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Middleby Sells Grill Businesses to a Private Equity Firm

The rumor turned out to be true. Middleby is selling their Residential business unit including all their grill brands (Middleby Outdoor) to the investment...

MEATER President to Retire, Take Advisory Role at Traeger

It's been a wild ride for MEATER, and there's more change happening this year. They were acquired by Traeger in the summer of 2021...

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Middleby Sells Grill Businesses to a Private Equity Firm

The rumor turned out to be true. Middleby is selling their Residential business unit including all their grill brands (Middleby Outdoor) to the investment...

MEATER President to Retire, Take Advisory Role at Traeger

It's been a wild ride for MEATER, and there's more change happening this year. They were acquired by Traeger in the summer of 2021...

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Current Model P Electric Pizza Oven Can Now Do Even More

Current, an innovative brand focused on electric grills and pizza ovens, released the Model P pizza oven early this year. I’ve reviewed it and...

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Middleby Sells Grill Businesses to a Private Equity Firm

The rumor turned out to be true. Middleby is selling their Residential business unit including all their grill brands (Middleby Outdoor) to the investment...

Academy Opens 5 New Stores, HFG Acquires 8 Ace Stores in Indiana

There were a couple of notable recent updates in the retail outdoor cooking space. There was more industry consolidation in hardware, and Academy Sports...

Outdoor Brands, LLC Sells Surelock, a Company they Acquired with Pit Boss

W.C. Bradley Co., the parent company of Outdoor Brands, LLC (Charbroil and Oklahoma Joe's) acquired Dansons in the summer of 2023. The Dansons portfolio...

After Rumors, Middleby Confirms Possible Separation of Grills Business

Middleby had a much aniticipated earnings call today. There was eagerness about it not just because of the usual finiancial highlights. It was also...

Great Lakes Ace Continues Growing, Acquires an Additional Michigan Store

Great Lakes Ace Hardware is continuing to expand their store count. They opened two new locations this year in Ohio, and now they're acquiring...

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