Le Gourmet Chef

Le Gourmet Chef
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1988 (1988)
Defunct2019 (2019)
FateClosed as part of Kitchen Collection liquidation
Headquarters
Chillicothe, Ohio
,
United States
Number of locations
77 stores
Area served
Nationwide
Key peopleGregory H. Trepp (CEO)
ProductsKitchenwares, Housewares, and Specialty Foods
OwnerNACCO Industries
ParentKitchen Collection
Websitewww.legourmetchef.com [dead link]

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

History

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

Kitchen Collection liquidation

On October 15, 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Company Overview of Le Gourmet Chef, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009.
  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. Retrieved February 11, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Owens, Jeremy C. "All Kitchen Collection stores will close by the end of 2019". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2019-12-27.