Le Gourmet Chef

Le Gourmet Chef is a high-end American consumer retail company specializing in gourmet foods and kitchenware products. It is a subsidiary of Kitchen Collection, owned by NACCO Industries.[1] Le Gourmet Chef is headquartered in Chillicothe, Ohio.

Le Gourmet Chef
Subsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1988
Headquarters,
Number of locations
77 stores
Area served
Nationwide
Key people
Gregory H. Trepp (CEO)
ProductsKitchenwares, Housewares, and Specialty Foods
OwnerNACCO Industries
ParentKitchen Collection
Websitewww.legourmetchef.com

History

Le Gourmet Chef, Inc. was founded in 1988.[1] On August 8, 2006 it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company was acquired by Kitchen Collection on August 28, 2006. [2]

Kitchen Collection liquidation

On October 15th, 2019, Kitchen Collection, which was a parent of Le Gourmet Chef, announced that it would close all 160 of its stores by the end of 2019.[3]

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References

  1. "Company Overview of Le Gourmet Chef, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  2. "NACCO Industries, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Assets of Le Gourmet Chef by NACCO's Subsidiary, The Kitchen Collection, Inc" (press release). NACCO Industries. August 24, 2006. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
  3. Owens, Jeremy C. "All Kitchen Collection stores will close by the end of 2019". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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