STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 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	556,958		10.48
Exercised	(163,696)		9.50
Forfeited, cancelled or expired	(159,777)		10.66
Outstanding – September 25, 2024	1,076,805	$	10.33		7.93	$	3,666
Vested and expected to vest at September 25, 2024	1,061,620	$	10.33		7.90	$	3,613
Exercisable at September 25, 2024	270,435	$	11.20		3.65	$	732

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

	September 25, 2024		September 27, 2023
Expected volatility	44.1	%	43.7	%
Risk-free interest rate	4.6	%	3.6	%
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	503,112	$	10.33
Released	(211,044)	$	10.17
Forfeited and cancelled	(84,301)	$	10.91
Unvested shares at September 25, 2024	745,228	$	10.03