You can order all of these through our Telesales team, and on Bidfood Direct, our award-winning on-line shop 24/7 anytime, anywhere. You can even download allergen and nutritional data, view live pricing and stock availability and track your delivery with ease from your device.
Welcome to Bidfood
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Caring about our customers is the reason why we strive to deliver service excellence. It’s why we put so much effort into investing in technology, building an infrastructure that keeps us close to our customers, and being the best team. And, it’s at the very heart of how we all work together to give you real value, great food and a seamless experience.
What do we do?
We’re one of the UK’s leading distributors supplying more than 10,000 food, drink and catering supply products to over 40,000 customers in all walks of life, including hotels, restaurants, pubs, prisons, care homes, hospitals, schools and universities. Our national network of 26 depots keeps us close to them all.
Our range of more than 10,000 products gives our customers unrivalled choice and includes:
- the best of both great quality own brands and leading foodservice brands
- everything from store-cupboard ingredients to fresh, frozen and chilled food
- fresh meat, poultry and produce, soft drinks, coffee, wines, beers and spirits, cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils, cleaning products and catering equipment.
So, how can we support you?
Everything we do has our customers at heart.
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What makes us different?
Our mission is to deliver service excellence, make life easier and help our customers to grow.
Our vision is to be the best foodservice provider, and a positive force for change.
Our customers tell us that what sets us apart is the degree to which we care, and that’s thanks to the culture we’ve created. We live and breathe our values every day.
Caring about our customers is the reason why we strive to deliver service excellence, and why we put so much effort into investing in technology, building an infrastructure that keeps us close to our customers, and being the best team to give our customers real value, great food and a seamless experience.
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Our story
Since our origins as part of Booker Foodservice, established in May 1929, we have grown from strength to strength to become a leading foodservice distributor today.
Here’s our story…
1929
Booker Foodservice was established in May 1929.
1999
70 years later, Booker Foodservice was acquired by Bidvest plc, a South African-based company, and renamed BFS Group Ltd trading as 3663 First for Foodservice (3663 spelled food on an old-fashioned touch-button mobile phone).
2003
We acquired our first specialist fresh produce and catering equipment businesses, Swithenbank and Wilson Watson.
2004
We acquired our first specialist fresh meat and poultry business, The Barton Meat Company.
2012
Forteith Foodservice in Oban, Scotland was acquired and continues to play a key role in our Bidfood Scotland infrastructure.
2014
It was decided that 3663 should change its trading name to Bidvest 3663 to reflect our international affiliation.
2017
Along with the other Bidvest Foodservice businesses around the world, we changed our name to Bidfood, reflecting our heritage, our link back to Bidcorp, and our passion for food.
2018
We launched a partnership with Enotria&Coe, the UK’s leading premium drinks supplier, launching UNITY Wines and Spirits , which has a portfolio that includes over 450 wines.
2023
Oliver Kay joined the Bidfood family, from our sister company Bidfresh.
What do Bidfood do?
We’re one of the UK’s leading foodservice distributors supplying over 40,000 customers in all walks of life, including hotels, restaurants, pubs, leisure, care homes, hospitals, schools and universities.
We operate a national network of 26 depots which keep us close to our customers.
Our range of more than 10,000 products gives you unrivalled choice and includes:
- the best of both great quality own brands and leading foodservice brands,
- everything from store-cupboard ingredients to fresh, frozen and chilled food, drinks and catering supplies and equipment.
Who do Bidfood deliver to?
As a foodservice wholesaler, we deliver across many sectors, including hotels, restaurants, pubs, leisure, care homes, hospitals, schools and universities. We only operate in the business-to-business space and do not deliver direct to consumers.
Where is Bidfood based?
We operate a national network of 26 depots, spanning the country from Worthing on the south coast to Oban in Scotland, and we are planning new openings in 2024 and 2025. Our large network of local depots keeps us closer to our customers.
To find a depot near to you click here.
What products do Bidfood sell?
Our range of more than 10,000 products gives our customers unrivalled choice and includes:
- the best of both own brands and leading foodservice brands
- everything from store-cupboard ingredients to frozen and chilled food
- fresh meat, poultry and produce, soft drinks, coffee, wines, beers and spirits, cutlery, crockery and cooking utensils, cleaning products and catering equipment.
Who owns Bidfood?
In the UK, we are registered at Companies House as BFS Group Ltd. Our immediate parent company is Bidcorp Foodservice (Europe) Ltd. The ultimate holding company of Bidcorp Foodservice (Europe) Ltd is Bidcorp (Bid Corporation Ltd), a company incorporated in South Africa. Bidcorp has businesses right around the world including in Australasia, Europe, Africa, Asia, South America, The Middle East and Turkey.
Is it Bidfood, Bidvest or 3663?
We have indeed changed our name a couple of times since we first launched into the market. In 1999, after being acquired by Bidvest plc, we launched onto the UK foodservice market as 3663 First for Foodservice. At the time, 3663 spelled food on an old-fashioned touchbutton mobile phone. We later rebranded to Bidvest 3663, and then Bidvest Foodservice. In 2016, the global Bidvest Foodservice business separated from the Bidvest Group (our parent company at the time), and listed independently. This naturally meant we, along with the other Bidvest Foodservice businesses around the world, would change our name to reflect this. Bidfood links to our heritage and reflects what we’re most passionate about; food, and Bidfood is what we continue to be called today.