STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 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 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
Grants	578,473		10.53
Exercised	(163,696)		9.50
Forfeited, cancelled or expired	(159,777)		10.66
Outstanding – December 25, 2024	1,098,320	$	10.36		7.72	$	1,774
Vested and expected to vest at December 25, 2024	1,084,553	$	10.36		7.70	$	1,753
Exercisable at December 25, 2024	319,049	$	10.78		4.23	$	485

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

	December 25, 2024		December 27, 2023
Expected volatility	44.1	%	43.8	%
Risk-free interest rate	4.6	%	3.7	%
Expected term (years)	6.25		6.20
Expected dividends	—		—

Schedule of Changes in Restricted Shares

Changes in restricted shares for the years ended December 25, 2024 and December 27, 2023, are as follows:

		Weighted-Average
	Shares	Fair Value
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
Granted	513,723	$	10.36
Released	(258,506)	$	9.86
Forfeited and cancelled	(84,301)	$	10.91
Unvested shares at December 25, 2024	708,377	$	10.16