Goodwill Goodwill (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 25, 2012
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill Start	$ 121,903,000	$ 108,071,000
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(173,000)	65,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles	5,000	258,000
Goodwill End	123,013,000	121,903,000
North Carolina Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		13,509,000
Florida Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	1,278,000
Company Bakery Cafe Operations [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill Start	118,274,000	104,442,000
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	(173,000)	65,000
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles	5,000	258,000
Goodwill End	119,384,000	118,274,000
Company Bakery Cafe Operations [Member] | North Carolina Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		13,509,000
Company Bakery Cafe Operations [Member] | Florida Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	1,278,000
Franchise Operations [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill Start	1,934,000	1,934,000
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	0	0
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles	0	0
Goodwill End	1,934,000	1,934,000
Franchise Operations [Member] | North Carolina Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Franchise Operations [Member] | Florida Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	0
Fresh dough and other product operations [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill Start	1,695,000	1,695,000
Goodwill, Translation Adjustments	0	0
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles	0	0
Goodwill End	1,695,000	1,695,000
Fresh dough and other product operations [Member] | North Carolina Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Fresh dough and other product operations [Member] | Florida Franchisee Acquisition [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	$ 0