A palpable party-like atmosphere complete with the Rosewood High School marching band and an endless chorus of cheers and clapping set the tone for Wawa’s grand opening of its second Wayne County location on Friday morning.
Excited customers formed a line that wrapped around the building well before 8 a.m. at the store located at 2853 W US 70 Hwy in Rosewood.
Wawa mascot Wally the Goose welcomed eager customers and posed for pictures.
Rep. John Bell, other local elected officials, members of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, and members of the Rosewood Volunteer Fire Department were also on hand.
The grand opening featured a greeting before the doors opened by General Manager Thomas Fleming, free Wawa t-shirts for the first 100 customers, free samples of Wawa’s limited-time French Toast, Sausage, Egg, and Cheese Sizzli®, and free any size hot coffee through Mar. 30.
Local first responders participated in a “Hoagies for Heroes” hoagie-building competition benefitting local charities.
Through Mar. 24, 5:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., customers can visit any of Wawa’s 1,100 locations for the $5 Big Breakfast Deal consisting of any-size Hot or Iced Coffee, a Sizzli breakfast sandwich of choice, and hashbrown.
This incredible value, featuring new flavors and unmatched variety is available to all customers, no coupon needed, at every Wawa store.
Wawa’s signature Sizzli breakfast sandwich is available in over 10 varieties including the Croissant, Bacon, Egg and Cheese; the Bagel, Sausage, Egg, and Cheese and the limited-time French Toast, Sausage, Egg, and Cheese.
All Wawa Sizzli varieties are available with the $5 Big Breakfast Deal.
Wawa’s self-serve coffee pour bar features seven coffee varieties including Regular and Decaf, French Vanilla, Hazelnut, Cuban Roast, 100% Colombian, and Dark Roast* plus limited-time offer flavors such as Caramel Cream, available now. Wawa Iced Coffee is hand-crafted and freshly brewed and can be customized in dozens of ways through the in-store ordering kiosk.
“We are on a mission to make mornings easier for our customers and our new $5 Big Breakfast Deal does just that by providing a hearty offering at a great price that’s sure to get your morning off to a great start!” said Mary-Rose Hannum, Chief Marketing Product Officer. “Made with the freshest ingredients, our Sizzli Breakfast sandwich was first launched in 1996 and remains a customer favorite nearly 30 years later!
By the end of 2025, Wawa will open up to 10 new stores in North Carolina including its first Travel Center in Hope Mills, and stores in Garner, Fayetteville, Jacksonville and additional stores in Greenville and Wilson.
Over the next 8-10 years, Wawa plans to build and open 6-8 stores per year, reaching a total of 90 stores in North Carolina.
WaWa 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 1892, George Wood, founder of Wawa Dairy Farms, bought a house in Delaware County, PA near a train station named Wawa.
A large mill pond on the Chester Creek below the station was a favorite gathering place for Canada Geese and the surrounding area took its name from a Native American word meaning “wild goose.”
When Wood began the dairy business in 1902, he named it after the local region.
On Apr. 16, 1964, the first Wawa Food Market opened in Folsom, PA.
Wawa, Inc is headquartered in Wawa, PA, and currently operates a chain of over 1,050 convenience stores in an eight-state area, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, and Washington DC.
Wawa stores offer coffee, beverages, sandwiches, burritos, pizza, burgers, wraps, soups, bowls, and catering options.
The company also offers various fuel options and EV charging stations.
