Week of Wawa: Milestones in the Retailer's History (Slideshow)

1964: Grahame Wood opens the first Wawa Food Market in Folsom, Pa., to counter changes in consumer trends that created a decline in daily home delivery.

1969: Wawa experiments with foodservice, even selling fish and chips, meatloaf and fried chicken. It markets itself to "people on the go."

1972: Wawa opens its 100th store.Wawa stores are now open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

1975: Enterprising Wawa store managers begin brewing and selling fresh coffe, along with sandwiches and hoagies.

1982: Wawa's remodel program separates the deli from the checkout, increasing speed of service and setting the stage for future growth in foodservice.

1992: The Shorti Hoagie is launched, and Wawa hoagies are "power branded." The first Hoagie Day is held at Philadelphia City Hall, and Wawa's primary foodservice offer is proclaimed the "Official Sandwich of Philadelphia."

1996: The first Wawa store with fuel opens in Millsboro, Del. The Sizzli hot breakfast sandwich is launched.

2002: Touch-screen ordering terminals are installed in all Wawa stores, improving efficiency and accuracy in fulfulling hoagie and sandwich orders.

2006: Wawa opens its 200th fuel store, just 10 years after opening its first site with fuel.

2010: Wawa smoothies are introduced.

2012: Wawa opens its first convenience store in Florida, outside SeaWorld in Orlando.

2013: Howard Stoeckel retires. Chris Gheysens takes the reins of Wawa as CEO.

2014: Wawa celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first convenience store opening. April 16 is dubbed Wawa Day in Philadelphia.