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title: "Hot Dog on a Stick to Open 10 Units in Iraq"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/2cb7e5e1-01bc-4314-a2aa-41c49d5c3dca
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230810_hot_dog_on_a_stick_to_open_10_units_in_iraq.html
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2023-08-10T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:49.757Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1555396273-367ea4eb4db5?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Hot Dog on a Stick to Open 10 Units in Iraq

**TL;DR:** Hot Dog on a Stick will open 10 new locations in Iraq through a development deal with Global Vita USA LLC. The locations will open over the next five years, with the first units set to open in 2024.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-08-10. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230810_hot_dog_on_a_stick_to_open_10_units_in_iraq.html).*

## Story

LOS ANGELES - FAT (Fresh. Authentic. Tasty.) Brands Inc., parent company of Hot Dog on a Stick, announces a new development deal to open 10 new franchised locations in Iraq. In partnership with Global Vita USA LLC, 10 Hot Dog on a Stick locations will open throughout the country over the next five years, with the first units set to open in 2024.

“Global Vita USA LLC continues to be a great growth partner for FAT Brands in the Middle East,” said Taylor Wiederhorn, Chief Development Officer of FAT Brands. “Coming off of the Fatburger and Buffalo’s Express, Great American Cookies and Marble Slab Creamery development deal announcement in Iraq earlier this year, we are thrilled to align with the group to make another iconic brand available in the country, Hot Dog on a Stick.”

The first Hot Dog on a Stick opened in 1946 in Santa Monica, CA, situated on the famous Muscle Beach. Initially a food stand, the brand known for its trademark colors of red, white, and blue, with a splash of lemonade, has since grown into a cultural phenomenon. Greeted by smiling Hotdoggers, customers can enjoy fresh, hand-stomped lemonade and made-to-order Hot Dog on a Stick and Cheese on a Stick products.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- international expansion (topic)
- Fat Brands (company)
- Fatburger (company)
- Great American Cookies (company)
- Marble Slab Creamery (company)
- Buffalo's Express (company)
- Hot Dog on a Stick (company)
- development deal (topic)
- Taylor Wiederhorn (person)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230810_hot_dog_on_a_stick_to_open_10_units_in_iraq.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/2cb7e5e1-01bc-4314-a2aa-41c49d5c3dca).