Wawa Celebrates Grand Opening of new
Florida Store in Tampa
Charitable Hoagie Building Competition between Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Department & Hillsborough County Fire Rescue; Check Presentation to Feeding America
Tampa, FL(December 5, 2013) – Wawa, Inc. today announced the grand opening of its newest Florida
store, located at 5702 W. Waters Avenue, Tampa,
Florida 33634. To mark the occasion, Wawa will host state and local officials and members of the community for a grand opening celebration.
On Thursday, December 5, at 10:00a.m. the grand opening celebration will officially kick-off with local officials; Thomas Mantz, Executive Director for Feeding America Tampa Bay; members of the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Department & Hillsborough County Fire Rescue; store associates; and Wawa’s mascot, Wally Goose, for a ceremonial ribbon cutting.
“We are thrilled to continue to expand our presence in Florida with the opening of our 32nd Florida store, and cannot think of a better way to celebrate than by recognizing the great value our firefighters and police provide to this community by keeping it safe," said Todd Souders, Wawa’s Director of Store Operations. “Our grand opening festivities are a wonderful way to bring the community and our local heroes together to celebrate our commitment to the city of Tampa and to the Sunshine State.”
Hoagies for Heroes
Competition
The grand opening event will conclude with a Hoagies for Heroes hoagie building competition, as the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Department &Hillsborough County Fire Rescue face off in a battle of bravery, skill, and sandwich-making expertise. Each team will be challenged 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 their charities of choice.
Customers and associates can also participate in the fight against hunger at the Tampa store by contributing to Wawa’s statewide Check-Out Hunger campaign. From November 21 through December 22, customers can add $1, $3, or $5 to their purchase at the register – all of which will benefit the local Feeding America Food Banks in the region where the donations are made. In the Tampa market, the funds raised will benefit Feeding America. Wawa has conducted Check-Out Hunger campaigns for more than a decade.
The new Tampa store will employ 50 associates, all of which are new positions brought to the area through the development of the stores. Associates in these full- and part-time positions will not only receive competitive salaries and health benefits, but will have the opportunity to be enrolled in Wawa’s employee stock ownership plan.The new Wawa store offers customers numerous Wawa brands, such as the 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);Wawa Bakery; Wawa’s built-to-order hoagies (80 million sold annually); and Wawa’s beverage line of dairy products, juices and teas.
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 1960’s, 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 fresh, built-to-order foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services, and surcharge-free ATM's. A chain of more than 635 convenience retail stores (over 365 offering gasoline), Wawa stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia and Central Florida. The stores offer a large fresh food service selection, including Wawa brands such as built-to-order hoagies, freshly-brewed coffee, hot breakfast sandwiches, built-to-order Specialty Beverages, and an assortment of soups, sides and snacks.
Seasonal
Campaign to Fight Hunger in Florida
Customers and associates can also participate in the fight against hunger at the Tampa store by contributing to Wawa’s statewide Check-Out Hunger campaign. From November 21 through December 22, customers can add $1, $3, or $5 to their purchase at the register – all of which will benefit the local Feeding America Food Banks in the region where the donations are made. In the Tampa market, the funds raised will benefit Feeding America. Wawa has conducted Check-Out Hunger campaigns for more than a decade.
The new Tampa store will employ 50 associates, all of which are new positions brought to the area through the development of the stores. Associates in these full- and part-time positions will not only receive competitive salaries and health benefits, but will have the opportunity to be enrolled in Wawa’s employee stock ownership plan.The new Wawa store offers customers numerous Wawa brands, such as the 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);Wawa Bakery; Wawa’s built-to-order hoagies (80 million sold annually); and Wawa’s beverage line of dairy products, juices and teas.
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 1960’s, 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 fresh, built-to-order foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services, and surcharge-free ATM's. A chain of more than 635 convenience retail stores (over 365 offering gasoline), Wawa stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia and Central Florida. The stores offer a large fresh food service selection, including Wawa brands such as built-to-order hoagies, freshly-brewed coffee, hot breakfast sandwiches, built-to-order Specialty Beverages, and an assortment of soups, sides and snacks.
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