A four-generation family business founded in 1914, Maranto Bakery is Baltimore’s oldest continuously operating bakery. Its traditional recipes and hearth ovens have made it a local institution, supplying fresh bread to more than 350 wholesale customers across six Maryland counties.
Woodlea BakeryOpened by John and Dorothy Hergenroeder in April 1943, Woodlea Bakery is a family-run Baltimore-area bakery making fresh, from-scratch baked goods and custom cakes. Now operated by their grandson Charlie and his wife Concetta, the bakery has remained in the family for four generations and serves customers from locations in Baltimore and Bel Air. Woodlea also supplies wholesale baked goods and is especially known for individually crafted wedding cakes.BALTIMORE, MD
Morabito Baking Company, IncMorabito Baking Company is a fourth-generation Norristown bakery that has been baking fresh bread continuously since 1932. Founded by Sicilian immigrant Michael Angelo Morabito in a converted house, the family business still follows traditional recipes while tailoring formulations to foodservice customers’ requirements. Its history includes an early sourdough tradition begun with starter dough brought back from the West Coast in the 1940s.311812NORRISTOWN, PA
Marchiano's BakeryA female-owned, family-run Philadelphia bakery, Marchiano’s began in 1982 when Frank and Kathy Marchiano turned Nunziata’s basement recipes into a Manayunk institution. Now carried on by their daughters, the business still follows its old-fashioned methods and a specialty-bread recipe passed down through four generations. Its USDA-inspected wholesale operation extends that family tradition to retailers beyond its own shops.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Schmidt BakingRooted in Baltimore, Schmidt Baking is a family-owned bakery that has been making fresh breads and other baked goods for more than 135 years. Its Old Tyme line carries that neighborhood-bakery tradition forward, while the 647 line adapts familiar bread and rolls with fewer calories and more fiber. The company also supports charitable causes in Baltimore and beyond and invests in lower-waste, lower-emission bakery operations.NOTTINGHAM, MD