Final Public E&S Companies Sales Up 12% 4Q/18, 2018 Organic Growth 5.8% 

Led by strong growth from Rational Americas, Welbilt, Middleby and ITW’s Food Equipment Group, eight publicly reporting foodservice equipment and supplies companies saw combined growth of 13.3% for 4Q/18 versus the quarter in 2017. For all of 2018, sales were up 12%. Acquisitions, particularly Middleby’s acquisition of Taylor earlier in the year, goosed the numbers, but organic…