Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	December 29, 2018	December 30, 2017
	$	$
Accounts payable	115,297	94,992
Payroll and commissions	8,817	15,161
Accrued grain liabilities	15,322	15,039
Accrued product recall-related costs(1)	3,792	6,980
Accrued interest	5,346	5,496
Dividends payable on Series A Preferred Stock (see note 13)	1,700	1,700
Accrued product recall settlement	-	2,250
Other accruals	5,097	19,746
	155,371	161,364