COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, GUARANTEES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
3 Months Ended |
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Aug. 30, 2026 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, GUARANTEES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES, GUARANTEES AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS We have financial commitments and other obligations that arise in the ordinary course of our business. These include long-term debt, lease obligations, and purchase commitments for goods and services. There have been no material changes to the commitments, contingencies, and guarantees disclosed in Note 14, Commitments, Contingencies, Guarantees, and Legal Proceedings, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in “Part II, Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of the Form 10-K. Legal Proceedings In June 2024, two putative class actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho against the Company and certain of our current and former executive officers alleging violations of the federal securities laws. The lawsuits were consolidated in November 2024. The amended consolidated complaint alleges the defendants made misrepresentations and omissions regarding the design and implementation of our enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system and the Company’s pricing practices. The complaint asserts claims on behalf of a proposed class of purchasers of the Company’s common stock between July 25, 2023 and December 19, 2024. On April 25, 2025, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. On May 12, 2026, the court granted the motion to dismiss in part and denied it in part. The court dismissed claims related to certain ERP-related statements and in turn shortened the potential class period. The court also dismissed all claims related to the Company’s pricing practices. The plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint on June 11, 2026. On August 10, 2026, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. Plaintiffs filed their opposition to the motion to dismiss on October 2, 2026, and defendants’ reply is due October 23, 2026. In June 2025, a purported Company stockholder filed a verified stockholder derivative complaint (nominally on behalf of the Company) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against certain of our current and former directors and officers, alleging violations of the federal securities laws and breach of fiduciary duty stemming from the same or similar purported misrepresentations and omissions regarding the design and implementation of our enterprise resource planning system as the putative class actions. In June 2026, a similar stockholder derivative complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware by another purported Company stockholder. These derivative lawsuits have been consolidated for all pre-trial proceedings and trial and stayed pending resolution of the motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in the securities class action. In August 2026, a purported Company stockholder filed a similar stockholder derivative complaint in the Delaware Court of Chancery. This lawsuit has been stayed pending resolution of the motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in the securities class action. We believe the lawsuits lack merit and intend to vigorously defend against the allegations. We are currently unable to predict the outcome of these matters or estimate the range of potential loss, if any, that may result. In November 2024, a class action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Company, certain of our subsidiaries and a number of other producers of frozen potato products alleging violations of antitrust laws. Additional class action complaints were later filed in the same court, based on similar allegations, bringing antitrust claims on behalf of putative classes of direct purchasers, commercial and institutional indirect purchasers, and end-consumer indirect purchasers. Some complaints named additional defendants. The complaints were ordered to be consolidated and amended. On October 6, 2025, plaintiffs filed three consolidated complaints on behalf of their putative classes, asserting amended claims against the Company, certain of our subsidiaries, other producers of frozen potato products, and a data provider. The consolidated complaints allege, among other things, that beginning at least as early as January 1, 2021, the defendants conspired to raise the price of frozen potato products above competitive levels in violation of U.S. antitrust laws by coordinating prices of frozen potato products and imposing lockstep price increases, allegedly facilitated by the exchange of non-public information about prices and production. The complaints on behalf of the putative classes of indirect purchasers also assert claims under various state laws, including state antitrust laws, unfair competition laws, and consumer protection statutes. The relief sought in the complaints includes treble damages, injunctive relief, equitable monetary relief, pre- and post-judgment interest, costs and attorneys’ fees. On December 5, 2025, defendants filed a motion to dismiss. On September 17, 2026, the court granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ motion to dismiss, dismissing certain state law claims while allowing the federal law claims and other state law claims to proceed to discovery. Class actions based on similar allegations have also been filed in Canada, in the Supreme Court of British Columbia and the Superior Court of Quebec. On December 15, 2025, the Superior Court of Quebec terminated the Quebec action due to lack of service. We believe these complaints lack merit and intend to vigorously defend against the allegations. We are currently unable to predict the outcome of this matter or estimate the range of potential loss, if any, that may result. The Company and several other defendants have been named in a putative class action that was filed by private plaintiffs in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, alleging that the defendants’ business operations contributed to excessive nitrate levels in the groundwater for the lower Umatilla River basin in Eastern Oregon. The Company operates french fry production facilities in the region. In June 2026, the court denied a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, and the case is currently scheduled for trial in September 2027. It has been publicly reported that another defendant in the lawsuit involving the Company settled with the plaintiffs in August 2026. In addition, another party recently settled a related lawsuit involving the same lead plaintiff. We continue to believe the plaintiffs’ claims against the Company lack merit and will continue to vigorously defend against the allegations. We are currently unable to predict the outcome of this matter, however, our accrual for legal proceedings and other claims includes an accrual for this matter that represents our best current estimate of probable losses. We are also a party to various other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. These claims, legal proceedings and litigation principally arise from alleged casualty, product liability, employment, and other disputes. In determining loss contingencies, we consider the likelihood of loss as well as the ability to reasonably estimate the amount of such loss or liability. An estimated loss is recognized when it is considered probable that a liability has been incurred and when the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. While any claim, proceeding or litigation has an element of uncertainty, we believe the outcome of any of these other matters that are pending or threatened will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. At August 30, 2026, the Company’s current liabilities included accruals for legal proceedings and other claims of $33.0 million.
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