US Foods Grows Chef'store Banner With Four New Locations

Illinois-based food solutions company US Foods has announced the expansion of its Chef’store banner with four new locations.

The new warehouse-style restaurant service stores will give shoppers in Merced and Santa Cruz, Calif., Helena, Mont., and Winston-Salem, N.C. access to US Foods’ collection of private brands.

First covered by Store Brands’ sister publication Progressive Grocer, the additions reflect US Foods’ growing retail presence as the company widens its offerings for culinary professionals and consumers. Slated to open this fall, the latest California sites will bring the number of Chef’stores in that state to 17. The Merced store at 3275 R Street will span 19,000 square feet, while the Santa Cruz location at 1660 Commercial Way is coming in at 23,000 square feet.

The 20,000-square-foot Chef'store in Helena is the third in Montana and will open early next year at 2885 N Sanders St. On the other side of the country in North Carolina, the 23,500-square foot Winston-Salem location will welcome customers at 140 Stratford Commons Court starting in December. That will be the second Chef’store in North Carolina.

“The new Chef’stores will offer foodservice operators across Northern California, Montana, and North Carolina a new and convenient retail location for purchasing their much-needed food and supplies,” said John Mathews, VP of sales and marketing for Chef’store. “Merced, Santa Cruz, Helena, and Winston-Salem have a growing community of restaurant owners and culinary professionals. Chef’store is excited to help serve their needs with thousands of restaurant-quality products at competitive prices.”

Recently, three new Chef’stores have opened in Visalia, Calif., Lynchburg, Va., and Spartanburg, S.C. With the addition of the four new stores, US Foods will operate 87 Chef’Store locations around the U.S.