Waffle House CEO on hurricane response: ‘Show up and start feeding people’



Waffle House CEO Walt Ehmer discusses why he thinks it’s so important for his restaurants to reopen after disasters like Hurricane Ian. WATCH ABC News live stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM SUBSCRIBE to ABC NEWS: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP See more at http://abcnews.go. com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/abc #abcnews #hurricaneian #wafflehouse

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26 comments

  1. Waffle House always be hittin πŸ˜‹

  2. i love my Waffle House in my neighborhood…i go every Saturday morning….way to busy on sundays πŸ˜ŠπŸ˜‚

  3. To the people commenting as though the employees are abused slaves, forced to work in the middle of disaster: those people are capable of not coming, I assure you. Those who show up WANT TO BE THERE. They want to be of help, and feeding first responders, and victims with nothing to go back to a meal is their way of helping. While I do not know of any policies regarding free meals, I am also certain many free meals have been enjoyed. It would take someone who has never worked in customer service jobs to assume the people are forced to come in. It is entitlement that makes you ignorant. Have a good day.πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ’‹

  4. β€œNever mind if your house got swept away get to work and make these waffles, there’s people in need out there for god sakes!” πŸ˜‘

  5. I do not enjoy the food at Waffle House, but I dearly admire their ethos. It is not just good businesses, it it humane and loving. It is the definition of COMMUNITY. πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ«ΆπŸ»πŸ’‹πŸ’

  6. Do you know why they are not interviewing the employees?

  7. Can always count on the Waffle House!!

  8. How about those workers get 25 dollars and hour for doing this.

  9. Hell! I was in SC back in Jul … the morning cook said he'd only fix me a to go order and that the people coming on shift were gonna show up late …. so I left and went to a Sonic Drive-in! It'll be a while, before I'll walk back in a WH!

  10. I love Waffle House!! They never disappoint

  11. Scattered, smoother, and covered!

  12. They should have just gathered the local waffle house employees to throw hands with Ian. Could've prevented this whole thing.

  13. I guarantee he's not going to say we're giving the community free food

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  15. Bet they pay min wage too.🀬 And people are wondering why quiet quitting is a thing.

  16. In other words, "ok people, breaks over! Get back to work."

  17. Waffle house should train others on disaster response.

  18. Whi owns a home and works at waffle other than the ceo

  19. Waffle House: What the bumpkins refer to as β€œfine dining”.

  20. Love those grits! Would love some now! Keep safe everyone.

  21. waffle house slaps in the middle of the night