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 
Tara Taylor
De-pal Operator
Cathy Henry
Operating Company President
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Behind the wheel of a semi truck bearing
fresh produce, across the desk solving a
customer’s problems, over a hot stove test-
ing recipes, in the field conducting safety
training – these are just a few of the places
you will find the 50,000 associates who
make possible the quality that is SYSCO.
The quality of our people is reflected in the
fact that we have a well-tenured manage-
ment team as well as a mix of new talent
who continually bring fresh ideas to the
table. The quality of the work climate is
reflected in the 75 percent of associates
who describe themselves as “satisfied” or
“very satisfied” at SYSCO.
At SYSCO, we place a high priority on the
health and well-being of our associates.
This includes extensive training in preferred
work methods for our 21,000 “industrial
athletes” – the drivers and distribution
workers whose roles require physical labor.
But even our administrative employees
have been known to join in the stretching
and exercise sessions that start each shift
at our distribution facilities. Our focus on
helping our associates keep fit has earned
us designation as a Registered OSHA Best
Site Practice.
To maintain the quality of our team, we
offer a self-nomination process for front-
line employees interested in moving into
supervisory positions, and an online univer-
sity that allows all employees to upgrade
their skills in many areas, from fluency in
English to computer applications.
One key to the quality of our team is that
we believe it is a team – working together to
achieve our vision of being the global leader
of the efficient, multi-temperature food
product value chain.
Asafront-lineworkerinSYSCO’s
newestRDC,Taraisoneofthe
morethan21,000“industrial
athletes”whomoveproducts
throughthedistributionsystem.
Sheoperatesapalletizingsystem
thatstackscasesinquantities
thatbestmeettheneedsofthe
operatingcompanies.
AsPresidentoftheEastWisconsin
operatingcompany,Cathy’sknowl-
edgeofhermarketmakesheran
indispensableresourceforlocal
foodservicecustomers.With
89Broadlineoperatingcompanies,
SYSCOisabletocustomizeits
offeringsandservicestomatch
localneeds.