What is Robert O. Peterson?
'''Robert Oscar Peterson''' (1916–1994) was an [[United States|American]] [[business]]man and [[philanthropist]]. As the [[wikt:found|found]]er of the [[Jack in the Box (restaurant)|Jack in the Box]] restaurant chain, he popularized the [[drive-through]] [[fast food restaurant]] concept. He is credited with being the first to pair the [[Drive-through|drive-through window]] with an [[intercom]] system for greater [[Efficiency (economics)|efficiency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nndb.com/people/504/000177970/ |title=Robert O. Peterson |author= |date= |website=NNDB |publisher=Soylent Communications |accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref> On April 18, 1994, Peterson died in [[San Diego, California]] of [[leukemia]] at age 78.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1994-04-20/news/mn-48222_1_robert-oscar-peterson |title=Robert O. Peterson, Founder of Jack in the Box Restaurants, Dies |author= Tony Perry |date=20 April 1994 |website= |publisher=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Peterson, Robert O.}} [[Category:1916 births]] [[Category:1994 deaths]] [[Category:Businesspeople from San Diego, California]] [[Category:Deaths from leukemia]]