Chefs' Warehouse is a specialty foodservice distributor focused on supplying high-end, hard-to-find ingredients to upscale independent restaurants, hotels, and fine dining establishments across the U.S., Canada, and the Middle East. The company carries over 90,000 SKUs sourced from more than 4,000 suppliers across 45+ countries, covering everything from imported truffles and artisan charcuterie to custom-cut proteins and fresh produce. This broad product offering allows Chefs' Warehouse to serve as a chef's primary distributor, reducing the need to source from multiple vendors. The company sells through a field sales force of roughly 1,100 professionals, many of whom have culinary backgrounds, enabling consultative rather than transactional selling. About 60% of domestic specialty orders are now placed through a digital ordering platform. Chefs' Warehouse organizes its products into two categories: specialty (imported and artisan ingredients, plus broadline staples), which carries higher margins; and center-of-the-plate (custom-cut beef, poultry, seafood, and produce), which adds volume and frequency. The company also sells proteins directly to consumers through Allen Brothers, its e-commerce brand. Gross margins run around 24%, well above typical broadline distributors, reflecting the premium product mix. Key profit drivers include growing unique item placements per customer, improving gross profit per delivery route, and operating leverage on a largely fixed SG&A base. Chefs' Warehouse grows through organic penetration of existing markets, geographic expansion, and selective acquisitions of regional specialty distributors, which it then rebuilds around its higher-margin independent restaurant model.