- CEO
- Bernard Larry Berson
- Full Time Employees
- 31,109
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Restaurants
- Address
- Webber Wentzel building Johannesburg GT South Africa 2196
- IPO Date
- May 30, 2016
- Business
- Bid Corporation Limited is an international broad-line foodservice group specializing in the distribution and manufacture of a wide range of food products and ingredients. The company's core offerings include fresh ingredients such as fish, seafood, meat, produce, dairy products, ambient goods, frozen and chilled foods, bakery ingredients, and liquor. Bidcorp serves diverse sectors including hospitality, institutional, catering, and retail markets across developed and developing economies in Australasia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and emerging markets in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and South America. The business operates an entrepreneurially decentralized model with subsidiaries such as Bidfresh Limited focusing on fresh ingredient supply. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, Bidcorp has recently expanded its operational capacity through new facilities in Perth and Darwin, acquisitions such as Dubbo finalized in 2023, and strategic investments including new sites in Glasgow and Bedford. The company has also enhanced efficiencies via digitized stock management solutions and has seen growth in its liquor segment alongside its manufacturing arm, Simply Food Solutions. This comprehensive product and geographic diversification underpin Bidcorp's market resilience and growth focus in the global foodservice industry.