CHICAGO — U.S. consumers are expected to eat about 7 billion hot dogs—about 818 hot dogs every second—between Memorial Day and Labor Day this summer, according to the Washington, D.C.-based National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. In fact, the United States consumed an estimated 150 million red hots on July 4 alone, the council said.
Those numbers may spike on July 17, National Hot Dog Day, when numerous convenience-store and travel-center retailers will offer annual promotions to celebrate these beefy delicacies.
Here are four retailers celebrating National Hot Dog Day …