Added to YB: 2026-08-10
Pitch date: 2026-08-07
CHEF [neutral]
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
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Company Info
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada.
Market Cap
$4.5B
Pitch Price
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
N/A
EV/EBITDA
16.27
P/E
51.95
EV/Sales
1.20
Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution and Retail
Category
growth
Company a Day #18: Chef's Warehouse
CHEF (deep dive): Founder-led specialty foodservice distributor (90k+ SKUs, 55k+ customers, 44 DCs) serving high-end independent restaurants. Specialty-broadline hybrid model wins chefs via curation/proteins/seafood, deepens via staples. Growth via acquiring category expertise. Risks: discretionary demand, food inflation, credit risk, safety recalls, integration.
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