The Middleby Corporation, through its subsidiary, Middleby Marshall Inc., is engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, distribution and service of a line of cooking and warming equipment. The Company's products are used in all types of foodservice operations, including quick-service restaurants, full-service restaurants, retail outlets, hotels and other institutions. It conducts business through its business divisions, which include the Cooking Systems Group, which is the manufacturing division, and the International Distribution Division, which operates through Middleby Philippines Corporation (MPC). Its customers include fast-food or quick-service restaurants, full-service restaurants that include casual-theme restaurants, retail outlets such as convenience stores, supermarkets, department stores and public and private institutions, such as hotels, resorts, schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, correctional facilities, stadiums, airports and government agencies.