Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged ...

Fear not hot dog eating contest lovers, the iconic Coney Island contest will continue as part of America's Birthday celebrations even though Nathan's Famous has been sold.

The contest, formal or otherwise, have been going on for decades.

Nathan’s Famous, the Coney Island hot dog institution that grew from a single stand into a global brand, has been sold to ...

Is this the end of the July 4 hot dog-eating contest in Coney Island? Smithfield Foods has bought the iconic New York hot dog ...

At 9 a.m. in Coney Island on the Fourth of July, a crowd was already snaking around the block of Nathan’s Famous original restaurant. They were, of course, waiting for the annual hot dog eating ...

What does the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest have in common with the Indianapolis 500? A lot if you’re Joey Chestnut, the 16-time Nathan’s champion set to return to the contest Friday after a ...

The winds are changing in the hot dog world ... because Nathan's Famous has just been sold to packaged meat company Smithfield Foods.

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut celebrates after winning the 2025 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, July ...

Nathan's Famous, an iconic American hot dog maker that opened its first store in Coney Island more than a century ago, was ...