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Sysco Corp. (SYY) is in the Food Industry

Revenue
Jun 28 2008
$37.5B
Profit
Jun 28 2008
$1.1B
Market Cap
Sep 04 2008
$19.1B

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  • Cycling Classic to Benefit the Grand Rapids Public Schools

    Spectators Purchasing Breakaway VIP Club Tickets Will Get Great Seats While Helping Kids! GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Priority Health is introducing the Grand Rapids Breakaway VIP Club, a new addition to the Second Annual Priority Health Grand Cycling Classic held in conjunction with Celebration on the Grand on...

    Articles 2008-08-21

  • SYSCO Corporation and Dezina Marketing, Inc. Form Joint Venture in First Online Offering of SYSCO Food Products to Targeted Customers

    Cost Savings and Delivery System Offer Customers New Experience in Online Grocery Shopping COLUMBIA, Md. & JESSUP, Md. -- SYSCO, Systems and Services Corporation (NYSE - SYY, $19 Billion market cap), and Dezina Marketing, Inc. DZNA, announce an exclusive venture designed to penetrate the residential market for online...

    Articles 2008-08-18

  • Taste of the Nation events raise cash from Napa to New York

    The nation's economic turbulence and soaring gasoline prices may be hurting restaurant visits, but those factors have done little to dampen support of Share Our Strength's annual Taste of the Nation events. The restaurant industry's leading charitable organization is on track to raise more than $4 million for...

    Articles 2008-08-11

  • Table talk

    Share Our Strength's Taste of the Nation, presented by American Express and Sysco, will feature food from more than 40 of Utah's top chefs at Solitude Mountain Resort on Sunday, noon-4 p.m. The chefs will serve signature cuisine, with live music and the mountains providing a backdrop....

    Articles 2008-07-30

  • WFF announces support of more than 170 sponsors

    MINNEAPOLIS -- The Women's Foodservice Forum, or WFF, said it has gained the support of more than 100 foodservice companies in 2008. In total, the WFF has 174 single-year and multiyear sponsors. Multiyear sponsors include: Diamond Level: Dunkin' Brands, General Mills Foodservice, PepsiCo Foodservice, The Coca-Cola...

    Articles 2008-07-28

  • Robert C. Kossar, EVP Jones Lang LaSalle

    [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Recognized as one of New Jersey's 'Power Brokers' Kossar was named Broker of the Year by Prologis in 2006 and he was a finalist for the NAIOP Impact Deal of the Year Award. In 2004, Rob was voted # 3 on the Top 50 brokers in...

    Articles 2008-07-23

  • Sysco gets mother's day gift of $806m; Staes named senior vice president

    HOUSTON--Sysco Corp., the nation's No. 1 broadline distributor with headquarters here, has tallied up record-breaking Mother's Day sales for the last three decades. This year sales reached $806 million for the holiday event. This was an increase of 6.7 percent over last year. In other Sysco...

    Articles 2008-07-14

  • Acquisition of PFG by Blackstone Group, wellspring capital complete

    RICHMOND, VA. -- Performance Food Group, or PFG, which has its headquarters here, said that its acquisition transaction is now complete. PFG has been acquired by affiliates of The Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management for nearly $1.4 billion. PFG will be merged into a new company with VISTAR Corp.,...

    Articles 2008-07-14

  • K. Susan Billiot Joins Patriot Coal as Senior Vice President of Human Resources

    ST. LOUIS, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation today announced that K. Susan Billiot has been named Senior Vice President of Human Resources, effective July 15. In this role, she will be responsible for all human resource functions, including employee relations, compensation, benefits...

    Articles 2008-07-02

  • Cooking craze serving up a full course on meals

    Don Conner said that when he was in high school, aspiring to be a chef was considered about as cool as being in the chess club. "But because of the food channel, it absolutely helped our industry tremendously," said Conner, executive chef at...

    Articles 2008-07-02

  • Burris Selects LeanLogistics' On-Demand TMS® To Scale Transportation Processes for Expansion

    Carrier Procurement Bid Managed by LeanLogistics Secures Transportation for Growing Freight Volumes HOLLAND, Mich., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- LeanLogistics, a division of CHEP and the leading provider of Web-native Transportation Management Systems TMS, announces that Burris Logistics, Inc., one of the largest temperature-controlled logistics...

    Articles 2008-06-23

  • New Orleans City Council shops St. Claude food corridor to state

    If all goes well on St. Claude Avenue, a piece of arts-friendly legislation intended to swell New Orleans' coolness rating could also enlarge the city's communal belly. "You can't live on art alone," said Robyn Blanpied, manager of the National Trust for...

    Articles 2008-06-23

  • 3-in-1 Super Event Sates Your Needs! 2008 FOOD TAIPEI, FOODTECH TAIPEI & TAIPEI PACK Shows

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Organized by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council TAITRA, the 2008 Taipei Int'l Food Show, Taipei Int'l Food Machinery and Technology Show, and Taipei Int'l Packaging Industry Show will be opened simultaneously from June 18 to 21 at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall. A combined...

    Articles 2008-06-16

  • LeanLogistics Honored by Corp! Magazine as 'Economic Bright Spot'

    Award Based on Solid Revenues & Significant Growth HOLLAND, Mich., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- LeanLogistics, a division of CHEP and the leading provider of Web-native Transportation Management Systems TMS, has been recognized by Corp! Magazine as one of "Michigan's Economic Bright Spots." The...

    Articles 2008-06-11

  • Construction Under Way at Hershey Distribution Center in Utah, an Industrial Info News Alert

    Researched by Industrial Info Resources(Sugar Land, Texas) -- The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) (Hershey,Pennsylvania) is building a distribution center in Ogden, Utah. Hersheystarted site work this past spring and is on schedule to have the facilityfully operational by November 2008. For details, view the entire article by subscribing to...

    Articles 2008-06-10

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  • Incorporated: 1969
  • CEO: Mr. Richard J. Schnieders

Sysco through its subsidiaries and divisions, is engaged in the marketing and distribution of food and related products primarily to the foodservice or "food-prepared-away-from-home" industry such as restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. The products that Co. distributes include meats, fully prepared entrees, fruits, vegetables and desserts; canned and dry foods; fresh meats; dairy products; beverage products; imported specialties; and fresh produce. Co. also supplies disposable napkins, plates and cups; china and silverware; pots, pans and utensils; restaurant and kitchen equipment and supplies; and cleaning supplies.

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Sysco Corp. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Richard J. Schnieders

Chairman

Mr. Jonathan Golden

Mr. Joseph A. Hafner Jr.

Ms. Nancy S. Newcomb

Mr. John M. Cassaday

Mr. Manuel A. Fernandez

Ms. Jacquelyn M. Ward

Dr. Judith B. Craven

Dr. Hans-Joachim Koerber Ph.D.

Mr. Richard G. Merrill

Ms. Phyllis S. Sewell

Mr. Richard G. Tilghman

Contact Information

1390 Enclave Parkway

Houston, TX

http://www.sysco.com

281 584-1390

NAICS Code

General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers: 424410
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