Bejam

Bejam was a British frozen food retailer founded by John Apthorp in 1968, based in Stanmore.

Bejam
Private
SuccessorIceland
Founded1968
Defunct1989
HeadquartersStanmore, London,
United Kingdom
ProductsGroceries

History

In 1968, the concept of selling only frozen foods was a novel idea at the time, and Bejam grew out of Apthorp's existing family business of E. A. D. Apthorp, potato merchants who delivered in and around Edgware and Stanmore. Bejam also sold electrical appliances with the Bejam brand name, including freezers, refrigerators, microwave ovens and dishwashers.

Bejam bought the Victor Value chain of supermarkets from Tesco in 1986 and Wizard Wine in 1987.[1] In January 1989, Bejam was bought by its rival Iceland, despite still being a success and being three times bigger than the Iceland chain. The shops were rebranded to carry the "Iceland" name. Bejam is an acronym for Brian, Eric, John And Millie, the names of the Apthorp family members who were the company directors.

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See also

References
  1. "History - About". Majestic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

Bibliography
  • Adrian Room, Corporate Eponymy: A Biographical Dictionary of the Persons Behind the Names, Page 17, McFarland & Co, 1992, ISBN 0-89950-679-8
  • Adrian Room, Dictionary of Trade Name Origins, Page 38, Routledge, 1982, ISBN 0-7102-0174-5
  • David Boylan, Antony Head, Corporate Finance: Principles & Practice, Page 314, Pearson Education, 2007, ISBN 0-273-70644-6


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