Wawa Grand Opening Tomorrow (6/13), Delray Beach

Wawa Enhances Customer Connections and Commitment to Growth with Grand Opening at Delray Beach, Florida Store; One of Four Palm Beach County Stores in 2019

Featuring 10-Day Coffee Offer Starting Thursday, June 13

Boca Raton, FL – Wawa, Inc. today announced the grand opening of its new Florida store, located at 10100 Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida 33446. The celebration will include FREE T-shirts for the First 100 through the door, brief remarks and a charitable hoagie-building competition between Palm Beach County Sheriff and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue. To celebrate the Delray Beach grand opening, Wawa will offer free coffee to all customers at this location from Thursday, June 13 through Sunday, June 23.

The grand opening of this location marks Wawa’s second of four Palm Beach County locations scheduled to open in 2019. The first Palm Beach County Wawa opened its doors on April 30 at 3288 S. Military Trail in Palm Springs, Florida, followed by this location on Atlantic Avenue, with plans to open the third store next week on Thursday, June 20 at 1965 Hypoluxo Road, Lantana, Florida 33462. A fourth Palm Beach County location will be announced and open in the near future.

“At Wawa we recognize that our customers lives move at a rapid pace, and whenever we open new stores, it is our goal to deliver our unique brand of convenience in a way that fits our customers busy lives and is attuned to their specific tastes,” said Todd Souders, Senior Director of Florida Store Operations.

About the Grand Opening Festivities

On Thursday, June 13, the new store will open to the public at 8:00 a.m. with T-Shirts for the First 100 through the door, followed by a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9:00 a.m. During the event, Wawa General Manager, Ryan Whitman, Wawa Area Manager, Alease Crespo; Wawa associates and customers; and Wawa’s mascot, Wally Goose will join together for a ceremonial ribbon cutting, officially marking the opening of the store.

To honor their bravery and commitment to our communities, the grand opening event will conclude with a Hoagies for Heroes, hoagie building competition where Palm Beach County Sheriff and Palm Beach County Fire Rescue will face off to see who can build the most hoagies in three-minutes in the traditional Wawa way. Wawa will conclude the Hoagies for Heroes competitions by presenting checks on behalf of the winning and runner up teams, for $1,000 to the charities of their choice.

About Wawa, Inc.

Wawa, Inc., a privately held company, began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the end of the 19th Century, 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 huge success, due to its quality, cleanliness and “certified” process. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s, Grahame Wood, George’s grandson, opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products. Today, Wawa is your all day, every day stop for freshly prepared foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services and surcharge-free ATMs. A chain of more than 840 convenience retail stores (over 600 offering fuel), Wawa stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Washington, D.C. The stores offer a large fresh foodservice selection, including Wawa brands such as custom prepared hoagies, freshly-brewed coffee, hot breakfast sandwiches, specialty beverages and an assortment of soups, sides and snacks. In 2018, Wawa was recognized in Forbes as one of The Best Employers for New Grads and one of The Best Employers for Women, and as the Top Rated Workplace for Veterans by Indeed. In 2019, Wawa was designated by Forbes as a Best Employer for Diversity.