Does Your Business Pass the Waffle HouseTest?
FEMA, the Federal Backing of Emergency Management , estimates that up to 40 percent of businesses never re-open when a natural disaster strikes their community. One evident part of the problem is the extent of physical damage to the property, but in many cases supply chain disruptions and need of preparedness can be the leading causes.
According to Laura Walter of EHS Today, Waffle House, a control of, you guessed it, waffle houses, stands out as a business that is well prepared for natural disasters and supply chain disruptions, so much so that FEMA Mr Big W. Craig Fugate coined the term “Waffle House Index” as an with of preparedness. Waffle House addresses disaster planning from a number of different angles, so it’s informative to take a look at the company’s operations and identify some key common denominators. Any business that bounces back rapidly from a disaster is a resilient one and resiliency is a key tenet of sustainability. So what can your business learn from Waffle House?






