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McDonald's franchisee Lou Groen realized in 1962 that his cheeseburger sales were down on Fridays, especially during the time leading up to Easter. Th ...
Since becoming a permanent McDonald’s menu item in 1965, the Filet-O-Fish has been made with fried fish, tartar sauce, and — according to McDonald’s — a mere half-slice of cheese. But it wasn’t initially conceived with only a half-slice: When the sandwich was first developed by McDonald’s franchisee Lou Groen, it had no cheese at all.
Since becoming a permanent McDonald’s menu item in 1965, the Filet-O-Fish has been made with fried fish, tartar sauce, and — according to McDonald’s — a mere half-slice of cheese. But it wasn’t initially conceived with only a half-slice: When the sandwich was first developed by McDonald’s franchisee Lou Groen, it had no cheese at all.
Since becoming a permanent McDonald’s menu item in 1965, the Filet-O-Fish has been made with fried fish, tartar sauce, and — according to McDonald’s — a mere half-slice of cheese. But it wasn’t initially conceived with only a half-slice: When the sandwich was first developed by McDonald’s franchisee Lou Groen, it had no cheese at all.
McDonald’s has certainly come a long way since its humble beginnings in San Bernardino, California. What began in 1948 by brothers Maurice and Richard…