56 45 n 75 14 01 w 39.945735 n 75.233555 w 39.945735 ; 75.233555 amoroso s baking company type private industry commercial bakery founded 1904 headquarters philadelphia pennsylvania u.s. key people amoroso family products amoroso philly roll various breads bagels pretzels revenue n a usd 2004 number of employees 400 2012 website www.amorosobaking.com philadelphia portal amoroso s factory 2009 amoroso s baking company is a family owned company that specializes in hearth baked breads and rolls . over the years the amoroso sandwich roll has become synonymous with those philadelphia culinary institutions the hoagie and the cheesesteak . history edit the company was founded in 1904 in camden new jersey by vincenzo amoroso and his sons salvatore and joseph . having outgrown their location in camden the company moved to a new facility at 6505 haverford avenue in philadelphia in 1914 . the company thrived during the great depression by making home deliveries twice a day in the mornings and afternoons . in 1934 salvatore took over the operations of the company with the help of his sons daniel vincent leonard and sal jr. in 1952 amoroso begins selling hearth baked bread and rolls to a & p supermarkets in west philly . due to increased demand in 1960 the company expanded into a new facility located at 845 south 55th street . 1 today after four major expansions amoroso baking company employs more than 400 people and its expanded line of baked goods is available in more than 36 states . the company is located in west philadelphia is still owned and managed by members of the amoroso family and is still one of the dominant bakeries in the philadelphia area . in 2015 they announced they would move operations to bellmawr new jersey . 2 wikimedia commons has media related to amoroso s baking company . v t e philadelphia area corporations including the delaware valley list of companies based in the philadelphia area philadelphia based fortune 500 corporations rank in the 2015 list 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