OAK BROOK, Ill. — McDonald's Corp. has marked 40 years of serving the Big Mac sandwich.
Jim "MJ" Delligatti, 89, one of the earliest franchisees of McDonald's founder, Ray Kroc, invented the Big Mac in his Uniontown, Pa., restaurant and introduced it for 45 cents in 1967. Consisting of two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, processed cheese, pickles and onions on a sesame-seed bun, the Big Mac quickly gained popularity and was introduced on the national U.S. menu in 1968.
To commemorate the anniversary, Delligatti and his family officially opened the doors to the McDonald's Big Mac Museum Restaurant on Aug. 22 in North Huntingdon, Pa. The combo museum/restaurant features the world's largest Big Mac statue (measuring 14 feet high and 12 feet wide) and hundreds of historic artifacts and high-tech exhibits that celebrate the Big Mac.
