The Middleby Corp. designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services a line of cooking equipment and related products, primarily in the U.S. Its commercial equipment side makes conveyor and convection ovens, fryers, ranges, toasters, combi ovens, steamers, broilers, deck ovens, baking ovens, proofers, and countertop cooking and warming equipment. Commercial customers range from fast-food and full-service restaurants to corporate cafeterias, supermarkets, convenience stores, hotels, and resorts—and such institutions as schools, hospitals, prisons, stadiums, airports, military facilities, and government agencies. On its industrial side, Middleby makes batch ovens, conveyor ovens, continuous cooking systems, and food packaging equipment for food processing companies. Its international business sells and provides technical support for commercial equipment in numerous countries in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The company, based in Elgin, Ill., was founded as Middleby Marshall Oven Co. in 1888.

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