Business Combinations (Details Textuals)							0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2010 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2010 CAD	Dec. 29, 2009 USD ($)	Apr. 19, 2011 Milwaukee Franchisee Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2011 Milwaukee Franchisee Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 Texas Divestiture [Member]	Feb. 28, 2011 Texas Divestiture [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2011 New Jersey Franchisee Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2010 New Jersey Franchisee Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 27, 2010 Alabama Divestiture [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2011 Canada Franchisee Acquisition [Member]	Dec. 28, 2010 Canada Franchisee Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2010 Canada Franchisee Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2010 Canada Franchisee Acquisition [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 10, 2008 Canada Franchisee Acquisition [Member] CAD
Business Combinations (Textuals) [Abstract]
Number of bakery cafe							25				37			3
Selling price of asset										$ 100,000			$ 2,200,000
Purchase price of assets and liabilities	5,300,000			4,100,000			41,900,000					55,000,000
Payment of purchase price and transaction cost							38,900,000					52,200,000
Amount retained by the company for hold backs							2,100,000				2,800,000
Expiration period of hold backs								Eighteen month anniversary of the transaction closing date			first anniversary of the transaction closing date
Revenue from acquired business								11,400,000
Purchase price allocation estimated fair value of inventories							1,200,000					500,000
Purchase price allocation estimated fair value of property and equipment							8,500,000					19,900,000				2,300,000
Purchase price allocation estimated fair value of intangible assets							23,300,000					31,200,000
Number of de-identified franchisees									2	2			3
Gain on sale of assets													600,000
Net income from acquired business								100,000
Purchase price allocation estimated fair value of goodwill							10,600,000					4,600,000				2,300,000
Purchase price allocation estimated fair value of liabilities							1,700,000					1,200,000
Secured revolving credit facility outstanding																		3,500,000
Notes Receivable					3,500,000
Issued noncontrolling interest to Millennium at a fair value	671,254,000	595,608,000	611,217,000			597,036,000											600,000
Purchase price allocation estimated fair value of current liabilities																500,000
Percent ownership of PB Biscuits voting shares																	28.50%
Purchase of remaining noncontrolling interest															$ 700,000