Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Other Charges (Gains), net (Tables)

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Other Charges (Gains), net (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2025
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other Charges
Other (gains) charges, net consisted of the following (in thousands):    
Year Ended
December 28, 2025 December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023
Asset impairment and restaurant closure costs, net $ 2,785  $ 34,080  $ 12,192 
Gain on sale of restaurant property (1,127) (7,425) (29,543)
Severance and executive transition(1)
2,181  1,181  3,419 
Litigation contingencies 2,198  1,037  9,140 
Asset disposal and other, net
4,426  4,975  2,129 
Other (gains) charges, net $ 10,463  $ 33,848  $ (2,663)
(1) Severance and executive transition included $(4.1) million, $0.1 million, and $0.1 million of stock-based compensation (benefit) expense in fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively.
Schedule of Asset Impairment and Restaurant Closure Costs, Net
Asset impairment and restaurant closure costs, net consisted of the following (in thousands, except for location data):
Year Ended
December 28, 2025 December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023
Number of non-operating locations
10 9 13
Non-operating location rent, restaurant closure costs, and other
$ 4,291  $ 3,676  $ 5,432 
Number of impaired locations
4 58 19
Non-cash impairment
$ 2,713  $ 32,838  $ 9,130 
Number of locations with lease remeasurement
17 7 9
Net lease remeasurement (gain) loss
$ (4,219) $ (2,434) $ (2,370)
Total asset impairment and restaurant closure costs, net
$ 2,785  $ 34,080  $ 12,192 
Schedule of Severance and Executive Transition
Severance and executive transition consisted of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended
December 28, 2025 December 29, 2024 December 31, 2023
Executive severance
$ 4,915  $ 476  $ 2,298 
Stock-based compensation(1)
(4,104) 71  128 
Team member severance(2)
1,370  634  993 
Total severance and executive transition
$ 2,181  $ 1,181  $ 3,419 
(1) For fiscal 2025, the stock-based compensation benefit related primarily to the forfeiture of unvested stock-based compensation by certain executive leadership.
(2) During fiscal 2025, team member severance was primarily associated with a reduction in force, which occurred during the second quarter of fiscal 2025.
One-time termination benefits activity for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2024 and December 28, 2025, respectively, were as follows:
Termination Benefits
Balance as of December 31, 2023
$ 184 
Charges — 
Cash Payments (184)
Balance as of December 29, 2024
$ — 
Charges 1,370 
Cash Payments (1,033)
Balance as of December 28, 2025
$ 337