RIDGEFIELD, Conn., Dec. 19, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.  (Nasdaq:CHEF), a premier distributor of specialty food products in the United States and Canada, announced today the completion of its previously announced underwritten public offering of 1,900,000 shares of its common stock. The offering resulted in net proceeds of approximately $34.0 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. Jefferies LLC acted as the sole underwriter for the offering. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the sale of its common stock for general working capital and corporate purposes.

About The Chefs' Warehouse

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. 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 nation's leading menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. carries and distributes more than 43,000 products to more than 28,000 customer locations throughout the United States and Canada.