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 ...

Across Michigan, sports teams are increasingly turning to themed nights to draw fans and celebrate regional pride. In Flint, the Firebirds are embracing the city's regionally famous coney dog heritage ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Competitive eater Joey Chestnut won a chicken wing-eating contest at Big Ten Fan Fest in downtown Indianapolis on Saturday. In a post on X, Major League Eating reported that Chestnut ...

Fans can witness the first-ever Ale Emporium Hermanaki Wing Eating Contest at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, during Big Ten Fan Fest at the Indiana Convention Center. The lineup includes some of the ...

EXETER, Pa. — On Saturday, at the 10th Annual Middleswarth Potato Chip eating contest, 28 lucky contestants got a chance to eat the most amount of chips by weight within five minutes at Sabatini's ...

Three-time winner and defending champion Tristan Fry, Edwardsville, proudly stands with his trophy, taking home back-to-back wins for his fourth title of the Middleswarth Potato Chip Eating Contest ...

HILLIARD, Fla. — Hilliard is planning to host a Christmas Tree Cake Eating Contest during its Christmas Tree Lighting event, inspired by a similar contest in Abbeville, SC. The contest will feature ...

MARATHON, Fla. (WFLA) — Stone crab season kicked off in the Florida Keys over the weekend with the 14th annual Stone Crab Eating Contest at Key Fisheries. 50 contestants raced against the clock to ...

Don’t take a licking from spicy food. A team of researchers in China claims to have created an artificial “tongue” that can quickly detect spice levels in their food — and they used a well-known ...

Kennywood is known for its Potato Patch fries. The park's signature fresh-cut fries are topped with cheese and add-ons like bacon, vinegar or gravy. But this year, they're adding a little extra crunch ...