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2026
Wawa and Philadelphia Phillies launch baseball-themed product lineup
Wawa and the Philadelphia Phillies unveiled a new Phanatic Cream Smoothie, a Phillies-branded donut and a baseball-themed kids meal on Monday, available at Wawa stores in Philadelphia and surrounding communities through Sept. 28, 2026. The kids meal includes a monetary contribution to Feeding America Food Banks as part of Wawa's Fly Beyond initiative.
2022
Philadelphia Wawa unveils EV charging stations
A Wawa location on Aramingo Avenue in Philadelphia unveiled four new EVgo fast-charging plugs.
2021
Wawa permanently closes Center City store
Wawa permanently closed its store at 13th and Chestnut streets in Philadelphia, citing operational challenges. Employees at the location would be transferred to other stores in the city.
2021
Wawa opens first Jefferson township store
Wawa opened a store on Route 15 south in Jefferson, marking its first store in the township.
2021
Wawa opens Stadium Store in Philadelphia
Wawa opened its new Stadium Store in Philadelphia, the first Wawa location within city limits to sell beer.
2021
Wawa announces Wawa Week campaign with The Goldbergs
Wawa announced a Wawa Week campaign featuring the 1980s-themed television show The Goldbergs, with themed in-store elements planned for April 16–23 and a sweepstakes planned for April 14–19.
2020
Wawa opens its first drive-thru
Wawa opened its first drive-thru at its Westampton, New Jersey store, adding a drive-thru ordering option for customers.
2020
Wawa opens its first drive-thru at a New Jersey store
Wawa opened its first drive-thru at a store on Rancocas Road in Westampton, New Jersey, on Friday, December 18, 2020.
2020
Wawa announces Tesla lease sweepstakes
Wawa announced a sweepstakes for Virginia residents to win a three-year lease of a Tesla Model 3. Entries were open from September 29 through October 26, 2020.
2020
Wawa rolls out refreshed packaging designs
Wawa rolled out refreshed designs for its Sizzli breakfast sandwich boxes and coffee cups in the Philadelphia area, featuring brighter colors and simpler graphics as part of a brand refresh.
2020
Wawa closes Broad and Walnut store
Wawa permanently closed its Broad and Walnut Streets location in Center City, Philadelphia. A spokeswoman cited the pandemic's impact and operational uncertainties as reasons the store's long-term plans were no longer viable.
2020
Wawa announces Vienna store opening
Wawa was set to open a new store in Vienna, Virginia, on Thursday morning. The article reports the planned opening; it does not establish that the opening had already occurred.
2020
Wawa settles ESOP lawsuit
Wawa agreed to pay $21.6 million to settle a 2018 class-action lawsuit over its employee stock option plan. The settlement requires court approval and would compensate about 10,000 former employees. The lawsuit alleged that Wawa improperly limited former employees’ rights to remain invested and undervalued stock purchased from their accounts.
2020
Wawa to close self-service areas and adjust store hours
Wawa announced that effective Friday at 5 a.m., customers would no longer be able to use self-service beverage areas and employees would serve coffee. Wawa also said all locations would close from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. for deep cleaning.
2020
Wawa and Coppertail partner on Florida specialty beer
Wawa partnered with Coppertail and 2SP Brewing Company to create the Snow Bird Reserve Vanilla Porter for Florida.
2020
Woman sues Wawa over alleged screw in fountain drink
Nikkia Dubose filed a lawsuit against Wawa alleging that a screw in a fountain drink she purchased caused permanent injuries to her mouth and teeth. The lawsuit alleges Wawa was negligent in providing an unsafe product; the article does not report a court determination.
2020
Wawa payment-card data reported for sale online
Gemini Advisory reported that Joker’s Stash advertised payment-card data from a breach it identified as originating at Wawa for sale online. The article says Wawa had previously admitted it was hacked and reports that the company issued a statement about criminal attempts to sell card data.
2020
Wawa responds to payment-card data breach
Wawa responded to a payment-card data breach affecting its locations. The company said malware was discovered on its payment-processing servers on December 10, 2019, and contained by December 12; it offered customers free credit monitoring and identity-theft prevention.
2020
Wawa discloses malware-related payment card breach
Wawa announced a data breach that may have exposed debit and credit card information used at its stores and gas pumps. The article reports that malware infiltrated payment-processing servers at more than 850 stores. Wawa said it contained and blocked the malware, hired an outside forensics firm to investigate, reported the attack to law enforcement, and offered customers one year of identity-theft protection and credit monitoring at no charge.
2019
Class-action lawsuits filed against Wawa over data breach
At least six lawsuits seeking class-action status were filed against Wawa in Philadelphia federal court over its data breach. One lawsuit alleges inadequate data security measures. Wawa declined to comment on the litigation.