Sunday, March 21, 2004

Sunday Morning Factoid

Have you ever been to a Waffle House? I’ll never forget the first time I wandered into one in the wee hours of the morning while motoring around Ohio.  Don’t ask what I was doing motoring the roads of Ohio in the wee hours of the morning.  As soon as I walked through the door, I was greeted with a “Good Morning” by two or three individual employees.  I like that about Waffle House, and this instant greeting happens in every Waffle House I’ve ever walked into.  Anyway, I enjoy Waffle House and its story.

Last night I heard an interesting story from a friend who works for Coke. The owners of Waffle House signed a contract with Coke, a number of years ago, for eternity.  Yes, you read that correctly.  Waffle House signed a contract to serve Coca Cola products, for eternity.  That’s a long time.

Now, I’m not certain how wise a business decision that is, since I haven’t read the contract, but I admire the owners’ certainty in executing the contract and I enjoy the heck out of their restaurants.  It’s a shame that the closest one to my house is two and a half hours or so away.  Guess I’ll be fixing breakfast myself today.

Posted by John Venlet on 03/21 at 05:30 AM
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