The Bidvest Group Limited ANNUAL INTEGRATED REPORT 2012
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Operational review BIDVEST foodservice

 

  Bernard Berson Chief executive     

 

DIVISIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO
BIDVEST FOODSERVICE REVENUE

  Comprises market leading foodservice product distributors in the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, the Baltic States, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Greater China, Hong Kong, Chile and southern Africa. Bidvest leads the foodservice industry in its chosen geographies operating through strategically located independent business units servicing the catering, hospitality, leisure, bakery, poultry, meat and food processing industries.

 

“Many customers demand competitive prices and good environmental business practice. We have to achieve the optimum balance while engaging in constant communication with our customers to highlight the benefit of doing business with a socially responsible supplier.”

Bernard Berson
Chief executive

Highlights and challenges  
  • Satisfactory financial performance achieved in unfavourable conditions  
  • Bidvest procurement company, a centralised sourcing operation established  
  • Business failure particularly in the restaurant sector, a challenge  
  • Extremely cost conscious customers  

 

Financial performance


Environmental performance

QUICK LINK: GHG inventory
http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2012/003.php

Social performance

QUICK LINK: Comparative sustainability data
http://www.bidvest.com/ar/bidvest_ar2012/004.php