Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 26, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020
Cash flows from operating activities
Net loss	$ (11,998,000)	$ (7,189,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:
Deferred income taxes	(3,384,000)	(1,633,000)
Net loss on extinguishment of debt	(4,872,000)	(88,000)
Depreciation and amortization	3,161,000	763,000
Share-based compensation	488,000	61,000
Change in operating right of use assets	1,662,000	750,000
Accretion of loan fees and interest	1,249,000	589,000
Accretion of preferred shares	26,000	47,000
Accretion of purchase price liability	72,000	381,000
Gain on sale of refranchised assets	(869,000)	55,000
Change in fair value of derivative liability	0	(887,000)
Impairment of assets	0	3,927,000
Provision for bad debts	225,000	900,000
Gain on contingent consideration payable adjustment	0	(1,680,000)
Change in:
Accounts receivable	(3,023,000)	130,000
Accrued interest receivable from affiliate	0	(2,613,000)
Tax Sharing Agreement liability	0	(158,000)
Other current assets	(768,000)	(295,000)
Deferred income	1,244,000	(446,000)
Accounts payable	1,646,000	312,000
Accrued expense	(3,672,000)	(87,000)
Accrued advertising	646,000	(382,000)
Accrued interest payable	3,797,000	(404,000)
Dividend payable on preferred shares	699,000	(809,000)
Other	(79,000)	74,000
Total adjustments	7,992,000	(1,317,000)
Net cash used in operating activities	(4,006,000)	(8,506,000)
Cash flows from investing activities
Change in due from affiliates	0	(10,103,000)
Acquisition of subsidiary, net of cash acquired	(346,484,000)	(23,944,000)
Payments received on loans receivable	140,000	69,000
Net proceeds from sale of refranchised restaurants	1,942,000	1,093,000
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,661,000)	(239,000)
Other	(87,000)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(346,150,000)	(33,124,000)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs	479,721,000	74,045,000
Repayments of borrowings	(93,046,000)	(24,224,000)
Issuance of preferred shares, net	8,246,000	8,021,000
Change in operating lease liabilities	(1,441,000)	(464,000)
Payments made on acquisition purchase price liability	(1,075,000)	(500,000)
Exercise of warrants	2,192,000	0
Repurchase of warrants	0	(330,000)
Redemption of preferred stock	0	(500,000)
Dividends paid on redeemable preferred stock	(690,000)	0
Dividends paid on common shares	(5,337,000)	0
Dividends paid on preferred shares	(2,097,000)	(175,000)
Net cash provided by financing activities	386,473,000	55,873,000
Net increase in cash and restricted cash	36,317,000	14,243,000
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of the period	7,211,000	25,000
Cash and restricted cash at end of the period	43,528,000	14,268,000
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	5,874,000	5,420,000
Cash paid for income taxes	639,000	84,000
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:
Director fees converted to common stock	0	240,000
Issuance of preferred stock in lieu of cash preferred dividends payable	0	450,000
Income taxes receivable included in amounts due from affiliates	$ 0	$ (158,000)