Make a form macro. Untested and just a concept, you will probably want to make form macro service provider that does this stuff easier and use of repositories etc.

Form::macro('companies', function($name, $value = null, array $options= array())
{
  $list = Comany::all()->list('company_name', 'id');
  return Form::select($name, $list, $value, $options);
});

// Usage in blade template. (If you binded the model)
{{ Form::companies('company_id') }}


// Usage in blade template. (Specifying value)
{{ Form::companies('company_id', $model->company_id) }}

Thanks. I'll try it.

Hi, You could also try this. In your customer controller:

    public function edit($id)
    {
        $customer = Customer::findOrFail($id);

        $company = Company::lists('company_name','id');

        return View::make('customer.edit', compact('customer', 'company'));
    }

then in your views:

    {{Form::label('company_id','Company Name')}}
    {{ Form::select('company_id', $company, $customer->company_id, array('class' => 'form-control') )     }}

Hope it helps