Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Nov. 07, 2011

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

NOTE 15 — RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with Apollo Management

Pursuant to our management services agreement with Apollo Management and in exchange for on-going investment banking, management, consulting and financial planning services that will be provided to us, we are obligated to pay Apollo Management an aggregate annual management fee of $2,500, which may be increased at Apollo Management's sole discretion up to an amount equal to two percent of our Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in our Credit Facility. We recorded $574, $1,916, $575 and $637 in management fees, which are included in general and administrative expense in our accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Successor twelve and forty weeks ended November 7, 2011 and Successor twelve and sixteen weeks ended November 1, 2010, respectively.

In addition, pursuant to our management services agreement, Apollo Management received on the closing date cash consideration of $10,020 for services and reimbursable expenses in connection with the Merger. We recorded $5,010 of these costs to other operating expenses, net in our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations during the Successor sixteen weeks ended November 1, 2010 and capitalized $5,010 to debt issuance costs.

Transactions with Successor Board of Directors

Certain members of our Successor Board of Directors are also our franchisees. These franchisees regularly pay royalties and purchase equipment and other products from us on the same terms and conditions as our other franchisees. During the Successor forty weeks ended November 7, 2011, total revenue generated from related party franchisees was $5,268, which is included in franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue in our accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. As of November 7, 2011 and January 31, 2011, our related party trade receivables from franchisees were $150 and $216, respectively.

During the Successor sixteen weeks ended November 1, 2010, total revenue generated from related party franchisees was $2,043, which is included in franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue in our accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Transactions with Predecessor Board of Directors

Certain members of our Predecessor Board of Directors were also our franchisees. These franchisees regularly paid royalties and purchased food, equipment and other products from us on the same terms and conditions as our other franchisees. During the Predecessor twenty-four weeks ended July 12, 2010, total revenue generated from related party franchisees was $36,775, which is included in franchised and licensed restaurants and other revenue in our accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.

We leased one restaurant property from a Partnership, which was a related party of a member of our Predecessor Board of Directors. During the twenty-four weeks ended July 12, 2010, we made lease payments of $90 related to this lease.