{"id":2265206,"date":"2024-06-11T16:25:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-fight-joey-chestnut-disqualified-from-nathans-hot-dog-contest-for-representing-vegan-rival\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T16:30:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T20:30:46","slug":"food-fight-joey-chestnut-disqualified-from-nathans-hot-dog-contest-for-representing-vegan-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/food-fight-joey-chestnut-disqualified-from-nathans-hot-dog-contest-for-representing-vegan-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Chestnut disqualified from Nathan&#8217;s hot dog contest due to ties with vegan competitor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffood-fight-joey-chestnut-disqualified-from-nathans-hot-dog-contest-for-representing-vegan-rival%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2265206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Joey Chestnut, a \u206316-time winner of \u2063the Nathan\u2019s Famous Hot Dog\u200d Eating Contest, \u200bwill \u2062not be competing for another title\u200d this year as he has chosen\u200c to represent Impossible Foods, a\u2062 company known for its\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-greener-pastures-beyond-meats-dismisses-almost-one-fifth-of-employees-executive-who-bit-guys-nose-allegedly\/\" title=\"TO Greener Pastures: Beyond Meats Dismisses Almost One-Fifth Of Employees, Executive Who Bit Guy\u2019s Nose Allegedly\">plant-based meats<\/a>. Major League Eating, \u2064the organization that hosts the \u2064Nathan\u2019s \u2062Famous July 4th hot dog eating \u2064contest, expressed disappointment\u2064 since they had attempted to accommodate Chestnut by agreeing to an\u200b appearance fee and allowing him to compete \u200bin another event. Unfortunately, Chestnut\u2019s \u2064new\u2063 partnership with a rival brand conflicts with the long-standing\u2062 exclusivity arrangements with Nathan\u2019s, leading to this break \u2063in their usual collaboration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Sixteen-time Nathan\u2019s Famous International <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3025365\/costco-cfo-assures-investors-its-1-50-hot-dog-combo-wont-see-price-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hot Dog<\/a> Eating Contest champion Joey Chestnut will not be able to relish in another mustard belt victory this year.<\/p>\n<p>Chestnut is working as a representative for <a href=\"https:\/\/impossiblefoods.com\/company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Impossible Foods<\/a>, which sells a variety of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vegan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>plant-based<\/a> meat including hot dogs. A spokesperson for Major League Eating, which Nathan\u2019s Famous Hot Dogs sanctions to host its annual <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fourth-of-july\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>July 4<\/a> hot dog eating contest, said the organization was \u201cdevastated\u201d that Chestnut opted to represent a rival brand instead of competing in next month\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Last year\u2019s women\u2019s champion, Miki Sudo, left, and men\u2019s champion, Joey Chestnut, right, stand together during the 2023 Nathan\u2019s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Tuesday, July. 4, 2023, in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMLE and Nathan\u2019s went to great lengths to accommodate Joey and his management team, agreeing to the appearance fee and allowing Joey to compete in a rival, unbranded hot dog eating contest on Labor Day,\u201d a statement from MLE reads. \u201cFor nearly two decades we have worked under the same basic hot dog exclusivity provisions. However, it seems that Joey and his managers have prioritized a new partnership with a different brand over our long-time relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Major League Eating addresses Joey Chestnut&#8217;s choice to represent a rival brand, expressing disappointment and hope for his return to Nathan\u2019s Famous. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NrbK4aRUc8\">pic.twitter.com\/NrbK4aRUc8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Major League Eating (@eatingcontest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eatingcontest\/status\/1800607390636875792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>A representative for MLE said Chestnut was not allowed to eat a different hot dog brand in the appearance he would have made at the competition, thus preventing him from competing, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/11\/business\/joey-chestnut-banned-from-2024-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> a report.<\/p>\n<p>Chestnut is most known for his achievements in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/college-football-classic-showdown-marred-by-gruesome-injury-were-not-going-to-show-it-to-you\/\" title=\"College football game marred by horrific injury: footage withheld\">annual contest<\/a>, including his record 71 hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes, which he <a href=\"https:\/\/majorleagueeating.com\/eaters\/106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>achieved in July 2021<\/a>. He has won every event since 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/nathansfranks.sfdbrands.com\/en-us\/promotions\/hot-dog-eating-contest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>winning last year\u2019s competition<\/a> with 62 hot dogs eaten.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Joey Chestnut reacts after winning his 16th championship title during the 2023 Nathan\u2019s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest on Tuesday, July. 4, 2023, in the Coney Island section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo\/Yuki Iwamura)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joey-chestnut-chokes-out-an-animal-rights-activist-on-way-to-his-15th-nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-title\/\" title=\"Joey Chestnut Chokes Out an Animal Rights Activist on Way to His 15th Nathan\u2019s Hot Dog Eating Contest Title\">competitive eater<\/a> is described as the greatest in history on his MLE page, a statement the organization has deemed an \u201cempirical fact.\u201d Other records Chestnut has achieved in competitive eating include eating 141 hard-boiled eggs in eight minutes and consuming over four 3-pound apple pies in eight minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> has contacted Impossible Foods for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joey Chestnut, a 16-time champion of the Nathan\u2019s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, won&#8217;t compete this year. Now representing Impossible Foods, he promotes their plant-based meats, including hot dogs. 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