TurboChef Announces the Next Breakthrough in Cooking Technology

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Turbochef Technologies, a Middleby Corporation company (NASDAQ: MIDD), unveils PLEXOR, a revolutionary cooking system that enhances kitchen efficiency. This versatile platform enables automated oven loading and unloading while allowing up to three different oven modules to be operated via a single interface. PLEXOR's design is aimed at reducing labor and improving the speed of service, confirmed by the National Restaurant Association's 2021 Kitchen Innovations Award. The advanced cooking technology promises to optimize physical space and elevate product quality for foodservice operations.

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• Introduction of PLEXOR, enhancing kitchen efficiency and reducing labor.
• Modular design allows operation of three different oven modules from a single interface.
• Recognition by the National Restaurant Association with the 2021 Kitchen Innovations Award, indicating strong market validation.

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TurboChef Technologies, LLC, a leader in accelerated cooking technologies, and a Middleby Corporation company (NASDAQ: MIDD), introduces PLEXOR, a generational advancement in ventless, automated, modular, and high-speed cooking.

PLEXOR provides a multi-technology, flexible cooking platform in an optimized footprint. Automated oven loading and unloading ensure precise cooking, while reducing labor and maximizing kitchen efficiency. PLEXOR’s first of a kind modular design provides the flexibility to operate up to three different oven modules with a single user interface and with a single plug. Impingement, rapid cook, and TurboVect oven modules can be configured in any combination and field swapped in the event the end user’s menu mix or needs change.

“Middleby is committed to delivering solutions that simplify our customers’ operations and optimize labor, speed of service, physical space, and product quality,” said James K. Pool III, Middleby Chief Technology and Operations Officer. “Our recent recognition by the National Restaurant Association as a recipient of the 2021 Kitchen Innovations (KI) Award validates the impact the PLEXOR will have on making foodservice operations more efficient and ultimately, more profitable.”

Visit www.turbochef.com/plexor to learn more, watch videos and schedule a demonstration.

ABOUT TURBOCHEF TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

TurboChef Technologies, LLC is a leading provider of equipment, technology, and services focused on the high-speed preparation of food products for the worldwide commercial foodservice industry. TurboChef's user-friendly speed cook ovens employ proprietary combinations of heating technologies to cook a variety of food products at speeds faster than that of conventional heating methods, and to quality standards that are comparable or superior.

ABOUT THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

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 in the commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment industries. The company's leading equipment brands serving the commercial foodservice industry include Anets®, APW Wyott®, Bakers Pride®, Beech®, BKI®, Blodgett®, Blodgett Combi®, Blodgett Range®, Bloomfield®, Britannia®, Carter-Hoffmann®, Celfrost®, Concordia®, CookTek®, Crown®, CTX®, Desmon®, Deutsche Beverage®, Doyon®, Eswood®, EVO®, Firex®, Follett®, frifri®, Giga®, Globe®, Goldstein®, Holman®, Houno®, IMC®, Induc®, Ink Kegs®, Inline Filling Systems®, Jade®, JoeTap®, Josper®, L2F®, Lang®, Lincat®, MagiKitch'n®, Market Forge®, Marsal®, Meheen®, Middleby Marshall®, MPC®, Nieco®, Nu-Vu®, PerfectFry®, Pitco®, QualServ®, RAM®, Southbend®, Ss Brewtech®, Star®, Starline®, Sveba Dahlen®, Synesso®, Tank®, Taylor®, Thor®, Toastmaster®, TurboChef®, Ultrafryer®, Varimixer®, Wells® Wild Goose® and Wunder-Bar®.

For more information about The Middleby Corporation and the company brands, please visit www.middleby.com.

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FAQ

What is PLEXOR introduced by Middleby Corporation?

PLEXOR is a new cooking technology from Turbochef Technologies designed to enhance kitchen efficiency through automated operations and modular flexibility.

How does PLEXOR improve kitchen operations for MIDD?

PLEXOR streamlines kitchen operations by reducing the need for labor, allowing automated loading, and offering a compact, multi-technology cooking solution.

What recognition did PLEXOR receive?

PLEXOR was awarded the 2021 Kitchen Innovations Award by the National Restaurant Association, highlighting its impact on foodservice efficiency.

What are the benefits of PLEXOR's modular design?

The modular design enables operations of up to three different oven modules, allowing customization based on menu needs and easy field swapping.