Wawa, Pa. — Wawa, Inc. has opened its first three stores in Indiana, located in Daleville, Noblesville and Clarksville. These new stores are the first of eight stores slated to open in Indiana by year’s end.
“We’re thrilled to fly into Indiana and bring our unique combination of fresh food and beverage, convenience and service to new friends and neighbors,” says Brian Schaller, president of Wawa. “This historic milestone kicks off the next chapter of our growth in the Midwest, and we’re overjoyed at the warm welcome we continue to receive.”
Wawa plans to open its next store in Indiana on E. 96th Street in Indianapolis in July. By the end of 2025, Wawa expects to have eight stores open in Indiana with additional locations planned in Brownsburg, Cumberland, Plainfield and Westfield. In subsequent years, Wawa projects opening 8 to 12 stores per year, reaching 60 stores in Indiana over the next 6 years.
Wawa, Inc., a family and associate owned, 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, but as home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s, Grahame Wood, George’s grandson, opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 in Pennsylvania as an outlet for dairy products. Today, Wawa stores are located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana and Washington, D.C., with more than 1,100 locations to date.
SOURCE: Wawa, Inc.