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Significant accounting policies (Policies)
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Fiscal Period, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The Company's fiscal year utilizes a 52- to 53- week accounting period, which ends on the last Sunday of September in each fiscal year if September 30 does not fall on a Saturday, or October 1 if September 30 falls on a Saturday. The three and six months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012 were 13 and 26-week periods, respectively.

 
Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the Company's fiscal year ending September 29, 2013 or for any other period. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

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

Authoritative guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value into three broad levels as follows:

 

Level 1 - Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that can be accessed at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 - Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).

 

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs that reflect assumptions about what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. These inputs would be based on the best information available, including the Company's own data.
Goodwill Policy [Policy Text Block]

Goodwill is evaluated annually for impairment or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the asset's fair value. This determination is made at the reporting unit level and consists of two steps. First, the Company determines its fair value and compares it to its carrying amount. The Company determines the fair value using a discounted cash flow analysis, which requires unobservable inputs (Level 3 as defined above). These inputs include selection of an appropriate discount rate and the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. Second, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting units' goodwill and other intangibles over the implied fair value. If the Company does not first perform the optional qualitative assessment in accordance with current guidance, or otherwise concludes that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount based on that qualitative assessment, then it must perform the two-step impairment test discussed above. The Company recorded no impairment charges related to goodwill during the first six months of fiscal years 2013 and 2012. The Company has no indefinite-lived intangible assets other than goodwill.
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The Company recognizes revenue and expenses related to the collaborative arrangement in accordance with authoritative guidance, which directs participants in collaborative arrangements to report costs incurred and revenue generated from transactions with third parties (that is, parties that do not participate in the arrangement) in each entity's respective income statement line items for revenues and expenses. Revenues from the collaborative arrangement consist of sales to third party supermarkets.
Regulatory Income Taxes, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The Company accounts for any uncertainty in income taxes based on a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The balance of unrecognized tax benefits was zero as of March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012.

 

The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, as part of income taxes. The total amount of interest and penalties recognized in the statements of comprehensive income was zero for the quarters and six months ended March 31, 2013 and April 1, 2012.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Policy Text Block]

In September 2011, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued an update to its authoritative guidance regarding the methods used to test goodwill for impairment. The amendment allows the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative goodwill impairment test currently required. Under that option, an entity would no longer be required to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless the entity determines, based on that qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If an entity concludes otherwise, then it must perform the two-step impairment test currently required. The Company adopted this guidance on October 1, 2012 on a prospective basis. The adoption of the standard did not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations. The Company evaluates its goodwill for impairment at least annually, which historically is performed as of the fiscal year end date (see Note 10).

 

In June 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance that revised its requirements related to the presentation of comprehensive income. This guidance eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the consolidated statement of equity. It requires presentation of comprehensive income, net income and the components of other comprehensive income, either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The Company adopted this guidance on October 1, 2012 and has elected to present comprehensive income in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income. The adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations, as the Company currently has no other comprehensive income activity to report.

 

In February 2013, the FASB issued authoritative guidance for reporting amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”). The Company adopted this guidance prospectively on January 1, 2013. The adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations, as the Company currently has no other comprehensive income activity to report.

 
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Long Lived Assets And Intangibles Impairment [Policy Text Block]

Long-lived assets, such as property, plant, and equipment, and purchased intangibles that are subject to amortization, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The recoverability of assets that are to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by such asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of such asset exceeds its fair value. The fair value calculation requires management to apply judgment in estimating future cash flows and the discount rates that reflect the risk inherent in the future cash flows. The estimated cash flows used for this nonrecurring fair value measurement is considered a Level 3 input as defined above. The Company recorded no impairment charges related to long-lived assets during the first six months of fiscal years 2013 and 2012.