Wawa, a Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain, is starting construction on its first Florida store across from SeaWorld at International Drive and Central Florida Parkway.
Cuhaci & Peterson Architects of Orlando completed the design for the 5,000-square-foot store, which should open in July.
Four more stores will open shortly after that.
They will be on Hoffner Avenue and South Goldenrod Road in Orlando, John Young Parkway and Silver Star Road in Orlando, U.S. Highway 192 and Simpson Road in Kissimmee and Orange Blossom Trail and on East Donegan Avenue in Kissimmee.
The company plans to open 100 Orlando-area stores in the next five years. Each will employ nearly 35 people.
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will attend a groundbreaking event for Wawa on Wednesday.
Wawa is known for its fresh food such as built-to-order hoagies and salads.
The chain has more than 580 stores in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.