# Middleby acquires Ve.Ma.C. Srl

The Middleby Corporation acquired Ve.Ma.C., a designer and manufacturer of handling, automation and robotics solutions for protein food processing lines, based in Castelnuovo Rangone, Italy.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-03-26
- Where: Castelnuovo Rangone, Italy, Italy
- Jobs: 90
- Status: completed
- Products: handling solutions, automation solutions, robotics solutions for protein food processing lines
- Sectors: [Food Processing Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/food-processing-equipment.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Middleby Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/3998.md) (acquirer)
- [Ve.Ma.C. Srl](https://endata.com/companies/18432.md) (target)
- [Firex](https://endata.com/companies/20427.md) (target)

## Sources

- [middleby.com](https://www.middleby.com/newsroom/middleby-acquires-ve-ma-c-srl/), 2018-03-26: "This acquisition extends our capabilities related to automation and robotics, providing for further opportunities to integrate our existing food processing equipment offerings."
- [middleby.com](https://www.middleby.com/newsroom/middleby-acquires-for-firex-srl/), 2018-04-03: "The Firex acquisition extends our product offerings in steam and sous vide cooking, categories which continue to grow due to health benefits and enhanced food quality."
- [ilgazzettino.it](https://www.ilgazzettino.it/pay/belluno_pay/sedico_firex_a_stelle_e_strisce_l_azienda_di_sedico_leader_nella_produzione-3647038.html), 2018-04-04: "L'ingresso in una famiglia più grande consentirà a Firex di porre in atto sinergie molto importanti con le diverse unità italiane e straniere e di consolidare la crescita a livello mondiale."
- [corrierealpi.it](https://www.corrierealpi.it/cronaca/colosso-americano-del-food-service-acquista-la-firex-y39x7zf4), 2018-04-04: "L'ingresso in una famiglia più grande consentirà a Firex di porre in atto sinergie molto importanti con le diverse unità italiane e straniere e di consolidare la crescita a livello mondiale."

---
Data from Endata (https://endata.com/). Announcements are summarized from public sources and may be incomplete; check the linked originals.