04-05-2025
Kinston breaks Guinness World Record of most barbecue sandwiches sold in eight hours
KINSTON, N.C. (WNCT) — The NC Pork Council and Smithfield Foods teamed up with the BBQ Festival on the Neuse to set a Guinness World Record for the most barbecue sandwiches sold in eight hours.
Saturday, May 3, 2025, they sold 4,775 pulled pork sandwiches. They started selling them at 11 a.m. and ran out around 2:40 p.m.
To break the record, they had to beat 2,500 sandwiches sold.
All of the proceeds go to local ENC charities, including the Lenoir County 4-H and Youth Development Programs, the Ronald McDonald House, the Lenoir County Master Gardeners and Children's Garden, Downtown Kinston Revitalization, CSS Neuse Museum, Community Council for the Arts, SmartArt Kinston, and Mary's Kitchen, and others.
'We want to thank our community, they really came out and supported us,' Manager of the Chop Tent at BBQ Fest on the Neuse Tony Adams said. 'They come and just wanted to be a part of this iconic moment and we're tickled that our community came in. So yeah, we did get the record and we're very excited.'
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