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HOTDOGS. A national taste-treat, fifty million hotdogs are eaten in the United States daily. One of the nation's major producers of hotdogs was [[FDL FOODS INC]]. in Dubuque. The company produced 250 million hotdogs annually. The Dubuque plant had the capacity of producing 96,000 each hour. | HOTDOGS. A national taste-treat, fifty million hotdogs are eaten in the United States daily. One of the nation's major producers of hotdogs was [[FDL FOODS INC.]]. in Dubuque. The company produced 250 million hotdogs annually. The Dubuque plant had the capacity of producing 96,000 each hour. | ||
Forty percent of the FDL hotdogs were sold between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Fourth of July was usually the peak weekend. FDL's best selling hotdog, the Plumper, was the official hotdog of the Atlanta Braves at its Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County Stadium. | Forty percent of the FDL hotdogs were sold between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Fourth of July was usually the peak weekend. FDL's best selling hotdog, the Plumper, was the official hotdog of the Atlanta Braves at its Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County Stadium. | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 16 August 2008
HOTDOGS. A national taste-treat, fifty million hotdogs are eaten in the United States daily. One of the nation's major producers of hotdogs was FDL FOODS INC.. in Dubuque. The company produced 250 million hotdogs annually. The Dubuque plant had the capacity of producing 96,000 each hour.
Forty percent of the FDL hotdogs were sold between Memorial Day and Labor Day. The Fourth of July was usually the peak weekend. FDL's best selling hotdog, the Plumper, was the official hotdog of the Atlanta Braves at its Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County Stadium.