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They started serving lemonade and hot dog on a stick to people on the beach.

Hot Dog on a Stick soon expanded and became a large food chain.

Barham later branched into Giant Slides, and the combination of food and entertainment were staples throughout fairs in Southern California.

After Dave Barham's death in 1991, the company became an employee-owned corporation.

Today, Hot Dog on a Stick is 100 % employee owned.

Hot Dog on a Stick currently has more than 105 company-owned U. S. locations, which are primarily located in popular regional shopping malls.

There are also internationally franchised locations, located in the Philippines and Venezuela.

After the death of CEO Fredrica Thode on January 13, 2007, Dan Smith assumed her position.