Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan’s Famous is sold for $450 million
- Posted on January 21, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan’s Famous is sold for $450 million

Nathan’s Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $450 million deal, the companie…