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Our history
We service a wide mix of small, medium and large customers with tailor-made solutions fit for the businesses
purpose. Our teams strive to understand the markets that they operate in, and remain close to customers
to respond to their requirements. We continually look for areas where we can add value and deepen our
relationships with our customers.
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2015
2004
Acquired 100% of
Chipkins
followed
shortly thereafter by
the acquisition of
Sea World
signalling
the start of Bidvest’s
foodservice
operations
in South Africa.
Established
Bidvest plc
(now
Bidvest Foodservice
International Limited)
and Bidvest Australia
Limited’s shares were
exchanged for shares
in Bidvest plc.
Bidvest plc enters
the New Zealand
foodservice market
with the acquisition
of 100% of
Crean Foodservice.
Bought out the
minority
shareholders in
Bidvest plc.
Acquired
Crown Food
Holdings
which later
merged with
National
Spice
to form the start
of
BFI
in South Africa.
Acquired control of
Manettas
following a rights
offer and Manettas
was renamed
Bidvest Australia
Limited.
Booker Foodservice,
renamed
3663 First
for Foodservice,
acquired by
Bidvest plc.
John Lewis
Foodservice
acquired and
incorporated into
Bidvest Australia,
creating the
leading foodservice
distributor in
Australia.
Acquired an initial 40%
interest in listed
Australian foodservice
business
Manettas
,
the start of our
business in
Australia.
Bidcorp was
incorporated on
August 17 1995 as a
private company in SA.
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