Name: New York Fries

Type of Food: French fries and hot dogs

Interesting Fact: New York Fries is a Canadian company with no New York location.

History: New York Fries was founded in Brantford, Ontario by Jay Gould and his brother, Hal. In 1984, the brothers were reading the New York Times and noticed an article that read: “The best french fries are at a little stand at the South Street Seaport.” When the two brothers found the “little stand” they discovered New York Fries. They enjoyed the fries so much, they decided to buy the company. The location in New York City at South Street Seaport has since closed, but New York Fries can be found in South Korea, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. New York Fries has over 200 locations worldwide, most are located in major shopping centers and movie theaters.  In 2005, New York Fries Company opened a chain of stores called South St. Burger Co. that makes the same fries as New York Fries  but also sells hamburgers and salads.

New York Fries Website: www.newyorkfries.com

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Name: Nathan’s Famous

Type of Food: American: Beef hot dogs, crinkle cut French Fries, Hamburgers, Cheesesteaks, Nathan’s Chicken Classics.

Interesting Fact: Nathan’s has held a Fourth of July Hot Dog EatingContest every year since 1916. The contest is held at a30-foot table at Nathan’s flagship restaurant on Surf Avenue in Coney Island.There are 20 competitors who see how many hotdogs they can eat in 12-minutes. In 2009, Joe Chestnut won the contest with a record of 68 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

History: Nathan’s Famous was founded by a Polish immigrant, Nathan Handwerker  and his wife Ida in 1916 in Coney Island, New York. The recipe wasdeveloped by his wife, Ida.

A second branch on Long Beach Road in Oceanside, New York, opened in 1959, and another debuted in Yonkers in 1965. All were sold by the Handwerker family in 1987, at which point Nathan’s began to franchise and it just exploded. The company went public in 1993.

Last year there were over 360 million Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs sold. Nathan’s is sold and enjoyed in all 50 States and sold at over 20,000 food service and retail outlets.

Nathan’s Famous: www.nathansfamous.com

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