Joe Rogers Jr. (born 1950/1951) is an American businessman, and the chairman and former CEO of

Waffle House Waffle House, Inc. is an American restaurant chain with over 2,000 locations in 25 states in the United States. The bulk of the locations are in the Midwest and the South, where the chain is a regional cultural icon. The menu consists mainly o ...

, a franchise restaurant chain co-founded by his father

Joe Rogers Sr. Joseph Wilson Rogers (November 30, 1919 – March 3, 2017) was an American businessman. He was co-founder and former CEO of the Waffle House franchise restaurant chain, which began business in 1955 in Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, and has grown t ...

Early life

He was born in

Jackson, Tennessee Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Tennessee, United States. Located east of Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis and 130 Miles Southwest of Nashville, it is a regional center of trade for West Tennessee. Its total population wa ...

, the eldest of four children of

and his wife, Ruth Jolley Rogers.

Career

In 1973, Rogers was appointed CEO of Waffle House. He was succeeded in 2012 by

Walter G. Ehmer Walter George Ehmer (May 26, 1966 – September 6, 2024) was an American businessman. He was the president, chief executive officer and chairman of Waffle House from 2012 until his death in 2024. Life and career Ehmer was born on May 26, 1966, ...

. Rogers is the chairman of Waffle House.

Personal life

In 2006, Rogers married Fran Maynard. In 2018 and 2019, Rogers was involved in a sex tape case with a former housekeeper. When the case reached the jury trial stage, a confidential settlement between parties resolved the case during opening statements.

References

Living people American chief executives of food industry companies Waffle House people People from Jackson, Tennessee Businesspeople from Tennessee 1950s births {{US-business-bio-1950s-stub