Chefs’ Warehouse reported FY 2025 net sales of USD 4.1 billion (+9.4%), with gross profit of USD 1.0 billion (+9.8%) and gross profit margin of 24.2%. Operating income was USD 145.1 million, while net income was USD 72.4 million. Interest expense was USD 41.6 million (-14.6%), and the effective tax rate was 30.1%. For FY 2025, the company said organic growth contributed USD 345.7 million (9.1%) of sales growth, with USD 9.6 million (0.3%) from current-year acquisitions. Organic case count in the specialty category increased about 3.9%, while organic pounds sold in center-of-the-plate decreased 2.2% as the company exited a non-core commodity poultry program during FY 2025; estimated inflation increased sales by USD 102.2 million (4.4%) in specialty and by USD 166.7 million (11.5%) in center-of-the-plate. Chefs’ Warehouse highlighted an October 1, 2025 asset purchase agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Denver-based Italco Food Products for USD 16.5 million (subject to customary working capital true-ups), including an USD 11.0 million unsecured note issued in connection with the deal and USD 5.5 million cash paid at closing. The company also said it ended FY 2025 with approximately 3.1 million square feet of distribution capacity across 44 distribution facilities, and guided FY 2026 capital expenditures (excluding acquisitions) to about USD 45.0 million to USD 55.0 million.

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