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The Chef's Warehouse CHEF Business Segments

Q1 '26Q4 '25Q3 '25Q2 '25Q1 '25
Net Sales by Product
Center-of-the-Plate$420.87M+16.4%$459.09M+15.4%$393.9M+12.8%$394.33M+7.9%$361.49M+5.4%
Cheese and Charcuterie$68.94M+5.8%$75.35M+1.3%$76.17M+10.2%$75.99M+10.4%$65.18M+9.9%
Dairy and Eggs$63.87M-16.0%$69.19M-2.6%$73.63M+15.7%$77.95M+24.4%$76.07M+30.9%
Dry Goods$166.72M+11.1%$175.75M+8.1%$163.26M+10.1%$167.68M+8.5%$150.11M+8.1%
Kitchen Supplies$21.18M+16.7%$22.43M+8.3%$19.44M+2.4%$19.94M+5.4%$18.15M+3.6%
Oils and Vinegars$31.64M0.0%$32.4M-5.9%$35.79M+8.0%$35.71M+5.6%$31.65M+6.2%
Pastry$146.51M+14.0%$160.46M+16.3%$134.03M+20.7%$139.27M+21.9%$128.54M+26.2%
Produce$139.28M+16.5%$147.9M+9.7%$125.1M-9.3%$124.03M-9.0%$119.57M-5.2%
Percentage of total net sales by Product
Center-of-the-Plate39.7%+1.7pp0.6%+0.5pp38.6%+1.1pp38.1%-0.2pp38%-1.2pp
Cheese and Charcuterie6.5%-0.4pp7.5%+0.1pp7.3%+0.1pp6.9%+0.1pp
Dairy and Eggs6%-2.0pp7.2%+0.4pp7.5%+0.9pp8%+1.4pp
Dry Goods15.7%-0.1pp16%+0.1pp16.2%0.0pp15.8%-0.1pp
Kitchen Supplies2.1%+0.2pp1.9%-0.2pp1.9%0.0pp1.9%-0.2pp
Oils and Vinegars3%-0.3pp3.5%-0.1pp3.5%0.0pp3.3%-0.1pp
Pastry13.8%+0.3pp0.2%-0.2pp13.1%+1.2pp13.5%+1.5pp13.5%+1.9pp
Produce13.2%+0.6pp0.1%12.2%-2.6pp12%-2.3pp12.6%-1.8pp
Cost of Sales by Product
Food Processing Costs$14.63M-19.9%$17.76M-6.9%$17.23M-6.0%$16.54M-9.5%$18.25M-4.3%
Non-Production/Direct Costs$787.02M+11.4%$848.24M+11.1%$756.9M+10.0%$764.03M+8.0%$706.5M+9.4%

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Questions, answered.

How does The Chef's Warehouse break its business down?
The Chef's Warehouse (CHEF) reports net sales by product across 8 parts — Center-of-the-Plate, Cheese and Charcuterie, Dairy and Eggs, Dry Goods and Kitchen Supplies. Each is extracted from the segment footnotes and tracked over time.
Where does The Chef's Warehouse's segment data come from?
Segment breakdowns are pulled from the segment footnotes in The Chef's Warehouse's SEC filings (the XBRL dimensional tags), so every line ties back to a reported figure. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any segment for its full history.