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At SYSCO, the quality, safety and whole-
someness of the foods we distribute are our
paramount objectives. SYSCO’s team of
highly qualified foodservice quality and food
safety experts work hand-in-hand with
growers, packers and processors who
supply fresh and processed foods to SYSCO
to ensure that every SYSCO Brand product
meets our quality standards. Products and
processes are constantly monitored to
ensure that our customers are receiving the
high quality and safe food products they
require to succeed in their business.
The quality and food safety of fresh produce
products start in the field. To maintain food
safety, we require suppliers of SYSCO Brand
products to undergo an annual third-party
Good Agricultural Process audit. In fiscal
2008, we extended this program to encom-
pass all growers of ready-to-eat produce
that SYSCO distributes under any brand.
By taking this step, we are able to reassure
our customers that they are purchasing
products only from growers and suppliers
who have implemented stringent food
safety practices that are designed to
prevent food safety issues on the farm
before they develop.
More and more, our customers and the
clientele they serve are interested in not
only the taste of their food, but its impact
on the environment. SYSCO has been at
the forefront of the industry in this area.
As an active participant in the Sustainable
Food Laboratory, we are working toward
a sustainable food and agricultural system
that enhances soil fertility and water quality
and protects biodiversity while ensuring
that the food we eat is not only safe and
healthy, but affordable.
Part of this effort is our industry leading
Integrated Pest Management program.
Since 2002, this program has significantly
reduced the use of pesticides and fertilizer
on over 600,000 acres under cultivation
by SYSCO Brand growers and suppliers.
The result: quality products with lower
costs and reduced environmental impact.
We sum up our initiatives on quality, safety
and wholesomeness in just two words:
good food.
“We sum up our inπiatives on qualπy, saf≥y and wh∫esomeness
in ju◊ two words: good food. ”