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Note 13 - Related-party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
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1
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Related-Party Transactions
 
The Company
collected
$0.2
million in fiscal
2017
and
$0.5
million in both fiscal
2016
and
2015,
from its guests on behalf of charitable foundations controlled by a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and certain executive officers of the Company. Substantially all of the contributions are collected from guests at the point of sale via pin pad prompts or as a portion of the proceeds of specifically identified products. The foundations support a variety of children’s causes, domestic animal shelters, disaster relief and other concerns. The foundations distribute grants to qualifying charitable organizations based upon decisions of their respective contribution committees most of whose members are employees of the Company. The total amount due to this related party as of
December 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016
was immaterial.