Wawa set to open newest store in Morris County

After opening its first convenience store in Folsom, Pa., in April 1964, Wawa has grown to more than 1,000 stores in the Northeast, including more than 260 locations in New Jersey. - WAWA

Kimberly Redmond//May 17, 2023

Wawa is opening its newest store in Morris County.

Located at 28 Route 10 in East Hanover, the food and gas chain is scheduled to open its doors at 8 a.m. on May 18, offering free any-size coffee all day, along with a limited edition “Wawa Coffee, Hoagies & Kindness” T-shirt giveaway to the first 100 customers.

Opening day festivities will include an 8:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony with Wawa’s mascot, Wally Goose, along with appearances by New York Red Bulls player Bradley Wright-Phillips and the New York Red Bulls Freestyle Crew.

The new store’s built-to-order fresh food kitchen features Wawa’s signature hoagies and latest food innovations as well as coffee, baked goods and specialty beverages – all of which are available via mobile ordering, for curbside pickup and delivery.

Additionally, the location offers packaged goods, fuel services and Wawa’s new catering offering for workplaces.

Wawa is partnering with ezCater to launch a corporate catering program, allowing workplaces have their orders delivered directly from any of the chain’s 1,000-plus stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Washington, D.C. — Wawa is partnering with ezCater to launch a corporate catering program, allowing workplaces have their orders delivered directly from any of the chain’s 1,000-plus stores. – WAWA

According to Wawa, Mustafa Asali will serve as general manager of the new store. He will lead a team of 55 associates, all of which are new local positions that will receive competitive salaries, health benefits when eligible and participate in the company’s employee stock ownership plan.

In a statement, Chris Gheysens, Wawa’s president and chief executive officer, said, “At Wawa, our core purpose is fulfilling lives every day, and since our first store opened, we’ve believed that we all have a role in making this world a better place.”

“Our associates deliver experiences and often create emotional connections with customers that go beyond what traditionally happens in a retail environment, and we look forward to welcoming old friends and making new ones in this wonderful community!” he said.

After marking its 1,000 store opening last month in Oaklyn, the Pennsylvania chain says it is adding 76 new locations this year throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida as part of a goal to launch 1,800 outlets nationwide by 2030.

This summer, Wawa will continue growing its New Jersey 260-plus-store footprint, with scheduled grand openings in Lakehurst (604 Pine St.), Ocean Township (Route 35 & Deal Road), Hamilton (55 Flock Road), Linden (Route 1 & South Park Avenue), Clementon (Blackwood Clementon Road & Cherrywood Drive), Mount Laurel (1115 Route 73) and Neptune (3520 Route 66).

It also expects to crack into new markets in 2023, like Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana, and will share more details on those locations soon, Wawa has said.