Sysco Corporation is an American multinational corporation involved in marketing and distributing food products, smallwares, kitchen equipment and tabletop items to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, hospitality businesses like hotels and inns, and wholesale to other companies that provide foodservice .
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Sysco operates approximately 330 distribution facilities worldwide; providing service to over 90 countries.
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Sysco ranked No 54 in the 2018 Fortune 500 list of the largest US corporations by total revenue.
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In 2002, Sysco purchased SERCA Foodservices and renamed it Sysco Canada.
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In 2003, Sysco purchased Asian Foods, the largest Asian foods distribution in North America.
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In 2009, Sysco acquired Pallas Foods, the largest food distributor in Ireland.
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SYGMA Network, Inc is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco that provides food and non-food products to chain restaurants throughout the United States.
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SYGMA was founded in January 1984, when senior officers of Sysco Corporation started discussions for forming a new distribution company.
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In 1988, Sysco acquired CFS, increasing head count at the organization.
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