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Partnership
We are bringing more to
the table.
While Sysco is the world’s largest food-
service distributor with a global supply
chain spanning 40 countries, we emphasize
locally managed customer relationships.
Our sales associates are advocates who
understand customer needs first-hand
and provide access to our extensive
team of product, business, quality and
culinary experts to help customers grow
their businesses.
People
Human power drives
our results.
No other initiatives impact
our success as much as
finding, developing and
retaining the industry’s
best talent. Sysco fosters
a culture of continuous
learning, offering our
associates the tools and
resources to excel in their
jobs and take on new chal-
lenges. A human resources
model was recently
launched across our U.S.
broadline companies that
provides enhanced tools for
managing and tracking the
near-term, mid-term and
long-term professional
development of our people.
Expansion
We speak the
language of growth.
Reinforcing our leadership
position in North America
and our international
expansion strategy, Sysco
committed to its first
significant investment in
Mexico during FY2015.
With a 50-percent stake in
Pacific Star Foodservice,
we now jointly own a lead-
ing distributor whose
accounts include fast food
and casual dining restau-
rants, casinos, theme parks,
movie theaters and hotels
throughout Mexico.
Delivering Innovative
New Products
We create opportunities for our customers to turn market
trends into business advantages. In the past year we evaluated
more than 100 potential new products, including menu enhancers
and back-of-the-house goods, before working with our supplier
partners to develop products that solve unmet customer needs.
Our new health-focused solutions include a suite of zero trans-
fat, non-GMO cooking oils, shell-on, deveined shrimp that are
individually quick-frozen, and a line of versatile vegetable and
grain blends. In sync with the craft beer trend, we developed
craft-beer infused pub buns.
A growing number of customers also desire local and other
sustainably-sourced foods. Across the nation we’re helping to
grow innovative companies such as Oregon Natural Meats, a
family-owned purveyor of grass-fed beef that utilizes beer grain
and seed farm byproducts in its feeds.
Beyond product offerings, we also deliver daily on a commitment
to conduct our own business responsibly. We incorporate sus-
tainable practices across our operations, from warehouses to
corporate offices.
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