According to a report from the Business Journal, you can expect to start finding more craft beer options when grabbing your sizzli and coffee. Wawa is currently in the midst of its most aggressive growth plan ever and introducing more options to purchase your alcohol within Pennsylvania.
Business Journal spoke with Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens about the convenience store’s plan to increase its footprint within the alcohol sector. Gheysens confirmed that there are up to 10 new beer-selling stores planned for Pennsylvania in 2022.
How immediate will these new locations begin popping up? According to the report, one store is already in the works:
One forthcoming Wawa location in Berks County that has applied for a liquor license is slated for 8053 Chestnut St. in Hereford, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Existing Wawa stores that have alcohol sales pending include 579 N. Lewis Road in Royersford and 600 N. West End Blvd. in Quakertown.
10 stores would more than triple the current number of stores selling alcohol. As of right now only three stores in Boothwyn, Horsham, and Philadelphia currently offer alcoholic products.
There is no word on what this means for the craft beer world. But as you may know, Wawa has regularly gotten themselves involved in beer collaborations in the past. With an expanded footprint in the alcohol space, it would be our guess that this will not only continue, but you may see more collaborations moving forward.
We will continue to update as more stores pop up and how this will impact the Pennsylvania craft beer space moving forward.
