Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 26, 2025

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of components of provision for income taxes

The components of the Provision for Income Taxes are as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended
In thousands		October 26, 2025		October 27, 2024		October 29, 2023
Current
U.S. Federal		$	97,519	$	110,928	$	161,016
State		17,618		17,002		20,166
Foreign		17,675		15,203		7,576
Total Current		132,812		143,133		188,758
Deferred
U.S. Federal		46,851		74,461		23,221
State		7,658		14,868		8,602
Foreign		(1,637)		(1,659)		(29)
Total Deferred		52,872		87,670		31,794
Total Provision for Income Taxes		$	185,684	$	230,803	$	220,552

Schedule of significant components of the deferred income tax liabilities and assets

Significant components of the deferred income tax liabilities and assets are as follows: 

In thousands	October 26, 2025		October 27, 2024
Deferred Tax Liabilities
Goodwill and Intangible Assets	$	(618,099)	$	(556,263)
Tax over Book Depreciation and Basis Differences	(204,612)		(211,554)
Other, Net	(32,828)		(39,618)
Deferred Tax Assets
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits	43,434		50,078
Employee-related Liabilities	70,803		70,339
Marketing and Promotional Accruals	6,473		9,833
Inventory	8,445		6,853
Other, Net	70,165		84,733
Net Deferred Tax (Liabilities) Assets	$	(656,219)	$	(585,599)

Schedule of reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the effective tax rate

Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

	Fiscal Year Ended
		October 26, 2025		October 27, 2024		October 29, 2023
U.S. Statutory Rate		21.0	%	21.0	%	21.0	%
State Taxes on Income, Net of Federal Tax Benefit		3.6		2.6		2.5
Impairment on Equity Method Investment		5.2		—		—
Foreign-derived Intangible Income Deduction		(0.2)		—		(1.3)
All Other, Net		(1.6)		(1.3)		(0.4)
Effective Tax Rate		28.0	%	22.3	%	21.8	%

Schedule of changes in the unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties

The changes in unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, for fiscal 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

In thousands
Balance as of October 29, 2023	$	19,127
Tax Positions Related to the Current Period
Increases	3,151
Tax Positions Related to Prior Periods
Increases	1,449
Decreases	(443)
Settlements	(2,341)
Decreases Related to a Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations	(3,183)
Balance as of October 27, 2024	$	17,760
Tax Positions Related to the Current Period
Increases	3,720
Tax Positions Related to Prior Periods
Increases	2,035
Decreases	(1,225)
Settlements	(1,446)
Decreases Related to a Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations	(3,220)
Balance as of October 26, 2025	$	17,624