The man behind the snack
John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, is said to be the man after whom the sandwich was named, 250 years back

When he ordered beef served between slices of bread about 250 years ago he probably did not think his request would become a global convenience meal.

The story goes that the Earl asked for the particular serving so that he could eat while continuing to play cards and his friends asked “to have the same as Sandwich”, according to the British Sandwich Association.