Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF)
NASDAQ · Wholesale · Wholesale-Groceries, General Line
- Price
- $108.36
- Day
- -2.11%
- Market cap
- $4.42B
- P/E
- 55.6
Close 2026-09-22.
The company
Competitive Strengths We believe that, during our 40-year history, we have achieved, developed and/or refined the following strengths which provide us with a distinct competitive position in the foodservice distribution industry and also the opportunity to achieve superior margins relative to most large broadline foodservice distributors: Leading Distributor of Specialty Food Products in Many of the Key Culinary Markets. Based on our management’s industry knowledge and experience, we believe we are among the largest distributors of specialty food products, as measured by net sales, in the New York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan markets. We believe these markets, along with a number of other markets we serve, including Las Vegas, Miami, New England, Portland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Chicago, Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Seattle, Sacramento, Texas, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar create and set the culinary trends for the rest of the United States, the Middle East, and Canada and provide us with valuable insight into the latest culinary and menu practices. Our Growth Strategies We believe substantial organic growth opportunities exist in our current markets through increased penetration of our existing customers and the addition of new customers, and we have identified new markets that we believe also present opportunities for future expansion.
From Item 1: Competitive Strengths · Our Growth Strategies.
By product & service
- Center Of The Plate Product — 39%
- Dry Goods Product — 16%
- Pastry Product — 14%
- Produce — 12%
- Dairy and Eggs Product — 7%
- Cheese and Charcuterie Product — 7%
- Oils and Vinegar Product — 3%
- Kitchen Supplies Product — 2%
Institutional holders
Largest positions reported on Form 13F for the quarter ended 2026-06-30, by value.
- BlackRock, Inc. — $383.17M
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC — $155.83M
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP — $154.14M
- STATE STREET CORP — $144.85M
- VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC — $130.13M
- BlackRock, Inc. — $122.55M
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO — $113.48M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC — $96.19M
Insider trades
Open-market buys and sales filed on Form 4, newest first. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are left out.
- Aldous Alexandros (General Counsel) sold 6,172 shares at $113.19 on 2026-08-14
- Aldous Alexandros (General Counsel) sold 8,364 shares at $112.16 on 2026-08-14
- Aldous Alexandros (General Counsel) sold 9,514 shares at $110.93 on 2026-08-14
- Aldous Alexandros (General Counsel) sold 3,380 shares at $110.16 on 2026-08-14
- Aldous Alexandros (General Counsel) sold 4,213 shares at $108.78 on 2026-08-14
- Aldous Alexandros (General Counsel) sold 3,057 shares at $107.65 on 2026-08-14
Recent filings
- 4 — 2026-08-18
- 4 — 2026-08-18
- 4 — 2026-08-18
- 144 — 2026-08-14
- 144 — 2026-08-14
- 144 — 2026-08-14
- SCHEDULE 13G/A — 2026-08-13
- 10-Q — 2026-07-29
- 8-K — 2026-07-29
- 4 — 2026-06-03