Sysco Corporation - SYY- Profile

Sysco Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to market and distribute food and related products to the foodservice industry. The Group's products and services are provided to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, other foodservice and around 394,000 customers. The other segments include specialty produce, custom-cut meat, Asian cuisine foodservice and lodging industry products segments. The Group's specialty produce companies distribute fresh produce and on a limited basis, other foodservice products. Specialty meat companies distribute custom-cut fresh steaks, other meat, seafood and poultry. As of 01-Jul-2006, the Group operated 188 facilities throughout the United States and Canada, of which 171 were principal distribution facilities. Broadline accounted for 78% fiscal 2006 gross revenues; SYGMA, 13% and Other, 9%