Ever wondered why Nathan's started its iconic hot dog eating contest? Learn about the event's origins and the strange history of competitive eating.

A man enters the emergency room a champion, having eaten 36 frankfurters. But does he leave as one?

$3000 to eat hot dogs? Is there a better way to celebrate America and the Fourth of July than by having a classic 10-minute hotdog eating contest?

Coney Island serves as Joey Chestnut’s home court every summer. The Indiana native spends Independence Day at the Brooklyn amusement park as the favorite in the annual Nathan’s Famous International ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine eating contest hazards, digestive risks, and survival strategies to endure a hot dog eating challenge safely. China to ban hidden car door handles ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has ...

It looks like a case of wiener take all. Nathan’s Famous, an iconic American hot dog maker and fast-food chain, was sold to Smithfield Inc., a Chinese-owned pork producer, in a $450 million all-cash ...

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 ...