In this episode, Jack is joined by Brittany Cerwin, CFO of Middleby. After years operating across commercial foodservice, food processing, and residential kitchen equipment, Middleby has reshaped its portfolio around its commercial business. Cerwin explains why that focus creates a clearer capital allocation story—and places greater attention on execution. The discussion moves inside Middleby’s growth […]
2017: A Sharper Portfolio, A Clearer Capital Story | Brittany Cerwin, CFO, Middleby Corporation
For years, Middleby executives arriving at investor conferences faced a storytelling problem: 30 minutes wasn’t much time to explain three different businesses, each with its own brands, markets, investments, and stage of development. Today, CFO Brittany Cerwin has a different story to tell. Over the past 18 months, Middleby separated its food-processing business into a…
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