Bryant Named President & CEO Of Hallsmith-Sysco Food Services.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2002 SYSCO SYSCO Systems and Services Company Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SYY SYY Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom - Stornoway (Airport Code) ), North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, announced today that Thaire B. Bryant has been named president and chief executive officer of Hallsmith-Sysco Food Services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and , a SYSCO subsidiary located in Norton (Boston), Mass. Mr. Bryant, who is currently executive vice president of that company, will assume his new responsibilities effective Jan. 1, 2003. Thomas E. Lankford, SYSCO's executive vice president and president of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. foodservice operations, said Mr. Bryant, 54, joined Hallsmith-Sysco in 1984 as a seafood marketing specialist and advanced to manager of the seafood department in 1986. The following year he was named director of marketing, progressed to vice president of marketing in 1990, and in 1996 was promoted to senior vice president of marketing. Mr. Bryant was named to his current position in 1997. He served as chairman of the New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Wholesale Food Distributors Association from June 1993 to June 1995 and prior to joining SYSCO he held various sales positions within the food industry for 11 years. Mr. Bryant was born in Lake Placid, N.Y., and earned a bachelor of arts degree in 1970 from State University College of Education in New Paltz, N.Y. He and his wife Deborah are parents of an adult daughter and reside in North Easton, Mass. Hallsmith-Sysco Food Services markets and distributes a complete line of food and related products to foodservice operators in eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , and New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . Customers include restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, business and industry locations and other foodservice operators. SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, generating sales of approximately $23.4 billion for fiscal year 2002 that ended June 29, 2002. Supported by more than 46,000 employees, the company provides products and services to about 400,000 customers, including restaurants, healthcare and educational institutions, lodging establishments and other foodservice operations. The SYSCO distribution network extends throughout the entire United States and Canada and includes broadline companies, specialty produce, meat and hotel supply operations and SYGMA, the company's chain restaurant distribution subsidiary. For more information about SYSCO, visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com. |
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