The Middleby Corp., Elgin, Ill., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Standex International’s Cooking Solutions Group.

Infrabaker, Germany, released the Infrabaker 6.1.6. oven, designed to cook, color, melt, disinfect and mature a wide range of food products such as bacon, chicken, burgers, salmon, dough, vegetables and cheese.

Baxter, Orting, Wash., introduced the VersaOven, a new kind of kitchen equipment that combines the best features of rotisserie, convection and combi ovens into a space-saving oven category all its own.

Alto-Shaam, Menomonee Falls, Wis., partnered with Appliance Innovation, Dallas, Texas, to expand its Vector Series Multi-Cook Oven line with the F Series full-size electric models.

Alto-Shaam, Menomonee Falls, Wis., partnered with Appliance Innovation, Dallas, Texas, to develop the Vector Series Multi-Cook Oven, which offers up to four ovens in one.

Bel-Ray, Farmingdale, N.J., released No-Tox Food Grade Oven Chain Lubricant for use on chains, conveyors and bearings found in high-temperature commercial ovens.

WP Bakery, Shelton, Conn., introduced the new WP RIEHLE ITES, a high-speed oven that uses specialized infrared (patent-pending) technology to quickly defrost frozen baked goods, then quickly bake, toast, crisp and/or brown the food.

Eloma, Winston-Salem, N.C., developed the Genius MT combi-steamer and bake-off oven.