INVENTORIES

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2023

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES

The Company values inventory at the lower of cost (determined using the first-in first-out method) or net realizable value. Inventories at the end of the respective periods consisted of the following:

	December 29, 2023		September 29, 2023		December 30, 2022
Raw materials	$	120,695	$	114,467	$	149,986
Work in process	—		—		229
Finished goods	146,626		147,007		101,310
	$	267,321	$	261,474	$	251,525

The Company’s inventory levels have been significantly impacted over recent periods in connection with swings in demand for the Company’s products coming out of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. See below under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for additional discussion on the impact of recent fluctuations in the Company’s net sales, including changes in demand for the Company’s products, on the Company’s inventory balances.