Chestnut – USA NEWS LIVE https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com All About USA NEWS Thu, 13 Jun 2024 05:54:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/cropped-THE-USA1-e1713184454543-1-32x32.png Chestnut – USA NEWS LIVE https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com 32 32 Joey Chestnut faces Takeru Kobayashi in a hot dog eating contest https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/2024/06/joey-chestnut-faces-takeru-kobayashi-in-a-hot-dog-eating-contest/ Thu, 13 Jun 2024 05:54:29 +0000 https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/?p=6175

A day after Joey Chestnut was disqualified from participating on this yr's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, the previous San Jose resident has found one other solution to reveal his unique ability to gobble up hot dogs.

On Wednesday, Netflix announced that the 16-time Nathan's champion will take part in a one-on-one hot dog eating contest with rival Takeru Kobayashi.

The event – ​​promoted as “CHESTNUT VS. KOBAYASHI: UNFINISHED BEEF” – will air survive the streaming platform on Labor Day, September 2.

“In all my years of competitive eating, Kobayashi is my biggest rival,” Chestnut said in an announcement. “Competing against him has made me want to be so much better. I know the fans have been waiting a long time for a new chapter in our rivalry, and I can't wait for our big showdown live on Netflix! It's time to give the people what they want!”

Chestnut was disqualified from participating on this yr's Fourth of July contest after agreeing to endorse plant-based food company Impossible Foods – a call that made national headlines.

“We are devastated to learn that Joey Chestnut has chosen to represent a competing brand that sells plant-based hot dogs rather than participate in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2024,” the organizer of the July 4 event, Major League Eating, said in an announcement posted on X/Twitter on Tuesday.

Chestnut responded on the identical social media platform, saying he had no obligation to either Major League Eating or Nathan's.

“I have no contract with MLE or Nathan's and they want to change the rules of the past few years as far as other partners I can work with. This is apparently the basis for my ban,” he said in a tweet.

Impossible Foods said in an announcement to the Bay Area News Group on Tuesday: “We love Joey and support him in every competition he chooses. It's OK to experiment with a new hot dog. Meat eaters shouldn't have to limit themselves to just one hot dog.”

It's unclear if Chestnut and Kobayashi will eat plant-based or traditional hot dogs. It's also unknown if the Labor Day showdown was already agreed upon before Chestnut was banned from the Fourth of July stage.

A spokesperson for Impossible Foods didn’t immediately reply to a request for clarification on Wednesday.

Chestnut, a graduate of San Jose State University, is ranked No. 1 within the Major League Eating rankings.

Kobayashi dominated the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest within the early 2000s, winning the title six times in a row from 2001 to 2006. In his first championship win in 2001, he ate a then-record 50 hot dogs, beating the then-record held by fellow Japanese competitor Kazutoyo Arai, who ate 25 ⅛.

Kobayashi bested Chestnut within the Japanese star's last two Nathan's victories, but his run as king of the recent dog eating contest was interrupted in 2007 when Chestnut devoured 66 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, sparking a historic run as champion.

Chestnut has won 16 of Nathan's 17 contests since his triumph in 2007 and broke his own record for many hot dogs eaten when he devoured down 76 in 2021.

Kobayashi was never the identical after the loss to Chestnut and was also banned from the Nathan's competition in 2010 as a result of a contract dispute.

The Japanese competitor is seeking to finally beat his American rival after losing to Chestnut thrice in a row from 2007 to 2009.

“My retirement will not come until I defeat him one last time,” Kobayashi said in an announcement. “This rivalry has been brewing for a long time. Facing Joey live on Netflix means fans around the world can watch me knock him out.”

The September hot dog eating contest is the newest example of Netflix's push into live streaming.

Last month, the Los Gatos-based company aired “The Roast of Tom Brady” in real time and is the streaming partner for the postponed boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul, scheduled to happen in November.

Netflix has also signed a take care of the NFL to broadcast two NFL games on Christmas: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans.



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]]> Joey Chestnut is averse to plant-based partnership https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/2024/06/joey-chestnut-is-averse-to-plant-based-partnership/ Wed, 12 Jun 2024 02:42:14 +0000 https://bloggingthree.soflytech.com/?p=6064

There will probably be one less hot dog on the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest this 12 months.

Major League Eating announced Tuesday that it’s parting ways with 16-time champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ahead of this 12 months's competition, which is hosted by. Nathan is legendary.

Chestnut was previously offered a four-year, $1.2 million contract with MLE to take part in the new dog contest, a source accustomed to the matter told CNBC.

The decision to finish the connection got here after Chestnut decided to represent a competing brand that sells plant-based hot dogs, the corporate said in a press release to CNBC. The New York Post reported that the brand is Impossible Foods, but the corporate didn’t immediately comment.

A Account on X under Chestnut's name, he said late Tuesday he was “devastated” to learn from media outlets that he was “excluded” from Nathan's hot dog eating contest this 12 months. CNBC has not independently verified the report.

The post also said: “To be clear, I have no contract with MLE or Nathans and they want to change the rules from previous years regarding other partners I can work with. This is apparently the basis for my exclusion and has no impact on the July 4th event.”

Impossible Foods offers plant-based hot dogs that the corporate says are healthier and more environmentally friendly than the normal meat version, containing half the saturated fat of the animal version and producing 84% fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

For nearly twenty years, the participants, including Chestnut, worked under the identical “hot dog exclusivity regulations,” the MLE said in a press release.

“Joey is a great champion and friend, and he is loved at Coney Island and around the world, so I hope he's there on the Fourth of July when we celebrate Independence Day and that he changes his decision and offers a vegetarian hot dog instead of ours,” Richard Shea, president of Major League Eating, told CNBC.

The MLE said it worked with Nathan's to accommodate Chestnut's wishes, including allowing him to take part in a competitive, unbranded hot dog eating contest on Labor Day that was to be streamed by an undisclosed major platform.

Joey Chestnut holds the Guinness World Record for eating probably the most hot dogs in 10 minutes, a title he won on the annual hot dog eating contest in 2021.

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York, is a Fourth of July tradition and is broadcast nationally on ESPN. It's also a marketing strategy for Nathan's Famous, whose trademark hot dog is on the decline.

Particularly with the rise of health-conscious diets and the increasing importance of the wellness trend for consumers, the new dog, an American staple, is one among many processed foods whose sales are declining.

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