3. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following:

In Thousands	July 3, 2016		January 3, 2016		June 28, 2015
Finished products	$	84,279	$	56,252	$	67,936
Manufacturing materials		15,520		12,277		11,024
Plastic shells, plastic pallets and other inventories		26,932		20,935		20,681
Total inventories	$	126,731	$	89,464	$	99,641

The growth in the inventory balance at July 3, 2016, as compared to January 3, 2016, and June 28, 2015, is primarily due to inventory acquired through the acquisitions of the 2015 Expansion Territories and the YTD 2016 Expansion Transactions.