Nathan’s Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest isn’t going away after the company was purchased by Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, which is owned by China's WH Group.
The contest will continue at Coney Island with the same longtime emcee, FOS has learned.
Happy National Hot Dog Day! In this early photo of Nathan's you can see the store's logo created by Coney Island sign painter Harry Wildman. We circled his credit in red. You can listen to our oral history with Wildman's great grandson Randy Profeta here: https://t.co/SroNjMoqkL
Still not over everything that went down at the 2025 Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. The energy, the crowd, the eaters — iconic. Until next year, Coney Island.
Friday, the 2025 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest airs live on ESPN platforms
🌭 Women's Comp. | 10:45a ET | ESPN3
🌭 Men's Comp. | Noon ET | ESPN2
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🚌 #SC50in50 at the contest w/@treavorscales
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Mortimer Matz represented the lofty as well as the low. His credits included the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest and the obligatory raincoat to keep a defendant’s cuffed hands covered in a “perp walk.” https://t.co/1R2VrcpxcZ