Elgin, IL, May 7, 2014 – The Middleby Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD), a leading worldwide manufacturer of equipment for the commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen industries, today reported net sales and earnings for the first quarter ended March 29, 2014. Net earnings for the first quarter were $33,445,000 or $1.78 diluted earnings per share on net sales of $372,478,000 as compared to the prior year first quarter net earnings of $25,902,000 or $1.39 diluted earnings per share on net sales of $327,451,000.
