Takeru Kobayashi (Kobi) Archives

Watching competitive eating at the annual Nathan’s contest, we need an economic explanation to understand the results.

As always, the competitive eating techniques at Nathan’s International Hot Dog Eating Contest are really all about economics.

Known as the super bowl of competitive eating, the July Fourth Nathan’s Famous hot dog contest is a business for the top eaters.

When Joey Chestnut guzzles 72 Nathan’s hot dogs in 10 minutes, his competitive eating takes us to much more than food and entertainment.

Bringing innovation to speed eating, hot dog eating champ Takeru Kobayashi displayed the characteristics of any entrepreneur.