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Chefs’ Toys Opens Eighth California Location

Chefs’ Toys opened a new warehouse store in San Marcos, Calif., August 23. That makes the eighth retail location for the foodservice equipment and supplies dealer; all stores operate in the southern California market.

Two additional California openings are planned for 2019: one in Pasadena and one in Oakland.

In 2017 Chefs’ Toys reported annual revenues of $83.10 million, making it the 22nd largest foodservice equipment and supplies dealer in the country at that time, according to FE&S2018 Distribution Giants Study. The following year, in March of 2018, the company was acquired by TriMark USA, a Mansfield, Mass.-based foodservice equipment and supplies dealer and continues to operate under that umbrella.

TriMark USA reported annual revenues of $1.97 billion in 2018, maintaining stronghold as the largest foodservice equipment and supplies dealer in the country, according to FE&S’ 2019 Distribution Giants Study. In 2019, TriMark USA was recognized with FE&S’ Dealer of the Year award.