Vienna Beef Snapshot
Don't confuse the products of Vienna Beef (formerly Vienna Sausage Manufacturing) with those soggy little wieners packed in jars. Its beef wieners are the hot dogs Chicago calls its own. The company first unveiled its frankfurters (made from a secret Viennese recipe) at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. In addition to sausages and deli meats, Vienna Sausage also makes cheesecake on a stick (WünderBar), other desserts (Pie Piper), pickles (Chipico Pickles), soups (Bistro Soups), and kosher foods (King Kold). Vienna Beef's products are available worldwide. The company sells to outside distributors, grocery stores, restaurants, sports and other entertainment venues, club stores, and hot-dog stands.