Egg McMuffin inventor dies

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Herb Peterson, who invented the Egg McMuffin as a way to introduce breakfast to McDonald’s restaurants, has died, a Southern California McDonald’s official said Wednesday. He was 89.

Peterson co-owned and operated six McDonald’s restaurants in Santa Barbara and Goleta, Fraker said. Peterson came up with idea for the signature McDonald’s breakfast item in 1972.

Read St. Pete Times article: Egg McMuffin inventor dies at 89

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