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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 meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $450 million deal, the companies ...

No changes are expected at the traditional Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest following the sale of the parent company. Smithfield Foods of Virginia, a subsidiary of the WH Group of China, ...

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 sold to a Chinese-based pork producer for $450 million.

No changes are expected at the traditional Nathan's Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest following the sale of the parent company. Smithfield Foods of Virginia, a subsidiary of the WH Group of China, ...

Nathan’s expects to keep the contest at Coney Island. The post Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest Will Continue Under New Chinese Ownership appeared first on Front Office Sports.

The hot dog that defined July 4 has been sold - and it's no longer American.

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