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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
financial statements of Chefs International, Inc. and Subsidiaries included in
the Company's Form 10-QSB for the nine months ended October 29, 2000 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000201424
<NAME> Chefs International
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<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> JAN-28-2001
<PERIOD-START> JAN-31-2001
<PERIOD-END> OCT-29-2000
<CASH> 1,475,652
<SECURITIES> 0
<RECEIVABLES> 52,380
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 1,195,572
<CURRENT-ASSETS> 4,107,319
<PP&E> 20,694,468
<DEPRECIATION> 8,641,915
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 18,386,313
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,939,535
<BONDS> 0
0
0
<COMMON> 42,567
<OTHER-SE> 14,962,720
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 18,386,313
<SALES> 16,393,823
<TOTAL-REVENUES> 16,393,823
<CGS> 5,280,038
<TOTAL-COSTS> 15,423,368
<OTHER-EXPENSES> 0
<LOSS-PROVISION> 0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 82,060
<INCOME-PRETAX> 1,038,194
<INCOME-TAX> 115,000
<INCOME-CONTINUING> 923,194
<DISCONTINUED> 322,212
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
<NET-INCOME> 1,245,406
<EPS-BASIC> .28
<EPS-DILUTED> .28
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