The baseball season has officially kicked-off and more than 19 million hot dogs will be consumed at Major League Baseball Parks this year. That’s the predication of The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. Council President Eric Mittenthal says if they reach that level it will exceed last year, but not break the previous record.
He says summertime is the prime season for hot dogs and with sales topping 19 million that will have a significant impact on producer’s incomes.
Mittenthal says they tie the popularity of hot dogs to one major factor, tradition.
Mittenthal estimates the most hot dogs consumed in any one major league baseball season was in the upper 20 million range.
