Middleby opens kitchen innovation hub near Dallas
ELGIN — Middleby Corp. Tuesday announced the grand opening of the Middleby Innovation Kitchens located in the Dallas area. The expansive, 40,000-square-foot, fully functional facility features more than 150 live pieces of equipment showcasing the latest cooking, beverage, automation and internet-based innovations from Middleby.
Visitors to the MIK can participate in demonstrations on the most advanced commercial kitchen solutions available in the market today. Guests will experience cooking innovations in 15 specialized vignettes including pizza, bakery, combi, steam and automation, among others. The MIK also showcases the latest in beverage technologies for brewing and dispensing coffee, beer, frozen drinks and nitrogenated and carbonated beverages, the company said.
“Our ad hoc kitchen offers our customers a unique experience; it allows them to design, build, rearrange or tear down their kitchen with Middleby equipment until they are completely satisfied,” said James K. Pool III, chief technology and operations officer of Elgin-based Middleby.