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| Born | Herbert Ralph Petersen January 5, 1919 |
| Died | March 25, 2008 (aged 89) Santa Barbara, California, U.S. |
| 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]
- ^ "Egg McMuffin inventor Herb Peterson dies in California at 89". International Herald Tribune. Associated Press. 2008-03-27. Archived from the original on 2008-04-09. Retrieved 2008-03-27.
- ^ Date of birth, and that born in U.S.A., from Genealogue Challenge #123
- ^ Steve Weiss (June 1993). "The scoop on the egg McMuffin". Restaurants & Institutions. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2014-08-21.