29-650: Nathans may refer to: Nathan's Famous , a restaurant chain Daniel Nathans , an American microbiologist Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nathans . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nathans&oldid=933011098 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
58-641: A "Kenny Rogers" section on their menu. Despite the chain's end in the United States, Kenny Rogers Roasters continues to flourish in Asia under the ownership of Berjaya Group. An article published by Time.com in 2011 reported that Kenny Rogers Roasters had grown to almost 140 restaurants across Asia, with continued expansion in Malaysia, the Philippines, and more recently southern China. In Malaysia,
87-611: A couple of years later In 1996, the chain announced plans to open in the United Kingdom and purchased locations in various cities. At this point, annual sales topped $ 300 million. However, the planned restaurants in Britain never materialized. The company entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 1998 and was bought by Nathan's Famous, Inc. for $ 1.25 million (US$ 2 million in more recent terms) on April 1, 1999; as
116-508: A new world record. Kenny Rogers Roasters Kenny Rogers Roasters is a chain of chicken-based restaurants founded in 1991 by country musician Kenny Rogers and former KFC CEO John Y. Brown Jr. , who was a former governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky . Brown had been an early investor in Kentucky Fried Chicken from 1964 to 1971. During his successful music career, Rogers had appeared in several commercials for
145-467: A nickel hot dog stand in Coney Island in 1916 and bears the name of its co-founder Nathan Handwerker (1892â1974), who started the business with his wife, Ida Handwerker, nÊe Greenwald. Ida created the hot dog recipe they used, and Ida's grandmother created the secret spice recipe. Because Nathan's Famous all-beef hot dogs lacked rabbinic supervision and the meat wasn't kosher, Handwerker coined
174-656: A partnership with country music singer Kenny Rogers who had previously released his own cook book. The first store opened in September 1991, and Rogers himself was present at the opening. Kenny Rogers Roasters was one of several restaurants to open in southern Florida that year, owing to the popularity of grilled chicken both in that particular market and nationwide. By 1995, the menu had expanded to include turkey, ribs, and various side dishes. The chain eventually grew to over 350 restaurants, including locations in Canada, Europe,
203-538: A result of restructuring, many locations closed. Rotisserie-roasted chicken had become commonplace in many food supermarkets. By 2000, the chain was down to 90 franchised restaurants, 40 of those in the U.S. Nathan's Famous divested itself of Kenny Rogers Roasters in 2008, selling it to their Asian franchisee, Roasters Asia Pacific (Cayman) Limited, a company which is owned by Berjaya Group of Malaysia. The last Kenny Rogers Roasters operating in North America
232-513: A subsidiary of Roasters Asia Pacific (Cayman) Limited which itself is owned by Berjaya Corporation Berhad. John Y. Brown Jr. , a business entrepreneur from the commonwealth of Kentucky had worked with the restaurant chains KFC and Lum's . After having served as governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, Brown decided to return to the restaurant business. He chose to start a chicken restaurant in Coral Springs, Florida , in 1991, forming
261-636: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nathan%27s Famous Nathan's Famous, Inc. is an American company that operates a chain of fast-food restaurants specializing in hot dogs . The original Nathan's restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn , New York City. The company's headquarters are at One Jericho Plaza in Jericho , part of Oyster Bay, New York . Nathan's began as
290-477: The 4th of July . Contestants try to consume as many hot dogs as possible in 10 minutes. Winners include Takeru Kobayashi (2001–2006), Joey Chestnut (2007–2014, 2016–2023) and Miki Sudo (women's 2014–2018). In 2008, Chestnut tied Kobayashi after eating 59 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. The tie resulted in a five hot dog eat-off, which Chestnut won by consuming all five before Kobayashi. In 2018, Chestnut consumed 74 hot dogs and buns for
319-504: The Dole Food Company before founding this restaurant chain. The menu of Kenny Rogers Roasters originally featured wood-fired rotisserie chicken. After closing all of its U.S. operations and a series of ownership changes, Kenny Rogers Roasters operates principally in Asia as part of Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya Corporation Berhad . The Kenny Rogers Roasters brand is owned by Kenny Rogers Roasters International Corporation,
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#1732773342026348-478: The Food Central sector of the mall. Kenny Rogers Roasters is the center of an episode of Seinfeld , " The Chicken Roaster ". After a branch opens in the neighborhood, Kramer cannot sleep due to its neon sign shining through his window, so he hangs up a banner to drive it out of business. The branch shuts down at the end of the episode when Jerry unintentionally sabotages it with a soaked rat hat. The story
377-621: The Kenny Rogers Roasters brand, managing menu items, and acting as a central procurement agent for Kenny Rogers Roasters restaurants across Malaysia. As a brand, Kenny Rogers Roasters advocates healthy eating as reflected in its brand tag line "less fat...less salt...less calories". -- compared to fried chicken. In its 2012 Annual Report, Berjaya Corporation Berhad reported that as of April 30, 2012, Kenny Rogers Roasters restaurants numbered 74 in Malaysia and 8 in Indonesia. It
406-563: The Kenny Rogers Roasters chain of restaurants is developed and operated by Berjaya Roasters (M) Sdn Bhd. Under a corporate exercise by Berjaya Corporation Berhad in 2011, Berjaya Roasters (M) Sdn Bhd became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Berjaya Food Berhad. In March 2011, Berjaya Food Berhad listed on the Main Board of Bursa Malaysia . Effectively, Berjaya Food Berhad is responsible for establishing, operating, and expanding Kenny Rogers Roasters restaurants in Malaysia. This includes developing
435-483: The Middle East and Asia. Kenny Rogers Roasters found itself in competition with Boston Chicken (later Boston Market ) and several smaller roasted chicken chains. Kentucky Fried Chicken also introduced a roasted chicken line of products called Rotisserie Gold to compete with Roasters and Boston Chicken. In December 1992, Clucker's, a minor player in the roasted chicken market, sued Kenny Rogers Roasters, claiming
464-420: The business began, but this is the way he told it..." The company's official history does not mention the future stars' encouragement. Nathan and Ida spent their life savings of $ 300 (worth about $ 7,000 as of May 2018, accounting for inflation) to begin the business. Handwerker undercut Feltman's by charging five cents for a hot dog when his former employer was charging 10 cents. At a time when food regulation
493-619: The chain had copied its recipes and menus. The lawsuit continued until Kenny Rogers Roasters purchased a majority stake in Cluckers in August 1994. Brown expanded the company to a chain of more than 425 restaurants before selling his interest in the franchise to the Malaysia -based Berjaya Group in 1996. In 1994, two restaurants were opened in Athens , Greece. However both were closed only
522-492: The company consisted of 24 company-owned units, 380 franchised or licensed units and more than 1,400 stores in 50 states, Guam , the District of Columbia, and 17 foreign countries, including Kandahar Airfield , Afghanistan . One unit was lost due to the collapse of 2 World Trade Center in the 9/11 attacks . International master franchise agreements were signed ( circa 2006) with Egypt and Israel. The company also owns
551-582: The deal marked the first time that Major League Baseball had named an official hot dog sponsor. Nathan's hot dogs are primarily manufactured by Smithfield Foods, a subsidiary of China's WH Group. Nathan's Hot Dogs can also be found in stores for retail sale, usually in the lunch meat aisle. In 2002, Home Depot and Nathan's terminated a co-locating partnership which offered Nathan's space within certain Home Depot stores in New York. As of 2023 ,
580-638: The exclusive co-branding rights to the Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips chain. On March 28, 2017, it was announced that Nathan's Famous had reached a sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball , allowing the company to market itself as the official hot dog brand of the league. While Nathan's was already the official hot dog brand of the New York Mets , New York Yankees , Miami Marlins , and St. Louis Cardinals (the sponsorship does not restrict teams from making similar deals with competitors),
609-409: The larger seasonal crowds. The original location still features fried frog legs , which have been a Nathan's menu item since the 1950s. It is not offered at any other Nathan's locations. Nathan's also operates a second, smaller location nearby on the Coney Island boardwalk . The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest has been held annually at the original location on Coney Island since the early 1970s on
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#1732773342026638-409: The original Nathan's hot dog stand still exists at its original 1916 site. Having been open for business every day, 365 days a year, the stand was forced to close on October 29, 2012, due to Hurricane Sandy . The shop re-opened six months later, on May 21, despite a small fire on May 4, 2013. Service is provided year-round inside, and during the summer additional walk-up windows are opened to serve
667-558: The term " kosher style " because the hot dogs were not made from pork or horse meat. Handwerker was a Jewish-Polish immigrant who arrived in New York City in 1912 and soon found work at the Coney Island , Brooklyn , restaurant Feltman's German Gardens. By one account, he was encouraged by singing waiters Eddie Cantor and Jimmy Durante to go into business in competition with Feltman's; as United Press International noted in 1974, "There are many stories about Nathan and how
696-604: Was also mentioned that Roasters Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Limited has operations in other countries including the United States, Malaysia , Singapore , Indonesia , China , and the Philippines . In addition, Roasters Asia Pacific has been undergoing expansion in other international territories including India and the Middle East. Kenny Rogers Roasters opened its first outlet in Brunei in January 2013. The second Brunei outlet
725-581: Was in its infancy and the pedigree of the hot dog particularly suspect, Handwerker ensured that men wearing surgeon's smocks were seen eating at his stand to reassure potential customers. The business proved immensely popular. The expansion of the chain was overseen by Nathan Handwerker's son, Murray Handwerker . A second branch on Long Beach Road in Oceanside , New York, opened in 1959, and another debuted in Yonkers , New York, in 1965. Murray Handwerker
754-512: Was inspired by a real-life confrontation between a New York City branch of Kenny Rogers Roasters and a neighboring law office. On the HBO show The Sopranos , Kenny Rogers Roasters is referenced as the restaurant where Janice Soprano served former NFL star Barry Sanders while working there as a waitress. On the FX show Archer , reference is made to a " Kenny Loggins Roasters" in an allusion to
783-542: Was located in the Ontario Mills mall in Ontario, California and closed on December 31, 2011. The 2008 purchase agreement allowed for Nathan's Famous and Miami Subs to continue selling Kenny Rogers Roasters items in their restaurants. Nathan's continues to serve Kenny Rogers Roasters items in select locations, such as its flagship location on Coney Island . Miami Subs (since sold off by Nathan's) no longer has
812-509: Was named the president of Nathan's Famous in 1968, the year the company went public. All locations were sold by the Handwerker family to a group of private investors in 1987, at which point Nathan's was franchised and a great number of establishments were opened around New York City and beyond. In the 1990s, the company acquired Kenny Rogers Roasters and Miami Subs Grill , both of which were later divested. As of September 2001 ,
841-864: Was opened at Tanjung Bunut in June 2015. In December 2016, the first KRR opened in Thailand in the Laguna area of Phuket . There are currently plans to open other restaurants within Phuket and then into other parts of Thailand as well. In February 2023, Kenny Rogers Roasters opens its first flagship restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the Salah Al Din locality. Later sometime in May-June 2023, Kenny Rogers Roasters expands to Deira City Centre specifically in
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