Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefit Plans	(15) Employee Benefit Plans We have a defined contribution benefit plan ("401(k) Plan") that is available to our Support Center employees and managers in our restaurants who meet certain compensation and eligibility requirements. The 401(k) Plan allows participating employees to defer the receipt of a portion of their compensation and contribute such amount to one or more investment options and the Company matches a certain percentage of the employee contributions. For the year ended December 31, 2024, company contributions totaling $8.4 million and $2.1 million were recorded in labor expense and general and administrative expense, respectively, within the consolidated statements of income. For the year ended December 26, 2023, company contributions totaling $7.1 million and $1.8 million were recorded in labor expense and general and administrative expense, respectively, within the consolidated statements of income. We also have a deferred compensation plan which allows highly compensated employees to defer a portion of their compensation and contribute such amounts to one or more investment funds held in a rabbi trust. Beginning in 2023, we implemented a company match of a certain percentage of the employee contributions to the deferred compensation plan. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 26, 2023, company contributions totaling $1.6 million and $1.5 million were recorded in labor expense and general and administrative expense, respectively, within the consolidated statements of income. Refer to Note 16 for further discussion on the fair value measurement of the deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities.

Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

(15) Employee Benefit Plans

We have a defined contribution benefit plan ("401(k) Plan") that is available to our Support Center employees and managers in our restaurants who meet certain compensation and eligibility requirements. The 401(k) Plan allows participating employees to defer the receipt of a portion of their compensation and contribute such amount to one or more investment options and the Company matches a certain percentage of the employee contributions. For the year ended December 31, 2024, company contributions totaling $8.4 million and $2.1 million were recorded in labor expense

and general and administrative expense, respectively, within the consolidated statements of income. For the year ended December 26, 2023, company contributions totaling $7.1 million and $1.8 million were recorded in labor expense and general and administrative expense, respectively, within the consolidated statements of income.

We also have a deferred compensation plan which allows highly compensated employees to defer a portion of their compensation and contribute such amounts to one or more investment funds held in a rabbi trust. Beginning in 2023, we implemented a company match of a certain percentage of the employee contributions to the deferred compensation plan. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and December 26, 2023, company contributions totaling $1.6 million and $1.5 million were recorded in labor expense and general and administrative expense, respectively, within the consolidated statements of income. Refer to Note 16 for further discussion on the fair value measurement of the deferred compensation plan assets and liabilities.