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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2007

                            THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

          Delaware                      1-9973                  36-3352497
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer
       of Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, Illinois                            60120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                        (Zip Code)

                                 (847) 741-3300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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     CFR 230.425)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))




Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On August 7, 2007, The Middleby Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. A
copy of that press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein
by reference.

     The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of this Current Report on
Form 8-K (including the exhibit hereto) shall not be considered "filed" under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by
reference into future filings by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless the
Company expressly sets forth in such future filing that such information is to
be considered "filed" or incorporated by reference therein.


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

           (c)  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.       Description
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Exhibit 99.1      The Middleby Corporation press release dated June 30, 2007




                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                   THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION


Dated: August 7, 2007                              By: /s/ Timothy J. FitzGerald
                                                       -------------------------
                                                       Timothy J. FitzGerald
                                                       Vice President and
                                                       Chief Financial Officer




                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.       Description
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Exhibit 99.1      The Middleby Corporation press release dated August 7, 2007