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Retailer expanding, buying former Viking Cooking School site

MBJ Staff — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:31:35 +0000

RIDGELAND — Cowboy Maloney’s Appliance, Electronics and Bedding Superstores is expanding its Ridgeland location by acquiring the recently closed Viking Cooking School space. The store will be known as Cowboy’s Kitchens. The cost of the acquisition was not disclosed. Since its inception of the, the Viking Store by Cowboy Maloney’s in Ridgeland has seen an [...]

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New Viking Range owner says company on ‘fast track’

Associated Press — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:02:06 +0000

GREENWOOD — The new owner of Viking Range says it is on a fast track to increase the company’s market share and profit margins. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the plans were outlined this week by Selim A. Bassoul, Middleby Corp.’s chairman and CEOl. Middleby paid $380 million for Greenwood-based Viking Range. Fred Carl Jr., Viking’s [...]

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Illinois company buys Viking Range for $380M

Associated Press — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:29:47 +0000

GREENWOOD — Food service equipment maker Middleby Corp. has bought Mississippi-based oven and kitchen appliance maker Viking Range Corp. for $380 million. Viking Range is based in Greenwood, and makes products for use in residential cooking. Middleby said Viking Range has $200 million in annual sales. Over the last 12 months Middleby’s revenue has grown [...]

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