CHEF’STORE opens 4th South Carolina location

CHEF’STORE, the warehouse retail concept from US Foods, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday in the "Hub City"—the Upstate South Carolina region that includes three major cities: Greenville, Anderson and Spartanburg. The 33,000-square-foot store at 300 W. Blackstock Road in Spartanburg opened on Saturday and is the fourth CHEF’STORE in South Carolina.

The Rosemont, Ill.-based foodservice distributor, which recently named Irfan Badibanga as president, has CHEF’STOREs in South Carolina in Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Columbia.

"We are excited to join the 'Hub City'," said John Mathews, VP of sales and marketing for CHEF’STORE, in a statement. "Spartanburg is a thriving city with a vibrant restaurant and culinary scene, and we look forward to serving the community with competitively priced, restaurant-quality products."

The new location is a one-stop-shop for restaurant operators, food industry professionals, community groups and at-home chefs to quickly stock up or replenish ingredients and supplies in various sizes and offerings, CHEF’STORE said in a statement.

The store includes over 4,000 products, including fresh meat, produce, dairy, deli items and frozen seafood. Open to the public seven days a week with no membership required, US Foods said the store also includes baking ingredients, beverages, catering essentials and janitorial supplies.

With the addition of the Spartanburg location, there are currently more than 83 cash-and-carry CHEF'STORE warehouse retail locations in the U.S.