CTXWOW!GrillingSystemSelectedas2017KitchenInnovationAwardWinner

Elgin,Ill.(June27,2017)–TheCTXWOW!GrillingSystemhasbeenchosenasarecipientofthe2017KitchenInnovationAwardfromtheNationalRestaurantAssociation.TheawardwaspresentedattheNationalRestaurantAssociationShowlastmonth.

“ItisexcitingthattheMiddlebyMarshallandtheCTXteamareabletocontinuouslyinnovateourWOW!oventechnologytokeepusfirmlyestablishedasthemarketleader,”saidMarkSieron,CTXOvenCompanyPresident.“Thisawardconfirmsourtechnologyisamongthebestavailableinthemarket.Wearechangingthewayfoodiscookedinsomanyrestaurantsaroundtheworld.”

TheKIawardwinnersarecarefullyselectedbyanindependent,expertpanelofjudgescomprisedofinternationallyrecognizedfoodfacilitiesconsultants,multi-unitexecutives,anddesignexperts.Thisisthe3RDKIAwardMiddlebyMarshall/CTXhasbeenpresentedsince2010.

TheWOW!GrillingSystemchangesarestaurantkitchenthroughproductquality,cookingspeed,andcostsavings.Whilereplacingakitchen’sconvectionovens,fryers,microwaves,grillsandsalamanders,theWOWcooksaproductperfectlyeverytime-whethersteak,chickenorsalmon.NotonlycantheWOW!GrillingSystemeliminateremakesandmealcomps,butcookingconsistencyismatchedwithfasterbaketimesthananytraditionalcookingequipmentatupto60%fasterforsomemenuitems.HelpkeeplaborcostdownwiththeWOW!GrillingSystem,ascustomersusingtheovenreported3,300kitchenlaborhourseliminatedperyear.ThesamecanbestatedforenergycostsastheWOWgoesintoasleepmodewhenitisnotinuse.

AboutMiddlebyMarshall/CTX

MiddlebyMarshallisadivisionofTheMiddlebyCorporation(NASDAQ:MIDD),aworldleaderincommercialcooking.MiddlebyMarshallisthe#1globalmanufacturerofconveyorcookingovens,includingtheWOW!2Oven,thefastestandmostenergysavingconveyorovenintheworldandCTX,theonlyinfraredconveyoroveninthecommercialcookingmarket.InformationonMiddlebyMarshallisavailableatwww.middleby-marshall.comorwww.middleby.com/midmarsh/pdf/KOFbrochure.pdf

Contact:JakeFlota847-429-7777

TheCTXteamposingwiththeKIAwardandKI

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