
Prizes will also be awarded to whoever comes in second, third, and fourth place. The winner will also get a t-shirt, a $1,000 Vienna Beef gift card, and a trophy to proudly display. We're talking box seats to watch Chicago teams play and an exclusive tour of the Vienna Beef factory. It includes four VIP tickets to a luxury entertainment experience every month.
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The company will crown 15 winners with that title and they'll get a one-of-a-kind Vienna Beef Mayor t-shirt and six pounds of Vienna Beef Franks.Ī grand prize winner will be crowned Vienna Beef Top Dog and will walk away with a package full of swag.

It's not quite the grand prize, but it's a prize just the same. Vienna Beef is giving competitors several chances to win titles, all of which are equally awesome. You can be named Neighborhood Mayor by checking in at the most individual hot dog stands in a certain neighborhood.

Once you're signed up, all you have to do is visit as many stands as you can and enjoy a few hot dogs along the way. You can also find more information about the challenge, like which hot dog stands are participating, online. "Vienna Beef hopes this challenge delivers some lighthearted fun to our loyal customers, helps drive business to vendors, benefits restaurants and employees, and provides industry support after a challenging year and a half for restaurants," Tim O'Brien, president of Vienna Beef, said in a press release. It's about giving hot dog stands, which took a big hit during the pandemic, a boost. Vienna Beef's challenge isn't just about showcasing a love of hot dogs. The challenge will run through October 17, which gives those vying for the Vienna Beef Top Dog title ample time. Chicago residents will have the chance to chow down on as many hot dogs as they can from the 369 hot dog stands participating. In order to find its person, the wiener maker launched the Vienna Beef Hot Dog Stand Challenge, according to Block Club Chicago. Vienna Beef is on the hunt for its Top Dog-a hot dog lover who never turns down a dog. No one does the latter quite like the Windy City, but not everyone appreciates a quality hot dog when they taste one. Vienna Beef and Dayton Street didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.Chicago is known for a lot of things, but when it comes to food it's all about pizza and hot dogs. Vienna Beef was founded by Austrian-Hungarian immigrants in 1893 during the World’s Columbian Exposition.

Its recent redevelopments include 2101 West Carroll Avenue, 2137 West Walnut and 1500 West Carroll Avenue. New York-based Drive Shack is trying to bring an upscale driving range to the old headquarters property on the North Branch of the Chicago River, near developer Sterling Bay’s planned Lincoln Yards megadevelopment, according to Crain’s.ĭayton Street has been quite active in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor since 2014. The new location is ideal for Vienna Beef because it’s near the company’s manufacturing facility in the Stockyards Industrial Park and its workforce, Dayton Street managing principal Howard Wedren said in a statement. JLL brokers Scott Duerkop and Dominic Carbonari represented Dayton Street and NAI Hiffman’s Chris Gary represented Vienna Beef. The building is located within the Kinzie Industrial Corridor, not far from the booming Fulton Market area of the West Loop, once known for its stock of meatpackers and wholesalers. Vienna Beef signed a long-term lease to occupy the entire 42,000-square-foot building, which Chicago-based Dayton Street Partners bought for $2.8 million in 2018. Its manufacturing employees will remain in a more than 100,000-square-foot facility at 1000 West Pershing Road in Bridgeport. The company will soon move from its longtime home at 2501 North Damen Avenue in Bucktown to 2501 West Fulton Street in East Garfield Park.

Hot dog producer Vienna Beef is relocating its headquarters to a recently-renovated industrial building on the Near West Side. 2501 West Fulton Street (Credit: Google Maps)
