The Middleby Corp (NASDAQ:MIDD)

They make great equipment and kitchens will be changing and new concepts in food coming out as the health trend continues.

New product will keep it on it way.

New Fryer will be in great demand and should boost pofits by 20% a year over the thenext few years

Motel Fool calls this stock undervalued. The company makes a great product with strong demand from its customers.

HG . . . (though late)

Americans are the food people, there is only good time ahead. Food is a necessary for life (duh!) and i feel that people are eating out more often now that the nuclear family is dissolving.

Leading the way in equipment needs to answer problems for fast food restaurants, which is a segment that is not going away any time soon.

dull boring profitable perfect

Americans will continue to eat fast food, including pizza, but these chains can be fickle investmenst. Why not buy the manufacturer of the ovens that are used to make the food?

I sold this at $104 (bought at $53) and it is still climbing.

Trans fat momentum.

The Middleby Corporation through its operating subsidiaries involves in designing, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and service of a broad line of cooking equipment and related products for commercial restaurants, institutional kitchens, and food processing operations.

During the past several decades, growth in the U.S. foodservice industry has been driven primarily by population growth, economic boom and demographic changes, including the emergence of families with multiple wage earners and growth in the number of higher-income households. These factors have led to a demand for convenience and speed in food preparation and consumption and thereby mushroomed the growth for restaurants and hotels.

Moreover, according to National Restaurant Association’s (NRA) restaurant industry sales are expected to rise by 5% to $537 billion, backed by increased consumer disposable income. As a result of this NRA expects restaurant-and-foodservice outlets to reach 935 thousands location for the fiscal 2007. This gels well with the company as it generates 80% of its revenue from Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group, which markets equipment used for cooking and food preparation in commercial and institutional kitchens and restaurants.

The company has been able to manage revenue growth for consecutive nineteen quarters. Further moving, its acquisition of Alkar Holdings will come handy in its future operations. Strategically moving, in order to boost its operating margins, the company is contemplating to either close or merger two of its plants, which can prove beneficial in the long run.

Nevertheless increase in high-tech appliances, specialized tools and equipment that enhances efficiency, has become need of the hour, which should help the company to boost its sale. Looking at these positive outlooks it seems that Middleby should outperform the market in the coming year.

Strong for Long.

Uniquely positioned to benefit from exploding market in China.

Ouch...missed the pullback. Ramping up to the next earnings....still time to get in.

No hype, just results

All time HGems recommendation - still performing - high ambitions wrt to new products per year.

The Exec team is excellent and the company has the long term earnings momentum behind its back. That's because, statistics prove that more and more people eat out which indirectly benefit Middleby.

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