Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2016 USD ($) restaurant	Jan. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2016 USD ($) restaurant	Apr. 24, 2015 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net Sales		$ 99,923	$ 112,820	$ 96,158	$ 85,941	$ 102,394	$ 107,897	$ 94,281	$ 83,044	$ 394,842	$ 387,616	$ 379,313
Bob Evans Restaurants
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale leaseback											$ 197,000
Number of restaurants sold | restaurant						143					143
Intersegment Eliminations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net Sales										$ 22,056	$ 18,769	$ 19,304
Restaurants Business | Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, aggregate cash purchase price	$ 565,000
Ownership equity interest sold (as a percent)										50.00%
Supply agreement term										5 years
Supply agreement supplies provided (as a percent)										100.00%
Supplies agreement supplies provided last year (as a percent)										25.00%
Period of continued involvement after disposal										18 months
Employee severance and share based compensation										$ 10,818
Debt issuance amortization										972
Liabilities retained after disposal	7,408	7,408								7,408
Current annual rent	$ 13,300	$ 13,300								$ 13,300
Rent increase inflation index (as a percent)										1.50%
Lease term										19 years