Middleby Corp. MIDD

What this company does

The Middleby Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, distributes and services a broad line of foodservice equipment, integrated IoT solutions and universal controllers used in commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens, and food preparation, cooking, baking, chilling and packaging equipment for food processing operations. As of January 3, 2026, the company employed 8,826 persons, of whom 4,786 were located in the United States. It conducts its business through two principal business segments, the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group and the Food Processing Equipment Group. The Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group offers foodservice equipment for cooking, warming, holding, refrigeration, freezing and beverage applications, used across quick-service restaurants, full-service restaurants, ghost kitchens, convenience stores, supermarkets, retail outlets, hotels and other institutions. The Food Processing Equipment Group offers processing solutions for producers of protein products, such as bacon, salami and dry cure, sausage and hot dogs, egg bites, poultry, alternative protein, case ready, lunch meat and pet food, and for producers of bakery products, such as bread and buns, artisan bread, sweet goods, cakes and muffins, cookies, crackers, pizza and pastries, tortillas and snacks. The Middleby Corporation traces to Middleby Marshall Oven Company, founded in 1888 as a manufacturer of baking ovens, which was acquired in 1983 by TMC Industries Ltd., a publicly traded company that changed its name in 1985 to The Middleby Corporation.

Written from the business description in THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 4 March 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.