| Crain's Chicago
Business:
The Middleby Corp ranked #38 in the Crain's Chicago Business August 9, 2004 list of fastest growing public companies. The ranking was compiled by compound annual growth rate for growth from 1998 to 2003. Middleby's compound growth rate for the period was 12.2%. Crain's cited Middleby's earnings growth change from 2002 as 206%, ranking the company as having the third best earnings growth performance of the 50 fastest-growing companies listed. The Middleby Corporation is a leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and service of a broad line of equipment used for cooking and preparation of food in commercial and institutional kitchens and restaurants throughout the world. The company’s leading equipment brands include Blodgettâ, Blodgett Combiâ, Blodgett Rangeâ, CTXâ, MagiKitch’nâ, Middleby Marshallâ, Pitco Frialatorâ, Southbendâ, and Toastmasterâ. Middleby’s international subsidiary, Middleby Worldwide, is a leading exporter and distributor of foodservice equipment in the global marketplace and its international manufacturing subsidiary, Middleby Philippines Corporation, is a leading supplier of specialty equipment in the Asian markets. |