<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                         DEC-26-1998
<PERIOD-END>                              JUN-27-1998
<CASH>                                         10,800
<SECURITIES>                                        0         
<RECEIVABLES>                                  76,700
<ALLOWANCES>                                    3,500
<INVENTORY>                                    73,800
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                              179,000 
<PP&E>                                        320,600
<DEPRECIATION>                                133,800
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                410,100
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                         117,300
<BONDS>                                       161,500<F1>
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               0
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<COMMON>                                       27,500
<OTHER-SE>                                     81,200
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                  410,100
<SALES>                                       273,000 
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                              273,000
<CGS>                                         130,100         
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                 239,600<F2> 
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                  300
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                    0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                              7,200
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                25,900
<INCOME-TAX>                                   10,500
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            15,400
<DISCONTINUED>                                      0 
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                     0
<CHANGES>                                           0 
<NET-INCOME>                                   15,400
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                    0.91
<EPS-DILUTED>                                    0.89
<FN>

<F1> INCLUDES: CAPITALIZED LEASE OBLIGATIONS AND LONG-TERM DEBT OF $13,000 AND
     $148,500, RESPECTIVELY.

<F2> INCLUDES: COST OF GOODS SOLD AND S, G & A EXPENSES OF $130,100 AND 
$109,500, RESPECTIVELY.
</FN>