Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

11. Goodwill

The following summarizes changes in the Company’s goodwill, by reportable segment (in thousands):


	Domestic Company- owned Restaurants		International		All Others		Total
Balance at December 26, 2021	$	64,254	$	15,942	$	436	$	80,632
Acquisitions (a)	1,161		—		—		1,161
Divestitures (b)	(9,908)		—		—		(9,908)
Foreign currency adjustments	—		(1,269)		—		(1,269)
Balance at December 25, 2022	$	55,507	$	14,673	$	436	$	70,616
Acquisitions (a)	1,102		4,274		—		5,376
Divestitures (b)	—		—		(436)		(436)
Foreign currency adjustments	—		650		—		650
Balance at December 31, 2023	$	56,609	$	19,597	$	—	$	76,206

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(a)Goodwill from acquisitions for the year 2023 includes $4.3 million from the UK franchisee acquisitions as well as $1.1 million related to the Domestic restaurant acquisitions. See “Note 24. Acquisitions” for further information. Goodwill from acquisitions for the year 2022 include $1.2 million in 2022, due to acquisitions of two restaurants.

(b)During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company disposed of $0.4 million of goodwill in connection with the sale of our Preferred Marketing Solutions business. In conjunction with the refranchising of our 51.0% ownership interest in a 90-restaurant consolidated joint venture in Texas during the year ended December 25, 2022, goodwill was allocated to the disposal group based on relative fair value within the Domestic Company-owned restaurants reporting group. See “Note 22. Divestitures” for further information.