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Sysco Corporation // COR E STR ENGTHS / 2011 Annual Report
S G
We serve approximately 400,000 cus-
tomers in the United States, Canada and
around the world through a network of
local operating companies complemented
byspecialty businesses. This structure
gives us an effective blend of local knowl-
edge, wide product selection and broad
service capabilities.
BROADLINE
Our 90 broadline operating companies
give us a local focus. They serve a wide
spectrum of foodservice operators, from
single-location, chef-driven restaurants
Sysco is the global leader in marketing
and distributing food products to restau-
rants, healthcare and educational facilities,
hotels and inns, and other foodservice
and hospitality businesses. We market
our own quality Sysco brands as well
asmajor national, regional and ethnic
brands, and local foods.
While our trucks loaded with fresh
produce and prepared foods are a
familiar sight in cities across the U.S.
andin Canada, many people are surprised
to learn the full range of our products
and services. We provide a wide spectrum
of quality-assured products from basic
fare to hard-to-find and imported gourmet
items. Our restaurant products range from
kitchen equipment, dishes and glassware
to eco-friendly disposables. For hotels,
we offer supplies from bedding to guest
soaps. Our services include restaurant
design, menu consultation, marketing
support, employee training and more.
Our success comes from a commitment
topartner with our customers to under-
stand and meet their needs. We take the
same hands-on approach with the grow-
ers, ranchers and processors who supply
Sysco brand products to make sure that
everything we market is representative
ofour promise to make the experience
ofworking with Sysco a satisfying one.
to multi-city restaurant groups, hotels
and volume institutions such as hospitals,
educational facilities, and entertainment
venues including cruise ships and sports
arenas. Our marketing associates know
their customers and local market char-
acteristics well, helping to create strong
and lasting customer relationships.
SYGMA
Our 21 SYGMA operating locations
havecentralized functions that allow
them to work closely with corporate
purchasing systems of national and
regional restaurant chains.
SPECIALTY COMPANIES
Our specialty produce companies
address customers’ needs for unique
anddierentiated products. In addition,
our lodging industry companies distrib-
ute equipment, textiles, accessories and
personal care amenities to hotels and
other lodging facilities.
How We Operate
Breadth of Services
GLASSWARE
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QUALITY FOOD PAPER PRODUCTS