Started over 35 years ago, Bidco has asserted its position as the East and Central Africa’s leading most advanced edible oil and hygiene products manufacturers and marketers. The Company is the brainchild of Bhimji Depar Shah the grand patriach of Bidco after whom the company is named. The name BIDCO is simply derived from his initials B.D. to which Co has been added making the word BIDCO. Bidco Group at a glance: * 1970 Bidco Clothing Factory * 1985 Soap Manufacturing Plant in Nairobi * 1991 Bidco Oil Refineries in Thika * 1997 CapaBidco Gold Bandcity Expansion by 500% * 1998 Acquired Elianto - Seed Crushing Plant * 1999 Expansion at Elianto by 400% * 2001 Bidco Tanzania Oil and Soap * 2002 Acquired all Unilever edible oil brands * 2003 Refinery Project in Dar-es-salaam * 2003 Bidco Uganda Launched * 2004 Elianto Expansion to 30,000 mts a year * 2005 Commissioning of Jinja's edible oil Complex * 2005 Official Launch of Oil Palm Plantation * 2005 Bidco Uganda Receives Gold Award for Top Investor