Celebrating Ryan Dempster's team leading 17 wins, the hot dog line upleads off with the Dempster Dog, a tasty creation developed with a nod towardthe hot-shot pitcher's Canadian roots. The Dempster Dog features a classicall-beef Vienna Beef hot dog wrapped in four grilled slices of Canadian bacon,cradled in a steamed poppy seed bun and topped with yellow mustard and picklerelish. For full recipe details, visit http://www.viennabeef.com.

"The smoky flavor of Canadian bacon is a great complement to the all-beefhot dog," says life-long Cubs fan and president of Vienna Beef, HowardEirinberg. "We felt it only appropriate to start off our playoff party menuwith a hot dog honoring Ryan and his tremendous talent as he will pitch thefirst game of the post season."

Other specialty dogs include the Marquis Dog (honoring New Yorker JasonMarquis), which sports a Staten Island flair, and the Wood-ie Dog (honoringKerry Wood), which is testament to Wood's ability to work a quick inning ortwo and "wrap up the game." The Marmol Dog, (honoring Carlos Marmol) whichplays off Marmol's terrific slider, and the Lilly Dog, which celebrates TedLilly's great curve ball, round out the rotation.

Just like the Cubs, Vienna Beef is also working toward the WorldSeries...and a new sandwich that will honor another colorful member of theCubs organization.

Vienna Beef is one of the few mid-size, privately-held sausage makers inthe country. Now in its 115th year, Vienna Beef offers premium branded deliitems in both the retail and foodservice channels, including hot dogs, Polishsausage, corned beef, Italian beef, pastrami, soups, and pickles. Vienna Beefproducts are sold via http://www.viennabeef.com and prepared throughout thenation at select restaurants, country clubs, sports stadiums, museums andzoos, as well as at thousands of hot dog stands nationwide. For moreinformation or to locate Vienna Beef hot dog stands in the United States,visit http://www.viennabeef.com.

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