On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1960, McDonald's franchise owner Lou Groen had a problem. His Cincinnati, Ohio, restaurant sat in a neighborhood that was 87 percent Catholic, and on Fridays, when many Catholics abstained from eating meat, his hamburger sales collapsed. With his struggling restaurant and his family's livelihood on the line, Groen came up with an idea: sell fish.

Simon Whistler of Today I Found Out and the Brain Food Show shares how Groen's creation helped turn a struggling Ohio franchisee into the owner of 43 McDonald's restaurants.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1960, McDonald's franchise owner Lou Groen had a problem. His Cincinnati, Ohio, restaurant sat in a neighborhood that was 87 percent Catholic, and on Fridays, when many Catholics abstained from eating meat, his hamburger sales collapsed. With his struggling restaurant and his family's livelihood on the line, Groen came up with an idea: sell fish. Simon Whistler of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FTodayIFoundOut&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Cc04883a7b2244b33461308def4b5a2a2%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639217258162432952%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=gqPhw6jq6LWw8M3%2B4Mjmq1hjjR2kAXOXx0n03Jd%2Bnu8%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" data-ogsc="">Today I Found Out</a><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FTodayIFoundOut&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Cc04883a7b2244b33461308def4b5a2a2%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639217258162455526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wqRnseBprsOS7XlcW%2Fl3fIUYv15A66Bye8mP1dVJm%2Bw%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4" data-ogsc="">&nbsp;</a>and the&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.todayifoundout.com%2Findex.php%2Fcategory%2Fpodcast%2Fbrainfood-show%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7Cc04883a7b2244b33461308def4b5a2a2%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639217258162480245%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d%2FTsIsPOV94O2%2BoiOaIcZ%2FtZIdEBYO796jIFq4qD8q0%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="5" data-ogsc="">Brain Food Show</a>&nbsp;shares how Groen's creation helped turn a struggling Ohio franchisee into the owner of 43 McDonald's restaurants.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

How Catholics Gave Us the McDonald's Filet-O-Fish

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