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Nathan Handwerker (June 14, 1892 – March 24, 1974) [1] was the founder of an iconic hot dog stand that evolved into Nathan's Famous restaurants and related Nathan's retail product line. An immigrant from Poland, he and his wife Ida used $300 [2] to start their business on Coney Island in 1916.
Nathan's began as a nickel hot dog stand in Coney Island in 1916 and bears the name of its co-founder Nathan Handwerker (1892–1974), who started the business with his wife, Ida Handwerker, née Greenwald. Ida created the hot dog recipe they used, and Ida's grandmother created the secret spice recipe.
In 1916, Nathan Handwerker started his nickel hot dog stand on Coney Island, with a $300 loan and his wife’s secret recipe. At the time, he had no idea how famous those hot dogs would be.
Jul 22, 2016 · Nathan Handwerker undersold his former employer, Feltman’s, charging 5 cents a hot dog, a price he would maintain until 1944, when he raised it to 7 cents, after losing money on each sale.
Nathan’s, the famous Coney Island hot dog seller, is celebrating 100 years. We spoke to the restaurant’s founder’s grandson about its history and its legendary July 4 contest.
Jul 17, 2015 · Back when Coney Island was America’s playground, Nathan Handwerker was royalty. An immigrant from Poland of little education and lesser means, Handwerker built a hot-dog stand into an eatery ...
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In 1916, Polish immigrant Nathan Handwerker started a nickel hot dog stand on Coney Island with a $300 loan from two friends and his wife’s secret spice recipe. Today, Nathan’s is the most famous hot dog in the world, with restaurants across the globe, products in every supermarket in America and millions of fans.
