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REVENUE RECOGNITION
3 Months Ended
Mar. 30, 2025
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]  
REVENUE RECOGNITION REVENUE RECOGNITION
Revenues from retail restaurants are presented net of discounts and recognized when food and beverage products are sold to the end customer. Sales taxes collected from customers are excluded from revenues and the obligation is included in accrued liabilities until the taxes are remitted to the appropriate taxing authorities.

Delivery sales are generally fulfilled by third-party delivery partners whether ordered through the Portillo's app and website ("Dispatch Sales") or through third-party delivery partners ("Marketplace Sales"). Dispatch Sales include delivery and service fees as the Company controls the delivery. Revenue from Dispatch Sales is recognized when food is delivered to the customer. For these sales, the Company receives payment directly from the customer at the time of sale. Revenue for Marketplace Sales is recognized in the amount paid to the delivery partner by the customer for food and excludes delivery and service fees charged by the third-party delivery partner as the Company does not control the delivery. Revenue from Marketplace Sales is recognized when food is delivered to the customer. For these sales, the Company receives payment from the delivery partner subsequent to the transfer of order, which is generally paid one week in arrears. For all delivery sales of food, the Company is considered the principal and recognizes revenue on a gross basis.

Gift Cards

The Company sells gift cards which do not have expiration dates. The Company records the sale of the gift card as a contract liability and recognizes revenue from gift cards when: (i) the gift card is redeemed by the customer; or (ii) in the event a gift card is not expected to be redeemed, in proportion to the pattern of rights exercised by the customer (gift card breakage). The Company has determined that 11% of gift card sales will not be redeemed and will be retained by us based on a portfolio assessment of historical data on gift card redemption patterns. Gift card breakage is recorded within revenues, net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company recognized gift card breakage of $0.3 million for both the quarters ended March 30, 2025 and March 31, 2024.
The Company’s revenue related to performance obligations not yet satisfied is revenue from gift cards sold but not yet redeemed. The gift card liability included in deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets is as follows (in thousands):

March 30, 2025December 29, 2024
Gift card liability$5,007 $6,875 

Revenue recognized in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the redemption of gift cards that were included in their respective gift card liability balances at the beginning of the year is as follows (in thousands):
Quarter Ended
March 30, 2025March 31, 2024
Revenue recognized from gift card liability balance at the beginning of the year$2,021 $2,070 

Loyalty Program

On March 3, 2025, the Company launched Portillo’s Perks™, an app-less loyalty program that lives in guests’ digital wallets. The loyalty program (“Perks”) is a visit-based program, and guests earn rewards based on qualified visits.

The Company defers revenue based on the average selling price of food, beverages, or retail merchandise earned through qualifying visits, establishing a corresponding Perks liability within Deferred Revenue. Currently, the Company does not record breakage due to the short expiration period of 14 to 30 days after the reward is issued. Upon redemption of Perks, revenue is recognized for redeemed food, beverage, or retail merchandise, and the Perks liability is reduced accordingly. As of March 30, 2025, the Perks liability was immaterial.