Overall impact
D (34)

Commentary

Middleby is a below-average overall performer. With a 'D' rating of 34.0 for overall impact (bottom 25% of all companies), Middleby ranks 66th out of 76 industry peers, behind Cummins, Ocean Power Technologies, Ideal Power and 62 others, and ahead of Piedmont Lithium, Carrier Global, Ametek and 7 others. On top material causes for Middleby's industry (Manufacturing), Middleby performs poorly in Fair Labor Practices (35.9 score), Improved Mental Health (12.3), Racial Justice and Civil Rights (0.0) and 7 other causes where it received a 'D' or 'F' score. Middleby did not receive an 'A' rating on any cause.
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Company
Founded
1888
Employees
8,826
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Machinery
Sub-industry
Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
SASB industry
Industrial Machinery & Goods
Headquarters
Il, United States
Share classes
MIDD
Mission
To be a world class manufacturer, distributor and provider of premium equipment and services for the foodservice industry.
Description
The Middleby Corporation designs, manufactures, markets, distributes, and services commercial restaurant, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment worldwide. It operates through three segments: Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, Food Processing Equipment Group, and Residential Kitchen Equipment. Its Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group segment offers conveyor, combi, convection, baking, proofing, deck, speed cooking, and hydrovection ovens; ranges, fryers, and rethermalizers; steam cooking, food warming, catering, induction, and countertop cooking equipment; heated cabinets, charbroilers, ventless cooking systems, kitchen ventilation, toasters, griddles, charcoal grills, professional mixers and refrigerators, stainless steel fabrication, custom millwork, blast chillers, coldrooms, ice machines, and frozen dessert equipment. It also provides soft serve ice cream, coffee and beverage dispensing, home and professional craft brewing equipment; and fry dispenser, bottle filling and canning equipment, IoT solutions, and controls development and manufacturing. The Food Processing Equipment Group segment provides batch, baking, proofing, conveyor belt, and continuous processing ovens; frying and automated thermal processing systems; tumblers, massagers, grinders, slicers, reduction and emulsion systems, mixers, and blenders; battering, breading, and seeding equipment; water cutting systems, food presses, suspension, filling and depositing solutions, and forming equipment; and automated washing systems, auto guided vehicles, food safety, handling, freezing, defrosting, and packaging equipment. Its Residential Kitchen Equipment Group segment offers kitchen equipment comprising cookers, stoves, cooktops, microwaves, ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers, undercounter refrigeration, wine cellars, ice machines, beer dispensers, mixers, rotisseries, and ventilation and outdoor cooking equipment. The company was formerly known as Middleby Marshall Oven Company and changed its name to The Middleby Corporation in 1985.
Material causes
Ethos considers the following causes material for Middleby, based on its industry sub-industry Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components. Learn more about material causes in our methodology overview.

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