Wawa has secured its spot among the most powerful family-owned companies in the country, and for anyone who has ever made a late-night hoagie run or grabbed a coffee on the way to work, it probably comes as no surprise.
The Delaware County-based convenience store chain landed at No. 26 on Forbes’ 2026 list of America’s Largest Family Businesses, a ranking that reflects just how far the brand has traveled since its founding in 1964, according to an article from Matt Durot and Andrea Murphy for Forbes.
Today, Wawa generates an estimated $19 billion in revenue and employs approximately 47,000 workers across 14 states and Washington, D.C…