{ "schemaVersion": 1, "organisationId": "O-93aab7839d6f4f4aa10ccc4bf6629375", "slug": "chefs-warehouse-inc", "name": "Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:21:49.606405Z", "sections": [ { "type": "OVERVIEW", "text": "Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. is a specialty foodservice distributor serving chefs and other menu-driven customers. Its assortment spans specialty foods such as cheeses, charcuterie, oils, truffles and pastry products, alongside beef, seafood, poultry, produce and broadline staples. The company reports East, Midwest and West operating segments, which together make up its foodservice-distribution business. [P42805484][P77638172][P28782694][P14765603]\n\nThe company serves customers in the United States, Canada and the Middle East, with operations concentrated primarily in the U.S. It reports more than 55,000 core customer locations across 23 primary markets and 44 distribution centers. [P42805484][P63234445][P28782694] Chefs’ Warehouse was formed in 1985. Its stated purpose is to discover and deliver specialty foods to inspire culinary creativity and customer success. [P79982830][https://protein.chefswarehouse.com/about-us/Who_We_Are/]\n\nFor the fiscal year ended December 26, 2025, net sales were $4.150 billion; the company reported 5,156 full-time employees as of that date. [T13436294]\n[P42805484][P77638172][P28782694][P14765603][P63234445][P79982830][T13436294][https://protein.chefswarehouse.com/about-us/Who_We_Are/]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:21:49.606405Z" }, { "type": "PRODUCTS", "text": "Chefs’ Warehouse offers a broad foodservice assortment of more than 90,000 SKUs, including artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate and pastry products, as well as meat, seafood, poultry and staple ingredients such as butter, eggs, milk and flour. Its proprietary and exclusive-brand products include Chocoa chocolate, Matisse jams and fruit purées, Crescendo pastry ingredients, Bear’s Club honey, Grand Reserve butter, BelAria Mediterranean ingredients, Savile Row cheeses and Teo’s Italian tomatoes. [P14765603][P79469092][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/exclusive-brands/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/exclusive-brands/chocoa/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/exclusive-brands/matisse/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/exclusive-brands/crescendo/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/exclusive-brands/bears-club/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/exclusive-brands/grand-reserve/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/exclusive-brands/belaria/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/exclusive-brands/savile-row/]\n\nServices include cut-to-order proteins tailored to a customer’s preferred size and quantity, and Allen Brothers’ online and mail-order sales of premium meats and seafood. 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At year-end, it listed 61 facilities totaling 3,815,900 square feet: 51 in the United States, four in Canada, and six in the Middle East (three in Oman, one in Qatar, and two in the United Arab Emirates). [P42805484][T12275374]\n\nThe U.S. facilities were in Arizona (1), California (8), Colorado (3), Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Illinois (3), Maryland (4), Massachusetts (5), Michigan (2), Nevada (4), New Jersey (1), New York (2), Ohio (2), Oregon (3), Tennessee (1), Texas (6), and Washington (1). Its principal executive office is at 100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield, Connecticut; the company identifies this headquarters as one of its Connecticut facilities. [T12275374][P60127693][P15193468]\n\nThe company’s website also describes a network of 53 distribution centers and lists U.S. regional locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Washington. This differs from the FY2025 annual report’s 61-facility total; the sources do not explain the difference in counts or definitions. [https://www.chefswarehouse.com/home/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/about-us/regions/united-states/]\n\nThe reviewed filings do not provide revenue percentages by country or region, or employee distribution by geography.\n[P42805484][T12275374][P60127693][P15193468][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/home/][https://www.chefswarehouse.com/about-us/regions/united-states/]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:21:49.606405Z" }, { "type": "SEGMENTS", "text": "Chefs’ Warehouse reports three operating segments—East, Midwest, and West—which are aggregated into one reportable segment, foodservice distribution. The filing does not separately disclose revenue for the three regional operating segments, so their individual contributions cannot be estimated from reported segment data; the single reportable segment represents the company’s consolidated business. Its distribution offering includes specialty foods and ingredients, staples, produce, and center-of-the-plate proteins. [P28782694][P96715537]\n\nFor FY2025, the company’s separate product-category revenue disclosure provides an indicative sales mix, but these categories are not reportable segments: specialty products contributed approximately 61.2% of net sales, including dry goods (15.8%), pastry (13.6%), produce (12.4%), dairy and eggs (7.2%), cheeses and charcuterie (7.1%), oils and vinegars (3.3%), and kitchen supplies (1.8%); center-of-the-plate products contributed 38.8%. [T12506349] Geographically, U.S. sales were approximately 90.6% of FY2025 net sales and international sales 9.4%; this is a geographic sales breakdown, not a regional operating-segment allocation. [T3926667]\n[P28782694][P96715537][T12506349][T3926667]", "updatedAt": "2026-10-02T13:21:49.606405Z" }, { "type": "HISTORY", "text": "Chefs’ Warehouse traces its roots to Veterans Butter & Egg Company in 1956. Chris and John Pappas founded Dairyland USA in 1985 in Hunts Point, Bronx; Christopher Pappas has led the company as CEO since its founding. [https://www.chefswarehouse.com/our-history/][P88464038]\n\nThe company expanded beyond its original market in the late 1990s and 2000s, entering Washington, D.C. in 1999, establishing an importing arm in 2000, and reaching the West Coast in 2005 through its acquisition of Van Rex Foods. It continued to broaden its regional footprint and specialty-food offerings through acquisitions including Allen Brothers in 2013 and Del Monte Capitol Meat and Ports Seafood in 2015. [https://www.chefswarehouse.com/our-history/]\n\nChefs’ Warehouse completed its initial public offering in 2011, with its shares beginning to trade on Nasdaq that July. From 2019 to 2021, acquisitions including Bassian Farms, Sid Wainer & Son, Harris Seafood and Silver State Meats added to its specialty-food businesses. In 2022 it acquired Chef Middle East, extending its operations into the UAE, Qatar and Oman; in 2023 it agreed to acquire Northern California produce distributor GreenLeaf. 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