The Fornaca Family Bakery. the largest family owned and operated bakery in San Diego. is celebrating its 75th anniversary this month. The bakery today produces about 950.000 pounds of bakery product per week. and presently employs about 320 people. The Fornaca Family Bakery was founded in 1912 by Mario Fornaca. an Italian immigrant who came through Ellis Island and made his way to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles. Mario made friends with another Italian immigrant. a banker. who wanted to loan Mario money to purchase some land to the west of downtown Los Angeles. Mario declined his offer because he had already planned on moving to San Diego to buy a bakery. Mario did just that.
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