Many Jewish families and businesses in the Mid-Atlantic grocery industry can trace generations back to the economically difficult early years of the family and beginnings of a grocery business. A corner grocery store turned into a dominant supermarket chain or a peddler with his horse-drawn wagon grew into a major food distributor. These families took pride in their hard work to make a better life for the next generation. As the businesses grew, these families became active civically and philanthropically within their communities and institutions. This book highlights those selected and prominent Mid-Atlantic grocery businesses and their families while preserving the legacy/history, stories, and photos of these companies and families. Jeremy Diamond's passion for the grocery industry and family history came at an early age. Having grown up in a Mid-Atlantic grocery business, his family owned the 48-store Food-A-Rama supermarket chain which was sold in the 1980s. After surviving the atrocities of the Holocaust, his grandparents Paul and Sonia Diamond came to the shores of Baltimore in 1947 with $10 in their pocket and a dream to build a family and a business. By 1985, Food-A-Rama had grown to become the 2nd largest supermarket chain in the Mid-Atlantic region behind Giant Food. Jeremy's passion for the grocery business becomes obvious as he documents the untold stories of many grocery businesses - from the beginnings into dominant players in each segment of the industry.