STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2023

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Schedule of changes in Stock Options

				Weighted-Average		Aggregate
		Weighted-Average		Contractual Life		Intrinsic Value
	Shares	Exercise Price		Life (Years)		(in thousands)
Outstanding - December 29, 2021	978,078	$	11.45
Grants	372,958		10.54
Exercised	(185,798)		9.22
Forfeited, cancelled or expired	(97,059)		12.06
Outstanding – December 28, 2022	1,068,179	$	9.92
Grants	562,344		9.15
Exercised	(219,960)		5.32
Forfeited, cancelled or expired	(567,243)	$	10.63
Outstanding – December 27, 2023	843,320	$	10.13		6.73	$	33
Vested and expected to vest at December 27, 2023	835,581	$	10.14		6.71	$	32
Exercisable at December 27, 2023	380,896	$	11.09		3.90	$	—

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions

	December 27, 2023		December 28, 2022
Expected volatility	43.8	%	43.0	%
Risk-free interest rate	3.7	%	2.9	%
Expected term (years)	6.20		6.25
Expected dividends	—		—

Schedule of Changes in Restricted Shares

Changes in restricted shares for the years ended December 27, 2023 and December 28, 2022, are as follows:

		Weighted-Average
	Shares	Fair Value
Unvested shares at December 29, 2021	495,780	$	13.92
Granted	356,610	$	10.37
Released	(201,043)	$	13.32
Forfeited, cancelled, or expired	(105,867)	$	12.91
Unvested shares at December 28, 2022	545,480	$	12.02
Granted	454,081	$	9.08

Released	(190,415)	$	12.25
Forfeited, cancelled, or expired	(271,685)	$	11.06
Unvested shares at December 27, 2023	537,461	$	9.94