I've heard that an oil company recently purchased all or some of the stores.
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Bordentown, NJ
Wawa is a privately held business that owns all of its stores. There are no franchise or individual owner/operator opportunities.
Nothing in German, as far as I know. There is a Native American word wawa, meaning a Canada goose; that word gives its name to the town of Wawa, Pennsylvania, and the Wawa chain of convenience stores.
Wawa is the corporate name of a convenience store and gas station on the East coast of the US. Wawa does not franchise its stores, so, no, you cannot buy one.
Two Farms Inc.
Graham Wood Founder of Wawa Gas Stations and Board Members of Company
Wawa Inc. is a privately owned company. It is owned by the Wood family. However, 29% of Wawa is owned by its employees and they are known as Associate Owners.
NightOwl Convenience Stores was created in 1975.
Stripes Convenience Stores was created in 1938.
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As of August 2012, there are 98 Wawa stores selling fuel in NJ based upon the NJ division of taxation Retail licences in effect.
Wawa isn't a country. It's the name of a town Pennsylvania and a township in Ontario. "Wawa" comes from the Obibwe word wewe,meaning "wild goose".TriviaThe company Wawa Inc. takes its name from Wawa, PA. It began as a dairy located in that town and gradually expanded into a large chain of convenience stores and gas stations in the eastern US.While "wawa" is derived from a Native word for goose, the French word oie, pronounced "wah"; also means goose. Francophones are occasionally surprised to hear of places whose name not only refers to that bird but is also a homonym for "goose goose"!
Convenience stores are part of the retail distribution chain