Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Transactions with Related Parties

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Transactions with Related Parties
12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Transactions with Related Parties

18. Transactions with Related Parties

During each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2012, subsidiaries of the Company purchased approximately $1.0 million of products from Bio Plus, Inc., a company that produces granular peanut hulls. As of September 28, 2013, the amounts owed to BioPlus, Inc. for such purchases were not material. A director of the Company was a minority shareholder and a director of Bio Plus, Inc until May 2013.

During fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, Tech Pac, a subsidiary of the Company, made purchases from Contract Packaging, Inc, (“CPI”), Tech Pac’s principal supplier and a minority 20% shareholder in Tech Pac. Tech Pac’s total purchases from CPI were approximately $30.8 million, $32.5 million and $39.3 million for fiscal years 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Amounts due to CPI as of September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013 were $0.6 and $0.5 million, respectively.