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

 

 

   
     
 
Contribution to trading profit 41,1%  
Employees 10 986  
Full Review here
 
     
 

3663 Wholesale

Alex Fisher

Managing director
  • Reflex IT system successfully implemented on time and on budget
  • Successful launch of ecommerce initiative
  • Expanded healthier product offering
  • Majority of energy sourced from renewable sources
  • Acquisition of Forteith Foodservice, Scotland

Bidvest Logistics

Andrew Selley

Managing director
  • Stable client base created through contract extensions and expansion

Seafood Holdings

Stephen Oswald

Managing director
  • Customer base grew although average customer spend dipped

Deli XL the Netherlands

Dick Slootweg

Managing director
  • Margins squeezed as a result of contracting national economy

Deli XL Belgium

Thierry Legat

Managing director
  • Sales better than anticipated across Horeca segment in a slowing economy

Nowaco Czech Republic and Slovakia

Bohumil Volf

General manager
  • Red meat and bakery products achieved growth
  • Ice cream sales almost doubled as a result of an acquisition

Nowaco Baltics

Bohumil Volf

General manager
  • Competition from private label and low-cost products

Farutex Poland

Pawel Swiechowicz

Administration director
  • Four depots enlarged in pursuit of efficiency gains

Horeca and Al Diyafa

Hisham Al Jamil

General manager
  • Horeca Express launch targeting additional coverage of street restaurants
 

 

   
     
 
Contribution to trading profit 45,0%  
Employees 4 486  
Full Review here
 
     
 

Australia

Rachel Ruggiero

Chief operating officer
  • Focus on innovative ways to transact with customers
  • Acquisitions of Tanby, Foodlink and Crispy Fresh
  • Roll out of Fresh business remains a focus

New Zealand

Nigel Boswell

Managing director
  • Two new distribution centres being established
  • Acquisitions of manufacturing butchery and prepared vegetable processing business

Singapore

Johnny Kang

Managing director
  • New management appointments to refocus business direction
  • Slow economy and supplier disruptions continue to impact business
  • Export gains achieved in surrounding territories

Greater China

Johnny Kang

Managing director
  • Growth in customer base experienced
  • Benefits of restructuring being realised
 

 

   
     
 
Contribution to trading profit 13,9%  
Employees 3 749  
Full Review here
 
     
 

Bidvest Food Southern Africa

Klaas Havenga

Chief executive

Foodservice

Brent Varcoe

Managing director
  • Newly acquired A & S multi temperature food distribution business helped to support volumes
  • Roll out of new ERP system
  • Launch of ecommerce portal

Crown Food Group

John Morris

Managing director
  • Product innovation constant; ranges expanded and new products introduced
  • IT investment continued with emphasis on food safety and warehouse management

Patleys

John MacKay

Managing director
  • New senior management appointments addressing review of internal processes