<ARTICLE>                                          5
<LEGEND>
This shedule contains summary financial information extracted from the financial
statementscontained  in the body of the accompanying  Form 10-K and is qualified
in it's entirety by reference to such financial statements 
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                                                  1,000
       
                                                     
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                        SEP-27-1997
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                                12-MOS
<PERIOD-START>                                           SEP-30-1996
<PERIOD-END>                                             SEP-27-1997
<CASH>                                                       19,336
<SECURITIES>                                                      0
<RECEIVABLES>                                                48,609
<ALLOWANCES>                                                  2,682
<INVENTORY>                                                  31,915
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                            104,361
<PP&E>                                                      480,052
<DEPRECIATION>                                              115,705
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                              776,407
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                        96,701
<BONDS>                                                     427,970
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                             0
<PREFERRED>                                                       0
<COMMON>                                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                                  141,239
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                                776,407
<SALES>                                                     771,131
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                            771,131
<CGS>                                                       436,795
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                               646,594
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                                  0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                              4,569
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           33,979
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                              13,784
<INCOME-TAX>                                                    190
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                          13,594
<DISCONTINUED>                                                    0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                                   0
<CHANGES>                                                         0
<NET-INCOME>                                                 13,594
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                     0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                     0