Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 28, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 142,969	$ 192,395
Marketable securities held to maturity	69,337	51,091
Accounts receivable, net	134,746	140,938
Inventories	128,090	116,165
Prepaid expenses and other	7,352	5,768
Total current assets	482,494	506,357
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Land	2,494	2,494
Buildings	26,582	26,582
Plant machinery and equipment	331,535	315,360
Marketing equipment	256,502	240,681
Transportation equipment	9,839	9,725
Office equipment	32,271	31,217
Improvements	41,774	40,626
Construction in progress	10,050	10,039
Total Property, plant and equipment, at cost	711,047	676,724
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	441,886	423,276
Property, plant and equipment, net	269,161	253,448
Other assets
Goodwill	123,033	102,511
Other intangible assets, net	81,948	54,922
Marketable securities held to maturity	41,091	79,360
Marketable securities available for sale	12,947	19,903
Operating lease right-of-use assets	64,502	0
Other	2,761	2,838
Total other assets	326,282	259,534
Total Assets	1,077,937	1,019,339
Current Liabilities
Current finance lease liabilities	345	339
Accounts payable	67,494	72,029
Accrued insurance liability	12,940	10,457
Accrued liabilities	6,945	7,808
Current operating lease liabilities	13,109	0
Accrued compensation expense	16,345	21,154
Dividends payable	10,879	9,447
Total current liabilities	128,057	121,234
Noncurrent finance lease liabilities	544	718
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities	54,267	0
Deferred income taxes	61,464	61,920
Other long-term liabilities	537	1,716
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,888,000 and 18,895,000 respectively	45,549	45,744
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(16,099)	(12,988)
Retained Earnings	803,618	800,995
Total stockholders' equity	833,068	833,751
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 1,077,937	$ 1,019,339