Sixteen-time Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Joey Chestnut will not be able to relish in another mustard belt victory this year.
Chestnut is working as a representative for Impossible Foods, which sells a variety of plant-based meat including hot dogs. A spokesperson for Major League Eating, which Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs sanctions to host its annual July 4 hot dog eating contest, said the organization was “devastated” that Chestnut opted to represent a rival brand instead of competing in next month’s competition.
Last year’s women’s champion, Miki Sudo, left, and men’s champion, Joey Chestnut, right, stand together during the 2023 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Tuesday, July. 4, 2023, in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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