Wawa
Wawa, a beloved convenience store and gas station chain, originated in Delaware County in 1902 as a dairy farm founded by George Wood.
The name “Wawa” comes from a Native American word meaning “wild goose,” reflected in its logo.
With over 1,000 locations along the East Coast and expansions into Florida and the Midwest, Wawa is known for its made-to-order food, particularly hoagies, breakfast sandwiches, and coffee.
Its strong community presence and popular marketing campaigns, like “Hoagiefest,” have made Wawa a cultural icon, fostering deep customer loyalty and affection.
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Musician Earns Family’s Thanks for Soothing Upset Child With Song
Matt Atwood used his skills as a musician to sooth an upset autistic child outside the Bryn Mawr Wawa this past weekend. Now he’s received…
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Meet the Real Mare Sheehan. She’s in Delco, Plays B-Ball, Loves Wawa
There’s a real Mare Sheehan. She lives in Delaware County. She’s captain of the St. Joseph’s Hawks women’s basketball team, and she loves Wawa, writes…
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A Wawa Support Message Carved into the French Countryside Is Not What It Seems
It’s a case of mistaken identity at the international level but that didn’t keep rabid Wawa fans in the Philadelphia region from latching on, writes…
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Wawa and 2SP Brewing Just Made Our Summer a Little Better
A summer beer from Wawa and 2SP Brewing Company in Aston may lure you in on its name alone: The Sunfest Strawberry Lemonade Shandy. The…
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Wawa’s Next Thing, a Stadium Store in Philly That Sells Beer
Never one to rest on its laurels, Wawa has moved on from its spotlight moment on Mare of Easttown to announce its first-ever stadium store…
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They Love Delco, Wawa and ‘Mare of Easttown’ So They Stood in Line for All 3
This time, there was more going on than free coffee. The opening of the new Wawa at Baltimore Pike and Oak Ave. was akin to…
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With Opening of New Upper Darby Store, ‘Mare’ and Wawa Meet, Sort of
Wawa’s going all “Mare of Easttown” this morning with the grand opening of its newest store at 418 W. Baltimore Pike in Upper Darby, writes…
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Wawa: Big Enough and Beloved Enough to Offer the Pope His Choice of Hoagie
The cult of Wawa represents the best of what Philadelphia has to offer, writes Meghan McCarron for eater.com. When the pope visited Philadelphia in 2015,…
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Thanks to ‘Mare,’ the Nation’s Eyes Have Turned to Delaware County
Delaware County got a rare peek of itself in Hollywood’s mirror, with HBO’s “Mare of Easttown,” writes Max Marin for billypenn.com. For maybe the first…
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Wawa Founding Family Gives $25 Million Gift to CHOP for Fetal Medicine Program
The founding family of Wawa, Inc. has given a $25 million donation to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s fetal medicine program, writes Harold Brubaker for The…
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Step Away Slowly From the Italian Shorti. There Are Healthy Options at Wawa
Wawa is not the first place you think of for healthy eating but those options exist, writes Amy Von Sydow Green for phillymag.com. Here’s some…
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Los Angeles Times: Wawa Helped Build Winslet Character in Mare of Easttown
Kate Winslet used Wawa as a way to build her Delco-centric character in HBO’s Mare of Easttown, writes Yvonne Villarreal for the Los Angeles Times.…
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Diversity Agreement for Regional Businesses Like Wawa, SAP Mean More Black, Brown-Led Suppliers
Following the guilty verdict against former police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia announced a…
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In a Wawa Line Lately? Your Wardrobe May Have Made It on to ‘Mare of Easttown’
As Mare of Easttown continues to unfold on HBO, local viewers continue to look for familiar Delaware County images, like someone’s wardrobe, writes Michael Tanenbaum…
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Villanova Developer Has Doylestown Super Excited about its Super Wawa
Communities slated for an upgrade of their Wawas from economy-size to super-size often worry about traffic flow and light pollution and other drawbacks of large-footprint convenience…
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Wawa’s 1980s Retro Week With The Goldbergs Celebrates First Store Opening
Time travel back to the 1980s this week at your local Wawa with The Goldbergs, writes Stephanie Farr for The Philadelphia Inquirer. All week long,…
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Wawa to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine. April Fools!
Editor’s Note: The following story about Wawa administering COVID-19 vaccines is meant to be an April Fools’ Day joke. After a year of hunkering down…
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Keep Those Shorties Coming: Wawa Adapts to a New Pandemic Lifestyle
Wawa’s continued expansion and experimentation with its menu and style of delivery are strong indications that they’re capitalizing on our stay-at-home pandemic lifestyle, writes Ashley…
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