Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2025

Intangible Asset Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Intangible Assets

Intangible Assets

The gross carrying amount of intangible assets not subject to amortization and intangible assets subject to amortization

is as follows (in thousands):

	September 27, 2025		December 28, 2024
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets:
Trade names	$	53,994	$	51,050
	53,994		51,050
Finite Lived Intangible Assets:
Routes	748,011		714,801
Customer relationships	318,272		278,920
Permits	328,935		316,038
Non-compete agreements	60		60
Trade names	19,409		82,401
Royalties, product development, patents, consulting, land use rights and leasehold	22,940		22,277
	1,437,627		1,414,497
Accumulated Amortization:
Routes	(304,256)		(254,164)
Customer relationships	(72,983)		(44,476)
Permits	(214,504)		(189,500)
Non-compete agreements	(41)		(33)
Trade names	(11,141)		(72,549)
Royalties, product development, patents, consulting, land use rights and leasehold	(7,248)		(6,413)
	(610,173)		(567,135)
Total intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	$	881,448	$	898,412

Gross intangible assets changed primarily due to retirement activity in the first nine months of fiscal 2025 by approximately $68.1 million offset by foreign currency translation impact. Amortization expense for the three months ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024, was approximately $26.3 million and $27.9 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 27, 2025 and September 28, 2024, was approximately $77.4 million and $84.3 million, respectively.