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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          JAN-01-2000             DEC-30-2000             JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-03-1999             JAN-02-2000             JAN-03-1999
<PERIOD-END>                               APR-03-1999             APR-01-2000             JAN-01-2000
<CASH>                                               0                       4                   4,479
<SECURITIES>                                         0                       0                       0
<RECEIVABLES>                                        0                   9,025                   7,405
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0                   (152)                   (152)
<INVENTORY>                                          0                   8,872                   7,623
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                     0                  19,695                  21,135
<PP&E>                                               0                   5,877                   5,436
<DEPRECIATION>                                       0                 (3,306)                 (3,093)
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                                0                  10,972                  10,663
<BONDS>                                              0                  90,000                  90,000
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0                  11,055                  10,707
<PREFERRED>                                          0                   9,000                   9,000
<COMMON>                                             0                      23                      23
<OTHER-SE>                                           0                (72,383)                (70,598)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                         0                  56,542                  58,545
<SALES>                                         14,993                  14,230                       0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                14,993                  14,230                       0
<CGS>                                            8,589                   8,119                       0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                    4,112                   4,176                       0
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                   606                     609                       0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                    29                       0                       0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               2,689                   2,619                       0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                (1,032)                 (1,293)                       0
<INCOME-TAX>                                     (175)                       0                       0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                              (857)                 (1,293)                       0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0                       0                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0                       0                       0
<CHANGES>                                            0                       0                       0
<NET-INCOME>                                     (857)                 (1,293)                       0
<EPS-BASIC>                                          0                       0                       0
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