Dear Customers, Distribution Partners and Business Associates,

The big news for Star Manufacturing and our industry leading brands: Star – Holman and Lang as we launch into 2008 is that we are now part of the Middleby Corporation. After 19 years as a privately held company, Star management and shareholders were very pleased to consummate a sale of the company to Middleby on December 31, 2007.

This is a great opportunity for Star, we are a recognized “Best In Class” manufacturer of counter top cooking, toasting, grilling and warming equipment and are now part of Middleby; an aggressive and growing group of leading brands in the Foodservice Industry. We look forward to serving the industry with the same quality, service and value that has made Star a leader in our product and market segments.

Thank you for your tremendous support, we appreciate the opportunity to serve your needs, satisfy our mutual customers, grow and prosper together. I look forward to the opportunities in 2008, although challenging economic times will add pressure and challenge, you can count on Star to deliver quality products on time with excellent support and service.

Sincerely,

Frank Ricchio
President - CEO

Star Manufacturing – A Middleby Company
Ask For Quality and Performance by name: Star, Holman and Lang!