Farner-Bocken under new ownership

Present Farner-Bocken facility in west Butler

The Farner-Bocken Company which currently occupies the former Wilson Tire building on west 52 in Butler has been purchased by California based Core-Mark Holding Company.

The estimated $190 million acquisition will provide the company a strong foothold in the Midwest and additional expertise in food service that has the potential to spread through other divisions. 

Third-generation owned Farner-Bocken was founded in 1939, now with more than 1,000 employees providing food service and fresh supplies to nearly 6,000 customers in 14 Midwestern states

Founded in 1888, Core-Mark is now one of North America’s largest marketers of fresh and broad-line supply solutions to the retail convenience industry. They serve more than 42,000 customers through 30 distribution centers.

The combination of distribution centers and manpower through the acquisition is hoped to launch the company to a new level of service and customer satisfaction.

At this time, it appears there will be no changes regarding employees at the Butler location.