Selim Bassoul, Chairman and CEO of The Middleby Corporation,
Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Monday, November 13, 2006
at NASDAQ's MarketSite
in New York City.

The Middleby Corporation
[MIDD]

Selim Bassoul, Chairman and CEO of The Middleby Corporation presides over the opening bell to celebrate the company's 10-year anniversary listing on NASDAQ.
The company was recently ranked No. 9 on the Forbes 2006 Best Small Company list, in the October 30 issue. Middleby is in New York City as an exhibitor at the International Hotel Motel Restaurant Show taking place November 12-14 at the Javitz Convention Center in New York City.

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 for cooking and food preparation in commercial and institutional kitchens and restaurants throughout the world. The company's leading equipment brands include Alkar(r), Blodgett(r), CTX(r), Houno(r), MagiKitch'n(r), Middleby Marshall(r), Nu-Vu(r), Pitco Frialator(r), RapidPak(r), Southbend(r), and Toastmaster(r). Middleby's international subsidiary, Middleby Worldwide, is a leading exporter and distributor of foodservice equipment in the global marketplace. For further information about Middleby, visit www.middleby.com.

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