Segmented Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 28, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Quarter ended
	March 28, 2020
		Plant-Based	Fruit-Based
	Global	Foods and	Foods and
	Ingredients	Beverages	Beverages		Consolidated
	$	$	$		$
Segment revenues from external customers	128,352	106,242	101,355		335,949
Segment operating income (loss)	8,114	13,853	(4,702	)	17,265
Corporate Services					(5,806	)
Other income, net (see note 9)					1,298
Interest expense, net					(8,280	)
Earnings before income taxes					4,477

	Quarter ended
	March 30, 2019
		Plant-Based	Fruit-Based
	Global	Foods and	Foods and
	Ingredients	Beverages	Beverages		Consolidated
	$	$	$		$
Segment revenues from external customers	134,842	81,276	89,157		305,275
Segment operating income (loss)	6,543	2,528	(5,605	)	3,466
Corporate Services					(3,146	)
Other income, net (see note 9)					43,512
Interest expense, net					(8,739	)
Earnings before income taxes					35,093

Schedule of Segment Depreciation and Amortization [Table Text Block]

	Quarter ended
	March 28, 2020	March 30, 2019
	$	$
Global Ingredients	1,197	1,469
Plant-Based Foods and Beverages	2,368	1,477
Fruit-Based Foods and Beverages	4,136	4,228
Total segment depreciation and amortization	7,701	7,174
Corporate Services	1,221	1,128
Total depreciation and amortization	8,922	8,302