Note 10

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Note 10          Our three reporting units, which are also reportable segments, are Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverages.

The carrying amounts of acquired intangible assets for the Food Service, Retail Supermarkets and Frozen Beverage segments as of March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012 are as follows:

	March 30, 2013				September 29, 2012
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
	(in thousands)
FOOD SERVICE
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	12,880	$	-	$	12,880	$	-
Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		545		467		545		456
Customer relationships		40,187		24,385		40,187		22,582
License and rights		3,606		2,566		3,606		2,519
	$	57,218	$	27,418	$	57,218	$	25,557
RETAIL SUPERMARKETS
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	4,006	$	-	$	4,006	$	-
Amortized Intangible Assets
Customer relationships		279		47		279		31
	$	4,285	$	47	$	4,285	$	31
FROZEN BEVERAGES
Indefinite lived intangible assets
Trade Names	$	9,315	$	-	$	9,315	$	-
Amortized intangible assets
Non compete agreements		198		198		198		198
Customer relationships		6,478		4,521		6,478		4,201
Licenses and rights		1,601		679		1,601		644
	$	17,592	$	5,398	$	17,592	$	5,043
CONSOLIDATED	$	79,095	$	32,863	$	79,095	$	30,631

Amortized intangible assets are being amortized by the straight-line method over periods ranging from 3 to 20 years and amortization expense is reflected throughout operating expenses. No intangible assets were acquired in the six months ended March 30, 2013.  Aggregate amortization expense of intangible assets for the three months ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 was $1,113,000 and $1,114,000, respectively and for the six months ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 was $2,232,000 and $2,246,000 respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the next five fiscal years is approximately $4,500,000 in 2013, $4,400,000 in 2014 and 2015 and $4,200,000 in 2016 and $1,700,000 in 2017. The weighted average amortization period of the intangible assets is 10.1 years.

Goodwill

The carrying amounts of goodwill for the Food Service, Retail Supermarket and Frozen Beverage segments are as follows:

	Food Service		Retail Supermarket		Frozen Beverages		Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	39,115	$	1,844	$	35,940	$	76,899

There were no changes in the carrying amounts of goodwill for the three and six months ended March 30, 2013.