RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — The Chefs' Warehouse Inc., a distributor of specialty food products in the United States, has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and certain equity interests of Del Monte Capitol Meat Co. and its affiliated companies ("Del Monte") for approximately $191.2 million including cash, stock and notes.
Founded in 1926, Del Monte supplies USDA inspected beef, pork, lamb, veal, poultry and seafood products to Northern California. In addition, Del Monte's staff of butchers provide fresh, portion-controlled products on a cut-to-order basis. John DeBenedetti, the. . .

