, Net, Total

$ 10,000,000

Largest Customer [Member] | Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]

Concentration Risk, Percentage

9.50%

8.00%

Repair and Maintenance Service [Member]

Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax

$ 22,011,000

$ 23,204,000

$ 24,571,000

Deferred Revenue

1,865,000

1,956,000

Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent

159,000

210,000

Frozen Beverages [Member] | Repair and Maintenance Service Contracts [Member]

Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax

$ 22,474,000

$ 23,489,000

$ 24,664,000

[1]	Includes share-based compensation expense of $76 for the year ended September 29, 2018, $72 for the year ended September 30, 2017 and $48 for the year ended September 24, 2016.

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Unreconized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Ending Balance	$ 394,000	$ 374,000
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year	20,000
Reductions for tax positions of prior years

Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Calculation of EPS (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

^[1]

Jun. 30, 2018

^[1]

Mar. 31, 2018

^[1]

Dec. 30, 2017

^[1]

Sep. 30, 2017

^[1]

Jun. 24, 2017

^[1]

Mar. 25, 2017

^[1]

Dec. 24, 2016

^[1]

Sep. 29, 2018

Sep. 30, 2017

Sep. 24, 2016

Net Income available to common stockholders

$ 103,596

$ 79,174

$ 75,975

Net Income available to common stockholders (in shares)

18,694

18,707

18,649

Net Income available to common stockholders (in dollars per share)

$ 5.54

$ 4.23

$ 4.07

Options

$ 0

Options (in shares)

123

109

120

Options (in dollars per share)

$ (0.03)

$ (0.02)

Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions

$ 103,596

$ 79,174

$ 75,975

Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions (in shares)

18,817

18,816

18,769

Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions (in dollars per share)

$ 1.24

$ 1.39

$ 0.95

$ 1.93

$ 1.29

$ 1.34

$ 0.85

$ 0.72

$ 5.51

^[1]

$ 4.21

$ 4.05

[1]	Total of quarterly amounts do not necessarily agree to the annual report amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

- Definition

The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

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Note A - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Recognized Share-based Compensation (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Recognized Period Cost	$ 1,923,000	$ (13,000)	$ 395,000
The above compensation is net of tax benefits	1,935,000	3,061,000	1,980,000
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Recognized Period Cost	1,432,000	(436,000)	86,000
Stock Compensation Plan [Member]
Recognized Period Cost	423,000	363,000	305,000
Stock Issued to Outside Directors [Member]
Recognized Period Cost	64,000	56,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Recognized Period Cost	$ 4,000	$ 4,000	$ 4,000

Note B - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Note B - Acquisitions (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Aug. 16, 2017	May 22, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016	Sep. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 24, 2017	Mar. 25, 2017	Dec. 24, 2016	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Revenues, Total				$ 300,715,000	$ 306,239,000	$ 266,101,000	$ 265,210,000	$ 316,726,000	$ 295,415,000	$ 246,513,000	$ 225,570,000	$ 1,138,265,000	$ 1,084,224,000	$ 992,781,000
Operating Income (Loss), Total												110,775,000	118,107,000	$ 112,810,000
Hill & Valley Inc. [Member]
Minimum Annual Revenues			$ 45,000,000
Hill & Valley Inc. [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			$ 31,000,000
Revenues, Total												59,900,000	35,800,000
Operating Income (Loss), Total												2,400,000	653,000
ICEE Distributor [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 11,000,000
Revenues, Total												3,500,000	1,700,000
Labriola Baking Company [Member]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 6,000,000
Revenues, Total												$ 14,000,000	2,000,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs													$ 1,070,000

Note B - Acquisitions - Purchase Price Allocation for Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 16, 2017	May 22, 2017	Dec. 30, 2016
Goodwill	$ 102,511	$ 102,511
Hill & Valley Inc. [Member]
Accounts Receivable, net					$ 4,054
Inventories					6,088
Prepaid expenses and other					122
Property, plant & equipment, net					4,398
Goodwill					14,175
Accounts Payable					(2,260)
Accrued Liabilities					(2,162)
Accrued compensation expense					(650)
Other long-term liabilities					(1,782)
Deferred income taxes					(6,632)
Purchase Price					31,111
Hill & Valley Inc. [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets					13,000
Hill & Valley Inc. [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets					670
Hill & Valley Inc. [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets					2,090
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets					2,090
Hill & Valley Inc. [Member] \| Distribution Rights [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
ICEE Distributor [Member]
Accounts Receivable, net				$ 340
Inventories				217
Prepaid expenses and other				25
Property, plant & equipment, net				2,277
Goodwill				1,236
Accounts Payable				(79)
Accrued Liabilities				(26)
Accrued compensation expense
Other long-term liabilities
Deferred income taxes
Purchase Price				10,947
ICEE Distributor [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets				57
ICEE Distributor [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
ICEE Distributor [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
ICEE Distributor [Member] \| Distribution Rights [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets				6,900
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets				$ 6,900
Labriola Baking Company [Member]
Accounts Receivable, net			$ 1,165
Inventories			779
Prepaid expenses and other			102
Property, plant & equipment, net			3,598
Goodwill			658
Accounts Payable			(1,110)
Accrued Liabilities			(128)
Accrued compensation expense
Other long-term liabilities
Deferred income taxes
Purchase Price			5,640
Labriola Baking Company [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
Labriola Baking Company [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets			188
Labriola Baking Company [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets			388
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets			388
Labriola Baking Company [Member] \| Distribution Rights [Member]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Note B - Acquisitions - Proforma Results from Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Net Sales	$ 1,116,599	$ 1,062,500
Net Earnings	$ 79,082	$ 76,180

Note C - Investment Securities (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities, Total	$ 75,302,000	$ 22,997,000	$ 13,224,000
Marketable Securities, Gain (Loss), Total	$ (140,000)	$ 14,000	$ (661,000)
Mutual Fund [Member]
Marketable Securities, Annual Income, Percentage	4.50%
Preferred Stock [Member]
Marketable Securities, Annual Income, Percentage	5.30%
Marketable Securities, Total	$ 16,000,000
Marketable Securities, Annual Income, Percentage, not Subject to Tax	50.00%
Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Marketable Securities, Annual Income, Percentage	2.60%
Marketable Securities, Total	$ 135,000,000
Debt Securities, Held-to-maturity, Maturity, without Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost	$ 74,000,000

Note C - Investment Securities - Summary of Securities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Held-to-maturity securities, amortized cost	$ 139,813	$ 120,021
Held-to-maturity securities, gross unrealized gains	28	442
Held-to-maturity securities, gross unrealized losses	1,527	156
Held-to-maturity securities, fair market value	138,314	120,307
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	24,658	29,794
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized gains	380	788
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized losses	295	322
Available-for-sale securities, fair market value	24,743	30,260
Corporate Bond Securities [Member]
Held-to-maturity securities, amortized cost	136,933	114,101
Held-to-maturity securities, gross unrealized gains	28	424
Held-to-maturity securities, gross unrealized losses	1,520	155
Held-to-maturity securities, fair market value	135,441	114,370
Mutual Funds [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	8,978	13,003
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized gains		77
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized losses	295	240
Available-for-sale securities, fair market value	8,683	12,840
Certificates of Deposit [Member]
Held-to-maturity securities, amortized cost	2,880	5,920
Held-to-maturity securities, gross unrealized gains		18
Held-to-maturity securities, gross unrealized losses	7	1
Held-to-maturity securities, fair market value	2,873	5,937
Preferred Stock [Member]
Available-for-sale securities, amortized cost	15,680	16,791
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized gains	380	711
Available-for-sale securities, gross unrealized losses		82
Available-for-sale securities, fair market value	$ 16,060	$ 17,420

Note C - Investment Securities - Held-to-maturity Securities by Contractual Maturity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Due in one year or less, amortized cost	$ 21,048	$ 59,113
Due in one year or less, fair market value	21,001	59,194
Due after one year through five years, amortized cost	118,765	60,908
Due after one year through five years, fair market value	117,314	61,113
Due after five years through ten years, amortized cost	0	0
Due after five years through ten years, fair market value	0	0
Total held to maturity securities, amortized cost	139,813	120,021
Total held to maturity securities, fair market value	138,314	120,307
Less current portion, amortized cost	21,048	59,113
Less current portion, fair market value	21,001	59,194
Long term held to maturity securities, amortized cost	118,765	60,908
Long term held to maturity securities, fair market value	$ 117,314	$ 61,113

Note D - Inventories - Summary of Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Finished goods	$ 52,221	$ 45,394
Raw materials	23,173	22,682
Packaging materials	9,780	8,833
Equipment parts and other	27,710	26,359
Total Inventories	$ 112,884	$ 103,268

Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Depreciation, Total	$ 42,939,000	$ 38,211,000	$ 34,536,000

Note E - Property, Plant and Equipment - Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 697,517	$ 653,889
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	454,844	426,308
Property, plant and equipment, net	242,673	227,581
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2,494	2,482
Building [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 26,582	26,741
Building [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	15 years
Building [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	39 years 182 days
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 290,396	257,172
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	5 years
Machinery and Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	20 years
Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 290,955	278,860
Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	5 years
Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	7 years
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 8,929	8,449
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	5 years
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 30,752	25,302
Office Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	3 years
Office Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	5 years
Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 38,941	38,003
Improvements [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	5 years
Improvements [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, estimated useful life (Year)	20 years
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 8,468	$ 16,880

Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2016 USD ($)
Number of Reportable Segments	3
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Intangible Assets Acquired	0
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total	3,510,000	3,840,000	5,078,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	3,300,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	3,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	2,400,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	$ 2,300,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	10 years 292 days
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0	0	0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	0		0
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	$ 2,300,000
HEARTBAR [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Intangible Assets Acquired			$ 1,078,000
ICEE Distributor [Member] \| Frozen Beverages [Member]
Intangible Assets Acquired		6,957,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		1,236,000
Hill & Valley Inc. [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Intangible Assets Acquired		15,760,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		14,175,000
Labriola Baking Company [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Intangible Assets Acquired		576,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		$ 658,000
Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	2 years
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	20 years

Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Intangible Assets by Reporting Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 15,103	$ 11,593
Intangible assets	72,865	72,865
Food Service [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	10,281	7,797
Intangible assets	39,808	39,808
Food Service [Member] \| Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	980	980
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	538	263
Food Service [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	20,510	20,510
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	8,600	6,476
Food Service [Member] \| License and Rights [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	1,690	1,690
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	1,143	1,058
Retail Supermarket [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	3,883	2,952
Intangible assets	15,185	15,185
Retail Supermarket [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	7,979	7,979
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	3,623	2,822
Retail Supermarket [Member] \| Finite-lived Trade Names [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	649	649
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	260	130
Frozen Beverages [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	939	844
Intangible assets	17,872	17,872
Frozen Beverages [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	257	257
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	76	50
Frozen Beverages [Member] \| License and Rights [Member]
Finite-lived intangible assets, gross	1,400	1,400
Finite-lived intangible assets, accumulated amortization	863	794
Trade Names [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, gross	16,628	16,628
Trade Names [Member] \| Retail Supermarket [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, gross	6,557	6,557
Trade Names [Member] \| Frozen Beverages [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, gross	9,315	9,315
Distribution Rights, Indefinite-lived [Member] \| Frozen Beverages [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, gross	$ 6,900	$ 6,900

Note F - Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Goodwill by Reporting Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Goodwill	$ 102,511	$ 102,511
Food Service [Member]
Goodwill	61,665	61,665
Retail Supermarket [Member]
Goodwill	3,670	3,670
Frozen Beverages [Member]
Goodwill	$ 37,176	$ 37,176

Note G - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 50,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit, Total	$ 0	$ 0

- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

+ References + Details

Note H - Obligations Under Capital Leases - Future Minimum Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)
2019	$ 324
2020	288
2021	295
2022	100
2023	34
2024 and thereafter	36
Total minimum capital lease payments	$ 1,077

Note I - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Note I - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Increase (Decrease) in Deferred Income Taxes		$ 6,632,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	24.50%	35.00%	35.00%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Adjustment of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability	$ (20,900,000)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount	(20,670,000)
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount	$ 1,200,000
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent, Total	27.80%	35.20%
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Compensation Expense	$ 1,935,000	$ 3,061,000	$ 1,980,000
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	4,200,000
New Jersey Division of Taxation [Member] \| State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Adjustment of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability	1,400,000
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] \| Domestic Tax Authority [Member] \| PHILLY SWIRL [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Total	4,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject to Limitation and Expiration	378,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance, Total	$ 0

Note I - Income Taxes - Income Tax Expense (Benefit) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Current
U.S. Federal	$ 16,591	$ 27,142	$ 25,126
Foreign	2,512	2,770	2,433
State	5,836	5,227	5,622
Total current expense	24,939	35,139	33,181
Deferred
U.S. Federal	(14,613)	6,857	6,444
Foreign	514	(422)	(145)
State	3,716	1,452	1,364
Total deferred benefit	(10,383)	7,887	7,663
Total expense	$ 14,556	$ 43,026	$ 40,844

Note I - Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Income taxes at federal statutory rates	$ 28,947,000	$ 42,770,000	$ 40,887,000
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	7,212,000	4,341,000	4,541,000
Domestic production activities deduction	(1,470,000)	(1,820,000)	(2,100,000)
Impact of rate change due to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	(20,670,000)
Impact of rate differential-current and deferred	(1,236,000)
One-time repatriation tax	1,200,000
Increase in gross unrecognized tax benefits	20,000	20,000	20,000
Share based compensation	(696,000)	(1,923,000)	(1,109,000)
Non deductible employee compensation	514,000
Other, net	735,000	(362,000)	(1,395,000)
Total expense	$ 14,556,000	$ 43,026,000	$ 40,844,000

Note I - Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Deferred tax assets
Vacation accrual	$ 1,254	$ 1,740
Capital loss carry forwards	960	1,668
Insurance accrual	2,480	3,225
Deferred income	638	927
Allowances	1,585	1,991
Inventory capitalization	1,051	1,235
Share-based compensation	1,368	1,607
Net Operating Loss	856	1,559
Total deferred tax assets	10,192	13,952
Valuation allowance	(960)	(1,668)
Total deferred tax assets, net	9,232	12,284
Deferred tax liabilities
Amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets	25,565	35,043
Depreciation of property and equipment	35,989	39,946
Total deferred tax liabilities	61,554	74,989
Total deferred tax liabilities, net	$ 52,322	$ 62,705

Note J - Commitments (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
Note J - Commitments (Details Textual)	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2016 USD ($)
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Total	$ 21,760,000	$ 20,354,000	$ 17,481,000
Accrued Insurance	9,200,000	8,100,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 9,275,000	8,675,000
Entity Number of Employees	1,700
Self Insurance Reserve	$ 2,058,000	$ 2,382,000

Note J - Commitments - Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($)
2019	$ 14,932
2020	12,374
2021	10,137
2022	7,917
2023	6,374
2024 and thereafter	22,819
Total minimal rental commitments	74,553
Building [Member]
2019	8,392
2020	7,574
2021	6,702
2022	6,195
2023	6,011
2024 and thereafter	22,708
Total minimal rental commitments	57,582
Equipment [Member]
2019	6,540
2020	4,800
2021	3,435
2022	1,722
2023	363
2024 and thereafter	111
Total minimal rental commitments	$ 16,971

Note K - Capital Stock (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Note K - Capital Stock (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares	20,604	142,665	141,700
Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value	$ 2,794,027	$ 18,228,763	$ 15,265,019

Note L - Stock Options (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Note L - Stock Options (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	624,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Offering Date	85.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value	$ 6,800,000	$ 10,100,000	$ 8,400,000
Proceeds from Stock Options Exercised	7,400,000	5,800,000	5,300,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit from Exercise of Stock Options	$ 1,700,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 1,600,000
Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 23.68	$ 18.84	$ 13.94
Non-qualified Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 31.44	$ 24.82	$ 19.95
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans	12,763	13,271	13,747
Share Price	$ 119.39	$ 105.85	$ 96
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Total	$ 423,000	$ 363,000	$ 305,000

Note L - Stock Options - Stock Option Activity (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Balance (in shares)	392,981	355,787	332,352
Balance (in dollars per share)	$ 109.41	$ 92.81	$ 77.04
Granted (in shares)	122,595	121,508	120,450
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 141.07	$ 129.35	$ 108.69
Exercised (in shares)	(64,470)	(78,114)	(86,223)
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 90.75	$ 65.49	$ 53.67
Canceled (in shares)	(17,550)	(6,200)	(10,792)
Canceled (in dollars per share)	$ 115.21	$ 100.93	$ 97.07
Balance (in shares)	433,556	392,981	355,787
Balance (in dollars per share)	$ 120.90	$ 109.41	$ 92.81
Options exercisable (in shares)	86,153
Exercisable options (in dollars per share)	$ 97.32
Non-qualified Stock Options [Member]
Balance (in shares)	311,514	311,884	297,941
Balance (in dollars per share)	$ 92.58	$ 75.56	$ 63.34
Granted (in shares)	58,083	59,786	58,720
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 144.41	$ 129.94	$ 112.35
Exercised (in shares)	(37,328)	(60,156)	(44,777)
Exercised (in dollars per share)	$ 56.85	$ 41.46	$ 42.53
Canceled (in shares)
Canceled (in dollars per share)
Balance (in shares)	332,269	311,514	311,884
Balance (in dollars per share)	$ 105.66	$ 92.58	$ 75.56
Options exercisable (in shares)	155,680
Exercisable options (in dollars per share)	$ 79.35

Note L - Stock Options - Incentive Stock Options by Excercise Price Range (Details) - Incentive Stock Options [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015
Options outstanding (in shares)	433,556	392,981	355,787	332,352
Options oustanding, weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	3 years
Options outstanding, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 120.90	$ 109.41	$ 92.81	$ 77.04
Options exercisable (in shares)	86,153
Options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 97.32
Exercise Price Range 1 [Member]
Range of exercise price, lower limit (in dollars per share)	81.67
Range of exercise price, upper limit (in dollars per share)	$ 113.15
Options outstanding (in shares)	198,303
Options oustanding, weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	1 year 292 days
Options outstanding, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 103.75
Options exercisable (in shares)	86,153
Options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 97.32
Exercise Price Range 2 [Member]
Range of exercise price, lower limit (in dollars per share)	128.78
Range of exercise price, upper limit (in dollars per share)	$ 146.03
Options outstanding (in shares)	235,253
Options oustanding, weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	3 years 328 days
Options outstanding, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 135.36
Options exercisable (in shares)
Options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)

Note L - Stock Options - Nonqualified Stock Options by Excercise Price Range (Details) - Non-qualified Stock Options [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016	Sep. 26, 2015
Options outstanding (in shares)	332,269	311,514	311,884	297,941
Options oustanding, weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	4 years 219 days
Options outstanding, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 105.66	$ 92.58	$ 75.56	$ 63.34
Options exercisable (in shares)	155,680
Options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 79.35
Exercise Price Range 1 [Member]
Range of exercise price, lower limit (in dollars per share)	41.75
Range of exercise price, upper limit (in dollars per share)	$ 57.33
Options outstanding (in shares)	60,000
Options oustanding, weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	2 years 328 days
Options outstanding, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 48.89
Options exercisable (in shares)	60,000
Options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 48.89
Exercise Price Range 2 [Member]
Range of exercise price, lower limit (in dollars per share)	80.79
Range of exercise price, upper limit (in dollars per share)	$ 119.44
Options outstanding (in shares)	154,400
Options oustanding, weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	4 years 109 days
Options outstanding, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 103.73
Options exercisable (in shares)	95,680
Options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 98.45
Exercise Price Range 3 [Member]
Range of exercise price, lower limit (in dollars per share)	129.26
Range of exercise price, upper limit (in dollars per share)	$ 150.89
Options outstanding (in shares)	117,869
Options oustanding, weighted-average remaining contractual life (Year)	5 years 292 days
Options outstanding, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 137.07
Options exercisable (in shares)
Options exercisable, weighted-average exercise price (in dollars per share)

Note M - 401(k) Profit-sharing Plan (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount	$ 2,106,000	$ 2,084,000	$ 1,936,000

Note N - Cash Flow Information - Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Cash paid for:
Interest	$ 43	$ 52	$ 57
Income taxes	25,820	25,024	41,064
Non cash items:
Capital leases	$ 203		$ 486

Note O - Segment Reporting (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
Note O - Segment Reporting (Details Textual)	Sep. 29, 2018
Number of Operating Segments	3
Number of Reportable Segments	3

Note O - Segment Reporting - Operations Information by Reporting Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 24, 2017	Mar. 25, 2017	Dec. 24, 2016	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Sales	$ 300,715	$ 306,239	$ 266,101	$ 265,210	$ 316,726	$ 295,415	$ 246,513	$ 225,570	$ 1,138,265	$ 1,084,224	$ 992,781
Depreciation and amortization									46,477	42,445	40,123
Operating income									110,775	118,107	112,810
Capital expenditures									60,022	72,180	48,709
Assets	932,013				867,228				932,013	867,228	790,487
Food Service [Member]
Sales									745,944	701,794	621,529
Depreciation and amortization									25,983	24,629	22,912
Operating income									74,056	81,208	76,539
Capital expenditures									36,325	44,067	24,759
Assets	693,098				635,709				693,098	635,709	589,854
Retail Supermarket [Member]
Sales									120,939	119,247	117,589
Depreciation and amortization									1,313	949	1,031
Operating income									8,304	10,627	9,618
Capital expenditures									928	239	369
Assets	21,366				21,129				21,366	21,129	22,090
Frozen Beverages [Member]
Sales									271,382	263,183	253,663
Depreciation and amortization									19,181	16,867	16,180
Operating income									28,415	26,272	26,653
Capital expenditures									22,769	27,874	23,581
Assets	$ 217,549				$ 210,390				217,549	210,390	178,543
Soft Pretzels [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Sales									208,544	180,138	170,155
Soft Pretzels [Member] \| Retail Supermarket [Member]
Sales									36,438	35,081	33,279
Frozen Juices and Ices [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Sales									42,364	49,469	51,798
Frozen Juices and Ices [Member] \| Retail Supermarket [Member]
Sales									74,435	71,325	68,924
Churros [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Sales									61,726	62,809	57,318
Handhelds [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Sales									38,928	36,913	27,427
Handhelds [Member] \| Retail Supermarket [Member]
Sales									12,419	14,892	15,347
Bakery [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Sales									371,391	351,357	294,518
Other Products [Member] \| Food Service [Member]
Sales									22,991	21,108	20,313
Other Products [Member] \| Retail Supermarket [Member]
Sales									2,086	2,847	4,469
Other Products [Member] \| Frozen Beverages [Member]
Sales									1,083	1,273	1,267
Coupon Redemtion [Member] \| Retail Supermarket [Member]
Sales									4,439	4,898	4,430
Beverage [Member] \| Frozen Beverages [Member]
Sales									167,713	160,243	150,118
Repair and Maintenance Service [Member] \| Frozen Beverages [Member]
Sales									78,805	74,594	71,123
Machine Sales [Member] \| Frozen Beverages [Member]
Sales									$ 23,781	$ 27,073	$ 31,155

Note P - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Changes to the Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Balance	$ 682,322	$ 637,974
Balance	759,091	682,322
Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member]
Balance	(9,341)	(13,086)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(2,738)	3,745
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income
Balance	(12,079)	(9,341)
Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member]
Balance	466	(329)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(455)	795
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	74
Balance	85	466
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Balance	(8,875)	(13,415)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(3,193)	4,540
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	74
Balance	$ (11,994)	$ (8,875)

Note Q - Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) - Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Jun. 30, 2018

Mar. 31, 2018

Dec. 30, 2017

Sep. 30, 2017

Jun. 24, 2017

Mar. 25, 2017

Dec. 24, 2016

Sep. 29, 2018

Sep. 30, 2017

Sep. 24, 2016

Revenues, Total

$ 300,715

$ 306,239

$ 266,101

$ 265,210

$ 316,726

$ 295,415

$ 246,513

$ 225,570

$ 1,138,265

$ 1,084,224

$ 992,781

Gross Profit

91,254

94,475

77,278

73,279

97,547

94,764

72,817

65,895

336,286

331,023

304,467

Net Earnings

$ 23,385

$ 26,129

$ 17,833

$ 36,249

$ 24,343

$ 25,304

$ 15,987

$ 13,540

$ 103,596

$ 79,174

$ 75,975

Net Income available to common stockholders plus assumed conversions (in dollars per share)

$ 1.24

^[1]

$ 1.39

^[1]

$ 0.95

^[1]

$ 1.93

^[1]

$ 1.29

^[1]

$ 1.34

^[1]

$ 0.85

^[1]

$ 0.72

^[1]

$ 5.51

^[1]

$ 4.21

$ 4.05

[1]	Total of quarterly amounts do not necessarily agree to the annual report amounts due to separate quarterly calculations of weighted average shares outstanding.

The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

+ References + Details

Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - SEC Schedule, 12-09, Allowance, Credit Loss [Member] - USD ($)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Sep. 30, 2017

Sep. 24, 2016

Opening Balance

$ 359,000

$ 571,000

$ 304,000

Charged to Expense

259,000

122,000

525,000