Hot Dog on a Stick

"Hot dog on a stick" redirects here. For the food, see corn dog.

HDOS Enterprises

Type	Employee-owned company
Founded	June 1946 (Santa Monica, California)
Headquarters	Carlsbad, California
Number of locations	100+
Website	hotdogonastick.com

HDOS Enterprises, commonly known as Hot Dog on a Stick, is a fast food company originating in Santa Monica, California, originally founded by Dave Barham.^[1]

History

Their first store opened at the original Muscle Beach location next to the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California, in 1946. They started serving lemonade and hot dog on a stick to people on the beach. Hot Dog on a Stick soon expanded and became a large food chain. Barham later branched into Giant Slides, and the combination of food and entertainment were staples throughout fairs in Southern California. After Dave Barham's death in 1991, the company became an employee-owned corporation. Today, Hot Dog on a Stick is 100% employee owned. Hot Dog on a Stick currently has more than 105 company-owned U.S. locations , which are primarily located in popular regional shopping malls. There are also internationally franchised locations, located in the Philippines and Venezuela.^[2] After the death of CEO Fredrica Thode on January 13, 2007, Dan Smith assumed her position.

For the March 19, 2007, episode of Deal or No Deal, host Howie Mandel went to Westside Pavilion in West Los Angeles to find the show's first instant contestant for the show. He eventually selected a long-term employee at the mall's Hot Dog on a Stick location. The woman wore her uniform on the show.^{[citation needed]}

Food

Their trademark foods are hot dogs on sticks and lemonade. Although commonly referred to as corn dogs, the employee manual claims that the dish is actually known as a Hot Dog on a Stick, with the reasoning that corn dogs are frozen and reheated, while these are made fresh to order. The lemonade is made fresh at least every 2 hours and is available in original flavor, cherry, or lime. The menu selections include hot dogs, American and pepper jack cheese on a stick, veggie dogs on a stick, French fries, hot dogs on buns, funnel cake sticks, and at a few locations, fish and zucchini in a tempura batter.^[3] According to the corporate website, Hot Dog on a Stick uses only turkey in their signature hot dogs on a stick, while their hot dogs served on buns are made from 100% beef.

Locations in the U.S.

Location of the first stand, still standing today.

Commonly located in mall food courts, a Hot Dog on a Stick is usually white countered with mirrored walls. The employees' uniforms are the main source of color.

• Alaska
• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Florida
• Hawaii
• Indiana
• Nevada
• New Mexico
• Oregon
• Texas
• Utah
• Washington
• Wyoming

References

1. ^ Amestoy, Louis (2008-12-14). "Comfort in cupcakes". The Business Press (Thebizpress.com). http://www.thebizpress.com/news/stories/BP_News_Local_S_bp_1215_cupcakes.12f05ff.html. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
2. ^ "Hot Dog on a Stick". Hotdogonastick.com. 2007-05-07. http://www.hotdogonastick.com/aboutus.html. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 
3. ^ "Taking comfort in fast and affordable meals around town | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper". The.honoluluadvertiser.com. 2001-08-17. http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2001/Aug/17/en/en05a.html. Retrieved 2009-01-09. 

External links

• Hot Dog on a Stick official site
• Highlight video of Michelle Kearney on Deal or No Deal