Bidfood South Africa

Bidfood South Africa is an importer, exporter, wholesaler and distributor founded in 1964. The company is part of Bidcorp. Bidfood South Africa specialises in the distribution of frozen, chilled and ambient food products countrywide and to some other parts of Africa. Its head office is situated in Johannesburg. Bidfood South Africa also runs an online shop named MyBidfood.

Bidfood South Africa operates 18 branches across some provinces in Africa including Botswana and many more.

Bidfood South Africa also offers menu solutions to its customers.

Moreover, Bidfood South Africa exports its extensive range of food and non-food products into the Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean islands. These countries include Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, DR Congo, Madagascar, Seychelles, etc.

Bidfood South Africa provides its services to over 27 000 clients mainly in the horeca sector including restaurants, hotels, caterers, cafes, pubs, bakeries, airlines, prisons, hospitals, care homes and many others. 

Bidfood South Africa achieved an annual turnover of € 349 million and employed a total of 1800 people.

Bidfood South Africa offers a variety of products in the following categories:

• Savory Grocery: sauces, cooking aids, preserves, etc.
• Sweet Grocery: biscuits, desserts, baking supplies, etc.
• Dairy: cream, milk, yoghurt, etc.
• Drinks: water, juice, wines, etc..
• Frozen Food: ice-cream, vegetables, snacking, etc.
• Household: disposables, cleaning products and other non-food items
• Fresh & Chilled Food: fruits, vegetables, meat, etc

In addition, Bidfood South Africa provides several vegan and allergens-free options.

Bidfood South Africa deals with brands like Beyers, Sparta, Daybreak, Mikon, etc.

Bidfood South Africa is the exclusive distributor of various brands such as Arco, Lurpak, Mara, Ready2Go, PBLiquor and many more.

Bidfood South Africa also owns several private labels which go by the names:

• Chef’s Classique: offers chilled meat products, seafood, cocktail gherkins, etc.
• Cooking With: offers baking ingredients, canned products, condiments, etc.
• Packing With: provides items like foil, clingfilm, serviettes, disposables, etc
• Simply Gourmet: offers marinated beef products 
• Southern Seas: provides a range of raw, smoked and coated seafood
• For The Table: offers honey, milk, refreshing towels, etc
• Seafrost: offers premium seafood products

Bidfood South Africa imports its goods from Belgium, Brasil, USA, and many more.

Bidfood South Africa also owns its fleet of transportation vehicles equipped to maintain the quality of its products throughout deliveries.

Furthermore, Bidfood South Africa has set up the Payment Relief Plan where the company is supporting its customers to get back on track without taking any interest payments.