date:May 26, 2014
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of hot dog season.
Get out the grill. Go to a ballgame. Go to a beach or a park and start a fire. Or just shut the kids up with the easy meal solution of meat in tube form.
The two largest hot dog producers are Hillshire Brands' (HSH_) BallPark Franks and Kraft's (KRFT_) Oscar Meyer and they make a great contrast for investors. They're close in size, with BallPark having sales of $565 million and Oscar Meyer bringing in $523 million last year.
Kraft is co