Mary-Rose Hannum is the Senior Director of the Fresh Food and Beverage Experience. Over her 18-year tenure at Wawa, she has had the opportunity work in various concentrations of the business ranging from supply and logistics to category management to innovation. Currently, Mary-Rose is responsible for the strategy and execution of the Wawa foodservice brand, which is nearly a $2 billion business, including Wawa’s core brands – coffee and fresh beverages, SizzliTM breakfast sandwiches, and hoagies. Mary-Rose manages three teams within Wawa Marketing – the fresh food and beverage categories, space planning and merchandising, and store design. These teams work collaboratively with internal and external partners to oversee the fresh food and beverage offer and the store design experience, creating brand engagement, determining advertising and promotional strategies, and helping to continuous strengthen the brand.

Before joining Wawa, Mary-Rose received her BS in Economics from Cornell University. She resides outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with her husband, Buzz, and their daughters, Lily and Poppy.