Corporate Profile for SYSCO Corporation, dated Feb. 21, 2003.Business Editors --(BUSINESS WIRE) The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services.
Published Date: Feb. 21, 2003
Company Name: SYSCO Corporation
Address: 1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, TX 77077
Main Telephone
Number: 281/584-1390
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.sysco.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Richard J. Schnieders
Chief Financial
Officer: John K. Stubblefield
Investor Relations
Contact: John M. Palizza
Business number: 281/584-1308
E-mail address: palizza.john@corp.sysco.com
Public Relations
Contact: Toni R. Spigelmyer
Business number: 281/584-1458
E-mail address: spigelmyer.toni@corp.sysco.com
Industry: Food - Wholesale
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: NYSE:SYY
Company description: SYSCO SYSCO Systems and Services Company is the largest foodservice The foodservice (or food service) industry (US English; catering industry in British English) encompasses those places, institutions, and companies responsible for any meal eaten away from home. marketing and distribution organization in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , generating sales of $24.7 billion for calendar year 2002. The company was founded in 1969 and the following year, on March 3, 1970, had its initial public offering. SYSCO's 146 distribution locations in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada provide food and related products and services to approximately 415,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging Lodging or holiday accommodation is a type of accommodation. People who travel and stay away from home for more than a day need lodging mainly for sleeping. Other purposes are safety, shelter from cold and rain, having a place to store luggage and being able to take a establishments and other foodservice customers. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the home page at www.sysco.com. |
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