Fortune Media and Great Place To Work Name White Castle to 2026 Best Workplaces in Retail List, Ranking No. 11

Fortune Media and Great Place To Work Name White Castle to 2026 Best Workplaces in Retail List, Ranking No. 11

Great Place To Work® and Fortune magazine have selected White Castle for the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail™ list. This is White Castle’s fifth consecutive year being named to this prestigious list, this year coming in at 11th place in the large category. Earning a spot means that White Castle is one of the best retail companies to work for in the country.

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White Castle team members consistently rank White Castle as a great place to work.

The Best Workplaces in Retail award is based on analysis of survey responses from nearly 76,000 employees at Great Place To Work Certified™ companies in the retail industry.

“From our founding in 1921, my great-grandfather Billy Ingram dedicated his leadership to creating a workplace where people are respected, valued and supported,” said John Kelley, chief people officer and fourth-generation family member. “And in the 105 years since, we’ve never wavered on that commitment. It’s an honor to be recognized as a one of the very Best Workplaces in Retail,™ and we share this recognition with every one of our nearly 9,000 team members.”

The Best Workplaces in Retail list is highly competitive. Great Place To Work, the global authority on workplace culture, determines its lists using its proprietary Trust Index™ Survey to evaluate and certify thousands of organizations in America’s largest ongoing annual workforce study, based on over 1.3 million survey responses and data from companies representing more than 7.3 million employees.

Survey responses reflect a comprehensive picture of the workplace experience. Honorees were selected based on their ability to offer positive outcomes for employees regardless of job role, work status, or other demographic identifier.

“Congratulations to the Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail,” says Michael C. Bush, CEO of Great Place To Work. “People are at the heart of work in every industry, and retail is no exception. These companies show how delivering for your people drives financial performance and turns fear of the future into the confidence to win.”

White Castle is widely recognized for its family-centered culture and team member growth. Today, more than one in four team members has been with the business for 10 years or more, and in October White Castle inducted its latest class into the 25-Year Club, which now totals more than 2,500 members. White Castle has been certified as a Great Place to Work® every year since 2021 and has been on the Best Workplaces in Retail™ list for five consecutive years — the only restaurant brand to claim this distinction.

About White Castle®

White Castle, America’s first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot and tasty Sliders since 1921. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the family-owned business owns and operates 336 restaurants as well as a retail division providing its famous fare in freezer aisles of retail stores nationwide. As part of its commitment to offering the highest quality products, White Castle owns and operates its own Slider Provider meat plants, bakeries and frozen-Slider retail plants. White Castle has earned numerous accolades over the years including “Most Influential Burger of All Time” by Time magazine (2014, The Original Slider®) and one of the “10 Most Innovative Dining Companies” by Fast Company (2021). White Castle is known for the legendary engagement of its team members and has received the Great Place to Work® Certification™ for an extraordinary six consecutive years spanning 2021–2027. White Castle is beloved by its passionate fans (Cravers), many of whom compete each year for entry into the Cravers Hall of Fame. The official White Castle app makes it easy for Cravers to sign up for the CRAVER NATION REWARDS® loyalty program, access sweet deals and place pickup orders at any time. For more information on White Castle and how to Follow Your Crave, visit whitecastle.com.

About the Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail List

Great Place to Work selected the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail by analyzing confidential survey responses from more than 1.3 million employees, representing the experiences of 7.3 million workers in the U.S. in 2025 and 2026. Of those, nearly 76,000 responses came from employees at Great Place To Work Certified companies in the retail industry, and this ranking is based on that feedback. Companies with 10 to 999 employees were considered for the small and medium category, and companies with more than 1,000 employees competed in the large category. Read the full methodology.

About Great Place To Work

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work, a UKG company, brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Its proprietary platform and Great Place To Work Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified and receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces list. Follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram, and sign up for the Great Place To Work LinkedIn newsletter, Culture Edge, to get the latest research on what drives business success.

About Fortune Media

Fortune is a global multi-platform media company built on a legacy of trusted, award-winning reporting and information for those who want to make business better. Independently owned, Fortune tells the stories of the world's biggest companies and their leaders as well as a new generation of innovators who are moving business forward. Digitally and in print, Fortune measures corporate performance through rigorous benchmarks, and holds companies accountable, in regions around the world. Its iconic rankings include Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, Most Powerful Women, and World's Most Admired Companies. Fortune builds world-class communities by convening industry thought leaders for exclusive summits and conferences, including the Fortune Global Forum, Fortune Brainstorm Tech, and Fortune Most Powerful Women. For more information, visit fortune.com.

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