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1.	Organization, Basis of Presentation , and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries (“

Landec” or the “Company”) design, develop, manufacture

, and sell differentiated products for food and biomaterials markets

, and license technology applications to partners. The Company has

two

proprietary polymer technology platforms:

) Intelimer® polymers, and

) hyaluronan (“HA”) biopolymers. The Company sells specialty packaged branded Eat Smart® and GreenLine® and private label fresh-cut vegetables and whole produce to retailers, club stores

, and foodservice operators, primarily in the United States, Canada

, and Asia through its Apio, Inc. (“Apio”) subsidiary

, and sells HA-based and non-HA biomaterials through its Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. (“Lifecore”) subsidiary. The Company’s HA biopolymers and non-HA materials are proprietary in that they are specially formulated for specific customers to meet strict regulatory requirements. Through its O Olive Oil, Inc. (“O Olive”) division, which the Company acquired on

March 1, 2017,

the Company sells premier California specialty olive oils and wine vinegars under the O brand to natural food, conventional grocery and mass retail stores, primarily in the United States and Canada.

The Company

’s technologies, along with its customer relationships and tradenames, are the foundation and key differentiating advantages upon which Landec has built its business.

Basis of P

resentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Landec have been prepared in accordance with

United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form

-Q and Article

of Regulation S-

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) have been made which are necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at

November 26, 2017

and the results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented. Although Landec believes that the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate to make the information presented

not

misleading, certain information normally included in financial statements and related footnotes prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The accompanying financial data should be reviewed in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes included in Landec's Annual Report on Form

-K for the fiscal year ended

May 28, 2017

The results of operations for

the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

are

not

necessarily indicative of the results that

may

be expected for an entire fiscal year because there is some seasonality in Apio’s food business, particularly, Apio’s export business

, and the order patterns of Lifecore’s customers which

may

lead to significant fluctuations in Landec’s quarterly results of operations.

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with

GAAP and include the accounts of Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries, Apio and Lifecore. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Arrangements that are

not

controlled through voting or similar rights are reviewed under the guidance for variable interest entities (“

VIEs”). A company is required to consolidate the assets, liabilities

, and operations of a VIE if it is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.

An entity is a VIE and subject to consolidation, if by design: a) the total equity investment at risk is

not

sufficient to permit the entity to

finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any party, including equity holders

, or b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack any

one

of the following

three

characteristics: (i) the power, through voting rights or similar rights to direct the activities of an entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity, or (iii) the right to receive the expected residual returns of the entity. The Company reviewed the consolidation guidance and concluded that its partnership interest in Apio Cooling, LP and its equity investment in the non-public company are

not

VIEs.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with

GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The accounting estimates that require management’s most significant and subjective judgments include revenue recognition; loss contingencies; sales returns and allowances; inventories; self-insurance liabilities; recognition and measurement of current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities; the assessment of recoverability of long-lived assets including intangible assets; the valuation of investments; and the valuation and recognition of stock-based compensation and contingent liabilities

These estimates involve the consideration of complex f

actors and require management to make judgments. The analysis of historical and future trends can require extended periods of time to resolve and are subject to change from period to period. The actual results

may

differ from management’s estimates.

Cash

and Cash Equivalents

The Company records all highly liquid securities with

three

months or less from date of purchase to maturity as cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist mainly of money market funds. The market value of cash equivalents approximat

es their historical cost given their short-term nature.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (

first

-in,

first

-out method) or net realizable value and consist of the following (in thousands):

	November 26 , 2017		May 28, 2017
Raw materials	$	13,229	$	10,158
Work in progress		4,702		3,447
Finished goods		12,905		11,685
Total	$	30,836	$	25,290

If the cost of the inventories exceeds their net realizable value, provisions are recorded currently

to reduce them to net realizable value. The Company also records a provision for slow moving and obsolete inventories based on the estimate of demand for its products.

Related Party Transactions

The Company sells products to and earns license fees

from Windset Holdings

2010

Ltd. ("Windset"). During the

three

months ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016,

the Company recognized revenues of

$91,000

and

$75,000,

respectively. During the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016,

the Company recognized revenues of

$195,000

and

$193,000,

respectively. These amounts have been included in product sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The related receivable balances of

$109,000

and

$388,000

are included in accounts receivable in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017,

respectively.

All related party transactions are monitored quarterly by the

Company and approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company records its line of credit debt issuance costs as an asset, and as

such,

$120,000

and

$338

,000

were recorded as prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets, respectively, as of

November 26, 2017,

and

$120,000

and

$399,000,

respectively, as of

May 28, 2017.

The Company records its term debt issuance costs as a contra-liability, and as such,

$60,000

and

$171

,000

was recorded as current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt, respectively, as of

November 26, 2017

and

$60,000

and

$201,000,

respectively, as of

May 28, 2017.

See Note

– Debt of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Financial Instruments

The Company

’s financial instruments are primarily composed of commercial-term trade payables, grower advances, notes receivable

, and debt instruments. For short-term instruments, the historical carrying amount approximates the fair value of the instrument. The fair value of long-term debt approximates its carrying value

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company entered

into an interest rate swap agreement to manage interest rate risk. This derivative instrument

may

offset a portion of the changes in interest expense. The Company designates this derivative instrument as a cash flow hedge. The Company accounts for its derivative instrument as either an asset or a liability and carries it at fair value in Other assets or Other non-current liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument depends on the intended use of the derivative instrument and the resulting designation.

For derivative instruments that hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that are designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the g

ain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Stockholders’ Equity and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument, if any, is recognized in earnings in the current period. To receive hedge accounting treatment, cash flow hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to expected future cash flows on hedged transactions.

Other Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of

two

components, net income and Other Comprehensive Income (“

OCI”). OCI refers to revenue, expenses, and gains and losses that under GAAP are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity but are excluded from net income. The Company’s OCI consists of net deferred gains on its interest rate swap derivative instrument accounted for as a cash flow hedge. The components of OCI and the changes in accumulated OCI, net of tax, are as follows (in thousands):

	Unrealized Gains on Cash Flow Hedge
Accumulated OCI, net, as of May 28, 2017	$	432
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax effect		136
Amounts reclassified from OCI		—
Accumulated OCI, net, as of November 26, 2017	$	568

The Company does

not

expect any transactions or other events to occur that would result in the reclassification of any significant gains

or losses into earnings in the next

months.

Investment in

Non-Public Company

On Februa

15,

2011,

the Company made its initial investment in Windset which is reported as an investment in non-public company, fair value, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017.

The Company has elected to account for its investment in Windset under the fair value option. See Note

– Investment in Non-public Company for further information.

Intangible Assets

The Company

’s intangible assets are comprised of customer relationships with a finite estimated useful life of

eleven

thirteen

years

, and trademarks, tradenames and goodwill with indefinite useful lives.

Finite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for

possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group)

may

not

be recoverable. Indefinite lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment at least annually. For goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets, the Company performs a qualitative impairment analysis in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)

350

35.

Partial Self-Insurance on Employee Health and Workers Compensation Plans

The Company

provides health insurance benefits to eligible employees under self-insured plans whereby the Company pays actual medical claims subject to certain stop loss limits and self-insures its workers compensation claims. The Company records self-insurance liabilities based on actual claims filed and an estimate of those claims incurred but

not

reported. Any projection of losses concerning the Company's liability is subject to a high degree of variability. Among the causes of this variability are unpredictable external factors such as inflation rates, changes in severity, benefit level changes, medical costs, and claims settlement patterns. This self-insurance liability is included in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets and represents management's best estimate of the amounts that have

not

been paid as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017.

It is reasonably possible that the expense the Company ultimately incurs could differ and adjustments to future reserves

may

be necessary.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company uses fair value measurement accounting for financial assets and liabilities and for financial instruments and certain other items measured at fair value. The Company has elected the fair value option for its inve

stment in a non-public company. See Note

– Investment in Non-public Company for further information. The Company also measures its contingent consideration at fair value. See Note

– Acquisition of O Olive for further information. The Company has

not

elected the fair value option for any of its other eligible financial assets or liabilities.

The accounting guidance established a

three

-tier hierarchy for fair value measurements, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level

– observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level

– inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data.

Level

– unobservable inputs in which there is little or

market data, which would require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

As of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017,

the Company held certain assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including its interest rate swap and its minority interest investment in Windset

The fair value of the Company

’s interest rate swap is determined based on model inputs that can be observed in a liquid market, including yield curves, and is categorized as a Level

measurement investment and is included in Other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets

The fair value of the Company

’s contingent consideration for the acquisition of O Olive utilizes significant unobservable inputs, including projected earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and discount rates. As a result, the Company’s contingent consideration associated with the O Olive acquisition is considered a Level

measurement liability. For the

three

and

six

months ended

November 26, 2017,

the Company reduced its contingent consideration liability from

$5.9

million at

May 28, 2017

$5.4

million at

November 26, 2017

due to change in projected EBITDA and discount rates during the

three

year earn out period ended

May 31, 2020.

The Company has elected the fair value option of accounting for its investment in Windset. The calculation of fair value utilizes significant unobservable inputs, including projected cash flows, growth rates

, and discount rates. As a result, the Company’s investment in Windset is considered to be a Level

measurement investment. The change in the fair value of the Company’s investment in Windset for the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

was due to the Company’s

26.9%

minority interest in the change in the fair market value of Windset during the period. In determining the fair value of the investment in Windset, the Company utilizes the following significant unobservable inputs in the discounted cash flow models:

	At November 26, 2017		At May 28, 2017
Revenue growth rates		4%		4%
Expense growth rates		4%		4%
Income tax rates		15%		15%
Discount rates		12%		12%

The revenue growth, expense growth

, and income tax rate assumptions are considered the Company's best estimate of the trends in those items over the discount period. The discount rate assumption takes into account the risk-free rate of return, the market equity risk premium

, and the company’s specific risk premium and then applies an additional discount for lack of liquidity of the underlying securities. The discounted cash flow valuation model used by the Company has the following sensitivity to changes in inputs and assumptions (in thousands):

	Impact on value of investment in Windset as of November 26, 2017
10% increase in revenue growth rates	$	7,400
10% increase in expense growth rates	$	(2,000	)
10% increase in income tax rates	$	(500	)
10% increase in discount rates	$	(4,500	)

Imprecision in estimating unobservable market inputs can affect the amount of gain or loss recorded for a particular position. The use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial

instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	Fair Value at November 26, 2017						Fair Value at May 28, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Interest rate swap (1)	$	—	$	909	$	—	$	—	$	688	$	—
Investment in non-public company		—		—		65,800		—		—		63,600
Total	$	—	$	909	$	65,800	$	—	$	688	$	63,600

(

)

Included in Other assets.

Revenue Recognition

See

Note

– Business Segment Reporting, for a discussion about the Company’s

four

business segments; namely, Packaged Fresh Vegetables, Food Export, Biomaterials, and Other

Revenue from product sales is recognized when there is persuasive evidence that an arrangement exists, title has transferred, the price is fixed and determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Allowances are established for estimated uncollect

ible amounts, product returns, and discounts based on specific identification and historical losses.

Apio

’s Packaged Fresh Vegetables revenues generally consist of revenues generated from the sale of specialty packaged fresh-cut and whole value-added vegetable products that are generally washed and packaged in Apio’s proprietary packaging and sold under Apio’s Eat Smart and GreenLine brands and various private labels. Revenue is generally recognized upon shipment of these products to customers. The Company takes title to all produce it trades and/or packages, and therefore, records revenues and cost of sales at gross amounts in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

In addition, Packaged Fresh Vegetables revenues include the re

venues generated from Apio Cooling, LP, a vegetable cooling operation in which Apio is the general partner with a

60%

ownership position, and from the sale of BreatheWay® packaging to license partners. Revenue is recognized on the vegetable cooling operations as cooling and storage services are provided to Apio’s customers. Sales of BreatheWay packaging are recognized when shipped to Apio’s customers.

Apio

’s Food Export revenues consist of revenues generated from the purchase and sale of primarily whole commodity fruit and vegetable products to Asia through its subsidiary, Cal-Ex Trading Company (“Cal-Ex”). As most Cal-Ex customers are in countries outside of the U.S., title transfers and revenue is generally recognized upon arrival of the shipment in the foreign port. Apio records revenue equal to the sale price to

third

parties because it takes title to the product while in transit.

Lifecore

’s Biomaterials business principally generates revenue through the sale of products containing HA. Lifecore primarily sells products to customers in

three

medical areas: (

) Ophthalmic, which represented approximately

65%

of Lifecore’s revenues in fiscal year

2017,

(

) Orthopedic, which represented approximately

15%

of Lifecore’s revenues in fiscal year

2017,

and (

) Other/Non-HA products, which represented approximately

20%

of Lifecore’s revenues in fiscal year

2017.

The vast majority of Lifecore’s revenues are recognized upon shipment.

Lifecore

’s business development revenues, a portion of which are included in all

three

medical areas, are related to contract research and development (“R&D”) services and multiple element arrangement services with customers where the Company provides products and/or services in a bundled arrangement.

O Olive

’s business, which the Company acquired on

March 1, 2017,

sells premier California specialty olive oils and wine vinegars under the O brand to natural food, conventional grocery and mass retail stores, primarily in the United States and Canada. The revenues of O Olive are included in the Other segment. O Olive’s revenue is generally recognized upon shipment of its products to customers. The Company takes title to all products it trades and/or packages, and therefore, records revenues and cost of sales at gross amounts in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Contract R&D revenue is r

ecorded as earned, based on the performance requirements of the contract. Non-refundable contract fees for which

further performance obligations exist, and there is

continuing involvement by the Company, are recognized on the earlier of when the payment is received or collectability is reasonably assured.

For sales arrangements that contain multiple elements, the Company splits the arrangement into separate units of accounting if the individually delivered elements have value to the customer on a standalone basis.

The Company also evaluates whether multiple transactions with the same customer or related party should be considered part of a multiple element arrangement, whereby the Company assesses, among other factors, whether the contracts or agreements are negotiated or executed within a short time frame of each other or if there are indicators that the contracts are negotiated in contemplation of each other. The Company then allocates revenue to each element based on a selling price hierarchy. The relative selling price for a deliverable is based on its vendor-specific objective evidence (“VSOE”), if available,

third

-party evidence (“TPE”), if VSOE is

not

available, or estimated selling price, if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. The Company then recognizes revenue on each deliverable in accordance with its policies for product and service revenue recognition. The Company is

not

typically able to determine VSOE or TPE, and; therefore, uses the estimated selling price to allocate revenue between the elements of an arrangement.

The Company limits the amount of revenue recognition for delivered elements to the amount that is

not

contingent on the future delivery of products or services or future performance obligations or subject to customer-specific cancellation ri

ghts. The Company evaluates each deliverable in an arrangement to determine whether it represents a separate unit of accounting. A deliverable constitutes a separate unit of accounting when it has stand-alone value, and for an arrangement that includes a general right of return relative to the delivered products or services, delivery or performance of the undelivered product or service is considered probable and is substantially controlled by the Company. The Company considers a deliverable to have stand-alone value if the product or service is sold separately by the Company or another vendor or could be resold by the customer. Further, the revenue arrangements generally do

not

include a general right of return relative to delivered products. Where the aforementioned criteria for a separate unit of accounting are

not

met, the deliverable is combined with the undelivered element(s) and treated as a single unit of accounting for the purposes of allocation of the arrangement consideration and revenue recognition. The Company allocates the total arrangement consideration to each separable element of an arrangement based upon the relative selling price of each element. Allocation of the consideration is determined at arrangement inception on the basis of each unit’s relative selling price. In instances where the Company has

not

established fair value for any undelivered element, revenue for all elements is deferred until delivery of the final element is completed and all recognition criteria are met.

For licensing

revenue, the initial license fees are deferred and amortized to revenue over the period of the agreement when a contract exists, the fee is fixed and determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. Noncancellable, nonrefundable license fees are recognized over the period of the agreement, including those governing R&D activities and any related supply agreement entered into concurrently with the license when the risk associated with commercialization of a product is non-substantive at the outset of the arrangement.

From time to time, the Company offers customers sales incentives, which include volume rebates and discounts. These amounts are estimated on a quarterly basis and recorded as a reduction of revenue.

A summary of revenues by type of

arrangement as described above is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27, 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27, 2016
Recorded upon shipment	$	118,634	$	107,987	$	231,908	$	214,152
Recorded upon acceptance in foreign port		13,996		25,701		21,572		49,040
Revenue from multiple element arrangements		2,132		1,683		3,701		3,268
Revenue from license fees, R&D contracts and royalties/profit sharing		1,695		494		2,633		1,799
Total	$	136,457	$	135,865	$	259,814	$	268,259

Legal Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and claims.

The Company makes a provision for a liability relating to legal matters when it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These provisions are reviewed at least each fiscal quarter and adju

sted to reflect the impacts of negotiations, estimate settlements, legal rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events pertaining to a particular matter. Legal fees are expensed in the period in which they are incurred.

Apio

has been the target of a union organizing campaign which has included

two

unsuccessful attempts to unionize Apio's Guadalupe, California processing plant. The campaign has involved a union and over

100

former and current employees of Pacific Harvest, Inc. and Rancho Harvest, Inc. (collectively "Pacific Harvest"), Apio's labor contractors at its Guadalupe, California processing facility, bringing legal actions before various state and federal agencies, the California Superior Court, and initiating over

100

individual arbitrations against Apio and Pacific Harvest.

The

legal actions consist of

three

main types of claims: (

) Unfair Labor Practice claims ("ULPs") before the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), (

) discrimination/wrongful termination claims before state and federal agencies and in individual arbitrations, and (

) wage and hour claims as part of

two

Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) cases in state court and in over

100

individual arbitrations.

A settlement of the ULPs among the union, Apio, and Pacific Harvest that were pending before the NLRB was approved on

December 27, 2016

for

$310,000.

Apio was responsible for half of this settlement, or

$155,000.

May 5, 2017,

the parties to the remaining actions executed a

settlement agreement concerning the discrimination/wrongful termination claims and the wage and hour claims which covers all non-exempt employees of Pacific Harvest working at Apio's Guadalupe, California processing facility from

September 2011

through the settlement date. Under the settlement agreement, the plaintiffs are to be paid

$6.0

million in

three

installments:

$2.4

million, which was paid on

July 3, 2017,

$1.8

million which was paid on

November 22, 2017

and

$1.8

million which is due in

July 2018.

The Company and Pacific Harvest have each agreed to pay

one

half of the settlement payments. The Company paid the entire

first

two

installments of

$4.2

million and will be reimbursed by Pacific Harvest for its

$2.1

million portion which is included in Other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. This receivable will be repaid through monthly payments until fully paid, which the Company expects to occur by

December 2020.

The Company and Pacific Harvest will both make

one

half of the

third

installment in

July 2018.

The Company’s recourse against non-payment by Pacific Harvest is its security interest in assets owned by Pacific Harvest.

As of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017,

the Company had accrued

million and

$3.2

million, respectively, related to these actions, which is included in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets

Recent Accounting Guidance

Not

Yet Adopted

Revenue Recognition

May

2014,

the FASB issued ASU

2014

09,

which creates FASB ASC Topic

606

, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

and supersedes ASC Topic

605,

Revenue Recognition

(“ASU

2014

09”

). The guidance replaces industry-specific guidance and establishes a single

five

-step model to identify and recognize revenue. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue upon transfer of control of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Additionally, the guidance requires the entity to disclose further quantitative and qualitative information regarding the nature and amount of revenues arising from contracts with customers, as well as other information about the significant judgments and estimates used in recognizing revenues from contracts with customers. Since its original issuance, the FASB has issued several additional related ASUs to address implementation concerns and to further clarify certain guidance within ASU

2014

09.

The Company will adopt these updates beginning with the

first

quarter of its fiscal year

2019

and anticipates doing so using the full retrospective method, which will require restatement of each prior reporting period presented.

Currently, the Company is in the process of evalua

ting the impact of the adoption of ASU

2014

09.

As a result, the Company has initially identified the following core revenue streams from its contracts with customers:

●

Finished goods product sales (Packaged Fresh Vegetables and O Olive);

●

Shipping and handling

(Packaged Fresh Vegetables and O Olive);

●

Buy-sell product sales (Food Export);

●

Product development and contract manufacturing arrangements (Biomaterials).

The Company

’s assessment efforts to date have included reviewing current accounting policies, processes, and systems requirements, as well assigning internal resources and

third

-party consultants to assist in the process. Additionally, the Company has begun to review historical contracts and other arrangements to identify potential differences that could arise from the adoption of ASU

2014

09.

Most notably, the Company is evaluating its current conclusions with respect to gross versus net revenue reporting for its Food Export business, as well as the timing of revenue recognition for its product development contract manufacturing arrangements in its Biomaterials business, to determine whether the application of ASU

2014

necessitates changes to such reporting. Beyond its core revenue streams, and the items listed above, the Company is also evaluating the impact of ASU

2014

on certain ancillary transactions and other arrangements.

Currently, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the impact the application of ASU

2014

will have upon its consolidated financial statements. The Company continues to assess the imp

act of ASU

2014

09,

along with industry trends and additional interpretive guidance, on its core revenue streams, and as a result of the continued assessment, the Company

may

modify its plan of adoption accordingly.

Leases

February 2016,

the FASB i

ssued ASU

2016

02,

Leases (Topic

842

)

(“ASU

2016

02”

), which requires companies to generally recognize on the balance sheet operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use-assets. ASU

2016

also requires improved disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The Company will adopt ASU

2016

beginning in the

first

quarter of fiscal year

2020

on a modified retrospective basis

The Company

is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that ASU

2016

will have upon its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company’s assessment efforts to date have included:

	●	Reviewing the provisions of ASU 2016 - 02;
	●	Gathering information to evaluate its lease population and portfolio;
	●	Evaluating the nature of its real and personal property and other arrangements that may meet the definition of a lease; and
	●	Evaluating s ystems’ readiness.

As a result of these efforts, the Compa

ny currently anticipates that the adoption of ASU

2016

will have a significant impact to its long-term assets and liabilities, as, at a minimum, virtually all of its leases designated as operating leases are expected to be reported on the consolidated balance sheets. The pattern of recognition for operating leases within the consolidated statements of comprehensive income is

not

anticipated to significantly change.

Note 2 - Acquisition of O Olive

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

2 .	Acquisition of O Olive

March 1, 2017,

the Company purchased substantially all of the assets of O Olive for

$2.5

million in cash plus contingent consideration of up to

$7.5

million over the next

three

years based upon O Olive achieving certain EBITDA targets. All accounting f

or this acquisition is final.

The potential earn out payment up to

$7.5

million is based on O Olive

’s cumulative EBITDA over the Company’s fiscal years

2018

through

2020.

At the end of each fiscal year, beginning in fiscal year

2018,

the former owners of O Olive will earn the equivalent of the EBITDA achieved by O Olive for that fiscal year up to

$4.6

million over the

three

year period. The former owners can also earn an additional

$2.9

million on a dollar for dollar basis for exceeding

$6.0

million of cumulative EBITDA over the

three

year period. During the

second

quarter of fiscal year

2018,

the Company performed, with the assistance of a

third

party appraiser, an analysis of O Olive’s projected EBITDA over the earnout period. Based on this analysis the Company has recorded a contingent consideration liability, included in Other non-current liabilities, of

$5.4

million and

$5.9

million as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017,

respectively, representing the present value of the expected earn out payments. The

$500,000

reduction in the contingent consideration liability was recorded as a reduction to SG&A in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. For this analysis, the Company assumed that the maximum earn out of

$7.5

million would be paid over the

three

year period with over half being earned in fiscal year

2020.

e operating results of O Olive are included in the Company’s financial statements beginning

March 1, 2017

, in the Other segment.

Intangible Assets

The Company identified

two

intangible assets

in connection with the O Olive acquisition: trade names and trademarks valued at

$1.6

million, which are considered to be indefinite lived intangible assets and therefore, will

not

be amortized; and customer relationships valued at

$700,000

with an

eleven

year useful life. The Company recorded

$16,000

and

$48,000

of amortization expense from the amortization of the customer relationships intangible during the

three

and

six

months ended

November 26, 2017,

respectively. The trade name/trademark intangible asset was valued using the relief from royalty valuation method and the customer relationship intangible asset was valued using the excess earnings method.

Note 3 - Investment in Non-public Company

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Investment Holdings [Text Block]

3 .	Investment in N on-public C ompany

February 15, 2011,

Apio entered into a share purchase agreement (the “Windset Purchase Agreement”) with Windset. Pursuant to the Windset Purchase Agreement, Apio purchased from Windset

150,000

Senior A preferred shares for

$15

million and

201

common shares for

$201.

July 15, 2014,

Apio increased its investment in Windset by purchasing from the Newell Capital Corporation an additional

common shares and

51,211

junior preferred shares of Windset for

$11

million. After this purchase, the Company’s common shares represent a

26.9%

ownership interest in Windset. The Senior A preferred shares yield a cash dividend of

7.5%

annually. The dividend is payable within

days of each anniversary of the execution of the Windset Purchase Agreement

. The non-voting junior preferred stock does

not

yield a dividend unless declared by the Board of Directors of Windset and

such dividend has been declared.

The

Shareholders’ Agreement between Apio and Windset, as amended, includes a put and call option (the “Put and Call Option”), which can be exercised on or after

March 31, 2022,

whereby Apio can exercise the put to sell its common, Senior A preferred shares

, and junior preferred shares to Windset, or Windset can exercise the call to purchase those shares from Apio, in either case, at a price equal to

26.9%

of the fair market value of Windset’s common shares, plus the liquidation value of the preferred shares of

$20.1

million (

$15

million for the Senior A preferred shares and

$5.1

million for the junior preferred shares). Under the terms of the arrangement with Windset, the Company is entitled to designate

one

five

members on the Board of Directors of Windset.

October 29, 2014,

Apio further increased its investment in Windset by purchasing

70,00

shares of Senior B preferred shares for

million. The Senior B preferred shares pay an annual dividend of

7.5%

on the amount outstanding at each anniversary date of the Windset Purchase Agreement. The Senior B preferred shares purchased by Apio have a put feature whereby Apio can sell back to Windset

$1.5

million of shares on the

first

anniversary, an additional

$2.75

million of shares on the

second

anniversary

, and the remaining

$2.75

million on the

third

anniversary. After the

third

anniversary, Apio

may

at any time put any or all of the shares

not

previously sold back to Windset. At any time on or after

February 15, 2017,

Windset has the right to call any or all of the outstanding common shares

, but at such time must also call the same proportion of Senior A preferred shares, Senior B preferred shares

, and junior preferred shares owned by Apio. Windset’s partial call provision is restricted such that a partial call cannot result in Apio holding less than

10%

of Windset’s common shares outstanding.

he investment in Windset does

not

qualify for equity method accounting as the investment does

not

meet the criteria of in-substance common stock due to returns through the annual dividend on the non-voting senior preferred shares that are

not

available to the common stock holders. As the put and call options require all of the various shares to be put or called in equal proportions, the Company has deemed that the investment, in substance, should be treated as a single security for purposes of accounting.

The fair value of the Company

’s investment in Windset was determined utilizing the Windset Purchase Agreement’s put/call calculation for value and a discounted cash flow model based on projections developed by Windset, and considers the put and call conversion options. These features impact the duration of the cash flows utilized to derive the estimated fair values of the investment. These

two

discounted cash flow models’ estimate for fair value are then weighted. Assumptions included in these discounted cash flow models will be evaluated quarterly based on Windset’s actual and projected operating results to determine the change in fair value.

During

each of the

three

month periods ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016,

the Company recorded

$412

,000

in dividend income

. During each of the

six

month periods ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016,

the Company recorded

$825,000

in dividend income The increase in the fair market value of the Company’s investment in Windset for the

six

month periods ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016

was

$2.2

million and $

respectively, and is included in Other income in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

Note 4 - Stock-based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

4 .	Stock-Based Compensation

The Company

’s stock-based awards include stock option grants and RSUs. The Company records compensation expense for stock-based awards issued to employees and directors in exchange for services provided based on the estimated fair value of the awards on their grant dates and is recognized over the required service periods

, generally the vesting period.

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation for options and RSUs (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016
Options	$	354	$	307	$	678	$	599
RSUs		762		659		1,388		1,174
Total stock-based compensation	$	1,116	$	966	$	2,066	$	1,773

The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation by income statement line item (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016
Cost of sales	$	137	$	124	$	261	$	237
Re search and development		23		23		42		46
Selling, general and administrative		956		819		1,763		1,490
Total stock-based compensation	$	1,116	$	966	$	2,066	$	1,773

The estimated fair value for stock options, which determines the Company

’s calculation of stock-based compensation expense, is based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model. RSUs are valued at the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The Company uses the straight

-line method to recognize the fair value of stock-based compensation arrangements.

As of

November 26, 2017,

there was

$6.2

million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested equity compensation awards granted under the Landec incentive stock plans. Total expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average period of

2.5

years for stock options and

2.0

years for restricted stock unit awards.

Note 5 - Diluted Net Income Per Share

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

5 .	Diluted Net Income Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per

share amounts):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016
Numerator:
Net income applicable to Common Stockholders	$	487	$	1,326	$	2,633	$	4,638

Denominator:
Weighted average share s for basic net income per share		27,518		27,249		27,512		27,234
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock units		357		369		354		338
Weighted average shares for diluted net income per share		27,875		27,618		27,866		27,572

Diluted net income per share	$	0.02	$	0.05	$	0.09	$	0.17

For

the

three

and

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

the computation of the diluted net income per share excludes the impact of options to purchase

1.5

million and

1.4

million shares, respectively of Common Stock as such impacts would be antidilutive for this period.

Note 6 - Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

6 .	Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes for the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

was

$1.5

million. The effective tax rate for the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016

was

36%

and

34%,

respectively

. The effective tax rate for the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

was higher than the statutory federal income tax rate of

35%

primarily due to state income taxes and incentive stock option expense; partially offset by the domestic manufacturing deduction and research and development credits. There are

significant discrete tax benefits included in the effective tax rate for the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017.

As of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017,

the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of approximately

$535,

000

and

$537

,000,

respectively. Included in the balance of unrecognized tax benefits as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017

is approximately

$433

,000

and

$419,000,

respectively, of tax benefits that, if recognized, would result in an adjustment to the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company does

not

expect its unrecognized tax benefits to change significantly within the next

twelve

months.

The Company has elected to classify interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of its provision for income taxes.

The Company has accrued an insignificant amount of interest and penalties relating to the income tax on the unrecognized tax benefits as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017

Due to tax attribute carryforwards, the Company is subject to examination for tax years

2013

forward for U.S. tax purposes. The Company is also subject to examination in various state jurisdictions for tax years

2012

forward,

none

of which were individually material.

Our estimated annual effective tax rate

may

be subject to further uncertainty d

ue to the recent changes in U.S. tax rates and tax laws.

Note 7 - Debt

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

Debt

Long-term debt

, net consists of the following (in thousands):

	November 26 , 2017			May 28, 2017
Term loan with JPMorgan Chase Bank (“ JPMorgan”), BMO Harris Bank N,A. (“BMO”), and City National Bank; due in quarterly principal and interest payments of $1,250 beginning December 1, 2016 through September 23, 2021 with the remainder due on maturity, with interest based on the Company’s leverage ratio at a per annum rate of the Eurodollar rate plus a spread of between 1.25% and 2.25%	$	45,000		$	47,500
Total principal amount of long-term debt		45,000			47,500
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs		(231	)		(261	)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs		44,769			47,239
Less: current portion of long-term debt, net		(4,940	)		(4,940	)
Long-term debt, net	$	39,829		$	42,299

September 23, 2016,

the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with

JPMorgan, BMO, and City National Bank, as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”), and JPMorgan as administrative agent, pursuant to which the Lenders provided the Company with a

$100

million revolving line of credit (the “Revolver”) and a

$50

million term loan facility (the “Term Loan”), guaranteed by each of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets, with the exception of the Company’s investment in Windset.

Both the Revolver and the Term Loan mature i

five

years (on

September 23, 2021),

with the Term Loan providing for quarterly principal payments of

$1.25

million commencing

December 1, 2016,

with the remainder due at maturity.

Interest on both the Revolver and the Term Loan is based

on either the prime rate or Eurodollar rate, at the Company’s discretion, plus a spread based on the Company’s leverage ratio (generally defined as the ratio of the Company’s total indebtedness on such date to the Company’s consolidated EBITDA for the period of

four

consecutive fiscal quarters ended on or most recently prior to such date). The spread is at a per annum rate of (i) between

0.25%

and

1.25%

if the prime rate is elected or (ii) between

1.25%

and

2.25%

if the Eurodollar rate is elected.

The Credi

t Agreement provides the Company the right to increase the Revolver commitments and/or the Term Loan commitments by obtaining additional commitments either from

one

or more of the Lenders or another lending institution at an amount of up to

$75

million.

The Credit Agreement contains customary financial covenants and events of default under which the obligation could be accelerated and/or the interest rate increased. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants as of

November 26, 2017

vember

2016,

the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement (“Swap”) with BMO at a notional amount of

$50

million. The Swap has the effect of changing the Company’s Term Loan obligation from a variable interest rate to a fixed

-day LIBOR rate of

1.22%.

As of

November 26, 2017,

the interest rate on the Term Loan was

3.00%.

For further discussion regarding the Company’s use of derivative instruments, see the Financial Instruments section of Note

– Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Company incurred lender and

third

-party debt issuance costs of $

897

,000,

of which

$598,000

and

$299,000

was allocated to the Revolver and Term Loan, respectively.

As o

November 26, 2017,

$10

million was outstanding on the Revolver. As of

November 26, 2017,

the interest rate on the Revolver was

3.00%

for the

million under the Libor option, and

4.25%

for the

million under the Alternative Base Rate (Prime) option.

Note 8 - Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

8 .	Stockholders ’ Equity

During

the

three

months ended

November 26, 2017,

the Company granted options to purchase

393

,000

shares of common stock and awarded

131

,000

RSUs. During the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017,

the Company granted options to purchase

498,000

shares of common stock and awarded

200,000

RSUs.

As of

November 26, 2017,

the Company has reserved

3.2

million shares of Common Stock for future issuance under its current and former equity plans.

July 14, 2010,

the Company announced that the Board of Directors of the Company had approved the establishment of a stock repurchase plan authorizing the repurchase of up to

$10

million of the Company

’s common stock. The Company

may

repurchase its common stock from time to time in open market purchases or in privately negotiated transactions. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased is at the discretion of management of the Company and will depend on a variety of factors, including stock price, corporate and regulatory requirements, market conditions, the relative attractiveness of other capital deployment opportunities and other corporate priorities. The stock repurchase program does

not

obligate Landec to acquire any amount of its common stock and the program

may

be modified, suspended or terminated at any time at the Company's discretion without prior notice. During the fiscal year ended

May 28, 2017

and the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017,

the Company did

not

purchase any shares on the open market.

Note 9 - Business Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

9 .	Business Segment Reporting

The Company manages its business operations through

three

strategic business units

and an Other segment. Based upon the information reported to the chief operating decision maker, who is the Chief Executive Officer, the Company has the following reportable segments: the Packaged Fresh Vegetables segment, the Food Export segment and the Biomaterials segment.

The Packaged Fresh Vegetables segment markets and packs specialty packaged whole and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, the majority of which incorporate the BreatheWay specialty packaging for the retail grocery, club store and food services industry. In

addition, the Packaged Fresh Vegetables segment sells BreatheWay packaging to partners for fruit and vegetable products. The Food Export segment consists of revenues generated from the purchase and sale of primarily whole commodity fruit and vegetable products predominantly to Asia. The Biomaterials segment sells products utilizing hyaluronan, a naturally occurring polysaccharide that is widely distributed in the extracellular matrix of connective tissues in both animals and humans, and non-HA products for medical use primarily in the Ophthalmic, Orthopedic and other markets. Other includes licensing and R&D activities from Landec’s Intelimer polymers for agricultural products, personal care products and other industrial products and from the operations of the O Olive business which was acquired on

March 1, 2017.

The Other segment also includes corporate general and administrative expenses, non-Packaged Fresh Vegetables and non-Biomaterials interest income and income tax expenses. All of the assets of the Company are located within the United States of America.

The Company

’s international sales by geography are based on the billing address of the customer and were as follows (in millions):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016
Canada	$	17.5	$	16.3	$	35.7	$	34.0
Taiwan	$	7.5	$	11.1	$	11.3	$	24.9
Belgium	$	0.5	$	1.6	$	2.7	$	6.9
Ch ina	$	1.1	$	6.3	$	1.3	$	11.4
Indonesia	$	2.6	$	3.6	$	3.8	$	5.1
Japan	$	1.6	$	2.9	$	3.2	$	4.9
Philippines	$	0.4	$	0.7	$	1.0	$	1.3
Al l Other Countries	$	3.2	$	3.5	$	4.7	$	5.7

Operations by business segment consisted of the following (in thousands):

Three Months Ended November 26, 2017	Packaged Fresh Vegetables			Food Export			Biomaterials			Other			Total
Net sales	$	107,152		$	13,992		$	14,113		$	1,200		$	136,457
International sales	$	17,708		$	13,992		$	2,675		$	41		$	34,416
Gross profit	$	9,445		$	826		$	5,217		$	264		$	15,752
Net income (loss)	$	(270	)	$	110		$	1,260		$	(613	)	$	487
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,958		$	—		$	910		$	112		$	2,980
Dividend income	$	412		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	412
Interest income	$	18		$	—		$	—		$	24		$	42
Interest expense , net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	480		$	480
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(95	)	$	31		$	374		$	(103	)	$	207

Three Mont hs Ended November 27, 2016
Net sales	$	97,978		$	25,701		$	11,931		$	255		$	135,865
International sales	$	16,422		$	25,701		$	3,831		$	—		$	45,954
Gross profit	$	12,001		$	1,850		$	4,938		$	164		$	18,953
Net income (loss)	$	(250	)	$	733		$	1,312		$	(469	)	$	1,326
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,792		$	2		$	719		$	37		$	2,550
Dividend income	$	412		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	412
Interest income	$	4		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	4
Interest expense (benefit) , net	$	122		$	—		$	(90	)	$	348		$	380
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(142	)	$	207		$	388		$	240		$	693

Six Months Ended November 26, 2017
Net sales	$	209,720		$	21,568		$	26,277		$	2,249		$	259,814
International sales	$	35,850		$	21,568		$	6,174		$	73		$	63,665
Gross profit	$	24,460		$	1,310		$	8,739		$	529		$	35,038
Net income (loss)	$	3,513		$	(48	)	$	1,105		$	(1,937	)	$	2,633
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,930		$	—		$	1,775		$	229		$	5,934
Dividend income	$	825		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	825
Interest income	$	29		$	—		$	—		$	45		$	74
Interest expense , net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	884		$	884
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	1,002		$	(14	)	$	347		$	123		$	1,458

Six Months Ended November 27, 2016
Net sales	$	193,923		$	49,040		$	24,263		$	1,033		$	268,259
International sales	$	34,266		$	49,040		$	10,873		$	—		$	94,179
Gross profit	$	26,407		$	2,878		$	10,060		$	752		$	40,097
Net income (loss)	$	2,073		$	928		$	2,555		$	(918	)	$	4,638
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,612		$	3		$	1,431		$	64		$	5,110
Dividend income	$	825		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	825
Interest income	$	7		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	7
Interest expense , net	$	671		$	—		$	13		$	348		$	1,032
Income tax expense	$	513		$	262		$	738		$	1,069		$	2,582

During

the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016,

sales to the Company’s top

five

customers accounted for

45%

and

44%,

respectively, of sales. The Company’s top

two

customers, Costco Wholesale Corporation and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., from the Packaged Fresh Vegetables segment, accounted for

18%

and

17%

of revenues, respectively, for the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

, and

17%

and

13%

respectively, for the

six

months ended

November 27, 2016.

The Company expects that, for the foreseeable future, a limited number of customers

may

continue to account for a significant portion of its revenues

Note 10 - Subsequent Events

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

Subsequent Events

December 22, 2017,

the U.S. Government enacted the reconciled tax reform bill, commonly known as the Tax

Cuts and Jobs Act of

2017

(the “TCJA”), which became effective on

January 1, 2018.

Among other tax related changes, the Company’s federal statutory tax rate will be reduced from

35%,

to an average rate of

29%

for the fiscal year ended

May 27, 2018,

and then

21%

for fiscal years thereafter. Additionally, as of

November 26, 2017,

the Company had a deferred tax liability of

$26.0

million based on a U.S. federal tax rate of

35%.

Given the reduction in the U.S. corporate statutory tax rate, the Company will remeasure its deferred tax liability and anticipates a

million to

million benefit to its income tax expense with a corresponding reduction to its deferred tax liability. This impact will be recognized in the Company’s

third

fiscal quarter of

2018,

which is the period the TCJA was enacted.

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of P

resentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Landec have been prepared in accordance with

United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form

-Q and Article

of Regulation S-

In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) have been made which are necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at

November 26, 2017

and the results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented. Although Landec believes that the disclosures in these financial statements are adequate to make the information presented

not

-K for the fiscal year ended

May 28, 2017

The results of operations for

the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

are

not

necessarily indicative of the results that

may

be expected for an entire fiscal year because there is some seasonality in Apio’s food business, particularly, Apio’s export business

, and the order patterns of Lifecore’s customers which

may

lead to significant fluctuations in Landec’s quarterly results of operations.

Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with

GAAP and include the accounts of Landec Corporation and its subsidiaries, Apio and Lifecore. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Arrangements that are

not

controlled through voting or similar rights are reviewed under the guidance for variable interest entities (“

VIEs”). A company is required to consolidate the assets, liabilities

, and operations of a VIE if it is determined to be the primary beneficiary of the VIE.

An entity is a VIE and subject to consolidation, if by design: a) the total equity investment at risk is

not

sufficient to permit the entity to

finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by any party, including equity holders

, or b) as a group the holders of the equity investment at risk lack any

one

of the following

three

not

VIEs.

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with

These estimates involve the consideration of complex f

may

differ from management’s estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash

and Cash Equivalents

The Company records all highly liquid securities with

three

months or less from date of purchase to maturity as cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist mainly of money market funds. The market value of cash equivalents approximat

es their historical cost given their short-term nature.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (

first

-in,

first

-out method) or net realizable value and consist of the following (in thousands):

	November 26 , 2017		May 28, 2017
Raw materials	$	13,229	$	10,158
Work in progress		4,702		3,447
Finished goods		12,905		11,685
Total	$	30,836	$	25,290

If the cost of the inventories exceeds their net realizable value, provisions are recorded currently

to reduce them to net realizable value. The Company also records a provision for slow moving and obsolete inventories based on the estimate of demand for its products.

Related Party Transactions

The Company sells products to and earns license fees

from Windset Holdings

2010

Ltd. ("Windset"). During the

three

months ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016,

the Company recognized revenues of

$91,000

and

$75,000,

respectively. During the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

and

November 27, 2016,

the Company recognized revenues of

$195,000

and

$193,000,

respectively. These amounts have been included in product sales in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The related receivable balances of

$109,000

and

$388,000

are included in accounts receivable in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017,

respectively.

All related party transactions are monitored quarterly by the

Company and approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company records its line of credit debt issuance costs as an asset, and as

such,

$120,000

and

$338

,000

were recorded as prepaid expenses and other current assets and other assets, respectively, as of

November 26, 2017,

and

$120,000

and

$399,000,

respectively, as of

May 28, 2017.

The Company records its term debt issuance costs as a contra-liability, and as such,

$60,000

and

$171

,000

was recorded as current portion of long-term debt and long-term debt, respectively, as of

November 26, 2017

and

$60,000

and

$201,000,

respectively, as of

May 28, 2017.

See Note

– Debt of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Financial Instruments

The Company

’s financial instruments are primarily composed of commercial-term trade payables, grower advances, notes receivable

, and debt instruments. For short-term instruments, the historical carrying amount approximates the fair value of the instrument. The fair value of long-term debt approximates its carrying value

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company entered

into an interest rate swap agreement to manage interest rate risk. This derivative instrument

may

For derivative instruments that hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that are designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the g

Other Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of

two

components, net income and Other Comprehensive Income (“

	Unrealized Gains on Cash Flow Hedge
Accumulated OCI, net, as of May 28, 2017	$	432
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax effect		136
Amounts reclassified from OCI		—
Accumulated OCI, net, as of November 26, 2017	$	568

The Company does

not

expect any transactions or other events to occur that would result in the reclassification of any significant gains

or losses into earnings in the next

months.

Investment In Non Public Companies [Policy Text Block]

Investment in

Non-Public Company

On Februa

15,

2011,

the Company made its initial investment in Windset which is reported as an investment in non-public company, fair value, in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017.

The Company has elected to account for its investment in Windset under the fair value option. See Note

– Investment in Non-public Company for further information.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Intangible Assets

The Company

’s intangible assets are comprised of customer relationships with a finite estimated useful life of

eleven

thirteen

years

, and trademarks, tradenames and goodwill with indefinite useful lives.

Finite-lived intangible assets are reviewed for

possible impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group)

may

not

350

35.

Self Insurance Reserve [Policy Text Block]

Partial Self-Insurance on Employee Health and Workers Compensation Plans

The Company

not

been paid as of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017.

It is reasonably possible that the expense the Company ultimately incurs could differ and adjustments to future reserves

may

be necessary.

Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value Measurements

stment in a non-public company. See Note

– Investment in Non-public Company for further information. The Company also measures its contingent consideration at fair value. See Note

– Acquisition of O Olive for further information. The Company has

not

elected the fair value option for any of its other eligible financial assets or liabilities.

The accounting guidance established a

three

-tier hierarchy for fair value measurements, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level

– observable inputs such as quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level

– inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly through corroboration with observable market data.

Level

– unobservable inputs in which there is little or

market data, which would require the Company to develop its own assumptions.

As of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017,

the Company held certain assets that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis, including its interest rate swap and its minority interest investment in Windset

The fair value of the Company

’s interest rate swap is determined based on model inputs that can be observed in a liquid market, including yield curves, and is categorized as a Level

measurement investment and is included in Other assets in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets

The fair value of the Company

measurement liability. For the

three

and

six

months ended

November 26, 2017,

the Company reduced its contingent consideration liability from

$5.9

million at

May 28, 2017

$5.4

million at

November 26, 2017

due to change in projected EBITDA and discount rates during the

three

year earn out period ended

May 31, 2020.

, and discount rates. As a result, the Company’s investment in Windset is considered to be a Level

measurement investment. The change in the fair value of the Company’s investment in Windset for the

six

months ended

November 26, 2017

was due to the Company’s

26.9%

	At November 26, 2017		At May 28, 2017
Revenue growth rates		4%		4%
Expense growth rates		4%		4%
Income tax rates		15%		15%
Discount rates		12%		12%

The revenue growth, expense growth

	Impact on value of investment in Windset as of November 26, 2017
10% increase in revenue growth rates	$	7,400
10% increase in expense growth rates	$	(2,000	)
10% increase in income tax rates	$	(500	)
10% increase in discount rates	$	(4,500	)

instruments could result in a different estimate of fair value at the reporting date.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

	Fair Value at November 26, 2017						Fair Value at May 28, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Interest rate swap (1)	$	—	$	909	$	—	$	—	$	688	$	—
Investment in non-public company		—		—		65,800		—		—		63,600
Total	$	—	$	909	$	65,800	$	—	$	688	$	63,600

(

)

Included in Other assets.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Revenue Recognition

See

Note

– Business Segment Reporting, for a discussion about the Company’s

four

business segments; namely, Packaged Fresh Vegetables, Food Export, Biomaterials, and Other

ible amounts, product returns, and discounts based on specific identification and historical losses.

Apio

In addition, Packaged Fresh Vegetables revenues include the re

venues generated from Apio Cooling, LP, a vegetable cooling operation in which Apio is the general partner with a

60%

Apio

third

parties because it takes title to the product while in transit.

Lifecore

’s Biomaterials business principally generates revenue through the sale of products containing HA. Lifecore primarily sells products to customers in

three

medical areas: (

) Ophthalmic, which represented approximately

65%

of Lifecore’s revenues in fiscal year

2017,

(

) Orthopedic, which represented approximately

15%

of Lifecore’s revenues in fiscal year

2017,

and (

) Other/Non-HA products, which represented approximately

20%

of Lifecore’s revenues in fiscal year

2017.

The vast majority of Lifecore’s revenues are recognized upon shipment.

Lifecore

’s business development revenues, a portion of which are included in all

three

O Olive

’s business, which the Company acquired on

March 1, 2017,

Contract R&D revenue is r

ecorded as earned, based on the performance requirements of the contract. Non-refundable contract fees for which

further performance obligations exist, and there is

continuing involvement by the Company, are recognized on the earlier of when the payment is received or collectability is reasonably assured.

third

-party evidence (“TPE”), if VSOE is

not

typically able to determine VSOE or TPE, and; therefore, uses the estimated selling price to allocate revenue between the elements of an arrangement.

The Company limits the amount of revenue recognition for delivered elements to the amount that is

not

contingent on the future delivery of products or services or future performance obligations or subject to customer-specific cancellation ri

not

include a general right of return relative to delivered products. Where the aforementioned criteria for a separate unit of accounting are

not

established fair value for any undelivered element, revenue for all elements is deferred until delivery of the final element is completed and all recognition criteria are met.

For licensing

From time to time, the Company offers customers sales incentives, which include volume rebates and discounts. These amounts are estimated on a quarterly basis and recorded as a reduction of revenue.

A summary of revenues by type of

arrangement as described above is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27, 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27, 2016
Recorded upon shipment	$	118,634	$	107,987	$	231,908	$	214,152
Recorded upon acceptance in foreign port		13,996		25,701		21,572		49,040
Revenue from multiple element arrangements		2,132		1,683		3,701		3,268
Revenue from license fees, R&D contracts and royalties/profit sharing		1,695		494		2,633		1,799
Total	$	136,457	$	135,865	$	259,814	$	268,259

Commitments and Contingencies, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Legal Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is involved in various legal proceedings and claims.

Apio

has been the target of a union organizing campaign which has included

two

unsuccessful attempts to unionize Apio's Guadalupe, California processing plant. The campaign has involved a union and over

100

individual arbitrations against Apio and Pacific Harvest.

The

legal actions consist of

three

main types of claims: (

) Unfair Labor Practice claims ("ULPs") before the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), (

) discrimination/wrongful termination claims before state and federal agencies and in individual arbitrations, and (

) wage and hour claims as part of

two

Private Attorney General Act (“PAGA”) cases in state court and in over

100

individual arbitrations.

A settlement of the ULPs among the union, Apio, and Pacific Harvest that were pending before the NLRB was approved on

December 27, 2016

for

$310,000.

Apio was responsible for half of this settlement, or

$155,000.

May 5, 2017,

the parties to the remaining actions executed a

September 2011

through the settlement date. Under the settlement agreement, the plaintiffs are to be paid

$6.0

million in

three

installments:

$2.4

million, which was paid on

July 3, 2017,

$1.8

million which was paid on

November 22, 2017

and

$1.8

million which is due in

July 2018.

The Company and Pacific Harvest have each agreed to pay

one

half of the settlement payments. The Company paid the entire

first

two

installments of

$4.2

million and will be reimbursed by Pacific Harvest for its

$2.1

December 2020.

The Company and Pacific Harvest will both make

one

half of the

third

installment in

July 2018.

The Company’s recourse against non-payment by Pacific Harvest is its security interest in assets owned by Pacific Harvest.

As of

November 26, 2017

and

May 28, 2017,

the Company had accrued

million and

$3.2

million, respectively, related to these actions, which is included in Other accrued liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Guidance

Not

Yet Adopted

Revenue Recognition

May

2014,

the FASB issued ASU

2014

09,

which creates FASB ASC Topic

606

, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

and supersedes ASC Topic

605,

Revenue Recognition

(“ASU

2014

09”

). The guidance replaces industry-specific guidance and establishes a single

five

2014

09.

The Company will adopt these updates beginning with the

first

quarter of its fiscal year

2019

and anticipates doing so using the full retrospective method, which will require restatement of each prior reporting period presented.

Currently, the Company is in the process of evalua

ting the impact of the adoption of ASU

2014

09.

As a result, the Company has initially identified the following core revenue streams from its contracts with customers:

●

Finished goods product sales (Packaged Fresh Vegetables and O Olive);

●

Shipping and handling

(Packaged Fresh Vegetables and O Olive);

●

Buy-sell product sales (Food Export);

●

Product development and contract manufacturing arrangements (Biomaterials).

The Company

’s assessment efforts to date have included reviewing current accounting policies, processes, and systems requirements, as well assigning internal resources and

third

2014

09.

2014

necessitates changes to such reporting. Beyond its core revenue streams, and the items listed above, the Company is also evaluating the impact of ASU

2014

on certain ancillary transactions and other arrangements.

Currently, the Company cannot reasonably estimate the impact the application of ASU

2014

will have upon its consolidated financial statements. The Company continues to assess the imp

act of ASU

2014

09,

along with industry trends and additional interpretive guidance, on its core revenue streams, and as a result of the continued assessment, the Company

may

modify its plan of adoption accordingly.

Leases

February 2016,

the FASB i

ssued ASU

2016

02,

Leases (Topic

842

)

(“ASU

2016

02”

), which requires companies to generally recognize on the balance sheet operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use-assets. ASU

2016

also requires improved disclosures to help users of financial statements better understand the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The Company will adopt ASU

2016

beginning in the

first

quarter of fiscal year

2020

on a modified retrospective basis

The Company

is currently in the process of evaluating the impact that ASU

2016

will have upon its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company’s assessment efforts to date have included:

	●	Reviewing the provisions of ASU 2016 - 02;
	●	Gathering information to evaluate its lease population and portfolio;
	●	Evaluating the nature of its real and personal property and other arrangements that may meet the definition of a lease; and
	●	Evaluating s ystems’ readiness.

As a result of these efforts, the Compa

ny currently anticipates that the adoption of ASU

2016

not

anticipated to significantly change.

Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

	November 26 , 2017		May 28, 2017
Raw materials	$	13,229	$	10,158
Work in progress		4,702		3,447
Finished goods		12,905		11,685
Total	$	30,836	$	25,290

Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Unrealized Gains on Cash Flow Hedge
Accumulated OCI, net, as of May 28, 2017	$	432
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax effect		136
Amounts reclassified from OCI		—
Accumulated OCI, net, as of November 26, 2017	$	568

Schedule of Effect of Significant Unobservable Inputs for Investment [Table Text Block]

	At November 26, 2017		At May 28, 2017
Revenue growth rates		4%		4%
Expense growth rates		4%		4%
Income tax rates		15%		15%
Discount rates		12%		12%

Schedule of Sensitivity Analysis of Fair Value, Transferor's Interests in Transferred Financial Assets [Table Text Block]

	Impact on value of investment in Windset as of November 26, 2017
10% increase in revenue growth rates	$	7,400
10% increase in expense growth rates	$	(2,000	)
10% increase in income tax rates	$	(500	)
10% increase in discount rates	$	(4,500	)

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

	Fair Value at November 26, 2017						Fair Value at May 28, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
Assets:
Interest rate swap (1)	$	—	$	909	$	—	$	—	$	688	$	—
Investment in non-public company		—		—		65,800		—		—		63,600
Total	$	—	$	909	$	65,800	$	—	$	688	$	63,600

Revenue Recognition, Multiple-deliverable Arrangements [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27, 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27, 2016
Recorded upon shipment	$	118,634	$	107,987	$	231,908	$	214,152
Recorded upon acceptance in foreign port		13,996		25,701		21,572		49,040
Revenue from multiple element arrangements		2,132		1,683		3,701		3,268
Revenue from license fees, R&D contracts and royalties/profit sharing		1,695		494		2,633		1,799
Total	$	136,457	$	135,865	$	259,814	$	268,259

Note 4 - Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016
Options	$	354	$	307	$	678	$	599
RSUs		762		659		1,388		1,174
Total stock-based compensation	$	1,116	$	966	$	2,066	$	1,773

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016
Cost of sales	$	137	$	124	$	261	$	237
Re search and development		23		23		42		46
Selling, general and administrative		956		819		1,763		1,490
Total stock-based compensation	$	1,116	$	966	$	2,066	$	1,773

Note 5 - Diluted Net Income Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016
Numerator:
Net income applicable to Common Stockholders	$	487	$	1,326	$	2,633	$	4,638

Denominator:
Weighted average share s for basic net income per share		27,518		27,249		27,512		27,234
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and restricted stock units		357		369		354		338
Weighted average shares for diluted net income per share		27,875		27,618		27,866		27,572

Diluted net income per share	$	0.02	$	0.05	$	0.09	$	0.17

Note 7 - Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	November 26 , 2017			May 28, 2017
Term loan with JPMorgan Chase Bank (“ JPMorgan”), BMO Harris Bank N,A. (“BMO”), and City National Bank; due in quarterly principal and interest payments of $1,250 beginning December 1, 2016 through September 23, 2021 with the remainder due on maturity, with interest based on the Company’s leverage ratio at a per annum rate of the Eurodollar rate plus a spread of between 1.25% and 2.25%	$	45,000		$	47,500
Total principal amount of long-term debt		45,000			47,500
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs		(231	)		(261	)
Total long-term debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs		44,769			47,239
Less: current portion of long-term debt, net		(4,940	)		(4,940	)
Long-term debt, net	$	39,829		$	42,299

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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+ Details

Note 9 - Business Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Nov. 26, 2017

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016		November 26, 2017		November 27 , 2016
Canada	$	17.5	$	16.3	$	35.7	$	34.0
Taiwan	$	7.5	$	11.1	$	11.3	$	24.9
Belgium	$	0.5	$	1.6	$	2.7	$	6.9
Ch ina	$	1.1	$	6.3	$	1.3	$	11.4
Indonesia	$	2.6	$	3.6	$	3.8	$	5.1
Japan	$	1.6	$	2.9	$	3.2	$	4.9
Philippines	$	0.4	$	0.7	$	1.0	$	1.3
Al l Other Countries	$	3.2	$	3.5	$	4.7	$	5.7

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Three Months Ended November 26, 2017	Packaged Fresh Vegetables			Food Export			Biomaterials			Other			Total
Net sales	$	107,152		$	13,992		$	14,113		$	1,200		$	136,457
International sales	$	17,708		$	13,992		$	2,675		$	41		$	34,416
Gross profit	$	9,445		$	826		$	5,217		$	264		$	15,752
Net income (loss)	$	(270	)	$	110		$	1,260		$	(613	)	$	487
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,958		$	—		$	910		$	112		$	2,980
Dividend income	$	412		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	412
Interest income	$	18		$	—		$	—		$	24		$	42
Interest expense , net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	480		$	480
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(95	)	$	31		$	374		$	(103	)	$	207

Three Mont hs Ended November 27, 2016
Net sales	$	97,978		$	25,701		$	11,931		$	255		$	135,865
International sales	$	16,422		$	25,701		$	3,831		$	—		$	45,954
Gross profit	$	12,001		$	1,850		$	4,938		$	164		$	18,953
Net income (loss)	$	(250	)	$	733		$	1,312		$	(469	)	$	1,326
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,792		$	2		$	719		$	37		$	2,550
Dividend income	$	412		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	412
Interest income	$	4		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	4
Interest expense (benefit) , net	$	122		$	—		$	(90	)	$	348		$	380
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	(142	)	$	207		$	388		$	240		$	693

Six Months Ended November 26, 2017
Net sales	$	209,720		$	21,568		$	26,277		$	2,249		$	259,814
International sales	$	35,850		$	21,568		$	6,174		$	73		$	63,665
Gross profit	$	24,460		$	1,310		$	8,739		$	529		$	35,038
Net income (loss)	$	3,513		$	(48	)	$	1,105		$	(1,937	)	$	2,633
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,930		$	—		$	1,775		$	229		$	5,934
Dividend income	$	825		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	825
Interest income	$	29		$	—		$	—		$	45		$	74
Interest expense , net	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	884		$	884
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	1,002		$	(14	)	$	347		$	123		$	1,458

Six Months Ended November 27, 2016
Net sales	$	193,923		$	49,040		$	24,263		$	1,033		$	268,259
International sales	$	34,266		$	49,040		$	10,873		$	—		$	94,179
Gross profit	$	26,407		$	2,878		$	10,060		$	752		$	40,097
Net income (loss)	$	2,073		$	928		$	2,555		$	(918	)	$	4,638
Depreciation and amortization	$	3,612		$	3		$	1,431		$	64		$	5,110
Dividend income	$	825		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	825
Interest income	$	7		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	7
Interest expense , net	$	671		$	—		$	13		$	348		$	1,032
Income tax expense	$	513		$	262		$	738		$	1,069		$	2,582

Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual)						1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		5 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2017 USD ($)	May 05, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017	Dec. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 22, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 27, 2016 USD ($)	May 28, 2017 USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2014
Number of Proprietary Platforms							2			2
Debt Issuance Costs, Current, Net							$ 60,000			$ 60,000		$ 60,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net							171,000			171,000		201,000
Legal Actions Against Apio [Member]
Loss Contingency Accrual							$ 1,000,000			$ 1,000,000		$ 3,200,000
Unfair Labor Practice Claims [Member]
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party					$ 310,000
Discrimination and Wrongful Termination and Wage and Hour Claims [Member]
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	$ 1,800,000		$ 6,000,000			$ 1,800,000
Payments for Legal Settlements		$ 2,400,000							$ 4,200,000
Apio [Member] \| Legal Actions Against Apio [Member]
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs										100
Apio [Member] \| Unfair Labor Practice Claims [Member]
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party					$ 155,000
HA Based Biomaterials [Member]
Number of Product Segments										3
HA Based Biomaterials [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] \| Ophthalmic [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage												65.00%
HA Based Biomaterials [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] \| Orthopedic [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage												15.00%
HA Based Biomaterials [Member] \| Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] \| Other/Non-HA [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage												20.00%
Windset [Member]
Investment Ownership Percentage							26.90%			26.90%			26.90%
Apio Cooling, LP [Member]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired							60.00%			60.00%
Pacific Harvest [Member] \| Discrimination and Wrongful Termination and Wage and Hour Claims [Member]
Litigation Settlement, Amount to be Reimbursed									$ 2,100,000
O Olive [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life				11 years
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability							$ 5,400,000			$ 5,400,000		$ 5,900,000
Contingent Consideration Payment Period				3 years						3 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life										11 years
Customer Relationships [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life										13 years
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements, Net							120,000			$ 120,000		120,000
Other Assets [Member]
Debt Issuance Costs, Line of Credit Arrangements, Net							338,000			338,000		399,000
Windset [Member]
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties, Current							109,000			109,000		$ 388,000
Windset [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Revenue from Related Parties							$ 91,000	$ 75,000		$ 195,000	$ 193,000

Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Components of Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 26, 2017	May 28, 2017
Raw materials	$ 13,229	$ 10,158
Work in progress	4,702	3,447
Finished goods	12,905	11,685
Total	$ 30,836	$ 25,290

Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Nov. 26, 2017 USD ($)
Accumulated OCI, net, as of May 28, 2017	$ 228,152
Accumulated OCI, net, as of November 26, 2017	232,709
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Cash Flow Hedges Attributable to Parent [Member]
Accumulated OCI, net, as of May 28, 2017	432
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax effect	136
Amounts reclassified from OCI
Accumulated OCI, net, as of November 26, 2017	$ 568

Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Discounted Cash Flow Models (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 26, 2017	May 28, 2017
Revenue growth rates	4.00%	4.00%
Expense growth rates	4.00%	4.00%
Income tax rates	15.00%	15.00%
Discount rates	12.00%	12.00%

Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Assumptions Used in Discounted Cash Flow Models (Details) $ in Millions	Nov. 26, 2017 USD ($)
10% increase in revenue growth rates	$ 7.4
10% increase in expense growth rates	(2.0)
10% increase in income tax rates	(0.5)
10% increase in discount rates	$ (4.5)

Note 1 - Organization, Basis of Presentation, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands

Nov. 26, 2017

May 28, 2017

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]

$ 65,800

$ 63,600

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Total

Interest rate swap (1)

^[1]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Total

909

688

Interest rate swap (1)

^[1]

909

688

Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]