Oscar Mayer Offers to Solve the Age-Old Problem of Mismatched Hot Dogs and Buns

The legacy brand aligns with Heinz, proposes a temporary fix

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Oscar Mayer, diving into the hot-dog-to-bun-parity discussion that’s blown up recently, isn’t offering to sell its hot dogs in packages of eight instead of 10 so they match the number of buns in a conventional bag.

But the heritage brand is saying it will launch a limited-edition package containing two buns so that consumers can finally have an equal number of hot dogs and buns. 

So, problem solved?

Not exactly, but it could be a temporary fix for frustrated consumers who have griped for decades about this snack food mismatch. And

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