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C & C Janitorial Supplies
Headquarters: Newington
Industry: Janitorial Supplies
Founded: 1990
Founder: Grace and Martin Café
Generation Currently Running Company: 1st
Full-Time Employees: 26
Part-Time Employees: 0
Family Members Currently Employed at Company:
Grace Café, president and co-owner (mother);
Martin Café, vice president and co-owner (father);
Martin Café Jr., vice president (son); Kenneth
Café, sales (son); David Café, sales (son).
Website: www.ccsupplies.com
Q&A
What is your company's biggest achieve-
ment in the last year?
We always talk about growth, but our big-
gest achievement this year has to be the cel-
ebration of our 25th year.
What would you say to your founder
about how you run the company today?
Wow! Look at where we are now. Being the
owner of this company from its inception, it is
amazing how we have grown. From my husband
and I selling our services and cleaning buildings
to now employing more than 25 people in such
a short period of time, it is hard to imagine. The
growth of our business has mirrored the growth
of our children. Now, we have our entire family
working together to further the legacy.
How have you adjusted to the modern
market while maintaining your tradi-
tional values?
We have embraced technology to improve
our sales processes and go-to-market strat-
egies and have employed modern business
analytics to improve our processes. At the
same time, our family works together to
achieve our business goals. We take time to
have lunch together every day when possible
to ensure that our family comes first. n
Members of C & C's staff pose with commercial snow-
blowers (top), outside a store (bottom left) and at a trade
show (bottom right).
As accounting professionals, it's no surprise that we take a lot of pride in reconciling the
smallest details for our clients. But it's just as important to see the big picture. We take the
time to get to know our clients and understand each business, its goals, its opportunities and
its threats. We think this makes us a little different. Our clients tell us it makes us better.
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231 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06032 | 860-678-7100 | www.flrcpa.com
2015 CONNECTICUT FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS CATEGORY: 25-75 full-time Employees
2
nd
Place Winner
