Lou Groen

Lou Groen of Cincinnati, Ohio is famous for inventing the Filet-O-Fish sandwich in 1962.cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2007-02-20-fish2-usat_x.htm?csp=34 |title=No fish story: Sandwich saved his McDonald's |last=Clark |first=Paul |date=February 20, 2007 |publisher= USA Today |accessdate=2007-02-20 ] cite news|title=Tidbits: Did You Know...|author=|publisher=Publishing Group of America (americanprofiles.com)|date=|accessdate=2007-07-11|page=13] He invented the sandwich at his floundering McDonald's restaurant to satisfy his customers. At the time, most of his customers were Roman Catholic who had to abstain from eating meat on Friday. His invention (the fish sandiwch), served with cheese and tartar sauce, is now served at McDonald's restaurants throughout the world.

At his peak, Lou Groen owned 43 stores in the Ohio and northern Kentucky region, eventually selling them back to the McDonald's corporation. His son Paul currently operates a number of stores in the northern Kentucky region, some inherited from his father. His grandson is currently undergoing training to take over the family business in the near future.

ee also

*History of McDonald's

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