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Related Parties (Details Narrative)	12 Months Ended
Related Parties (Details Narrative)	Dec. 29, 2017 USD ($) warehouse	Dec. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 25, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of warehouses previously leased \| warehouse	2
Ownership interest in facilities owned by entities controlled by company's stockholders	100.00%
Tara Brennan expenses	$ 533,000	$ 616,000	$ 1,406,000
TJ Management Co. LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tara Brennan expenses	$ 219,000	210,000	156,000
Equity interest in related parties	8.33%
Architexture Studios, Inc.
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of products	$ 137,000	315,000	827,000
Old World Provisions
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of products	$ 1,713,000	1,269,000	963,000
Christopher Pappas
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity interest in related parties	8.33%
Revenue from related parties	$ 121,000	109,000	117,000
TJ Management Co. LLC \| ConAgra Foods, Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Purchase of products	$ 701,000	722,000
Directors
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of warehouse facilities leased from prior owners of newly acquired company \| warehouse	2
John DeBenedetti \| TJ Management Co. LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity interest in related parties	50.00%
Theresa Lincoln \| TJ Management Co. LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tara Brennan expenses	$ 234,000	225,000	167,000
Theresa Lincoln \| Tara Brennan
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Tara Brennan expenses	180,000	184,000
Constantine Papataros
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation paid	188,000	194,000	169,000
John Pappas
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation paid	593,000	597,000	882,000
Board of Directors Chairman \| John Pappas
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation paid	$ 0	0	0
C. Pappas, J. Couri and S. Hanson \| Interest in Aircraft
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity interest in related parties	50.00%
Aircraft rental expenses	$ 36,000	$ 21,000	$ 182,000