How Bad Was The Disaster? Check The Waffle House Index
The Wall Street Journal offers a look at the "Waffle House Index," which is part economic indicator, part hurricane gauge....
May 08, 2015
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Waffle House to give free food to winning city of Auburn-Georgia
Auburn and Georgia square off in the “Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry” this weekend and Waffle House is getting in on the action. The restaurant chain is giving the winning city...
April 14, 2015
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How Waffle House explains American politics, in 1 map
Compare the 25 states in the Waffle States America to the 25 states not in it. Of those 25 non Waffle House states , Romney won just eight in 2012:...
April 12, 2015
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Waffle House Boycotts Belgian Waffles To Support Team USA
“We support a boycott on Belgian Waffles,” a Waffle House spokesperson told TMZ, which first broke the news of the boycott. We support America. We don’t support Belgian Waffles....
April 10, 2015
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A Map of All the Waffle House Locations in America
The map shown here is a truly quick-and-dirty visualization of the distribution and density of Waffle House locations as of summer 2012. It started as a way for me to...
April 09, 2015
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What do Waffle Houses Have to Do with Risk Management?
As Craig often says, the Waffle House test doesn’t just tell us how quickly a business might rebound – it also tells us how the larger community is faring....
April 07, 2015
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FEMA’s Use of Waffle House as Severity Indicator a Smart Move
Recent press reports indicate that FEMA uses the status of Waffle House restaurants to gauge the severity of conditions following a natural disaster....
April 06, 2015
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America's Best Chicken and Waffles
When the hunger for down-home comfort food strikes, head to these chicken and waffles joints. It’s a classic brunch dilemma: savory or sweet? Fortunately, the inspired combination of fried chicken...
Do You Live In IHOP America Or Waffle House America?. Map
Given that these two chains have roughly the same number of franchises, Waffle House’s density in the South is pretty astounding.* Greater Atlanta looks like it has a Waffle House...