Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2023

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

Advances and receivables due from related parties were $3.4 million in 2023 and $1.6 million in 2022.

Payables to related parties were $0.1 million in 2023 and $15.3 million in 2022. Due to the acquisition of its noncontrolling interest in our subsidiary, the 2022 balance included $14.7 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses from one Mann Packing grower which was no longer considered a related party as of December 29, 2023.

We incurred expenses of approximately $0.3 million in 2023, $2.5 million in 2022 and $2.4 million in 2021 for chartered air transportation services from an aircraft management company in which our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer has an ownership interest.

Other purchases from related parties were $46.1 million in 2023 compared to $109.4 million in 2022 and $119.6 million in 2021, of which $43.0 million for 2023, $107.1 million for 2022 and $117.4 million for 2021 were related to one Mann Packing grower.

Related party leases include a building and land in North America primarily related to one Mann Packing grower. Due to the acquisition of its noncontrolling interest in our subsidiary, this grower was no longer considered a related party as of December 29, 2023. Prior to the date of our acquisition of its noncontrolling interest, expenses incurred associated with these leases were $0.7 million for 2023, $1.2 million for 2022 and $1.2 million for 2021. The right-of-use asset and liabilities under these related party leases were $5.9 million and $6.2 million in 2022.

Sales to related parties amounted to $1.0 million in 2023, $1.0 million in 2022 and $0.9 million in 2021.

Cash distributions to noncontrolling interests were $17.9 million in 2023, $0.9 million in 2022 and $6.5 million in 2021. We have reflected the cash distributions to noncontrolling interests under financing activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. We had $2.0 million as of December 30, 2022 in other noncurrent liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets related to one of our noncontrolling interests. No amounts were owed to noncontrolling interests as of December 29, 2023.