Exhibit 99.1

The Middleby Corporation Announces New Collective Bargaining Agreement
at its Unionized Facility in Elgin, Illinois and End of a Work Stoppage

    ELGIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2007--The Middleby
Corporation (NASDAQ: MIDD) announced that it has entered into a new
collective bargaining agreement with its unionized workforce at its
Elgin, Illinois manufacturing facility, ending a work stoppage at this
facility that began on May 17, 2007 after the unionized workforce
failed to ratify a final contract proposal of its expired collective
bargaining agreement.

    The company manufactures its Middleby Marshall conveyor ovens at
this facility. There are approximately 135 employees that participate
in the union at the Elgin, Illinois facility. Net sales generated from
this facility accounted for approximately 16% of the company's net
sales in 2006.

    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 for commercial food cooking,
preparation and processing. The company's leading equipment brands
include Blodgett(R), Blodgett Combi(R), Blodgett Range(R), CTX(R),
Houno(R), Jade(R), MagiKitch'n(R), Middleby Marshall(R), Pitco
Frialator(R), Southbend(R), Nu-Vu(R), Alkar(R), RapidPak(R) and
Toastmaster(R). Middleby's international subsidiary, Middleby
Worldwide, is a leading exporter and distributor of foodservice and
the Middleby Philippines Corporation, is a leading supplier of
specialty equipment in the Asian markets. In 2007 The Middleby
Corporation was ranked #53 on the BusinessWeek list of Hot Growth
Companies. In 2006 The Middleby Corporation was ranked #9 on the
Forbes 200 Best Small Companies list.

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

    CONTACT: The Middleby Corporation
             Darcy Bretz, Investor and Public Relations,
             (847) 429-7756
             or
             Timothy Fitzgerald, Chief Financial Officer,
             (847) 429-7744