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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of the Provision for Income Taxes
The components of the provision for income taxes for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, December 29, 2024, and December 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
(dollar amounts in thousands)Fiscal Year Ended
December 28, 2025
Fiscal Year Ended
December 29, 2024
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2023
Current:
State
$134 $111 $21 
Total Current
134 111 21 
Deferred:
Federal
(103)(1,432)323 
State
15 20 35 
Total deferred(88)(1,412)358 
Total provision for income taxes (benefit) expense$46 $(1,301)$379 
Schedule of Reconciliation of Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate
The effective income tax rate for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025 differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows (dollars in thousands):
(dollar amounts in thousands) 
December 28,
2025
U.S. federal income tax at statutory rate$(28,320)21.0%
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect(1)
(342)0.3%
Changes in valuation allowance29,020 (21.5%)
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
Officer compensation4,072 (3.0%)
Other, net1,099 (0.8%)
Changes in unrecognized tax benefits1,897 (1.4%)
Other Adjustments
Federal net operating loss true-up(1,437)1.1%
Outside basis difference in Spyce Foods(6,990)5.2%
Other, net1,047 (0.8%)
Effective income tax rate$46 %
(1)For the fiscal year ended December 28, 2025, the state of Texas contributes to the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax 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 Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
 December 29,
2024
December 31,
2023
Federal statutory rate
21.0%21.0%
Effect of:
State taxes, net of federal benefit
4.2%6.7%
Permanent differences
(1.9%)(0.8%)
Change in valuation allowance(19.5%)(18.5%)
Nondeductible executive compensation(20.0%)(8.2%)
Stock compensation and related items15.8%%
Other
1.8%(0.5%)
Total
1.4%(0.3%)
Schedule of Components of the Company’s Net Deferred Tax (Liabilities)/Assets
Components of the Company’s net deferred tax assets/(liabilities) consisted of the following:
(dollar amounts in thousands)December 28,
2025
December 29,
2024
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward
$244,898 $219,918 
Charitable contributions
99 178 
Stock-based compensation expense
5,611 5,458 
Accrued expenses
440 614 
Deferred revenue
1,078 1,331 
Operating lease liabilities(1)
106,738 99,861 
Outside tax basis in Spyce Foods
9,831 — 
Other
4,637 6,627 
Total deferred tax assets
373,332 333,987 
Valuation allowance
(240,676)(202,709)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance
132,656 131,278 
Deferred tax (liabilities):
Depreciation and amortization differences
(32,015)(39,580)
Operating lease assets(1)
(84,122)(77,639)
State deferred taxes
(16,793)(14,420)
Total deferred tax liabilities
(132,930)(131,639)
Net deferred tax (liability) asset
$(274)$(361)
(1) Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations or the consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Activity Related to Gross Uncertain Tax Positions The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s gross uncertain tax positions for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2025 and December 29, 2024:
(dollar amounts in thousands)December 28,
2025
December 29,
2024
Uncertain Tax Positions
Beginning of year balance
$93 $431 
Increases (decreases) related to current year tax positions
2,019 (338)
End of year balance
$2,112 $93 
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures
Income taxes paid (net of refunds) are as follows:
(dollar amounts in thousands)December 28,
2025
Federal
$— 
State
— 
Texas
(67)
Other States
— 
Total
$(67)