STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2025

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 25, 2024	1,098,320	$	10.36
Grants	512,445		10.44
Exercised	(54,353)		9.85
Forfeited, cancelled or expired	(141,799)		10.10
Outstanding – September 24, 2025	1,414,613	$	10.43		7.71	$	286
Vested and expected to vest at September 24, 2025	1,400,218	$	10.43		7.70	$	285
Exercisable at September 24, 2025	461,847	$	10.66		5.10	$	174

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

	September 24, 2025		September 25, 2024
Expected volatility	42.8	%	44.1	%
Risk-free interest rate	4.1	%	4.6	%
Expected term (years)	6.00		6.25
Expected dividends	—		—

Schedule of Changes in Restricted Shares

		Weighted-Average
	Shares	Fair Value
Unvested shares at December 25, 2024	708,377	$	10.16
Granted	404,701	$	10.42
Released	(258,529)	$	10.37
Forfeited and cancelled	(86,359)	$	10.18
Unvested shares at September 24, 2025	768,190	$	10.26