The Middleby Corporation (Middleby), through its operating subsidiary Middleby Marshall Inc. (Middleby Marshall) and its subsidiaries, is engaged in the design, manufacture, marketing, distribution, and service of a line of cooking and warming equipment used in all types of commercial restaurants and institutional kitchens, and food preparation, cooking and packaging equipment for food processing operations. The Company operates in two segments: the Commercial Foodservice Equipment Group and the Food Processing Equipment Group. In April 2011, the Company acquired all interests in J.W. Beech Pty. Ltd., together with its subsidiary, Beech Ovens Pty. Ltd. In May 2011, the Company acquired Lincat Group PLC (Lincat). In July 2011, it acquired Danfotech Inc. In July 2011, it acquired the assets of Maurer-Atmos GmbH. In August 2011, the Company acquired Auto-Bake Pty Ltd. In December 2011, it acquired F.R. Drake Company and Armor Inox, S.A. In March 2012, the Company acquired Turkington USA.