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Issuer:     MIDDLEBY Corp (MIDD)
CIK:        0000769520
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-077060
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Middleby names Salman CEO, Bowie COO of Food Processing business for Q2 2026 spin-off
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- Mark Salman, current Food Processing president, will become CEO when the business spins off in Q2 2026.
- Mark Bowie named COO; brings 25+ years of manufacturing and public company experience.
- Food Processing segment had $850M revenue in 2025 and achieved industry-leading adjusted EBITDA margins.
- Spin-off remains on track for Q2 2026 as part of Middleby's portfolio transformation into three independent companies.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000119312526077060/0001193125-26-077060-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/769520/000119312526077060/d71757d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-077060

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