Emile A. Zatarain Sr.

Emile A. Zatarain Sr.
Born
Emile Antoine Zatarain

1866 (1866)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died1959 (aged 92–93)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Known for
Spouse
Charlotte Zatarain
(died 1929)
Culinary career
Cooking styleCajun cuisine, Louisiana Creole cuisine

Emile Antoine Zatarain Sr. (c. 1866–1959) was a grocer and food entrepreneur who trademarked root beer and built a business selling spices, condiments, and foods flavored in the culinary traditions of New Orleans and Louisiana's Creole and Cajun cultures to the world via the brand that today is known simply as Zatarain's.