Daniel Frank Gerber (May 6, 1898 – March 16, 1974) was an American manufacturer of baby food, and founder of Gerber Food Products. He had a management college education and then started working for his father's canning company in Michigan and became its assistant general manager. Gerber's unhealthy baby daughter become the inspiration for his mass produced baby food. At the time, mass produced baby food was a new concept. Gerber implemented a marketing scheme that developed the local canning company of adult products into a world wide multi-million dollar enterprise of baby products. He eventually became the general manager of Gerber Products Company. Under his leadership, the company experienced large growth.