Duane Roberts

{{Short description|American inventor and hotel owner (1936–2025)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}}

'''Duane Ronald Roberts''' (November 4, 1936 – November 1, 2025) was an American businessman, owner of The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa and the inventor of the frozen burrito.<ref>{{cite web |last=Luna |first=Nancy |date=July 19, 2007 |title=Burrito king grows from frozen to fine dining |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2007/07/19/burrito-king-grows-from-frozen-to-fine-dining/ |website=ocregister.com |location= |publisher=The Orange County Register |access-date=2025-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Duane Roberts, Father of the Frozen Burrito, Dies at 88|url=https://www.wsj.com/business/entrepreneurship/duane-roberts-dies-frozen-burrito-mission-inn-26ce79d2|website=The Wall Street Journal|date=2025-11-26|access-date=2025-11-28|language=en-US|first=Chris|last=Kornelis}}</ref> He died on November 1, 2025, at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web |last=Turner |first=Austin |date=November 2, 2025 |title=Riverside's Mission Inn co-owner dies at 88 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/riversides-mission-inn-co-owner-dies-at-88/ |website=CBSNews.com |location= |publisher=CBS News |access-date=2025-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gucia |first=Wiktoria |date=November 2, 2025 |title=Inventor of Frozen Burrito Dead at 88 |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/inventor-of-frozen-burrito-duane-roberts-dead-at-88/ |website=The Daily Beast |location= |publisher= |access-date=2025-11-04}}</ref>

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