From modest beginnings at the flea market, where Angelo and son Guy D’Addario would spend long hard hours every weekend, the D’Addario family managed to successfully build their business into a flourishing health and bulk foods store in Ajax, Ontario. They were quickly approaching their 20th anniversary when disaster struck: a devastating fire which destroyed their store and the small neighborhood plaza in which it was operated.
It was a difficult time for the family, and some questioned how they would manage to continue.
However, within every dark cloud lays a silver lining. As Natures Emporium president Joe D’Addario says in reflection: