The Bidvest Family

Bidvest is an international services, trading and distribution company, listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, South Africa and operating across four continents.

Bidvest employs over 140, 000 people worldwide, but its roots remain South African. In a big business environment, Bidvest operates with the determination and commitment evident in a small business heart.

At Bidvest the belief that entrepreneurship, decentralized management and communication are the keys to empowering people, building relationships and improving lives. The company subscribes to a philosophy of transparency, accountability integrity, excellence and innovation in all their business dealings.

Most importantly Bidvest understands that people create wealth, and that only companies report it.

To learn more about the group visit www.bidvest.com

Bidvest Food SA

Bidvest Food SA comprises Bidvest Food Ingredients, Bidvest Bakery Solutions, Bidvest Foodservice, Patleys and Bidvest Food Exports

The business is the region's leading multi-range food and food-ingredient manufacturer and distributor, serving the catering, hospitality, leisure, bakery, poultry, meat, dairy and food processing sectors. Leading international food brands are also imported and supplied to the retail industry.

Constant investment in people and technology underpins industry-leading quality and food safety standards. Bidvest Food Southern Africa forms part of the Bidvest Foodservice operation that operates in Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa and South America.

Bidvest Food Ingredients

(Incorporating the Crown National trading branches, Crown Ingredient Solutions and world – class manufacturing facilities)

  • Crown National is one of the leading suppliers of ingredients, equipment and packaging to the meat industry in Southern Africa.
  • Crown Ingredient Solutions provide advanced solutions and innovative ingredients to the broader food industry. The company offers a streamlined solution for customers to harness great technical support and access an extensive range of ingredients from international and local principals.
  • Manufacturing capabilities include dry and wet processing as well as the Gold Crown sausage casings division (quality controls such as sorting, calibration and overall quality are ascertained here).
  • State-of-the-art centres of Innovation, Design and Technology in all major cities exist for world-class testing and research.

Bidvest Foodservice

Leading broad line supplier of frozen, chilled, ambient grocery and allied products to the foodservice industry.

Patleys

Patleys is a leader in the distribution of local and imported quality fast moving consumer brands to the retail industry including Goldcrest, Tabasco, Maille and many more.

Bidvest Food Exports

Offers the international market access to all the fine products associated with Crown National, Bidvest Bakery Solutions and Crown Ingredient Solutions.