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Company profile

Sysco

Sysco is a distributor of food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. The company markets and distributes a broad range of food products, including fresh produce, custom-cut meats, seafood, imported specialty foods, and frozen goods, alongside non-food items such as kitchen equipment, paper goods, and restaurant supplies. Serving restaurants, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, lodging establishments, and food service management clients, Sysco operates an extensive international logistics network. The business functions through over 330 distribution facilities worldwide to provide supply chain management, specialty product sourcing, technology platforms, and culinary consulting services to its customer base.

Snapshot

Public USOwnership
1969Year founded
~75,000Employees
Houston, United StatesHead office
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Global footprint

Operations

Products and/or services of Sysco

  • Broadline Food Distribution: Wholesale distribution of fresh produce, custom-cut proteins, seafood, dairy, canned goods, and frozen foods delivered to independent and chain restaurants, healthcare, educational, lodging, and entertainment facilities via centralized distribution network.
  • Specialty Meat and Seafood: Custom processing and distribution of specialty steaks, pork, poultry, and high-end seafood products tailored to customer specifications through dedicated processing facilities and specialized regional distributor network entities.
  • Equipment and Supplies: Supply of restaurant equipment, cookware, kitchen utensils, tabletop items, paper products, sanitation supplies, and disposable food packaging to food service operators across commercial and institutional sectors.
  • Digital Ordering and Marketplace: E-commerce platform and third-party marketplace providing online order management, real-time inventory tracking, digital catalog access, and direct sourcing of non-traditional food service products from third-party industry vendor partners.
  • Supply Chain and Logistics Services: Customized warehousing, consolidated freight transportation, cold-chain storage management, and direct-store delivery logistics supporting large-scale food service management companies, national restaurant chains, and institutional operations across North America and international markets.
  • Culinary and Business Consulting Services: Operational consulting services providing menu planning, food cost optimization, recipe development, and kitchen efficiency assessments led by professional chefs and industry specialists to assist food service establishment operations.

Sysco executive team

  • Mr. Kevin P. HouricanCEO & Chairman
  • Mr. Kenny K. CheungCFO & Executive VP
  • Mr. Greg D. BertrandExecutive VP & Global Chief Operating Officer
  • Mr. Thomas R. Peck Jr.Executive VP, Chief Information & Digital Officer
  • Mr. Ronald L. PhillipsExecutive VP & Chief HR Officer
  • Ms. Jennifer L. JohnsonSenior VP & Chief Accounting Officer
  • Mr. Kevin J. KimVice President of Investor Relations
  • Mr. Jose ColondresVice President of Compliance
  • Ms. Jennifer Kaplan SchottExecutive VP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary
  • Mr. Gregory Scott KellerSenior Vice President of National Accounts, SYGMA & Guest Worldwide