Ridgefield Food Business Acquires West Coast Distributor

RIDGEFIELD, CT — A local food distributor has announced it has acquired West Coast protein product manufacturer and supplier Bassian Farms for an undisclosed sum.

The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., of Ridgefield, today announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Bassian Farms, Inc., based in San Jose, CA. Founded in 1995, Bassian Farms is a specialty protein manufacturer and distributor in the metro San Francisco area.

“I would like to welcome the entire Bassian Farms organization, including founders Dan and Lee Bassian, into our growing family of companies,” said Chefs' Warehouse Chairman and CEO Christoper Pappas, in a release. “We believe that this acquisition further enhances our ability to deliver quality protein products while optimizing our existing production and distribution capacity in Northern California.”

Bassian Farms was one of the first businesses to bring natural, sustainable, local, and antibiotic-free meat and poultry to chefs in San Francisco’s Bay Area, according to the trade industry site FoodBev.com.

“We are a family company with a focus on providing quality and service to our customers. Chefs’ Warehouse shares these values and will help us to expand upon our customer-centric business model,” said Bassian Farms Co-founder Dan Bassian.

Bassian Farms is expected to generate approximately $50 million in annualized net sales. Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.