Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2015	Dec. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Operating activities
Net income	$ 6,712	$ 1,672	$ 29,742
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	64,168	65,407	55,560
Amortization of debt issuance costs	3,980	3,896	3,458
Deferred income taxes	(7,921)	(5,876)	2,715
Net facility impairment and closure costs	7,469	980	727
Other	69	(875)	143
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding the effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	2,950	227	2,180
Inventories	487	(1,887)	(330)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	432	(802)	(1,691)
Accounts payable	82	4,509	7,125
Income taxes	(410)	(3,163)	2,972
Accrued interest	(1,629)	3,424	(915)
Accrued liabilities	597	1,576	(2,743)
Accrued predecessor transaction costs and interest	0	0	(176)
Insurance reserves	3,381	4,045	482
Other deferred items	(158)	(2,360)	(1,463)
Other assets	(305)	(295)	(22)
Net cash provided by operating activities	79,904	70,478	97,764
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(56,210)	(66,067)	(51,031)
Acquisition of Wendy’s business, net of cash acquired	0	(56,841)	(55,922)
Proceeds from sale-leaseback transactions	1,408	24,182	0
Purchase of assets for sale-leaseback	0	(1,736)	0
Proceeds from disposition of assets	1,590	3,144	545
Net cash used in investing activities	(53,212)	(97,318)	(106,408)
Financing activities
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	59,000	184,250	7,000
Payments under revolving credit facility	(59,000)	(191,250)	0
Payments on term bank facilities	(4,158)	(2,704)	0
Issuance of debt	0	40,000	0
Debt issue costs	(1,832)	(693)	(967)
Payment of accrued purchase price to sellers	0	(10,875)	(2,847)
Other	(48)	140	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(6,038)	18,868	3,186
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	20,654	(7,972)	(5,458)
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	12,063	20,035	25,493
Ending cash and cash equivalents	32,717	12,063	20,035
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Net cash paid for interest	39,274	33,621	39,315
Net cash paid for income taxes	2,673	3,516	3,111
Non-cash investing activities:
Accrued capital expenditures	$ 3,350	$ 2,435	$ 1,095