Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores is a chain of truck stops that include which fast-food restaurant established in NC in 1960?
Love's Travel Stops &amp; Country Stores Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores (commonly referred to as Love's) is a family-owned chain of more than 430 truck stop and convenience stores in 41 states. The company is privately owned and headquartered in The Village, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City. Love's is currently ranked No. 14 on the Forbes list of America's largest private companies. Love's has two primary kinds of stores: country stores and travel stops. Country stores are fueling stations with a convenience store attached. The larger travel stops are located along highways and offer additional amenities such as food from restaurant chains like Subway, Arby's, Baskin Robbins, Bojangles', Burger King, Chester's, Dairy Queen, Del Taco, Denny's, Dunkin' Donuts, Friendly's, Godfather's Pizza, Green Burrito, Hardee's, IHOP Express, McDonald's, Sonic, Carl's Jr., Taco Bell, Taco John's, Wendy's, trucking supplies, showers and RV dump stations. Love's has approximately 17,000 employees.
North Carolina Barbecue Society The North Carolina Barbecue Society (NCBS) is a non-profit organization created to promote North Carolina culture and food. They are based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States One of the goals of the organization is to promote barbecue related cultural events such as the Tar Heel Barbecue Classic and the Lexington Barbecue Festival, as well as promote the barbecue culture of North Carolina.