STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 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
Grants	525,493		10.43
Exercised	(113,307)		9.75
Forfeited, cancelled or expired	(276,522)		10.28
Outstanding – December 31, 2025	1,233,984	$	10.46		7.17	$	435
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2025	1,223,897	$	10.46		7.15	$	433
Exercisable at December 31, 2025	444,364	$	10.70		4.32	$	268

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

	December 31, 2025		December 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

Changes in restricted shares for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 25, 2024, are as follows:

		Weighted-Average
	Shares	Fair Value
Unvested shares at December 27, 2023	537,461	$	9.94
Granted	472,186	$	10.42
Released	(258,506)	$	9.86
Forfeited, cancelled, or expired	(84,301)	$	10.91
Unvested shares at December 25, 2024	666,840	$	10.19
Granted	408,348	$	10.42
Released	(286,914)	$	10.38
Forfeited and cancelled	(171,237)	$	10.31
Unvested shares at December 31, 2025	617,037	$	10.22

Schedule of performance-based shares

Changes in performance-based shares for the years ended December 31, 2025 and December 25 2024, are as follows:

		Weighted-Average
	Shares	Fair Value
Unvested shares at December 27, 2023	—	$	—
Granted	41,537	$	9.63
Released	—	$	—
Forfeited, cancelled, or expired	—	$	—
Unvested shares at December 25, 2024	41,537	$	9.63
Granted	161,229	$	10.42
Released	(28,973)	$	9.63
Forfeited and cancelled	(35,988)	$	10.42
Unvested shares at December 31, 2025	137,805	$	10.34