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> Let's say you're running a 10000 store burger shop. There is an outage and all of them are offline now.

That happened to McDonalds on March 23, 2024.[1] Outlets in UK, Australia, Japan, Thailand were down for hours. Burger sales stopped at most locations.

No backup plan. Unlike Waffle House.[2]

This is a serious issue for disaster preparedness. The Waffle House CEO tries to get other key businesses to prep more. He says that if you can keep the Waffle House, the Walgreens, and the WalMart open after a disaster, the community comes back fast.

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/business-68573106

[2] https://www.hrdive.com/news/waffle-house-serves-up-emergency...




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