Annual Integrated Report 2019

United Kingdom Andrew Selley Bidfood UK Stephen Oswald Bidfresh UK 7 067 Total employees 2018: 6 727 Our Execs who lead Bidfood UK was acquired into the group in 1999, known as Booker Foodservice whose name was then changed to 3663 First for Foodservice. For more than 20 years as a leading foodservice wholesaler, Bidfood UK has supplied fresh, frozen, ambient food, beers, wines, spirits, catering essentials and catering equipment. Bidfood UK is now the largest business in the group, delivering excellent results for the year ended June 30 2019. An amazing job of restructuring and repositioning this business, resulting in almost every metric trending in the right direction. Bidfresh , previously known as Seafood Holdings, was acquired in 2011. Bidfresh supplies fresh produce, sh, meat and dairy products to chefs throughout the UK, from specialist businesses local to the customer. Bidfresh has a national footprint made up of the sh brand, Direct Seafoods, being 12 nationally spread shmongers; the national meat brand Country Farm Butchers is made up of three butchers, with greengrocers around the UK enabling nationwide delivery of fresh produce and a dedicated cheesemonger business supplying dairy across the UK. These two businesses make up the Bidfood UK Division. Bidfood in the UK is committed to empowering their people through providing a positive, healthy and safe working environment which facilitates gender equality and economic growth. Engaging with employees in sustainable ways of working, facilitating exible working where possible and encouraging apprenticeships, training and development. Successful initiatives in the past year include the internal health and well-being programme, as demonstrated through the results of our employee engagement in our strategy. Human capital Human capital Foodshow demonstration, Bidfood UK. Bidfood UK team pulling together. Rudy, a forklift driver, Bidfood UK. Oliver Kay Wednesbury site, Bidfresh. Female employees 1 504 2018: 1 708 21% 5 563 Male employees 2018: 5 019 79% Fatality One During 2019, regretfully one fatality was reported. Condolences are expressed to the family and colleagues. Note: Prior year numbers have been restated to exclude discontinued operations. 36 / Bid Corporation Limited Annual integrated report 2019