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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Loss Before Income Taxes and Provision for Income Taxes
The following is a summary of income (loss) before income taxes (in thousands):
Fiscal Years Ended
December 28,
2025
December 29,
2024
December 31,
2023
Domestic$(17,670)$(20,479)$(195,505)
Foreign32,257 17,123 20,529 
Total income (loss) before income taxes$14,587 $(3,356)$(174,976)
Income tax expense (benefit) consisted of the following (in thousands):
Fiscal Years Ended
December 28,
2025
December 29,
2024
December 31,
2023
Current income tax expense:
Federal$3,681 $12,155 $6,057 
State3,677 2,338 6,579 
Foreign(823)8,141 6,566 
Total current income tax expense6,535 22,634 19,202 
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense:
Federal(21,731)(12,752)(4,204)
State(2,252)(2,801)(4,375)
Foreign9,385 (3,615)(1,093)
Total deferred income tax benefit(14,598)(19,168)(9,672)
Total income tax (benefit) expense$(8,063)$3,466 $9,530 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Effective Tax Rate
The following is a reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the consolidated effective tax rate for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to the requirements of ASU 2023-09. which has been applied prospectively:
Fiscal Year Ended
December 28,
2025
$%
U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate$3,063 21.0%
State income tax, net (1)
1,132 7.8%
Foreign Tax Effects - Canada
Statutory differences between Canada and United States1,754 12.0%
Other34 0.2%
Effect of Cross-Border Tax Laws - Canada (GILTI)1,986 13.6%
Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items
Meals and entertainment expenses3,820 26.2%
Company-owned life insurance(764)(5.2%)
Executive compensation limitations934 6.4%
Stock-based compensation170 1.2%
Transaction costs424 2.9%
Other nontaxable or nondeductible items244 1.7%
Changes in Uncertain Tax Positions(510)(3.5%)
Other Adjustments
Allocation of tax assets from Southwest Gas Holdings(20,861)(143.0%)
Southwest Gas Holdings settlement true-up180 1.2%
Return to provision278 1.9%
Other53 0.3%
 Consolidated effective income tax rate$(8,063)(55.3%)
(1)State taxes in Pennsylvania and Illinois made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax expense effect in this category.

As previously disclosed for the fiscal years ended December 29, 2024 and December 31, 2023, prior to the adoption of ASU 2023-09, the effective income tax rate differs from the statutory rate as follows:
Fiscal Years Ended
December 29,
2024
December 31,
2023
Federal statutory income tax rate21.0%21.0%
Increases (decreases) resulting from:
State income tax, net13.3%(0.6%)
Goodwill impairment0.0%(23.4%)
Company-owned life insurance18.0%0.4%
Separation related costs (16.3%)0.0%
Meals and entertainment expenses(86.5%)(1.9%)
Executive compensation limitations(30.2%)0.0%
Canadian tax rate differences(28.1%)(0.6%)
Return to provision 12.6%(0.6%)
State rate impact of asset transfers (10.4%)0.0%
Tax credits10.4%0.4%
Penalties(3.2%)(0.1%)
Stock-based compensation(1.9%)0.0%
Uncertain tax positions(1.1%)0.0%
Other(0.9%)0.0%
Consolidated effective income tax rate(103.3%)(5.4%)
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
December 28,
2025
December 29,
2024
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued expenses not currently deductible for tax$41,174 $36,693 
Operating lease obligations47,919 27,239 
Net operating losses84,499 17,937 
Interest expense carryforward— 30,483 
Other1,332 2,136 
Deferred tax assets174,924 114,488 
Less: valuation allowance(824)(542)
Deferred tax assets, net174,100 113,946 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation of property and equipment106,677 113,385 
Right-of-use assets45,812 25,453 
Goodwill and intangible assets91,807 83,097 
Canadian contract assets, net8,169 7,125 
Deferred tax liabilities252,465 229,060 
Net deferred tax liabilities$78,365 $115,114 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Valuation Allowance A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of the Company’s valuation allowance is as follows (in thousands):
December 28,
2025
December 29,
2024
December 31,
2023
Valuation allowances at beginning of the year$542 $1,986 $1,885 
Additions (charged to expense)270 187 — 
Changes due to change in rates12 25 101 
Write-offs— (1,656)— 
Valuation allowances at end of year$824 $542 $1,986 
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):
December 28,
2025
December 29,
2024
December 31,
2023
Unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year$510 $472 $427 
Gross increases – tax positions in prior period— 38 45 
Gross decreases – tax positions in prior period(510)— — 
Unrecognized tax benefits at end of year$— $510 $472