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Middleby buys Indian refrigeration business

10580261_mINDIA: US company the Middleby Corporation, a global leader in foodservice and food processing equipment, has acquired Indian commercial refrigeration and foodservice products company Celfrost Innovations Pvt.

Celfrost has annual sales of approximately $20m and is based in Gurgaon, India. The Celfrost business was acquired by Middleby’s newly established entity in India, Middleby Commercial Food Innovations Pvt. 

Celfrost offers a broad range of commercial refrigerators, coldrooms, ice machines, and freezers, marketed under the Celfrost brand.

The Middleby Corporation offers a huge number of kitchen equipment, food service and food processing brands and includes UK bottle cooler company IMC and kitchen ventilation supplier Britannia.

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