Love's Travel Stops Transforms Operations with PAR Data Central's Enterprise Food Management Platform

Love’s Travel Stops, one of North America’s largest travel stop networks, has adopted PAR Data Central® as its comprehensive back-office food and inventory management solution. The deployment spans across Love’s diverse portfolio of quick-service restaurant brands operating throughout the United States, including Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, Arby’s, Bojangles, Taco John’s, Love’s Deli, Dairy Queen, Back40, Naf Naf, Subway, Godfather’s, BB Subs, and Chester’s.

Centralizing Operations Across 642 Locations

The family-owned enterprise, headquartered in Oklahoma City and operating 642 travel stop and convenience store locations across 42 states, sought a unified approach to managing operational complexity. With more than 40,000 team members across North America and Europe, Love’s needed a system capable of handling multiple brand requirements while reducing fragmentation across its technology infrastructure.

“The integration of Data Central has fundamentally changed how we approach operational management,” said Margaret Barnes, operations lead at Love’s. “We now have visibility into food cost management across every brand in our network, enabling our teams to make decisions grounded in real data rather than intuition. The reporting capabilities have made it significantly easier to identify efficiency opportunities and drive profitability improvements.”

Seamless Integration Without System Replacement

A key advantage for Love’s was PAR Data Central’s ability to integrate with existing point-of-sale systems without requiring a complete technology overhaul. This compatibility allowed the organization to build a centralized platform for food cost tracking while maintaining investments in current infrastructure.

Steve Chitsey, manager of business systems at Love’s, emphasized the technical significance: “The platform’s flexible architecture enabled us to consolidate food and inventory data from multiple brands into one intuitive interface. The operational efficiency we’ve gained has been substantial, allowing our teams to redirect focus toward customer service excellence rather than administrative overhead.”

Strategic Partnership Reflects Broader Industry Trends

The collaboration between Love’s and PAR Technology demonstrates the growing emphasis on data-driven operations management within the restaurant and travel stop sectors. PAR Technology, which has served the restaurant industry for over 40 years, operates its solutions across more than 70,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries.

Savneet Singh, CEO of PAR Technology, commented on the partnership: “Love’s decision to implement Data Central reflects their commitment to operational excellence and competitive differentiation. This deployment showcases how our enterprise solutions enable large-scale hospitality operations to achieve measurable improvements in cost management and operational efficiency.”

About the Companies

Love’s: Operating since 1964, Love’s has established itself as a cornerstone of North America’s travel stop infrastructure. The company maintains a portfolio of quick-service restaurant brands and convenience locations across 42 states, serving professional drivers, fleets, recreational vehicle operators, and alternative fuel customers. Love’s emphasizes community engagement and workplace diversity as core organizational values.

PAR Technology: Listed on NYSE under the ticker PAR, PAR Technology has spent over four decades developing point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty, and enterprise back-office software for the restaurant industry. The company’s solutions are deployed globally, serving tens of thousands of restaurant locations across diverse market segments and geographies.