Segmented information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2018

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Reportable segment operating results for the years ended December 29, 2018, December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:

	December 29, 2018
	Global	Consumer
	Ingredients	Products	Consolidated
	$	$	$
Segment revenues from external customers	559,712	701,140	1,260,852
Segment operating income	16,430	1,238	17,668
Corporate Services			(13,736)
Other expense, net (see note 17)			(2,825)
Goodwill impairment (see note 9)			(81,222)
Interest expense, net			(34,406)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes			(114,521)

	December 30, 2017
	Global	Consumer
	Ingredients	Products	Consolidated
	$	$	$
Segment revenues from external customers	536,928	742,665	1,279,593
Segment operating income	19,932	11,924	31,856
Corporate Services			(31,089)
Other expense, net (see note 17)			(23,660)
Goodwill impairment (see note 9)			(115,000)
Interest expense, net			(32,504)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes			(170,397)

	December 31, 2016
	Global	Consumer
	Ingredients	Products	Consolidated
	$	$	$
Segment revenues from external customers	558,798	787,933	1,346,731
Segment operating income	24,771	3,222	27,993
Corporate Services			(13,247)
Other expense, net (see note 17)			(28,292)
Goodwill impairment (see note 9)			(17,540)
Interest expense, net			(43,275)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes			(74,361)

Total assets and goodwill by reportable segment as at December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 were as follows:

			December 29, 2018	December 30, 2017
			$	$
Segment assets:
	Global Ingredients		364,454	347,971
	Consumer Products		458,224	588,542
		Total segment assets	822,678	936,513
	Corporate Services		74,060	45,660
		Total assets	896,738	982,173

Segment goodwill:
	Global Ingredients		8,825	9,177
	Consumer Products		19,134	100,356
		Total segment goodwill	27,959	109,533

Capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization by reportable segment for the years ended December 29, 2018, December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:

			December 29, 2018	December 30, 2017	December 31, 2016
			$	$	$
Segment capital expenditures:
	Global Ingredients		7,904	9,060	4,767
	Consumer Products		15,314	27,054	14,586
		Total segment capital expenditures	23,218	36,114	19,353
	Corporate Services		8,385	5,025	3,207
		Total capital expenditures	31,603	41,139	22,560

Segment depreciation and amortization:
	Global Ingredients		6,704	6,464	6,406
	Consumer Products		22,111	23,666	25,532
		Total segment depreciation and amortization	28,815	30,130	31,938
	Corporate Services		3,973	2,694	2,212
		Total depreciation and amortization	32,788	32,824	34,150

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Revenues from external customers by geographic area for the years ended December 29, 2018, December 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 were as follows:

			December 29, 2018	December 30, 2017	December 31, 2016
			$	$	$
Revenues from external customers:
	U.S.		984,122	1,001,417	1,084,199
	Canada		29,055	27,929	30,959
	Europe and other		247,675	250,247	231,573
		Total revenues from external customers	1,260,852	1,279,593	1,346,731

Long-lived assets by geographic area as at December 29, 2018 and December 30, 2017 were as follows:

			December 29, 2018	December 30, 2017
			$	$
Long-lived assets:
	U.S.		134,598	128,367
	Canada		2,787	3,094
	Europe and other		33,647	32,163
		Total long-lived assets	171,032	163,624