Frank J. Ricchio

Mr. Ricchio is a highly experienced and respected executive in the foodservice equipment industry.
As President and CEO of Star Manufacturing International, Inc., Mr. Ricchio guided the company to leadership in a broad range of foodservice equipment categories before overseeing the sale of the company to Middleby Corporation.
Prior to joining Star Manufacturing and serving in a number of sales and marketing roles, Mr. Ricchio started his career with Alco Foodservice Company and Prince Castle, Inc. As a senior executive with Middleby, Frank Ricchio added the Wells, Bloomfield, Nu-Vu and Toastmaster lines to his previous role of overseeing the Star, Holman and Lang brands, and he strengthened the competitive position and profitability of this combined group of brands.
Mr. Ricchio retired after 28 years of service with Star/Middleby.