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Thomas Ridley History Timeline

From 1808 to 2024, we are proud of our history and heritage as an established Suffolk food and drink business and the way Thomas Ridley has evolved over the last 200 years through six generations of the Ridley/Godfrey family.

Below are the highlights from our long history, which all started with the opening of a fine foods shop on Abbeygate Street in Bury St Edmunds in 1808. 

Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 1808 to 1882Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 1808 to 1882

Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 1917 to 1972Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 1917 to 1972

Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 1976 to 1984Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 1976 to 1984

Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 1992 to 2002Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 1992 to 2002

Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 2002 to 2015Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history from 2002 to 2015

Timeline of Thomas Ridley's history 2017, showing site expansionTimeline of Thomas Ridley's history 2017, showing site expansion

Cardboard and plastic bales stacked on pallets at Thomas Ridley's HQ, the company's mission values and straplineCardboard and plastic bales stacked on pallets at Thomas Ridley's HQ, the company's mission values and strapline

In 2019 we started recycling our customer’s cooking oil and cardboard and i
n 2020 we continued to operate throughout the coronavirus pandemic, as a key supplier of hospitals, care homes and schools.   

In 2022 our company mission changes to Delivering Food for life from Delivering the Best in Food Service and we introduced new company values: Always Care, Always Grow, Always Together.
 
And in 2023, Thomas Ridley was acquired by Bidcorp and is now part of the Caterfood Buying Group, an exciting new part of our history and future.