The Daily Numbers: 50 years in business today at Wawa.
1, as in Store No. 1 for Wawa, on MacDade Boulevard in the Holmes section of Ridley.
640 stories today.
25 new stores per year for the next 5 years, the company’s growth goal.
6 states where you can find a fix for ‘Gotta havva Wawa,’ including new stores in Florida.
380 of them that offer gasoline.
6,000 items you can buy at the Delco-based convenience stores.
22,000 employees
400 million customers annually.
195 million cups of coffee brewed each year.
60 million hoagies made annually.
1803, when Wawa started as an iron foundry in New Jersey.
1902, when Wood family started dairy farm processing plant in Wawa, Pa.
6 core values of the chain laid out in new book, ‘The Wawa Way.’
0, what it will cost you today to get a coffee at Wawa. They are offering free java all day as part of the celebration.
3.5 minutes, the time it takes most people to get in and out of the store.
5,000 dollar donation being made today at the original Ridley store to the Ridley United Soccer Association.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Wawa on 50 years of serving Delco and the region.
Quote Box: “Wawa has become more than just a retailer, it’s become part of our community and a part of our customers’ lives.”
- Howard Stoeckel, vice chairman of the Wawa Board of Directors and author of ‘The Wawa Way.’
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