Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net earnings	$ 9,390,000	$ 976,000
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	7,263,000	7,295,000
Amortization of capitalized financing costs	77,000	70,000
Stock-based compensation expense	1,454,000	1,464,000
Gain on early extinguishment of debt		(425,000)
Asset impairment charges		(11,000)
Deferred income taxes	3,176,000	565,000
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	(445,000)	(120,000)
Loss (gain) on sale of property, plant and equipment	346,000	(74,000)
Gain from life insurance proceeds	(45,000)
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies over premiums paid	(293,000)	(570,000)
Net changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	4,751,000	1,257,000
Inventories	(2,778,000)	(1,014,000)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	9,340,000	(7,907,000)
Other changes	(173,000)	228,000
Total adjustments	22,673,000	758,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	32,063,000	1,734,000
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(4,378,000)	(4,361,000)
Acquisition of intangible asset	(1,887,000)
Proceeds from life insurance claims	577,000
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies	(54,000)	(456,000)
Proceeds from surrender of life insurance policies	3,000	16,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	100,000	96,000
Net cash used for investing activities	(5,639,000)	(4,705,000)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	4,501,000	79,679,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(15,976,000)	(74,795,000)
Cash dividends paid	(6,053,000)	(1,590,000)
Cash received from exercise of stock options	3,380,000	2,000
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	445,000	120,000
Financing costs		(161,000)
Other	(647,000)	(284,000)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(14,350,000)	2,971,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	12,074,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	10,000	10,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	12,084,000	10,000
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	20,000	687,000
Income taxes, net	1,423,000	171,000
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable	502,000	398,000
Restricted stock surrendered for withholding taxes payable	$ 267,000	$ 324,000