Wawa

On April 16, 1964, Wawa Food Markets opened their first store in Folsom, Pennsylvania under the guidance of Grahame Wood. To this day, many Wood family members are active within the company. Although Wawa is a family–run business, the employees of Wawa also hold a relatively large percentage of stock.

In 2006, Wawa ranked 55th on the Forbes Magazine list of the largest private companies. Wawa currently has 13,000 employees, 550+ stores (200 offering gasoline) and had total revenues of $3.9 billion dollars in 2006. In recent years, many Wawa Markets have been expanded to "Super Wawas," with 12-20 gas pumps, and all new Wawas constructed are of the "Super Wawa" variety (though not all feature gas stations). Wawa, for the most part, covers parts of the Keystone State.

Wawa is headquartered in Wawa, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood that includes parts of Middletown Township and Chester Heights Borough in Delaware County. The corporate headquarters, known as Red Roof, is on Baltimore Pike in Chester Heights. The nearby dairy farm, across from the former Franklin Mint is in Middletown.

Wawa is one of DECA's most important business partners and has served on the National Advisory Board since 2007. Together Wawa and DECA have worked to:

	Develop the next generations workforce in food retailing
	Promote Wawa brands/products/services

Partnership Activities:

	Provides scholarships to DECA members who are also associates
	Participates in DECA executive mentor program
	Exhibits at national conference
	Provides personnel to serve as judges