ELGIN, IL — The Middleby Corp. announced the acquisition of Vicenza, Italy-based Escher Mixers, a designer and manufacturer of highly-engineered spiral and planetary mixers for commercial baking.
Escher’s customer base includes large grocery and retail chains. It also provides solutions for the artisanal bread and pastry industries.
“Escher is a leading provider of innovative dough handling and mixing equipment, including automated and robotic solutions,” said Tim FitzGerald, Middleby CEO. “This acquisition is a perfect complement to our current bakery brands and allows us to offer full-line integrated solutions for lower operating costs and enhanced production efficiencies.”
Offering fully automated solutions for pre-dough mixing processes, Escher’s automated dough mixing and line capacity utilization reduces product production costs. It also removes the use of dough additives for clean label, high quality baked goods that with an expanded shelf life. Escher mixers are ergonomically designed, ensuring accessibility, cleanability and food safety.
“We know first-hand the high quality of the company and the superiority of their products based on our commercial history and partnership,” FitzGerald continued. “We are confident there will be a seamless strategic fit between our companies.”
