Kurt Eberling, Sr.

Who was Kurt Eberling, Sr.?

Kurt Eberling, Sr. was a German-American chef and the inventor of SpaghettiOs.

Born in Aachen, Germany, Eberling served with the army in Germany and Austria during the Korean War, and met his wife during this time. After the war Eberling went to work in the kitchens of the research and development department at Campbell Soup Company, where he developed products for the US and international markets. Eberling created the idea of canned "spaghetti and meatballs" when he saw a strand of spaghetti curled up in the sink. He took the idea to his supervisor and Ralph Miller, and shortly after SpaghettiOs were created.

Eberling died of cancer on 6 March 2008.