Joey Chestnut to compete in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest after being forced to miss 2024 event

Joey Chestnut to compete in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest after being forced to miss 2024 event

Chestnut's partnership with Impossible Foods was a sore spot last year

Joey Chestnut, winner of the 2021 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, poses for photos in Coney Island's Maimonides Park on July 4, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman, File)

Competitive eater Joey Chestnut poses with his mustard yellow championship belt during a game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Ball State Cardinals at Sanford Stadium on Sept. 9, 2023 in Athens, Georgia. (Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images)

Joey Chestnut cheers after finishing in first place in the 2023 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4, 2023 at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Chestnut won after eating 62 hot dogs. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)