Reporting Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Apr. 29, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

Information on our reporting segments is summarized as follows:

(in thousands)	2016			2015			2014
Net Sales
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	951,212		$	969,877		$	956,579
BEF Foods	406,384			398,617			386,806
Total	1,357,596			1,368,494			1,343,385
Inter-segment net sales of food products	(18,769		)	(19,304		)	(14,833		)
	$	1,338,827		$	1,349,190		$	1,328,552
Operating income (loss)
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	34,793		$	56,239		$	80,187
BEF Foods	71,011			39,993			22,435
Corporate and Other	(69,583		)	(78,546		)	(69,497		)
Total	$	36,221		$	17,686		$	33,125
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	53,833		$	57,236		$	60,446
BEF Foods	16,224			17,141			14,514
Corporate and Other	9,550			5,697			4,496
Total	$	79,607		$	80,074		$	79,456
Capital Expenditures
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	28,906		$	43,927		$	83,106
BEF Foods	17,149			6,830			56,390
Corporate and Other	19,639			23,760			51,499
Total	$	65,694		$	74,517		$	190,995
Identifiable Assets
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	490,849		$	665,910		$	693,543
BEF Foods	150,645			179,137			193,634
General corporate assets	158,880			173,933			178,575
Total	$	800,374		$	1,018,980		$	1,065,752