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Revenues | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2025
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Revenues | Revenues The following table disaggregates our revenue by sales channel and type of good or service:
| Quarter Ended |  | Three Quarters Ended
| September 24, 2025 |  | September 25, 2024 |  | September 24, 2025 |  | September 25, 2024
| (In thousands)
Company restaurant sales | $ | 57,375 |  |  | $ | 52,701 |  |  | $ | 169,670 |  |  | $ | 159,391 |
Franchise and license revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalties | 27,745 |  |  | 29,101 |  |  | 84,673 |  |  | 88,421 |
Advertising revenue | 18,604 |  |  | 20,172 |  |  | 57,167 |  |  | 59,098 |
Initial and other fees | 1,772 |  |  | 1,639 |  |  | 7,450 |  |  | 5,903 |
Occupancy revenue | 7,748 |  |  | 8,146 |  |  | 23,578 |  |  | 24,847 |
Franchise and license revenue | 55,869 |  |  | 59,058 |  |  | 172,868 |  |  | 178,269 |
Total operating revenue | $ | 113,244 |  |  | $ | 111,759 |  |  | $ | 342,538 |  |  | $ | 337,660 |
Franchise occupancy revenue consisted of the following:
| Quarter Ended |  | Three Quarters Ended
| September 24, 2025 |  | September 25, 2024 |  | September 24, 2025 |  | September 25, 2024
| (In thousands)
Operating lease revenue | $ | 5,898 |  |  | $ | 6,063 |  |  | $ | 17,732 |  |  | $ | 18,262 |
Variable lease revenue | 1,850 |  |  | 2,083 |  |  | 5,846 |  |  | 6,585 |
Total occupancy revenue | $ | 7,748 |  |  | $ | 8,146 |  |  | $ | 23,578 |  |  | $ | 24,847 |
Balances related to contracts with customers consist of receivables, contract assets, deferred franchise revenue and deferred gift card revenue. See Note 3 for details on our receivables. Deferred franchise revenue consists primarily of the unamortized portion of initial franchise fees that are currently being amortized into revenue and amounts related to development agreements and unopened restaurants that will begin amortizing into revenue when the related restaurants are opened. Deferred franchise revenue represents our remaining performance obligations to our franchisees, excluding amounts of variable consideration related to sales-based royalties and advertising. The components of the change in deferred franchise revenue are as follows:
| (In thousands)
Balance, December 25, 2024 | $ | 16,968 |
Fees received from franchisees | 854 |
Revenue recognized (1) | (2,405) |
Balance, September 24, 2025 | 15,417 |
Less current portion included in other current liabilities | 1,970 |
Deferred franchise revenue included in other noncurrent liabilities | $ | 13,447 |
(1) Of this amount $2.1 million was included in the deferred franchise revenue balance as of December 25, 2024. We record contract assets related to incentives and subsidies provided to franchisees related to new unit openings and/or equipment upgrades. These amounts will be recognized as a component of franchise and license revenue over the remaining term of the related franchise agreements. The components of the change in contract assets are as follows:
| (In thousands)
Balance, December 25, 2024 | $ | 6,706 |
Franchisee deferred costs | 5,261 |
Contract asset amortization | (1,162) |
Balance, September 24, 2025 | 10,805 |
Less current portion included in other current assets | 1,213 |
Contract assets included in other noncurrent assets | $ | 9,592 |
The Company purchases equipment related to various programs for franchise restaurants. We bill our franchisees and recognize revenue when the related equipment is installed, less amounts contributed from the Company, which have been deferred as contract assets in the table above. We recognized $0.1 million and $1.0 million of revenue, recorded as a component of initial and other fees, related to the sale of equipment to franchisees during the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 24, 2025, respectively. We recognized $0.1 million and $0.6 million of revenue, recorded as a component of initial and other fees, related to the sale of equipment to franchisees during the quarter and year-to-date periods ended September 25, 2024, respectively. As of September 24, 2025, we had $0.5 million in inventory and $0.2 million in receivables related to the purchased equipment. As of December 25, 2024, we had $0.2 million in inventory and $0.4 million in receivables related to the purchased equipment. As of September 24, 2025, deferred franchise revenue, net of contract asset amortization, expected to be recognized in the future is as follows:
| (In thousands)
Remainder of 2025 | $ | 174 |
2026 | 773 |
2027 | 753 |
2028 | 636 |
2029 | 539 |
Thereafter | 1,737 |
Deferred franchise revenue, net | $ | 4,612 |
Deferred gift card liabilities consist of the unredeemed portion of gift cards sold in company restaurants and at third party locations. The balance of deferred gift card liabilities represents our remaining performance obligations to our customers. The balance of deferred gift card liabilities as of September 24, 2025 and December 25, 2024 was $6.3 million and $8.4 million, respectively. During the year-to-date period ended September 24, 2025, we recognized revenue of $0.5 million from gift card redemptions at company restaurants.

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