YOUR SECTOR

A hospital food supplier you can trust

With a comprehensive selection of quality food products, specialised dietary options, and catering essentials, we're dedicated to enhancing the dining experience for patients, visitors, and staff alike.

Why choose Bidfood for your hospital?

  • Our range

    We carry a range of over 10,000 products, from brands you love to essential favourites to cater to all

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  • Experience

    For more than 20 years as a leading foodservice wholesaler, we can supply the highest quality of fresh, frozen, ambient food, catering supplies and many more

  • Expertise

    We have a dedicated team of development chefs and nutritionists to provide expert advise and support for your hospital caterers

  • Real Value

    From competitive pricing to delivering strong commercial value, we work with hospitals to deliver real value that makes an impact

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  • Bidfood Direct - our online shop

    Order on our online shop at a time that suits you. There is additional support for allergens, menu planning and much more!

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  • Support

    Supporting your teams to develop their knowledge through tools like our e-learning platform Caterers Campus

Awards and partners

  • out of home wholesale award 2023 bidfood
  • out of home wholesale award 2023 bidfood
  • WHY CHOOSE BIDFOOD

    An innovative and extensive range

    We know it’s important for your menus to stand out whilst being operationally and cost efficient. Our range of over 10,000 products has been created to suit you and includes an array of brand and own brand products, different price point options and the latest market leading innovation.

  • WHY CHOOSE BIDFOOD

    Catering for specialist diets

    We’re here to help you care for your patients and we have a fantastic range of support to assist you in catering for the more specialist diets. Read our ‘Catering for dysphagia’ and ‘Catering for Dementia’ guides, watch our IDDSI video or take a look at our range of specially prepared puréed meals from Simply Food Solutions for a snap shot of our support.

  • WHY CHOOSE BIDFOOD

    Efficient consolidated deliveries through a one stop shop

    A hospital’s food requirements can be diverse. We offer a simple, fully consolidated delivery solution with ambient, chilled and frozen products all arriving on the same lorry saving you precious labour, time and costs.

    Why choose Bidfood
  • WHY CHOOSE BIDFOOD

    Working towards a sustainable future

    We are driven by a deep commitment to sustainability, recognizing it as a cornerstone of our operations. Our dedication to sustainability is not just a part of our ethos; it’s a fundamental aspect of our mission to create a positive force for change. We understand the critical role that businesses play in shaping a sustainable future, especially in industries as vital as healthcare. That’s why we’re proud to champion sustainable practices throughout our supply chain and operations.

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  • WHY CHOOSE BIDFOOD

    Multi award winning e-commerce platform

    Bidfood Direct is our multi award-winning ordering platform that helps you manage everything from allergen information to order forms.

    Bidfood Direct – our online shop
Testimonials

Don't just take our word for it!

All the ingredients for a partnership that delivers. We are committed to serving up the recipe for your success for your hospital. Your residents expect great food, pure and simple. And we’re here to bring you all the right ingredients, so that you can create the magic.

Bidfood have supplied us for many years and are always committed to accommodating our needs to the highest standard, they are forward thinking and their assistance with meeting CQUIN targets has helped greatly.
Trish Purfit, Facilities Manager
Midlands Partnership NHS
Bidfood offer a great service with competitive prices, I find the telesales team to be very helpful and professional. I also love the trade shows that showcase all the new products.
Steven Stuhlfelder, Catering Manager
Solihull Hospital
We've been supplied by Bidfood for the past 3 years and found them to be very efficient and easy to deal with. They're very focused towards the style and needs of our business.
Mark Farmer, Catering Production Manager
New Cross Hospital CPU

THE CATERERS CAMPUS Our free e-learning platform for customers, dedicated to supporting the catering industry

Our e-learning platform, Caterers Campus, is dedicated to supporting the healthcare sector. Your teams can learn virtually in their own time. Some of the modules include:

  • Dysphagia and IDDSI
  • Dementia
  • Fortification
  • Hydration
  • Menu planning
  • Cost control
  • Diabetes
  • Understanding profit
  • Commercial kitchen energy efficiency
  • Knife skills
  • Strategies to reduce food waste
  • Sustainability
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Christmas at Bidfood

With 80% of people considering it important or very important to have a festive menu during the Christmas period, this festive season is the perfect time for hospitals to enhance your offering with our latest Christmas food range. Our collection is designed to deliver a true taste of Christmas and nostalgic flavours, fostering a sense of community and belonging among staff and patients alike. Our extensive range of over 600 festive products is sure to create memorable dining experiences and bring joy throughout the season.

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Support tools

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OUR TEAM

Meet the hospital sector team

  • Stuart Fin

    Culinary Development Chef

  • Rebecca O'Keefe

    Business Development Controller

  • Taz Hussain

    National Account Manager

  • Olivia Jackson

    Customer Marketing Manager

  • Heather Dolan

    Nutrition Manager

MULTI AWARD-WINNING ECOMMERCE PLATFORM Bidfood Direct – our online shop

Bidfood Direct is our multi award-winning ordering platform that helps you manage everything from allergen information to order forms. We are proud to deliver a platform that stays ahead of government legislation and helps support you in remaining compliant.

  • Shop 24/7 via desktop or app
  • Live pricing & stock availability
  • Easily download allergen & nutritional information
  • Set automatic standing orders
  • Set order approvals and spend limits
  • Track resources and budget allocation
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Our hospital team have you covered

We are proud to offer our hospital sector expertise for all our customers. Whatever your need is, we will help support you to deliver exceptional meal times for all your staff, patients and visitors.

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What types of food products do you offer for hospitals?

From everyday essentials through to catering supplies, our diverse range of 10,000 has you covered for all your hospital catering needs. Discover our whole product range here

Where in the UK do you deliver to?

We are a national supplier and have a robust national structure of 26 depots (with more opening soon!) with over 1,300 delivery vehicles on the roads. This enables us to provide local support and knowledge to all our customers – giving you the best of both worlds!

Do you cater to different dietary needs and preferences?

We have a variety of support tools available to help you ensure you are delivering exceptional meals. From a diabetes menu cycle to our Simply Food Solutions we will work with you to ensure you have all the support and tools you need.

What support do you have for allergens?

We have a wealth of support for allergens including our dedicated allergens page, as well as blogs, our Advice Centre, and Bidfood Direct allergen information.

Do you offer any training and support tools for staff within hospitals?

Creating the number of staff and patient meals is challenging, especially when you are juggling time, budgets, stock levels and the skill level of your staff. Caterers Campus is an online learning platform for all our customers that will help your teams learn key skills, enabling them to better cater for your residents. We now have eight modules all designed to help train your staff with care home specific topics… Learn more here

HOSPITAL SECTOR SPECIALISTS Join Bidfood today!

  • Nourishing your hospitals with a food wholesaler that cares
  • Efficient deliveries, specialist product range and customer support
  • Exclusive customer only content and guides

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