Bidvest PLC is a foodservice distribution company, primarily operating in the foodservice industries of Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The Company operates through three divisions: Bidvest United Kingdom, trading as 3663 First for Foodservice; Bidvest Australia, trading as Bidvest First for Foodservice, and Bidvest New Zealand, trading as Crean First for Foodservice. The Company extended its product range and geographic spread, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 (fiscal 2003), through a number of small, strategic acquisitions. During fiscal 2003, 3663 First for Foodservice entered the fresh food sector in the United Kingdom; Bidvest First for Foodservice entered the west Australian market, and Crean First for Foodservice established its multi-temperature facility in Rotorua, New Zealand.
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