Innovators of the Year Unveiled

Wawa Wins Its Second Foodservice Innovator of the Year Title

Holiday, Cumberland Farms, RaceTrac, Swiss Farms and Pilot Flying J also recognized as foodservice innovators

By Don Longo

WAWA, Pa. — Wawa Inc., the 756-unit convenience store chain that operates in the Mid-Atlantic states and Florida, earned its second Foodservice Innovator of the Year award in five years, leading a group of six exceptional convenience foodservice retailers selected as winners in Convenience Store News' sixth- annual Foodservice Innovators Awards program, presented in partnership with Tyson Convenience.

Foodservice Innovator of the Year winners are chosen by CSNews' Foodservice Advisory Council, a panel of foodservice experts from the retailer, supplier, wholesaler, research and consulting fields. Winners are recognized for raising the bar on quality, service and innovation in the fast-growing and critically important foodservice category in the convenience channel.