STOCK OPTIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2024

Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Option Activity

The following table summarizes stock option activity under all plans:

	2024						2023
	Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value		Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding, beginning of     year	471,250	$	19.57	5.2 years			544,125	$	19.63
Options:
Granted	107,500	$	14.80				—
Exercised	—						(3,750)	$	10.65
Canceled or expired	(163,000)	$	20.70				(69,125)	$	20.50
Outstanding and expected to     vest, end of year	415,750	$	17.89	6.3 years	$	83,000	471,250	$	19.57	$	413,000
Exercisable, end of year	276,875	$	19.92	5.4 years	$	41,000	310,125	$	20.21	$	207,000
Shares available for future     grant	370,000						477,500

Schedule of Stock Options Outstanding

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of September 28, 2024:

			Options Outstanding				Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Prices			Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining contractual life (in years)	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining contractual life (in years)
$10.65			80,250	$	10.65	6.2	40,125	$	10.65	6.2
$14.80			87,500	$	14.80	9.3	—	$	14.80	9.3
$17.80			22,500	$	17.80	7.9	11,250	$	17.80	7.9
$21.90			177,500	$	21.90	5.4	177,500	$	21.90	5.4
$19.61	-	$22.30	48,000	$	20.86	4.3	48,000	$	20.86	4.3
			415,750	$	17.89	6.3	276,875	$	19.92	5.4