Operational review Bidvest Foodservice - Asia Pacific

  • Bidvest Australia maintains its strong run with exceptional effort despite natural disasters
  • Strong showing by New Zealand and tremendous post-earthquake response by teams
  • Innovation and e-commerce underpin continued gains
  • Capital expenditure tops R345 million
  • Singapore and Greater China show continued growth

Asia Pacific

Comprises Bidvest Australia, Bidvest New Zealand, Angliss Singapore and Angliss Greater China. Bidvest leads the foodservice industry and offers a full end-to-end national distribution service.

 
Bidvest Australia
Rachel Ruggiero
Chief operating officer
Bidvest New Zealand
Nigel Boswell
Managing director
Angliss Singapore
Beng Fong Loke
Managing director
     
Angliss Greater China
Johnny Kang
Managing director
   

 

Revenue

R19,6 billion

11,5% decrease

Trading profit

R833,1 million

14,2% decrease

 

 

 

Financial indicators
(for the year ended June 30)
2011
R’m
2010
R’m
Revenue 19 563,1 17 547,6
Trading profit 833,1 729,4
Operating assets 5 083,6 4 232.8
Operating liabilities 2 860,5 2 333,2
Depreciation 152,5 138,2
Amortisation and impairments of intangible assets 7,0 4,7
Goodwill and intangible assets 1 183,3 1 012,6
Sustainable development indicator overview    
Employees 4 056 4 149
Total training spend (R’000) 2 308 2 117
Training spend per employee (R) 569 510
Employees attending HIV/Aids training (%) – –
Lost-time injury frequency rate 39,3 21,3
Work-related fatalities (number) – –
CSI spend (R’000) 1 049 855
Total water usage (litres ’000) 70 835 77 222
Total electricity usage (including electricity from renewable sources) (kWh ’000) 70 535 64 045
Petrol (litres) 1 188 327 1 123 541
Diesel and biofuel (litres) 8 168 426 6 960 761
Total carbon emissions (tonnes) 76 641 70 439
Carbon emissions per employee (tonnes) 18,9 17,0
     

 

QUICK LINK: Operational report and historic sustainable development data

Material issues

  • The challenge of maintaining success in difficult economic conditions
  • Increasingly tight labour markets
  • The challenge of attracting and retaining talent
  • Risks associated with increasing frequency of natural disasters
  • Continuing need to further reduce carbon emissions