In 1993, our company founder Joe Guth was the sous chef at Zefiro, a groundbreaking restaurant in Portland's emerging culinary scene. When he couldn't find his favorite items, Joe realized other chefs might be similarly frustrated. Thus began Provvista Specialty Foods, with a simple notion: to provide local restaurants with the best quality food products at a fair price. In 2011, our parent company The Chefs' Warehouse acquired Provvista from our three founders: Joe and Karen Guth along with their third partner (and first employee) Tom Kooiman. We operate as a DBA because there is recognition that our location remains a touchstone for a unique product mix, and passionately educated staff that speaks to the needs of area Chefs. The Chefs' Warehouse family of companies currently includes: Dairyland, Michael's Finer Meats & Seafoods, Allen Brothers, Bel Canto, Qzina, and Del Monte Meats. We have locations servicing restaurants, hotels, country clubs and gourmet food stores in practically every culinary market across North America. This focus on growth has given us even better insight into the ingredient demands of kitchens today. Chefs Warehouse is proudly celebrating their 30th anniversary as a premier food distributor in 2015.Founded in 1985 as Dairyland USA, The Chefs’ Warehouse serves the finest restaurants, hotels, country clubs and gourmet food stores in key culinary markets across the country. Work directly with industry leaders to develop and source new and innovative products designed to exceed the expectations of the country’s highest profile chefs. The Chefs’ Warehouse aims to provide a wide variety of products from everyday staples to gourmet items; thereby allowing our customers access to a large palate of ingredients that can be used to create unique menu offerings.
