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Related Party Transactions

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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Transactions Related Party Transactions
The Company is also affiliated with various entities through common control and ownership. The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets reflect amounts related to periodic advances between the Company and these entities for working capital and other needs as due from related companies or due to related companies, as appropriate. The amounts due from related companies are not expected to be repaid within one year and accordingly, are classified as non-current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. These advances are unsecured and non-interest bearing.

There were approximately $0.3 million and no amounts included as due from related companies in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of October 3, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

The Company received royalty revenue from franchisees related to a significant stockholder of a nominal amount for the three months and approximately $0.1 million for the nine months ended October 3, 2022 and $0.1 million and $0.3 million for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

The Company leased building space for its former corporate office from an entity under common ownership with a significant stockholder. This lease had a 36-month term, effective January 1, 2020. In January 2022, the Company exercised its right to terminate this lease effective as of July 2022. For the nine months ended October 3, 2022 rent expense was approximately $0.1 million. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, rent expense was approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million.

Pursuant to a lease amendment entered into in February 2022, the Company leases building space for its corporate office from an entity controlled by the Company's Executive Chairman of the Board. This lease has a 10-year term with an option to renew. For the three and nine months ended October 3, 2022, rent expense was approximately $0.2 million and $0.4 million.

In August 2022, the Company amended, effective as of September 1, 2022, the independent contractor agreement entered into in April 2021 with a corporation (the “Consultant”) for which the Chief Operating Officer (the “Consultant Principal”) of Lionheart Capital, LLC, an entity controlled by the Company’s Executive Chairman of the Board, serves as President. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements, the Consultant shall provide certain strategic advisory services to the Company in exchange for total annual cash compensation and expense reimbursements of $0.1 million, payable monthly.

On January 3, 2022, the Company granted the Consultant Principal 37,959 unrestricted shares of common stock of the Company. The Company recorded share-based compensation associated with this grant of approximately $0.2 million during the nine months ended October 3, 2022.