The Chefs Warehouse comes to you from the bricks & mortar of a unique & successful family-run specialty food distributor, Dairyland U.S.A. (click here for Dairyland story) Dairyland, one of the leading suppliers to most of the finest restaurants, hotels and caterers in New York City and up & down the east coast, developed The Chefs Warehouse to reach out and bring to all gourmands, many of the top quality products sourced by the highest profile chefs. In addition to being the place where the "chefs shop", in "2000" Dairyland merged with another successful bricks and mortar specialty importer/ distributor that services most of the upscale food retailers in New York City and up & down the east coast, Bel Canto Foods. (click here for BelCanto story) Bel Canto Foods is well known in the industry as a direct importer of exclusive specialty products from Italy, France, Spain and many other Mediterranean countries. The Chefs Warehouse combines the best products from Dairyland & Bel Canto and offers them directly to you with family integrity and the experience that no other distributor can offer. This is what makes the Chefs Warehouse your specialty food source.