Reporting Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 23, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Information on our reporting segments is summarized as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	October 23, 2015			October 24, 2014			October 23, 2015			October 24, 2014
Net Sales:
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	230,741		$	241,151		$	469,410		$	481,302
BEF Foods	99,480			97,761			185,528			188,557
Intersegment net sales of food products	(5,200		)	(5,633		)	(8,204		)	(10,240		)
Subtotal of BEF Foods	94,280			92,128			177,324			178,317
Total	$	325,021		$	333,279		$	646,734		$	659,619
Operating income (loss):
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	13,323		$	20,627		$	23,132		$	35,555
BEF Foods	13,997			6,356			29,834			9,401
Corporate and Other	(15,886		)	(17,971		)	(33,270		)	(35,880		)
Total	$	11,434		$	9,012		$	19,696		$	9,076

(in thousands)	October 23, 2015		April 24, 2015
Identifiable Assets:
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	634,324	$	665,910
BEF Foods	148,763		179,137
General corporate assets	178,585		187,540
Total	$	961,672	$	1,032,587