verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message pronto pup company inc. type private founded 1962 headquarters portland oregon key people david john sulmonetti president revenue 300 000 number of employees 2 website www.prontopup.net the pronto pup company is a company based in portland oregon that manufactures the pronto pup mix for hot dogs . it s also a restaurant in rockaway beach oregon . the pronto pups flour mix is used for a batter to dip and then fry hot dogs . history edit the pronto pup was invented by the husband and wife team of george and versa boyington in the late 1930s in rockaway beach oregon . 1 the boyingtons ran a small hot dog stand on the beach selling the dogs to tourists and locals alike . when the rain came and ruined the buns making them soggy and inedible george boyington came up with the idea of cooking a bun as needed . he created a pancake batter based mix and the duo came up with the formula used today . 1 references edit a b history of pronto pups . pronto pup co. inc. retrieved 2014 04 13 . this oregon corporate or for profit organization related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this brand name food or drink product related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pronto pup & oldid 738233654 categories brand name hot dogscompanies based in portland oregoncompanies established in 1962privately held companies based in oregon1962 establishments in oregonoregon company stubsbrand name food products stubshidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2012all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles 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 7 september 2016 at 18 40 . 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