Message #13 From:
Stock News Bot Date: October 16, 2006 08:40:00 AM
MIDD News Middleby Corporation Ranks #9 on Forbes Best Small Companies List
ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Middleby Corporation (Nasdaq: MIDD) has ranked #9 on the Forbes
Magazine 2006 Best Small Companies list, as featured in the magazine’s
October 30 issue. Of the 200 companies ranked, Middleby was also cited
as the 10th highest-ranking company in return
on equity over the past 12 months.
“Our management team and all of our employees
worldwide are proud to have their efforts recognized through this
ranking in Forbes Magazine,” said Middleby
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Selim A. Bassoul. “We
have the best customers in the industry who constantly challenge us to
develop new and innovative products for the commercial cooking market.
We will continue to focus on equipment that delivers energy savings and
faster cooking speeds for our customers, utilizing our in-house patented
technologies across all of our brands.”
The Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice equipment
industry. The company develops, manufactures, markets and services a
broad line of equipment used for cooking and food preparation in
commercial and institutional kitchens and restaurants throughout the
world. The company’s leading equipment brands
include Alkar®,
Blodgett®, Blodgett
Combi®, Blodgett Range®,
CTX®, Houno®,
MagiKitch’n®,
Middleby Marshall®,
Nu-Vu®, Pitco
Frialator®, RapidPak®,
Southbend®,
Toastmaster® and
Wilder®. Middleby’s
international subsidiary, Middleby Worldwide, is a leading exporter and
distributor of foodservice equipment in the global marketplace. Middleby’s
international manufacturing subsidiary, Middleby Philippines
Corporation, is a leading supplier of specialty equipment in the Asian
markets.
