Budgens

Budgen Stores Limited
Formerly
  • Bishop's Food Stores Limited (1962–1986)
  • Budgen Limited (1986–1987)
  • Budgens Limited (1987–1988)[1]
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Founded1872
FounderJohn Budgen
HeadquartersHarefield, Greater London, England
Area served
England and Wales
ParentBooker Group, owned by Tesco plc
Websitebudgens.co.uk

Budgens Stores Limited, trading as Budgens, is a chain of grocery stores in the United Kingdom. The business was founded in 1872 by John Budgen,[2] who opened the first shop in Maidenhead, Berkshire and was incorporated as a private limited company on 28 May 1962. The company is a subsidiary and retail fascia[further explanation needed] of Booker Group, part of Tesco plc.

  1. ^ "BUDGENS STORES LIMITED overview". Companies House. 28 May 1962. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ ‘Supermarkets’, Competition Commission report presented to Parliament in October 2000, chapter 5, page 72