Gregory Banducci

Gregory Banducci is the son of Enrico Banducci.

In 1988, Gregory’s father Enrico became a "hot dog vendor" also serving homecooked Italian food in Richmond, Virginia at the "hungry i hot dog stand" on land located in Shockoe Slip, the city's most upscale restaurant district, which he'd purchased for his son, Gregory years earlier. Much to the strenuous chagrin of the surrounding restaurateurs, they objected in vain to the presence of a small wooden one-man hot dog stand in a parking lot with a sign proclaiming "hungry i hot dog stand" amidst their deluxe multi-floored dining establishments.

Gregory’s father bought the "hungry i" stand for $800 back in 1948. It was calculated that Enrico made over $10 million from this venue.

The New York Times wrote an obituary for Enrico Banducci, on behalf of Gregory and his sister.