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Business Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Jul. 04, 2026
Business Segment Information  
Business Segment Information

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Business Segment Information

We operate in, and report results by, four reportable segments (which we also refer to as business units or reporting units): Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables and Spices & Flavor Solutions.

Segment net sales, segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA are the primary measures used by our chief operating decision maker (CODM) to evaluate segment operating performance and to decide how to allocate resources to our reportable segments. Our CODM is our chief executive officer.

We define segment adjusted expenses as cost of goods sold and other expenses incurred by our business segments to run day-to-day operations. We define segment adjusted EBITDA as segment net sales less segment adjusted expenses. Segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA exclude unallocated corporate items, depreciation and amortization, acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses, impairment of intangible assets, goodwill and assets held for sale, gains and losses on sales of assets, interest expense, and income tax expense or benefit. Unallocated corporate items consist of centrally managed corporate functions, including selling, marketing, procurement, centralized administrative functions, insurance, and other similar expenses not directly tied to segment operating performance. Depreciation and amortization expenses are neither maintained nor available by reporting unit, as our manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution activities are centrally managed. These items that are centrally managed at the corporate level, and therefore excluded from the measures of segment adjusted expenses and segment adjusted EBITDA, are reviewed by our CODM. Our CODM also compares segment net sales and segment adjusted EBITDA to performance-based compensation metrics to assess the performance of each segment and utilizes this review to allocate resources, make investment decisions, and deploy assets. Expenses that are managed centrally but can be attributed to a segment, such as warehousing and transportation expenses, are generally allocated to segments based on net sales. Information about total assets by operating segment is not provided to or reviewed by our CODM.

Our reportable segment results were as follows (in thousands):

Thirteen Weeks Ended

Twenty-six Weeks Ended

July 4,

June 28,

July 4,

June 28,

2026

2025

2026

2025

Segment net sales:

Specialty

$

128,934

$

134,859

$

259,701

$

269,259

Meals

110,523

104,079

217,605

210,221

Frozen & Vegetables

47,191

88,989

118,223

182,108

Spices & Flavor Solutions

96,627

96,498

196,682

188,239

Total segment net sales

383,275

424,425

792,211

849,827

Segment adjusted expenses:

Specialty

105,204

102,209

209,867

203,089

Meals

84,709

78,334

171,847

159,502

Frozen & Vegetables

48,393

91,719

114,841

186,311

Spices & Flavor Solutions

65,519

72,379

135,855

137,851

Total segment adjusted expenses

303,825

344,641

632,410

686,753

Segment adjusted EBITDA:

Specialty

23,730

32,650

49,834

66,170

Meals

25,814

25,745

45,758

50,719

Frozen & Vegetables

(1,202)

(2,730)

3,382

(4,203)

Spices & Flavor Solutions

31,108

24,119

60,827

50,388

Total segment adjusted EBITDA

$

79,450

$

79,784

$

159,801

$

163,074

Unallocated corporate expenses

$

19,058

$

21,804

$

41,764

$

45,956

Depreciation and amortization

14,545

16,716

29,505

33,554

Acquisition/divestiture-related and non-recurring expenses

9,735

5,366

19,807

6,798

Impairment of property, plant and equipment, net

172

2,994

Loss on sales of assets

12,646

36,282

12,646

Loss on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment

22

5,612

903

Interest expense, net

38,480

35,780

74,302

73,538

Income tax expense (benefit)

1,613

(2,778)

(11,118)

(4,378)

Net loss

$

(3,981)

$

(9,772)

$

(36,525)

$

(8,937)