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The Chefs' Warehouse Inc., a distributor of specialty food products, has acquired Provvista Specialty Foods Inc., a specialty foods importer and wholesale distributor located in Portland, Ore.

"We are thrilled to be entering the Portland and Seattle markets and are pleased to welcome the employees at Provvista into The Chefs' Warehouse family. Chefs, caterers, hotels, gourmet shops and fine grocery stores alike appreciate Provvista's unique product mix and knowledgeable service so this acquisition is a great fit," says Chris Pappas, chairman and CEO of The Chefs' Warehouse, in a Nov. 7 statement.

Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Back in 1993, Joe Guth founded Provvista and under his leadership, the distributor has expanded to service more than 500 locations. In 2010, Provvista had annual revenue of approximately $17 million.

The Chefs' Warehouse, based in Ridgefield, Conn., distributes more than 11,500 products to more than 7,500 customer locations throughout the United States.