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Related party transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Schedule of outstanding balance with related party | The following table summarizes the outstanding balances between the Company and the Axionlog Business as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Accounts and notes receivable, net |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 177 |
Other receivables |  | 2,392 |  |  | 2,201 |
Miscellaneous |  | 3,665 |  |  | 3,719 |
Accounts payable |  | (6,378) |  |  | (8,747) |
Summary of related party transactions | The following table summarizes the outstanding balances between the Company and the Axionlog Business as of December 31, 2020 and 2019:
|  | As of December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Accounts and notes receivable, net |  | $ | 272 |  |  | $ | 177 |
Other receivables |  | 2,392 |  |  | 2,201 |
Miscellaneous |  | 3,665 |  |  | 3,719 |
Accounts payable |  | (6,378) |  |  | (8,747) |
The following table summarizes the transactions between the Company and the Axionlog Business for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018:
|  | Fiscal years ended December 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Food and paper (i) |  | $ | (124,416) |  |  | $ | (188,276) |  |  | $ | (177,356) |
Occupancy and other operating expenses |  | (3,667) |  |  | (7,252) |  |  | (5,322) |
(i)Includes $24,303 of distribution fees and $100,114 of suppliers purchases managed through the Axionlog Business for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020; $38,658 and $149,618, respectively, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019; and $41,633 and $135,723, respectively, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates. + References No definition available. + Details
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