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	May 11, 2020	Nov. 27, 2019	Oct. 03, 2020	Sep. 28, 2019
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Debt face amount			$ 5,900,000
Principal amount outstanding			$ 26,323,000	$ 13,080,000
Interest rate (per annum)	1.00%		1.00%
LPs [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount			$ 4,100,000
Franchisees [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount			2,600,000
Managed Store [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount			135,000
PPP Loans Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount			13,100,000
Mortgage on Real Property [Member] \| Unrelated Third Party [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		3.86%
Term of debt		20 years
Monthly payment		$ 43,373
Payment frequency		Monthly
Principal amount outstanding		$ 2,720,000
Maturity date		Nov. 30, 2019
Excess amount utilize for working capital		$ 4,400,000
Revised Mortgage on Real Property [Member] \| Unrelated Third Party [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount outstanding		$ 7,210,000
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| Directors and Officers [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of premium payable			$ (34,000)
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| General Liability Insurance Excluding Limited Partnership Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of insurance premium			1 year
Amount of premium payable			$ 418,000
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| General Liability Insurance for Limited Partnership Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of insurance premium			1 year
Amount of premium payable			$ 459,000
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| Property Insurance Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of insurance premium			1 year
Amount of premium payable			$ 561,000
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| Excess Liability Insurance Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of insurance premium			1 year
Amount of premium payable			$ 360,000
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| Terrorist Insurance Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of insurance premium			1 year
Amount of premium payable			$ 12,000
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| Boiler Insurance Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of premium payable			$ (2,000)
Financed Insurance Premiums [Member] \| Unaffiliated Third Party [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			2.55%
Term of debt			11 months
Monthly payment			$ 153,000
Payment frequency			Monthly
Amount of premium payable financed from third party lender			$ 1,656,000