BUSINESS SEGMENTS

12 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2025

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

BUSINESS SEGMENTS

BUSINESS SEGMENTS:

The Company manages and evaluates its business activities based on geography and, as a result, determined that its United States and Canada businesses are its operating segments. The United States and Canada operating segments both provide a full range of uniform programs, restroom supply services and first-aid and safety products, as well as ancillary items such as floor mats, towels and linens. The Company’s operating segments are also its reportable segments. Corporate includes administrative expenses not specifically allocated to an individual segment. The CODM (the Chief Operating Officer) evaluates the performance of its reportable segments, based primarily on segment operating income, and uses this information to make strategic decisions and to allocate resources. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in Note 1 "Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."

Financial information by reportable segment is as follows (in thousands):

	United States		Canada		Total
Year Ended October 3, 2025
Revenue	$	2,489,376	$	245,463	$	2,734,839
Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,831,811		178,271		2,010,082
Depreciation and amortization	131,362		10,051		141,413
Selling, general and administrative expenses	372,192		48,187		420,379
Reportable segment operating income	154,011		8,954		162,965
Corporate and other					(98,534)
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments, net					(2,784)
Interest Expense, Net					(92,264)
Other (Expense) Income, net					(13,689)
(Loss) Income Before Income Taxes					$	(44,306)
Capital expenditures	$	54,563	$	3,897	$	58,460
Property and equipment - Reportable Segments	$	573,709	$	74,171	$	647,880
- Corporate					15,582
- Total					$	663,462
Total assets - Reportable Segments	$	2,605,553	$	263,805	$	2,869,358
- Corporate					37,542
- Total					$	2,906,900

	United States		Canada		Total
Year Ended September 27, 2024
Revenue	$	2,555,922	$	249,898	$	2,805,820
Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,811,089		178,783		1,989,872
Depreciation and amortization	129,201		11,331		140,532
Selling, general and administrative expenses	350,923		51,622		402,545
Reportable segment operating income	264,709		8,162		272,871
Corporate and other					(114,920)
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments, net					—
Interest Expense, Net					(126,563)
Other (Expense) Income, net					642
Income Before Income Taxes					$	32,030
Capital expenditures	$	75,112	$	3,793	$	78,905
Property and equipment - Reportable Segments	$	580,060	$	68,138	$	648,198
- Corporate					22,660
- Total					$	670,858
Total assets - Reportable Segments	$	2,629,457	$	268,800	$	2,898,257
- Corporate					34,130
- Total					$	2,932,387

	United States		Canada		Total
Year Ended September 29, 2023
Revenue	$	2,575,352	$	249,934	$	2,825,286
Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)	1,797,371		172,844		1,970,215
Depreciation and amortization	125,167		10,819		135,986
Selling, general and administrative expenses	349,052		52,564		401,616
Reportable segment operating income	303,762		13,707		317,469
Corporate and other					(99,560)
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments, net					51,831
Interest Expense, Net					(2,109)
Other (Expense) Income, net					2,099
Income Before Income Taxes					$	269,730
Capital expenditures	$	72,353	$	5,517	$	77,870

No individual customer accounted for more than 10% of revenues