10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 27, 2022

OR

o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-38250

FAT Brands Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	82-1302696
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9720 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500

Beverly Hills, CA 90212

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(310) 319-1850

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	FAT	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	FATBB	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	FATBP	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock	FATBW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	o	Accelerated filer	o
Non-accelerated filer	x	Smaller reporting company	x
Emerging growth company	o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes o No x

As of May 2, 2022, there were 15,131,597 shares of Class A common stock and 1,270,805 shares of Class B common stock outstanding.

FAT BRANDS INC.

QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q

March 27, 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
	FAT Brands Inc. and Subsidiaries:
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit (Unaudited)	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	7
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	9
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	26
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	26
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	27
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	27
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	27
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	27
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	27
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	27
Item 5.	Other Information	27
Item 6.	Exhibits	27
SIGNATURES		28

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

FAT BRANDS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands, except share data)

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
			Audited
Assets
Current assets
Cash	$	28,973	$	56,656
Restricted cash	33,043		24,740
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,328 and $4,016 as of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021, respectively	17,966		19,555
Trade and other notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $129 as of both March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021	238		231
Assets classified as held for sale	5,337		5,476
Other current assets	11,647		11,853
Total current assets	97,204		118,511
Noncurrent restricted cash	18,525		18,525
Notes receivable – noncurrent, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $271, as of both March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021	3,431		3,493
Operating lease right of use assets	96,813		98,552
Goodwill	295,343		295,128
Other intangible assets, net	648,888		652,788
Property and equipment, net	81,399		80,501
Other assets	3,205		2,534
Total assets	$	1,244,808	$	1,270,032
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	23,495	$	27,527
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	42,651		46,295
Deferred income, current portion	2,827		2,636
Accrued advertising	12,312		10,853
Accrued interest payable	12,614		10,678
Dividend payable on preferred shares	1,565		1,574
Liabilities related to assets classified as held for sale	4,647		4,780
Current portion of operating lease liability	14,394		14,341
Redeemable preferred stock	135,000		67,500
Current portion of long-term debt	851		631
Current portion of acquisition purchase price payable	1,197		1,173
Other	10,390		10,500
Total current liabilities	261,943		198,488

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Deferred income, net of current portion	18,755		17,662
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	16,210		12,921
Operating lease liability, net of current portion	91,576		92,920
Long-term debt, net of current portion	907,068		904,265
Other liabilities	362		976
Total liabilities	1,295,914		1,227,232
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Redeemable preferred stock	—		64,455
Stockholders’ deficit
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized; 3,221,471 shares issued and outstanding at March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021, respectively; liquidation preference $25 per share	49,920		55,661
Class A common stock and Class B common stock and additional paid-in capital as of March 27, 2022: $0.0001 par value per share: 51,600,000 shares authorized (Class A 50,000,000, Class B 1,600,000); 16,402,402 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 15,131,597, Class B 1,270,805). Common stock and additional paid-in capital as of December 26, 2021: $0.0001 par value; 51,600,000 shares authorized; 16,380,552 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 15,109,747, Class B 1,270,805).	(24,792)		(24,837)
Accumulated deficit	(76,234)		(52,479)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(51,106)		(21,655)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$	1,244,808	$	1,270,032

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FAT BRANDS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(dollars in thousands, except share data)

For the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021

	2022		2021
Revenue
Royalties	$	20,898	$	4,898
Restaurant sales	58,077		—
Advertising fees	9,361		1,188
Factory revenues	8,179		—
Franchise fees	714		540
Management fees and other income	174		23
Total revenue	97,403		6,649
Costs and expenses
General and administrative expense	31,066		4,926
Cost of restaurant and factory revenues	54,799		—
Refranchising loss	548		427
Acquisition costs	248		15
Advertising fees	10,257		1,192
Total costs and expenses	96,918		6,560
Income from operations	485		89
Other income (expense), net
Interest expense	(19,027)		(2,460)
Interest expense related to preferred shares	(1,999)		(288)
Other income, net	1,310		98
Total other expense, net	(19,716)		(2,650)
Loss before income tax expense	(19,231)		(2,561)
Income tax provision (benefit)	4,524		(129)
Net loss	$	(23,755)	$	(2,432)
Basic and diluted loss per common share	$	(1.45)	$	(0.20)
Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding	16,388,471		11,970,505
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.13	$	—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FAT BRANDS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

(dollars in thousands)

For the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 27, 2022

	Common Stock										Preferred Stock
	Class A Shares	Class B Shares	Class A par value		Class B par value		Additional paid-in capital		Total Common Stock		Shares	Par value		Additional paid-in capital		Total Preferred Stock		Accumulated deficit		Total
Balance at December 26, 2021	15,109,747	1,270,805	$	2	$	—	$	(24,839)	$	(24,837)	3,221,471	$	—	$	55,661	$	55,661	$	(52,479)	$	(21,655)
Net loss	—	—	—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—		(23,755)		(23,755)
Issuance of common stock through exercise of warrants	21,850	—	—		—		61		61		—	—		18		18		—		79
Share-based compensation	—	—	—		—		2,112		2,112		—	—		—		—		—		2,112
Dividends declared on common stock	—	—	—		—		(2,128)		(2,128)		—	—		—		—		—		(2,128)
Dividends declared on Series B preferred stock	—	—	—		—		—		—		—	—		(1,652)		(1,652)		—		(1,652)
Exercise of Series B preferred stock put option	—	—	—		—		—		—		—	—		(4,107)		(4,107)		—		(4,107)
Balance at March 27, 2022	15,131,597	1,270,805	$	2	$	—	$	(24,794)	$	(24,792)	3,221,471	$	—	$	49,920	$	49,920	$	(76,234)	$	(51,106)

For the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 28, 2021

	Common Stock											Preferred Stock
	Class A Shares	Class B Shares		Class A par value		Class B par value		Additional paid-in capital		Total Common Stock		Shares	Par value		Additional paid-in capital		Total Preferred Stock		Accumulated deficit		Total
Balance at December 27, 2020	11,926,264	—		$	1	$	—	$	(42,776)	$	(42,775)	1,183,272	$	—	$	21,788	$	21,788	$	(20,896)	$	(41,883)
Net loss	—	—		—		—		—		—		—	—		—		—		(2,432)		(2,432)
Issuance of common stock through exercise of warrants	103,000	—		—		—		426		426		—	—		89		89		—		515
Share-based compensation	—	—		—		—		37		37		—	—		—		—		—		37
Measurement period adjustment in accordance with ASU 2015-16	—	—		—		—		(1,203)		(1,203)		—	—		—		—		—		(1,203)
Dividends declared on Series B preferred stock	—	—		—		—		—		—		—	—		(610)		(610)		—		(610)
Balance at March 28, 2021	12,029,264	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	(43,516)	$	(43,515)	1,183,272	$	—	$	21,267	$	21,267	$	(23,328)	$	(45,576)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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FAT BRANDS INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in thousands)

For the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021

	2022		2021
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$	(23,755)	$	(2,432)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:
Deferred income taxes	3,068		(995)
Depreciation and amortization	6,561		398
Share-based compensation	2,112		37
Change in operating right of use assets	1,875		605
Accretion of loan fees and interest	2,634		364
Accretion of preferred shares	—		10
Accretion of purchase price liability	24		24
Provision for bad debts	185		—
Change in:
Accounts receivable	1,404		(258)
Other current assets	205		397
Deferred income	1,506		332
Accounts payable	(4,014)		59
Accrued expense	(4,181)		83
Accrued advertising	1,462		(187)
Accrued interest payable	1,936		47
Dividend payable on preferred shares	(9)		278
Other	(722)		(8)
Total adjustments	14,046		1,186
Net cash used in operating activities	(9,709)		(1,246)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(3,770)		(573)
Other	30		—
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,740)		(573)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs	492		—
Repayments of borrowings	(236)		—
Change in operating lease liabilities	(1,424)		(353)
Exercise of warrants	79		515
Dividends paid on redeemable preferred stock	(1,062)		—
Dividends paid on common shares	(2,128)		—
Dividends paid on preferred shares	(1,652)		(639)
Net cash used in financing activities	(5,931)		(477)
Net decrease in cash and restricted cash	(19,380)		(2,296)

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Cash and restricted cash at beginning of the period	99,921		7,211
Cash and restricted cash at end of the period	$	80,541	$	4,915
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	14,978	$	1,969
Cash paid for income taxes	$	210	$	211

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS

Organization and Nature of Business

FAT Brands Inc. (the "Company" or "FAT") is a leading multi-brand restaurant company that develops, markets acquires and manages quick-service, fast casual, casual dining and polished casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. As of March 27, 2022, the Company owned seventeen restaurant brands: Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, Johnny Rockets, Fazoli's, Twin Peaks, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Buffalo’s Cafe & Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Pretzelmaker, Elevation Burger, Native Grill & Wings, Yalla Mediterranean and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses. As of March 27, 2022, the Company had 2,360 locations. Of this amount, 2,230 stores were franchised, representing approximately 94% of total restaurants.

Each franchising subsidiary licenses the right to use its brand name and provides franchisees with operating procedures and methods of merchandising. Upon signing a franchise agreement, the franchisor is committed to provide training, some supervision and assistance and access to operations manuals. As needed, the franchisor will also provide advice and written materials concerning techniques of managing and operating the restaurants.

The Company's operations have historically been comprised primarily of franchising a growing portfolio of restaurant brands. This growth strategy is centered on expanding the footprint of existing brands and acquiring new brands through a centralized management organization which provides substantially all executive leadership, marketing, training and accounting services. As part of these ongoing franchising efforts, the Company will, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants and may convert them to franchise locations. During the refranchising period, the Company may operate the restaurants and classifies the operational activities as refranchising gains or losses and the assets and associated liabilities as held-for sale. Through recent acquisitions, the Company also operates "company owned" restaurant locations of certain brands.

COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic, which continues to impact the United States and other countries. As a result, at certain times the Company franchisees temporarily closed some retail locations, modified store operating hours, adopted a “to-go” only operating model or a combination of these actions. These actions have reduced consumer traffic, all resulting in a negative impact to franchisee and Company revenue. While the disruption to our business from the COVID-19 pandemic is currently expected to be temporary, there is still a great deal of uncertainty around the severity and duration of the disruption. We may experience longer-term effects on our business and economic growth and changes in consumer demand in the U.S. and worldwide. The effects of COVID-19 may materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, liquidity and ability to service our existing debt, particularly if these effects continue in place for a significant amount of time.

Liquidity

The Company recognized income from operations of $0.5 million and $0.1 million during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, respectively. The Company has a history of net losses and an accumulated deficit of $76.2 million as of March 27, 2022. Additionally, the Company had negative working capital of $164.7 million. Of this amount, $135.0 million represents the current portion of redeemable preferred stock as discussed in Note 12. If the Company does not deliver the applicable cash proceeds at the related due dates, the amount then due will accrue interest until the payment is completed. The Company had $29.0 million of unrestricted cash at March 27, 2022 and plans on the combination of cash generated from operations and cash on hand to be sufficient to cover any working capital requirements for the next twelve months from the date of this report. If the Company does not achieve its operating plan, additional forms of financing may be required through the issuance of debt or equity. Although management believes it will have access to financing, no assurances can be given that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, in a timely manner or at all.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Our revenues are derived from two sales channels, franchised restaurants and company owned locations, which we operate as one reportable segment.

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The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature.

Fiscal year – The Company operates on a 52-week calendar and its fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of the calendar year. Consistent with industry practice, the Company measures its stores’ performance based upon 7-day work weeks. Using the 52-week cycle ensures consistent weekly reporting for operations and ensures that each week has the same days since certain days are more profitable than others. The use of this fiscal year means a 53rd week is added to the fiscal year every 5 or 6 years. In a 52-week year, all four quarters are comprised of 13 weeks. In a 53-week year, one extra week is added to the fourth quarter.

Use of estimates in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial statement reclassification – Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to current period classifications.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326)-Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and later amended the ASU in 2019, as described below. This guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology. Under the new guidance, on initial recognition and at each reporting period, an entity is required to recognize an allowance that reflects its current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the financial instrument based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates (“ASU 2019-10”). The purpose of this amendment is to create a two-tier rollout of major updates, staggering the effective dates between larger public companies and all other entities. This granted certain classes of companies, including Smaller Reporting Companies (“SRCs”), additional time to implement major FASB standards, including ASU 2016-13. Larger public companies will have an effective date for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. All other entities are permitted to defer adoption of ASU 2016-13, and its related amendments, until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Under the current SEC definitions, the Company meets the definition of an SRC and is adopting the deferral period for ASU 2016-13. The guidance requires a modified retrospective transition approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 3. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition of Fazoli's

On December 15, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Fazoli's for a total cash purchase price of $137.1 million. Founded in 1988 in Lexington, KY, Fazoli’s is a premium QSR Italian chain priding itself on serving premium quality Italian food, fast, fresh and friendly. Menu offerings include freshly prepared pasta entrees, Submarinos® sandwiches, salads, pizza and desserts – along with its unlimited signature breadsticks.

Acquisition of Native Grill & Wings

On December 15, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Native Grill & Wings (“Native”) for a total cash purchase price of $20.1 million. Based in Chandler, Arizona, Native Grill & Wings is a family-friendly, polished sports grill with

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franchised locations throughout Arizona, Illinois, and Texas. Native serves over 20 award-winning wing flavors that guests can order by the individual wing, as well as an extensive menu of pizza, burgers, sandwiches, salads and more.

Acquisition of Twin Peaks

On October 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Twin Peaks Buyer, LLC (“Twin Peaks”) for a total purchase price of $310.3 million. Twin Peaks is the franchisor and operator of a chain of sports lodge themed restaurants.

Acquisition of Global Franchise Group

On July 22, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of LS GFG Holdings Inc. (“GFG”), for a total purchase price of $444.9 million. GFG is a franchisor of five quick service restaurant brands (Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, Pretzelmaker and Hot Dog on a Stick).

Proforma Information

The table below presents the combined proforma revenue and net loss of the Company and Fazoli's, Twin Peaks and GFG (the "Material Acquired Entities") for the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2021, assuming the acquisitions had occurred on December 28, 2020 (the beginning of the Company’s 2021 fiscal year), pursuant to ASC 805-10-50 (in millions). This proforma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had the acquisition of the Material Acquired Entities occurred on this date nor does it purport to predict the results of operations for future periods.

Revenue	$	78.4
Net loss	$	(9.9)

NOTE 4. REFRANCHISING

As part of its ongoing franchising efforts, the Company may, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants in order to convert them to franchise locations or acquire existing franchise locations to resell to another franchisee across all of its brands.

The Company meets all of the criteria requiring that acquired assets used in the operation of certain restaurants be classified as held for sale. As a result, the following assets have been classified as held for sale on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021 (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Property, plant and equipment	$	0.8	$	0.8
Operating lease right of use assets	$	4.5	$	4.7
Total	$	5.3	$	5.5

Operating lease liabilities related to the assets classified as held for sale in the amount of $4.6 million and $4.8 million have been classified as current liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021, respectively.

Refranchising losses during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021 were as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
Restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$	0.5	$	0.4

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NOTE 5. NOTES RECEIVABLE

Notes receivable consist of trade notes receivable, the Elevation Buyer Note and the Twin Peaks - Hollywood note. Trade notes receivable are created when a settlement is reached relating to a delinquent franchisee account and the entire balance is not immediately paid. Trade notes receivable generally include personal guarantees from the franchisee. The notes are made for the shortest time frame negotiable and will generally carry an interest rate of 6.0% to 7.5%. Reserve amounts, on the notes, are established based on the likelihood of collection. As of March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021 trade notes receivable totaled $0.5 million, which was net of reserves of $0.4 million.

The Elevation Buyer Note was funded in connection with the purchase of Elevation Burger. The Company loaned $2.3 million in cash to the Seller under a subordinated promissory note bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in August 2026. This Note is subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness of the Seller arising under any agreement or instrument to which the Seller or any of its affiliates is a party that evidences indebtedness for borrowed money that is senior in right of payment to the Elevation Buyer Note, whether existing on the effective date of the Elevation Buyer Note or arising thereafter. The balance owing to the Company under the Elevation Buyer Note may be used by the Company to offset amounts owing to the Seller under the Elevation Note under certain circumstances. As part of the total consideration for the Elevation acquisition, the Elevation Buyer Note was recorded at a carrying value of $1.9 million, which was net of a discount of $0.4 million. As of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021, the balance of the Elevation Note was $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, which were net of discounts of $0.2 million. During the 13 weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, the Company recognized $46 thousand and $52 thousand in interest income on the Elevation Buyer Note, respectively.

The Twin Peaks - Hollywood note was funded in connection with the development of a Twin Peaks restaurant. As of March 27, 2022, the amount of the secured note was $1.5 million.

NOTE 6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consists of the following (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Real estate	$	60.5	$	60.5
Equipment	26.7		22.9
	87.2		83.4
Accumulated depreciation	(5.8)		(2.9)
Property and equipment, net	$	81.4	$	80.5

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NOTE 7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (in millions)

	Amortizing Intangible Assets		Non-Amortizing Intangible Assets
			Goodwill		Trademarks
December 26, 2021	$	175.6	$	295.1	$	477.2
Amortization	$	(3.7)	$	—	$	—
Adjustment to preliminary purchase price	$	(0.2)	$	0.2	$	—
March 27, 2022	$	171.7	$	295.3	$	477.2

Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization of Other Intangible Assets (in millions)

	March 27, 2022							December 26, 2021
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing intangible assets
Franchise agreements		$	109.2	$	(7.9)	$	101.2	$	109.4	$	(5.7)	$	103.7
Customer relationships		73.9		(3.8)		70.1		73.9		(2.4)		71.5
Other		0.4		—		0.4		0.4		—		0.4
Balance, end of year		$	183.4	$	(11.7)	$	171.7	$	183.6	$	(8.0)	$	175.6
Non-amortizing intangible assets
Trademarks						477.2						477.2
Total amortizing and non-amortizing intangible assets, net						$	648.9					$	652.8

The expected future amortization of the Company’s capitalized franchise agreements is as follows (in millions):

Fiscal year:
Remaining 2022	$	10.9
2023	13.7
2024	13.4
2025	13.2
2026	13.2
Thereafter	107.4
Total	$	171.7

NOTE 8. DEFERRED INCOME

Deferred income was as follows (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Deferred franchise fees	$	20.6	$	19.8
Deferred royalties	0.1		0.2
Deferred vendor incentives	0.8		0.4
Total	$	21.6	$	20.3

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NOTE 9. INCOME TAXES

The following table presents the Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022			March 28, 2021
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	4.5		$	(0.1)
Effective tax rate	(23.5)		%	5.0		%

The difference between the statutory tax rate of 21% and the effective tax rate of (23.5)% in the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 was primarily due to increases in the valuation allowance, nondeductible expenses and the impact of state income taxes.

NOTE 10. LEASES

The Company recognized lease expense of $4.5 million and $0.8 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, respectively.

Operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities relating to the operating leases are as follows (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Right of use assets	$	96.8	$	98.6
Right of use assets classified as held for sale	4.5		4.7
Total right of use asset	$	101.3	$	103.2
Operating lease liabilities	$	106.0	$	107.3
Lease liabilities related to assets held for sale	4.6		4.8
Total operating lease liabilities	$	110.6	$	112.0

The contractual future maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of March 27, 2022, including anticipated lease extensions, are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal year:
Remainder of 2022	$	12.5
2023	15.9
2024	14.7
2025	14.3
2026	13.2
Thereafter	165.6
Total lease payments	236.2
Less imputed interest	(125.6)
Total	$	110.6

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The current portion of the operating lease liability as of March 27, 2022 was $14.4 million.

Supplemental cash flow information for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 related to leases was as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	4.3	$	0.8

NOTE 11. DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions):

	March 27, 2022								December 26, 2021
	Final Maturity	Anticipated Call Date	Rate		Face Value		Book Value		Book Value
Senior Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	4.75	%	$	97.1	$	95.5	$	95.4
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	6.00	%	209.0		205.9		205.6
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	150.0		147.0		146.8
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	6.00	%	128.8		123.3		122.8
Senior Subordinated Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	8.00	%	32.4		31.8		31.8
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	84.0		81.7		81.5
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	50.0		46.8		46.6
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	25.0		22.9		22.7
Subordinated Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	15.0		14.2		14.1
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.50	%	57.0		52.9		52.6
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	10.00	%	50.0		44.5		44.2
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	40.0		35.6		35.1
Total securitized debt					938.2		902.0		899.3
Elevation note	7/19/2026	N/A	6.00	%	7.5		5.4		5.6
Equipment note	3/7/2028	N/A	8.49	%	0.5		0.5		—
Total debt					946.2		907.9		904.9
Current portion of long-term debt					—		(0.9)		(0.6)
Long-term debt					$	946.2	$	907.1	$	904.3

Terms of Outstanding Debt

2021 FAT Royalty Securitization

On April 26, 2021, FAT Brands Royalty I, LLC (“FB Royalty”), a special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary of FAT Brands Inc., completed the issuance and sale of three tranches of fixed rate secured notes (the “2021 FAT Royalty Securitization

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Notes”) with a total aggregate principal amount of $144.5 million. The 2021 FB Royalty Securitization Notes are generally secured by a security interest in substantially all the assets of FB Royalty and its subsidiaries.

2021 GFG Royalty Securitization

In connection with the acquisition of GFG, on July 22, 2021, FAT Brands GFG Royalty I, LLC ("GFG Royalty"), a special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary of FAT Brands, completed the issuance and sale of three tranches of fixed rate secured notes (the "2021 GFG Royalty Securitization Notes") with a total aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million. Immediately following the closing of the acquisition of GFG, the Company contributed the franchising subsidiaries of GFG to GFG Royalty, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement. The GFG Securitization Notes are generally secured by a security interest in substantially all the assets of GFG Royalty and its subsidiaries.

2021 Twin Peaks Securitization

In connection with the acquisition of Twin Peaks, on October 1, 2021, the Company completed the issuance and sale in a private offering through its special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary, FAT Brands Twin Peaks I, LLC, of three tranches of fixed rate secured notes (the "Twin Peaks Securitization Notes") with a total aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million. Immediately following the closing of the acquisition of Twin Peaks, the Company contributed the franchising subsidiaries of Twin Peaks to FAT Brands Twin Peaks I, LLC,, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement. The Twin Peaks Securitization Notes are generally secured by a security interest in substantially all the assets of FAT Brands Twin Peaks I, LLC, and its subsidiaries.

2021 Fazoli's / Native Securitization

In connection with the acquisition of Fazoli's and Native Grill & Wings, on December 15, 2021, the Company completed the issuance and sale in a private offering through its special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary, FAT Brands Fazoli's Native I, LLC, of three tranches of fixed rate secured notes (the "Fazoli's/Native Securitization Notes") with a total aggregate principal amount of $193.8 million. Immediately following the closing of the acquisition of Fazoli's and Native, the Company contributed the franchising subsidiaries of these entities to FAT Brands Fazoli's Native I, LLC, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement. The Fazoli's/Native Securitization Notes are generally secured by a security interest in substantially all the assets of FAT Brands Fazoli's Native I, LLC and its subsidiaries.

Terms and Debt Covenant Compliance

The 2021 FAT Royalty Securitization Notes, the 2021 GFG Royalty Securitization Notes, the 2021 Twin Peaks Securitization Notes and the 2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization Notes (collectively, the "Securitization Notes") require that the principal (if any) and interest obligations be segregated to ensure appropriate funds are reserved to pay the quarterly principal and interest amounts due. The amount of monthly cash flow that exceeds the required monthly interest reserve is generally remitted to the Company. Interest payments are required to be made on a quarterly basis and, unless repaid on or before July 25, 2023, additional interest equal to 1.0% per annum will accrue on the then outstanding principal balance of each tranche.

The material terms of the Securitization Notes contain covenants which are standard and customary for these types of agreements, including the following financial covenants: (i) debt service coverage ratio, (ii) leverage ratio and (iii) senior leverage ratio. As of March 27, 2022, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

Elevation Note

On June 19, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Elevation Burger. A portion of the purchase price included the issuance to the Seller of a convertible subordinated promissory note (the “Elevation Note”) with a principal amount of $7.5 million, bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in July 2026. The Elevation Note is convertible under certain circumstances into shares of the Company’s common stock at $12.00 per share. The annualized effective interest rate for the Elevation Note during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 was 11.4%.

The Elevation Note is a general unsecured obligation of Company and is subordinated in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of the Company.

Equipment Note

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On March 8, 2022, an indirect subsidiary of the Company entered into a $0.5 million equipment financing note, the proceeds of which will be used to purchase certain equipment for a new Twin Peaks restaurant (the "Equipment Note"). The Equipment Note has a maturity date of March 7, 2028 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.49% per annum. The Equipment Note is secured by certain restaurant equipment.

NOTE 12. SERIES B CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK

GFG Preferred Stock Consideration

On July 22, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of GFG. A portion of the consideration paid included 3,089,245 newly issued shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (the "GFG Preferred Stock Consideration"). Additionally, on July 22, 2021, the Company entered into a Put/Call Agreement with the GFG sellers, pursuant to which the Company may purchase, or the GFG sellers may require the Company to purchase the GFG Preferred Stock Consideration for $67.5 million plus any accrued but unpaid dividends on or before August 20, 2022 (extended from the original date of April 22, 2022), subject to the other provisions of the Put/Call Agreement. On March 22, 2022, the Company received a put notice on the GFG Preferred Stock Consideration and reclassified the GFG Preferred Stock Consideration to current liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Twin Peaks Preferred Stock Consideration

On October 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Twin Peaks. A portion of the consideration paid included 2,847,393 shares of the Company’s Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "Twin Peaks Preferred Stock Consideration").

The Twin Peaks seller agreed to a lock-up period with respect to the Preferred Stock Consideration, during which time the seller may not offer, sell or transfer any interest in these shares. The lock-up provisions restrict sales until March 31, 2022 for 1,793,858 shares (the “Initial Put/Call Shares”) and September 30, 2022 for the remaining 1,053,535 shares (the “Secondary Put/Call Shares”), subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Put/Call Agreement with the seller of Twin Peaks referenced below.

On October 1, 2021, the Company and the Seller entered into a Put/Call Agreement pursuant to which the Company was granted the right to call from the Seller, and the Seller was granted the right to put to the Company, the Initial Put/Call Shares at any time until March 31, 2022 for a cash payment of $42.5 million, and the Secondary Put/Call Shares at any time until September 30, 2022 for a cash payment of $25.0 million, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends on such shares. If the Company does not deliver the applicable cash proceeds to the Seller when due, the amounts then due will accrue interest at the rate of 10.0% per annum until repayment is completed. On October 7, 2021, the Company received a put notice on the Initial Put/Call Shares and the Secondary Put/Call Shares. The Company has classified the Twin Peaks Preferred Stock Consideration as a current liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

NOTE 13. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Effective September 30, 2017, the Company adopted the 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan was amended and restated on October 19, 2021. The Plan is a comprehensive incentive compensation plan under which the Company can grant equity-based and other incentive awards to officers, employees and directors of, and consultants and advisers to, FAT Brands Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Plan provides a maximum of 4,000,000 shares available for grant.

The Company has periodically issued stock options under the Plan. All of the stock options issued by the Company to date have included a vesting period of three years, with one-third of each grant vesting annually. As of March 27, 2022, there were 2,748,436 stock options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $10.56.

The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in the amount of $2.1 million and $37,000, during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, respectively. As of March 27, 2022, there remains $11.6 million of related share-based compensation expense relating to non-vested grants, which will be recognized over the remaining vesting period, subject to future forfeitures.

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NOTE 14. WARRANTS

The Company’s warrant activity for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 was as follows:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Warrants outstanding at December 26, 2021	1,707,670	$	4.72	3.2
Exercised	(21,850)	$	3.64	3.3
Warrants outstanding at March 27, 2022	1,685,820	$	4.63	2.9
Warrants exercisable at March 27, 2022	1,685,820	$	4.63	2.9

During the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022, 21,850 warrants were exercised in exchange for 21,850 shares of common stock with net proceeds to the Company of $0.1 million.

NOTE 15. DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK

On January 11, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.13 per share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, payable on March 1, 2022 to stockholders of record as of February 15, 2022, for a total of $2.1 million.

NOTE 16. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

James Harris and Adam Vignola, derivatively on behalf of FAT Brands, Inc. v. Squire Junger, James Neuhauser, Edward Rensi, Andrew Wiederhorn, Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC and Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., and FAT Brands Inc., nominal defendant (Delaware Chancery Court, Case No. 2021-0511)

On June 10, 2021, plaintiffs James Harris and Adam Vignola (“Plaintiffs”), putative stockholders of the Company, filed a shareholder derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery nominally on behalf of the Company against the Company’s directors (Squire Junger, James Neuhauser, Edward Rensi and Andrew Wiederhorn (the “Individual Defendants”)), and the Company’s majority stockholders, Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC and Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. (collectively with the Individual Defendants, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs assert claims of breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment and waste of corporate assets arising out of the Company’s December 2020 merger with Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. On August 5, 2021, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint (the “Motion”). Argument on the Motion was heard on February 11, 2022. At the conclusion of the argument, the Court indicated that it would deny the Motion with respect to most claims and most Defendants, but would reserve final decision until after more fully considering the arguments as to the unjust enrichment claim and one of the Individual Defendants. Defendants dispute the allegations of the lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims. As this matter is still in the early stages and discovery is just underway, we cannot predict the outcome of this lawsuit. This lawsuit does not assert any claims against the Company. However, subject to certain limitations, we are obligated to indemnify our directors in connection with the lawsuit and any related litigation or settlements amounts, which may be time-consuming, result in significant expense and divert the attention and resources of our management. An unfavorable outcome may exceed coverage provided under our insurance policies, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations and could harm our reputation.

James Harris and Adam Vignola, derivatively on behalf of FAT Brands, Inc. v. Squire Junger, James Neuhauser, Edward Rensi, Andrew Wiederhorn and Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC, and FAT Brands Inc., nominal defendant (Delaware Chancery Court, Case No. 2022-0254)

On March 17, 2022, plaintiffs James Harris and Adam Vignola (“Plaintiffs”), putative stockholders of the Company, filed a shareholder derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery nominally on behalf of the Company against the Company’s directors (Squire Junger, James Neuhauser, Edward Rensi and Andrew Wiederhorn (the “Individual Defendants”)), and the Company’s majority stockholder, Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC (collectively with the Individual Defendants, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs assert claims of breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the Company’s June 2021 recapitalization transaction. As this matter is still in the early stages, we cannot predict the outcome of this lawsuit. This lawsuit does not assert any claims

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against the Company. However, subject to certain limitations, we are obligated to indemnify our directors in connection with the lawsuit and any related litigation or settlements amounts, which may be time-consuming, result in significant expense and divert the attention and resources of our management. An unfavorable outcome may exceed coverage provided under our insurance policies, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations and could harm our reputation.

Robert J. Matthews, et al., v. FAT Brands, Inc., Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Rebecca Hershinger and Ken Kuick (United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:22-cv-01820)

On March 18, 2022, plaintiff Robert J. Matthews, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Rebecca Hershinger and Ken Kuick, asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), alleging that the defendants are responsible for false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC under the 1934 Act related to the LA Times story published on February 19, 2022 about the company and its management. The plaintiff alleges that the Company’s public statements wrongfully inflated the trading price of the Company’s common stock, preferred stock and warrants. The plaintiff is seeking to certify the complaint as a class action and is seeking compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. As this matter is still in the early stages, we cannot predict the outcome of this lawsuit. On April 25, 2022, Kerry Chapman, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Rebecca Hershinger and Ken Kuick in the United States District Court for the Central Division of California, asserting substantially the same claims as those made by Matthews in the above-referenced lawsuit.

Government Investigations

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California (the “U.S. Attorney”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission informed the Company in December 2021 that they have opened investigations relating to the Company and our Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wiederhorn, and are formally seeking documents and materials concerning, among other things, the Company’s December 2020 merger with Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc., transactions between these entities and Mr. Wiederhorn, and compensation, extensions of credit and other benefits or payments received by Mr. Wiederhorn or his family. The Company is cooperating with the government regarding these matters, and we believe that the Company is not currently a target of the U.S. Attorney’s investigation. At this early stage, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate the outcome or duration of the government investigations.

Stratford Holding LLC v. Foot Locker Retail Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Case No. 5:12-cv-772-HE)

In 2012 and 2013, two property owners in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma sued numerous parties, including Foot Locker Retail Inc. and our subsidiary Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. (now known as Fog Cutter Acquisition, LLC), for alleged environmental contamination on their properties, stemming from dry cleaning operations on one of the properties. The property owners seek damages in the range of $12.0 million to $22.0 million. From 2002 to 2008, a former Fog Cutter subsidiary managed a lease portfolio, which included the subject property. Fog Cutter denies any liability, although it did not timely respond to one of the property owners’ complaints and several of the defendants’ cross-complaints and thus is in default. The parties are currently conducting discovery, and the matter is scheduled for trial for October 2022. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter, however, reserves have been recorded on the balance sheet relating to this litigation. There can be no assurance that the defendants will be successful in defending against these actions.

SBN FCCG LLC v FCCGI (Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BS172606)

SBN FCCG LLC (“SBN”) filed a complaint against Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. (“FCCG”) in New York state court for an indemnification claim (the “NY case”) stemming from an earlier lawsuit in Georgia regarding a certain lease portfolio formerly managed by a former FCCG subsidiary. In February 2018, SBN obtained a final judgment in the NY case for a total of $0.7 million, which included $0.2 million in interest dating back to March 2012. SBN then obtained a sister state judgment in Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BS172606 (the “California case”), which included the $0.7 million judgment from the NY case, plus additional statutory interest and fees, for a total judgment of $0.7 million. In May 2018, SBN filed a cost memo, requesting an additional $12,411 in interest to be added to the judgment in the California case, for a total of $0.7 million. In May 2019, the parties agreed to settle the matter for $0.6 million, which required the immediate payment of $0.1 million, and the balance to be paid in August 2019. FCCG wired $0.1 million to SBN in May 2019, but has not yet paid the remaining balance of $0.5 million. The parties have not entered into a formal settlement agreement, and they have not yet discussed the terms for the payment of the remaining balance.

The Company is involved in other claims and legal proceedings from time-to-time that arise in the ordinary course of business, including those involving the Company’s franchisees. The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these

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actions will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources. As of March 27, 2022, the Company had accrued an aggregate of $5.1 million for the specific matters mentioned above and claims and legal proceedings involving franchisees as of that date.

NOTE 17. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND MAJOR FRANCHISEES

Revenue by geographic area was as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
United States	$	95.4	$	4.8
Other countries	2.0		1.8
Total revenue	$	97.4	$	6.6

Revenue is shown based on the geographic location of our franchisees’ restaurants. All assets are located in the United States.

During the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, no individual franchisee accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue.

NOTE 18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated all events and transactions that occurred subsequent to March 27, 2022 through the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. During this period, the Company did not have any significant subsequent events.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity and capital resources should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, as applicable. Certain statements made or incorporated by reference in this report and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in our press releases and in statements made by or with the approval of authorized personnel constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Forward-looking statements reflect intent, belief, current expectations, estimates or projections about, among other things, our industry, management’s beliefs and future events and financial trends affecting us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “will” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. Although we believe the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to, COVID-19. These differences can arise as a result of the risks described in the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 23, 2022 “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report, as well as other factors that may affect our business, results of operations, or financial condition. Forward-looking statements in this report speak only as of the date hereof, and forward-looking statements in documents incorporated by reference speak only as of the date of those documents. Unless otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks and uncertainties, we cannot assure you that the forward-looking statements contained in this report will, in fact, transpire.

COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) as a pandemic, which continues to spread throughout the United States and other countries. As a result, Company franchisees temporarily closed some retail locations, reduced or modified store operating hours, adopted a “to-go” only operating model, or a combination these actions. These actions reduced consumer traffic, all resulting in a negative impact to Company revenue. While the disruption to our business from the COVID-19 pandemic is currently expected to be temporary, there is a great deal of uncertainty around the severity and duration of the disruption, and also the longer-term effects on our business and economic growth and consumer demand in the U.S. and worldwide. The effects of COVID-19 may materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, liquidity and ability to service our existing debt, particularly if these effects continue in place for a significant amount of time. If additional information becomes available regarding the potential impact and the duration of the negative financial effects of the current pandemic, the Company may determine that additional impairment adjustment to the recorded value of trademarks, goodwill and other intangible assets may be necessary.

Executive Overview

Business overview

FAT Brands Inc. is a leading multi-brand restaurant franchising company that develops, markets, and acquires primarily quick-service, fast casual and casual dining concepts restaurant concepts around the world. As of March 27, 2022, the Company owned seventeen restaurant brands: Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, Johnny Rockets, Fazoli's, Twin Peaks, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Buffalo’s Cafe & Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Pretzelmaker, Elevation Burger, Native Grill & Wings, Yalla Mediterranean and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses. As of March 27, 2022, the Company had 2,360 locations. Of this amount, 2,230 stores were franchised, representing approximately 94% of total restaurants.

We generally do not own or operate restaurant locations, but rather generate revenue by charging franchisees an initial franchise fee as well as ongoing royalties. This asset light franchisor model provides the opportunity for strong profit margins and an attractive free cash flow profile while minimizing restaurant operating company risk, such as long-term real estate commitments or capital investments. Our scalable management platform enables us to add new stores and restaurant concepts to our portfolio with minimal incremental corporate overhead cost, while taking advantage of significant corporate overhead synergies. The acquisition of additional brands and restaurant concepts as well as expansion of our existing brands are key elements of our growth strategy.

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Our revenues are derived primarily from two sales channels, franchised restaurants and company owned restaurants, which we operate as one segment. The primary sources of revenues are the sale of food and beverages at our company restaurants and the collection of royalties, franchise fees and advertising revenue from sales of food and beverages at our franchised restaurants.

Results of Operations

We operate on a 52-week or 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday of the calendar year. In a 52-week fiscal year, each quarter contains 13 weeks of operations. In a 53-week fiscal year, each of the first, second and third quarters includes 13 weeks of operations and the fourth quarter includes 14 weeks of operations, which may cause our revenue, expenses and other results of operations to be higher due to an additional week of operations.

Results of Operations of FAT Brands Inc.

The following table summarize key components of our condensed consolidated results of operations for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021.

(In thousands)

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
Statements of operations data:
Revenue
Royalties	$	20,898	$	4,898
Restaurant sales	58,077		—
Advertising fees	9,361		1,188
Factory revenues	8,179		—
Franchise fees	714		540
Management fees and other income	174		23
Total revenue	97,403		6,649
Costs and expenses
General and administrative expense	31,066		4,926
Cost of restaurant and factory revenues	54,799		—
Refranchising loss	548		427
Acquisition costs	248		15
Advertising fees	10,257		1,192
Total costs and expenses	96,918		6,560
Income from operations	485		89
Total other expense, net	(19,716)		(2,650)
Loss before income tax expense	(19,231)		(2,561)
Income tax provision (benefit)	4,524		(129)
Net loss	$	(23,755)	$	(2,432)

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For the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021:

Revenue - Revenue consists of royalties, franchise fees, advertising fees, restaurant sales, factory revenue and other revenue. Total revenue increased $90.8 million, or 1,365%, in the first quarter of 2022, to $97.4 million compared to $6.6 million in the same period of 2021. The increase reflects revenue from the acquisition of GFG in July 2021, the acquisition of Twin Peaks in October 2021, the acquisition of Fazoli's in December 2021 and the acquisition of Native in December 2021 (collectively, the "2021 Acquisitions") and the continuing recovery from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on royalties from restaurant sales.

Costs and Expenses – Costs and expenses consist of general and administrative costs, cost of restaurant and factory revenues, net refranchising (gains) losses and advertising expense. Costs and expenses increased $90.4 million, or 1,381%, in the first quarter of 2022 to $96.9 million compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to the 2021 Acquisitions.

General and administrative expenses increased $26.1 million, or 531%, in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period in the prior year, primarily due to the 2021 Acquisitions and increased compensation costs, professional fees and travel, reflecting the significant expansion of the organization.

Cost of restaurant and factory revenues totaled $54.8 million for the first quarter of 2022 and were exclusively related to the 2021 Acquisitions. These costs relate to the operations of the company owned restaurant locations and the dough factory operated by GFG, which currently sells products exclusively to our brands.

Refranchising losses of $0.5 million and $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2022 and 2021, respectively, were comprised of restaurant operating costs, net of food sales.

Advertising expenses increased $9.1 million in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the prior year period. These expenses vary in relation to the advertising revenue and reflect advertising expenses related to the 2021 Acquisitions and the increase in customer activity as the recovery from COVID continues.

Other Expense, net – Other expense, net for the first quarter of 2022 and 2021 was $19.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively, primarily comprised of net interest expense of $21.0 million and $2.7 million, respectively.

Income Tax Benefit – The effective rate was (23.5)% and 5.0% for the first quarter of 2022 and 2021, respectively. The difference in effective rate was primarily due to increases in our valuation allowance.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is a measurement of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay borrowings, fund business operations, acquisitions and expansion of franchised restaurant locations and for other general business purposes. Our primary sources of funds for liquidity during the firsts quarter of 2022 consisted of cash on hand at the beginning of the period.

We are involved in a world-wide expansion of franchise locations, which will require significant liquidity, primarily from our franchisees. If real estate locations of sufficient quality cannot be located and either leased or purchased, the timing of restaurant openings may be delayed. Additionally, if we or our franchisees cannot obtain capital sufficient to fund this expansion, the extent of or timing of restaurant openings may be reduced or delayed.

We also may acquire additional restaurant concepts. These acquisitions typically require capital investments in excess of our normal cash on hand. We would expect that future acquisitions will necessitate financing with additional debt or equity transactions. If we are unable to obtain acceptable financing, our ability to acquire additional restaurant concepts likely would be negatively impacted.

We have liabilities of $135.0 million relating to put options held by others on our Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock due in 2022. The Company has contractual options pursuant to the put/call agreements to extend this repayment via incremental interest payments and there are capital market options that the Company may consider. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to meet our liquidity needs and capital resource requirements for at least the next twelve months primarily through currently available cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations and access to the capital markets.

As of March 27, 2022, we had cash and restricted cash totaling $80.5 million.

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Comparison of Cash Flows

Our cash and restricted cash balance was $80.5 million as of March 27, 2022, compared to $99.9 million as of December 26, 2021.

The following table summarize key components of our condensed consolidated cash flows for the 13 weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021:

For the Thirteen Weeks Ended

(In millions)

	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(9.7)	$	(1.2)
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(3.8)	$	(0.6)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(5.9)	$	(0.5)
Net cash flows	$	(19.4)	$	(2.3)

Operating Activities

Net cash used in operating activities increased $8.5 million in the first quarter of 2022 compared to 2021, primarily due higher debt service costs associated with our securitizations, partially offset by changes in working capital.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $3.7 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $0.6 million in the comparable period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to higher purchases of property and equipment in connection with company-owned restaurants acquired during fiscal 2021.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $5.9 million for the first quarter of 2022 and was primarily comprised of dividends paid on our Class A and Class B common stock and our Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock.

Dividends

On January 11, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.13 per share of Class A and Class B common stock, payable on March 1, 2022 to stockholders of record as of February 15, 2022, for a total of $2.1 million.

The declaration and payment of future dividends, as well as the amount thereof, are subject to the discretion of our Board of Directors. The amount and size of any future dividends will depend upon our future results of operations, financial condition, capital levels, cash requirements and other factors. There can be no assurance that we will declare and pay dividends in future periods.

Capital Expenditures

As of March 27, 2022, we do not have any material commitments for capital expenditures.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with GAAP. Preparing consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by the application of our accounting policies. Our significant accounting policies are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 26, 2021. Critical accounting estimates are those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. While we apply our

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judgment based on assumptions believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, actual results could vary from these assumptions. It is possible that materially different amounts would be reported using different assumptions. Our critical accounting estimates are identified and described in our annual consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ended December 26, 2021

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not Required.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of March 27, 2022, have concluded that, in regard to the segregation of duties and the financial close process, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

There were no significant changes in our internal control over financial reporting in connection with an evaluation that occurred during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations Over Internal Controls

We do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. A control procedure, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control procedures are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control procedures, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the control. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For a description of our material pending legal proceedings, please see Note 16, Commitments and Contingencies, to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 23, 2022, which could materially affect our business, financial condition, cash flows or future results. There have been no material changes in such factors discussed in our Annual Report. The risks described in our Annual Report are not the only risks facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Incorporated By Reference to			Filed Herewith
	Description	Form	Exhibit	Filing Date
10.1	Letter Agreement, dated March 30, 2022, by and between FAT Brands Inc. and Kenneth J. Kuick	8-K	10.1	4/5/2022
31.1	Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				X
31.2	Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				X
32.1	Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002				X
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document				X (Furnished)
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document				X (Furnished)
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document				X (Furnished)
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document				X (Furnished)

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101.LAB	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document	X (Furnished)
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document	X (Furnished)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	FAT BRANDS INC.
May 10, 2022	By	/s/ Kenneth J. Kuick
		Kenneth J. Kuick
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Andrew A. Wiederhorn, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FAT Brands Inc.:

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2022	/s/ Andrew A. Wiederhorn
	Andrew A. Wiederhorn
	President and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

I, Kenneth J. Kuick, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of FAT Brands Inc.:

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 10, 2022	/s/ Kenneth J. Kuick
	Kenneth J. Kuick
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EX-32

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Each of the undersigned hereby certifies, in accordance with 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in his capacity as an officer of FAT Brands Inc., that, to his or her knowledge, the Quarterly Report of FAT Brands Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 27, 2022 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in such report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the company.

May 10, 2022	By	/s/ Andrew A. Wiederhorn
		Andrew A. Wiederhorn
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
May 10, 2022	By	/s/ Kenneth J. Kuick
		Kenneth J. Kuick
		Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to FAT Brands Inc. and will be retained by FAT Brands Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Current assets
Cash	$ 28,973	$ 56,656
Restricted cash	33,043	24,740
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,328 and $4,016 as of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021, respectively	17,966	19,555
Trade and other notes receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $129 as of both March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021	238	231
Assets classified as held for sale	5,337	5,476
Other current assets	11,647	11,853
Total current assets	97,204	118,511
Noncurrent restricted cash	18,525	18,525
Notes receivable – noncurrent, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $271, as of both March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021	3,431	3,493
Operating lease right of use assets	96,813	98,552
Goodwill	295,343	295,128
Other intangible assets, net	648,888	652,788
Property and equipment, net	81,399	80,501
Other assets	3,205	2,534
Total assets	1,244,808	1,270,032
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	23,495	27,527
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	42,651	46,295
Deferred income, current portion	2,827	2,636
Accrued advertising	12,312	10,853
Accrued interest payable	12,614	10,678
Dividend payable on preferred shares	1,565	1,574
Liabilities related to assets classified as held for sale	4,647	4,780
Current portion of operating lease liability	14,394	14,341
Redeemable preferred stock	135,000	67,500
Current portion of long-term debt	851	631
Current portion of acquisition purchase price payable	1,197	1,173
Other	10,390	10,500
Total current liabilities	261,943	198,488
Deferred income, net of current portion	18,755	17,662
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	16,210	12,921
Operating lease liability, net of current portion	91,576	92,920
Long-term debt, net of current portion	907,068	904,265
Other liabilities	362	976
Total liabilities	1,295,914	1,227,232
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Redeemable preferred stock	0	64,455
Stockholders’ deficit
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 15,000,000 shares authorized; 3,221,471 shares issued and outstanding at March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021, respectively; liquidation preference $25 per share	49,920	55,661
Class A common stock and Class B common stock and additional paid-in capital as of March 27, 2022: $0.0001 par value per share: 51,600,000 shares authorized (Class A 50,000,000, Class B 1,600,000); 16,402,402 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 15,131,597, Class B 1,270,805). Common stock and additional paid-in capital as of December 26, 2021: $0.0001 par value; 51,600,000 shares authorized; 16,380,552 shares issued and outstanding (Class A 15,109,747, Class B 1,270,805).	(24,792)	(24,837)
Accumulated deficit	(76,234)	(52,479)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(51,106)	(21,655)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 1,244,808	$ 1,270,032

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Accounts Receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 3,328	$ 4,016
Financing Receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts, current	129	129
Financing Receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts, noncurrent	$ 271	$ 271
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Preferred stock, authorized (in shares)	15,000,000
Preferred stock, issued (in shares)	3,221,471
Preferred stock, outstanding (in shares)	3,221,471
Preferred stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 25	25
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001	$ 0.0001
Common stock, authorized (in shares)	51,600,000	51,600,000
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Class B Common Stock
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 97,403	$ 6,649
Costs and expenses
General and administrative expense	31,066	4,926
Cost of restaurant and factory revenues	54,799	0
Refranchising loss	548	427
Acquisition costs	248	15
Advertising fees	10,257	1,192
Total costs and expenses	96,918	6,560
Income from operations	485	89
Other income (expense), net
Interest expense	(19,027)	(2,460)
Interest expense related to preferred shares	(1,999)	(288)
Other income, net	1,310	98
Total other expense, net	(19,716)	(2,650)
Loss before income tax expense	(19,231)	(2,561)
Income tax provision (benefit)	4,524	(129)
Net loss	$ (23,755)	$ (2,432)
Basic loss per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.45)	$ (0.20)
Diluted loss per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (1.45)	$ (0.20)
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	16,388,471	11,970,505
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	16,388,471	11,970,505
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0
Royalties
Revenue
Total revenue	$ 20,898	$ 4,898
Restaurant sales
Revenue
Total revenue	58,077	0
Advertising fees
Revenue
Total revenue	9,361	1,188
Factory revenues
Revenue
Total revenue	8,179	0
Franchise fees
Revenue
Total revenue	714	540
Management fees and other income
Revenue
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Depreciation and amortization	6,561	398
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Change in operating right of use assets	1,875	605
Accretion of loan fees and interest	2,634	364
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Accretion of purchase price liability	24	24
Provision for bad debts	185	0
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Other current assets	205	397
Deferred income	1,506	332
Accounts payable	(4,014)	59
Accrued expense	(4,181)	83
Accrued advertising	1,462	(187)
Accrued interest payable	1,936	47
Dividend payable on preferred shares	(9)	278
Other	(722)	(8)
Total adjustments	14,046	1,186
Net cash used in operating activities	(9,709)	(1,246)
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment	(3,770)	(573)
Other	30	0
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,740)	(573)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs	492	0
Repayments of borrowings	(236)	0
Change in operating lease liabilities	(1,424)	(353)
Exercise of warrants	79	515
Dividends paid on redeemable preferred stock	(1,062)	0
Dividends paid on common shares	(2,128)	0
Dividends paid on preferred shares	(1,652)	(639)
Net cash used in financing activities	(5,931)	(477)
Net decrease in cash and restricted cash	(19,380)	(2,296)
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of the period	99,921	7,211
Cash and restricted cash at end of the period	80,541	4,915
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	14,978	1,969
Cash paid for income taxes	$ 210	$ 211

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ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization and Relationships

ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS

Organization and Nature of Business

FAT Brands Inc. (the "Company" or "FAT") is a leading multi-brand restaurant company that develops, markets acquires and manages quick-service, fast casual, casual dining and polished casual dining restaurant concepts around the world. As of March 27, 2022, the Company owned seventeen restaurant brands: Round Table Pizza, Fatburger, Marble Slab Creamery, Johnny Rockets, Fazoli's, Twin Peaks, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Buffalo’s Cafe & Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Pretzelmaker, Elevation Burger, Native Grill & Wings, Yalla Mediterranean and Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses. As of March 27, 2022, the Company had 2,360 locations. Of this amount, 2,230 stores were franchised, representing approximately 94% of total restaurants.

Each franchising subsidiary licenses the right to use its brand name and provides franchisees with operating procedures and methods of merchandising. Upon signing a franchise agreement, the franchisor is committed to provide training, some supervision and assistance and access to operations manuals. As needed, the franchisor will also provide advice and written materials concerning techniques of managing and operating the restaurants.

The Company's operations have historically been comprised primarily of franchising a growing portfolio of restaurant brands. This growth strategy is centered on expanding the footprint of existing brands and acquiring new brands through a centralized management organization which provides substantially all executive leadership, marketing, training and accounting services. As part of these ongoing franchising efforts, the Company will, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants and may convert them to franchise locations. During the refranchising period, the Company may operate the restaurants and classifies the operational activities as refranchising gains or losses and the assets and associated liabilities as held-for sale. Through recent acquisitions, the Company also operates "company owned" restaurant locations of certain brands.

COVID-19

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a pandemic, which continues to impact the United States and other countries. As a result, at certain times the Company franchisees temporarily closed some retail locations, modified store operating hours, adopted a “to-go” only operating model or a combination of these actions. These actions have reduced consumer traffic, all resulting in a negative impact to franchisee and Company revenue. While the disruption to our business from the COVID-19 pandemic is currently expected to be temporary, there is still a great deal of uncertainty around the severity and duration of the disruption. We may experience longer-term effects on our business and economic growth and changes in consumer demand in the U.S. and worldwide. The effects of COVID-19 may materially adversely affect our business, results of operations, liquidity and ability to service our existing debt, particularly if these effects continue in place for a significant amount of time.

Liquidity

The Company recognized income from operations of $0.5 million and $0.1 million during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, respectively. The Company has a history of net losses and an accumulated deficit of $76.2 million as of March 27, 2022. Additionally, the Company had negative working capital of $164.7 million. Of this amount, $135.0 million represents the current portion of redeemable preferred stock as discussed in Note 12. If the Company does not deliver the applicable cash proceeds at the related due dates, the amount then due will accrue interest until the payment is completed. The Company had $29.0 million of unrestricted cash at March 27, 2022 and plans on the combination of cash generated from operations and cash on hand to be sufficient to cover any working capital requirements for the next twelve months from the date of this report. If the Company does not achieve its operating plan, additional forms of financing may be required through the issuance of debt or equity. Although management believes it will have access to financing, no assurances can be given that such financing will be available on acceptable terms, in a timely manner or at all

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESBasis of presentation – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Our revenues are derived from two sales channels, franchised restaurants and company owned locations, which we operate as one reportable segment.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature.

Fiscal year – The Company operates on a 52-week calendar and its fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of the calendar year. Consistent with industry practice, the Company measures its stores’ performance based upon 7-day work weeks. Using the 52-week cycle ensures consistent weekly reporting for operations and ensures that each week has the same days since certain days are more profitable than others. The use of this fiscal year means a 53rd week is added to the fiscal year every 5 or 6 years. In a 52-week year, all four quarters are comprised of 13 weeks. In a 53-week year, one extra week is added to the fourth quarter.

Use of estimates in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial statement reclassification – Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to current period classifications.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326)-Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and later amended the ASU in 2019, as described below. This guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology. Under the new guidance, on initial recognition and at each reporting period, an entity is required to recognize an allowance that reflects its current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the financial instrument based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates (“ASU 2019-10”). The purpose of this amendment is to create a two-tier rollout of major updates, staggering the effective dates between larger public companies and all other entities. This granted certain classes of companies, including Smaller Reporting Companies (“SRCs”), additional time to implement major FASB standards, including ASU 2016-13. Larger public companies will have an effective date for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. All other entities are permitted to defer adoption of ASU 2016-13, and its related amendments, until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Under the current SEC definitions, the Company meets the definition of an SRC and is adopting the deferral period for ASU 2016-13. The guidance requires a modified retrospective transition approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Mergers and Acquisitions

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Acquisition of Fazoli's

On December 15, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Fazoli's for a total cash purchase price of $137.1 million. Founded in 1988 in Lexington, KY, Fazoli’s is a premium QSR Italian chain priding itself on serving premium quality Italian food, fast, fresh and friendly. Menu offerings include freshly prepared pasta entrees, Submarinos® sandwiches, salads, pizza and desserts – along with its unlimited signature breadsticks.

Acquisition of Native Grill & Wings

On December 15, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Native Grill & Wings (“Native”) for a total cash purchase price of $20.1 million. Based in Chandler, Arizona, Native Grill & Wings is a family-friendly, polished sports grill with

franchised locations throughout Arizona, Illinois, and Texas. Native serves over 20 award-winning wing flavors that guests can order by the individual wing, as well as an extensive menu of pizza, burgers, sandwiches, salads and more.

Acquisition of Twin Peaks

On October 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Twin Peaks Buyer, LLC (“Twin Peaks”) for a total purchase price of $310.3 million. Twin Peaks is the franchisor and operator of a chain of sports lodge themed restaurants.

Acquisition of Global Franchise Group

On July 22, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of LS GFG Holdings Inc. (“GFG”), for a total purchase price of $444.9 million. GFG is a franchisor of five quick service restaurant brands (Round Table Pizza, Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, Pretzelmaker and Hot Dog on a Stick).

Proforma Information

The table below presents the combined proforma revenue and net loss of the Company and Fazoli's, Twin Peaks and GFG (the "Material Acquired Entities") for the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2021, assuming the acquisitions had occurred on December 28, 2020 (the beginning of the Company’s 2021 fiscal year), pursuant to ASC 805-10-50 (in millions). This proforma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had the acquisition of the Material Acquired Entities occurred on this date nor does it purport to predict the results of operations for future periods.

Revenue	$	78.4
Net loss	$	(9.9)

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REFRANCHISING

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Refranchising

Refranchising

REFRANCHISING

As part of its ongoing franchising efforts, the Company may, from time to time, make opportunistic acquisitions of operating restaurants in order to convert them to franchise locations or acquire existing franchise locations to resell to another franchisee across all of its brands.

The Company meets all of the criteria requiring that acquired assets used in the operation of certain restaurants be classified as held for sale. As a result, the following assets have been classified as held for sale on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021 (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Property, plant and equipment	$	0.8	$	0.8
Operating lease right of use assets	$	4.5	$	4.7
Total	$	5.3	$	5.5

Operating lease liabilities related to the assets classified as held for sale in the amount of $4.6 million and $4.8 million have been classified as current liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021, respectively.

Refranchising losses during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021 were as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
Restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$	0.5	$	0.4

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NOTES RECEIVABLE

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Receivables [Abstract]

Notes Receivable

NOTES RECEIVABLE

Notes receivable consist of trade notes receivable, the Elevation Buyer Note and the Twin Peaks - Hollywood note. Trade notes receivable are created when a settlement is reached relating to a delinquent franchisee account and the entire balance is not immediately paid. Trade notes receivable generally include personal guarantees from the franchisee. The notes are made for the shortest time frame negotiable and will generally carry an interest rate of 6.0% to 7.5%. Reserve amounts, on the notes, are established based on the likelihood of collection. As of March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021 trade notes receivable totaled $0.5 million, which was net of reserves of $0.4 million.

The Elevation Buyer Note was funded in connection with the purchase of Elevation Burger. The Company loaned $2.3 million in cash to the Seller under a subordinated promissory note bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in August 2026. This Note is subordinated in right of payment to all indebtedness of the Seller arising under any agreement or instrument to which the Seller or any of its affiliates is a party that evidences indebtedness for borrowed money that is senior in right of payment to the Elevation Buyer Note, whether existing on the effective date of the Elevation Buyer Note or arising thereafter. The balance owing to the Company under the Elevation Buyer Note may be used by the Company to offset amounts owing to the Seller under the Elevation Note under certain circumstances. As part of the total consideration for the Elevation acquisition, the Elevation Buyer Note was recorded at a carrying value of $1.9 million, which was net of a discount of $0.4 million. As of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021, the balance of the Elevation Note was $1.6 million and $1.7 million, respectively, which were net of discounts of $0.2 million. During the 13 weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, the Company recognized $46 thousand and $52 thousand in interest income on the Elevation Buyer Note, respectively.

The Twin Peaks - Hollywood note was funded in connection with the development of a Twin Peaks restaurant. As of March 27, 2022, the amount of the secured note was $1.5 million.

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consists of the following (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Real estate	$	60.5	$	60.5
Equipment	26.7		22.9
	87.2		83.4
Accumulated depreciation	(5.8)		(2.9)
Property and equipment, net	$	81.4	$	80.5

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (in millions)

	Amortizing Intangible Assets		Non-Amortizing Intangible Assets
			Goodwill		Trademarks
December 26, 2021	$	175.6	$	295.1	$	477.2
Amortization	$	(3.7)	$	—	$	—
Adjustment to preliminary purchase price	$	(0.2)	$	0.2	$	—
March 27, 2022	$	171.7	$	295.3	$	477.2

Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization of Other Intangible Assets (in millions)

	March 27, 2022							December 26, 2021
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing intangible assets
Franchise agreements		$	109.2	$	(7.9)	$	101.2	$	109.4	$	(5.7)	$	103.7
Customer relationships		73.9		(3.8)		70.1		73.9		(2.4)		71.5
Other		0.4		—		0.4		0.4		—		0.4
Balance, end of year		$	183.4	$	(11.7)	$	171.7	$	183.6	$	(8.0)	$	175.6
Non-amortizing intangible assets
Trademarks						477.2						477.2
Total amortizing and non-amortizing intangible assets, net						$	648.9					$	652.8

The expected future amortization of the Company’s capitalized franchise agreements is as follows (in millions):

Fiscal year:
Remaining 2022	$	10.9
2023	13.7
2024	13.4
2025	13.2
2026	13.2
Thereafter	107.4
Total	$	171.7

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DEFERRED INCOME

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Deferred Income

Deferred Income

DEFERRED INCOME

Deferred income was as follows (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Deferred franchise fees	$	20.6	$	19.8
Deferred royalties	0.1		0.2
Deferred vendor incentives	0.8		0.4
Total	$	21.6	$	20.3

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INCOME TAXES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES

The following table presents the Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022			March 28, 2021
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	4.5		$	(0.1)
Effective tax rate	(23.5)		%	5.0		%

The difference between the statutory tax rate of 21% and the effective tax rate of (23.5)% in the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 was primarily due to increases in the valuation allowance, nondeductible expenses and the impact of state income taxes.

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LEASES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Leases

Leases

LEASES

The Company recognized lease expense of $4.5 million and $0.8 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, respectively.

Operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities relating to the operating leases are as follows (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Right of use assets	$	96.8	$	98.6
Right of use assets classified as held for sale	4.5		4.7
Total right of use asset	$	101.3	$	103.2
Operating lease liabilities	$	106.0	$	107.3
Lease liabilities related to assets held for sale	4.6		4.8
Total operating lease liabilities	$	110.6	$	112.0

The contractual future maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of March 27, 2022, including anticipated lease extensions, are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal year:
Remainder of 2022	$	12.5
2023	15.9
2024	14.7
2025	14.3
2026	13.2
Thereafter	165.6
Total lease payments	236.2
Less imputed interest	(125.6)
Total	$	110.6

The current portion of the operating lease liability as of March 27, 2022 was $14.4 million.

Supplemental cash flow information for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 related to leases was as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	4.3	$	0.8

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DEBT

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions):

	March 27, 2022								December 26, 2021
	Final Maturity	Anticipated Call Date	Rate		Face Value		Book Value		Book Value
Senior Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	4.75	%	$	97.1	$	95.5	$	95.4
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	6.00	%	209.0		205.9		205.6
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	150.0		147.0		146.8
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	6.00	%	128.8		123.3		122.8
Senior Subordinated Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	8.00	%	32.4		31.8		31.8
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	84.0		81.7		81.5
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	50.0		46.8		46.6
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	25.0		22.9		22.7
Subordinated Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	15.0		14.2		14.1
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.50	%	57.0		52.9		52.6
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	10.00	%	50.0		44.5		44.2
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	40.0		35.6		35.1
Total securitized debt					938.2		902.0		899.3
Elevation note	7/19/2026	N/A	6.00	%	7.5		5.4		5.6
Equipment note	3/7/2028	N/A	8.49	%	0.5		0.5		—
Total debt					946.2		907.9		904.9
Current portion of long-term debt					—		(0.9)		(0.6)
Long-term debt					$	946.2	$	907.1	$	904.3

Terms of Outstanding Debt

2021 FAT Royalty Securitization

On April 26, 2021, FAT Brands Royalty I, LLC (“FB Royalty”), a special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary of FAT Brands Inc., completed the issuance and sale of three tranches of fixed rate secured notes (the “2021 FAT Royalty Securitization

Notes”) with a total aggregate principal amount of $144.5 million. The 2021 FB Royalty Securitization Notes are generally secured by a security interest in substantially all the assets of FB Royalty and its subsidiaries.

2021 GFG Royalty Securitization

In connection with the acquisition of GFG, on July 22, 2021, FAT Brands GFG Royalty I, LLC ("GFG Royalty"), a special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary of FAT Brands, completed the issuance and sale of three tranches of fixed rate secured notes (the "2021 GFG Royalty Securitization Notes") with a total aggregate principal amount of $350.0 million. Immediately following the closing of the acquisition of GFG, the Company contributed the franchising subsidiaries of GFG to GFG Royalty, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement. The GFG Securitization Notes are generally secured by a security interest in substantially all the assets of GFG Royalty and its subsidiaries.

2021 Twin Peaks Securitization

In connection with the acquisition of Twin Peaks, on October 1, 2021, the Company completed the issuance and sale in a private offering through its special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary, FAT Brands Twin Peaks I, LLC, of three tranches of fixed rate secured notes (the "Twin Peaks Securitization Notes") with a total aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million. Immediately following the closing of the acquisition of Twin Peaks, the Company contributed the franchising subsidiaries of Twin Peaks to FAT Brands Twin Peaks I, LLC,, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement. The Twin Peaks Securitization Notes are generally secured by a security interest in substantially all the assets of FAT Brands Twin Peaks I, LLC, and its subsidiaries.

2021 Fazoli's / Native Securitization

In connection with the acquisition of Fazoli's and Native Grill & Wings, on December 15, 2021, the Company completed the issuance and sale in a private offering through its special purpose, wholly-owned subsidiary, FAT Brands Fazoli's Native I, LLC, of three tranches of fixed rate secured notes (the "Fazoli's/Native Securitization Notes") with a total aggregate principal amount of $193.8 million. Immediately following the closing of the acquisition of Fazoli's and Native, the Company contributed the franchising subsidiaries of these entities to FAT Brands Fazoli's Native I, LLC, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement. The Fazoli's/Native Securitization Notes are generally secured by a security interest in substantially all the assets of FAT Brands Fazoli's Native I, LLC and its subsidiaries.

Terms and Debt Covenant Compliance

The 2021 FAT Royalty Securitization Notes, the 2021 GFG Royalty Securitization Notes, the 2021 Twin Peaks Securitization Notes and the 2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization Notes (collectively, the "Securitization Notes") require that the principal (if any) and interest obligations be segregated to ensure appropriate funds are reserved to pay the quarterly principal and interest amounts due. The amount of monthly cash flow that exceeds the required monthly interest reserve is generally remitted to the Company. Interest payments are required to be made on a quarterly basis and, unless repaid on or before July 25, 2023, additional interest equal to 1.0% per annum will accrue on the then outstanding principal balance of each tranche.

The material terms of the Securitization Notes contain covenants which are standard and customary for these types of agreements, including the following financial covenants: (i) debt service coverage ratio, (ii) leverage ratio and (iii) senior leverage ratio. As of March 27, 2022, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

Elevation Note

On June 19, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Elevation Burger. A portion of the purchase price included the issuance to the Seller of a convertible subordinated promissory note (the “Elevation Note”) with a principal amount of $7.5 million, bearing interest at 6.0% per year and maturing in July 2026. The Elevation Note is convertible under certain circumstances into shares of the Company’s common stock at $12.00 per share. The annualized effective interest rate for the Elevation Note during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 was 11.4%.

The Elevation Note is a general unsecured obligation of Company and is subordinated in right of payment to all senior indebtedness of the Company.

Equipment Note

On March 8, 2022, an indirect subsidiary of the Company entered into a $0.5 million equipment financing note, the proceeds of which will be used to purchase certain equipment for a new Twin Peaks restaurant (the "Equipment Note"). The Equipment Note has a maturity date of March 7, 2028 and bears interest at a fixed rate of 8.49% per annum. The Equipment Note is secured by certain restaurant equipment.

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SERIES B CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock

SERIES B CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK

GFG Preferred Stock Consideration

On July 22, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of GFG. A portion of the consideration paid included 3,089,245 newly issued shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock (the "GFG Preferred Stock Consideration"). Additionally, on July 22, 2021, the Company entered into a Put/Call Agreement with the GFG sellers, pursuant to which the Company may purchase, or the GFG sellers may require the Company to purchase the GFG Preferred Stock Consideration for $67.5 million plus any accrued but unpaid dividends on or before August 20, 2022 (extended from the original date of April 22, 2022), subject to the other provisions of the Put/Call Agreement. On March 22, 2022, the Company received a put notice on the GFG Preferred Stock Consideration and reclassified the GFG Preferred Stock Consideration to current liabilities on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Twin Peaks Preferred Stock Consideration

On October 1, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Twin Peaks. A portion of the consideration paid included 2,847,393 shares of the Company’s Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (the "Twin Peaks Preferred Stock Consideration").

The Twin Peaks seller agreed to a lock-up period with respect to the Preferred Stock Consideration, during which time the seller may not offer, sell or transfer any interest in these shares. The lock-up provisions restrict sales until March 31, 2022 for 1,793,858 shares (the “Initial Put/Call Shares”) and September 30, 2022 for the remaining 1,053,535 shares (the “Secondary Put/Call Shares”), subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Put/Call Agreement with the seller of Twin Peaks referenced below.

On October 1, 2021, the Company and the Seller entered into a Put/Call Agreement pursuant to which the Company was granted the right to call from the Seller, and the Seller was granted the right to put to the Company, the Initial Put/Call Shares at any time until March 31, 2022 for a cash payment of $42.5 million, and the Secondary Put/Call Shares at any time until September 30, 2022 for a cash payment of $25.0 million, plus any accrued but unpaid dividends on such shares. If the Company does not deliver the applicable cash proceeds to the Seller when due, the amounts then due will accrue interest at the rate of 10.0% per annum until repayment is completed. On October 7, 2021, the Company received a put notice on the Initial Put/Call Shares and the Secondary Put/Call Shares. The Company has classified the Twin Peaks Preferred Stock Consideration as a current liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Share-based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]

Share-based Compensation

SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Effective September 30, 2017, the Company adopted the 2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan was amended and restated on October 19, 2021. The Plan is a comprehensive incentive compensation plan under which the Company can grant equity-based and other incentive awards to officers, employees and directors of, and consultants and advisers to, FAT Brands Inc. and its subsidiaries. The Plan provides a maximum of 4,000,000 shares available for grant.

The Company has periodically issued stock options under the Plan. All of the stock options issued by the Company to date have included a vesting period of three years, with one-third of each grant vesting annually. As of March 27, 2022, there were 2,748,436 stock options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $10.56.

The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in the amount of $2.1 million and $37,000, during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, respectively. As of March 27, 2022, there remains $11.6 million of related share-based compensation expense relating to non-vested grants, which will be recognized over the remaining vesting period, subject to future forfeitures.

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WARRANTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Warrants

Warrants

WARRANTS

The Company’s warrant activity for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 was as follows:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Warrants outstanding at December 26, 2021	1,707,670	$	4.72	3.2
Exercised	(21,850)	$	3.64	3.3
Warrants outstanding at March 27, 2022	1,685,820	$	4.63	2.9
Warrants exercisable at March 27, 2022	1,685,820	$	4.63	2.9

During the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022, 21,850 warrants were exercised in exchange for 21,850 shares of common stock with net proceeds to the Company of $0.1 million.

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DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022
Dividends On Common Stock
Dividends on Common Stock	DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCKOn January 11, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.13 per share of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, payable on March 1, 2022 to stockholders of record as of February 15, 2022, for a total of $2.1 million.

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation

James Harris and Adam Vignola, derivatively on behalf of FAT Brands, Inc. v. Squire Junger, James Neuhauser, Edward Rensi, Andrew Wiederhorn, Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC and Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc., and FAT Brands Inc., nominal defendant (Delaware Chancery Court, Case No. 2021-0511)

On June 10, 2021, plaintiffs James Harris and Adam Vignola (“Plaintiffs”), putative stockholders of the Company, filed a shareholder derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery nominally on behalf of the Company against the Company’s directors (Squire Junger, James Neuhauser, Edward Rensi and Andrew Wiederhorn (the “Individual Defendants”)), and the Company’s majority stockholders, Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC and Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. (collectively with the Individual Defendants, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs assert claims of breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment and waste of corporate assets arising out of the Company’s December 2020 merger with Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. On August 5, 2021, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint (the “Motion”). Argument on the Motion was heard on February 11, 2022. At the conclusion of the argument, the Court indicated that it would deny the Motion with respect to most claims and most Defendants, but would reserve final decision until after more fully considering the arguments as to the unjust enrichment claim and one of the Individual Defendants. Defendants dispute the allegations of the lawsuit and intend to vigorously defend against the claims. As this matter is still in the early stages and discovery is just underway, we cannot predict the outcome of this lawsuit. This lawsuit does not assert any claims against the Company. However, subject to certain limitations, we are obligated to indemnify our directors in connection with the lawsuit and any related litigation or settlements amounts, which may be time-consuming, result in significant expense and divert the attention and resources of our management. An unfavorable outcome may exceed coverage provided under our insurance policies, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations and could harm our reputation.

James Harris and Adam Vignola, derivatively on behalf of FAT Brands, Inc. v. Squire Junger, James Neuhauser, Edward Rensi, Andrew Wiederhorn and Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC, and FAT Brands Inc., nominal defendant (Delaware Chancery Court, Case No. 2022-0254)

On March 17, 2022, plaintiffs James Harris and Adam Vignola (“Plaintiffs”), putative stockholders of the Company, filed a shareholder derivative action in the Delaware Court of Chancery nominally on behalf of the Company against the Company’s directors (Squire Junger, James Neuhauser, Edward Rensi and Andrew Wiederhorn (the “Individual Defendants”)), and the Company’s majority stockholder, Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC (collectively with the Individual Defendants, “Defendants”). Plaintiffs assert claims of breach of fiduciary duty in connection with the Company’s June 2021 recapitalization transaction. As this matter is still in the early stages, we cannot predict the outcome of this lawsuit. This lawsuit does not assert any claims

against the Company. However, subject to certain limitations, we are obligated to indemnify our directors in connection with the lawsuit and any related litigation or settlements amounts, which may be time-consuming, result in significant expense and divert the attention and resources of our management. An unfavorable outcome may exceed coverage provided under our insurance policies, could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations and could harm our reputation.

Robert J. Matthews, et al., v. FAT Brands, Inc., Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Rebecca Hershinger and Ken Kuick (United States District Court for the Central District of California, Case No. 2:22-cv-01820)

On March 18, 2022, plaintiff Robert J. Matthews, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Rebecca Hershinger and Ken Kuick, asserting claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), alleging that the defendants are responsible for false and misleading statements and omitted material facts in the Company’s reports filed with the SEC under the 1934 Act related to the LA Times story published on February 19, 2022 about the company and its management. The plaintiff alleges that the Company’s public statements wrongfully inflated the trading price of the Company’s common stock, preferred stock and warrants. The plaintiff is seeking to certify the complaint as a class action and is seeking compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial. As this matter is still in the early stages, we cannot predict the outcome of this lawsuit. On April 25, 2022, Kerry Chapman, a putative investor in the Company, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the Company, Andrew Wiederhorn, Ron Roe, Rebecca Hershinger and Ken Kuick in the United States District Court for the Central Division of California, asserting substantially the same claims as those made by Matthews in the above-referenced lawsuit.

Government Investigations

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California (the “U.S. Attorney”) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission informed the Company in December 2021 that they have opened investigations relating to the Company and our Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Wiederhorn, and are formally seeking documents and materials concerning, among other things, the Company’s December 2020 merger with Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc., transactions between these entities and Mr. Wiederhorn, and compensation, extensions of credit and other benefits or payments received by Mr. Wiederhorn or his family. The Company is cooperating with the government regarding these matters, and we believe that the Company is not currently a target of the U.S. Attorney’s investigation. At this early stage, the Company is not able to reasonably estimate the outcome or duration of the government investigations.

Stratford Holding LLC v. Foot Locker Retail Inc. (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma, Case No. 5:12-cv-772-HE)

In 2012 and 2013, two property owners in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma sued numerous parties, including Foot Locker Retail Inc. and our subsidiary Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc. (now known as Fog Cutter Acquisition, LLC), for alleged environmental contamination on their properties, stemming from dry cleaning operations on one of the properties. The property owners seek damages in the range of $12.0 million to $22.0 million. From 2002 to 2008, a former Fog Cutter subsidiary managed a lease portfolio, which included the subject property. Fog Cutter denies any liability, although it did not timely respond to one of the property owners’ complaints and several of the defendants’ cross-complaints and thus is in default. The parties are currently conducting discovery, and the matter is scheduled for trial for October 2022. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter, however, reserves have been recorded on the balance sheet relating to this litigation. There can be no assurance that the defendants will be successful in defending against these actions.

SBN FCCG LLC v FCCGI (Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BS172606)

SBN FCCG LLC (“SBN”) filed a complaint against Fog Cutter Capital Group, Inc. (“FCCG”) in New York state court for an indemnification claim (the “NY case”) stemming from an earlier lawsuit in Georgia regarding a certain lease portfolio formerly managed by a former FCCG subsidiary. In February 2018, SBN obtained a final judgment in the NY case for a total of $0.7 million, which included $0.2 million in interest dating back to March 2012. SBN then obtained a sister state judgment in Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. BS172606 (the “California case”), which included the $0.7 million judgment from the NY case, plus additional statutory interest and fees, for a total judgment of $0.7 million. In May 2018, SBN filed a cost memo, requesting an additional $12,411 in interest to be added to the judgment in the California case, for a total of $0.7 million. In May 2019, the parties agreed to settle the matter for $0.6 million, which required the immediate payment of $0.1 million, and the balance to be paid in August 2019. FCCG wired $0.1 million to SBN in May 2019, but has not yet paid the remaining balance of $0.5 million. The parties have not entered into a formal settlement agreement, and they have not yet discussed the terms for the payment of the remaining balance.

The Company is involved in other claims and legal proceedings from time-to-time that arise in the ordinary course of business, including those involving the Company’s franchisees. The Company does not believe that the ultimate resolution of these

actions will have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity or capital resources. As of March 27, 2022, the Company had accrued an aggregate of $5.1 million for the specific matters mentioned above and claims and legal proceedings involving franchisees as of that date.

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND MAJOR FRANCHISEES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Geographic Information And Major Franchisees

Geographic Information and Major Franchisees

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND MAJOR FRANCHISEES

Revenue by geographic area was as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
United States	$	95.4	$	4.8
Other countries	2.0		1.8
Total revenue	$	97.4	$	6.6

Revenue is shown based on the geographic location of our franchisees’ restaurants. All assets are located in the United States.

During the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021, no individual franchisee accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue.

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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	SUBSEQUENT EVENTSManagement has evaluated all events and transactions that occurred subsequent to March 27, 2022 through the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated financial statements. During this period, the Company did not have any significant subsequent events.

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of presentation

Basis of presentation – The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Our revenues are derived from two sales channels, franchised restaurants and company owned locations, which we operate as one reportable segment. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented have been included and are of a normal, recurring nature.

Fiscal year

Fiscal year – The Company operates on a 52-week calendar and its fiscal year ends on the last Sunday of the calendar year. Consistent with industry practice, the Company measures its stores’ performance based upon 7-day work weeks. Using the 52-week cycle ensures consistent weekly reporting for operations and ensures that each week has the same days since certain days are more profitable than others. The use of this fiscal year means a 53rd week is added to the fiscal year every 5 or 6 years. In a 52-week year, all four quarters are comprised of 13 weeks. In a 53-week year, one extra week is added to the fourth quarter.

Use of estimates in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements

Use of estimates in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Financial statement reclassification

Financial statement reclassification – Certain account balances from prior periods have been reclassified in these condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to current period classifications.

Recently issued accounting standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326)-Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, and later amended the ASU in 2019, as described below. This guidance replaces the current incurred loss impairment methodology. Under the new guidance, on initial recognition and at each reporting period, an entity is required to recognize an allowance that reflects its current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the financial instrument based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-10, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates (“ASU 2019-10”). The purpose of this amendment is to create a two-tier rollout of major updates, staggering the effective dates between larger public companies and all other entities. This granted certain classes of companies, including Smaller Reporting Companies (“SRCs”), additional time to implement major FASB standards, including ASU 2016-13. Larger public companies will have an effective date for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. All other entities are permitted to defer adoption of ASU 2016-13, and its related amendments, until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Under the current SEC definitions, the Company meets the definition of an SRC and is adopting the deferral period for ASU 2016-13. The guidance requires a modified retrospective transition approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]

Proforma revenue and net loss

The table below presents the combined proforma revenue and net loss of the Company and Fazoli's, Twin Peaks and GFG (the "Material Acquired Entities") for the thirteen weeks ended March 28, 2021, assuming the acquisitions had occurred on December 28, 2020 (the beginning of the Company’s 2021 fiscal year), pursuant to ASC 805-10-50 (in millions). This proforma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations of the Company would have been had the acquisition of the Material Acquired Entities occurred on this date nor does it purport to predict the results of operations for future periods.

Revenue	$	78.4
Net loss	$	(9.9)

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REFRANCHISING (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Refranchising

Schedule of Assets Classified as Held for Sale

As a result, the following assets have been classified as held for sale on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 27, 2022 and December 26, 2021 (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Property, plant and equipment	$	0.8	$	0.8
Operating lease right of use assets	$	4.5	$	4.7
Total	$	5.3	$	5.5

Schedule of Gain on Refranchising Restaurant Costs and Expenses

Refranchising losses during the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 and March 28, 2021 were as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
Restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$	0.5	$	0.4

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Summary of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consists of the following (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Real estate	$	60.5	$	60.5
Equipment	26.7		22.9
	87.2		83.4
Accumulated depreciation	(5.8)		(2.9)
Property and equipment, net	$	81.4	$	80.5

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization of Other Intangible Assets

Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (in millions)

	Amortizing Intangible Assets		Non-Amortizing Intangible Assets
			Goodwill		Trademarks
December 26, 2021	$	175.6	$	295.1	$	477.2
Amortization	$	(3.7)	$	—	$	—
Adjustment to preliminary purchase price	$	(0.2)	$	0.2	$	—
March 27, 2022	$	171.7	$	295.3	$	477.2

Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization of Other Intangible Assets (in millions)

	March 27, 2022							December 26, 2021
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortizing intangible assets
Franchise agreements		$	109.2	$	(7.9)	$	101.2	$	109.4	$	(5.7)	$	103.7
Customer relationships		73.9		(3.8)		70.1		73.9		(2.4)		71.5
Other		0.4		—		0.4		0.4		—		0.4
Balance, end of year		$	183.4	$	(11.7)	$	171.7	$	183.6	$	(8.0)	$	175.6
Non-amortizing intangible assets
Trademarks						477.2						477.2
Total amortizing and non-amortizing intangible assets, net						$	648.9					$	652.8

Schedule of Expected Future Amortization of Capitalized Franchise Agreements

The expected future amortization of the Company’s capitalized franchise agreements is as follows (in millions):

Fiscal year:
Remaining 2022	$	10.9
2023	13.7
2024	13.4
2025	13.2
2026	13.2
Thereafter	107.4
Total	$	171.7

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DEFERRED INCOME (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Deferred Income

Schedule of Deferred Income

Deferred income was as follows (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Deferred franchise fees	$	20.6	$	19.8
Deferred royalties	0.1		0.2
Deferred vendor incentives	0.8		0.4
Total	$	21.6	$	20.3

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

The following table presents the Company’s provision (benefit) for income taxes (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022			March 28, 2021
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$	4.5		$	(0.1)
Effective tax rate	(23.5)		%	5.0		%

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LEASES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Leases

Summary of Operating Lease Right of Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities

Operating lease right of use assets and operating lease liabilities relating to the operating leases are as follows (in millions):

	March 27, 2022		December 26, 2021
Right of use assets	$	96.8	$	98.6
Right of use assets classified as held for sale	4.5		4.7
Total right of use asset	$	101.3	$	103.2
Operating lease liabilities	$	106.0	$	107.3
Lease liabilities related to assets held for sale	4.6		4.8
Total operating lease liabilities	$	110.6	$	112.0

Contractual Future Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities

The contractual future maturities of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of March 27, 2022, including anticipated lease extensions, are as follows (in millions):

Fiscal year:
Remainder of 2022	$	12.5
2023	15.9
2024	14.7
2025	14.3
2026	13.2
Thereafter	165.6
Total lease payments	236.2
Less imputed interest	(125.6)
Total	$	110.6

Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related to Leases

Supplemental cash flow information for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 related to leases was as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	4.3	$	0.8

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DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions):

	March 27, 2022								December 26, 2021
	Final Maturity	Anticipated Call Date	Rate		Face Value		Book Value		Book Value
Senior Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	4.75	%	$	97.1	$	95.5	$	95.4
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	6.00	%	209.0		205.9		205.6
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	150.0		147.0		146.8
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	6.00	%	128.8		123.3		122.8
Senior Subordinated Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	8.00	%	32.4		31.8		31.8
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	84.0		81.7		81.5
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	50.0		46.8		46.6
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	7.00	%	25.0		22.9		22.7
Subordinated Debt
2021 FB Royalty Securitization	4/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	15.0		14.2		14.1
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.50	%	57.0		52.9		52.6
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	10.00	%	50.0		44.5		44.2
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization	7/25/2051	7/25/2023	9.00	%	40.0		35.6		35.1
Total securitized debt					938.2		902.0		899.3
Elevation note	7/19/2026	N/A	6.00	%	7.5		5.4		5.6
Equipment note	3/7/2028	N/A	8.49	%	0.5		0.5		—
Total debt					946.2		907.9		904.9
Current portion of long-term debt					—		(0.9)		(0.6)
Long-term debt					$	946.2	$	907.1	$	904.3

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WARRANTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Warrants

Schedule of Warrant Activity

The Company’s warrant activity for the thirteen weeks ended March 27, 2022 was as follows:

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Warrants outstanding at December 26, 2021	1,707,670	$	4.72	3.2
Exercised	(21,850)	$	3.64	3.3
Warrants outstanding at March 27, 2022	1,685,820	$	4.63	2.9
Warrants exercisable at March 27, 2022	1,685,820	$	4.63	2.9

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND MAJOR FRANCHISEES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2022

Geographic Information And Major Franchisees

Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Area

Revenue by geographic area was as follows (in millions):

	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	March 27, 2022		March 28, 2021
United States	$	95.4	$	4.8
Other countries	2.0		1.8
Total revenue	$	97.4	$	6.6

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ORGANIZATION AND RELATIONSHIPS - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022 USD ($) location franchise	Mar. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of franchise brands | franchise	17
Number of stores | location	2,360
Number of franchise units worldwide | franchise	2,230
Percent of total restaurants franchised	94.00%
Income (loss) from operations	$ 485	$ 89
Accumulated deficit	(76,234)		$ (52,479)
Working capital	(164,700)
Redeemable preferred stock	135,000		67,500
Cash	$ 28,973		$ 56,656

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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022 segment salesChannel
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of sales channels | salesChannel	2
Number of reportable segments | segment	1

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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Jul. 22, 2021 USD ($) franchise	Mar. 27, 2022 franchise	Dec. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2021 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of franchise brands | franchise		17
Fazoli's
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net identifiable assets			$ 137.1
Native Wings
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net identifiable assets			$ 20.1
Twin Peaks
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net identifiable assets				$ 310.3
GFG Holdings Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Net identifiable assets	$ 444.9
Number of franchise brands | franchise	5

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MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS - PRO FORMA REVENUE AND NET INCOME (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2021 USD ($)
Business Combination and Asset Acquisition [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 78.4
Net loss	$ (9.9)

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REFRANCHISING - Schedule of Remaining Assets Classified as Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Refranchising
Property, plant and equipment	$ 800	$ 800
Operating lease right of use assets	4,500	4,700
Total	$ 5,337	$ 5,476

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REFRANCHISING - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Refranchising
Liabilities related to assets classified as held for sale	$ 4,647	$ 4,780

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REFRANCHISING - Schedule of Gain on Refranchising Restaurant Costs and Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021
Restaurant sales | Assets classified as held for sale
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Restaurant costs and expenses, net of revenue	$ 0.5	$ 0.4

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NOTES RECEIVABLE - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 19, 2019	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021	Dec. 26, 2021
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Note receivable in connection with acquisition		$ 500	$ 500
Trade notes receivable, reserves		$ 400	400
Minimum
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Rate		6.00%
Maximum
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Rate		7.50%
EB Franchises LLC | Elevation Buyer Note
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Rate	6.00%
Note receivable in connection with acquisition	$ 2,300
Purchase price of business	1,900	$ 1,600		$ 1,700
Unamortized discount	$ 400	200		$ 200
Interest income on notes receivable		46	$ 52
Twin Peaks | Twin Peaks Note
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Note receivable in connection with acquisition		$ 1,500

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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 87,200	$ 83,400
Accumulated depreciation	(5,800)	(2,900)
Property and equipment, net	81,399	80,501
Real estate
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	60,500	60,500
Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 26,700	$ 22,900

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET - Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022 USD ($)
Amortizing Intangible Assets
Amortizing Intangible Assets, Beginning balance	$ 175.6
Amortization	(3.7)
Adjustment to preliminary purchase price	(0.2)
Amortizing Intangible Assets, Ending balance	171.7
Goodwill
Goodwill, Beginning balance	295.1
Adjustment to preliminary purchase price	0.2
Goodwill, Ending balance	295.3
Trademarks
Trademarks
Trademarks, Beginning balance	477.2
Trademarks, Ending balance	$ 477.2

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET - Gross Carrying Value and Accumulated Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 183,400	$ 183,600
Accumulated Amortization	(11,700)	(8,000)
Total	171,700	175,600
Total amortizing and non-amortizing intangible assets, net	648,888	652,788
Trademarks
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Non-amortizing intangible assets	477,200	477,200
Franchise agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	109,200	109,400
Accumulated Amortization	(7,900)	(5,700)
Total	101,200	103,700
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	73,900	73,900
Accumulated Amortization	(3,800)	(2,400)
Total	70,100	71,500
Other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount	400	400
Accumulated Amortization	0	0
Total	$ 400	$ 400

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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET - Expected Future Amortization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Remaining 2022	$ 10.9
2023	13.7
2024	13.4
2025	13.2
2026	13.2
Thereafter	107.4
Total	$ 171.7	$ 175.6

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DEFERRED INCOME - Schedule of Deferred Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Deferred Income
Deferred franchise fees	$ 20.6	$ 19.8
Deferred royalties	0.1	0.2
Deferred vendor incentives	0.8	0.4
Total	$ 21.6	$ 20.3

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INCOME TAXES - Schedule for Benefit of Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	$ 4,524	$ (129)
Effective tax rate	(23.50%)	5.00%

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LEASES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021	Dec. 26, 2021
Leases
Lease expense recognized	$ 4,500	$ 800
Current portion of operating lease liability	$ 14,394		$ 14,341

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LEASES - Summary of Operating Lease Right of Use Assets and Operating Lease Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease right of use assets	$ 96,813	$ 98,552
Corporate Offices and For Certain Restaurant Properties
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease right of use assets	101,300	103,200
Operating lease liabilities	110,600	112,000
Corporate Offices and For Certain Restaurant Properties | Continuing operations
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease right of use assets	96,800	98,600
Operating lease liabilities	106,000	107,300
Corporate Offices and For Certain Restaurant Properties | Held for sale
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating lease right of use assets	4,500	4,700
Operating lease liabilities	$ 4,600	$ 4,800

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LEASES - Schedule of Contractual Future Maturities (Details) - Corporate Offices and For Certain Restaurant Properties - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 27, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
2022	$ 12.5
2023	15.9
2024	14.7
2025	14.3
2026	13.2
Thereafter	165.6
Total lease payments	236.2
Less imputed interest	(125.6)
Total	$ 110.6	$ 112.0

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LEASES - Summary of Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021
Corporate Offices and For Certain Restaurant Properties
Lessor, Lease, Description [Line Items]
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$ 4.3	$ 0.8

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DEBT - Schedule of Securitization of Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 08, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021	Dec. 15, 2021	Oct. 01, 2021	Jul. 22, 2021	Apr. 26, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	$ 946,200
Book Value	907,900		$ 904,900
Current portion of long-term debt	(851)		(631)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	$ 907,068		904,265
2021 FB Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value							$ 144,500
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value						$ 350,000
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value					$ 250,000
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value				$ 193,800
Elevation note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	6.00%
Face Value	$ 7,500
Book Value	$ 5,400		5,600
Equipment note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	8.49%	8.49%
Face Value	$ 500	$ 500
Book Value	$ 500		0
Senior Debt | 2021 FB Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	4.75%
Face Value	$ 97,100
Book Value	$ 95,500		95,400
Senior Debt | 2021 GFG Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	6.00%
Face Value	$ 209,000
Book Value	$ 205,900		205,600
Senior Debt | 2021 Twin Peaks Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	7.00%
Face Value	$ 150,000
Book Value	$ 147,000		146,800
Senior Debt | 2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	6.00%
Face Value	$ 128,800
Book Value	$ 123,300		122,800
Senior Subordinated Debt | 2021 FB Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	8.00%
Face Value	$ 32,400
Book Value	$ 31,800		31,800
Senior Subordinated Debt | 2021 GFG Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	7.00%
Face Value	$ 84,000
Book Value	$ 81,700		81,500
Senior Subordinated Debt | 2021 Twin Peaks Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	9.00%
Face Value	$ 50,000
Book Value	$ 46,800		46,600
Senior Subordinated Debt | 2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	7.00%
Face Value	$ 25,000
Book Value	$ 22,900		22,700
Subordinated Debt | 2021 FB Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	9.00%
Face Value	$ 15,000
Book Value	$ 14,200		14,100
Subordinated Debt | 2021 GFG Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	9.50%
Face Value	$ 57,000
Book Value	$ 52,900		52,600
Subordinated Debt | 2021 Twin Peaks Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	10.00%
Face Value	$ 50,000
Book Value	$ 44,500		44,200
Subordinated Debt | 2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Rate	9.00%
Face Value	$ 40,000
Book Value	35,600		35,100
Securitized Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	938,200
Book Value	$ 902,000		$ 899,300

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DEBT - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 08, 2022	Dec. 26, 2021	Dec. 15, 2021	Oct. 01, 2021	Jul. 22, 2021	Apr. 26, 2021	Jun. 19, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 946.2
Increase in interest rate on debt	1.00%
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.0001		$ 0.0001
Elevation Burger
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount								$ 7.5
Interest rate								6.00%
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)								$ 12.00
2021 FB Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount							$ 144.5
2021 GFG Royalty Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount						$ 350.0
2021 Twin Peaks Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 250.0
2021 Fazoli's/Native Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 193.8
Elevation note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 7.5
Interest rate	6.00%
Effective interest rate percentage	11.40%
Equipment note
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 0.5	$ 0.5
Interest rate	8.49%	8.49%

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SERIES B CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 01, 2021	Jul. 22, 2021
GFG Holdings Inc
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity interests transferred		$ 67.5
GFG Holdings Inc | Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Equity consideration transferred (in shares)		3,089,245
Twin Peaks
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Initial put/call share agreement	$ 42.5
Secondary put/call share agreement	$ 25.0
Twin Peaks | Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Temporary equity issued (in shares)	2,847,393
Interest rate on unpaid cash proceeds related to acquisition	10.00%
Twin Peaks | Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock, Initial Put/Call Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of purchase shares (in shares)	1,793,858
Twin Peaks | Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock, Secondary Put/Call Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of purchase shares (in shares)	1,053,535

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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options vesting period	3 years
Share-based payment arrangement
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options outstanding through share-based compensation agreement (in shares)	2,748,436
Weighted average exercise price of options (in dollars per share)	$ 10.56
Share-based compensation plan expense	$ 2,100	$ 37
Share-based compensation expense related to non-vested grants	$ 11,600
2017 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan | Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares available for grant through share-based compensation agreement (in shares)	4,000,000

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WARRANTS - Summary of Warrant Activity (Details) - Warrant	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022 $ / shares shares
Number of Shares
Warrants outstanding, Beginning balance (in shares) | shares	1,707,670
Warrants exercised (in shares) | shares	(21,850)
Warrants outstanding, Ending balance (in shares) | shares	1,685,820
Warrants exercisable, Ending balance (in shares) | shares	1,685,820
Weighted Average Exercise Price
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding warrants, Beginning balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.72
Weighted average exercise price of warrants exercised (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	3.64
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding warrants, Ending balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	4.63
Weighted average exercise price of exercisable warrants, Ending balance (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.63
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) of warrants outstanding. Beginning balance	3 years 2 months 12 days
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) of warrants exercised	3 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) of warrants outstanding, Ending balance	2 years 10 months 24 days
Weighted average remaining contractual life (in years) of warrants exercisable, Ending balance	2 years 10 months 24 days

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WARRANTS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021
Warrant Activity
Issuance of common stock through exercise of warrants	$ 79	$ 515
Warrant
Warrant Activity
Warrants exercised (in shares)	21,850
Class A Common Stock
Warrant Activity
Issuance of common stock through exercise of warrants (in shares)	21,850	103,000

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DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK - Narrative (Details) - Board of Directors $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Jan. 11, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Postretirement Benefits [Line Items]
Dividends payable (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.13
Dividends payable | $	$ 2.1

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	May 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Mar. 27, 2022
SBN FCCG LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Payments for legal settlements	$ 100,000
Estimated litigation liability				$ 500,000
SBN FCCG LLC | Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded to other party related to litigation	600,000
Payments for legal settlements	$ 100,000
Estimated litigation liability				5,100,000
SBN FCCG LLC | Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc | New York
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded to other party related to litigation			$ 700,000
Litigation settlement interest			200,000
SBN FCCG LLC | Fog Cutter Capital Group Inc | California
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Amount awarded to other party related to litigation		$ 700,000	700,000
Litigation settlement interest		$ 12,411	$ 700,000
Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought				12,000,000
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages sought				$ 22,000,000

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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND MAJOR FRANCHISEEE - Schedule of Revenues by Geographic Area (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2022	Mar. 28, 2021
RestaurantFranchising [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 97,403	$ 6,649
United States
RestaurantFranchising [Line Items]
Total revenue	95,400	4,800
Other countries
RestaurantFranchising [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 2,000	$ 1,800