Wawa To Celebrate Opening Of Newtown Store With Ribbon Cutting, Freebies

NEWTOWN, PA — The new Wawa convenience store and gas station at the Newtown Bypass and Lower Silver Lake Road will officially open its doors on Thursday, July 31.

At 7:45 a.m., Wawa General Manager Robert Kelly will do the honors of counting down to the moment when the doors open at 8 a.m. The first 100 customers in line will receive a free t-shirt.

A grand opening ceremony will follow at 8:30 a.m. with remarks by Wawa officials, the introduction of the Wawa team, the official ribbon cutting with oversized scissors, red ribbon, and confetti, a Hoagies for Heroes competition between Newtown's first responders, and a parade by Wawa associates introducing Wawa's $5 Big Breakfast campaign.

Wally the Goose will be there for photographs and free cups of Wawa’s signature fresh hot coffee will be offered for free through August 3.

The new Wawa is located at 91 Lower Silver Lake Road in Newtown Township. (Jeff Werner/Patch)

Ground was broken in 2024 for the new 5500-square-foot Wawa superstore and gas station, which will be the chain’s first and only store in Newtown.

For years, the convenience store chain has had its eye on the Newtown area, the only larger community in Bucks County not served by the Southeastern Pennsylvania-based chain. The closest stores to Newtown are in Yardley Borough and Richboro.

As part of an agreement reached between the township and the developer to build the store, the Newtown Wawa incorporates solar panels in its canopy to capture the energy of the sun and help power the store.

The solar panels were requested by Newtown Township Supervisor Elen Snyder who changed her vote on the project after the developer, Provco Pinegood LLC, agreed to the condition.

(Jeff Werner/Patch)

The family-owned business based in Delaware County is known for its hoagies, freshly- brewed coffee, the “Sizzli” − a hot breakfast sandwich and favorite among morning commuters - dinner items including burgers, fries and pizza along with soups, sides and snacks, and a full line of hot,
iced and frozen specialty beverages. Wawa also carries more than 6,000 items including groceries, tobacco and candy.

George Wood founded the Wawa Dairy in 1902 in Delaware County, to bottle fresh milk products from certified Guernsey cows. The Wawa Dairy produced and delivered certified Wawa milk to the doorsteps of homes throughout the Philadelphia region. Its milk and cream products were of the highest quality and received the highest accolades from physicians and consumers.

The first Wawa Food Market opened on April 16, 1964, in Folsom. By 1969, the first stores in New Jersey and Delaware opened, and Wawa Kitchens were offering foods like hamburgers and fried chicken.

In the decades since, the company has grown to become a gas station chain as well as convenience store chain. It now has more than 1,000 locations spread across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and Washington, D.C.