Reporting Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Oct. 28, 2016

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 28, 2016			October 23, 2015			October 28, 2016			October 23, 2015
Net Sales:
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	219,805		$	230,741		$	440,181		$	469,410
BEF Foods	102,134			99,480			192,846			185,528
Intersegment net sales of food products	(5,976		)	(5,200		)	(10,747		)	(8,204		)
Subtotal of BEF Foods	96,158			94,280			182,099			177,324
Total	$	315,963		$	325,021		$	622,280		$	646,734
Operating income (loss):
Bob Evans Restaurants	$	13,461		$	13,323		$	25,062		$	23,132
BEF Foods	18,679			13,997			34,066			29,834
Corporate and Other	(30,672		)	(15,886		)	(43,963		)	(33,270		)
Total	$	1,468		$	11,434		$	15,165		$	19,696