Will sale of Nathan's Famous impact July 4 hot dog eating contest? [Yahoo! Finance]
Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH)
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The $450 million all-cash deal means Smithfield will acquire all of Nathan's outstanding shares at $102 per share. Smithfield has held the rights to produce and sell Nathan's products in the U.S. and Canada since 2014. Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker opened the first Nathan's hot dog stand in Coney Island in 1916, according to the company. Since then, the company has expanded to include locations in 27 states and Washington, D.C. However, the notability of the Coney Island boardwalk iconography as host of the annual hot-dog-eating contest may stand above all else. Does the sale of Nathan's Famous mean we've reached the end of the iconic July 4 hot dog-eating contest in Coney Island ? Thankfully, no. Joey Chestnut wins the men's competition at Nathan's Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images) According to Smithfield, the event will continue to be hosted at 1229 Boardwalk in Brooklyn as it has since the early 20th C
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- NATH Alert: Monsey Firm of Wohl & Fruchter Investigating Fairness of the Sale of Nathan’s Famous to Smithfield FoodsGlobeNewswire
- Halper Sadeh LLC Encourages NATH, VTYX, SKYT Shareholders to Contact the Firm to Discuss Their RightsPR Newswire
- Hot Dog Chain Sends MAGA Into Total Meltdown [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Iconic Nathan's Famous hot dogs sold in $450 million deal [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- 110-year-old hot dog chain just sold its entire business [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
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Sec Filings
- 1/21/26 - Form SCHEDULE
- 1/21/26 - Form DEFA14A
- 1/21/26 - Form 8-K
- NATH's page on the SEC website