NEW ON WLWT, THE COUNTDOWN IS ON UNTIL THE DOORS OPEN TO THE FIRST WAWA IN OHIO. IT’S GOING TO BE IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, SO THE GRAND OPENING IS TOMORROW. IT’S RIGHT THERE AT THE CORNER OF LIBERTY WAY AND CINCINNATI DAYTON ROAD IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, JUST DOWN FROM THE MALL THERE IN WLWT NEWS FIVE’S DANIELLE DINDAK WAS INVITED INSIDE TO GET A FIRSTHAND LOOK TODAY AT ALL THAT’S BEING OFFERED. HI, DANIELLE. HI, THERE. SHEREE. THE WAWA HYPE IS JUST SO REAL. WHEN WE CAME OUT HERE TODAY, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS GETTING MYSELF INTO. THEN I FOUND THIS COOKIES THE SIZE OF MY HEAD. AFTER ONE TRIP. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT HYPE IS ALL ABOUT. PRESENTING THE FIRST OFFICIAL HOAGIE IN LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, GIVING THE BIG OLD WAWA WELCOME. YEAH, GREAT JOB PRESIDENT. THE BELOVED EAST COAST CHAIN BRINGING THEIR BREAKFAST SANDWICHES, COFFEE AND HOAGIE HYPE TO OHIO. THIS PLACE, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE. WE HAVEN’T HAD BEEN ASKED SO MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN AM I GOING TO GET A WAWA? AND WHAT’S REALLY FULFILLING FOR US IS THAT WE FINALLY GET TO DELIVER ON THAT REQUEST. I LOVE IT, I’M SO EXCITED. I’M FROM THE EAST COAST. I GO BACK EVERY YEAR TO VISIT MY FAMILY, AND THE FIRST STOP IS WAWA, THE LOCATION ONE OF NINE SET TO OPEN WITHIN THE BUCKEYE STATE THIS YEAR. IT’S PRETTY CONVENIENT FOR WAWA LOVERS LIKE PHILADELPHIA NATIVE DAVID THOMPSON. HE MIGHT EVEN GO AS FAR TO SAY HIS PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED. WE WERE EXCITED. GOT ANOTHER ONE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME AND MASON. AND HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE THAT LITTLE SLICE OF HOME BY YOU? IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER. WE WHEN WE JUST WENT TO A WEDDING LAST YEAR, WE STOPPED AT THREE DIFFERENT WAWA’S AHEAD OF THE BIG DAY. IT’S OUR JOURNALISTIC DUTY TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH THESE DOORS. WE’VE GOT OUR FAMOUS ITALIAN HOAGIE HERE WITH OUR CHICKEN AND CHEESE QUESADILLA. WHAT’S EVERYONE LOVING TODAY? EVERYTHING. MAC AND CHEESE IS VERY POPULAR TODAY. HOW’S THE COFFEE? OH. COFFEE’S FANTASTIC. AND COME THIS FALL, A FAN FAVORITE WILL BE ADDED TO THE MENU. THE GOBBLER. EVERY NOVEMBER, IT’S COMING OUT. IT’S THANKSGIVING DINNER AND A HOAGIE. IT’S FANTASTIC. I’M GOING TO PUT ON 50 POUNDS THIS NOVEMBER. EATING THEM. I LAUGH EVERY TIME I HEAR THAT. SO WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR TOMORROW. THIS PLACE WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN TOMORROW MORNING AT 8:00. I’M TOLD YOU NEED TO COME OUT HERE EARLY. PEOPLE WILL BE GETTING LINE TO TRY TO GET ALL THAT FOOD. YOU JUST SAW. LOTS OF EXCITEMENT AROUND THIS PLACE. REPORTING LIVE TONIGHT IN LIBERT
Wawa opens first store in Ohio this week. Take a look inside
The doors to the first Wawa in Ohio are set to open, marking the chain’s expansion into the Midwest. The popular convenience store chain officially opens on Wednesday in Liberty Township.Ahead of the big day, the store hosted a “Taste of Wawa,” where VIP customers, local officials and community partners got a taste of what to expect. The location was packed with enthusiastic customers counting down to this moment. Michele Venturi and her grandson Henry were the first two inside the store. “I love it. I’m so excited,” Venturi said. “I’m from the East Coast and I go back every year to visit my family. My first stop is always Wawa.”Liberty Township is the first of nine locations set to open in Ohio this year. The other stores are opening in Colerain, Deerfield Township, Fairfield, Huber Heights, Lebanon, Mason, Springdale, and Union Township. According to Joseph Collins, the Wawa Midwest Director of Store Operations, the chain also has plans to expand into Indiana and Kentucky. “What we’re excited about tomorrow is the opportunity to serve the community,” Collins said. “What it translates to, though, is that we have been asked so many times over the last several years, ‘When am I going to get a Wawa?’ what’s fulfilling for us is that we finally get to deliver on that request.”Wawa is bringing a slice of home to many Philadelphia transplants living in Ohio, such as David Thompson. “Everybody in Philadelphia is attracted to this place,” Thompson said. “It’s always clean. The coffee’s good. They have the best hoagies.”On Tuesday, the beloved East Coast chain unveiled its breakfast sandwiches, coffee, and hoagie hype.People of all ages sampled some food and beverages on the menu. “We’re always humbled by the amount of passion that our customers feel for the brand,” “We have people who get married in their local stores and customers who get tattoos. On the other hand, the connections for military service members who get deployed overseas miss Wawa, and we send coffee and snacks to them.” Come this fall, Wawa will add a seasonal fan favorite to the menu.”The gobbler! Every November, it comes out, and it’s Thanksgiving dinner and a hoagie. It’s fantastic,” Mike Solon said. Wawa in Liberty Township will open its doors at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio —The doors to the first Wawa in Ohio are set to open, marking the chain’s expansion into the Midwest.
The popular convenience store chain officially opens on Wednesday in Liberty Township.
Ahead of the big day, the store hosted a “Taste of Wawa,” where VIP customers, local officials and community partners got a taste of what to expect.
The location was packed with enthusiastic customers counting down to this moment.
Michele Venturi and her grandson Henry were the first two inside the store.
“I love it. I’m so excited,” Venturi said. “I’m from the East Coast and I go back every year to visit my family. My first stop is always Wawa.”
Liberty Township is the first of nine locations set to open in Ohio this year. The other stores are opening in Colerain, Deerfield Township, Fairfield, Huber Heights, Lebanon, Mason, Springdale, and Union Township.
According to Joseph Collins, the Wawa Midwest Director of Store Operations, the chain also has plans to expand into Indiana and Kentucky.
“What we’re excited about tomorrow is the opportunity to serve the community,” Collins said. “What it translates to, though, is that we have been asked so many times over the last several years, ‘When am I going to get a Wawa?’ what’s fulfilling for us is that we finally get to deliver on that request.”
Wawa is bringing a slice of home to many Philadelphia transplants living in Ohio, such as David Thompson.
“Everybody in Philadelphia is attracted to this place,” Thompson said. “It’s always clean. The coffee’s good. They have the best hoagies.”
On Tuesday, the beloved East Coast chain unveiled its breakfast sandwiches, coffee, and hoagie hype.
People of all ages sampled some food and beverages on the menu.
“We’re always humbled by the amount of passion that our customers feel for the brand,” “We have people who get married in their local stores and customers who get tattoos. On the other hand, the connections for military service members who get deployed overseas miss Wawa, and we send coffee and snacks to them.”
Come this fall, Wawa will add a seasonal fan favorite to the menu.
“The gobbler! Every November, it comes out, and it’s Thanksgiving dinner and a hoagie. It’s fantastic,” Mike Solon said.
Wawa in Liberty Township will open its doors at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
