UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2024	Dec. 30, 2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 632	$ 594
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,146	981
Amortization of leasehold interests	7	5
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets	652	677
Loss on abandonment of property and equipment	4	1
Amortization of deferred loan costs	9	9
Income from unconsolidated limited partnership	(5)	(5)
(Increase) decrease in:
Other receivables	(156)	50
Prepaid income taxes	35	(18)
Inventories	(475)	(479)
Prepaid expenses	1,030	860
Other assets	34	15
Increase (decrease) in:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,808	(444)
Operating lease liabilities	(579)	(582)
Due to franchisees	(22)	(431)
Deferred revenue	2,581	2,217
Net cash and cash equivalents provided by operating activities	7,701	3,450
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchase of property and equipment	(736)	(660)
Purchase of construction in progress		(29)
Deposits on property and equipment	(13)	(71)
Purchase of leaseholds		(31)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	12	9
Proceeds from insurance recovery	30
Distributions from unconsolidated limited partnership	4	8
Net cash and cash equivalents used in investing activities	(703)	(774)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments on long-term debt	(334)	(321)
Purchase of noncontrolling limited partnership interest	(4)
Distributions to limited partnerships’ noncontrolling interests	(740)	(990)
Net cash and cash equivalents used in financing activities	(1,078)	(1,311)
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents	5,920	1,365
Cash and Cash Equivalents - Beginning of Period	21,402	25,532
Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Period	27,322	26,897
Cash paid during the year for:
Interest	205	262
Income taxes
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Increase (decrease) in fair value of interest rate swap	443	(453)
Purchase deposits capitalized to property and equipment	9	115
Construction in progress transferred to property and equipment		379
Property and equipment and construction in progress in accounts payable and accrued expenses		$ 574