He sells Central New York nostalgia by the box. Business has never been better

Tommy Connors runs Syracuse Crate, which packs up Central New York favorites and sends them to people who have moved away. (Don Cazentre | dcazentre@syracuse.com)

Nostalgia sells, especially when things are tough. That’s a lesson Tommy Connors has learned since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

Connors runs Syracuse Crate, the company that packs up local favorites like Hofmann hot dogs, Hinerwadel’s salt potatoes, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que sauces and, when available, Grandma Brown’s baked beans. He then sends those and other lesser known items to folks who live in places where they aren’t readily available.

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