The official University of Nebraska hot dogs that will be served at football games this fall are now being made in Illinois.
The company that makes the distinctive dyed-red, Fairbury-brand hot dogs moved production from West Point, Nebraska, to its Lansing, Illinois, plant this spring.
Land O'Frost bought the Fairbury brand from Wimmer's Meat Products in 2012.
CEO David Van Eekeren promises the Fairbury hot dog recipe hasn't changed even though they are now made elsewhere. The dogs have been served in Memorial Stadium since the 1960s.
The only exception was 1994 when the university's athletic department switched hot dog brands after Fairbury's owner refused to pay an additional $30,000. Fans objected and Fairbury hot dogs returned the following year.
