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 BFreedogs was founded in June   
  2010 In Fremont California .  

By Owner / President  -   Brian  Freeman 

Hot  Dog  Fun  Facts!

  1. The first mention of sausage is found in Homer’s Odyssey as far back as the 9th century B.C.
  2. It is said that the birth of the traditional European hot dog took place in the German city of Frankfurt in 1487.
  3. A hot dog in German is “Wurst” (pronounced voorst, not worst!)
  4. The earliest known pushcart in New York City dates back to the 1860s.
  5. Many hot dog aficionados claim that today’s hot dog in a bun was introduced during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904.
  6. The first American President to serve hot dogs at the White House was Franklin D. Roosevelt while he was entertaining King George VI of England.
  7. San Francisco/Oakland ranks in the top ten among the nation’s the top sausage-eating American cities.
  8. Per capita, Americans eat 70 hot dogs each year.
  9. The longest hot dog ever made measured 1,996 feet in honor of the 1996 Olympics.
  10. July is National Hot Dog Month.