Why Vienna Beef is Everywhere in Chicago
05 November 2025

Why Vienna Beef is Everywhere in Chicago

City Cast Chicago

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For over 100 years, Vienna Beef has been almost synonymous with the Chicago Hot Dog. But how did this hot dog company with roots all the way back to the 1893 World’s Fair grow to one of Chicago’s most recognizable brands and logos? We put City Cast Chicago’s resident hot dog experts, social media manager Rick Homuth and newsletter editor Emmi Mack, on the case.

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