{"id":8091,"date":"2022-02-22T14:11:41","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T19:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/?p=8091"},"modified":"2024-01-09T13:07:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T18:07:47","slug":"hot-dog-business-started-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/news\/blog\/hot-dog-business-started-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Eckerd graduates give back through hot dog business started on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; 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While not dreaming up food and fun concepts, Ogdahl, an environmental studies graduate from Grand Rapids, Michigan, works locally as a utility forester at Environmental Consultants (ECI). Bannon, a <a href=\"\/religious-studies\/\">religious studies<\/a> graduate from Walpole, New Hampshire, worked one year as an Eckerd College <a href=\"\/admissions\/\">admission<\/a>\u00a0counselor before going into business for himself full time. 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Abnormal business hours and delicious menu items\u2014featuring the Buffalo Chicken Mac &amp; Cheese Dog and the Guacaracha Dog, among others, paired with tater tots and vegan options\u2014became campus staples.<\/p>\n<p>Having gotten their booming start on campus, these beach boys have not forgotten their alma mater. \u201cMany of the artisans featured at our events are current or former Eckerd students,\u201d Bannon explains. \u201cWe\u2019ve featured the best electric guitarist in Florida, Eckerd graduate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jbetts810\/?hl=en\">Jesse Bettencourt<\/a>, at a few of our shows.\u201d They also sometimes offer Eckerd student discounts on food or the entry fee at concerts and events. 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