CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A disabled Navy veteran has transformed a family bakery that began as a neighborhood shop to a supplier found in grocery stores across the country.

Mark Orahoske owns Park Avenue Muffin, which began in 1964. The family-run business was passed down to Orahoske four years ago when his father passed away from old age.

“It’s still an honor to be a baker. And I had a lot of honor in the military,” Orahoske said.

Orahoske comes from a long line of veterans. He has brought boxes of cakes to veterans when he goes to his VA appointments as his way of paying it forward to fellow service members.

From local shop to national supplier

The company made its name in the late 1990s when it shifted to mass cake production for local food retailers. Now the cakes are sold nationw

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