Frank Dorsa

Frank Joseph Dorsa (August 11, 1907 – January 17, 1996) was an American inventor and pioneer who streamlined food preparation. He was best known for inventing the Eggo frozen waffle.[1]

Dorsa was an instinctive engineer, machinist and inventor. Dorsa was born and raised in San Jose, California. His formal education ended with high school, but he continued to educate himself his entire life.

His first job after graduation was as a machinist at a small company, later bought by FMC Corp. -- another San Jose-based success story.

In the early 1930s Frank Dorsa and his younger brothers, Sam and Anthony (Antonio), started experimenting in their mother's kitchen and came up with a dry waffle mix that required only the addition of milk.

The mix proved popular with restaurants and institutions such as Stanford University. Dorsa's younger brothers handled sales and deliveries.

In the early 1950s Frank Dorsa envisioned the frozen waffle, believing it would eliminate the need for both the mixes and waffle irons. In 1953 he invented an automated process for making frozen waffles. Dorsa named the product Eggo frozen waffle -- a name in keeping with other popular brand names like Cheerios or Jell-O.

In 1966 the Dorsas sold Eggo to Fearn Foods Inc., which was acquired by the Kellogg Company in 1970.

Family: Frank Dorsa married Evelyn Mary Denevan in 1938. They had three sons, Frank Jr., Stanley and Richard.


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References

  1. ↑ "Frank Dorsa, Inventor Of Frozen Waffle". The Seattle Times. 20 January 1996. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Frank Joseph Dorsa, 17 Jan 1996"; California Death Index, 1940-1997, Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

Oral interview with Frank Dorsa Jr., 2018

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