The second WaWa store to open in Stafford County in as many months will welcome its first customers today.
The store is at 3099 Richmond Highway, across from St. William of York Catholic Church. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for 10 a.m.
Another WaWa opened at 1172 Garrisonville Road in mid-December 2022, about five miles west of the store opening today.
More in a press release:
Friends and neighbors are invited to count down the exciting moment when the doors open for the very first time at 8:00 a.m. Customers will then be invited inside to get a free any size cup of coffee and participate in a community toast and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:00 a.m. with Wawa’s mascot Wally Goose, oversized scissors, red ribbon, confetti and fanfare.
Wawa will also recognize local first responders with its signature Hoagies for Heroes hoagie-building competition. Local first responders from Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and Stafford County Fire & Rescue will compete to see who can build the most hoagies in three-minutes. Wawa will conclude the Hoagies for Heroes competitions by presenting checks for $1,000 to each department’s charity of choice.
To stay up to date on the festivities, RSVP to Wawa’s Facebook event HERE.
About the Stafford Store
Alex Whitworth will serve as general manager of the new Stafford Wawa store, leading a team of approximately 50 associates, all of which are new positions brought to the area through the development of the store. Associates in these full- and part-time positions will receive competitive salaries health benefits, when eligible, and participate in Wawa’s employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Wawa Associates own 39% of Wawa through the ESOP. More information and current job opportunities can be viewed at: www.wawa.com/careersThe store is fully equipped with a built-to-order, fresh food kitchen featuring its signature hoagies (80 million hoagies sold annually) and newest food innovations such as the ever-popular burger: award-winning Wawa coffee (195 million cups sold annually); the Sizzliä, Wawa’s hot breakfast sandwich; Wawa’s new line of specialty beverages (hot, cold, iced and frozen); the Wawa Bakery; and Wawa’s beverage line of dairy products, juices and teas, plus packaged goods and fuel services, among other amenities. In addition to the store-level experience, customers can access their Wawa favorites through mobile ordering, curbside pickup, delivery options and its newest Catering Online offer where customers can order favorite Wawa foods for their upcoming events at: www.wawacatering.com.
About Wawa’s Expansion Plans
Wawa plans to open up to 75 new stores throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida in 2023. The grand opening of the Stafford location is the 4th store to open among the chain’s six-state operating area of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Washington, D.C. The chain also announced its future expansion to Florida Panhandle, Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, with more details on those new locations to be shared soon.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.
