History
Italian immigrants Louis Bicocchi and Giovanni Laneri founded the Fort Worth Macaroni Company in January 1899 on South Jennings Avenue, with Laneri as president. Laneri came to Fort Worth in 1882, prospering in the grocery and liquor business. He was an early member of the Board of Trade and Director of Fort Worth National Bank in 1902. Due a contribution made by Giovanni Laneri to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth, Laneri High School was established in 1921 as a Catholic school for boys. Laneri High School remained open until 1962, when its students were transferred to the new Nolan Catholic High School in east Fort Worth. In 1905 the company incorporated and moved to its present location at what was then the intersection of Daggett and Vickery. The building, a converted carriage house, was enlarged and modernized over the years. The Fort Worth Macaroni Company shipped pasta products all over the greater Southwest from its railroad siding. In 1935 Giovanni Laneri died and his nephew Louis took over management of the company. Four generations of the Laneri family have operated the business.
On January 15, 1999, O.B. celebrated 100 years of operations and the City of Fort Worth proclaimed it was "O.B. Macaroni Day."
In 2009, O.B. Macaroni was acquired by JGR Enterprises LLC, a Texas-based company.
Company President, Carlo Laneri, was cited in a Fort Worth Star-Telegram article regarding rising flour prices.
The company is known for its fideo, a pasta similar to vermicelli used in Tex-Mex cuisine.
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