sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message vienna beef inc industry food founded 1893 headquarters chicago illinois products hot dogs pickles various revenue 130 million website viennabeef.com vienna beef is a manufacturer of the hot dog used in the classic chicago style hot dog as well as polish sausage and italian beef delicacies of independent chicago style hot dog and beef stands . they also produce a variety of deli meats some of which are available at chicago area supermarkets . their headquarters resides at the intersection of elston damen and fullerton avenues in the city on the chicago river . the company has been located in chicago since the columbian exposition of 1893 . their factory was originally located in the same facility as the headquarters however the factory was relocated to 1000 w. pershing road in chicago s bridgeport neighborhood in the summer of 2016 factory contents 1 history 2 key personnel 3 revenue 4 references 5 external links history edit emil reichel and sam ladany emigrated from vienna austria to chicago in the 1890s . during the columbian exposition they sold hot dogs to the many visitors of the exposition . in 1894 reichel and ladany opened a storefront on halsted avenue on chicago s west side . in 1900 vienna beef began to sell and deliver to other stores and restaurants in chicago . during the great depression a number of vienna beef vendors begin advertising that their hot dogs have a salad on top giving rise to the traditional chicago style hot dog . in 1950 vienna beef distribution spread to other midwestern states and in the 1960s vienna beef began selling in supermarkets . vienna beef supplies hot dogs to several restaurants in the chicago area each with a specially tailored variation . these variations include different casings and ratios of ingredients . a chicago style hot dog at portillos key personnel edit henry davis 1904 1974 a one time vp of sales was instrumental in making vienna beef the chicago hot dog . henry was honored by vienna beef the city of chicago and the state of illinois for his contributions in helping create chicago s independent hot dog stands . there is a permanent collection of documents photos and memorabilia in the chicago historical society archives called the henry davis collection that was inaugurated in 1989 . revenue edit vienna beef s revenue for the year 2015 was estimated to be 130 million . 1 references edit tribune chicago . meet the real sausage king of chicago . retrieved 2016 08 26 . external links edit meet the real sausage king of chicago vienna beef 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title vienna beef & oldid 743337314 categories brand name hot dogshot dog restaurantscompanies based in chicagosausage companieshidden categories articles lacking sources from november 2008all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 05 02 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view