With sales of $17.4 billion, SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution company in North America, serving about 325,000 restaurants, healthcare facilities, educational institutions and other customers. SYSCO operates from 78 locations that extend throughout the contiguous United States and portions of Alaska and Canada. SYSCO's line of 275,000 products includes a broad assortment of fresh and frozen meats, seafood, poultry, fruits, vegetables and bakery goods, canned and dry foods, paper and disposable items, sanitation products, dairy foods and beverages, as well as kitchen and tabletop equipment and medical and surgical supplies. SYSCO is committed to providing excellent service to its customers to support their quest for superb, consistent quality products to prepare meals away from home.
Employees committed to customer satisfaction include, left to right: Mary Hertzog, Marketing; Willie Ivory, Information Services; Juan Aranda, Warehouse; Jennifer Vance, Customer Service; Alan Moon, Warehouse; Paloma French, Merchandising; Loretta Waldrop, Sales; Louis Cinciripini, Delivery; Bobby Taylor, Sales; and Janeth Moreno, Accounts Receivable.

The heart of the C.A.R.E.S. initiative emphasizes that the valued contributions of employees to outstanding customer service makes it possible to say, "Wherever They Are, Whatever Their Needs, Customers Are Really Everything to SYSCO."

Table of Contents

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Financial Highlights and SYSCO Stock Quotations

Letter to Shareholders

Review of Operations

FINANCIAL SECTION

Eleven-Year Summary of Operations and Related Informaion

Earnings, Capital, Dividends, Equity, and Expenditures

Glossary of Terms

Forward-Looking Statements