Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Provision for income taxes

The income tax provision of all the legal entities included in the Partnership’s consolidated statement of operations, which is composed primarily of state income taxes in the few states that impose taxes on partnerships and minimum state income taxes on the Corporate Entities, consists of the following:

	Year Ended
	September 27,		September 28,		September 30,
	2025		2024		2023
Current provision
Federal	$	5	$	6	$	8
State and local		761		728		955
		766		734		963
Deferred provision (benefit)		582		—		(295	)
	$	1,348	$	734	$	668

Income tax reconciliation

The provision for income taxes differs from income taxes computed at the U.S. federal statutory rate as a result of the following:

	Year Ended
	September 27,			September 28,			September 30,
	2025			2024			2023
Income tax provision at federal statutory tax rate	$	22,663		$	15,731		$	26,128
Impact of Partnership income not subject to    federal income taxes		(29,814	)		(20,245	)		(31,604	)
Permanent differences		(280	)		135			104
Change in valuation allowance		9,505			4,725			6,721
State income taxes		(547	)		449			(552	)
Other		(179	)		(61	)		(129	)
Provision for income taxes - current and deferred	$	1,348		$	734		$	668

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

The components of net deferred taxes and the related valuation allowance using currently enacted tax rates are as follows:

	Year Ended
	September 27,			September 28,
	2025			2024
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforwards	$	56,549		$	55,785
Allowance for doubtful accounts		323			272
Inventory		742			873
Deferred revenue		429			486
Other accruals		8,735			4,026
Total deferred tax assets		66,778			61,442
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets		1,886			278
Property, plant and equipment		10,362			8,949
Total deferred tax liabilities		12,248			9,227
Net deferred tax assets		54,530			52,215
Valuation allowance		(53,784	)		(50,888	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	746		$	1,327