<p>By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><strong>Charlotte, NC-</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">US Foods has opened the nation’s first CHEF’STORE in Charlotte, North Carolina. The 30,000 square-foot CHEF’STORE is a wholesale, cash-and-carry food and restaurant supply store that employs about 30 people and offers free membership. The store features an assortment of more than 4,000 pantry staples, specialty products and necessities for chefs, restaurant owners and other food industry professionals.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">As food safety is a top priority for US Foods, the temperature controlled areas in the store guarantee that food is always kept at its proper temperature. Through US Foods' Stay Cool™ program, CHEF’STORE provides complimentary freeze gel packs and offers cooler bags and other products to ensure proper food temperature for transporting perishables.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><iframe width="500" height="281" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TF6fbMTi8WI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">David Schreibman, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, US Foods, states “From fresh meats and produce to sauté pans and cutlery, CHEF’STORE is the one-stop source for everything restaurant operators need to be successful.” Mr. Schreibman, continues, “Designed to be easy and intuitive for our customers and to ensure great value, CHEF’STORE makes getting the right products at the right prices easier than ever for chefs and restaurateurs so they always have exactly what they need to keep their kitchens cooking seven days a week.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“There are many busy chefs and restaurant owners in Charlotte looking for an easier, more convenient way to get the products they need at competitive prices,” said Bob Stout, southeast region president, US Foods. “CHEF’STORE is bright and clean with an intuitive layout and wide aisles for fast, easy maneuvering. Our state-of-the-art ZIP SCAN™ system keeps track of purchases as customers shop so they can quickly and easily check out without wasting time standing in line or even having to remove any products from their cart.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/Chef'Store.jpg" alt="11/29/12 images" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Quite simply, CHEF’STORE is going to significantly improve how food industry professionals shop,” Schreibman said. “We’ve designed every aspect of the store to cater to our customers’ needs and make the shopping experience as easy as possible. With products in our store available in case and individual quantities, CHEF’STORE ensures that the quality products our customers need and expect from US Foods will always be available.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.usfoods.com/chefstore " target="_new"> US Foods</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
