The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) is a publicly traded company in the Consumer Defensive sector, operating within the Food Distribution industry. The company is headquartered in Ridgefield, CT, United States. The current CEO is Christopher Pappas.
CHEF has IPO date of 2011-07-28, 5,029 full-time employees, listed on the NASDAQ Global Select, a market capitalization of $2.69B.
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in distribution of specialty food products in the United States and Canada. The company's product portfolio includes approximately 50,000 stock-keeping units, such as specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate, and pastry products. It also offers a line of center-of-the-plate products, including custom cut beef, seafood, and hormone-free poultry, as well as food products, such as cooking oils, butter, eggs, milk, and flour. The company serves menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos, and specialty food stores. It markets its center-of-the-plate products directly to consumers through a mail and e-commerce platform. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
