Bidfood Opened Distribution Center in Ankara

Bidfood Turkey CEO Nedim Makzume stated that they aim to increase distribution areas and service quality , emphasizing that Bidfood Anatolia, which was established in a short period of 4 months, is 'a success story unique to Bidfood'.

Bidfood Turkey , an out-of-home consumption (OOH) and food distribution company serving over 15.000 hotels, restaurants, cafes, national chains, and retail customers across Turkey , accelerated its investments following a record-breaking 2021. Offering customized solutions to meet the diverse needs of OOH businesses, Bidfood Turkey increased its distribution capacity with the opening of Bidfood Anadolu in Ankara. Simultaneously, the company also launched its online OOH portal, MyBidfood, for use by its business partners in Ankara.

A Success Story Unique to Bidfood Turkey

The new distribution center plays a significant role in Bidfood Turkey's growth plans. Bidfood Turkey CEO Nedim Makzume stated that in Ankara, they aim to create a work system that combines international experience and business techniques with a local perspective, thereby creating value for all stakeholders in the Out-of-Home Consumption channel.

Stating that the installation works for the Bidfood Anadolu Ankara distribution center, which is located on a total area of ​​4.200 square meters, started in May this year, Nedim Makzume said, “Our warehouse has become fully ready for acceptance and shipment with all its infrastructure on September 1, 2022. We took delivery of our Frozen Warehouses 25 days after the order date and ensured that they were completed in a record time. The completion of a warehouse and working system of this size in a short period of 4 months is an important success story unique to Bidfood.”

In the distribution center, which has a total dry food storage capacity of 3.000 pallets and a cold storage capacity of 390 pallets, 15 people are employed at the first stage.

The Number of Distribution Centers Will Increase

Bidfood Turkey CEO Makzume stated that 2022 will be a year when it starts operating in new regions, the existing infrastructure is renewed and expanded and digital investments come to the fore. This year, after Bursa and Ankara, we are planning to open a new distribution center on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. Within the framework of our sustainability plans, we will build nature-friendly, highly efficient, self-sufficient centers. Towards the end of the year, we plan to open a small production center in the Izmir region and produce special products for our customers.”

About Bidfood Turkey

Bidfood Group is one of the leading companies specializing in Out-of-Home Consumption and Food Distribution, providing world-class service with more than 5 thousand employees in 35 countries on 25 continents.

Bidfood has been operating in Turkey since 2013. It offers products, solutions and services to its customers in more than 15.000 hotels, restaurants, cafes, national chains and retail channels in different regions of Turkey, especially in the Marmara, Aegean, Central Anatolia and Mediterranean regions. Bidfood; Bidfood Efe (İzmir-Bodrum), Bidfood Bursa, Bidfood Anadolu, Bidfood Akdeniz, Bidfood Marmara, Bidfood Spirits and Bidfood Pazarlama conduct their operations in Turkey.

Representing more than 7 different brands, 1000 of which are their own brands, Bidfood Turkey offers special solutions to meet the different needs of small, medium and large-sized businesses. With the MyBidfood portal, which has been specially developed for the out-of-home consumption sector, it aims to increase the service quality and develop the sector by providing its customers with a high-level digital infrastructure and offering new generation technologies to the use of customers.

Bidfood's vision is to be the most preferred supplier in Turkey. It supports this claim with its comprehensive product range, continuously developed logistics capacity and digitalization investments aimed at increasing the quality of the service it provides to its customers.

Source: HORECA Trend and Bidfood Turkey