HOUSTON, May 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY ) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per share, payable on July 25, 2014, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 3, 2014.
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 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: Shannon Mutschler Senior Director, Investor Relations T 281-584-1439 Charley Wilson Vice President, Corporate Communications T 281-584-2423
