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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001517175-24-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHEF"
cik: "0001517175"
company_name: "Chefs' Warehouse, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T14:21:26.313067+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chefs' Warehouse Q2 net sales up 8.3% to $954.7M; adjusted EPS $0.40 vs $0.35 YoY

## Summary
- GAAP net income $15.5M ($0.37/diluted) vs $9.9M ($0.25) in Q2 2023.
- Adjusted EBITDA $56.2M vs $51.1M; gross margin improved 35 bps to 24.0%.
- Organic sales grew 7.2%; specialty case count +4.7%, center-of-the-plate pounds +2.9%.
- FY2024 guidance: net sales $3.665-3.785B, gross profit $874-902M, adjusted EBITDA $208-219M.
- CEO cites strong customer placement growth and effective pricing management.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001517175-24-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHEF
- cik: 0001517175
- company_name: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-07-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717524000012/0001517175-24-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717524000012/chef-20240731.htm

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