Some people in our region went into a FUROR over Wawa’s announcement that they are now the “official hoagie” of the Baltimore Ravens.

Others laughed it off, saying things like “Wawa always sucked anyway,” and proclaiming their love of Sheetz, or Royal Farms, or whatever.

Apparently all of this was enough for Wawa to put out a note, and here’s what they had to say:

The font is small, but two relevant bits right here, after the jump:

To Philly – you know that we’ll always love our Philadelphia Eagles. We are a proud partner and the Official Hoagie of the Eagles, and we are deeply committed to our hometown with exciting new stores and partnerships. We thank you for everything you’ve done to be the wind beneath our wings for 55 years!

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From Charm City to the City of Brotherly Love, we hope we can fly in friendly formation together in the future. We’ve always believed the best way to grow our flock is with new people and partnerships that strengthen our communities.

And while we’ll certainly have more announcements to “honk” about in the future, rest assured that it won’t be about that team down in Dallas or over in Pittsburgh!”

So there you have it. Wawa does not hate us, and they even saved face by taking a dig at the Cowboys and Steelers, which is a smart PR strategy.

Crisis averted.

As you were.