Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Royalties and fees	$ 1,728,207	$ 1,623,943	$ 5,199,187	$ 5,030,533
Administrative fees and other	5,202	3,107	17,944	22,502
Restaurant revenue	111,259	138,601	358,788	395,122
Total revenue	1,844,668	1,765,651	5,575,919	5,448,157
Operating expenses:
Salaries and wages	250,216	251,790	747,199	736,929
Trade show expense	128,357	77,112	372,481	260,359
Travel expense	46,234	50,919	140,607	150,393
Other operating expenses	170,488	165,286	520,697	520,516
Restaurant expenses	100,514	137,508	332,789	385,975
Depreciation and amortization	28,561	36,311	87,786	86,170
General and administrative	394,122	405,281	1,182,508	1,217,099
Total expenses	1,118,492	1,124,207	3,384,067	3,357,441
Operating income	726,176	641,444	2,191,852	2,090,716
Interest and other expense	61,211	98,965	355,831	294,823
Income before income taxes	664,965	542,479	1,836,021	1,795,893
Income tax expense	263,393	214,876	727,247	711,353
Net income from continuing operations	401,572	327,603	1,108,774	1,084,540
Loss from discontinued operations net of tax benefit of $207,280 for 2011		(316,022)		(316,022)
Net income	401,572	11,581	1,108,774	768,518
Cumulative preferred dividends	24,682	24,682	74,318	74,047
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ 376,890	$ (13,101)	$ 1,034,456	$ 694,471
Earnings per share - basic:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.06	$ 0.06
Net loss from discontinued operations		$ (0.02)		$ (0.02)
Net income	$ 0.02		$ 0.06	$ 0.04
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ 0.02		$ 0.05	$ 0.04
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	19,506,886	19,469,317	19,491,274	19,453,932
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.06	$ 0.05
Net loss from discontinued operations		$ (0.02)		$ (0.02)
Net income	$ 0.02		$ 0.06	$ 0.04
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 0.02		$ 0.05	$ 0.03
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	20,070,990	20,159,153	20,055,378	20,143,768