Chefs' Warehouse layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Chefs' Warehouse reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | 4,873 full-time employees | December 29, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | 5,029 full-time employees | December 27, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | 5,156 full-time employees | December 26, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company recorded charges associated with employee severance in fiscal 2024, which partly offset a decrease in other operating expenses.
Word for word“The decrease in other operating expenses relates primarily to non-cash credits of $3.3 million for changes in the fair value of our contingent earn-out liabilities in fiscal 2024 compared to non-cash charges of $3.1 million in the prior year and a year over year decrease of $2.6 million primarily related to third-party deal costs incurred in connection with business acquisitions and financing arrangements, partially offset by charges associated with employee severance in fiscal 2024.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryThe company recorded charges for employee severance in other operating expenses in fiscal 2024, partly offset by non-cash credits for changes in the fair value of contingent earn-out liabilities.
Word for word“Other operating expenses, net in fiscal 2024 included charges associated with employee severance, partially offset by non-cash credits of $3.3 million for changes in the fair value of our contingent earn-out liabilities.” 10-K for 2025
Chefs' Warehouse has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Chefs' Warehouse’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-24. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.