Wawa (company)
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Wawa, Inc. (/wɑːwɑː/ WAH-WAH) is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations originating in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and now located along the East Coast of the United States, operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Florida, Alabama, and North Carolina.[6][7] Wawa is based in, primarily associated with, and mainly concentrated in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, though in recent years it has gradually expanded its store locations beyond the Philadelphia area. The company's corporate headquarters is located in the Wawa area of Chester Heights, Pennsylvania in Greater Philadelphia.
Company type | Private |
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Founded | April 16, 1964; 60 years ago (1964-04-16) |
Founder | Grahame Wood |
Headquarters | , United States[1] |
Number of locations | 1,032 (2023)[2] |
Area served | Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C. Planned: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee Former: New York and Connecticut |
Key people | Chris Gheysens (CEO)[3] |
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Revenue | US$13 billion (2020)[4] |
US$118 million (2011)[5] | |
Total assets | US$1.57 billion (2011)[5] |
Number of employees | 37,000 (2020)[4] |
Website | www |
As of 2008[update], Wawa was the largest convenience store chain in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area and the third-largest food retailer in greater Philadelphia after Acme Markets and ShopRite.[8][9]