Houseknecht brothers buy back family's former vending company business
The Houseknechts are back in the vending business.
John and Tom, who sold Loose Ends in 2008, after the family sold its Pepsi bottling company, has re-acquired their former business.
The new name is Crickler Vending. Crickler after the former Pepsi-Cola Batavia Bottling Corp., which was founded in 1890 as Crickler's.
"It looked like a good business opportunity and it's a business we're familiar with operating," Tom Houseknecht said.
The company has distribution centers in Rochester, Buffalo and Horseheads. Houseknecht said they consider their market areas Rochester, Buffalo and Elmira.
There are no plans to operate a distribution center Genesee County at this time, Houseknecht said.
The brothers re-acquired the business May 17 and immediately started re-branding their delivery trucks.
