![]() The strategy worked, and allowed the Wawa dairy to grow. Wood arranged for doctors to certify his milk was sanitary and safe for consumption, which convinced many consumers to buy the product. ![]() Since pasteurization was not yet available, many children faced sickness from consuming raw milk. Wood imported cows from the British Crown dependency island of Guernsey, and bought 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land in the Chester Heights area the corporate headquarters would later be renamed Wawa. ![]() In 1890, George Wood, an entrepreneur from New Jersey, moved to Delaware County, Pennsylvania it was here that he began the Wawa Dairy Farm. The Wawa business began in 1803 as an iron foundry. History Wawa's logo from 1990 to 2004 The former Wawa Dairy Farms building in Wawa, Pennsylvania ![]() The company's corporate headquarters is located in the Wawa area of Chester Heights, Pennsylvania in Greater Philadelphia.Īs of 2008, Wawa was the largest convenience store chain in the greater Philadelphia metropolitan area and the third-largest food retailer in greater Philadelphia after Acme Markets and ShopRite. ( / w ɑː w ɑː/ WAH-WAH) is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations located along the East Coast of the United States, operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Florida. ![]()
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