Sysco Donates $150,000 for Hurricane Irma and Maria Relief

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Sysco Donates $150,000 for Hurricane Irma and Maria Relief Efforts

HOUSTON, Oct. 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY ) announced today that the Company will donate $150,000 to the American Red Cross for relief efforts following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.

“Sysco is committed to supporting the communities we live in and serve,” said Bill DeLaney, Sysco’s chief executive officer. “We are donating to the Irma and Maria relief efforts to provide added support to the communities and individuals in need, which includes many of our associates and customers. In the aftermath of these storms, we remain dedicated to delivering supplies, such as water and food, to critical customer locations.”

Sysco has a long-standing partnership with the American Red Cross and shares a commitment to providing support to communities and individuals in times of need. The Company has donated $650,000 to the American Red Cross for hurricane relief this year.

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. With over 65,000 associates, the company operates approximately 300 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 500,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2017 that ended July 1, 2017, the company generated sales of more than $55 billion.

For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoCorporation or Twitter at https://twitter.com/Sysco .  For important news and information regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations section of the company's Internet home page at http://investors.sysco.com/ , which Sysco plans to use as a primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information. Investors should also 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 continue to review our news 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 Investor Contact T 281-584-1308

Camilla Zuckero Media Contact T 281-899-1839

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