Jim Delligatti, Big Mac Inventor at McDonald’s Chain, Dies at 98
- He introduced the sandwich in his restaurant franchise in 1967
- His recipe: two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, etc.
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Jim Delligatti, a McDonald’s Corp. franchisee who in 1967 introduced the Big Mac sandwich that quickly spread throughout the world’s biggest restaurant chain, has died. He was 98.
He died Nov. 28 in Pittsburgh, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said in an e-mailed statement.