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Related Parties
9 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2019
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
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The Company follows the guidance in Accounting Standards Codification Topic ASC 850, “Related Party Disclosure”, which requires the disclosure of material related party transactions other than compensation arrangements, expense allowances, or other similar items that occur in the ordinary course of business. 

The Chefs’ Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company, leases a distribution facility that is 100% owned by entities controlled by Christopher Pappas, the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, and John Pappas, the Company’s vice chairman and one of its directors, and are deemed to be affiliates of these individuals. Expense related to this facility totaled $108 and $134 during the thirteen weeks ended September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018, respectively,
and $325 and $400 during the thirty-nine weeks ended September 27, 2019 and September 28, 2018, respectively. This lease was amended during the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and expires on September 30, 2020.