The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

Company overview

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the distribution of specialty food products in the United States and Canada. The company's product portfolio includes approximately 50,000 stock-keeping units, including 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 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.

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Industry

Food Distribution

Exchange

NASDAQ

Market cap

$4.4B

Employees

5,029

Headquarters

Ridgefield, CT

Website

chefswarehouse.com

CEO

Christopher Pappas

Listed

July 28, 2011

P/E

51.92

Dividend yield

0.00%