'Big Mac' Creator, 'Jim' Delligatti, Dies

Grieving of culinary world, Michael 'Jim' Delligatti died on Monday, November 28th

Big Mac - Image credit McDonald's

Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania is a dwelling place famous burger culinary creator, "Big Mac", right, in the house where Michael 'Jim' Delligatti located in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, and closed his eyes forever at the age of 98 years.

Who does not know the results of his culinary masterpiece? Citing a sites of CNN Indonesia yesterday, Delligatti claimed to be the creator of one of the most historic American culinary invention since discovered bread sheet, namely two patty hamburger with bacon, layered lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, special sauce is then poured.

He is creative with how in the restaurant chain of McDonald's in western Pennsylvania as well as his 48 other restaurants are scattered, offering new flavors to its customers, switching from a conventional menu to register a simple menu that he has made, fries and a drink.

AFP news site writes, when he started the business license burger in 1967, through his work to make the sale of McDonald's sales jumped by 12 percent. He uses his own way against rival burger restaurant in the mid 60s, although he is not like finding a light bulb.

"It is as if the ball was there. All I do is just screw and turn it on."

Delligatti does have a lot of other ideas, he does not stop with the success of the Big Mac, always born a new menu that can be offered, and you'll know when standing in front of the McD counters, provided a menu of options such as the Egg McMuffin and Filet-O-Fish.

Thus the present modern era at that time, Big Mac evolved into a cultural icon, as stated in a statement, McDonald's said Delligatti is legendary franchisees who made a lasting impression on the company.

"We will remember Jim as insightful franchisees, a knowledgeable businessman."

I thought you were in that era, McDonald's present to give an attractive offer through the globally sale of hundreds of millions of ‘big’ burgers, in the presence of a new type culinary competition around.

Along with the millennial generation also has a tendency tastes shifted in the other direction.

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Source: E Priherdityo – CNN Indonesia, AFP
Image: McDonald's Burger