<ARTICLE>                                          5
<LEGEND>
This shedule contains summary financial information extracted from the financial
statementscontained 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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<PERIOD-TYPE>                                      6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                  SEP-26-1998
<PERIOD-START>                                     SEP-29-1997
<PERIOD-END>                                       MAR-28-1998
<CASH>                                             61,814
<SECURITIES>                                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                      72,061
<ALLOWANCES>                                       3,182
<INVENTORY>                                        21,327
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                   159,416
<PP&E>                                             485,807
<DEPRECIATION>                                     130,410
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                     769,520
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                              83,659
<BONDS>                                            428,175
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                              0
<PREFERRED>                                        0
<COMMON>                                           0
<OTHER-SE>                                         195,687
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                       769,520
<SALES>                                            435,315
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                   435,315
<CGS>                                              221,008
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                      326,173
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                   0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   1,543
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                 15,849
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                    63,933
<INCOME-TAX>                                       21
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                63,912
<DISCONTINUED>                                     0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                    0
<CHANGES>                                          0
<NET-INCOME>                                       63,912
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      0