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title: "Wienerschnitzel Continues To Be Recognized With Its Own National Holiday"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/82231848-cb67-4661-b6a8-cbc51b3bea0c
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210907_wienerschnitzel_continues_to_be_recognized_with_its_own_national_holiday.html
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
published: 2021-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:12:58.549Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Wienerschnitzel Continues To Be Recognized With Its Own National Holiday

**TL;DR:** Wienerschnitzel is celebrating National Wienerschnitzel Day by offering a free chili dog to guests. The chain has been a pioneer in the quick-service food industry for 60 years.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-09-07. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210907_wienerschnitzel_continues_to_be_recognized_with_its_own_national_holiday.html).*

## Story

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2021 // PRNewswire // - Wienerschnitzel has been a pioneer in the quick-service food industry for 60 years. On September 9th, the world is recognizing them by observing National Wienerschnitzel Day! To celebrate, the chain is offering guests one of its specialties; their World Famous Chili Dog. On 9/9, guests presenting this coupon will receive a FREE* Chili Dog with purchase! Wienerschnitzel's Chili Dog is a delicious grilled hot dog in a fresh, steamed bun topped with the chain's world famous Chili sauce, made from a secret recipe.

"We love celebrating at Wienerschnitzel," said Doug Koegeboehn, Chief Marketing Officer for Wienerschnitzel. "We've been serving our customers since 1961, so what better way to honor National Wienerschnitzel Day than by giving them something iconic and delicious."

**Original Chili Dog only. Cheese extra. Customers pay all applicable sales tax. One coupon per person, per visit only. Not good with any other offer. At participating locations only.*

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Wienerschnitzel (company)
- Doug Koegeboehn (person)
- free menu item (topic)
- quick service food (topic)
- national holiday (topic)
- National Wienerschnitzel Day (location)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210907_wienerschnitzel_continues_to_be_recognized_with_its_own_national_holiday.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/82231848-cb67-4661-b6a8-cbc51b3bea0c).