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<C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS                   3-MOS                   9-MOS                   9-MOS
12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-01-2000             DEC-30-2000             JAN-01-2000             DEC-30-2000
             JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             JUL-04-1999             JUL-02-2000             JAN-03-1999             JAN-02-2000
             JAN-03-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               OCT-02-1999             SEP-30-2000             OCT-02-1999             SEP-30-2000
             JAN-01-2000
<CASH>                                               0                       0                       0                     405
                    4479
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0                       0                       0                    8837
                    7405
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                       0                       0                   (155)
                   (152)
<INVENTORY>                                          0                       0                       0                   10599
                    7623
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0                       0                       0                   20867
                   21135
<PP&E>                                               0                       0                       0                    6603
                    5436
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0                       0                       0                  (3773)
                  (3093)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                       0                       0                       0                   56388
                   58545
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0                       0                       0                   14825
                   10663
<BONDS>                                              0                       0                       0                  90,000
                  90,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                       0                       0                   11762
                   10707
<PREFERRED>                                          0                       0                       0                    9000
                    9000
<COMMON>                                             0                       0                       0                      46
                      46
<OTHER-SE>                                           0                       0                       0                 (75245)
                 (70621)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                         0                       0                       0                   56388
                   58545
<SALES>                                          14125                   16980                   42355                   47147
                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                 14125                   16980                   42355                   47147
                       0
<CGS>                                             8419                   10086                   24612                   27214
                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                     3897                    4494                   12175                   13348
                       0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                   609                     608                    1823                    1826
                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0                      12                      29                      12
                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                2594                    2650                    7881                    7899
                       0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 (1394)                   (870)                  (4165)                  (3152)
                       0
<INCOME-TAX>                                     (312)                       0                   (937)                    (21)
                       0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             (1082)                   (870)                  (3228)                  (3131)
                       0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                    (1082)                   (870)                  (3228)                  (3131)
                       0
<EPS-BASIC>                                          0                       0                       0                       0
                       0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0                       0                       0                       0
                       0


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