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BFS Sale Pumps 9M Into Treasury
BFS Sale Pumps 9M Into Treasury
The government will earn around $9 million in stamp tax from the sale of Bahamas Food Services (BFS) to U.S. wholesale giant Sysco, providing a much-needed injection of cash into the public treasury.
Govt Approves BFS Sale To Sysco
Govt Approves BFS Sale To Sysco
The government has approved the sale of Bahamas Food Services (BFS) to one of the largest corporations in the United States. Sysco, with revenue over $39 billion in 2011, will acquire the country's largest food distributor for an unknown sum.
Pritchard blasts BFS sale to Sysco
Pritchard blasts BFS sale to Sysco
A leading wholesaler has come out against Sysco's bid to acquire Bahamas Food Services (BFS), saying he does not support the move "by any stretch of the imagination". Robert E. C. Pritchard, vice president of Asa H. Pritchard Limited, told Guardian Business that the takeover will end up "hurting a lot of people".
Talks Begin on BFS Sale to Sysco
Talks Begin on BFS Sale to Sysco
Negotiations for Bahamas Food Services (BFS) to be sold to U.S. food supplier Sysco are underway and such a deal would be "the best thing ever" in the local food industry, according to the BFS former head of operations, Philip Lightbourne.
Employees concerned over BFS/Prime Bahamas merger
Employees concerned over BFS/Prime Bahamas merger
The acquisition of local wholesaler Prime Bahamas by Bahamas Food Services(BFS)has left a bitter taste in the mouths of some Prime Bahamas employees, who claim that they were given a few days'notice that they would have to reapply for their jobs with no guarantees that they would be rehired.
"This is a cost-cutting process. It's unavoidable,"said Prime Bahamas CEO Garland Evans at the company's...
Betty Roberts selected for BFSB Lifetime Achievement Award
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFS B) announced today that Betty A. Roberts, FCIB, TEP has been selected as the Recipient for the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding, sustained contribution to the industry.
Minister Coleby-Davis describes Housing options to Sysco Bahamas Food Services Staff
Minister of Transport and Housing, the Hon. JoBeth Coleby-Davis gave a Housing presentation to SYSCO Bahamas Food Services (BFS) staff, October 6, 2022.
CBFS deal for City Markets 'doesn't make sense at all'
The move by an affiliate of Bahamas Food Services (BFS) and its principal, Ben Frisch, to acquire the 78 per cent majority shareholding in City Markets "doesn't make sense at any level", one competitor believes, as Tribune Business sources confirmed that rival retailers were already taking steps to stop buying meat and other produce from the wholesaler.
The signing of a Memorandum of Understand...
Minister of Labour meets with Executives of The Bahamas Financial Services Board and the Association of International Banks and Trusts
The advancement of Bahamians to high paying jobs in the financial services sector and the enhanced regulation of the financial services industry were some of the matters which the Minister of Labour, Senator the Hon. Dion Foulkes called for as he spoke with executives of The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) and the Association of International Banks and Trusts (AIBT) on Thursday, 5 October ...
Inter-American Development Bank pay courtesy call to Minister Brent Symonette
Representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) paid a courtesy call on Minister of Financial Services, Trade & Industry and Immigration the Hon. Brent Symonette, May 25, 2017 at the offices of the Ministry.