Pork producer Smithfield Foods announced that it will spend $450 million to acquire Nathan Famous, Inc., the parent company ...

No changes are expected at the traditional Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest following the sale of the parent ...

ICONIC HOT DOG brand Nathan’s Famous has been purchased by packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods at a cost of $102 per share.

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

Nathan Handwerker opened the first Nathan’s hot dog stand on Coney Island in 1916 with a $300 loan, according to the company.

NEW YORK, NY – Nathan’s Famous, the 108-year-old Coney Island hot dog brand synonymous with classic American food culture, ...

Nathan’s expects to keep the contest at Coney Island. The post Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest Will Continue Under New Chinese ...

The Chinese pork producer will be buying the hot dog maker and owner of the Nathan’s Famous chain for $102 per share.

Nathan’s Famous, the Coney Island hot dog institution that grew from a single stand into a global brand, has been sold to Smithfield Foods for $450 million.

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