Waffle House: Difference between revisions

'''[[wikipedia:Waffle_House|Waffle House, Inc.]]''' is an American restaurant chain.

User Freedom: User can opt-out of marketing messages via replying "STOP" or email. They can also request deletion of personal data, however it will be remained in company's archives.

Market dominance: Hugely popular in Midwest and southern parts of the United States.

This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:Waffle House|Waffle House category]].

On 6 March, the Boyd County Health Department released an statement on '''[[Facebook]]''' declaring one employee working at two Waffle House restaurants was infected with hepatitis around 12 February through 28 February. Affected individuals had until 13 March to receive a post exposure vaccine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 Mar 2018 |title=Public Health Advisory |url=https://www.facebook.com/abchdky/photos/pcb.1618223544913033/1618223074913080/?type=3&theater |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=Facebook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Linda |date=8 Mar 2026 |title=Waffle House Worker in Boyd County, Kentucky Diagnosed with Hepatitis A |url=https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2018/waffle-house-workers-boyd-county-kentucky-diagnosed-hepatitis/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=Food Posioning Bulletin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Anna |date=7 Mar 2026 |title=Warning issued about possible Hepatitis A exposure at two Boyd County restaurants |url=https://wchstv.com/news/local/warning-issued-about-possible-hepatitis-a-exposure-at-two-boyd-county-restaurants |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=wchstv}}</ref> After the announcement, King's Daughters Medical Center received numerous calls from customers expressing concern and worry of possibly being exposed, however it was found that no customers contracted Hepatitis A.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Colegrove |first=Andrew |last2=Hedrick |first2=Chad |date=7 Mar 2018 |title=UPDATE: Health professionals open hotline for Hepatitis concerns |url=https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Restaurant-worker-in-Boyd-County-Ky-diagnosed-with-Hepatitis-A-476124243.html |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=WSAZ}}</ref> On 20 March, Waffle House along with Riverside Restaurant Group, LLC, Wh Capital,LLC, and other unknown defendants  was faced with a class action lawsuit from four alleged victims<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Apr 2026 |title=UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY NORTHERN DIVISION at ASHLAND |url=https://www.classaction.org/media/diamond-et-al-v-waffle-house-inc-et-al.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=ClassAction}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Apr 2026 |title=Diamond et al v. Waffle House, Inc. et al, No. 0:2018cv00049 - Document 25 (E.D. Ky. 2018) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/kentucky/kyedce/0:2018cv00049/85782/25/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=Justia Law}}</ref>, however. it was dismissed on 13 June 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilhoit |first=Henry |date=22 Dec 2025 |title=Diamond v. Waffle House, Inc. (0:18-cv-00049) |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7883761/idb/diamond-v-waffle-house-inc/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=Courtlistener}}</ref>  

On 2 July, the Cabarrus Health Alliance released a statement declaring one employee with hepatitis A worked at a Waffle House restaurant located at 010 Vinehaven Dr. NE, Concord.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Larsen |first=Linda |date=5 Jul 2021 |title=Possible Hepatitis A Exposure at Waffle House in Concord, North Carolina |url=https://foodpoisoningbulletin.com/2021/possible-hepatitis-a-exposure-at-waffle-house-in-concord-north-carolina/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=Food Poisioning Bulletin}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2 Jul 2021 |title=Possible Exposure to Hepatitis A at Waffle House near Copperfield Boulevard in Concord |url=https://www.cabarrushealth.org/DocumentCenter/View/2590/Hep-A-Waffle-House-7221 |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=Carbarrus Health Alliance}}</ref> The Cabarrus Health Alliance determined exposure date to be around 20 June between 9 pm and 12 am, and 21 June between 12 am and 7 am, giving customers until 4 July or 5 July to get vaccinated.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 Jul 2021 |title=Customers possibly exposed to Hepatitis A at Waffle House in Concord, health officials say |url=https://www.wbtv.com/2021/07/02/customers-possibly-exposed-hepatitis-waffle-house-concord-health-officials-say/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=Wbtv}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 Jul 2021 |title=Health Officials Investigate Possible Exposure Of Hepatitis A At Waffle House In Concord |url=https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2021/07/02/health-officials-investigate-possible-exposure-of-hepatitis-a-at-waffle-house-in-concord/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 Apr 2026 |website=WCCB Charlotte}}</ref>  

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