Murray Handwerker Net Worth



Murray Handwerker net worth is
$10 Million

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Murray Handwerker (July 25, 1921 – May 14, 2011) was an American businessman who expanded Nathan's Famous, a fast food restaurant specializing in hot dogs, from a family-owned hot dog stand to a nationally franchised chain. The original Nathan's Famous hot dog stand was opened in Coney Island, Brooklyn, by Handwerker's father, Nathan Handwerker, in 1916.Murray Handwerker was born on July 25, 1921, to Polish immigrant parents, Nathan and Ida Handwerker, in New York City. He often visited and worked at his father's hot dog stand as a child. Handwerker served in the United States Army during World War II. In 1947, he received a bachelor's degree in French from New York University.Handwerker initially took over and renovated the Roadside Rest, a roadside restaurant in Oceanside, New York, during the 1950s. However, he soon returned to his family's hot dog business.Handwerker expanded Nathan's Famous in the decades following World War II. In 1968, Murray Handwerker became the president of the Nathan's Famous chain. The company reached ten franchises, with 43 restaurants directly owned by the company, by 1977. Additionally, Handwerker wrote a cookbook, Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Cookbook, which was published in 1968. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 68-12738. He sold the company to a group of investors in 1987.Murray Handwerker died of complications from dementia on May 14, 2011, at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, at age 89. He was survived by his sons, Steven, Kenneth and William. His wife, Dorothy, died in 2009. 
Net Worth$10 Million
Date Of BirthJune 25, 1921
Died2011-05-14
Place Of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
ProfessionAmerican businessman
NicknamesMurray Handwerker, Handwerker, Murray
Star SignCancer
#Fact
1Founder of the "Nathan's Famous" hot dog restaurant chain.
2Father of Bill Handwerker.
3His father, Nathan, opened Nathan's Famous hot dog stand on Coney Island in 1916. After turning Nathan's Famous into a national he sold the company in 1987.

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