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Chefs' Warehouse acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Chefs' Warehouse bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
Greenleaf Produce and Specialty Foods Word for word“chef:GreenleafProduceAndSpecialtyFoodsMember 2023-05-01 2023-05-01 0001517175 chef:AssetBasedLoanFacilityMember chef:GreenleafProduceAndSpecialtyFoodsMember 2023-05-01 0001517175 us-gaap:CustomerRelationshipsMember chef:GreenleafProduceAndSpecialtyFoodsMember 2023-05-01” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	2023-05-01	—
Hardies Fresh Food Word for word“chef:HardiesFreshFoodMember 2023-03-20 2023-03-20 0001517175 chef:HardiesFreshFoodMember 2023-03-20 0001517175 us-gaap:CustomerRelationshipsMember chef:HardiesFreshFoodMember 2023-03-20” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	2023-03-20	—
Chef Middle East Word for word“chef:ChefMiddleEastMember 2022-11-01 2022-11-01 0001517175 chef:ChefMiddleEastMember 2022-11-01 0001517175 chef:ChefMiddleEastMember 2023-09-30 2023-12-29” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	2022-11-01	—
nineteen acquisitions since December 27, 2019 Word for word“Since December 27, 2019, we have completed nineteen acquisitions which have increased our penetration in existing markets, expanded our footprint into new markets and/or enhanced our product capabilities.” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	Since December 27, 2019	—
sixteen acquisitions since December 25, 2020 Word for word“Since December 25, 2020, we have completed sixteen acquisitions which have increased our penetration in existing markets, expanded our footprint into new markets and/or enhanced our product capabilities.” 10-K for 2024	acquisition	Since December 25, 2020	—

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-30	$19.7 million	$8.6 million
2017-12-29	$30.1 million	$5.9 million
2018-12-28	$13.9 million	$7.8 million
2019-12-27	$28.1 million	$13.4 million
2020-12-25	$60.9 million	$17.1 million
2021-12-24	$10.2 million	$6.8 million
2022-12-30	$186.2 million	$66.2 million
2023-12-29	$121.9 million	$66.9 million
2024-12-27	$315,000	—
2025-12-26	$4.6 million	$6.2 million

Deal filings since 2016

2026-10-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-06-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-10-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-10-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-05-31 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-03-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-03-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-11-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-07-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-12-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-12-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-03-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-06-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-03-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2019-11-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-07-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-01-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-11-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2017-08-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-09-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2016-06-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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