STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 26, 2024

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 27, 2023	843,320	$	10.13
Grants	537,046		10.44
Exercised	(110,380)		9.57
Forfeited, cancelled or expired	(148,203)	$	10.24
Outstanding – June 26, 2024	1,121,783	$	10.32		7.87	$	1,288
Vested and expected to vest at June 26, 2024	1,105,134	$	10.32		7.84	$	1,270
Exercisable at June 26, 2024	335,325	$	11.07		3.93	$	331

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

	June 26, 2024		June 28, 2023
Expected volatility	44.1	%	43.7	%
Risk-free interest rate	4.6	%	3.5	%
Expected term (years)	6.25		6.25
Expected dividends	—		—

Schedule of Changes in Restricted Shares

		Weighted-Average
	Shares	Fair Value
Unvested shares at December 27, 2023	537,461	$	9.94
Granted	493,496	$	10.30
Released	(197,675)	$	10.22
Forfeited and cancelled	(79,848)	$	10.97
Unvested shares at June 26, 2024	753,434	$	9.99