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Middleby Marshall pizza oven wins Chicago Innovation Award

October 4, 2004

CHICAGO — Middleby Marshall has won a Chicago Innovation Award for its new WOW pizza oven.

According to a news release, the Elgin, Ill., company's oven is 50 percent more energy efficient than the 1999 industry standard and cuts a pizza's cooking time to 5.5 minutes from 7.5 minutes. Operating at a constant temperature of about 400 F, the air flowing from its jets strengthens when a pizza or sandwich is placed on the conveyor belt, and decreases when the oven is empty.

The WOW oven is currently in use in Pizza Hut and Domino's Pizza units.