Garofalo Italian Pasta

distributor• UAE• Member since 1995

Chef Middle East presents itself as a GCC foodservice distributor serving the UAE, Qatar and Oman, headquartered in Dubai Investments Park 2, Dubai, with an office in Saraya Tower, Danat Abu Dhabi. Its site says it has operated since 1995 and was acquired by The Chefs' Warehouse in 2022, and it describes itself as an importer and distributor of fine foods and beverages from around the globe, supplying the hotel, dining and airline industries in the UAE. The company states it has 650+ employees and 3,500+ customers, 95+ multi-temperature distribution vehicles, 18,500+ sqm of temperature-controlled storage and 30,000+ pallet positions, and that since the end of 2024 it has added an 8,700 sqm frozen, chilled and ambient warehouse at Dubai Investments Park, doubling its capacity. It serves hotels, restaurants, cafés, bakeries, caterers and airlines, offers online ordering with next-day delivery, and runs an export division serving customers in the Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Azerbaijan. Its site cites 5,000+ products from 485+ suppliers across seven categories: dairy and cheese (Paysan Breton, Fattorie Garofalo, Cheddar, Brie, buffalo mozzarella and Manchego); halal meat and poultry (Certified Angus Beef, wagyu and Mulard duck, Mr Lamb Australian lamb, Riverine and Southern Stations meats); pastry and bakery (Valrhona chocolate, Les vergers Boiron fruit purées, Moulins Viron flour, Sosa and Nascita); Chef's Larder (Tilda rice, Garofalo pasta, Molini Pizzuti flour, La Corvinia tomatoes and olive oil, Olmeda Origenes olives, Fulmer honey); Asian (Maepranom Thai pastes and sauces, Tai Hua sauces); seafood (Norway's Leroy, Paspesca, Jan Van As, Metompkin and Dibba Bay oysters); and beverages (Dolomia and Antipodes waters, James White juices, Mika coffee, The Leaf and Vertea teas). The company states it holds ISO 9001 and HACCP certifications, has built a fresh fish processing facility in the UAE, opened Epicure Studio, a culinary training and innovation hub in Dubai, and has an alliance with the MICHELIN Guide Dubai 2026. Its site quotes Endeavour Meats calling Chef Middle East its exclusive representative in the UAE for the Southern Stations and Mr Lamb brands.