The Distance

In the early days of fast food, restaurants like McDonald's and Burger King made their burgers onsite, and they relied on Harry Holly's patty-molding machine to get the job done. The patty press helped standardize the fast food hamburger by ensuring that patty sizes and weights were consistent. The fast food giants eventually changed their supply chains and stopped using the patty press, but the meat-processing equipment company that Harry Holly founded in 1937 is still carrying on the inventor's legacy.
To see photos and read more about Hollymatic, visit our website: https://thedistance.com/hollymatic/

Show Notes

In the early days of fast food, restaurants like McDonald's and Burger King made their burgers onsite, and they relied on Harry Holly's patty-molding machine to get the job done. The patty press helped standardize the fast food hamburger by ensuring that patty sizes and weights were consistent. The fast food giants eventually changed their supply chains and stopped using the patty press, but the meat-processing equipment company that Harry Holly founded in 1937 is still carrying on the inventor's legacy. To see photos and read more about Hollymatic, visit our website: https://thedistance.com/hollymatic/

What is The Distance?

What's the hardest thing about business? Not going out of business. The Distance features stories of private businesses that have been operating for at least 25 years and the people who got them there. Hear business owners share their stories of hard work, survival and building something that lasts. The Distance is a production of Basecamp, the company behind the leading project management app.