Why It's Different

• •Privately held by WH Capital, LLC, controlled by the families of co-founders Joe Rogers Sr. and Tom Forkner since 1955
• •1,900+ locations across 25 states with 40,000+ employees; so reliably open 24/7/365 that FEMA created the 'Waffle House Index' to gauge hurricane severity
• •Offers employee stock ownership to approximately 3,500 workers — one of few large restaurant chains to share equity with hourly staff
• •Joe Rogers Jr. (son of co-founder) is majority owner; bought out debt and consolidated family control while rejecting every buyout offer and IPO opportunity