Private company

Vienna Beef

Hot dog brand

Vienna Beef Inc. is the main 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1893Founded1
  • Industryfood1
  • HeadquartersChicago1
  • Websitewww.viennabeef.com
  • Legal formBusiness Corporation3
  • LEI549300BBDCFOT4RVZD913
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressC/O ALAN B. PATZIK, 60606 Chicago, United States3
  • Registered withBusiness Services (Office of the Secretary of State), 526632023

Vienna Beef Inc. is the main 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.2

Timeline

  1. 1893Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$3.9M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $3.9M in all. PPP loans $3.9M.$0$1M$2M$3M$4M2020 · PPP loans: $3.9M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$3.9M$3.9M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 6, 2020$3.9M PPP loan (first draw) from CIBC Bank USA4To VIENNA BEEF LTD., Chicago IL; $4.0M forgiven Oct 5, 2021

Sources

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