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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;2, 2011
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;&#95;</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>THE CHEFS&#146; WAREHOUSE, INC.</B>
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation <BR>
or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>20-3031526</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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<B>100 East Ridge Road<BR>

Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877</B><BR>

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)</DIV>


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<B>THE CHEFS&#146; WAREHOUSE, INC. 2011 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>

(Full title of the plan)</DIV>


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<B>Christopher Pappas<BR>

President and Chief Executive Officer<BR>

100 East Ridge Road<BR>

Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877<BR>

(203)&nbsp;894-1345</B></DIV>


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(Name, address, and telephone number of Registrant&#146;s agent for service)</DIV>


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Copy to:<BR>

<B>F. Mitchell Walker, Jr. Esq.<BR>

D. Scott Holley, Esq.<BR>

Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC<BR>

150 Third Avenue South, Suite&nbsp;2800<BR>

Nashville, Tennessee 37201<BR>

(615)&nbsp;742-6200</B></DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</DIV>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Large accelerated filer </FONT><FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>
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<FONT style="white-space: nowrap">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</FONT>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT style="white-space: nowrap">Smaller reporting company </FONT> <FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title of securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Amount to be</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock,
$0.01 par value per share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">1,750,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">17.32</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">30,310,000</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">3,519</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement includes an indeterminate number of additional
shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) and (c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, the offering price is
estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of
the high ($17.75) and low prices ($16.88) of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global
Market on July&nbsp;29, 2011.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#G27803000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#G27803001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G27803002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G27803003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G27803004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G27803005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G27803006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G27803007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#G27803008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#G27803009"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#G27803010"> EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="g27803exv5w1.htm">EX-5.1</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Chefs&#146; Warehouse, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) has sent or given or will send
or give documents containing the information specified by Part&nbsp;I of this Form S-8 Registration
Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) to participants in The Chefs&#146; Warehouse, Inc. 2011 Omnibus
Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) to which this Registration Statement relates, as specified in
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the
Securities Act and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8. The Registrant is not filing such documents with
the SEC, but these documents constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof) a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission, pursuant to the
Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are hereby
incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
document:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(1)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Prospectus filed with the Commission on July&nbsp;29, 2011, pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), relating to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.&nbsp;333-173445), which contains the Registrant&#146;s audited
financial statements for the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(2)&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August&nbsp;2, 2011; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(3)&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;)
contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;001-35249) filed with the
Commission on July&nbsp;22, 2011, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except to the extent that information therein is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to
the Exchange Act, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement and prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current
Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits, is not incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement or the related prospectus.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a
corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity
may be against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a
corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer
of the corporation, against any expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the
person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect
of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such
action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall
deem proper.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a
corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is
or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person
in any such capacity, or arising out of the person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the
law. Our certificate of incorporation will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, a director will not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director. In addition, our by-laws provide that we will indemnify
each director and officer and may indemnify employees and agents, as determined by our board, to
the fullest extent provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions requiring it to
indemnify and advance expenses to, its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by
law. Among other things, these provisions generally provide indemnification for the Company&#146;s
officers and directors against liabilities for judgments in and settlements of lawsuits and other
proceedings and for the advance and payment of fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the
director or officer in defense of any such lawsuit or proceeding if the director or officer acted
in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
Company&#146;s best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed provisions of section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law and provisions of the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation and by-laws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits the limitation of directors&#146;
personal liability to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duties as a director except for (i)&nbsp;any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii)&nbsp;breaches under section 174 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, which relates to unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">repurchase or redemptions, and (iv)&nbsp;any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to authority conferred by Delaware law, the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation
contains a provision providing that no director shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that such
exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under Delaware law as then in
effect or as it may be amended. This provision is intended to eliminate the risk that a director
might incur personal liability to the Company or the Company&#146;s stockholders for breach of the duty
of care.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance for its officers and
directors.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its executive officers
and directors that provides, in general, that the Company will indemnify these individuals to the
fullest extent permitted by law in connection with their service to the Company or on the Company&#146;s
behalf.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Certificate of Incorporation of The Chefs&#146; Warehouse, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August&nbsp;2, 2011).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Bylaws of The Chefs&#146; Warehouse, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the
Company&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August&nbsp;2, 2011).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">4.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-173445)).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">5.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of BDO USA, LLP.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">24.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Powers of Attorney (contained on signature pages of this Registration Statement).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left">99.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Chefs&#146; Warehouse, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a.&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent
no more than 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>(iii)&nbsp;</I>To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b.&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c.&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</DIV>


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</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ridgefield, State of Connecticut, on this 2<SUP style="FONT-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">nd</SUP>
day of August, 2011.
</DIV>

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<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>THE CHEFS&#146; WAREHOUSE, INC.</B><BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">
/s/ Christopher Pappas&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Christopher Pappas&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints each of Christopher Pappas and Kenneth Clark as his/her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments to this registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their substitute
or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This power of attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="14%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Christopher Pappas&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman, President and Chief
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;2, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Christopher Pappas
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Executive
Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John Pappas&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director and Vice Chairman
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;2, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John Pappas
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kenneth Clark&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer (Principal
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;2, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kenneth Clark
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;Financial
and Accounting Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dean Facatselis&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;2, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Dean Facatselis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John Couri&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;2, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John Couri
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kevin Cox&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;2, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kevin Cox
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John Austin&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;2, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John Austin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Stephen Hanson&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">August&nbsp;2, 2011</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px"><DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Stephen Hanson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Incorporation of The Chefs&#146; Warehouse, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August&nbsp;2, 2011).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Bylaws of The Chefs&#146; Warehouse, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the
Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August&nbsp;2, 2011).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-173445)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of BDO USA, LLP.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Bass, Berry &#038; Sims PLC (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">The Chefs&#146; Warehouse, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.</TD>
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Table of Contents
As Filed With the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 2011
Registration No. 333-________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
20-3031526
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 East Ridge Road
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC. 2011 OMNIBUS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Christopher Pappas
President and Chief Executive Officer
100 East Ridge Road
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
(203) 894-1345
(Name, address, and telephone number of Registrant's agent for service)
Copy to:
F. Mitchell Walker, Jr. Esq.
D. Scott Holley, Esq.
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 Third Avenue South, Suite 2800
Nashville, Tennessee 37201
(615) 742-6200
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
o
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of securities
Amount to be
maximum offering
maximum aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
price per share (2)
offering price
registration fee
Common Stock,
$0.01 par value per share
1,750,000
$
17.32
$
30,310,000
$
3,519
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), this registration statement includes an indeterminate number of additional
shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) and (c) under the Securities Act, the offering price is
estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee on the basis of the average of
the high ($17.75) and low prices ($16.88) of the Registrant's Common Stock on The Nasdaq Global
Market on July 29, 2011.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
EX-99.1
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Company") has sent or given or will send
or give documents containing the information specified by Part I of this Form S-8 Registration
Statement (the "Registration Statement") to participants in The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. 2011 Omnibus
Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to which this Registration Statement relates, as specified in
Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the
Securities Act and the Note to Part I of Form S-8. The Registrant is not filing such documents with
the SEC, but these documents constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the
requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission, pursuant to the
Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are hereby
incorporated by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
document:
(1) The Registrant's Prospectus filed with the Commission on July 29, 2011, pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), relating to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-173445), which contains the Registrant's audited
financial statements for the latest fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
(2) The Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on August 2, 2011; and
(3) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock")
contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-35249) filed with the
Commission on July 22, 2011, pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
Except to the extent that information therein is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to
the Exchange Act, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement and prior
to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement indicating that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed
to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed to constitute a part of this Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, information furnished under Items 2.02 and 7.01 of any Current
Report on Form 8-K, including the related exhibits, is not incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement or the related prospectus.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a
corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, other than an action by or in the right of the
corporation, because the person is or was a director or officer of the corporation. Such indemnity
may be against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding,
if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation and if, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, the person did not have reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful.
Section 145(b) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a
corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the
corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director or officer
of the corporation, against any expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the
person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect
of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the
corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such
action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of
liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to be indemnified for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall
deem proper.
Section 145(g) of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides, in general, that a
corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is
or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person
in any such capacity, or arising out of the person's status as such, whether or not the corporation
would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the
law. Our certificate of incorporation will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, a director will not be liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for
breach of fiduciary duty as a director. In addition, our by-laws provide that we will indemnify
each director and officer and may indemnify employees and agents, as determined by our board, to
the fullest extent provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.
The Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws contain provisions requiring it to
indemnify and advance expenses to, its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by
law. Among other things, these provisions generally provide indemnification for the Company's
officers and directors against liabilities for judgments in and settlements of lawsuits and other
proceedings and for the advance and payment of fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the
director or officer in defense of any such lawsuit or proceeding if the director or officer acted
in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
Company's best interests and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable
cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
The foregoing statements are subject to the detailed provisions of section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law and provisions of the Company's certificate of incorporation and by-laws.
Section 102 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits the limitation of directors'
personal liability to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duties as a director except for (i) any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the law, (iii) breaches under section 174 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law, which relates to unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock
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repurchase or redemptions, and (iv) any transaction from which the director derived an improper
personal benefit.
Pursuant to authority conferred by Delaware law, the Company's certificate of incorporation
contains a provision providing that no director shall be liable to the Company or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent that such
exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under Delaware law as then in
effect or as it may be amended. This provision is intended to eliminate the risk that a director
might incur personal liability to the Company or the Company's stockholders for breach of the duty
of care.
The Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance for its officers and
directors.
The Company has entered into an indemnification agreement with each of its executive officers
and directors that provides, in general, that the Company will indemnify these individuals to the
fullest extent permitted by law in connection with their service to the Company or on the Company's
behalf.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 2, 2011).
4.2
Bylaws of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 2, 2011).
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-173445)).
5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, LLP.
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (contained on signature pages of this Registration Statement).
99.1
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
Item 9. Undertakings.
a. The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this
Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered
(if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the
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estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent
no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
b. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee
benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall
be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
c. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities
(other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding)
is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled
by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ridgefield, State of Connecticut, on this 2
nd
day of August, 2011.
THE CHEFS' WAREHOUSE, INC.
By:
/s/ Christopher Pappas
Christopher Pappas
President and Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints each of Christopher Pappas and Kenneth Clark as his/her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and resubstitution,
for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments to this registration statement, including post-effective amendments, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he/she might or could do in person, and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them or their substitute
or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
This power of attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Christopher Pappas
Chairman, President and Chief
August 2, 2011
Christopher Pappas
Executive
Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ John Pappas
Director and Vice Chairman
August 2, 2011
John Pappas
/s/ Kenneth Clark
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
August 2, 2011
Kenneth Clark
Financial
and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Dean Facatselis
Director
August 2, 2011
Dean Facatselis
/s/ John Couri
Director
August 2, 2011
John Couri
/s/ Kevin Cox
Director
August 2, 2011
Kevin Cox
/s/ John Austin
Director
August 2, 2011
John Austin
/s/ Stephen Hanson
Director
August 2, 2011
Stephen Hanson
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Certificate of Incorporation of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 2, 2011).
4.2
Bylaws of The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 2, 2011).
4.3
Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-173445)).
5.1
Opinion of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC.
23.1
Consent of BDO USA, LLP.
23.2
Consent of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Powers of Attorney (contained on signature pages of this Registration Statement).
99.1
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan.
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