Pennsylvania McDonald’s franchisee who created Big Mac dies

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh-area McDonald’s franchisee who created the Big Mac nearly 50 years ago has died. Michael “Jim” Delligatti was 98. McDonald’s spokeswoman Kerry Ford confirmed that Delligatti died at home surrounded by his family on Monday night. Delligatti’s franchise was based in Uniontown, about 40 miles south of Pittsburgh, when he invented the […]