Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2020

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents our revenues for the years ended December 30, 2020, December 25, 2019 and December 26, 2018 disaggregated by revenue source and market (in thousands):

		December 30,		December 25,	December 25,
		2020		2019	2018
Core Market(1):
Company-operated restaurant revenue	$	346,662	$	351,624	$	340,421
Franchise revenue		14,216		14,918		14,144
Franchise advertising fee revenue		10,632		11,049		10,831
Total core market	$	371,510	$	377,591	$	365,396
Non-Core Market(2):
Company-operated restaurant revenue	$	27,402	$	39,488	$	48,414
Franchise revenue		15,202		13,901		11,627
Franchise advertising fee revenue		11,973		11,350		10,391
Total non-core market	$	54,577	$	64,739	$	70,432
Total revenue	$	426,087	$	442,330	$	435,828

(1) Core Market includes markets with existing company-operated restaurants at the time of the Company’s Initial Public Offering ("IPO") on July 28, 2014.

(2) Non-Core Market includes markets entered into by the Company subsequent to the IPO date.

The following table presents our revenues disaggregated by geographic market for the years ended December 30, 2020, December 25, 2019 and December 26, 2018:

	December 30, 2020		December 25, 2019		December 26, 2018
Greater Los Angeles area market	71.3	%	70.5	%	69.2	%
Other markets	28.7	%	29.5	%	30.8	%
Total	100	%	100	%	100	%

Schedule of Estimated Revenue to be Recognized Related to Performance Obligations

The following table illustrates the estimated revenue to be recognized in the future related to performance obligations that are unsatisfied as of December 30, 2020 (in thousands):

Franchise revenues:
2021	$	508
2022		427
2023		410
2024		394
2025		386
Thereafter		3,503
Total	$	5,628

Loyalty reward program

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Schedule of Change in Franchise Contract Liability Balances

Changes in the loyalty rewards program liability included in deferred revenue within other accrued expenses and current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):

	December 30,		December 25,		December 26,
	2020		2019		2018
Loyalty rewards liability, beginning balance	$	1,084	$	1,048	$	425
Revenue deferred		2,463		2,395		1,850
Revenue recognized		(2,647)		(2,359)		(1,227)
Loyalty rewards liability, ending balance	$	900	$	1,084	$	1,048

Gift card liability

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Schedule of Change in Franchise Contract Liability Balances

The gift card liability included in other accrued expenses and current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets was as follows (in thousands):

	December 30,		December 25,
	2020		2019
Gift card liability	$	4,008	$	3,006

Revenue recognized from the redemption of gift cards that was included in other accrued expenses and current liabilities at the beginning of the year was as follows (in thousands):

	December 30,		December 25,		December 26,
	2020		2019		2018
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year	$	880	$	800	$	816

Franchise revenue

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Schedule of Change in Franchise Contract Liability Balances

The following table provides information about the change in the franchise contract liability balances during the year ended December 30, 2020 and December 25, 2019 (in thousands):

December 26, 2018	$	5,593
Revenue recognized - beginning balance		(441)
Additional contract liability		1,457
Revenue recognized - additional contract liability		(292)
December 25, 2019	$	6,317
Revenue recognized - beginning balance		(1,082)
Additional contract liability		398
Revenue recognized - additional contract liability		(5)
December 30, 2020	$	5,628