Season 1 · Episode 1524
Daniel Gerber's Birth & Gerber Baby Food | May 6
On this day in 1898, Daniel Frank Gerber, the creator of Gerber Baby food, was…
Michigan Minute · WKAR Public Media
May 6, 20251m 0s
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Show Notes
On this day in 1898, Daniel Frank Gerber, the creator of Gerber Baby food, was born in Fremont, Michigan. His wife Dorothy suggested making and selling baby foods at their canning company, leading to the creation of the Gerber Products Company. Their enterprise became the world's largest baby-food manufacturer by 1974.