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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001517175-25-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHEF"
cik: "0001517175"
company_name: "Chefs' Warehouse, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:38:25.734538+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chefs' Warehouse Q3 net sales up 9.6% to $1.02B; raises FY 2025 guidance

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $0.44 vs $0.34; adjusted EPS $0.50 vs $0.36; adjusted EBITDA $65.1M vs $54.5M.
- Net sales $1.02B (+9.6%); organic specialty case count +3.2%; unique placements +5.3%.
- Gross profit $247.2M (+10.0%); gross margin 24.2% (+7 bps).
- FY 2025 guidance raised: net sales $4.085-4.115B; adj EBITDA $247-253M.
- Operating income $38.9M vs $31.9M; SG&A as % of sales improved to 20.4%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001517175-25-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHEF
- cik: 0001517175
- company_name: Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-10-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717525000019/0001517175-25-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1517175/000151717525000019/chef-20251029.htm

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