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Vienna Beef

CTL-I-0052 · Institution

VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)

Combined Graph record U-00535 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0052. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Chicago hot dog maker

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Chicago hot dog maker

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Vienna Beef's own company release (tier 2 company content, via the Free Library) calls the company "Chicago's legendary manufacturer of beef hot dogs, sausages, and other premium food products", states the Vienna Beef hot dog "made its debut at the storied 1893 Chicago World's Fair/Columbian Exposition", and gives "About Vienna Beef: Founded in 1893, Vienna Beef manufactures and distributes beef hot dogs and sausages", with a factory store in Chicago - establishing the stored "Chicago hot dog maker" claim. No founding year is stored for this entity. (fetched in full 2026-10-17)

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