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☆ Competitive Eaters Are Just Like Us. Give or Take a Dozen Hot Dogs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Rachel Sugar | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They walk among us, these titans of caloric consumption: construction workers and school superintendents, farmers and accountants. The difference is that every July 4, the best of them flock to Coney Island for the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Last month, Joey Chestnut, the contest’s 16-time champion, was barred from competition after signing an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods. Immediately after the news broke, it was announced that he would go head-to-head with his longtime rival, Takeru Kobayashi, in a Netflix special — “Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef” — to air live on Sept. 2. (Mr. Kobayashi, who holds the world record for downing bunless hot dogs, has not been allowed to compete in the contest since 2010, owing to a contract dispute with Major League Eating, the governing body of the Nathan’s event.)

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi, Kobayashi Organizations: Impossible Foods, Major League Locations: Coney Island

Tens of thousands of spectators every year brave the unpredictable summer weather to watch the contest at the Nathan’s Famous flagship restaurant. The current record for most hot dogs eaten at a competition is 76 hot dogs, held by 16-time champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut. After agreeing to a sponsorship deal with Impossible Foods, a company that develops plant-based meats and is a competitor to Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Chestnut was barred. MLB games are a major venue for hot dog consumption: In 2020, ballparks sold 19.4 million hot dogs. For their part, amateur hot dog eaters at barbecues across the nation will consume 150 million hot dogs during the holiday, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.

Persons: Joey “, Takeru Kobayashi, Chestnut, Miki Sudo Organizations: CNN, Labor Day, Sausage Council, Impossible Foods, Padres, Pirates, Twins, Royals, Marlins, Guardians, MLB, Sports Media Watch Locations: Coney, Brooklyn , New York, American

☆ How Nathan’s Famous turned competitive eating into a national spectacle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Elise Hammond | Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Each year, close to two million people watch Nathan’s hot dog eating contest on ESPN, according to the frankfurter brand. Boys participating in a pie eating contest at the 4-H Club fair in Cimarron, Kansas. At the time, PR mavens Max Rosey and Mortimer Matz thought a hot dog eating competition would drum up some publicity for Nathan’s. (They also seem to have made up the legend that the first Nathan’s contest was held in 1916). “We love the Nathan’s hot dog eating competition because we love how it brings the city together,” Fellman said, standing with a group of her friends, all wearing Nathan’s hot dog eating contest T-shirts.

Persons: Jacqueline Lewis, ” Lewis, franks, frankfurter, Joey Chestnut, Apuleius ’, ”, Jason Fagone, Fagone, “, ” Fagone, Corbis, Adrienne Bitar, Max Rosey, Mortimer Matz, Melody Andorfer, George, Richard Shea, George Shea, —, Shea, Rosey, ” George Shea, Henry S, Dziekan, it’s, ” Shea, ’ ” Shea, Takeru Kobayashi, Kobayashi, Kazutoyo Arai, Spencer Platt, ” Bitar, ” Kobayashi, Bitar, you’re, ’, Kena Betancur, ” Beatrice Fellman, ” Fellman, Bass Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, ESPN, Boys, Cornell University, “, Nathan’s, League, LA Times, Netflix Locations: New York, Coney Island, Coney, United States, Pennsylvania, Cimarron , Kansas, “, Long, New York City, Japan, Brooklyn , NY, America, Brooklyn, Kena

☆ Jim Cramer says it's still too early to buy Nike — but he likes these 3 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jim Cramer's daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. Shares added more than 2%. "I like the stock very much," Jim Cramer said, acknowledging that CEO Michael Hsu has needed to implement needed to cut costs as part of a business reorganization. Nike : Shares added 0.4% after analysts at Deutsche Bank resumed coverage of the athletic footwear and apparel maker with a buy rating. "I would be very careful" with Nike's stock, Cramer said.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Michael Hsu, Cramer, Dave, Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi Organizations: CNBC, Club, Clark : Bank of America, CNBC Investing Club, Procter, Gamble, Nike, Deutsche Bank, Netflix, Cola, Citigroup

☆ Hot dog eating champs Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi to face off on Netflix
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —World record holder Joey Chestnut may not be competing at Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest this year, but now fans will be able to watch Chestnut face off with his rival Takeru Kobayashi on Netflix on Labor Day. The two professional competitive eaters will face off in a Netflix special titled “CHESTNUT VS. KOBAYASHI: UNFINISHED BEEF,” which the streaming company advertised as a determination of the ultimate hot dog eating champion. Netflix’s announcement comes just a day after Chestnut was banned from competing in Nathan’s hot dog eating contest because he signed a deal with rival plant-based food company Impossible Foods. Chestnut is a hot dog champ. Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi stuff hot dogs into their mouths during Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in Coney Island in New York City, on July 4, 2009.

Persons: Joey Chestnut, Takeru Kobayashi, Chestnut, He’s, Kobayashi, Yana Paskova, ”, Kobayashi —, —, CNN’s Erika Tulfo Organizations: New, New York CNN, Nathan’s, Netflix, Labor, Impossible Foods, League Eating Locations: New York, Coney Island, New York City

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