Friday, July 8, 2011

The Middleby Corporation Announces Acquisition of Maurer-Atmos and Promotions of Ivo Cozzini and Magdy Albert to Lead Middleby Food Processing Group

July 8, 2011 (Elgin, Ill.) –The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the net assets of Maurer-Atmos GmbH, subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions. Maurer-Atmos is a leading manufacturer of thermal processing systems for the food processing industry based in Germany with approximate annual revenues of $20 million. The addition of this brand complements and further strengthens Middleby’s food processing equipment platform.

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