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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)

For the quarterly period ended September 28, 2012

OR

For the transition period from                     to                     

Commission file number: 001-35249

THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 894-1345

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

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.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding at November 1, 2012: 20,990,503

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THE CHEFS’ WAREHOUSE, INC.

FORM 10-Q

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this amendment to its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on November 13, 2012, solely to amend Item 2 of Part II. The table providing information about purchases by the Company of its common stock during the quarter ended September 28, 2012 was inadvertently excluded from the original filing.

Except as specifically noted above, this Form 10-Q/A does not modify or update disclosures in the original Form 10-Q and does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on March 13, 2013.

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