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Chris Gheysens

  • Wawa store exterior on a cloudy day.
    Retail

    Wawa Ranked in Top 30 on Forbes’ 2026 List of America’s Largest Family Businesses

    May 21, 2026

    Wawa has secured its spot among the most powerful family-owned companies in the country, and for anyone who has ever made a late-night hoagie run…

  • Group photo of CCEDC and Workforce Development members on a stage wearing professional attire.
    Career Development

    CCEDC, Workforce Development Launch New Regional Job Growth Partnership

    May 8, 2026

    Regional leaders, including Chester County Economic Development Council (CCEDC) and the Chester County Workforce Development Board, have launched an ambitious collaborative effort to grow quality…

  • Wawa employee behind food counter.
    Retail

    What Changed at Wawa in 2025, and What the Hometown Convenience Store’s 1 Billion Customers Can Expect in 2026

    December 18, 2025

    For many Chester County residents, Wawa is more than a gas station or a quick coffee stop. It’s part of the daily routine. Morning coffee…

  • Line up of hoagies.
    Retail

    How Wawa Lures Customers from Wendy’s, Burger King and Starbucks

    October 25, 2025

    Wawa is stealing customers from Burger King, Wendy’s and Starbucks, especially during breakfast, because of its focus on high-quality, built-to-order food, writes Natalie Rice for…

  • Wawa in Villanova.
    Retail

    Villanova University Wawa Store Has Opened on Campus

    September 3, 2025

    Returning Villanova University students won’t have far to go when Wawa cravings hit. The Delaware County-based convenience store chain has opened a Villanova Wawa store…

  • Chris Gheysens, Chairman and CEO Wawa;  Lauran Mannion white outfit ; Leo Parsons, President & CEO CTDI; Dr. Laurie Bernotsky, President West Chester University; Madeline Bell, President and CEO Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP); Salim Ramji, CEO Vanguard; Tamala Edwards 6abc; Gary W Smith CEO CCDEC; Mike Grigalonis President and COO CCEDC.
    Entrepreneurship

    Amid Economic Uncertainty, Local CEOs Address Customers’ and Employees’ Concerns

    March 20, 2025

    Local CEOs gathered at a panel at West Chester University to address the growing concerns of customers and employees due to economic uncertainty, writes Jeff…

  • Tyler Gyurisin.
    Retail

    Wawa Fan’s Order Slip Collection Becomes a Viral Hit on X

    July 11, 2024

    Jersey Shore resident Tyler Gyurisin was visiting Wawa “three or four times a day” and had quite a collection of Wawa order slips. Then he…

  • wawa store
    Restaurants

    ‘Making This World a Better Place:’ West Whiteland Gets News Wawa

    December 18, 2023

    Wawa held a grand opening for its new store in West Whiteland last week, according to a staff report from The Daily Local News. The…

  • Wawa is testing an all-digital convenience store on Drexel University’s campus in Philadelphia.
    Technology & Innovation

    Wawa Explores the Digital Universe—a Store With No Shelves

    August 4, 2023

    Wawa is testing an all-digital convenience store on Drexel University’s campus in Philadelphia, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Wawa location at 3300…

  • New Popping Bubbles beverages from Wawa.
    Pennsylvania

    How About Some Loaded Fries and Pizza to Go with That Wawa Beer?

    April 20, 2022

    Happy with Wawa’s ever-expanding menu? Well, don’t look now, but there’s more coming, writes Laura Smythe for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Customers will see “a…

  • Retail

    Wawa, Sheetz Set Differences Aside to Take the Plunge

    February 8, 2021

    The Wawa/Sheetz rivalry is well-known in these parts, and Chester County is solidly in Wawa’s court. Fitting, since the popular convenience store started nearby. So,…

  • Retail

    Inc. Magazine: Wawa’s Evolution Throughout the Years Has Been Carefully Orchestrated

    June 2, 2018

    Founded in 1964 as a roadside dairy market, Wawa’s evolution throughout the years – it’s now “muscling out of the gas-station ghetto to compete with…

  • Commerce, Retail

    FROM DELCO: Washington Post Cites New Wawa Customer: ‘It’s a Lunch Fantasy’

    January 2, 2018

    Wawa’s largest store, not to mention its first-ever in Washington, D.C., is a big hit with new and old customers alike, writes Justin Wm. Moyer…

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