Hot Dogs Spice Up Their Act

Food Creation, FoodProcessing.com
11/22/2005

The hot dog has been around for about 150 years. Abeles & Heymann (A&H) has married this American classic to two popular, cutting-edge flavors to create Chipotle Pepper Beef Hot Dogs and Beef Wasabi Hot Dogs.

A & H’s Chipotle and Wasabi flavored hot dogs are available nationwide and have a suggested retail price of $5.99 per one pound package (six hot dogs per package).

“We are excited to offer our customers these flavored hot dogs,” said Seth Leavitt and David Flamholz, co-presidents of Abeles & Heymann Gourmet Kosher Provisions. “We consistently strive to provide our customers with more great tasting options so they can vary their menu.”

A Kosher K-O

The new Chipotle Pepper and Wasabi hot dogs join A & H’s already popular hot dog offerings, including original beef hot dogs and bison dogs. Once only found in select butcher shops in New York City, A & H franks have gone national and are becoming a favorite among hot dog aficionados — even beating major national brands in recent taste tests conducted by the New York Daily News and St. Louis Post Dispatch (taste tests were conducted on the original beef hot dogs).

Kosher hot dogs, like those from A & H, have captured a growing share of the frankfurter market, with sales increasing at twice the rate of the total category. Demographic research indicates that of the six million Americans who eat kosher products, only about one quarter are Jewish.

A & H hot dogs are produced with the highest quality ingredients and are certified Glatt Kosher — the strictest kosher rating. For more information, visit www.ahfranks.com.