Revenue

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2018

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Revenue

Note 2. Revenue

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“Topic 606), which was subsequently amended by several Accounting Standards Updates. These new or updated standards expanded the disclosure requirements related to revenue and revenue recognition. The Company adopted Topic 606 in the first quarter of its 2019 fiscal year and applied the guidance retrospectively to the prior periods presented. Topic 606 primarily impacts the accounting presentation of the Company’s advertising contribution funds. Because advertising expenses are incurred within the respective year in which contributions are recorded, there was no change to the consolidated balance sheet, however for the first fiscal quarter of 2018 franchise revenues and advertising costs are each $88,000 greater than originally presented, and for the first fiscal quarter of 2019 franchise revenues and advertising costs are each $72,000 greater than would have been reflected under the former presentation.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues consist primarily of sales from restaurant operations; franchise revenue, which includes franchisee contributions to advertising funds. Revenues associated with gift card breakage are immaterial to our financials. The Company recognizes revenue, pursuant to the new and updated standards, when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer, typically a restaurant customer or a franchisee/licensee.

The Company recognizes revenues in the form of restaurant sales at the time of the sale when payment is made by the customer, as the Company has completed its performance obligation, namely the provision of food and beverage, and the accompanying customer service, during the customer’s visit to the restaurant. The Company sells gift cards to customers and recognizes revenue from gift cards primarily in the form of restaurant revenue. Gift Card breakage, which is recognized when the likelihood of a gift card being redeemed is remote, is determined based upon the Company’s historic redemption patterns, and is immaterial to our overall financial statements.

Revenues we receive from our franchise and license agreements include sales-based royalties, and from our franchise agreements also may include advertising fund contributions, area development fees, and franchisee fees. We recognize sales-based royalties from franchisees and licensees as the underlying sales occur. We similarly recognize advertising fund contributions from franchisees as the underlying sales occur. The Company also provides its franchisees with services associated with opening new restaurants and operating them under franchise and development agreements in exchange for area development and franchise fees. The Company would capitalize these fees upon receipt from the franchisee and then would amortize those over the contracted franchise term as the services comprising the performance obligations are satisfied. We have not received material development or franchise fees in the years presented, and the primary performance obligations under existing franchise and development agreements have been satisfied prior to the earliest period presented in our financial statements.