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Do you even know what a Wawa is?

About Me



The Company was founded in 1803 in New Jersey, and incorporated in 1865 as the Millville Manufacturing Company, a textile company with mills in several states and sales offices across the country.

In 1902, George Wood, Millville's owner, opened a small milk plant in Wawa, PA, which specialized in processing, and the home delivery of "doctor certified" milk. The Wawa Dairy enjoyed a reputation for superior fresh products and customer service.

On April 16, 1964, Wawa Food Markets opened their first store in Folsom, PA. This store was an immediate success, and it marked the beginning of the Wawa chain of food markets. From the beginning, Wawa made a commitment to fresh food - selling fresh produce and featuring a full-service deli. Over the years, the food service offer has been expanded to meet customers' needs.

Today, the Wawa "family" has grown to include more than 13,000 associates with over 500 stores in five states.

My Interests

Freshly Brewed Coffee, Built to order Hoagies, Hot soups, Hot Breakfasts, freshly baked goods, Dairy & other beverages and some of the lowest prices Gas around.

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Hoagie History In "The City of Brotherly Love," where former Mayor Edward G. Rendell declared them the "Official Sandwich of Philadelphia," they're called hoagies. But they're also known as subs, heroes, bombers, poor boys, grinders, torpedos, and rockets. Hoagies are built-to-order sandwiches filled with fresh meats and cheeses, as well as lettuce, tomatoes and onions, topped off with a dash of oregano on an Italian roll. With more than 35 million hoagies sold each year, the words Wawa and hoagie have become synonymous throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. In fact, Miss America 1998, Kate Shindle, mentioned in an interview after recently being crowned that Wawa hoagies are one of her favorite foods.

During the Depression, out-of-work Philadelphian Al DePalma went to Hog Island near the naval shipyards in South Philadelphia to find work. When he saw the shipyard workers on lunch break wolfing down their giant sandwiches, his first thought was "Those fellas look like a bunch of hogs." Instead of applying for a job at the shipyard, DePalma opened a luncheonette that served big cold cut sandwiches, listed on the menu as "hoggies".

Historical Information :Advertising slogans

* 1970s: "Fast, fresh shopping night and day." * 1980s: "Just a little bit better: Wawa." * 1990s: "One great taste after another." * 2002-2005: "My choice. My Wawa." * 2005-Present: "Gottahava Wawa."

Wawa Pop-culture

Pennsylvania-based music group The Bloodhound Gang refer to the Wawa chain in their tracks "Pennsylvania" and "Overheard in a Wawa Parking Lot" on their 2005 album Hefty Fine. They specifically address the lack of name recognition out of the Delaware River Region, with the line "Do you even know what a Wawa is?"

Anticon rapper Why? referred to the Ardmore, PA Wawa in his song "Six".

Humorist Dave Barry also mentions the chain in his book Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys, claiming that, during his days as a Haverford College student and subsequent West Chester, Pennsylvania resident, his bachelor pad would often be filled with "cartons of Wawa brand iced tea".

In the "scavenger hunt" episode of MTV's Viva La Bam, a few of the stunts are performed at a Wawa store in Pennsylvania, with the help of The Bloodhound Gang. Wawa also had some references in the Bam Margera films CKY and Haggard: The Movie when Valo (played by bam) tells Ry (Ryan Dunn) to "break bottles behind Wawa."

The FX TV show It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia often makes references to Wawa.

The Best Show on WFMU with Tom Scharpling often discusses Wawa with character (and Wawa employee) Philly Boy Roy, played by Jon Wurster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawa_Food_Markets

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