Question 1

What does The Middleby Corp do?

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The Middleby Corporation is a provider of the foodservice and food processing equipment industry.

Question 2

In what sectors does The Middleby Corp operate?

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The Middleby Corp operates in Commercial, Cooking, Food and Beverage, Machinery Manufacturing, Residential.

Question 3

How many companies has The Middleby Corp acquired?

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The Middleby Corp has made 73 acquisitions between 1990-2025, with a total disclosed deal value of $5.6B.

Question 4

How many acquisitions does The Middleby Corp make in a year?

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Over the last 5 years, The Middleby Corp has made about 3.2 acquisitions per year.

Question 5

What companies are owned by The Middleby Corp?

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Companies acquired by The Middleby Corp include OKA-Spezialmaschinenfabrik, Frigomeccanica, JC Ford, Emery Thompson Machinery, German Bakery Technology, Trade-Wind Manufacturing, TERRY Water Treatment Solutions, Filtration Automation, and 65 more.

Question 6

What are The Middleby Corp's major acquisitions?

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The Middleby Corp's largest acquisitions include Welbilt ($4.3B, 2021), Viking Range ($380M, 2012), AGA Rangemaster Group ($201.89M, 2015), TurboChef Technologies, Inc ($200M, 2008).

Question 7

What is The Middleby Corp's largest acquisition?

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The Middleby Corp's largest disclosed acquisition is Welbilt for $4.3B (2021).

Question 8

What was The Middleby Corp's first acquisition?

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The Middleby Corp's first recorded acquisition was Asbury Associates in 1990.

Question 9

What was The Middleby Corp's most recent acquisition?

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The Middleby Corp's most recent acquisition is OKA-Spezialmaschinenfabrik, announced August 2025.

Question 10

What is the average deal size for The Middleby Corp acquisitions?

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The average disclosed deal size for The Middleby Corp acquisitions is $311.51M.

Question 11

What is the median deal size for The Middleby Corp acquisitions?

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The median disclosed deal size for The Middleby Corp acquisitions is $26.25M. The median is often lower than the average because a few very large deals pull the average up.

Question 12

How much has The Middleby Corp spent on acquisitions?

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The Middleby Corp has spent at least $5.6B across its disclosed acquisitions (of 73 total deals; some prices are undisclosed).

Question 13

Which sector has The Middleby Corp spent the most on?

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The Middleby Corp has committed the most disclosed capital to Manufacturing companies — about $5.56B across its deals in that sector.

Question 14

What sectors does The Middleby Corp usually acquire in?

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The Middleby Corp most frequently acquires companies in Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Machinery Manufacturing.

Question 15

In which sector has The Middleby Corp made the most acquisitions?

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The Middleby Corp has made the most acquisitions in the Manufacturing sector.

Question 16

In which year did The Middleby Corp make the most acquisitions?

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The Middleby Corp made the most acquisitions in 2018, with 6 deals.

Acquiree Name			Acquirer Name	Acquisition Type	Acquisition Terms	Acquiree Industries	Acquiree Hq City	Acquiree Hq Country	Acquiree Description		Acquiree Number Of Employees	Acquirer Industries	Acquirer Hq Country	Acquirer Number Of Employees	Acquirer Ipo Status		Acquiree Website
OKA-Spezialmaschinenfabrik	—	2025-08-13	The Middleby Corp	Acquisition	—	Machinery Manufacturing	Darmstadt	Germany	OKA-Spezialmaschinenfabrik is a traditional German machine b…	1857-01-01	101-250	Commercial Cooking Food and Beverage Machinery Manufacturing Residential Service Industry	United States	5001-10000	Public	73	www.oka.eu
Frigomeccanica	—	2025-08-01	The Middleby Corp	Acquisition	—	Industrial Manufacturing Packaging Services Product Design Supply Chain Management	Sala Baganza	Italy	Frigomeccanica is a refrigeration market.	1962-01-01	101-250	Commercial Cooking Food and Beverage Machinery Manufacturing Residential Service Industry	United States	5001-10000	Public	73	www.frigomeccanica.it
JC Ford	—	2024-11-01	The Middleby Corp	Acquisition	—	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Manufacturing	La Habra	United States	JC Ford is an automated equipment and machinery manufacturin…	1945-01-01	101-250	Commercial Cooking Food and Beverage Machinery Manufacturing Residential Service Industry	United States	5001-10000	Public	73	www.jcford.com
Emery Thompson Machinery	$999.99K	2024-10-11	The Middleby Corp	Acquisition	Stock	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing Manufacturing	Brooksville	United States	Emery Thompson Machinery designs and manufactures ice cream …	1905-01-01	11-50	Commercial Cooking Food and Beverage Machinery Manufacturing Residential Service Industry	United States	5001-10000	Public	73	www.emerythompson.com
German Bakery Technology	—	2024-02-07	The Middleby Corp	Acquisition	—	Bakery Machinery Manufacturing Manufacturing	Villingen-schwenningen	Germany	GBT Bakery Technology manufactures and supplies baking syste…	2000-01-01	1-10	Commercial Cooking Food and Beverage Machinery Manufacturing Residential Service Industry	United States	5001-10000	Public	73	gbtgmbh.de

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