MADISON, Wisc. (CBS) ―Oscar G. Mayer, credited with taking his family's small meats and cold cut business and helping turn it into a major conglomerate, has died.
He was 95.
He died Monday. His wife, Geraldine, said he died at a hospice care facility in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.
Oscar Mayer was actually the third member of his family to have the famous name. His namesake grandfather started the company.
Published reports say Mayer retired in 1977, at 62, the first year the company made $1 billion in profits. And that's a lotta cold cuts
He was 95.
He died Monday. His wife, Geraldine, said he died at a hospice care facility in Fitchburg, Wisconsin.
Oscar Mayer was actually the third member of his family to have the famous name. His namesake grandfather started the company.
Published reports say Mayer retired in 1977, at 62, the first year the company made $1 billion in profits. And that's a lotta cold cuts
