<ARTICLE>                                           5
<LEGEND>
This  schedule   contains  summary  financial  information  extracted  from  the
financial  statements contained in the  body of the accompanying For 10-Q and is
qualified in it's entirety by reference to such financial statements
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                   SEP-30-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                      SEP-27-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                        MAR-25-2000
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<SECURITIES>                                        0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                        3,389
<INVENTORY>                                         46,602
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<PP&E>                                              553,741
<DEPRECIATION>                                      184,041
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                      805,615
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                               109,913
<BONDS>                                             524,563
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                               0
<PREFERRED>                                         0
<COMMON>                                            0
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<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                        805,615
<SALES>                                             491,342
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                    491,342
<CGS>                                               267,474
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                       382,135
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                    0
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  19,642
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                     67,388
<INCOME-TAX>                                        92
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                 67,296
<DISCONTINUED>                                      0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                     0
<CHANGES>                                           0
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