CHEF insider trading

NasdaqGS Consumer Defensive

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. — scored insider trade history from SEC Form 4 filings, parsed and contextualised by FilingIQ.

Total Form 4 trades
589
Last 90 days
46
Buys / sells
2% / 11%
Market cap
$2.94B

About Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes specialty food and center-of-the-plate products in the United States, the Middle East, and Canada. It offers includes specialty food products, such as artisan charcuterie, specialty cheeses, unique oils and vinegars, truffles, caviar, chocolate, and pastry products; and center-of-the-plate products consisting of custom cut beef, seafood, and hormone-free poultry, as well as broadline food products comprising cooking oils, butter, eggs, milk, and flour. The company serves menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos, and specialty food stores. It markets its center-of-the-plate products directly to consumers through a mail and e-commerce platform. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

Company website: www.chefswarehouse.com

CHEF insider activity at a glance

FilingIQ has scored 589 insider transactions for CHEF since Jan 12, 2015. The most recent filing in our index is dated May 8, 2026.

Across the full history, 12 open-market purchases and 63 open-market sales were filed under transaction codes P and S respectively. Compensatory share awards (code A) and option exercises (code M) are tracked separately and not counted here.

The average FilingIQ composite score on CHEF insider trades is 60.5/100, produced by FilingIQ's multi-factor Form 4 model. Model framework documented at methodology.

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Frequently asked

How many insider trades does FilingIQ track for CHEF?
FilingIQ tracks 589 Form 4 insider transactions for CHEF (Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.), covering filings from Jan 12, 2015 onwards. 46 of those were filed in the last 90 days.
Are CHEF insiders net buyers or net sellers?
Across the full Form 4 history for CHEF, 12 transactions (2%) were open-market purchases and 63 (11%) were open-market sales. Compensatory awards and option exercises are filtered out of these counts.
Where does CHEF insider data come from?
Every transaction shown on this page is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. FilingIQ parses the raw XML, normalises insider identity across reporting variations, and scores each trade on its multi-factor composite model.
What sector is CHEF in?
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) is classified in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically Food Distribution, with a current market capitalisation of $2.94B.

Methodology & sources

Every CHEF insider transaction shown on FilingIQ is parsed directly from a public SEC Form 4 XML filing. Insider identity is normalised across reporting variants (CIK changes, name spellings, related-party indirect holdings). The FilingIQ composite score is documented in full on the team page and algo disclosure. Not investment advice; see disclaimer.