"Vending machines and coffee machines are the lubricant that keep many an office running," Egan Little, the third-generation president of L.C. Vending, said."We’re keeping those employees at the workplace versus getting in their car and driving to Whataburger or whatever. If they have anything shorter than an hour for lunch, they don’t have time to eat anywhere else."
The reigns to the business passed from Lofton to his son, Ladd Little, and eventually Egan Little, who started working for the company in 1994 after leaving the military. Today, L.C. Vending Co. employs 30 people. Six of those have been with the business for more than 20 years. Little said he was able to keep his entire crew working through the worst of the pandemic, and the trust shared between business and its staff is part of L.C. Vending's success.