Sysco to Webcast First Quarter Fiscal 2014 Earning

HOUSTON, Oct. 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY ) announced today that it will webcast its first quarter fiscal 2014 earnings conference call at 10 a.m. (Eastern), Monday, November 4.

The live webcast can be accessed online at www.sysco.com/investors . A replay of the call and the webcast will be available shortly after the live webcast is completed. The company will also issue a news release on the morning of November 4, prior to the earnings conference call. A copy of the earnings news release and a slide presentation will also be posted online at www.sysco.com/investors prior to, or concurrently with, the earnings conference call.

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. The company operates 193 distribution facilities serving approximately 425,000 customers. For Fiscal Year 2013 that ended June 29, 2013, the company generated sales of more than $44 billion. For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoCorporation or Twitter at www.twitter.com/Sysco . For important news regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations portion of the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com/investors , follow us at www.twitter.com/SyscoStock and download the new Sysco IR App, available on the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Market . In addition, investors should also continue to review our press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information.

For more information contact: Neil Russell Vice President, Investor Relations T 281-584-1308 Charley Wilson Vice President, Corporate Communications T 281-584-2423