Cannata's Market

Cannata’s Family Markets was founded in 1939 by Fannie and Vincent Cannata. He started work at age 12, at his family’s corner grocery in the Carollton area of New Orleans,” said his son Vince Cannata Jr., president of Cannata Companies. Born in 1914 to Italian immigrant parents, Cannata milked cows at his family’s small dairy farm and delivered fresh milk door to door. Soon, his son said, Cannata expanded his product line, delivering “everything from bread, to fruits and vegetables” to homes and community markets.