3135. Wawa Shorti Sandwich 2000

Wawa Inc. is a chain of convenience store/gas stations located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It operates in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Chester Heights, Pennsylvania, near the community of Wawa.

In the early 19th century Richard D. Wood ran a store in Greenwich, New Jersey selling items grown on his farm. It was 1803 when David Wood became a part owner of a furnace that sold stove plates through the firm of Smith and Wood. About a century later George Wood moved to Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was here that he started to operate the Wawa Dairy Farm. During the 1920s, when the demand for dairy products grew rapidly, so did the company. Wawa Dairy Farms later used the slogan "Buy Health by the Bottle" and with that the farm was reaching customers in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. However, in the 1960s demand for home delivery of milk products declined, leading to the development of the Wawa Food Market.

Wawa offers products found at most convenience chain marts such as chips, drinks and soda. Wawa also sells their own branded water, iced tea, soda, orange juice, and milk. Key products include its variety of coffee and cappuccino flavors and sizes, and its made-to-order hoagies. Wawa also offers a brand of hot breakfast products, most famous of which is the "Sizzli". Wawa sells a variety of brand-name cold beverages and offers similar alternatives such as the Red Bull alternative, "Mach W". Wawa also offers a full deli with touch-screen ordering of sandwiches, hot sides, and deli meats. The "Super Wawa" sites, in addition to being larger stores, also provide gasoline. Wawa also advertises its state minimum-priced cigarettes. Wawa sells beer in Maryland and Virginia.

Unlike many other convenience stores, most Wawas do not sell lottery tickets, although 20 stores in Pennsylvania started selling tickets on June 30, 2010 (see above). About 90% of all of Wawa's products are delivered by the McLane Distribution Center (or NJDC) in Carney's Point, NJ.