The Middleby Corporation (MIDD)

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The Middleby Corporation (Middleby), through its operating subsidiary Middleby Marshall Inc. (Middleby Marshall) and its subsidiaries, is engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, distribution, and service of a line of cooking and warming equipment used in all types of commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens, and food preparation, cooking and packaging equipment for food processing operations. It conducts its business through two principal business divisions: the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group and the Food Processing Equipment Group. On September 21, 2010, the Company acquired the food processing equipment business of Cozzini Inc. (Cozzini), a manufacturer of equipment solutions for the food processing industry. In April 2011, it acquired Beech Ovens, Pty. Ltd. In May 2011, it acquired Lincat Group plc. In July 2011, it acquired Danfotech Inc. In November 2011, the Company acquired F.R. Drake Company. In December 2011, the Company acquired Armor Inox.

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