Herb Petersen | |
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Born | Herbert Ralph Petersen January 5, 1919 |
Died | March 25, 2008 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Occupation(s) | Businessman, Entrepreneur, early McDonald's restaurant franchisee |
Known for | Created the Egg McMuffin sandwich (1971) |
Spouse(s) | Barbara (?-2008), his death |
Children | 3 daughters, and 1 son |
Herbert Ralph Peterson (January 5, 1919 – March 25, 2008) was an American fast food advertising executive and food scientist most known for being the inventor of the McDonald's Egg McMuffin in 1972.[1][2] The breakfast business that he pioneered with this item had grown to an estimated $4–5 billion in annual revenues for the fast food restaurant chain McDonald's by 1993.[3]