Sysco Donates $150,000 for Hurricane Irma and Maria Relief Efforts
October 12 2017 - 5:00PM
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.
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