A popular hot dog cart that has sat alongside Speen Street in Framingham for nearly two decades is in need of a new owner.
Zippity Do Dog has been a local fixture at 160 Speen St. — and more recently, alongside the Cochituate Rail Trail— since 2007; Roland Houle has owned it since the summer of 2019, when he purchased it from Brian Garry. Houle said the lasting connections he’s formed with customers are what he hopes the stand’s next owner will continue.
Houle told the Daily News he is stepping away from the hot dog business to pursue an opportunity in the IT industry, a field in which he previously worked, after getting an offer he said he couldn’t turn down.
Sale comes with an established following
However, whoever steps in will get more than a trailer and a menu, Houle said. He’s asking $33,000 for the business, according to a response he gave to a query on Zippity Do Dog’s Facebook page, a price that includes recipes, social media accounts and a loyal customer base that Houle spent years building…