Note 2 - Composition of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Nov. 02, 2012

Schedule of Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

	2012			2011
Inventories:
Meat, ingredients and supplies	$	5,586		$	5,434
Work in process		1,515			1,549
Finished goods		10,254			9,905
	$	17,355		$	16,888
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	$	1,807		$	1,807
Buildings and improvements		13,618			13,647
Machinery and equipment		42,594			41,929
Asset impairment		(234	)		(234	)
Capital leased trucks		1,848			-
Transportation equipment		5,843			6,031
Construction in process		283			345
		65,759			63,525
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(56,683	)		(55,622	)
	$	9,076		$	7,903
Other non-current assets:
Cash surrender value benefits	$	12,315		$	11,615
Other		6			158
	$	12,321		$	11,773
Accrued payroll, advertising and other expenses:
Payroll, vacation, payroll taxes and employee benefits	$	3,808		$	3,626
Accrued advertising and broker commissions		1,771			1,149
Property taxes		319			321
Other		564			494
	$	6,462		$	5,590
Current portion of non-current liabilities (Note 3):
Defined benefit retirement plan	$	2,386		$	2,003
Executive retirement plans		499			501
Incentive compensation		776			878
Capital lease obligation		296			-
Post retirement healthcare		41			57
	$	3,998		$	3,439
Non-current liabilities (Note 3):
Defined benefit retirement plan	$	18,816		$	13,438
Executive retirement plans		4,498			3,665
Capital lease obligation		1,468			-
Incentive compensation		882			683
Post retirement healthcare		868			1,067
	$	26,532		$	18,853