Joey Chestnut, the dominant figure in the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, faces uncertainty about his participation for the next event amid unresolved sponsorship issues with Nathan's. After holding the Mustard Belt for 16 of 17 years, Chestnut had a brief absence in 2015 and was barred from the contest last year due to a sponsorship with Impossible Foods. Despite expressing a desire to return, Chestnut notes that his relationship with Nathan's is strained, eluding to misunderstandings regarding his plant-based sponsorship campaign.
"If they came back with similar terms we were talking about last year, I would definitely consider it... But honestly, I don't think they want to go down that route. And yeah, it's a bummer. I love that contest."
"I was really surprised they took offense to that. It was for Mondays, for people who want to try to eat less meat..."
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