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Vienna® Beef Company & Devon's Doghouse History Timeline |
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| 1984 Vienna starts a program of helping aspiring restaurateurs pursue their dog-stand dreams, creating a new generation of eatery entrepreneurs. | 
| 1984 Business goes sour…in a good way! The company purchases the well-known Chicago Pickle Company as it adds condiments to its product mix. | 
| 1985 Jodi & Chris Kosary are married in Hebron, Indiana. Jodi moves from Hebron and Chris moves from Chicago, IL to Lansing, IL. Chris still works in the "Loop", t he downtown area of Chicago and is still eating Vienna Hot Dogs! | 
| 1987 Vienna spices up its product line with chili and begins making the soups that will eventually comprise the Bistro Soup Company. | 
| 1990 Vienna proves you can go home again. Nearly 100 years after Emil and Reichel bring the taste of Europe to America, Vienna turns the tables and licenses the brand to Germany’s Hein Company, giving Vienna its first taste of the international market. | 
| 1993 Vienna celebrates its 100th anniversary. Emil and Reichel would be proud. | 
| 1996 Vienna products cross the Pacific for the first time, finding new fans in Asia. |
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Vienna Beef History 
