Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]
Royalties and fees	$ 7,350,692	$ 7,464,963	$ 7,479,334
Administrative fees and other	42,402	56,520	72,541
Restaurant revenue	443,391	207,803	363,340
Total revenue	7,836,485	7,729,286	7,915,215
Operating expenses:
Salaries and wages	996,303	1,141,562	1,063,076
Trade show expense	520,691	543,354	541,385
Travel expense	230,091	255,125	235,127
Broker commissions	32,241	0	0
Other operating expenses	769,791	834,320	876,162
Restaurant expenses	443,389	248,139	402,281
Depreciation and amortization	124,773	105,843	111,750
General and administrative	1,641,853	1,659,966	1,646,502
Total expenses	4,759,132	4,788,309	4,876,283
Operating income	3,077,353	2,940,977	3,038,932
Interest	615,685	186,414	190,382
Loss on restaurant discontinued	36,776	191,390	0
Change in fair value of derivatives	44,464	0	0
Adjust valuation of receivables - including Heyser case	1,103,521	1,230,000	0
Income before income taxes from continuing operations	1,276,907	1,333,173	2,848,550
Income tax expense	487,880	512,671	1,104,809
Net income from continuing operations	789,027	820,502	1,743,741
Loss from discontinued operations net of tax benefit of $97,284 for 2014, $21,697 for 2015 and $1,026,277 for 2016	(1,659,867)	(34,724)	(153,545)
Net income (loss)	$ (870,840)	$ 785,778	$ 1,590,196
Earnings per share - basic:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.09
Net loss from discontinued operations net of tax benefit	(.08)	(.00)	(.01)
Net income (loss)	$ (.04)	$ 0.04	$ 0.08
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	20,781,886	20,517,846	19,870,904
Diluted earnings per share:
Net income from continuing operations	$ 0.04	$ 0.04	$ 0.08
Net loss from discontinued operations net of tax benefit	(.08)	(.00)	(.01)
Net income (loss)	$ (.04)	$ 0.04	$ 0.07
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding	21,208,173	21,439,242	21,204,439