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Issuer:     MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD)
CIK:        0000769520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-09-09T20:10:25+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-106313
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Middleby to discontinue Brewing & Distilling Solutions Group; wind-down by end of 2026
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- Brewing Group (Deutsche Beverage, Ss Brewtech, Wild Goose) had $24M net sales and ~$9M adjusted EBITDA loss in 2025.
- Discontinuation expected to be immaterial to 2026 guidance; annual benefit to 2027 adjusted EBITDA margins.
- Reiterates Q3 2026 guidance: net sales $620-640M, adjusted EPS $1.67-1.83; FY2026 net sales $2.48-2.53B.
- Company to present at 2026 Jefferies Global Industrials Conference on Sept 10, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. ET.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000110465926106313/0001104659-26-106313-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000110465926106313/tm2625101d2_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-106313

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