Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Statement [Abstract]
Royalties and fees	$ 6,823,811	$ 6,813,946	$ 6,725,769
Administrative fees and other	19,872	44,448	40,312
Restaurant revenue	456,449	517,679	505,022
Total revenue	7,300,132	7,376,073	7,271,103
Operating expenses:
Salaries and wages	979,447	970,966	970,652
Trade show expense	498,951	351,907	301,940
Travel expense	183,316	191,695	157,973
Other operating expenses	685,836	687,519	719,316
Restaurant expenses	427,127	507,838	501,976
Depreciation and amortization	116,287	124,009	66,578
General and administrative	1,593,646	1,619,778	1,610,123
Total expenses	4,484,610	4,453,712	4,328,558
Operating income	2,815,522	2,922,361	2,942,545
Interest and other expense	413,334	390,858	440,512
Adjust valuation allowance - Heyser Case	500,000
Income before income taxes from continuing operations	1,902,188	2,531,503	2,502,033
Income tax expense	753,457	1,002,729	991,056
Net income from continuing operations	1,148,731	1,528,774	1,510,977
Loss from discontinued operations net of tax benefit of $787,520 for 2010, $465,570 for 2011 and $344,079 for 2012	(524,588)	(709,816)	(1,200,664)
Net income	624,143	818,958	310,313
Cumulative preferred dividends	99,271	99,000	90,682
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 524,872	$ 719,958	$ 219,631
Earnings per share - basic:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.06	$ 0.08	$ 0.08
Net loss from discontinued operations net of tax benefit	$ (0.03)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.06)
Net income	$ 0.03	$ 0.04	$ 0.02
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 0.03	$ 0.04	$ 0.01
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	19,497,638	19,457,810	19,414,367
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.06	$ 0.08	$ 0.08
Net loss from discontinued operations net of tax benefit	$ (0.03)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.06)
Net income	$ 0.03	$ 0.04	$ 0.02
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	20,077,910	20,112,278	20,094,961