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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001387131-14-001730
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140508
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140508
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140508

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001517175
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-GROCERIES & GENERAL LINE [5141]
		IRS NUMBER:				203031526
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35249
		FILM NUMBER:		14825748

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST RIDGE ROAD
		CITY:			RIDGEFIELD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06877
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(203) 894-1345

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 EAST RIDGE ROAD
		CITY:			RIDGEFIELD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06877

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Chefs' Warehouse Holdings, LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110401
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">UNITED STATES&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;Washington, D.C. 20549</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
May 8, 2014</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">THE CHEFS&rsquo; WAREHOUSE, INC.&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;100 East Ridge Road, Ridgefield,
CT 06877&nbsp;</P></TD>
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area code: <U>(203) 894-1345</U></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

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the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</FONT></P>

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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</FONT></P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in; text-align: justify">The following information
is intended to be furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 of Form 8-K, &ldquo;Results of Operations and Financial Condition.&rdquo; This
information shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &ldquo;Exchange Act&rdquo;), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in
the filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">In a press release dated May 8, 2014 (the
&ldquo;Press Release&rdquo;), The Chefs&rsquo; Warehouse, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) announced that it had filed a Form 12b-25
(the &ldquo;Form 12b-25&rdquo;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Company&rsquo;s Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 28, 2014. The Press Release and the Form 12b-25 included financial results for the Company&rsquo;s thirteen
weeks ended March 28, 2014. The full text of the Press Release is furnished herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this report.</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>Item 9.01. Financial Statements
and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.25in">(d) <I>Exhibits</I>. The following exhibit
is being furnished herewith to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 87%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; letter-spacing: -0.15pt">Press Release of The Chefs&rsquo; Warehouse, Inc. dated May 8, 2014.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B></B>THE CHEFS&rsquo; WAREHOUSE, INC.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date:&#9;May 8, 2014</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 87%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt"><A HREF="ex99-1.htm">Press Release of The Chefs&rsquo; Warehouse, Inc. dated May 8, 2014.</A></FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0"><A HREF="chef-8k_050814.htm">The Chef&rsquo;s Warehouse, Inc. 8-K</A></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: left; font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>The Chefs&#8217; Warehouse, Inc. Announces
Filing of Form 12b-25</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Ridgefield, CT, May 8, 2014 &#8211; The
Chefs&#8217; Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF), a premier distributor of specialty food products in the United States, today announced
that it filed a Form 12b-25, Notification of Late Filing, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the Company&#8217;s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2014. The Company&#8217;s quarterly report was due on May 7, 2014.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Based on information the Company
reviewed as part of the procedures for preparing the report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2014, the Company
has determined that the accrual for accounts payable at its Michael&#8217;s Finer Meats subsidiary may have been understated
at quarter end by approximately $786,000. The Company is in the process of finalizing a detailed review of the
accounts payable accrual and anticipates that it will file the report on Form 10-Q no later than five calendar days from the
date that it was due. The effect of an understatement of the accrual for accounts payable by that amount would result in a
reduction to net income by approximately $460,000 and net income per share by approximately $0.02 per share from the results
that the Company preliminarily reported on May 1, 2014.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The impact of the accrual does not affect
the Company&#8217;s previously issued financial guidance for fiscal year 2014.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">The Chefs' Warehouse,
Inc. (<U>http://www.chefswarehouse.com</U>) is a premier distributor of specialty food products in the United States and Canada
focused on serving the specific needs of chefs who own and/or operate some of the leading menu-driven independent restaurants,
fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, patisseries, culinary schools and specialty food stores in the United
States and Canada. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. carries and distributes more than 23,200 products to more than 17,500 customer locations
throughout the United States and Canada</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Safe Harbor Statement under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding the Company's business that are not historical
facts are &quot;forward-looking statements&quot; that involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations and
management estimates; actual results may differ materially. The risks and uncertainties which could impact these statements include,
but are not limited to, the Company&#8217;s sensitivity to general economic conditions, including the current economic environment,
changes in disposable income levels and consumer discretionary spending on food-away-from-home purchases; the Company&#8217;s vulnerability
to economic, weather and other developments in the geographic markets in which it operates; the risks of supply chain interruptions
due to lack of long-term contracts, severe weather or more prolonged climate change, work stoppages or otherwise; the risk of loss
of customers due to the fact that the Company does not customarily have long-term contracts with its customers; changes in the
availability or cost of the Company&#8217;s specialty food products; the ability to effectively price the Company&#8217;s products
and control the Company&#8217;s expenses; the relatively low margins of the foodservice distribution industry and the Company&#8217;s
sensitivity to inflationary and deflationary pressures; the Company&#8217;s ability to successfully identify, obtain financing
for and complete acquisitions of other foodservice distributors and to integrate and realize expected synergies from those acquisitions;
the Company&#8217;s ability to deploy the</P>

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2013 common stock offering within the timeframe contemplated; the Company&#8217;s ability to open, and begin servicing customers
from, a new Chicago distribution center and the expenses associated therewith; increased fuel costs and expectations regarding
the use of fuel surcharges; fluctuations in the wholesale prices of beef, poultry and seafood, including increases in these prices
as a result of increases in the cost of feeding and caring for livestock; the loss of key members of the Company&#8217;s management
team and the Company&#8217;s ability to replace such personnel; the strain on the Company&#8217;s infrastructure and resources
caused by its growth; the Company&#8217;s ability to recover its losses related to the accounting issue at its Michael&#8217;s
Finer Meats subsidiary from the former owners of that business; and the results of the Company&#8217;s continuing investigation
into the accounting issue involving its Michael&#8217;s Finer Meats subsidiary. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant
to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. A more detailed description
of these and other risk factors is contained in the Company&#8217;s most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2014. The Company is not undertaking to update any information in the foregoing report until
the effective date of its future reports required by applicable laws. Any projections of future results of operations are based
on a number of assumptions, many of which are outside the Company's control and should not be construed in any manner as a guarantee
that such results will in fact occur. These projections are subject to change and could differ materially from final reported results.
The Company may from time to time update these publicly announced projections, but it is not obligated to do so.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; background-color: white">John Austin, CFO,
(718) 684-8415</P>

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