Wawa opening second NKY store just in time for the Gobbler
FLORENCE, KY – Northern Kentuckians will have an easier time getting their hands on Wawa's Hot Turkey Gobblers this season with the opening of a second store in the area this week. The new store is scheduled to open at 8 a.m. Nov. 12 at 8570 Dixie Hwy. in Florence. The first 100 customers will get a free T-shirt and coffee to toast the opening of the new store, a Wawa spokesperson said in a news release. The brand's mascot, Wally Goose, will be part of the celebration along with a hoagie-building competition and ribbon cutting. The second Wawa in Northern Kentucky is the 11th in the Bluegrass State and part of the Pennsylvania-based company's plans to open more than 40 stores in the state over the next five to eight years. The first Wawa in the area opened in Hebron in February. There are roughly a dozen of the popular gas stations just across the Ohio River in Greater Cincinnati. Gobbler bibs up for grabs The Florence opening coincides with WaWa's annual Hot Turkey Gobbler menu, which offers Thanksgiving-style hoagies, bowls and wraps. The Gobbler, as its commonly called, includes hot or cold roasted turkey, stuffing, gravy, sweet cranberry
