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Employee Benefit Plans
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2024
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans
14.
Employee Benefit Plans

The Company sponsors the WW Savings Plan (the “Savings Plan”) for salaried and certain hourly U.S. employees of the Company. The Savings Plan is a defined contribution plan that provides for employer matching contributions of 50% of the employee’s tax deferred contributions up to 6% of an employee’s eligible compensation for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2024, December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Expense related to these contributions for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2024, December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $2,462, $3,227 and $2,564, respectively.

The Company received a favorable determination letter from the IRS that qualifies the Savings Plan under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Pursuant to the Savings Plan, the Company also made profit sharing contributions for all full-time salaried U.S. employees who were eligible to participate in the Savings Plan (except for certain personnel above a determined compensation level). The profit sharing contribution was a guaranteed monthly employer contribution on behalf of each participant based on the participant’s age and a percentage of the participant’s eligible compensation. The Savings Plan also had a discretionary supplemental profit sharing employer contribution component that was determined annually by the Compensation Committee. Effective as of March 6, 2022, the Company suspended profit sharing contributions. Expense related to these contributions for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2024, December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $0, $0 and $179, respectively.

For certain U.S. personnel above a determined compensation level, the Company sponsors the Second Amended and Restated Weight Watchers Executive Profit Sharing Plan (“EPSP”). Under the IRS definition, the EPSP is considered a Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan. There is a promise of payment by the Company made on the employees’ behalf instead of an individual account with a cash balance. The EPSP provided for a guaranteed employer contribution on behalf of each participant based on the participant’s age and a percentage of the participant’s eligible compensation. The EPSP also had a discretionary supplemental employer contribution component that was determined annually by the Compensation Committee. Effective as of March 6, 2022, the Company suspended EPSP contributions.

Although the Company suspended EPSP contributions, EPSP balances continue to accrue interest. The EPSP is valued at the end of each fiscal month, based on an annualized interest rate of prime plus 2%, with an annualized cap of 15%. Expense related to this commitment for the fiscal years ended December 28, 2024, December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $631, $1,005 and $929, respectively.