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Property, Plant and Equipment
12 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2026
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment
Note 5: Property, Plant and Equipment
(Amounts in thousands)Estimated Useful Lives4/25/20264/26/2025
Buildings and building fixtures
3 - 30 years
$399,619 $380,206 
Machinery and equipment
3 - 20 years
206,432 197,218 
Information systems, hardware and software
3 - 10 years
107,064 102,658 
Furniture and fixtures
3 - 10 years
36,508 32,212 
Land improvements
3 - 30 years
29,844 29,884 
Transportation equipment
3 - 6 years
18,401 19,115 
LandN/A30,727 28,336 
Construction in progressN/A26,757 24,442 
855,352 814,071 
Accumulated depreciation(498,635)(474,859)
Net property, plant and equipment$356,717 $339,212 

Depreciation expense for the fiscal years ended April 25, 2026, April 26, 2025, and April 27, 2024, was $46.5 million, $45.6 million, and $47.4 million, respectively.