In addition to continued growth throughout its current Florida market areas and adjacent markets, including the Florida Panhandle, South Alabama, Wawa has announced plans to spread its wings to southern and coastal Georgia.

Current plans are for Wawa to open its first Georgia store in 2024 with the potential for up to 20 stores in the market in the future.

“Our continued expansion plans will allow us to reach more customers with our quality fresh food, beverages and community support friends and neighbors,” John Poplawski, vice president of real estate for Wawa, said in a news release. “Expanding to Georgia is a natural extension from the Florida Panhandle, and we look forward to serving more communities along the East Coast.”

Wawa continues to open stores throughout its current markets and is set to open 54 new stores in 2022. Additionally, Wawa has plans to enter new, adjacent markets in the next few years. For information on stores currently under construction or upcoming grand openings, visit www.wawa.com. To submit a site suggestion in Georgia, complete the form at https://www.wawa.com/about/real-estate/site-submission.

Wawa’s core purpose is “Fulfilling Lives, Every Day.” It captures Wawa’s special place in the world and recognizes the company’s higher calling beyond convenience and satisfaction. It inspires Wawa associates to create meaningful personal connections and make a real difference in the lives of customers, communities and each other, every day.

Wawa Inc. a privately held company, begun 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, and as home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s, Grahame Wood, George’s grandson, opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 as an outlet for dairy products.

Today, Wawa is an all-day, every-day stop for freshly prepared foods, beverages, coffee, fuel services and surcharge-free ATMs. Wawa stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Washington, D.C.

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