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Legendary competitive eater Joey Chestnut is banned from Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, after he accepted an endorsement deal with Impossible Foods – a company that makes plant-based alternatives to beef. Chestnut, 40, is the Independence Day competition’s reigning champion, after downing 62 franks in 2023. He also set the contest’s all-time record in 2021, by downing 76 dogs in just 10 minutes. A spokesperson for Major League Eating, which sanctions the hot dog eating contest, said the organizers were “devastated” by Chestnut’s decision to work with Impossible Foods rather than compete on C…

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