REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2022

Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents the Company’s revenues for the years ended December 28, 2022, December 29, 2021 and December 30, 2020 disaggregated by revenue source and market (in thousands):

		December 28,		December 29,	December 30,
		2022		2021	2020
Core Market(1):
Company-operated restaurant revenue	$	384,504	$	371,067	$	346,662
Franchise revenue		17,953		16,062		14,216
Franchise advertising fee revenue		13,223		12,017		10,632
Total core market	$	415,680	$	399,146	$	371,510
Non-Core Market(2):
Company-operated restaurant revenue	$	18,714	$	23,666	$	27,402
Franchise revenue		20,272		17,667		15,202
Franchise advertising fee revenue		15,293		13,884		11,973
Total non-core market	$	54,279	$	55,217	$	54,577
Total revenue	$	469,959	$	454,363	$	426,087

(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 the Company’s revenues disaggregated by geographic market for the years ended December 28, 2022, December 29, 2021 and December 30, 2020:

	December 28, 2022		December 29, 2021		December 30, 2020
Greater Los Angeles area market	71.2	%	70.9	%	71.3	%
Other markets	28.8	%	29.1	%	28.7	%
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 28, 2022:

Franchise revenues:
2023	$	615
2024		522
2025		474
2026		451
2027		428
Thereafter		3,887
Total	$	6,377

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 other accrued expenses and current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets were as follows (in thousands):

	December 28,		December 29,		December 30,
	2022		2021		2020
Loyalty rewards liability, beginning balance	$	687	$	900	$	1,084
Revenue deferred		2,754		2,677		2,463
Revenue recognized		(2,915)		(2,890)		(2,647)
Loyalty rewards liability, ending balance	$	526	$	687	$	900

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 28,		December 29,
	2022		2021
Gift card liability	$	4,667	$	4,622

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 28,		December 29,		December 30,
	2022		2021		2020
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year	$	1,145	$	1,218	$	1,028

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 28, 2022 and December 29, 2021 (in thousands):

December 30, 2020	$	5,628
Revenue recognized - beginning balance		(680)
Additional contract liability		1,380
December 29, 2021	$	6,328
Revenue recognized - beginning balance		(744)
Additional contract liability		793
December 28, 2022	$	6,377