National Hot Dog and Sausage Council

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) is an American trade association that promotes the hot dog and sausage industry.

It was founded in 1994 by the American Meat Institute. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Tyler Field is the current President.

The council promotes July as National Hot Dog Month, and National Hot Dog Day which falls on the third Wednesday in July. The 2022 National Hot Dog Day is Wednesday, July 20. Similarly, it promotes October as National Sausage Month.

In November 2015, the NHDSC weighed in on the matter of whether or not a hot dog qualified as a type of sandwich by releasing a policy to end the debate, stating that a hot dog is not a sandwich. Other sources dispute this claim.