1882:Giovanni Bastista Laneri arrives in Ft. Worth. Through wise investments, he prospers in the liquor and grocery business.

1894:Louis Bicocchi runs a successful grocery store on Jennings Avenue near downtown Ft. Worth.

1899:Bicocchi and Laneri create the Fort Worth Macaroni Company with Laneri as president.

1905:The company incorporates and moves to its present location at what was then the intersection of Daggett and Vickery. The building - a converted carriage house - is enlarged and modernized over the years. The Fort Worth Macaroni Company ships pasta products all over the greater Southwest from its railroad siding.

1935:Giovanni Laneri dies. His nephew, Louis takes over management of the company. Four generations of the Laneri family operate the business.

1959:The company changes its name to O.B. Macaroni Co. reflecting the importance of its "Our Best" line of pasta products.

2009:O.B. is acquired by JGR Enterprises LLC, a locally owned Ft. Worth-based company.