The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CHEF) 10-K 11 Mar 15 2014 FY Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014	Mar. 02, 2015	Jun. 27, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	1517175
Current Fiscal Year End Date	-14
Document Period End Date	26-Dec-14
Document Type	10-K
Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Trading Symbol	chef
Amendment Flag	FALSE
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		25,019,489
Entity Public Float			$383,811,187

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$3,328	$20,014
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $4,675 in 2014 and $3,642 in 2013	96,896	76,413
Inventories, net	75,528	64,710
Deferred taxes, net	3,500	2,708
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	9,755	16,250
Total current assets	189,007	180,095
Restricted cash		5,578
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net	47,938	27,589
Software costs, net	5,358	2,265
Goodwill	78,508	78,026
Intangible assets, net	50,485	57,450
Other assets	4,897	3,755
Total assets	376,193	354,758
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	43,157	33,925
Accrued liabilities	19,522	15,803
Accrued compensation	6,645	5,996
Current portion of long-term debt	7,736	6,867
Total current liabilities	77,060	62,591
Long-term debt, net of current portion	135,800	140,847
Deferred taxes, net	8,067	8,338
Other liabilities and deferred credits	8,472	10,917
Total liabilities	229,399	222,693
Commitments and contingencies:
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred Stock - $0.01 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013
Common Stock - $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 25,031,267 and 25,032,216 shares issued and outstanding at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively	250	250
Additional paid in capital	97,966	96,973
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	-693	-214
Retained earnings	49,271	35,056
Total stockholders' equity	146,794	132,065
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$376,193	$354,758

CONSOLIDATED_BALANCE_SHEETS_Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for accounts receivable	$4,675	$3,642
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued
Preferred stock, shares outstanding
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	25,031,267	25,032,216
Common stock, shares outstanding	25,031,267	25,032,216

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_OPE

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$836,625	$673,545	$480,292
Cost of sales	630,573	501,181	355,288
Gross profit	206,052	172,364	125,004
Operating expenses	173,042	135,783	96,237
Operating income	33,010	36,581	28,767
Interest expense	8,167	7,775	3,674
(Gain) loss on sale of assets	-5	8	18
Income before income taxes	24,848	28,798	25,075
Provision for income taxes	10,633	11,808	10,564
Net income	14,215	16,990	14,511
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	-479	-214
Comprehensive income	$13,736	$16,776	$14,511
Net income per share:
Basic	$0.58	$0.78	$0.70
Diluted	$0.57	$0.77	$0.69
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	24,638,135	21,766,743	20,612,407
Diluted	24,844,565	21,995,042	20,926,365

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CHA

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (USD $)	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Total
In Thousands, except Share data
Beginning Balance at Dec. 30, 2011	$208	$19,806		$3,555	$23,569
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 30, 2011	20,840,590
Net income				14,511	14,511
Stock compensation (in shares)	171,233
Stock compensation	2	1,545			1,547
Shares surrendered to pay withholding taxes, shares	-23,750
Shares surrendered to pay withholding taxes		-346			-346
Cumulative translation adjustment
Ending Balance at Dec. 28, 2012	210	21,005		18,066	39,281
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 28, 2012	20,988,073
Net proceeds from IPO or secondary offering (in shares)	3,800,000
Net proceeds from IPO or secondary offering	38	74,999			75,037
Net income				16,990	16,990
Stock compensation (in shares)	258,348
Stock compensation	2	1,208			1,210
Excess tax benefits on stock compensation		30			30
Shares surrendered to pay withholding taxes, shares	-14,205
Shares surrendered to pay withholding taxes		-269			-269
Cumulative translation adjustment			-214		-214
Ending Balance at Dec. 27, 2013	250	96,973	-214	35,056	132,065
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 27, 2013	25,032,216
Net income				14,215	14,215
Stock compensation (in shares)	21,008
Stock compensation		1,374			1,374
Excess tax benefits on stock compensation		110			110
Shares surrendered to pay withholding taxes, shares	-21,957
Shares surrendered to pay withholding taxes		-491			-491
Cumulative translation adjustment			-479		-479
Ending Balance at Dec. 26, 2014	$250	$97,966	($693)	$49,271	$146,794
Ending Balance (in shares) at Dec. 26, 2014	25,031,267

CONSOLIDATED_STATEMENTS_OF_CAS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$14,215	$16,990	$14,511
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	3,113	2,521	2,074
Amortization	5,130	4,796	1,858
Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts	1,195	924	1,434
Deferred credits	-105	331	302
Deferred taxes	173	970	-83
Amortization of deferred financing fees	876	647	446
Write-off of deferred financing fees			237
Stock compensation	1,374	1,210	1,547
Change in fair value of earn-out	-1,581	-1,157
(Gain) loss on asset disposal	-5	8	18
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable	-21,332	-5,883	-7,739
Inventories	-10,809	395	-5,130
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,074	-9,207	-2,060
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	10,744	-1,212	1,350
Other liabilities	1,830	-199
Other assets	-1,095	-496	-374
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,797	10,638	8,391
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	-24,206	-11,704	-3,186
Purchase price adjustment (Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received)	484	-77,995	-72,521
Proceeds from asset disposals	49
Net cash used in investing activities	-23,673	-89,699	-75,707
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in restricted cash	5,578	5,430	-7
Proceeds from secondary offering		75,037
Proceeds from new senior secured loan			40,000
Proceeds from senior secured notes		100,000
Payment of debt and capital lease obligations	-7,054	-5,271	-30,131
Borrowing under revolving credit line	19,100	70,800	248,258
Payments under revolving credit line	-19,100	-145,800	-190,640
Payment of deferred financing fees	-841	-1,230	-1,733
Surrender of shares to pay withholding taxes	-491	-269	-346
Excess tax benefits on stock compensation	110	30
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities	-2,698	98,727	65,401
Effect of foreign currency on cash and cash equivalents	-112	230
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	-16,686	19,896	-1,915
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	20,014	118	2,033
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	3,328	20,014	118
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes	10,652	11,457	12,291
Cash paid for interest	8,161	6,013	2,781
Noncash investing activity:
Capital lease		137	343
Software financing	2,869	3,328
Liabilities assumed with acquisitions	$238	$10,941

Operations_and_Basis_of_Presen

Operations and Basis of Presentation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Operations and Basis of Presentation	Note 1 - Operations and Basis of Presentation
	Description of Business and Basis of Presentation
	The financial statements include the consolidated accounts of The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc. (the “Company”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company’s quarterly periods end on the thirteenth Friday of each quarter. Every six to seven years the Company will add a fourteenth week to its fourth quarter to more closely align its year end to the calendar year. In 2011, this resulted in a 53-week year ended December 30, 2011. The Company operates in one segment, food product distribution, which is concentrated on the East and West Coasts of the United States. The Company’s customer base consists primarily of menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores.
	Consolidation
	The consolidated financial statements include all the accounts of the Company and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires it to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Estimates are used in determining, among other items, the allowance for doubtful accounts, reserves for inventories, self-insurance reserves for group medical insurance, workers’ compensation insurance, and automobile liability insurance, future cash flows associated with impairment testing for intangible assets (including goodwill) and long-lived assets, useful lives for intangible assets, stock-based compensation and tax reserves. Actual results could differ from estimates.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Revenue Recognition
	Revenue from the sale of a product is recognized at the point at which the product is delivered to the customer. The Company grants certain customers sales incentives, such as rebates or discounts and treats these as a reduction of sales at the time the sale is recognized. Sales tax billed to customers is not included in revenue but rather recorded as a liability owed to the respective taxing authorities at the time the sale is recognized.
	Cost of Sales (COS)
	The Company records cost of sales based upon the net purchase price paid for a product, including applicable freight charges incurred to deliver the product to the Company’s warehouse.
	Operating Expenses
	Operating expenses include the costs of facilities, product handling and replenishment, protein processing costs, delivery, selling and general administrative activities.
	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents. The Company periodically maintains balances at financial institutions which may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risks on its cash in bank accounts.
	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts receivable consist of trade receivables from customers and are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based upon a number of specific criteria, such as whether a customer has filed for or been placed into bankruptcy, has had accounts referred to outside parties for collections or has had accounts significantly past due. The allowance also covers short paid invoices the Company deems to be uncollectable as well as a portion of trade accounts receivable balances projected to become uncollectable based upon historic patterns.
	Inventories
	Inventories consist primarily of finished goods, food and related food products held for resale and are valued at the lower of cost or market. Our different entities record inventory using a mixture of first-in, first-out and average cost, which we believe approximates first-in, first-out. The Company maintains reserves for slow-moving and obsolete inventories.
	Purchase Incentives
	The Company receives consideration and product purchase credits from certain vendors that the Company accounts for as a reduction of cost of sales. There are several types of cash consideration received from vendors. The purchase incentive is primarily in the form of a specified amount per pound or per case. For the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013, and December 28, 2012, the recorded purchase incentives totaled approximately $8,175, $6,653, and $5,134, respectively.
	Concentrations of Credit Risks
	Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, temporary cash investments and trade receivables. The Company’s policy is to deposit its cash and temporary cash investments with major financial institutions. The Company distributes its food and related products to a customer base that consists primarily of leading menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores. To reduce credit risk, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial conditions. The Company generally does not require collateral. However, the Company, in certain instances, has obtained personal guarantees from certain customers. There is no significant balance with any individual customer.
	Equipment and Leasehold Improvements
	The Company records equipment and leasehold improvements at cost. Equipment that has been financed through capital leases is recorded at the present value of the minimum lease payments, which approximates cost. Equipment and leasehold improvements, including capital lease assets, are depreciated on a straight-line basis based upon estimated useful life.
	Software Costs
	The Company capitalizes certain computer software licenses and software implementation costs that are included in software costs in its consolidated balance sheets. These costs were incurred in connection with developing or obtaining computer software for internal use if it has a useful life in excess of one year, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 350-40 “Internal-Use Software.” Subsequent additions, modifications or upgrades to internal-use software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to perform a task that it previously did not perform. Internal use software is amortized on a straight-line basis over a three to seven year period. Capitalized costs include direct acquisitions as well as software and software development acquired under capitalized leases and internal labor where appropriate. Capitalized software purchases and related development costs, net of accumulated amortization, were $5,358 at December 26, 2014 and $2,265 at December 27, 2013.
	Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
	Long-lived assets, other than goodwill, are reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360-10-35-15, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” which only requires testing whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If any indicators are present, a recoverability test is performed by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the asset. If the net undiscounted cash flows do not exceed the carrying amount (i.e., the asset is not recoverable), an additional step is performed that determines the fair value of the asset and the Company records an impairment, if any.
	Debt Issuance Costs
	Certain costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments are capitalized and included in non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company had unamortized debt issuance costs of $2,751 and $2,803 as of December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively. These costs are amortized over the terms of the related debt instruments by effective interest rate method. Amortization of debt issuance costs was $876 for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2014, $647 for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2013, and $446 for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2012.
	Intangible Assets
	The intangible assets recorded by the Company consist of customer relationships, covenants not to compete and trademarks which are amortized over their useful lives on a schedule that approximates the pattern in which economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed. Intangible assets with finite lives are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the related assets are estimated over the assets’ useful lives based on updated projections. If the evaluation indicates that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable, the potential impairment is measured based on a projected discounted cash flow model. There have been no events or changes in circumstances during fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 or fiscal 2012 indicating that the carrying value of our finite-lived intangible assets are not recoverable.
	Goodwill
	Goodwill is the excess of the acquisition cost of businesses over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.” Impairment testing for goodwill is performed at least annually and more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. Impairment testing for goodwill uses a two-step approach, which is performed at the consolidated level, as the Company has a single reporting unit. Step one compares the fair value of the Company (using the market capitalization approach) with its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, there is a potential impairment and step two must be performed. Step two compares the carrying value of the entity’s goodwill to its implied fair value (i.e., fair value of the entity less the fair value of the entity’s assets and liabilities, including identifiable intangible assets). If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, the excess is required to be recorded as impairment. There have been no events or changes in circumstances during fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 or fiscal 2012 indicating that goodwill may be impaired.
	Employee Benefit Programs
	The Company sponsors a defined contribution plan covering substantially all full-time employees (the “401(k) Plan”). Beginning in fiscal 2011, the Company elected to make matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan at 50% of employee contributions to a maximum of six percent of an employee’s salary, capped at $2.5 per associate per year. The Company recognized expense related to the 401(k) Plan totaling $717, $449 and $337, respectively, for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012.
	Income Taxes
	The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets or liabilities are recorded to reflect the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities and their tax basis at each year-end. These amounts are adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect enacted changes in tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. The Company follows certain provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (previously reported as Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”) which established a single model to address accounting for uncertain tax positions and clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The Company evaluates uncertain tax positions, if any, by determining if it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. The Company records uncertain tax positions when it is estimable and probable that such liabilities have been incurred. The Company, when required, will accrue interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.
	Commitments and Contingencies
	The Company is subject to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes and environmental matters, as well as commitments under contractual and other commercial obligations. The Company recognizes liabilities for contingencies and commitments when a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated.
	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company measures stock-based compensation at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. Restricted stock awards are valued based on the fair value of the stock on the grant date and the related compensation expense is recognized over the service period. Similarly, for time-based restricted stock awards subject to graded vesting, the Company ensures that the compensation expense recognized is at least equal to the vested portion of the award.
	Self-Insurance Reserves
	Effective October 1, 2011, the Company began maintaining a self-insured group medical program. The program contains stop loss thresholds of $125 per incident and aggregate stop loss thresholds based upon the average number of employees enrolled in the program during the year. The amount in excess of the self-insured levels is fully insured by third party insurers. Liabilities associated with this program are estimated in part by considering historical claims experience and medical cost trends. Projections of future loss expenses are inherently uncertain because of the random nature of insurance claims occurrences and could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends.
	Effective August 1, 2012, the Company became self-insured for workers’ compensation and automobile liability to deductibles or self-insured retentions of $350 for workers compensation and $250 for automobile liability per occurrence. The amounts in excess of the Company’s deductibles are fully insured by third party insurers. Liabilities associated with this program are estimated in part by considering historical claims experience and cost trends. Projections of future loss expenses are inherently uncertain because of the random nature of insurance claims occurrences and could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends.
	Fair Value Measurements
	The carrying values of the Company’s assets and liabilities approximate the fair values except for the fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt, which is based on prevailing interest rates and market prices for debt of similar terms and maturities. The carrying amount of the Company’s senior secured notes at December 26, 2014 approximates fair value as the interest rate obtained by the Company approximates the prevailing interest rates for similar instruments. As of December 26, 2014, the Company’s only assets or liabilities measured at fair value were the contingent earn-out liabilities for the Allen Brothers, Queensgate and Euro Gourmet acquisitions. These liabilities were estimated using Level 3 inputs and had fair values of $5,696, $0 and $243 at December 26, 2014, respectively.

Net_Income_Per_Share

Net Income Per Share	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Net income per share:
Net Income Per Share	Note 3 – Net Income per Share
	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
		Fiscal Year Ended
		December 26,		December 27,		December 28,
		2014		2013		2012
	Net income	$	14,215	$	16,990	$	14,511
	Net income per share :
	Basic	$	0.58	$	0.78	$	0.7
	Diluted	$	0.57	$	0.77	$	0.69
	Weighted average common shares outstanding :
	Basic		24,638,135		21,766,743		20,612,407
	Diluted		24,844,565		21,995,042		20,926,365
	Reconciliation of earnings per share:
		Fiscal Year Ended
		December 26,		December 27,		December 28,
		2014		2013		2012
	Numerator:
	Net income	$	14,215	$	16,990	$	14,511
	Denominator:
	Weighted average basic common shares outstanding		24,638,135		21,766,743		20,612,407
	Dilutive effect of unvested common shares		206,430		228,299		313,958
	Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		24,844,565		21,995,042		20,926,365
	We had unvested common shares of 8,903, 20,944 and 0 that were anti-dilutive at December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013, and December 28, 2012, respectively.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Fair Value Measurements	Note 4 – Fair Value Measurements
	The Company accounts for certain assets and liabilities at fair value. The Company categorizes each of its fair value measurements in one of the following three levels based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety:
	Level 1 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
	Level 2 - Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities include the following:
		a)	quoted prices for similar assets in active markets;
		b)	quoted prices for identical or similar assets in inactive markets;
		c)	inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset; and
		d)	inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
	If the asset has a specified (contractual) term, the Level 2 input must be observable for substantially the full term of the asset.
	Level 3 - Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity) and significant to the fair value measure.
	Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value
	As of December 26, 2014 the Company’s only assets or liabilities measured at fair value were the contingent earn-out liabilities for the Allen Brothers, Euro Gourmet and Queensgate acquisitions. These liabilities were estimated using Level 3 inputs and had fair values of $5,696, $243 and $0 at December 26, 2014, respectively. These liabilities are reflected as accrued liabilities and other liabilities and deferred credits on the balance sheet. The fair value of contingent consideration was determined based on a probability-based approach which includes projected results, percentage probability of occurrence and the application of a discount rate to present value the payments. A significant change in projected results, discount rate, or probabilities of occurrence could result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement.
	The following table presents the changes in Level 3 contingent consideration liability:
			Euro		Allen			Queensgate			Total
			Gourmet		Brothers
	Balance December 28, 2012		$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—
	Opening liability			—		6,322			2,118			8,440
	Payments			—		—			—			—
	Changes in fair value			—		—			(1,158	)		(1,158	)
	Balance December 27, 2013			—		6,322			960			7,282
	Opening liability			238		—			—			238
	Payments			—		—			—			—
	Changes in fair value			5		(626	)		(960	)		(1,581	)
	Balance December 26, 2014		$	243	$	5,696		$	0			5,939
	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	The carrying amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets for accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value, due to the immediate to short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The fair values of the current and former revolving credit facilities and term loans approximated their book values as of December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, as these instruments had variable interest rates that reflected current market rates. The carrying amount of the Company’s senior secured notes at December 26, 2014 approximates fair value, as the interest rate obtained by the Company approximates the prevailing interest rates for similar instruments.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	Note 5 – Acquisitions
	The Company accounts for acquisitions in accordance with ASC 805 “Business Combinations”. Assets acquired and liabilities assumed are recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at their estimated fair values, as of the acquisition date. Results of operations are included in the Company’s financial statements from the date of acquisition. For the acquisitions noted below, the Company used the income approach to determine the fair value of the customer relationships, the relief from royalty method to determine the fair value of trademarks and the comparison of economic income using the with/without approach to determine the fair value of non-compete agreements. The Company used Level 3 inputs to determine the fair value of all these intangible assets.
	On December 11, 2013, the Company acquired substantially all the assets of Allen Brothers, Inc. (and its subsidiaries) based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1893, Allen Brothers is a leading processor and distributor of premium quality meats to the nation’s finest restaurants, hotels, casinos and country clubs. In addition, Allen Brothers supplies many of those same high quality products to consumers through a direct mail and e-commerce platform. The total purchase price for the business is estimated to be approximately $30,670, which includes approximately $23,939 paid at closing with cash proceeds from the Company’s September 2013 common stock offering. The remaining $6,731 represents pension liabilities the Company assumed of $2,878 and earnout consideration of $6,000 to be paid upon the achievement of certain performance milestones over the next four years following the closing, offset by $2,147 received as an adjustment to the purchase price. The Company expensed $300 of professional fees in operating expenses related to the acquisition during the year ended December 27, 2013. During fiscal 2014, the Company completed a valuation of the tangible and intangible assets of Allen Brothers as of the acquisition date. These assets were valued at fair value using Level 3 inputs. Customer lists will be amortized over 20 years and trademarks will be amortized over 40 years. Goodwill for the Allen Brothers acquisition will be amortized over 15 years for tax purposes.
	On May 1, 2013, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc. (“Qzina”), a British Columbia, Canada corporation based in Pompano Beach, Florida. Founded in 1982, Qzina is a leading supplier of gourmet chocolate, dessert and pastry products dedicated to the pastry professional. At the time of its acquisition, Qzina supplied some of the finest restaurants, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, hotels and cruise lines throughout the U.S. and Canada. The total purchase price for Qzina was approximately $31,796, net of $578 of cash and was funded with borrowings under the revolving credit facility portion of the Company’s senior secured credit facilities. In the third quarter of 2014, the Company received a settlement of $491 from the prior owners of Qzina directly related to disputes regarding the working capital adjustment. The Company reduced goodwill by $400 and used $91 to offset legal fees that were incurred in connection with the dispute. The Company expensed $149 of legal fees in operating expenses related to the acquisition in the year ended December 27, 2013. The Company has completed a formal valuation of the tangible and intangible assets of Qzina, as of the acquisition date. These assets were valued at fair value using Level 3 inputs. Other intangible assets consist of trademarks, which will be amortized over 20 years, customer relationships, which will be amortized over 20 years and covenants not to compete, which will be amortized over 2-5 years. Goodwill for the Qzina acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.
	On December 31, 2012, the Company purchased substantially all the assets of Queensgate Foodservice (“Queensgate”), a foodservice distributor based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The purchase price for Queensgate was approximately $21,934, which the Company financed with borrowings under the revolving credit facility portion of the Company’s then-existing senior secured credit facilities. Additionally, the purchase price could have been increased by up to $2,400 based upon the achievement of certain EBITDA milestones over a two-year period following the closing. This contingent consideration was not earned, as Queensgate did not meet the EBITDA threshold requiring payment for fiscal 2014 and 2013 results, and was recorded as a reduction of operating expenses. The Company expensed $69 of legal fees in operating expenses related to the acquisition in the year ended December 27, 2013. The Company has completed a formal valuation of the tangible and intangible assets of Queensgate. These assets were valued at fair value using Level 3 inputs. Other intangible assets consist of customer relationships, which will be amortized over 7 years, and covenants not to compete, which will be amortized over 5 years. Goodwill for the Queensgate acquisition will be amortized for tax purposes over 15 years.
	On August 10, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Michael’s for approximately $52,973, net of $536 of cash. In August of 2013, we paid the sellers $335 to settle a dispute over the final working capital settlement. Michael’s distributes an extensive portfolio of custom cut beef, seafood and other center-of-the-plate products to many of the leading restaurants, country clubs, hotels and casinos in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. The Company financed the purchase price with borrowings under the revolving credit facility portion of the Company’s then-existing senior secured credit facilities. During the year ended December 28, 2012, the Company expensed $85 of legal fees in operating expenses related to the acquisition. The Company has completed a formal valuation of the intangible and certain tangible assets of Michael’s. The financial statements reflect the results of the valuation of the goodwill, intangible assets and fixed assets the Company acquired in the transaction. These assets were valued at fair value using Level 3 inputs. Other intangible assets consist of customer relationships, which will be amortized over 10 years, two trademarks, which will be amortized over 12-20 years, and covenants not to compete, which will be amortized over 5 years. Goodwill for the Michael’s acquisition will be amortized for tax purposes over a period of 15 years.
	On April 27, 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of Praml International, Ltd., a Nevada corporation (“Praml”), for approximately $19,548 in cash. Praml is a leading specialty foodservice company that has serviced the Las Vegas and Reno markets for over 20 years. The Company financed the purchase price with borrowings under the revolving credit facility portion of the Company’s then-existing senior secured credit facilities. During the year ended December 28, 2012, the Company expensed $23 of legal fees in operating expenses related to the acquisition. The Company has completed a valuation of the tangible and intangible assets of Praml. These assets were valued at fair value using Level 3 inputs. Other intangible assets consist of customer relationships, which will be amortized over 11 years, covenants not to compete, which will be amortized over 6 years, and two trademarks, which will be amortized over 1-20 years. Goodwill for the Praml acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.
	The table below details the assets and liabilities acquired as part of the acquisitions of Allen Brothers, which was effective as of December 9, 2013, Qzina, which was effective as of May 1, 2013, Queensgate, which was effective as of December 31, 2012, Michael’s, which was effective as of August 10, 2012, and Praml, which was effective as of April 27, 2012, and the allocation of the purchase price paid in connection with these acquisitions.
		Allen Brothers			Qzina			Queensgate			Michael’s			Praml
	Current assets	$	15,797		$	22,498		$	4,140		$	16,161		$	3,315
	Customer relationships		2,522			6,070			1,520			12,431			4,187
	Trademarks		4,782			4,411			—			12,724			1,369
	Goodwill		10,924			5,445			15,243			12,239			12,866
	Non-compete agreement		—			2,480			2,920			477			1,254
	Fixed assets		4,370			906			1,909			2,871			—
	Other assets		33
	Deferred tax assets		—			—			—			29			—
	Deferred tax liability		—			(4,302	)		(863	)		—			(2,676	)
	Capital leases		—			(137	)		—			(343	)		—
	Earn-out liability		(6,322	)		—			(2,118	)		—			—
	Pension exit liability		(2,878	)		—			—			—			—
	Unfavorable leases		—			(6	)		—			—			—
	Current liabilities		(7,436	)		(5,391	)		(817	)		(2,744	)		(767	)
	Cash purchase price	$	21,792		$	31,974		$	21,934		$	53,845		$	19,548

Inventory

Inventory	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Inventory	Note 6 – Inventory
	Inventory consists of finished product. Our different entities record inventory using a mixture of first-in, first-out and average cost, which we believe approximates first-in, first-out. Inventory is reflected net of reserves for shrinkage and obsolescence totaling $1,130 and $683 at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively.

Restricted_Cash

Restricted Cash	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Receivables [Abstract]
Restricted Cash	Note 7 – Restricted Cash
	On April 26, 2012, Dairyland HP LLC, an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“DHP”), entered into a financing arrangement under the New Markets Tax Credit (“NMTC”) program under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), pursuant to which Commercial Lending II LLC (“CLII”), a community development entity and a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase”), provided to DHP an $11,000 construction loan (the “NMTC Loan”) to help fund DHP’s expansion and build-out of the Company’s new Bronx, New York distribution facility. The proceeds from the NMTC Loan were fully utilized during fiscal 2014. Prior to their use, the proceeds from this loan were reflected as restricted cash on the balance sheet. For more information on the NMTC Loan see Note 10.

Equipment_and_Leasehold_Improv

Equipment and Leasehold Improvements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Equipment and Leasehold Improvements	Note 8 – Equipment and Leasehold Improvements
	Plant, equipment and leasehold improvements consisted of the following:
			As of
		Useful Lives	26-Dec-14			27-Dec-13
	Land	Indefinite	$	1,464		$	1,464
	Buildings	20 years		3,672			3,672
	Machinery and equipment	5-10 years		7,220			7,111
	Computers, data processing and other equipment	3-7 years		6,424			6,006
	Leasehold improvements	7-15 years		9,057			9,091
	Furniture and fixtures	7 years		904			622
	Vehicles	5-7 years		987			1,001
	Other	7 years		95			95
	Construction-in-process			36,200			14,414
				66,023			43,476
	Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization			(18,085	)		(15,887	)
	Equipment and leasehold improvements, net		$	47,938		$	27,589
	Construction-in-process at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013 relates primarily to the build out of our new distribution facility in Bronx, New York, the build out of our new distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada and the costs incurred related to the implementation of our JD Edwards ERP system. The Company expects to spend approximately $20,000 in fiscal 2015 to complete these projects.
	At December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012, the Company had $509, $820 and $679, respectively, of equipment and vehicles financed by capital leases. The Company recorded depreciation of $96, $211 and $132 on these assets for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012, respectively.
	Depreciation expense was $2,166, $2,024 and $1,730 for the fiscal years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012, respectively.
	Capitalized software is recorded net of accumulated amortization of $2,423 and $1,572 for the fiscal years ended December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively. Amortization expense on software was $851, $286 and $221 for the fiscal years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013, and December 28, 2012, respectively.

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	Note 9 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are presented as follows:
	Carrying amount as of December 28, 2012	$	45,359
	Goodwill increases		32,719
	Foreign currency translation		(52	)
	Carrying amount as of December 27, 2013		78,026
	Goodwill increases		564
	Foreign currency translation		(82	)
	Carrying amount as of December 26, 2014	$	78,508
	Other intangible assets consist of customer relationships being amortized over a period ranging from four to twenty years, trademarks being amortized over a period of one to forty years, and non-compete agreements being amortized over a period of two to six years. Other intangible assets were consisted of the following at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013:
		Weighted-Average			Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net Amount
		Remaining			Carrying Amount
		Amortization Period
	26-Dec-14
	Customer relationships		131 months		$	32,261	$	(6,939	)	$	25,322
	Non-compete agreements		38 months			7,166		(2,825	)		4,341
	Trademarks		270 months			23,586		(2,764	)		20,822
	Total		181 months		$	63,013	$	(12,528	)	$	50,485
	27-Dec-13
	Customer relationships		132 months		$	29,439	$	(4,199	)	$	25,240
	Non-compete agreements		49 months			7,131		(1,412	)		5,719
	Other amortizable intangibles		119 months			9,274		(54	)		9,220
	Trademarks		239 months			18,804		(1,533	)		17,271
	Total		154 months		$	64,648	$	(7,198	)	$	57,450
	Amortization expense for other intangibles was $5,130, $4,796 and $1,858 for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012, respectively. At December 27, 2013, other amortizable intangibles represented the initial purchase price allocation for Allen Brothers.
	As of December 26, 2014, estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
	2015		$	5,255
	2016			5,198
	2017			5,162
	2018			4,023
	2019			3,745
	Thereafter			27,102
	Total		$	50,485

Debt_Obligations

Debt Obligations	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Obligations	Note 10 – Debt Obligations
	Debt obligations as of December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013 consisted of the following:
		December 26,			December 27,
		2014			2013
	Senior secured notes	$	100,000		$	100,000
	Term loan		27,000			33,000
	New Markets Tax Credit Loan		11,000			11,000
	Capital leases and financed software		5,536			3,714
	Total debt obligations		143,536			147,714
	Less: current installments		(7,736	)		(6,867	)
	Total debt obligations excluding current installments	$	135,800		$	140,847
	On April 25, 2012, Dairyland USA Corporation, The Chefs’ Warehouse Mid-Atlantic, LLC, Bel Canto Foods, LLC, The Chefs’ Warehouse West Coast, LLC, The Chefs’ Warehouse of Florida, LLC (each, a “Borrower” and collectively, the “Borrowers”), the Company and Chefs’ Warehouse Parent, LLC (together with the Company, the “Guarantors”) entered into a senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Agreement”) with the lenders from time to time party thereto, Chase, as Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto. The Credit Agreement replaced the credit agreement that the Borrowers and the Guarantors entered into in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. On August 29, 2012, Michael’s Finer Meats Holdings, LLC and Michael’s Finer Meats, LLC each was added as a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement. On January 24, 2013, The Chefs’ Warehouse Midwest, LLC was added as a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement. On October 18, 2013, CW LV Real Estate LLC was added as a Guarantor under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. On January 10, 2014, Allen Brothers and The Great Steakhouse Steaks, LLC were added as Guarantors under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
	The Credit Agreement provided for a senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) in the aggregate amount of up to $40,000 (the loans thereunder, the “Term Loans”) and a senior secured revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Facilities”) of up to an aggregate amount of $100,000 (the loans thereunder, the “Revolving Credit Loans”). The Credit Agreement also provided that the Borrowers could, at their option, increase the aggregate amount of borrowings under either the Revolving Credit Facility or the Term Loan Facility in an aggregate amount up to $40,000 (but in not less than $10,000 increments) (the “Accordion”) without the consent of any lenders not participating in such increase, subject to certain customary conditions and lenders committing to provide the increase in funding. The final maturity of the Term Loans and Revolving Credit Facility was April 25, 2017. Subject to adjustment for prepayments, the Company was required to make quarterly principal payments on the Term Loans on June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31, with the first four quarterly payments equal to $1,000 per quarter and the last sixteen quarterly payments equal to $1,500 per quarter, with the remaining balance due upon maturity.
	The Credit Facilities were secured by substantially all the assets of the Borrowers and the Guarantors with the exception of equity interests in and assets of DHP. Borrowings under the Credit Facilities bore interest at the Company’s option of either (i) the alternate base rate (representing the greatest of (1) Chase’s prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate for overnight borrowings plus 1/2 of 1% and (3) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for one month plus 2.50%, plus in each case the applicable margin of 0.50% for Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans or (ii), in the case of Eurodollar Borrowings (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the applicable margin of 3.0% for Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans. The Credit Agreement also included financial covenants that required the Company to meet targeted leverage and fixed charge ratios.
	On September 28, 2012, the Borrowers exercised the Accordion under the Credit Agreement in full to increase the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility by $40,000. As a result of the Borrowers’ exercise of the Accordion, borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Loans increased from $100,000 to $140,000. All other terms of the Credit Agreement were unchanged.
	On April 26, 2012, DHP entered into a financing arrangement under the NMTC program under the Code, pursuant to which CLII provided to DHP the NMTC Loan to help fund DHP’s expansion and build-out of its new Bronx, New York facility, which construction is required under the lease agreement related to such facility. The NMTC Loan is evidenced by a Mortgage Note, dated as of April 26, 2012 (the “Mortgage Note”), between DHP, as maker, and CLII, as payee. Under the Mortgage Note, DHP is obligated to pay CLII (i) monthly interest payments on the principal balance then outstanding and (ii) the entire unpaid principal balance then due and owing on April 26, 2017. Interest accrues under the Mortgage Note at 1.00% per annum for as long as DHP is not in default thereunder, which interest shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.
	On April 17, 2013, the Borrowers, the Guarantors and the lenders a party thereto entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement to amend and restate the Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”). On May 31, 2013, Qzina Specialty Foods North America (USA), Inc., QZ Acquisition (USA), Inc., The Chefs’ Warehouse Pastry Division, Inc., Qzina Specialty Foods (Ambassador), Inc., Qzina Specialty Foods, Inc. (WA), and Qzina Specialty Foods, Inc. (FL) were added as Guarantors under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
	The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amends and restates the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for $36,000 in principal amount of Term Loans under the Term Loan Facility and up to an aggregate amount of $140,000 of Revolving Credit Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility. The sub-limits for letters of credit and swingline loans under the Credit Facilities were unchanged. Unutilized commitments under the revolving credit facility portion of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are subject to a per annum fee of from 0.35% to 0.45%, based on the Company’s leverage ratio. A fronting fee of 0.25% per annum is payable on the face amount of each letter of credit issued under the Credit Facilities.
	The final maturity of the Credit Facilities remains April 25, 2017. Subject to adjustment for prepayments, the Company is required to make quarterly principal payments on the Term Loans on June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31 of each year, with each quarterly payment equal to $1,500, with the remaining balance due upon maturity.
	After giving effect to the amendment and restatement thereof, borrowings under the Credit Facilities continue to be secured by all the assets of the Borrowers and Guarantors, with the exception of the equity interests in and assets of DHP, and borrowings thereunder will bear interest at the Company’s option of either (i) the alternate base rate (representing the greatest of (1) Chase’s prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate for overnight borrowings plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBO rate for one month plus 2.50%) plus in each case an applicable margin of from 1.75% to 2.25%, based on the Company’s leverage ratio, or (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Borrowings (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), the adjusted LIBO rate plus an applicable margin of from 2.75% to 3.25%, based on the Company’s leverage ratio. The LIBO rate is the rate for Eurodollar deposits for a period equal to one, three or six months (as selected by the applicable Borrower) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor or substitute page on such screen), at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time, two business days prior to the commencement of the applicable interest period. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also includes financial covenants that require the Company to meet targeted leverage and fixed charge ratios.
	On April 17, 2013, the Company issued $100,000 in guaranteed senior secured notes (the “Notes”) to Prudential Capital Group, an institutional investment division of Prudential Financial, Inc., through a private placement transaction pursuant to a Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement dated April 17, 2013 (the “Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement”). The Notes bear an annual interest rate of 5.9% and mature in 2023. The Notes must be repaid in two equal installments of $50,000. The first payment is due on April 17, 2018. The second payment is due at maturity on April 17, 2023. The proceeds from the private placement of the Notes were used to repay borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Notes have financial covenants that are substantially similar to the financial covenants for the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
	During fiscal 2014, the Company entered into various amendments to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to effect the following changes: (i) permit one of the Company’s subsidiaries to incur up to $15,000 of permitted indebtedness and associated liens to obtain construction and permit mortgage financing for a new warehouse facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, (ii) increase the basket for additional indebtedness that is not otherwise permitted by the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement from $5,000 to $10,000, (iii) eliminate the Company’s requirement to achieve a certain minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) as of September 30, 2014 and to amend the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio definition (A) to account for the significant investments the Company has made, and expects to continue to make, in its business to support its growth and (B) to eliminate the deduction of the unfinanced portion of Capital Expenditures (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) from the calculation of EBITDA utilized to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (iv) permit a sale-leaseback transaction involving the Company’s Las Vegas distribution facility that is currently under construction, (v) increase the amount of assets that the loan parties may sell in any twelve month period in transactions not otherwise permitted from $1,000 to $5,000, (vi) adjust certain financial covenants and the periods during which the loan parties must comply with such covenants, and (vii) set a maximum permitted amount of Capital Expenditures that may be made or incurred by the loan parties in future fiscal years. The Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement was similarly amended to modify the Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement in the same manner as the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
	As of December 26, 2014, the Borrowers and Guarantors were in compliance with all debt covenants under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended, the Notes and the Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, as amended, DHP was in compliance with all debt covenants under the NMTC Loan and the Company had reserved $4,845 of the Revolving Credit Facility for the issuance of letters of credit. As of December 26, 2014, funds totaling $135,155 were available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Stockholders_Equity

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Note 11 – Stockholders’ Equity
	On September 25, 2013, the Company completed a public offering of 3,800,000 shares of its common stock at $21.00 per share, and certain existing stockholders sold an additional 1,375,000 shares, including 675,000 shares sold to the underwriters to cover over-allotments. The Company recognized proceeds of approximately $75,037 after deducting underwriting fees and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The Company utilized approximately $12,500 of the net proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, and subsequently used $23,939 to finance its acquisition of Allen Brothers, $2,063 to finance its acquisition of Euro Gourmet and the remainder for general corporate purposes.
	Equity Incentive Plan
	The Company has adopted the 2011 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Plan”). The purpose of the Equity Plan is to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by (i) attracting and retaining key officers, employees and directors; (ii) motivating such individuals by means of performance related incentives to achieve long-range performance goals; (iii) enabling such individuals to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company; (iv) encouraging ownership of stock in the Company by such individuals; and (v) linking their compensation to the long-term interests of the Company and its stockholders.
	The Equity Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors and allows for the issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), restricted share awards (“RSAs”), restricted share units, performance awards, or other stock-based awards. Stock option exercise prices are fixed by the Committee but shall not be less than the fair market value of a common share on the date of the grant of the option, except in the case of substitute awards. Similarly, the grant price of an SAR may not be less than the fair market value of a common share on the date of the grant. The Committee will determine the expiration date of each stock option and SAR, but in no case shall the stock option or SAR be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the date of the grant. The Company plans to issue new shares upon exercise of any stock options. The Equity Plan provided 1,750,000 shares available for grant, of which no more than 1,000,000 could be for Incentive Stock Options. As of December 26, 2014, there were 1,078,511 shares available for grant.
	On August 2, 2011, the Company granted RSAs totaling 206,666 shares to two employees. The awards were valued at $18.01 per share, representing the closing price of the Company’s common stock on August 2, 2011. Fifty percent of the awards (103,333 shares) vested immediately resulting in a compensation charge of $1,861 and the remainder of the awards, a total of 103,333 shares, were scheduled to vest in equal amounts on each of the next four anniversary dates of the grant of which $193 was recognized as compensation expense during fiscal 2011. During fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized expense totaling $54, $93 and $1,055 on these RSAs, respectively. This included a charge for $713 during fiscal 2012 related to the accelerated vesting of 41,334 RSAs issued to the Company’s former chief operating officer as part of his separation from the Company. Through December 26, 2014, RSAs granted in 2011 totaling 25,830 shares were forfeited.
	On November 2, 2011, the Company granted RSAs totaling 5,652 shares to its four independent directors which vested on the date of the first annual stockholders’ meeting. These shares were valued at $14.30 each (the closing price of our common stock on November 2, 2011). The Company recognized $38 of expense related to these grants in fiscal 2012.
	During fiscal 2012, the Company issued 229,031 RSAs to its employees and independent directors at a weighted average grant date fair value of $17.63 each. Of these awards, 34,783 RSAs were performance-based grants. The Company recognized no expense on the performance-based grants in fiscal 2014, 2013 or 2012 because the Company did not achieve the performance targets applicable to those periods. The remaining awards were time-based grants which will vest over 4-5 years from the date of grant. During fiscal 2014, 2013 and 2012 the Company recognized expense totaling $631, $742 and $454, respectively, on the time-based grants. Through December 26, 2014, 35,441 of the RSAs granted in 2012 were forfeited. During fiscal 2012, 8,582 RSAs, which were issued prior to the Company’s initial public offering, were forfeited.
	During fiscal 2013, the Company granted 268,889 RSAs to its employees and independent directors at a weighted average grant date fair value of $16.90 each. Of these awards, 183,700 were performance-based grants. The Company recognized no expense on the performance-based grants during fiscal 2014 and 2013, because the Company did not achieve the performance targets applicable to fiscal 2014 and 2013. The remaining awards were time-based grants which will vest between one and four years from the date of grant. During fiscal 2014 and 2013, the Company recognized expense totaling $355 and $375 on these time-based RSAs. During fiscal 2014, 20,681 of the time vesting RSAs and 37,432 of the performance-vesting RSAs were forfeited. During fiscal 2013, 2,108 of the time vesting RSAs and 8,692 of the performance-vesting RSAs were forfeited.
	During fiscal 2014, the Company granted 91,176 RSAs to its employees and independent directors at a weighted average grant date fair value of $19.78 each. Of these awards, 27,201 were performance-based grants. The Company recognized no expense on the performance-based grants during fiscal 2014, because the Company did not achieve the performance targets applicable to fiscal 2014. The remaining awards were time-based grants which will vest between one and four years from the date of grant. During fiscal 2014, the Company recognized expense totaling $334 on these time-based RSAs.
	At December 26, 2014, the Company had 374,567 of unvested RSAs outstanding. At December 26, 2014, the total unrecognized compensation cost for these unvested RSAs was $6,208, and the weighted-average remaining useful life was approximately 14 months. Of this total, $2,484 related to RSAs with time-based vesting provisions and $3,724 related to RSAs with performance-based vesting provisions. At December 26, 2014, the weighted-average remaining useful lives were approximately 15 months for time-based vesting RSAs and 13months for the performance-based vesting RSAs. No compensation expense related to the Company’s RSAs has been capitalized.
	The Company has not issued any type of equity award other than RSAs under the Equity Plan.

Leases

Leases	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Leases [Abstract]
Leases	Note 12 – Leases
	The Company leases various warehouse and office facilities and certain vehicles and equipment under long-term operating lease agreements that expire at various dates, with related parties and with others. See Note 15 for additional discussion of related party transactions. The Company records operating lease costs, including any determinable rent increases, on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As of December 26, 2014, the Company is obligated under non-cancelable operating lease agreements to make future minimum lease payments as follows:
		Related		Third Party		Third Party		Third Party		Total
		Party Real		Real Estate		Vehicles		Other
		Estate
	2015	$	489	$	5,559	$	5,612	$	715	$	12,375
	2016		499		5,158		5,421		442		11,520
	2017		509		4,909		5,049		95		10,562
	2018		519		4,389		3,898		30		8,836
	2019		529		3,772		3,424		—		7,725
	Thereafter		2,661		31,405		2,953		—		37,019
	Total minimum lease payments	$	5,206	$	55,192	$	26,357	$	1,282	$	88,037
	Total rent expense for operating leases for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012 was $16,381, $13,529 and $10,172, respectively. One of the Company’s subsidiaries, Dairyland USA Corporation, subleases one of its distribution centers from TCW Leasing Co., LLC (“TCW”), an entity controlled by the Company’s founders. TCW leases the distribution center from the New York City Industrial Development Agency. In connection with this sublease arrangement and TCW’s obligations to its mortgage lender, Dairyland USA Corporation and two of the Company’s other subsidiaries initially were required to act as guarantors of TCW’s mortgage obligation on the distribution center. The mortgage payoff date is December 2029 and the potential obligation under this guarantee totaled $9,328 at December 26, 2014. By agreement dated July 1, 2005, the lender released all three of the Company’s subsidiaries from their guaranty obligations, provided the sublease between Dairyland USA Corporation and TCW remains in full force and effect. During fiscal 2014, the Company and its subsidiaries were in full compliance with that requirement. In addition, during the first quarter of 2015, TCW plans to refinance its mortgage with another lender, with the result that the Company and its subsidiaries will be unconditionally and fully released from any guaranty of TCW’s mortgage loan.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Income Taxes
Income Taxes	Note 13 – Income Taxes
	The provision for income taxes consists of the following for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012:
		December 26,			December 27,			December 28,
		2014			2013			2012
	Current income tax expense
	Federal	$	7,411		$	8,402		$	8,173
	Foreign		114			86			—
	State		2,935			2,350			2,474
	Total current income tax expense		10,460			10,838			10,647
	Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
	Federal		92			830			(69	)
	Foreign		30			—			—
	State		51			140			(14	)
	Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)		173			970			(83	)
	Total income tax expense	$	10,633		$	11,808		$	10,564
	The income tax expense differed from the total statutory income tax expense as computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income before taxes. The reasons for the differences for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012 are set forth and quantified in the following table:
		December 26,			December 27,			December 28,
		2014			2013			2012
	Statutory U.S. Federal tax	$	8,697		$	10,079		$	8,776
	Differences due to:
	Other permanent differences		266			293			215
	State and local taxes, net of federal benefit		1,499			1,705			1,525
	Foreign tax rate differential		74			86			—
	Change in prior year tax estimate		227			(185	)		147
	Other, net		(130	)		(170	)		(99	)
		$	10,633		$	11,808		$	10,564
	Deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013 consist of the following:
		December 26,			December 27,
		2014			2013
	Current deferred tax assets:
	Receivables and inventory	$	3,948		$	3,204
	Paid time off accrual		45			65
	Self-insurance reserves		1,332			815
	Cumulative foreign exchange difference		703			220
	Current deferred tax assets		6,028			4,304
	Current deferred tax liabilities:
	Earnout liabilities		(1,145	)		—
	Deduction of prepaid expenses		(1,383	)		(1,596	)
	Current deferred tax assets, net	$	3,500		$	2,708
	Non-current deferred tax assets and liabilities:
	Foreign tax credit payable	$	202		$	—
	Federal net loss carryforwards		113			113
	State net loss carryforwards		158			131
	Rent accrual		696			739
	Stock compensation		382			332
	Deferred acquisition costs		189			82
	Other		1			—
	Net non-current deferred tax assets		1,741			1,397
	Non-current deferred tax liabilities:
	Property & equipment		(598	)		(537	)
	Intangible assets		(9,212	)		(9,198	)
	Other		2			—
	Non-current deferred tax liabilities		(9,808	)		(9,735	)
	Non-current deferred tax liabilities, net	$	(8,067	)	$	(8,338	)
	The deferred tax provision results from the effects of net changes during the year in deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. Federal and various state and local jurisdictions as well as the Canadian Federal and provincial districts. For Federal income tax purposes, the 2011 through 2014 tax years remain open for examination by the tax authorities under the normal three-year statute of limitations and the fact that we have not yet filed our tax return for 2014. For state tax purposes, the 2010 through 2013 tax years remain open for examination by the tax authorities under a four-year statute of limitations. The Company records interest and penalties, if any, in income tax expense.
	At December 26, 2014, the Company had a federal net loss carryforward of $323 which resulted from the Company’s acquisition of Qzina in 2013. This federal net loss carryforward expires in fiscal 2033. The Company also acquired state net loss carryforwards totaling $1,725 upon completion of the Qzina acquisition in 2013. The state net loss carryforwards expire between 2031 and 2033. During 2014, the Company generated state net loss carryforwards of $142 from operations. These state net loss carryforwards expire between 2019 and 2034.
	The foreign net loss carryforward represents the foreign deductions impact from the deferred tax assets and liabilities related to the Qzina acquisition. These net loss carryforwards are fully reserved for as the foreign tax credit is disallowed as a result of IRC Section 901(m), which does not allow use of foreign tax credits on the portion of the deductions to a step-up in basis of the assets.
	For financial reporting purposes, income from operations before income taxes for our foreign subsidiaries was $1,108 for the year ended December 26, 2014. We had no foreign operations prior to fiscal 2013. Since it is our intention to indefinitely reinvest these earnings, no U.S. taxes have been provided for these amounts. If we changed our reinvestment policy and decided to remit earnings as a dividend, a deferred tax liability would arise. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability on these unremitted taxes is not practicable.
	There was an examination of the 2010-2012 New York state tax returns. It was asserted during the audit that the QEZE tax credit in New York state, which is a credit of the franchise tax owed for doing business in a qualified enterprise zone, should have started being phased out in 20% increments in 2010. The Company began to phase-out the QEZE credit in 2011. It was also asserted during the audit that the QEZE credit was only applicable to the ratio of tax for the Company’s Dairyland subsidiary. The company is currently disputing this argument and has accounted for a more-likely-than-not final assessment for the tax years 2010-2013 of $511, net of federal tax benefit. If all the Company’s proposals are rejected, the Company believes the final assessment will be $725, net of federal tax benefit.

Employee_Benefit_Plans

Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Benefit Plans	Note 14 – Employee Benefit Plans
	Employee Tax-Deferred Savings Plan
	The Company offers a 401(k) Plan to all full-time employees that provides for tax-deferred salary deductions for eligible employees. Employees may choose to make voluntary contributions of their annual compensation to the 401(k) Plan, limited to an annual maximum amount as set periodically by the Internal Revenue Service. Beginning in 2011, the Company provided discretionary matching contributions equal to 50 percent of the employee’s contribution amount, up to a maximum of six percent of the employee’s annual salary, capped at $2.5 per associate per year. Matching contributions begin vesting after two years and are fully vested after six years. Employee contributions are fully vested when made. Under the 401(k) Plan there is no option available to the employee to receive or purchase the Company’s common stock. Matching contributions under the 401(k) Plan were $717 for fiscal 2014, $449 for fiscal 2013 and $337 for fiscal 2012.

Related_Parties

Related Parties	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Parties	Note 15 – Related Parties
	The Company leases two warehouse facilities from related parties. These facilities are owned by entities owned 100% by Christopher Pappas, the Company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer, John Pappas, the Company’s vice chairman and one of its directors, and Dean Facatselis, a former non-employee director of the Company and the brother-in-law of Messrs. Pappas, and are deemed to be affiliates of these individuals. Expense related to the above facilities was $1,564 for the year ended December 26, 2014 and $1,537 for the years ended December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012, respectively.
	One of the Company’s non-employee directors, Stephen Hanson, was the President and a 50% owner of a New York City-based multi-concept restaurant operator holding company until December 2013. Certain subsidiaries of this holding company are customers of the Company and its subsidiaries that purchased an aggregate of approximately $3,609, $3,616 and $3,200 of products from us during fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012, respectively.
	Each of Christopher Pappas, John Pappas and Dean Facatselis owns 8.33% of a New York City-based restaurant customer of the Company and its subsidiaries that purchased an aggregate of approximately $144, $195 and $213 of products from the Company during fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012, respectively. Messrs. Pappas and Facatselis have no other interest in the restaurant other than these equal interests and are not involved in the day-to-day operation or management of this restaurant.
	John Pappas’s brother-in-law, Constantine Papataros, is one of the Company’s employees. The Company paid him approximately $185, $170 and $140 in total compensation during fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012, respectively.
	Christopher Pappas’s brother, John Pappas, is one of the Company’s employees and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company paid John Pappas approximately $447, $452 and $302 in total compensation for fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 and fiscal 2012, respectively. John Pappas did not receive any compensation in fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 or fiscal 2012 for his service on the Company’s Board of Directors.
	An entity owned by Messrs. C. Pappas, J. Couri and S. Hanson own an interest in an aircraft that we use for business purposes in the course of our operations. Each of Messrs. C. Pappas, J. Couri and S. Hanson paid for their respective ownership interests (25% for each individual) in the aircraft himself and bears his respective share of all operating, personnel and maintenance costs associated with the operation of the aircraft. In 2014, we made payments of $280 for use of such aircraft, which included $264 paid directly to an entity not owned by Messrs. C. Pappas, J. Couri or S. Hanson, that manages the aircraft.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Commitments and Contingencies	Note 16 – Commitments and Contingencies
	Guarantees
	One of the Company’s subsidiaries, Dairyland USA Corporation, subleases one of its distribution centers from TCW Leasing Co., LLC (“TCW”), an entity controlled by the Company’s founders. TCW leases the distribution center from the New York City Industrial Development Agency. In connection with this sublease arrangement and TCW’s obligations to its mortgage lender, Dairyland USA Corporation and two of the Company’s other subsidiaries initially were required to act as guarantors of TCW’s mortgage obligation on the distribution center. The mortgage payoff date is December 2029 and the potential obligation under this guarantee totaled $9,328 at December 26, 2014. By agreement dated July 1, 2005, the lender released all three of the Company’s subsidiaries from their guaranty obligations, provided the sublease between Dairyland USA Corporation and TCW remains in full force and effect. During fiscal 2014, the Company and its subsidiaries were in full compliance with that requirement. In addition, during the first quarter of 2015, TCW plans to refinance its mortgage with another lender, with the result that the Company and its subsidiaries will be unconditionally and fully released from any guaranty of TCW’s mortgage loan.
	Legal Contingencies
	The Company is involved in various legal proceedings. The Company establishes reserves for specific legal proceedings when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management has also identified certain other legal matters where the Company believes an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible and/or for which no estimate of possible losses can be made. Management believes that the total liabilities to the Company that may arise as a result of currently pending legal proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company taken as a whole.
	Tax Audits
	The Company is involved in various tax matters, with respect to some of which the outcome is uncertain. These audits may result in the assessment of additional taxes that are subsequently resolved with authorities or potentially through the courts. Refer to Note 13 for further information.
	Risk Management Programs
	The Company maintains a self-insured group medical program. The program contains individual stop loss thresholds of $125 per incident and aggregate stop loss thresholds based upon the average number of employees enrolled in the program throughout the year. The amount in excess of the self-insured levels is fully insured by third party insurers. Liabilities associated with this program are estimated in part by considering historical claims experience and medical cost trends. Projections of future loss expenses are inherently uncertain because of the random nature of insurance claims occurrences and could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends. The Company’s self-insurance reserves for its medical program totaled $574 and $378 at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively.
	The Company maintains an insurance program for its automobile liability and workers compensation insurance subject to deductibles or self-insured retentions of $350 for workers compensation and $250 for automobile liability per occurrence. The amounts in excess of our deductibles are fully insured by third party insurers. Liabilities associated with this program are estimated in part by considering historical claims experience and cost trends. Projections of future loss expenses are inherently uncertain because of the random nature of insurance claims occurrences and could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends. The Company’s self-insurance reserves for its automobile liability program totaled $928 and $777 at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively. Self-insurance reserves for workers compensation totaled $2,911 and $1,559 at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively.
	Workforce (unaudited)
	As of December 26, 2014 we had approximately 1,281 full-time and part-time employees, 159 of whom (approximately 12.4%) are represented by unions. Of the 159 represented by unions, 121 are operating under a collective bargaining agreement. This agreement expires in August of 2017 and we expect we will be able to renegotiate the agreement on satisfactory terms at that time. We do not contribute to a pension plan on behalf of our union employees. The Company believes its relations with its employees are generally satisfactory.

Valuation_Reserves

Valuation Reserves	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Valuation Reserves
Valuation Reserves	Note 17 – Valuation Reserves
	A summary of the activity in the accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts appears below:
		December			December			December
		26, 2014			27, 2013			28, 2012
	Balance at beginning of period	$	3,642		$	3,440		$	2,900
	Charged to costs and expenses		1,195			924			1,434
	Customer accounts written off, net of recoveries		(162	)		(722	)		(894	)
	Balance at end of period	$	4,675		$	3,642		$	3,440
	A summary of activity in the inventory valuation reserve appears below:
		December			December			December
		26, 2014			27, 2013			28, 2012
	Balance at beginning of period	$	683		$	650		$	575
	Charged to costs and expenses		3,422			3,051			1,948
	Inventory written off		(2,975	)		(3,018	)		(1,873	)
	Balance at end of period	$	1,130		$	683		$	650

Quarterly_Results

Quarterly Results	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Disclosure Quarterly Results [Abstract]
Quarterly Results	Note 18 – Quarterly Results (unaudited)
	The quarterly results of the Company for the years ended December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013 are as follows:
		March 28,		June 27,		Sept. 26,		Dec. 26,
		2014		2014		2014 (1)		2014 (2)
	Net sales	$	187,183	$	213,144	$	208,070	$	228,228
	Gross profit		46,068		52,402		50,693		56,889
	Operating profit		3,751		8,557		9,033		11,669
	Income before income taxes		1,692		6,458		7,132		9,566
	Net income		989		3,820		4,207		5,199
	Basic net income per share		0.04		0.16		0.17		0.21
	Diluted net income per share		0.04		0.15		0.17		0.21
		March 29,		June 28,		Sept. 27,		Dec. 27,
		2013 (3)		2013 (4)		2013 (5)		2013 (6)
	Net sales	$	139,419	$	170,157	$	170,581	$	193,388
	Gross profit		35,154		44,042		43,957		49,211
	Operating profit		5,897		11,055		9,435		10,194
	Income before income taxes		4,530		9,148		7,107		8,013
	Net income		2,647		5,345		4,160		4,838
	Basic net income per share		0.13		0.26		0.2		0.2
	Diluted net income per share		0.13		0.25		0.2		0.19
	(1) The Company recorded a recovery of approximately $1,500 related to the settlement with the prior owners of Michael’s of a dispute associated with the inventory issues it previously experienced at Michael’s. This recovery was reflected as a reduction of operating expenses.
	(2) Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014 the Company began to reflect the results of the Euro Gourmet acquisition.
	(3) Beginning in the first quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Queensgate acquisition.
	(4) Beginning in the second quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Qzina acquisition. The Company also closed on its $100,000 Notes offering in the second quarter of 2013.
	(5) The Company completed its secondary offering of 3,800,000 shares in the third quarter of 2013.
	(6) Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Allen Brothers acquisition. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a $900 adjustment to cost of sales related to the previously disclosed overstatement of inventory at Michael’s.

Subsequent_Events

Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Events	Note 19 – Subsequent Event
	On January 11, 2015, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets and certain equity interests of Del Monte Capitol Meat Co. and certain related entities (“Del Monte”) for approximately $191,200 (subject to customary working capital adjustments as well as final audited results of the acquired entities) consisting of (i) $127,500 in cash, which will be funded from cash on hand and additional borrowings under our existing credit arrangements, (ii) 1.2 million shares of our common stock (valued at $22.00 per share), and (iii) $38,300 in convertible subordinated notes with a six-year maturity bearing interest at 2.5% with a conversion price of $29.70 per share. In addition, the Company has agreed to pay additional contingent consideration that is expected to total approximately $25,500 (subject to certain conditions and upon the successful achievement of adjusted EBITDA targets over the six years following the closing of the acquisition). The transaction is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close near the end of the first quarter of 2015 or early in the second quarter of 2015.
	On January 11, 2015, the Company entered into an amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as previously amended, that will become effective upon consummation of the Del Monte acquisition to, among other things, (i) replace the definition of Leverage Ratio with definitions of Total Leverage Ratio and Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (each as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and establish limits on the amount of leverage and senior secured leverage that the loan parties may incur, which limits shall decrease through September 30, 2016, (ii) modify the applicable rate for borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to provide for an increased interest rate when the loan parties’ Total Leverage Ratio is equal to, or greater than, 4.25 to 1.00, (iii) permit the acquisition of Del Monte and the related issuance of the Company’s common stock and up to $38,250 of subordinated debt pursuant thereto, and payment of the earn-out consideration in connection with the acquisition of Del Monte so long as the loan parties are not in default under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and (iv) create an expansion option whereby Borrowers may increase the borrowings available under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement in increments of at least $10,000, such that the aggregate increases do not exceed $60,000. The Company entered into a corresponding amendment to the Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement that will become effective upon consummation of the Del Monte acquisition to effect similar changes to the Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement, with the exception of providing for the possibility of increased borrowings.
	Upon effectiveness of the January 2015 amendment described above, borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will bear interest at the Company’s option of either (i) the alternate base rate (representing the greatest of (1) Chase’s prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate for overnight borrowings plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBO rate for one month plus 2.50%) plus in each case an applicable margin of from 1.75% to 2.50%, based on the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), or (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Borrowings (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), the adjusted LIBO rate plus an applicable margin of from 2.75% to 3.50%, based on the Total Leverage Ratio.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies Policies
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition
	Revenue from the sale of a product is recognized at the point at which the product is delivered to the customer. The Company grants certain customers sales incentives, such as rebates or discounts and treats these as a reduction of sales at the time the sale is recognized. Sales tax billed to customers is not included in revenue but rather recorded as a liability owed to the respective taxing authorities at the time the sale is recognized.
Cost of Sales	Cost of Sales (COS)
	The Company records cost of sales based upon the net purchase price paid for a product, including applicable freight charges incurred to deliver the product to the Company’s warehouse.
Operating Expenses	Operating Expenses
	Operating expenses include the costs of facilities, product handling and replenishment, protein processing costs, delivery, selling and general administrative activities.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash and Cash Equivalents
	The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of less than three months to be cash equivalents. The Company periodically maintains balances at financial institutions which may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to any significant risks on its cash in bank accounts.
Accounts Receivable	Accounts Receivable
	Accounts receivable consist of trade receivables from customers and are recorded net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is determined based upon a number of specific criteria, such as whether a customer has filed for or been placed into bankruptcy, has had accounts referred to outside parties for collections or has had accounts significantly past due. The allowance also covers short paid invoices the Company deems to be uncollectable as well as a portion of trade accounts receivable balances projected to become uncollectable based upon historic patterns.
Inventories	Inventories
	Inventories consist primarily of finished goods, food and related food products held for resale and are valued at the lower of cost or market. Our different entities record inventory using a mixture of first-in, first-out and average cost, which we believe approximates first-in, first-out. The Company maintains reserves for slow-moving and obsolete inventories.
Purchase Incentives	Purchase Incentives
	The Company receives consideration and product purchase credits from certain vendors that the Company accounts for as a reduction of cost of sales. There are several types of cash consideration received from vendors. The purchase incentive is primarily in the form of a specified amount per pound or per case. For the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013, and December 28, 2012, the recorded purchase incentives totaled approximately $8,175, $6,653, and $5,134, respectively.
Concentrations of Credit Risks	Concentrations of Credit Risks
	Financial instruments that subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist of cash, temporary cash investments and trade receivables. The Company’s policy is to deposit its cash and temporary cash investments with major financial institutions. The Company distributes its food and related products to a customer base that consists primarily of leading menu-driven independent restaurants, fine dining establishments, country clubs, hotels, caterers, culinary schools, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, cruise lines, casinos and specialty food stores. To reduce credit risk, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial conditions. The Company generally does not require collateral. However, the Company, in certain instances, has obtained personal guarantees from certain customers. There is no significant balance with any individual customer.
Equipment and Leasehold Improvements	Equipment and Leasehold Improvements
	The Company records equipment and leasehold improvements at cost. Equipment that has been financed through capital leases is recorded at the present value of the minimum lease payments, which approximates cost. Equipment and leasehold improvements, including capital lease assets, are depreciated on a straight-line basis based upon estimated useful life.
Software Costs	Software Costs
	The Company capitalizes certain computer software licenses and software implementation costs that are included in software costs in its consolidated balance sheets. These costs were incurred in connection with developing or obtaining computer software for internal use if it has a useful life in excess of one year, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 350-40 “Internal-Use Software.” Subsequent additions, modifications or upgrades to internal-use software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to perform a task that it previously did not perform. Internal use software is amortized on a straight-line basis over a three to seven year period. Capitalized costs include direct acquisitions as well as software and software development acquired under capitalized leases and internal labor where appropriate. Capitalized software purchases and related development costs, net of accumulated amortization, were $5,358 at December 26, 2014 and $2,265 at December 27, 2013.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets	Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
	Long-lived assets, other than goodwill, are reviewed for impairment in accordance with ASC 360-10-35-15, “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” which only requires testing whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If any indicators are present, a recoverability test is performed by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated from the asset. If the net undiscounted cash flows do not exceed the carrying amount (i.e., the asset is not recoverable), an additional step is performed that determines the fair value of the asset and the Company records an impairment, if any.
Debt Issuance Costs	Debt Issuance Costs
	Certain costs associated with the issuance of debt instruments are capitalized and included in non-current assets in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company had unamortized debt issuance costs of $2,751 and $2,803 as of December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013, respectively. These costs are amortized over the terms of the related debt instruments by effective interest rate method. Amortization of debt issuance costs was $876 for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2014, $647 for the fiscal year ended December 27, 2013, and $446 for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2012.
Intangible Assets	Intangible Assets
	The intangible assets recorded by the Company consist of customer relationships, covenants not to compete and trademarks which are amortized over their useful lives on a schedule that approximates the pattern in which economic benefits of the intangible assets are consumed. Intangible assets with finite lives are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the related assets are estimated over the assets’ useful lives based on updated projections. If the evaluation indicates that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable, the potential impairment is measured based on a projected discounted cash flow model. There have been no events or changes in circumstances during fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 or fiscal 2012 indicating that the carrying value of our finite-lived intangible assets are not recoverable.
Goodwill	Goodwill
	Goodwill is the excess of the acquisition cost of businesses over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in accordance with ASC 350, “Intangibles-Goodwill and Other.” Impairment testing for goodwill is performed at least annually and more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. Impairment testing for goodwill uses a two-step approach, which is performed at the consolidated level, as the Company has a single reporting unit. Step one compares the fair value of the Company (using the market capitalization approach) with its carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, there is a potential impairment and step two must be performed. Step two compares the carrying value of the entity’s goodwill to its implied fair value (i.e., fair value of the entity less the fair value of the entity’s assets and liabilities, including identifiable intangible assets). If the carrying value of goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, the excess is required to be recorded as impairment. There have been no events or changes in circumstances during fiscal 2014, fiscal 2013 or fiscal 2012 indicating that goodwill may be impaired.
Employee Benefit Programs	Employee Benefit Programs
	The Company sponsors a defined contribution plan covering substantially all full-time employees (the “401(k) Plan”). Beginning in fiscal 2011, the Company elected to make matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan at 50% of employee contributions to a maximum of six percent of an employee’s salary, capped at $2.5 per associate per year. The Company recognized expense related to the 401(k) Plan totaling $717, $449 and $337, respectively, for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes
	The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” Deferred tax assets or liabilities are recorded to reflect the future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting basis of assets and liabilities and their tax basis at each year-end. These amounts are adjusted, as appropriate, to reflect enacted changes in tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. The Company follows certain provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes” (previously reported as Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes – an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”) which established a single model to address accounting for uncertain tax positions and clarifies the accounting for income taxes by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The Company evaluates uncertain tax positions, if any, by determining if it is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. The Company records uncertain tax positions when it is estimable and probable that such liabilities have been incurred. The Company, when required, will accrue interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax expense.
Commitments and Contingencies	Commitments and Contingencies
	The Company is subject to various claims and contingencies related to lawsuits, taxes and environmental matters, as well as commitments under contractual and other commercial obligations. The Company recognizes liabilities for contingencies and commitments when a loss is probable and can be reasonably estimated.
Stock-Based Compensation	Stock-Based Compensation
	The Company measures stock-based compensation at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. Restricted stock awards are valued based on the fair value of the stock on the grant date and the related compensation expense is recognized over the service period. Similarly, for time-based restricted stock awards subject to graded vesting, the Company ensures that the compensation expense recognized is at least equal to the vested portion of the award.
Self-Insurance Reserves	Self-Insurance Reserves
	Effective October 1, 2011, the Company began maintaining a self-insured group medical program. The program contains stop loss thresholds of $125 per incident and aggregate stop loss thresholds based upon the average number of employees enrolled in the program during the year. The amount in excess of the self-insured levels is fully insured by third party insurers. Liabilities associated with this program are estimated in part by considering historical claims experience and medical cost trends. Projections of future loss expenses are inherently uncertain because of the random nature of insurance claims occurrences and could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends.
	Effective August 1, 2012, the Company became self-insured for workers’ compensation and automobile liability to deductibles or self-insured retentions of $350 for workers compensation and $250 for automobile liability per occurrence. The amounts in excess of the Company’s deductibles are fully insured by third party insurers. Liabilities associated with this program are estimated in part by considering historical claims experience and cost trends. Projections of future loss expenses are inherently uncertain because of the random nature of insurance claims occurrences and could be significantly affected if future occurrences and claims differ from these assumptions and historical trends.
Fair Value Measurements	Fair Value Measurements
	The carrying values of the Company’s assets and liabilities approximate the fair values except for the fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt, which is based on prevailing interest rates and market prices for debt of similar terms and maturities. The carrying amount of the Company’s senior secured notes at December 26, 2014 approximates fair value as the interest rate obtained by the Company approximates the prevailing interest rates for similar instruments. As of December 26, 2014, the Company’s only assets or liabilities measured at fair value were the contingent earn-out liabilities for the Allen Brothers, Queensgate and Euro Gourmet acquisitions. These liabilities were estimated using Level 3 inputs and had fair values of $5,696, $0 and $243 at December 26, 2014, respectively.

Net_Income_Per_Share_Tables

Net Income Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Net income per share:
Schedule of earnings per share	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
		Fiscal Year Ended
		December 26,		December 27,		December 28,
		2014		2013		2012
	Net income	$	14,215	$	16,990	$	14,511
	Net income per share :
	Basic	$	0.58	$	0.78	$	0.7
	Diluted	$	0.57	$	0.77	$	0.69
	Weighted average common shares outstanding :
	Basic		24,638,135		21,766,743		20,612,407
	Diluted		24,844,565		21,995,042		20,926,365
	Reconciliation of earnings per share:
		Fiscal Year Ended
		December 26,		December 27,		December 28,
		2014		2013		2012
	Numerator:
	Net income	$	14,215	$	16,990	$	14,511
	Denominator:
	Weighted average basic common shares outstanding		24,638,135		21,766,743		20,612,407
	Dilutive effect of unvested common shares		206,430		228,299		313,958
	Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding		24,844,565		21,995,042		20,926,365

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Fair Value Measurements Tables
Schedule of changes in Level 3 contingent consideration liability	The following table presents the changes in Level 3 contingent consideration liability:
		Euro		Allen			Queensgate			Total
		Gourmet		Brothers
	Balance December 28, 2012	$	—	$	—		$	—		$	—
	Opening liability		—		6,322			2,118			8,440
	Payments		—		—			—			—
	Changes in fair value		—		—			(1,158	)		(1,158	)
	Balance December 27, 2013		—		6,322			960			7,282
	Opening liability		238		—			—			238
	Payments		—		—			—			—
	Changes in fair value		5		(626	)		(960	)		(1,581	)
	Balance December 26, 2014	$	243	$	5,696		$	0			5,939

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Schedule of assets and liabilities acquired	The table below details the assets and liabilities acquired as part of the acquisitions of Allen Brothers, which was effective as of December 9, 2013, Qzina, which was effective as of May 1, 2013, Queensgate, which was effective as of December 31, 2012, Michael’s, which was effective as of August 10, 2012, and Praml, which was effective as of April 27, 2012, and the allocation of the purchase price paid in connection with these acquisitions.
		Allen Brothers			Qzina			Queensgate			Michael’s			Praml
	Current assets	$	15,797		$	22,498		$	4,140		$	16,161		$	3,315
	Customer relationships		2,522			6,070			1,520			12,431			4,187
	Trademarks		4,782			4,411			—			12,724			1,369
	Goodwill		10,924			5,445			15,243			12,239			12,866
	Non-compete agreement		—			2,480			2,920			477			1,254
	Fixed assets		4,370			906			1,909			2,871			—
	Other assets		33
	Deferred tax assets		—			—			—			29			—
	Deferred tax liability		—			(4,302	)		(863	)		—			(2,676	)
	Capital leases		—			(137	)		—			(343	)		—
	Earn-out liability		(6,322	)		—			(2,118	)		—			—
	Pension exit liability		(2,878	)		—			—			—			—
	Unfavorable leases		—			(6	)		—			—			—
	Current liabilities		(7,436	)		(5,391	)		(817	)		(2,744	)		(767	)
	Cash purchase price	$	21,792		$	31,974		$	21,934		$	53,845		$	19,548

Equipment_and_Leasehold_Improv1

Equipment and Leasehold Improvements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Schedule of Plant, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements	Plant, equipment and leasehold improvements consisted of the following:
			As of
		Useful Lives	26-Dec-14			27-Dec-13
	Land	Indefinite	$	1,464		$	1,464
	Buildings	20 years		3,672			3,672
	Machinery and equipment	5-10 years		7,220			7,111
	Computers, data processing and other equipment	3-7 years		6,424			6,006
	Leasehold improvements	7-15 years		9,057			9,091
	Furniture and fixtures	7 years		904			622
	Vehicles	5-7 years		987			1,001
	Other	7 years		95			95
	Construction-in-process			36,200			14,414
				66,023			43,476
	Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization			(18,085	)		(15,887	)
	Equipment and leasehold improvements, net		$	47,938		$	27,589

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Goodwill	The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are presented as follows:
	Carrying amount as of December 28, 2012	$	45,359
	Goodwill increases		32,719
	Foreign currency translation		(52	)
	Carrying amount as of December 27, 2013		78,026
	Goodwill increases		564
	Foreign currency translation		(82	)
	Carrying amount as of December 26, 2014	$	78,508
Schedule of other intangible assets	Other intangible assets were consisted of the following at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013:
		Weighted-Average			Gross		Accumulated Amortization			Net Amount
		Remaining			Carrying Amount
		Amortization Period
	26-Dec-14
	Customer relationships		131 months		$	32,261	$	(6,939	)	$	25,322
	Non-compete agreements		38 months			7,166		(2,825	)		4,341
	Trademarks		270 months			23,586		(2,764	)		20,822
	Total		181 months		$	63,013	$	(12,528	)	$	50,485
	27-Dec-13
	Customer relationships		132 months		$	29,439	$	(4,199	)	$	25,240
	Non-compete agreements		49 months			7,131		(1,412	)		5,719
	Other amortizable intangibles		119 months			9,274		(54	)		9,220
	Trademarks		239 months			18,804		(1,533	)		17,271
	Total		154 months		$	64,648	$	(7,198	)	$	57,450
Schedule of estimated future amortization expense	As of December 26, 2014, estimated amortization expense for other intangible assets for each of the next five years and thereafter is as follows:
	2015		$	5,255
	2016			5,198
	2017			5,162
	2018			4,023
	2019			3,745
	Thereafter			27,102
	Total		$	50,485

Debt_Obligations_Tables

Debt Obligations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Debt Obligations	Debt obligations as of December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013 consisted of the following:
		December 26,			December 27,
		2014			2013
	Senior secured notes	$	100,000		$	100,000
	Term loan		27,000			33,000
	New Markets Tax Credit Loan		11,000			11,000
	Capital leases and financed software		5,536			3,714
	Total debt obligations		143,536			147,714
	Less: current installments		(7,736	)		(6,867	)
	Total debt obligations excluding current installments	$	135,800		$	140,847

Leases_Tables

Leases (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Leases Tables
Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments	As of December 26, 2014, the Company is obligated under non-cancelable operating lease agreements to make future minimum lease payments as follows:
		Related		Third Party		Third Party		Third Party		Total
		Party Real		Real Estate		Vehicles		Other
		Estate
	2015	$	489	$	5,559	$	5,612	$	715	$	12,375
	2016		499		5,158		5,421		442		11,520
	2017		509		4,909		5,049		95		10,562
	2018		519		4,389		3,898		30		8,836
	2019		529		3,772		3,424		—		7,725
	Thereafter		2,661		31,405		2,953		—		37,019
	Total minimum lease payments	$	5,206	$	55,192	$	26,357	$	1,282	$	88,037

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Income Taxes Tables
Schedule of provision for income taxes	The provision for income taxes consists of the following for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012:
		December 26,			December 27,			December 28,
		2014			2013			2012
	Current income tax expense
	Federal	$	7,411		$	8,402		$	8,173
	Foreign		114			86			—
	State		2,935			2,350			2,474
	Total current income tax expense		10,460			10,838			10,647
	Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
	Federal		92			830			(69	)
	Foreign		30			—			—
	State		51			140			(14	)
	Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)		173			970			(83	)
	Total income tax expense	$	10,633		$	11,808		$	10,564
Schedule of income tax reconciliation	The reasons for the differences for the years ended December 26, 2014, December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2012 are set forth and quantified in the following table:
		December 26,			December 27,			December 28,
		2014			2013			2012
	Statutory U.S. Federal tax	$	8,697		$	10,079		$	8,776
	Differences due to:
	Other permanent differences		266			293			215
	State and local taxes, net of federal benefit		1,499			1,705			1,525
	Foreign tax rate differential		74			86			—
	Change in prior year tax estimate		227			(185	)		147
	Other, net		(130	)		(170	)		(99	)
		$	10,633		$	11,808		$	10,564
Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities	Deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013 consist of the following:
		December 26,			December 27,
		2014			2013
	Current deferred tax assets:
	Receivables and inventory	$	3,948		$	3,204
	Paid time off accrual		45			65
	Self-insurance reserves		1,332			815
	Cumulative foreign exchange difference		703			220
	Current deferred tax assets		6,028			4,304
	Current deferred tax liabilities:
	Earnout liabilities		(1,145	)		—
	Deduction of prepaid expenses		(1,383	)		(1,596	)
	Current deferred tax assets, net	$	3,500		$	2,708
	Non-current deferred tax assets and liabilities:
	Foreign tax credit payable	$	202		$	—
	Federal net loss carryforwards		113			113
	State net loss carryforwards		158			131
	Rent accrual		696			739
	Stock compensation		382			332
	Deferred acquisition costs		189			82
	Other		1			—
	Net non-current deferred tax assets		1,741			1,397
	Non-current deferred tax liabilities:
	Property & equipment		(598	)		(537	)
	Intangible assets		(9,212	)		(9,198	)
	Other		2			—
	Non-current deferred tax liabilities		(9,808	)		(9,735	)
	Non-current deferred tax liabilities, net	$	(8,067	)	$	(8,338	)

Valuation_Reserves_Tables

Valuation Reserves (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Valuation Reserves Tables
Schedule fo allowance for doubtful accounts	A summary of the activity in the accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts appears below:
		December			December			December
		26, 2014			27, 2013			28, 2012
	Balance at beginning of period	$	3,642		$	3,440		$	2,900
	Charged to costs and expenses		1,195			924			1,434
	Customer accounts written off, net of recoveries		(162	)		(722	)		(894	)
	Balance at end of period	$	4,675		$	3,642		$	3,440
Schedule of inventory valuation reserve	A summary of activity in the inventory valuation reserve appears below:
		December			December			December
		26, 2014			27, 2013			28, 2012
	Balance at beginning of period	$	683		$	650		$	575
	Charged to costs and expenses		3,422			3,051			1,948
	Inventory written off		(2,975	)		(3,018	)		(1,873	)
	Balance at end of period	$	1,130		$	683		$	650

Quarterly_Results_Tables

Quarterly Results (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014
Quarterly Results Tables
Schedule of quarterly results	The quarterly results of the Company for the years ended December 26, 2014 and December 27, 2013 are as follows:
		March 28,		June 27,		Sept. 26,		Dec. 26,
		2014		2014		2014 (1)		2014 (2)
	Net sales	$	187,183	$	213,144	$	208,070	$	228,228
	Gross profit		46,068		52,402		50,693		56,889
	Operating profit		3,751		8,557		9,033		11,669
	Income before income taxes		1,692		6,458		7,132		9,566
	Net income		989		3,820		4,207		5,199
	Basic net income per share		0.04		0.16		0.17		0.21
	Diluted net income per share		0.04		0.15		0.17		0.21
		March 29,		June 28,		Sept. 27,		Dec. 27,
		2013 (3)		2013 (4)		2013 (5)		2013 (6)
	Net sales	$	139,419	$	170,157	$	170,581	$	193,388
	Gross profit		35,154		44,042		43,957		49,211
	Operating profit		5,897		11,055		9,435		10,194
	Income before income taxes		4,530		9,148		7,107		8,013
	Net income		2,647		5,345		4,160		4,838
	Basic net income per share		0.13		0.26		0.2		0.2
	Diluted net income per share		0.13		0.25		0.2		0.19
	(1) The Company recorded a recovery of approximately $1,500 related to the settlement with the prior owners of Michael’s of a dispute associated with the inventory issues it previously experienced at Michael’s. This recovery was reflected as a reduction of operating expenses.
	(2) Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014 the Company began to reflect the results of the Euro Gourmet acquisition.
	(3) Beginning in the first quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Queensgate acquisition.
	(4) Beginning in the second quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Qzina acquisition. The Company also closed on its $100,000 Notes offering in the second quarter of 2013.
	(5) The Company completed its secondary offering of 3,800,000 shares in the third quarter of 2013.
	(6) Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Allen Brothers acquisition. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a $900 adjustment to cost of sales related to the previously disclosed overstatement of inventory at Michael’s.

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012	Aug. 01, 2013	Dec. 11, 2013
Total purchase incentives	$8,175	$6,653	$5,134
Capitalized software costs, net of accumulated amortization	5,358	2,265
Unamortized debt issuance costs	2,751	2,803
Amortization of debt issuance costs	876	647	446
Matching contribution percentage	50.00%
Maximum employer contribution percentage of employee's salary	6.00%
Employee benefit program expense	717	449	337
Self-insurance stoploss threshold	125
Automobiles [Member]
Self insured retention amount per claim				250
Workers Compensation [Member]
Self insured retention amount per claim				350
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member]
Contingent earn-out liabilities, fair value					6,000
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Contingent earn-out liabilities, fair value	5,690
Queensgate Foodservice [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Contingent earn-out liabilities, fair value	0
Euro Gourmet [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Contingent earn-out liabilities, fair value	$243

Net_Income_per_Share_Details_N

Net Income per Share (Details Narrative) (Unvested Common Shares [Member])	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Unvested Common Shares [Member]
Anti-dilutive shares	8,903	20,944	0

Net_Income_per_Share_Details

Net Income per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended														12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014		Sep. 26, 2014		Jun. 27, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013		Sep. 27, 2013		Jun. 28, 2013		Mar. 29, 2013		Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Net income per share:
Net income	$5,199	[1]	$4,207	[2]	$3,820	$989	$4,838	[3]	$4,160	[4]	$5,345	[5]	$2,647	[6]	$14,215	$16,990	$14,511
Net income per share:
Basic	$0.21	[1]	$0.17	[2]	$0.16	$0.04	$0.20	[3]	$0.20	[4]	$0.26	[5]	$0.13	[6]	$0.58	$0.78	$0.70
Diluted	$0.21	[1]	$0.17	[2]	$0.15	$0.04	$0.19	[3]	$0.20	[4]	$0.25	[5]	$0.13	[6]	$0.57	$0.77	$0.69
Weighted average common shares:
Basic															24,638,135	21,766,743	20,612,407
Diluted															24,844,565	21,995,042	20,926,365
Numerator:
Net income	$5,199	[1]	$4,207	[2]	$3,820	$989	$4,838	[3]	$4,160	[4]	$5,345	[5]	$2,647	[6]	$14,215	$16,990	$14,511
Denominator:
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding															24,638,135	21,766,743	20,612,407
Dilutive effect of unvested common shares															206,430	228,299	313,958
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding															24,844,565	21,995,042	20,926,365
[1]	Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014 the Company began to reflect the results of the Euro Gourmet acquisition.
[2]	The Company recorded a recovery of approximately $1,500 related to the settlement with the prior owners of Michael's of a dispute associated with the inventory issues it previously experienced at Michael's. This recovery was reflected as a reduction of operating expenses.
[3]	Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Allen Brothers acquisition. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a $900 adjustment to cost of sales related to the previously disclosed overstatement of inventory at Michael's.
[4]	The Company completed its secondary offering of 3,800,000 shares in the third quarter of 2013.
[5]	Beginning in the second quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Qzina acquisition. The Company also closed on its $100,000 Notes offering in the second quarter of 2013.
[6]	Beginning in the first quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Queensgate acquisition.

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail

Fair Value Measurements (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012	Dec. 11, 2013
Change in fair value of earnouts	($1,581)	($1,157)
Queensgate Foodservice [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Contingent earn-out liabilities, fair value	0
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member]
Contingent earn-out liabilities, fair value				6,000
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Contingent earn-out liabilities, fair value	5,690
Euro Gourmet [Member] | Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member]
Contingent earn-out liabilities, fair value	$243

Fair_Value_Measurements_Detail1

Fair Value Measurements (Details) (Fair Value Inputs Level 3 [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance	$7,282
Opening liability	238	8,440
Payments
Changes in fair value	-1,581	-1,158
Balance	5,939	7,282
Euro Gourmet [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Opening liability	238
Payments
Changes in fair value	5
Balance	243
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance	6,322
Opening liability		6,322
Payments
Changes in fair value	-626
Balance	5,696	6,322
Queensgate Foodservice [Member]
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Balance	960
Opening liability		2,118
Payments
Changes in fair value	-960	-1,158
Balance	$0	$960

Acquisitions_Details_Narrative

Acquisitions (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 11, 2013	Sep. 25, 2013	1-May-13	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 10, 2012	Dec. 28, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012	Dec. 09, 2013
							Number		Number
Amortization period	181 months	154 months
Trademarks [Member]
Amortization period	270 months	239 months
Other amortizable intangibles [Member]
Amortization period		119 months
Customer relationships [Member]
Amortization period	131 months	132 months
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member]
Description of acquired entity	Allen Brothers is a leading processor and distributor of premium quality meats to the nation’s finest restaurants, hotels, casinos and country clubs. In addition, Allen Brothers supplies many of those same high quality products to consumers through a direct mail and e-commerce platform.
Total purchase price			$30,670							$21,792
Cash paid to acquire businesses			23,939	23,939
Pension liabilites assumed and contingent earnout consideration to be paid			6,731
Pension liabilites assumed			2,878
Contingent earn-out liabilities			6,000
Transaction costs		300
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member] | Goodwill [Member]
Amortization period			15 years
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member] | Customer Lists [Member]
Amortization period			20 years
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Amortization period			40 years
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member]
Description of acquired entity	Qzina is a leading supplier of gourmet chocolate, dessert and pastry products dedicated to the pastry professional. At the time of its acquisition, Qzina supplied some of the finest restaurants, bakeries, patisseries, chocolatiers, hotels and cruise lines throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Total purchase price					31,974
Cash paid to acquire businesses					31,796
Percentage of acquired voting interest					100.00%
Preacquisition settlement amount					491
Reduction in goodwill					400
Legal Fees		149			91
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | Other amortizable intangibles [Member]
Amortization period					20 years
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Amortization period					20 years
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | Covenants [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Amortization period					2 years
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | Covenants [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Amortization period					5 years
Queensgate Foodservice [Member]
Total purchase price						21,934
Period of performance milestones						2 years
Legal Fees		69
Additional purchase price						2,400
Queensgate Foodservice [Member] | Goodwill [Member]
Amortization period						15 years
Queensgate Foodservice [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Amortization period						7 years
Queensgate Foodservice [Member] | Covenants [Member]
Amortization period						5 years
Michael's [Member]
Description of acquired entity	Michael’s distributes an extensive portfolio of custom cut beef, seafood and other center-of-the-plate products to many of the leading restaurants, country clubs, hotels and casinos in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.
Total purchase price							53,845
Cash paid to acquire businesses							52,973
Percentage of acquired voting interest							100.00%
Preacquisition settlement amount							335
Legal Fees								85
Number of intangible assets acquired							2
Michael's [Member] | Goodwill [Member]
Amortization period							15 years
Michael's [Member] | Trademarks [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Amortization period							20 years
Michael's [Member] | Trademarks [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Amortization period							12 years
Michael's [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Amortization period							10 years
Michael's [Member] | Covenants [Member]
Amortization period							5 years
Praml International, Ltd [Member]
Description of acquired entity	Praml is a leading specialty foodservice company that has serviced the Las Vegas and Reno markets for over 20 years.
Total purchase price									19,548
Percentage of acquired voting interest									100.00%
Legal Fees								$23
Number of intangible assets acquired									2
Praml International, Ltd [Member] | Trademarks [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Amortization period									1 year
Praml International, Ltd [Member] | Trademarks [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Amortization period									20 years
Praml International, Ltd [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Amortization period									11 years
Praml International, Ltd [Member] | Covenants [Member]
Amortization period									6 years

Acquisitions_Details

Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012	Dec. 11, 2013	Dec. 09, 2013	1-May-13	Dec. 31, 2012	Aug. 10, 2012	Apr. 27, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill	$78,508	$78,026	$45,359
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets					15,797
Goodwill					10,924
Fixed assets					4,370
Other assets					33
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liability
Capital leases
Earn-out liability					-6,322
Pension exit liability					-2,878
Current liabilities					-7,436
Cash purchase price				30,670	21,792
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles					4,782
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles					2,522
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets						22,498
Goodwill						5,445
Fixed assets						906
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liability						-4,302
Capital leases						-137
Earn-out liability
Pension exit liability
Unfavorable leases						-6
Current liabilities						-5,391
Cash purchase price						31,974
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles						4,411
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles						6,070
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles						2,480
Queensgate Foodservice [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets							4,140
Goodwill							15,243
Fixed assets							1,909
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liability							-863
Capital leases
Earn-out liability							-2,118
Pension exit liability
Unfavorable leases
Current liabilities							-817
Cash purchase price							21,934
Queensgate Foodservice [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles							1,520
Queensgate Foodservice [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles							2,920
Michael's [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets								16,161
Goodwill								12,239
Fixed assets								2,871
Deferred tax assets								29
Deferred tax liability
Capital leases								-343
Earn-out liability
Pension exit liability
Unfavorable leases
Current liabilities								-2,744
Cash purchase price								53,845
Michael's [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles								12,724
Michael's [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles								12,431
Michael's [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles								477
Praml International, Ltd [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets									3,315
Goodwill									12,866
Fixed assets
Deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liability									-2,676
Capital leases
Earn-out liability
Pension exit liability
Current liabilities									-767
Cash purchase price									19,548
Praml International, Ltd [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles									1,369
Praml International, Ltd [Member] | Customer relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles									4,187
Praml International, Ltd [Member] | Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangibles									$1,254

Inventory_Details_Narrative

Inventory (Details Narrative) (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Reserves for shrinkage and obsolescence	$1,130	$683

Restricted_Cash_Details_Narrat

Restricted Cash (Details Narrative) (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Apr. 26, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Receivables [Abstract]
Restricted cash generated from construction loan		$5,578	$11,000

Equipment_and_Leasehold_Improv2

Equipment and Leasehold Improvements (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Amount expected to be spent to complete projects	$20,000
Assets financed by capital lease	509	820	679
Depreciation	2,166	2,024	1,730
Accumulated amortization	18,085	15,887
Assets Held Under Capital Leases [Member]
Depreciation	96	211	132
Computer Software Intangible Asset [Member]
Amortization	851	286	221
Accumulated amortization	$2,423	$1,572

Equipment_and_Leasehold_Improv3

Equipment and Leasehold Improvements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	$66,023	$43,476
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	-18,085	-15,887
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net	47,938	27,589
Land [Member]
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	1,464	1,464
Buildings [Member]
Useful Lives	20 years
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	3,672	3,672
Machinery and equipment [Member]
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	7,220	7,111
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful Lives	5 years
Machinery and equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful Lives	10 years
Computers, data processing and other equipment [Member]
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	6,424	6,006
Computers, data processing and other equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful Lives	3 years
Computers, data processing and other equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful Lives	7 years
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	9,057	9,091
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful Lives	7 years
Leasehold improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful Lives	15 years
Furniture and fixtures [Member]
Useful Lives	7 years
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	904	622
Vehicles [Member]
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	987	1,001
Vehicles [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Useful Lives	5 years
Vehicles [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Useful Lives	7 years
Other [Member]
Useful Lives	7 years
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	95	95
Construction-in-process [Member]
Equipment and leasehold improvements, Gross	$36,200	$14,414

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
Goodwill Roll Forward
Beginning Balance	$78,026	$45,359
Goodwill increases	564	32,719
Foreign currency translation	-82	-52
Ending Balance	$78,508	$78,026

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period	181 months	154 months
Gross Carrying Amount	$63,013	$64,648
Accumulated Amortization	-12,528	-7,198
Net Amount	50,485	57,450
Customer relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period	131 months	132 months
Gross Carrying Amount	32,261	29,439
Accumulated Amortization	-6,939	-4,199
Net Amount	25,322	25,240
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period	38 months	49 months
Gross Carrying Amount	7,166	7,131
Accumulated Amortization	-2,825	-1,412
Net Amount	4,341	5,719
Trademarks [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period	270 months	239 months
Gross Carrying Amount	23,586	18,804
Accumulated Amortization	-2,764	-1,533
Net Amount	20,822	17,271
Other amortizable intangibles
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Weighted-Average Remaining Amortization Period		119 months
Gross Carrying Amount		9,274
Accumulated Amortization		-54
Net Amount		$9,220

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_4

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Estimated amortization in fiscal year:
2015	$5,255
2016	5,198
2017	5,162
2018	4,023
2019	3,745
Thereafter	27,102
Total	$50,485

Debt_Obligations_Details_Narra

Debt Obligations (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Apr. 17, 2023	Apr. 17, 2018	Apr. 17, 2013	Sep. 28, 2012	Apr. 25, 2012	Apr. 26, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date	31-Dec-29	31-Dec-29
Senior secured notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate amount					$100,000
Interest rate					5.90%
Maturity year					2023
Repayments of debt			50,000	50,000
Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Description of payment terms	Quarterly principal payments on the Term Loans on June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31, with the first four quarterly payments equal to $1,000 per quarter and the last sixteen quarterly payments equal to $1,500 per quarter, with the remaining balance due upon maturity
Description of collateral	Secured by substantially all the assets of the Borrowers and the Guarantors with the exception of equity interests in and assets of DHP.
Description of interest	(i) the alternate base rate (representing the greatest of (1) ChaseBs prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate for overnight borrowings plus 1/2 of 1% and (3) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for one month plus 2.50%) plus in each case the applicable margin of 0.50% for Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans or (ii), in the case of Eurodollar Borrowings (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus the applicable margin of 3.0% for Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans.
Credit Facilities [Member] | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date					25-Apr-17
Description of payment terms	Quarterly principal payments on the Term Loans on June 30, September 30, December 31 and March 31 of each year, with each quarterly payment equal to $1,500, with the remaining balance due upon maturity.
Description of interest	(i) the alternate base rate (representing the greatest of (1) ChaseBs prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate for overnight borrowings plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBO rate for one month plus 2.50%) plus in each case an applicable margin of from 1.75% to 2.25%, based on the CompanyBs leverage ratio, or (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Borrowings (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), the adjusted LIBO rate plus an applicable margin of from 2.75% to 3.25%, based on the CompanyBs leverage ratio.
Percentage of fronting fee					0.25%
Description of amendments payment terms	(i) permit one of the Company’s subsidiaries to incur up to $15,000 of permitted indebtedness and associated liens to obtain construction and permit mortgage financing for a new warehouse facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, (ii) increase the basket for additional indebtedness that is not otherwise permitted by the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement from $5,000 to $10,000, (iii) eliminate the Company’s requirement to achieve a certain minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) as of September 30, 2014 and to amend the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio definition (A) to account for the significant investments the Company has made, and expects to continue to make, in its business to support its growth and (B) to eliminate the deduction of the unfinanced portion of Capital Expenditures (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) from the calculation of EBITDA utilized to calculate the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, (iv) permit a sale-leaseback transaction involving the Company’s Las Vegas distribution facility that is currently under construction, (v) increase the amount of assets that the loan parties may sell in any twelve month period in transactions not otherwise permitted from $1,000 to $5,000, (vi) adjust certain financial covenants and the periods during which the loan parties must comply with such covenants, and (vii) set a maximum permitted amount of Capital Expenditures that may be made or incurred by the loan parties in future fiscal years. The Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement was similarly amended to modify the Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement in the same manner as the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate amount						140,000	100,000
Maximum increase aggregate amount						40,000
Maturity date							25-Apr-17
Maximum debt borrowing capacity	135,155
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate amount					140,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum increase aggregate amount							40,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of unutilized commitments fee					0.45%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum increase aggregate amount							10,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of unutilized commitments fee					0.35%
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate amount							40,000
Maturity date							25-Apr-17
Term Loan [Member] | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate amount					36,000
Term Loan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum increase aggregate amount							40,000
Term Loan [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum increase aggregate amount							10,000
New Markets Tax Credit Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date								26-Apr-17
Description of payment terms	(i) monthly interest payments on the principal balance then outstanding and (ii) the entire unpaid principal balance then due and owing on April 26, 2017.
Interest rate								1.00%
Letters of credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unused capacity issuance	4,845

Debt_Obligations_Details

Debt Obligations (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Jun. 28, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Total debt obligations	$143,536
Less: current installments	-7,736	-6,867
Total debt obligations excluding current installments	135,800	140,847
Senior secured notes [Member]
Total debt obligations	100,000	100,000	100,000
Term Loan [Member]
Total debt obligations	27,000	33,000
New Markets Tax Credit Loan [Member]
Total debt obligations	11,000	11,000
Capital leases and financed software [Member]
Total debt obligations	$5,536	$3,714

Stockholders_Equity_Details_Na

Stockholders' Equity (Details Narrative) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 25, 2013	Sep. 27, 2013	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012	Dec. 30, 2011	Dec. 11, 2013	Aug. 02, 2011	Nov. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Numbers of common shares issued (in shares)	3,800,000	3,800,000
Share price shares sold at	$21
Shares sold by existing shareholders	1,375,000
Shares sold to cover underwriter costs	675,000
Proceeds from public offering of common stock	$75,037			$75,037
Payments of revolving credit line			19,100	145,800	190,640	394,714
Share based compensation expense			1,374	1,210	1,547	2,097
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for grant						1,750,000
Number of shares available for grant			1,078,511
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payments of revolving credit line	12,500
Allen Brothers, Inc & Subsidiaries [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire businesses	23,939						23,939
Euro Gourmet [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Cash paid to acquire businesses	2,063
Restricted share awards [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted								206,666
Share price								$18.01
Share based compensation expense			54	93	1,055
Number of shares forfeited			25,830
Number of nonvested shares outstanding			374,567
Total unrecognized compensation cost			6,208
Weighted average remaining term			14 months
Restricted share awards [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted					229,031
Number of shares forfeited			35,441		8,582
Weighted average grant date fair value					$17.63
Restricted share awards [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted			91,176	268,889
Weighted average grant date fair value			$19.78	$16.90
Restricted share awards [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Non-Employee Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted									5,652
Share based compensation expense					38
Description of vesting arrangements									Vested on the date of the first annual stockholdersB meeting.
Restricted share awards [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Former chief operating officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Accelerated compensation cost								713
Number of accelerated shares								41,334
Restricted share awards [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share price									14.3
Performance-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of nonvested shares outstanding			3,724
Weighted average remaining term			13 months
Performance-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted					34,783
Performance-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted				183,700
Number of shares forfeited			37,432	8,692
Time-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of nonvested shares outstanding			2,484
Weighted average remaining term			15 months
Time-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense			631	742						454
Time-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares granted			85,189
Share based compensation expense			355	375
Number of shares forfeited			20,681	2,108
Time-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				4 years
Time-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			1 year
Time-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period				5 years
Time-based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting period			4 years
Time based restricted share [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member] | Employees And Independent Directors [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation expense			334
Second Vested Restricted share awards [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of vested shares								103,333
Share based compensation expense								193
Description of vesting arrangements								Next four anniversary dates of the grant
First Vested Restricted share awards [Member] | Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of vested shares								103,333
Share based compensation expense								$1,861
Incentive Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for grant						1,000,000

Leases_Details_Narrative

Leases (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Rent expense for operating leases	$16,381	$13,529	$10,172
Mortgage loan payoff date	31-Dec-29	31-Dec-29
Guarantee of Dairyland USA [Member]
Potential Obligation	$9,328

Leases_Details

Leases (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Future minimum lease payments for Fiscal Year:
2015	$12,375
2016	11,520
2017	10,562
2018	8,836
2019	7,725
Thereafter	37,019
Total minimum lease payments	88,037
Real Estate [Member] | Related Party [Member]
Future minimum lease payments for Fiscal Year:
2015	489
2016	499
2017	509
2018	519
2019	529
Thereafter	2,661
Total minimum lease payments	5,206
Real Estate [Member] | Third Party [Member]
Future minimum lease payments for Fiscal Year:
2015	5,559
2016	5,158
2017	4,909
2018	4,389
2019	3,772
Thereafter	31,405
Total minimum lease payments	55,192
Vehicles [Member] | Third Party [Member]
Future minimum lease payments for Fiscal Year:
2015	5,612
2016	5,421
2017	5,049
2018	3,898
2019	3,424
Thereafter	2,953
Total minimum lease payments	26,357
Other [Member] | Third Party [Member]
Future minimum lease payments for Fiscal Year:
2015	715
2016	442
2017	95
2018	30
2019
Thereafter
Total minimum lease payments	$1,282

Income_Taxes_Details_Narative

Income Taxes (Details Narative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	1-May-13
Foreign income from continuing operations before income tax	$1,108
Net loss carryforwards		4,428
Estimated tax assessment	511
Estimated final tax assessment	725
State [Member]
Net loss carryforwards	142
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | State [Member]
Net loss carryforwards			1,725
Qzina Specialty Foods North America Inc [Member] | Federal [Member]
Net loss carryforwards	$323

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Current income tax expense (benefit)
Federal	$7,411	$8,402	$8,173
Foreign	114	86
State	2,935	2,350	2,474
Total current income tax expense	10,460	10,838	10,647
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)
Federal	92	830	-69
Foreign	30
State	51	140	-14
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit)	173	970	-83
Total income tax expense	$10,633	$11,808	$10,564

Income_Taxes_Details_1

Income Taxes (Details 1) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Income Taxes Details 1
Statutory U.S. Federal tax	$8,697	$10,079	$8,776
Differences due to:
Other permanent differences	266	293	215
State and local taxes, net of federal benefit	1,499	1,705	1,525
Foreign tax rate differential	74	86
Change in prior year tax estimate	227	-185	147
Other, net	-130	-170	-99
Total income tax expense	$10,633	$11,808	$10,564

Income_Taxes_Details_2

Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current deferred tax assets:
Receivables and inventory	$3,948	$3,204
Paid time off accrual	45	65
Self-insurance reserves	1,332	815
Cumulative foreign exchange difference	703	220
Current deferred tax assets	6,028	4,304
Current deferred tax liabilities:
Earnout liabilities	-1,145
Deduction of prepaid expenses	-1,383	-1,596
Current deferred taxes, net	3,500	2,708
Non-current deferred tax assets and liabilities:
Foreign tax credit on Canadian deferred taxes	202
Federal net loss carryforwards	113	113
State net loss carryforwards	158	131
Rent accrual	696	739
Stock compensation	382	332
Deferred acquisition costs	189	82
Other	1
Net non-current deferred tax assets	1,741	1,397
Non-current deferred tax liabilities:
Property & equipment	-598	-537
Intangible assets	-9,212	-9,198
Other	2
Non-current deferred tax liabilities	-9,808	-9,735
Non-current deferred tax (liabilities) assets, net	($8,067)	($8,338)

Employee_Benefit_Plans_Details

Employee Benefit Plans (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Employee Benefit Plans Details Narrative
Employers contribution to employees under 401k plan	50.00%
Maximum employees contribution under 401k plan	6.00%
Matching contribution under 401k plan	$717	$449	$337

Related_Parties_Details_Narrat

Related Parties (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
	Number
Ownership interest in facilities owned by entities controlled by company's stockholders	100.00%
Number of warehouses leased from related parties	2
Expenses related to warehouse facilities	$1,564	$1,537	$1,537
Mortgage loan payoff date	31-Dec-29	31-Dec-29
Revenue from Related Parties	144	195	213
Aircraft rental expenses	280
Aircraft management expenses	264
Non-Employee Directors [Member]
Ownership interest by related parties	50.00%
Revenue from Related Parties	3,609	3,616	3,200
John Pappas [Member]
Ownership interest by related parties	8.33%
Compensation paid	185	175	140
Christopher Pappas [Member]
Ownership interest by related parties	8.33%
Compensation paid	$447	$452	$302
Christopher Pappas [Member] | Interest in Aircraft [Member]
Ownership interest by related parties	25.00%
Dean Facatselis [Member]
Ownership interest by related parties	8.33%

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
Commitments And Contingencies Details Narrative
Individual stop loss thresholds under self-insured group medical program	$125
Self-insurance reserves	574	378
Self-insurance reserves for automobile liability program	928	777
Self-insurance reserves for workers compensation	$2,911	$1,559
Number of total full-time and part-time employees	1,281
Number of unions employees	159
Number of employees under collective bargaining agreement	121

Valuation_Reserves_Details

Valuation Reserves (Details) (Allowance For Doubtful Accounts [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Allowance For Doubtful Accounts [Member]
Balance at beginning of period	$3,642	$3,440	$2,900
Charged to costs and expenses	1,195	924	1,434
Customer accounts written off, net of recoveries	-162	-722	-894
Balance at end of period	$4,675	$3,642	$3,440

Valuation_Reserves_Details_1

Valuation Reserves (Details 1) (Inventory Valuation Reserve [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Inventory Valuation Reserve [Member]
Balance at beginning of period	$683	$650	$575
Charged to costs and expenses	3,422	3,051	1,948
Inventory written off	-2,975	-3,018	-1,873
Balance at end of period	$1,130	$683	$650

Quarterly_Results_unaudited_De

Quarterly Results (unaudited) (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended														12 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 25, 2013	Dec. 26, 2014		Sep. 26, 2014		Jun. 27, 2014	Mar. 28, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013		Sep. 27, 2013		Jun. 28, 2013		Mar. 29, 2013		Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013	Dec. 28, 2012
Revenues		$228,228	[1]	$208,070	[2]	$213,144	$187,183	$193,388	[3]	$170,581	[4]	$170,157	[5]	$139,419	[6]	$836,625	$673,545	$480,292
Gross profit		56,889	[1]	50,693	[2]	52,402	46,068	49,211	[3]	43,957	[4]	44,042	[5]	35,154	[6]	206,052	172,364	125,004
Operating profit		11,669	[1]	9,033	[2]	8,557	3,751	10,194	[3]	9,435	[4]	11,055	[5]	5,897	[6]	33,010	36,581	28,767
Income (loss) before income taxes		9,566	[1]	7,132	[2]	6,458	1,692	8,013	[3]	7,107	[4]	9,148	[5]	4,530	[6]	24,848	28,798	25,075
Net income (loss)		5,199	[1]	4,207	[2]	3,820	989	4,838	[3]	4,160	[4]	5,345	[5]	2,647	[6]	14,215	16,990	14,511
Basic net income (loss) per share		$0.21	[1]	$0.17	[2]	$0.16	$0.04	$0.20	[3]	$0.20	[4]	$0.26	[5]	$0.13	[6]	$0.58	$0.78	$0.70
Diluted net income (loss) per share		$0.21	[1]	$0.17	[2]	$0.15	$0.04	$0.19	[3]	$0.20	[4]	$0.25	[5]	$0.13	[6]	$0.57	$0.77	$0.69
Numbers of common shares issued (in shares)	3,800,000									3,800,000
Debt obligations		143,536														143,536
Senior secured notes [Member]
Debt obligations		$100,000						$100,000				$100,000				$100,000	$100,000
[1]	Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2014 the Company began to reflect the results of the Euro Gourmet acquisition.
[2]	The Company recorded a recovery of approximately $1,500 related to the settlement with the prior owners of Michael's of a dispute associated with the inventory issues it previously experienced at Michael's. This recovery was reflected as a reduction of operating expenses.
[3]	Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Allen Brothers acquisition. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company recorded a $900 adjustment to cost of sales related to the previously disclosed overstatement of inventory at Michael's.
[4]	The Company completed its secondary offering of 3,800,000 shares in the third quarter of 2013.
[5]	Beginning in the second quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Qzina acquisition. The Company also closed on its $100,000 Notes offering in the second quarter of 2013.
[6]	Beginning in the first quarter of 2013 the Company began to reflect the results of the Queensgate acquisition.

Quarterly_Results_Details_Narr

Quarterly Results (Details Narrative) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 27, 2013
Quarterly Results Details Narrative
Adjustment to cost of sales for inventory overstatement	$900

Subsequent_Events_Details_Narr

Subsequent Events (Details Narrative) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 25, 2013	Sep. 27, 2013	Jan. 11, 2015	Dec. 26, 2014	Dec. 27, 2013
Common stock price per share				$0.01	$0.01
Common stock shares issued	3,800,000	3,800,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Del Monte Capitol Meat Co [Member]
Total purchase price			$191,200
Cash paid to acquire businesses			127,500
Additional purchase price			25,500
Common stock price per share			$22
Common stock shares issued			1,200
Convertible subordinated notes			38,300
Conversion price of convertible subordinated notes			$29.70
Convertible subordinated notes with bearing interest			2.50%
Description of LIBO rate			Upon effectiveness of the January 2015 amendment described above, borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will bear interest at the Company’s option of either (i) the alternate base rate (representing the greatest of (1) Chase’s prime rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate for overnight borrowings plus 1/2 of 1.00% and (3) the adjusted LIBO rate for one month plus 2.50%) plus in each case an applicable margin of from 1.75% to 2.50%, based on the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), or (ii) in the case of Eurodollar Borrowings (as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement), the adjusted LIBO rate plus an applicable margin of from 2.75% to 3.50%, based on the Total Leverage Ratio.
Subsequent Event [Member] | Del Monte Capitol Meat Co [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement			10,000
Total Leverage Ratio			2.75%
Leverage ratio in case of Eurodollar Borrowings			1.75%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Del Monte Capitol Meat Co [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement			$60,000
Total Leverage Ratio			3.50%
Leverage ratio in case of Eurodollar Borrowings			2.50%