Joe Rogers Jr
$1.67B
as of 10/04/24
About Joe Rogers Jr
Joe Rogers Jr. is the longtime chairman of Waffle House and the son of one of the 24-hour breakfast chain's cofounders.
There are now 2,100 locations in 25 states and estimated annual revenue of over $1 billion.
He was 26 in 1973 when he took the helm of the chain, which had two family ownership groups, mounting debt and control of only 30% of the locations.
Rogers consolidated ownership within his family, which now has a controlling share, while ending the company's reliance on debt.
Rogers also created an employee ownership plan that now provides 3,500 workers (mostly hourly) with a piece of the business.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Waffle HouseResidence
Atlanta, GeorgiaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
12/02/46 (age 77)Self-made
inherited and growingJoe Rogers Jr’s fortune is worth
28K
troy ounces of gold
26K
median U.S. household
17K
median U.S. income
0.033%
U.S. credit card volume
0.007%
GDP of the United States
0.005%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Rogers made a point of keeping his diners defiantly open in the face of calamity and showed up in Charleston in 1989 to pour coffee after Hurricane Hugo hit.
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