Email lists / Chef email list
Build your own chef email list from 46,994 verified US contacts.
Emailchaser's Lead Finder holds 46,994 US contacts with a chef job title with a verified work email (live count, 13 November 2026). Searching is free. Each person you add uses 1 lead credit, every plan includes at least 1,500 credits a month, and you send the campaign from the same account.
Filters
| Person | Restaurant | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C••• W.Chef, Owner | Example Table 12 Kitchen11-50 employees | Charleston, SC | |
| V••• O.Executive Chef | Example Harbor Grill11-50 employees | Baltimore, MD | |
| E••• J.Sous Chef | Example Grand Hotel201-500 employees | Chicago, IL | |
| H••• R.Chef de Cuisine | Example Vineyard Restaurant11-50 employees | Napa, CA | |
| Z••• B.Corporate Chef | Example Food Service Group1001-5000 employees | Minneapolis, MN |
Example rows, invented for this page; the count is real. Lead Finder shows a first name and last initial until you add someone.
Here is how many chefs you can reach in five of the largest US states.
Every number is a live Lead Finder count of contacts with a chef job title whose work email has a verified status. Pick one state, a few cities or the whole country before you add anyone.
Chef contacts with a verified work email, by state
Lead Finder live counts, 13 November 2026
| State | Contacts |
|---|---|
| California | 4,575 |
| Florida | 3,059 |
| New York | 3,031 |
| Texas | 2,230 |
| Illinois | 1,341 |
| United States | 46,994 |
Source: Emailchaser Lead Finder audience counts, job title "Chef", verified work email only, read 13 November 2026.
Every contact you add comes with a verified work email and nine more fields.
Lead Finder only returns people whose work address has a verified status, and Emailchaser checks each address again as you add it.
- Verified work email
- First and last name
- Job title
- Seniority, such as owner or partner
- LinkedIn profile
- Restaurant name
- Restaurant website
- Restaurant size, in employee bands
- Industry
- City, state and country
Lead Finder lists work emails, not phone numbers.
- Work email
- c•••@example.com Verified
- Seniority
- Owner
- Restaurant
- Example Table 12 Kitchen
- Website
- example.com
- Restaurant size
- 11-50 employees
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Location
- Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- linkedin.com/in/••••••
Example record. The person and the restaurant are invented.
Building your own chef list costs 2.3 to 3.6 cents a contact, and the same plan sends the emails.
A prebuilt file is a one-time download that starts going stale the day you buy it. In Lead Finder you choose exactly which chefs go in, add more whenever you need them, and the plan that pays for the credits also sends the emails.
| Way to get the list | What you pay | Cost per contact |
|---|---|---|
| Emailchaser Pro | $97 a month with 5,000 lead credits and 125,000 emails a month included | 2.3 cents |
| Emailchaser Starter | $47 a month with 1,500 lead credits and 5,000 emails a month included | 3.5 cents |
| Emailchaser extra credits | $33 per 1,000 credits, or $20 per 1,000 when you buy 5,000 or more; bought credits never expire | 2.3 to 3.6 cents |
Sources: Emailchaser plans and credit prices from emailchaser.com/pricing, read 17 October 2026 (1 lead credit adds 1 person; plan credits refresh monthly). Each Emailchaser cost includes checking the address at most twice, $0.0034, which is on by default. Cost per contact is the price divided by the contacts it buys.
Three steps take you from a chef search to a sent campaign.
Everything happens in one account, so there is no file to download, clean and upload somewhere else.
1. Search
Lead Finder filters
Job title: ChefState: CaliforniaFilter by industry, state or city, seniority, company size and more, and see the count before you spend a credit.
2. Add
Add to campaign
Pick how many to add. People already in your workspace cost nothing, and an address that fails the check uses no credit.
3. Send
Step 1 of 3 · Example email
Fresh produce for {{company}} by 7 a.m.
Hi {{first_name}}, we deliver restaurant-grade produce six days a week, with an order cutoff at 3 p.m. the day before. Want to try a sample box next Tuesday?Write a short sequence with follow-ups, and Emailchaser sends it from your own mailboxes on a schedule.
Example campaign and email, invented for this page. The count is real.
Food suppliers, kitchen equipment dealers and software makers use chef lists to reach the cooks who decide what a kitchen buys.
A chef runs a kitchen: planning the menu, ordering ingredients, managing the cooks and keeping food cost in line. The executive chef or chef-owner usually picks suppliers and equipment, while a sous chef or chef de cuisine handles daily orders and tests new products. Chefs work in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools and catering companies, and each buys differently, so filter by industry or company size before you write. Chefs read between lunch and dinner service, so short messages about a product they can taste or try work best.
These are the questions people ask about chef email lists.
How many chefs can I reach with Emailchaser?
Lead Finder holds 46,994 US contacts with a chef job title with a verified work email, from a live count on 13 November 2026. The count changes as people change jobs, so the number you see in Lead Finder on the day you search is the one that counts.
Can I filter chefs by state, city or company size?
Yes. Lead Finder filters by country, state and city, by seniority (for example owner, partner or director), by company size from 1-10 employees up to 10,001+, and by job title, revenue and the technology a company uses. Combine them freely, and the count updates before you spend anything.
How much does a chef email list cost on Emailchaser?
Searching and counting are free. Each person you add uses 1 lead credit. Plans include 1,500 credits a month on Starter ($47), 5,000 on Pro ($97) and 10,000 on Max ($358), and extra credits cost $33 per 1,000, or $20 per 1,000 when you buy 5,000 or more. Checking each address is billed apart from credits, at $0.0017 a check. The 7-day free trial includes 500 lead credits.
Does the list include chefs who work in hotels and catering?
Yes. The count includes every job title that contains chef, in any industry, so hotel, hospital, school and catering chefs are in it as well as restaurant chefs. Add an industry filter in Lead Finder to keep only one kind of kitchen.
Are the emails verified?
Lead Finder only returns people whose work email has a verified status. When you add them, Emailchaser checks each address again (on by default, $0.0017 a check, one or two checks an address), and an address that fails is dropped without using a credit.
Is it legal to send cold email to chefs?
In the United States, the CAN-SPAM Act allows commercial email to business addresses when you identify yourself honestly, use an accurate subject line, include a postal address and honour every opt-out. Rules are stricter in some other countries, such as under GDPR in Europe.
Here are the other industry and profession email lists you can build in Lead Finder.
US contacts with a verified work email, Lead Finder live counts, 17 October 2026 to 13 November 2026. See every industry list
Find your first 500 chefs during your free trial.
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