Middleby Innovation Kitchens (MIK) is a one-of-a-kind global destination where chefs, customers, and industry partners come together to experience Middleby’s latest commercial kitchen technologies firsthand. Pacific Builders helped bring the 40,000 SF facility to life, featuring 15 active cooking vignettes and more than 150 pieces of live equipment, along with a state-of-the-art training room, 70-person dining room, and 14-seat chef’s table at the heart of the showroom. Bringing this highly specialized environment together required extensive coordination, with power, gas, water, ventilation, equipment dimensions, and utility locations reviewed piece by piece to ensure every connection was precisely positioned before equipment arrived. Tile and terrazzo flooring, decorative lighting, wood slat and drywall cloud ceilings, and custom metal details complete an environment designed to welcome products, people, and culinary ideas from around the world. The result is more than a showroom—it is a working global hub for demonstration, education, collaboration, and innovation.
