Pitco / MagiKitch'n Names New Vice President of Sales and Marketing
-- Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, July 6, 2009
PRESS RELEASE: Concord, NH (July 6, 2009) –MagiKitch’n has named Mark Lang as Vice President, Sales & Marketing for the MagiKitch’n brand effective June 29. In his new role, Mark will report directly to Paul Angrick, President of Pitco & MagiKitch’n and will work closely with Debbie Hanson who remains the Vice President, Sales & Marketing for the Pitco brand.
Mark was most recently Vice President of Business Development for the Middleby Corporation’s National Accounts Team. Before that role, he worked in sales management for Wells-Bloomfield, also a division of the Middleby Corporation.
Mark has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland and is a CFSP. “Mark’s extensive industry knowledge will enhance our efforts to establish a stronger brand identity for MagiKitch’n which is a key strategic initiative for us”, stated Angrick.
MagiKitch’n & Pitco, both based in Bow, New Hampshire, have seen explosive growth during the past seven years and surpassed combined annual sales of $100 million in 2007 and 2008. MagiKitch’n manufactures a line of charbroilers, grills and griddles. Its products are marketed in over 70 countries around the world. The company recently won the coveted Supplier of the Year award from Long John Silver’s, a division of YUM! Brands.
MagiKitch’n is a division of the Middleby Corporation. For additional information, visit our website at www.magikitchn.com. 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 serving the commercial foodservice industry include Anetsberger Brothers®, Blodgett®, Blodgett Combi®, Blodgett Range®, Bloomfield®, Carter Hoffmann®, CookTek®, CTX®, Giga®, frifri®, Holman®, Houno®, Jade®, Lang®, MagiKitch'n®, Middleby Marshall®, Nu-Vu®, Pitco Frialator®, Southbend®, Star®, Toastmaster®, TurboChef® and Wells®. The company’s leading equipment brands serving the food processing industry include Alkar®, MP Equipment®, and RapidPak®. The Middleby Corporation was recognized by Business Week as one of the Top 100 Hot Growth Companies of 2007 and 2008 and by Forbes as one of the Best Small Companies in 2007 and 2008. For more information about The Middleby Corporation and the company brands, please visit www.middleby.com.
