Inductees receive an all-expense-paid trip to Columbus, Ohio, a ceremony, and a plaque commemorating their induction into the exclusive club
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- White Castle is inducting 14 new fans into its Cravers Hall of Fame, an annual tradition that dates back to 2001
- This year’s inductees include a mother-daughter duo and a pair of close friends who wrote a book documenting their love of White Castle
- Inductees receive an all-expense-paid trip to Columbus, Ohio, a ceremony, and a plaque commemorating their induction into the exclusive club
White Castle is celebrating its biggest fans.
The fast food chain will induct 14 of its most passionate fans into its Cravers Hall of Fame on Wednesday, April 29. The esteemed crew will be the 25th class of Cravers to be inducted.
The honor is presented to fans who have demonstrated "extraordinary devotion and love" for White Castle, per a press release shared with PEOPLE. The 14 new members will join a total of 287 other Cravers who have received the distinction since it was created in 2001.
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This year's Cravers include a mother and daughter who spent every Valentine's Day together at White Castle, two friends who documented their love of White Castle in a bestselling book, and a man who has shared Sliders and memories with his father, grandfather and children.
“This year's inductees represent the very best of that passion, and we're honored to celebrate the stories that make the Crave truly one of a kind," White Castle said.
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In a two-day, all-expense-paid trip to Columbus, Ohio, inductees will be treated to dinner and breakfast (at White Castle, of course), a tour of the company's headquarters and a ceremony in their honor.
Cravers will also receive a plaque commemorating their induction. Each of the 14 inductees will be given time to speak about their connection to White Castle at the ceremony.
Other Cravers to make the hall of fame this year include John Leonard Harris of Lincoln, Neb., who remembers his father buying 50 sliders for his household of nine growing up, and Evan Darnell of Delray Beach, Fla., who founded the “Red Meat Lovers Club,” a philanthropy club built around food, community and giving back.
There's also Elisa Hoffman of Marshall, Texas, who planned a party for her son with a feast that recreated the iconic Harold and Kumar order: 50 Sliders, fries and a drink.
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White Castle says it receives hundreds of submissions from fans hoping to join its hall of fame every year. The judges, a mix of White Castle team members and partners along with members of the family that owns White Castle, carefully review each entry and choose the inductees.
Nominations for the 2026 class of Cravers Hall of Fame can be submitted now through White Castle's website.
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