Chicago’s Hot Dog King Dick Portillo On Selling Out And Moving On
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- Forbes
- Published
- Mon 08 Sep 2025
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Dick Portillo opened a hot dog stand in Chicago with $1,100 and built it into a billion-dollar regional chain, Portillo’s. After cashing out in 2014, he bought back some stores and built a new real estate and restaurant empire—now, he sits back and collects the rent.
