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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 14, 2018	Sep. 20, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Related Party Transactions (Textual)
Related party entity owned percentage			17.50%
Related party entity, description	The payment agreement stipulated a simple interest rate of 12% on aged accounts receivable to be paid on the tenth day of each month through the maturity date of December 31, 2019.		We entered into the Special Loan as part of the Seventh Amendment of the Loan and Security Agreement with Slipstream, under which we obtained $2,000, with interest thereon at 8% per annum payable 6% in cash and 2% via the issuance of SLPIK interest, provided however that upon occurrence of an event of default the interest rate shall automatically be increased by 6% per annum payable in cash. See Note 9 Loans Payable for additional information regarding the loans.
Accounts receivable			$ 4,663	$ 6,479
Interest income			$ 118
33 Degrees Convenience Connect, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transactions (Textual)
Related party entity owned percentage	17.50%
Repayment amount of related party transactions	$ 2,567
33 Degrees Menu Services, LLC [Member]
Related Party Transactions (Textual)
Related party entity, description			we had sales of $1,103 (3.5% of consolidated revenue) and $1,566 (6.9% of consolidated revenue), respectively, with 33 Degrees Convenience Connect, Inc., a related party that is approximately 17.5% owned by a member of our senior management ("33 Degrees").
Accounts receivable	$ 1		$ 1	$ 1,933
Board of Directors [Member]
Related Party Transactions (Textual)
Related party entity, description		The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (1) adjusted the salary of Mr. Mills, CEO, to $330,000 annually, retroactive to January 1, 2018 and (2) granted 166,667 shares of common stock to Mr. Mills, CEO as compensation for his performance and direction of the Company since taking over as CEO in October 2015. The chart above reflects the fair value of the unrestricted shares which vested and received by Mr. Mills on the date the shares were formally issued, December 19, 2018 (133,333) and January 11, 2019 (33,334).