Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule Of Expense (Recovery) Items

Detailed below are expense (recovery) items impacting comparability for Fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022 (amounts in thousands):

	Fiscal 2024		Fiscal 2023		Fiscal 2022			Footnote
	52 weeks		52 weeks		52 weeks			Disclosure
	(Amounts in thousands)
Business process improvement costs	$	4,529	$	21,521	$	33,169		Note 2
Restructuring charges		7,403		7,099		—		Note 6
Restructuring-related implementation costs		2,979		—		—		Note 6
Plant closure costs and impairment of assets		10,310		7,298		7,825		Note 2
Acquisition-related costs		2,008		3,712		12,518		Note 2, 7, 25
Legal settlements and related costs		3,800		137,529		7,500		Note 24
Pension plan settlement loss		241		—		—		Note 22
Gain on sale, severance costs, and lease termination gain		—		—		(4,390	)	Note 2
FASTER Act, net of recovery on inferior ingredients		—		—		236		Note 5
	$	31,270	$	177,159	$	56,858

Schedule of Net Sales, Net Income, and Significant Expenses

Our single segment net sales, net income, and significant expenses are as follows for Fiscal 2024, 2023, and 2022 (amounts in thousands):

	Fiscal 2024			Fiscal 2023			Fiscal 2022
	52 weeks			52 weeks			52 weeks
	(Amounts in thousands, except per share data)
Net sales	$	5,103,487		$	5,090,830		$	4,805,822
Materials, supplies, labor and other production costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Ingredients		1,313,585			1,430,136			1,327,192
Workforce-related costs		747,612			702,036			661,651
Packaging		188,481			197,748			201,878
Other(1)		327,542			302,216			311,274
Total materials, supplies, labor and other production costs (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)		2,577,220			2,632,136			2,501,995
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses
Workforce-related costs		616,013			562,982			520,821
Distributor distribution fees		678,385			715,561			700,702
Other(2)		706,654			841,175			629,071
Total selling, distribution, and administrative expenses		2,001,052			2,119,718			1,850,594
Depreciation		127,577			117,788			108,500
Amortization		31,373			32,218			31,752
Right-of-use financing lease amortization		260			1,703			1,705
Plant closure costs and impairment of assets		10,310			7,298			7,825
Restructuring charges		7,403			7,099			—
FASTER Act, net of recovery on inferior ingredients		—			—			236
Interest expense		37,129			36,609			28,921
Interest income		(17,506	)		(20,577	)		(23,644	)
Other components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefits    credit		(273	)		(269	)		(773	)
Income before income taxes		328,942			157,107			298,711
Income tax expense		80,826			33,691			70,317
Net income	$	248,116		$	123,416		$	228,394

(1)The Other line item includes utilities, repairs and maintenance, rent, and other production costs.

(2)The Other line item includes transportation, marketing, legal, consulting, rent, computer maintenance, and other overhead expenses.