Cinkant Appointed President and CEO of Sysco HRI Supply, Ltd.; Succeeds Bill Redmond, 40-Year Industry Veteran Who Retires at Fiscal Year End.

Business Editors

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2004

SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY), North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, announced today that Robert J. Cinkant has been named president and chief executive officer of Sysco HRI Supply, Ltd., a SYSCO broadline foodservice subsidiary located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Mr. Cinkant, who is currently senior vice president of that company, will assume his new role effective July 4, 2004, the beginning of SYSCO's fiscal year 2005. He will succeed Bill Redmond, who is retiring after a distinguished 40-year foodservice career.

Mr. Cinkant, 43, is a 25-year foodservice veteran. He joined HRI Supply in 1990 as a marketing associate, progressed to director of sales in 1992 and vice president of sales and marketing in 1995. He was promoted to vice president and general manager in 1998 and in 2000 he was named to his current position. Prior to joining HRI Supply he served for 11 years in sales and management positions in the foodservice industry. A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Mr. Cinkant has three sons and currently resides in Kelowna.

Mr. Redmond, 62, began his career in the foodservice industry in sales and management positions with Canada Safeway and later at Scott National Company. In 1978 he and his wife, Lu, founded HRI Supply and guided it to become the largest broadline distributor of food and related foodservice products in the British Columbia Interior. In May 2001 the company was acquired by SYSCO Corporation and it began operating as Sysco HRI Supply, Ltd., with Mr. Redmond as the company's president and chief executive officer. He and his wife of 38 years have a daughter and a son and two grandchildren and reside in Kelowna.

Sysco HRI Supply, Ltd., provides products and services to foodservice operations including restaurants, country clubs, healthcare and educational institutions, lodging establishments, business and industry locations and other foodservice operations throughout the British Columbia Interior.

SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, providing food and related products and services to approximately 420,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. The company generated sales of $27.5 billion for calendar year 2003. SYSCO's operations are located throughout the United States and Canada and include broadline companies, specialty produce and custom-cut meat operations, Asian foodservice 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.