Middleby: to acquire Goldstein Eswood

Elgin / IL. (tmc) The Middleby Corporation announced it will acquire Goldstein Eswood, a leading commercial equipment manufacturer based in New South Wales, Australia. Goldstein Eswood has annual revenues of approximately 25 million USD. The Goldstein and Eswood brands are well established in the Australian and New Zealand markets and featured in many top restaurants. Goldstein manufactures a broad line of commercial cooking equipment including ranges, ovens, griddles, fryers and warming equipment. Eswood is a leading manufacturer of dishwashing equipment for the commercial kitchen. «We are excited to add Goldstein and Eswood to our portfolio of leading brands. This acquisition significantly expands the Middleby manufacturing, sales and service capabilities in the Australian and New Zealand markets and enables us to better serve our customers, including the global restaurant chains», said Selim A. Bassoul, Chairman and CEO of The Middleby Corporation. «We will continue to serve the local market with these brands, while we leverage their established sales and service offices for all Middleby brands». Goldstein Eswood has offices in Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and New Zealand. The Middleby Corporation is a global leader in the foodservice equipment industry. The company develops, manufactures, markets and services a broad line of equipment used in the commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment industries.