Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Wawa Facts

    Uploaded by

    api-318782529
    15 views1 page
    Wawa began over 200 years ago as an iron foundry in New Jersey that later expanded into dairy farming under George Wood in the late 19th century. In 1902, Wood opened a small dairy processing plant in Wawa, Pennsylvania, which was successful due to its quality milk. In the 1960s, as home milk delivery declined, George's grandson Grahame Wood opened the first Wawa Food Market to sell dairy products, sparking the convenience store franchise. Today, Wawa operates over 630 stores along the East Coast, offering made-to-order food, coffee, and over 6,000 grocery items, with many locations also including gas stations.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    wawa facts

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Wawa began over 200 years ago as an iron foundry in New Jersey that later expanded into dairy farming under George Wood in the late 19th century. In 1902, Wood opened a small dairy processing plant in Wawa, Pennsylvania, which was successful due to its quality milk. In the 1960s, as home milk delivery declined, George's grandson Grahame Wood opened the first Wawa Food Market to sell dairy products, sparking the convenience store franchise. Today, Wawa operates over 630 stores along the East Coast, offering made-to-order food, coffee, and over 6,000 grocery items, with many locations also including gas stations.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    15 views1 page

    Wawa Facts

    Uploaded by

    api-318782529
    Wawa began over 200 years ago as an iron foundry in New Jersey that later expanded into dairy farming under George Wood in the late 19th century. In 1902, Wood opened a small dairy processing plant in Wawa, Pennsylvania, which was successful due to its quality milk. In the 1960s, as home milk delivery declined, George's grandson Grahame Wood opened the first Wawa Food Market to sell dairy products, sparking the convenience store franchise. Today, Wawa operates over 630 stores along the East Coast, offering made-to-order food, coffee, and over 6,000 grocery items, with many locations also including gas stations.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 1

    Busin

    ess
    History: Wawa has over 200 years of history in American business. Wawa, Inc., a

    privately held company, began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the
    end of the 19thCentury, owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the
    family began a small processing plant in Wawa, Pa., in 1902. The milk business was a
    success, due to its quality, cleanliness and certified process. As home delivery of
    milk declined in the early 1960s, Grahame Wood, Georges grandson, opened the first
    Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products. Today, Wawa operates
    more than 630 stores.

    Description: A chain of over 630 convenience stores (360 offering gasoline), Wawa
    stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and
    Florida. The stores offer a large fresh food service selection, including Wawa brands
    such as built-to-order hoagies, freshly-brewed coffee, the Sizzli (a hot breakfast
    sandwich), soups, sides and snacks, Wawa Wraps and a full line of hot, iced and
    frozen specialty beverages. Wawa Food Markets carry more than 6,000 items
    including groceries, tobacco and candy. Wawa offers surcharge-free ATMs and began
    opening stores with gasoline operations over ten years ago in an effort to provide
    customers with a total one-stop shopping experience.

    Leadership: Richard D. Wood, Jr. - Chairman


    Chris Gheysens - President & CEO

    Employees: Over 21,000


    Store Hours:

    Most stores are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

    Highlights: More than 400 million customers are served annually. Over 195 million
    cups of coffee are brewed each year. More than 60 million builtto-order hoagies are
    sold annually. Wawa is privately held; all stores are company owned and operated.
    Wawa is #34 on Forbes Americas Largest Private Companies list.

    The Logo: In 1902, George Wood, one of the original owners, opened a dairy farm
    in Wawa, PA. Wawa Dairy Farms took its name from the town. Wawa is a Native
    American word for the Canada goose which is why the Canada goose is Wawas
    corporate logo.

    Amy Vurganov PR105 Wawa Business Fact Sheet

    You might also like