Love's Travel Stops completed the acquisition of EZ GO from Oklahoma-based Carey Johnson Oil Co.
The move brings Love's 22 new locations, including six travel stops on Oklahoma turnpikes, five on the Kansas turnpike and 11 convenience stores in Oklahoma and Nebraska.
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"We are excited to add locations in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska and welcome nearly 400 new team members to the Love's Family of Companies," says Shane Wharton, president of Love's. "The opportunity to expand into serving commercial and casual customers on the two state turnpikes supports our strategic priority of pursuing adjacent acquisition opportunities. In addition to being family owned, we share a similar culture with the seller in that we operate on a customer-centric model focused on an extensive assortment of products, superior customer experience and inviting environment."
EZ GO turnpike locations will be branded Love's in the next year, the company says. For professional drivers, the turnpike locations will include parking, diesel and DEF. Retail operations will offer groceries, beverages, snacks, tobacco, gifts, fresh food, dispensed beverages and other goods. EZ GO is co-located with franchise food concepts and owns and operates the Back Forty Barbecue restaurants at two locations.
