Jerome Hunsinger serves as the Fresh Food Marketing Brand Manager for Pennsylvania-based Wawa Inc., where he has worked for 19 years. Jerome contribute to the overall foodservice and marketing strategy by building and delivering a plan of data-driven insights that optimizes profitability and streamlines efficiencies. He oversees and drives the development of the space planning, category analysis and revenue optimization strategies to contribute to the company’s long-range planning.
Voted as “America’s Favorite Convenience Store,” Wawa operates more than 950 convenience retail stores (over half offering gasoline) located in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Florida and Washington D.C. Wawa began in 1803 as an iron foundry in New Jersey. Toward the end of the 19th Century, owner George Wood took an interest in dairy farming and the family began a small processing plant in Wawa, PA in 1902. The milk business was a huge success, due to its quality, cleanliness and “certified” process. As home delivery of milk declined in the early 1960s, Grahame Wood, George’s grandson, opened the first Wawa Food Market in 1964 in Pennsylvania as an outlet for dairy products.
Today, Wawa has more than 40,000 employees and is a daily stop for its industry-leading fresh foodservice selection, including Wawa brands such as custom prepared hoagies, freshly-brewed coffee, hot breakfast sandwiches, hand-crafted specialty beverages, a dinner menu including burgers and an assortment of soups, sides and snacks. Forbes.com Ranks Wawa as #23 of America’s Largest Private Companies in 2021, #12 on Forbes 100 Halo List in 2022 and one of Forbes 2022 America’s Best Employers for Veterans.
