SEGMENT REPORTING (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2025

SEGMENT REPORTING

Schedule of segment (income) expenses

The table below is a summary of the segment net income, including significant segment expenses for the years ended December 31, 2025, December 25, 2024 and December 27, 2023 (in thousands):

	December 31, 2025		December 25, 2024		December 27, 2023
Total revenue	$	490,046	$	473,008	$	468,664
Less:
Food and paper costs		100,083		100,725		108,250
Labor and related expenses		127,258		127,179		127,244
General and administrative expenses		50,258		46,270		42,025
Franchise expenses		47,762		42,307		38,404
Occupancy expenses		32,551		30,792		31,318
Other operating expenses(1)		73,835		68,488		69,753
Depreciation and amortization		15,966		15,717		15,235
Other segment expenses(2)		288		362		(3,357)
Total operating expenses		448,001		431,840		428,872
Income from operations		42,045		41,168		39,792

Interest expenses, net		4,470		5,899		4,811
Provision for income taxes		11,089		9,605		9,324
Income tax receivable agreement (income) expenses		-		(20)		103
Total segment net income	$	26,486	$	25,684	$	25,554

(1) Other operating expenses are comprised of utilities, repairs and maintenance, advertising, credit card processing fees, delivery service provider fees, restaurant supplies and other restaurant operating costs.

(2) Other segment expenses include loss (gain) on disposal of assets, gain on recovery of insurance proceeds, property, equipment and expenses, (gain) loss on disposition of restaurants and impairment and closed-store reserves.