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I'm guessing (or joking) that the concessions at the Republican National Convention did not have ketchup, and that's where the ritual of "No Ketchup on Chicago Hot Dogs" originated.
David Berg was a pioneer who introduced the "hot dog" at a professional baseball stadium. That happened in 1901; it was the Chicago White Stocking's first season as a major league team and their second season in Chicago playing ball at South Side Park, located at 38th Place and South Princeton Avenue, in Chicago.
When Vienna Beef set up shop in 1893, one of the few great sausage companies around was David Berg & Company.
The Chicago White Stockings first played ball at South Side Park. |
In 1992, almost a hundred years later, David Berg joined the Vienna Beef Products family.
Vienna Beef carried on David Berg's taste and tradition by honoring their unique spice blend. Vienna Beef bought David Berg & Company and sells them online.
- In 1978, David Berg made a six-foot, 681-pound premium beef hot dog in a 100-pound poppy seed bun covered with two gallons of mustard.
- The average hot dog is consumed in 6 bites.
- At one point in modern times, more hot dogs were sold at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport than at any other location on the planet.