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, England, and was incorporated as a private limited company on 28 May 1962. The company is a subsidiary and retail of Booker Group, part of Tesco plc. The shops are privately owned but operate under the Budgens name on condition they buy exclusively from Booker.
History
The first Budgens shop was opened in 1872, by John Budgen. The first few shops were small local grocery stores, which expanded across the south of England.
In October 1997, Budgens acquired the 57-shop network of the American 7-Eleven chain in the United Kingdom, re-branding them with the concept name 'B2'.[3][4]