Sysco Honors Louisville Fire Department for Heroic Bridge Rescue by Filling Firehouse Pantries, Donating $20,000 to Annual Award Banquet
March 22 2024 - 4:37PM
Today, Sysco President and CEO Kevin Hourican announced Sysco
Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the leading global foodservice distribution
company, had filled two Louisville firehouse pantries and donated
$20,000 toward their annual award banquet in a gesture of thanks
for their heroic bridge rescue of a Sysco delivery partner.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg and Louisville Fire Chief Brian
O’Neill joined Hourican to honor the firefighters and first
responders who on March 1 rescued a Sysco driver whose truck was
hanging precariously over the Ohio River from the Clark Memorial
Bridge. Firefighter Bryce Carden repelled down the bridge to rescue
the driver from the cab of the vehicle.
“I can say, without hesitation, that the Louisville Fire
Department showed up for its community that day, and especially for
one of our own Sysco colleagues. The world watched as their
training, skill and courage contributed to what seemed like a
miraculous outcome,” Hourican said.
Sysco chefs prepared a lunch for the firefighters immediately
following the news conference and Sysco donated over 1,500 pounds
of steak, seafood, snacks, specialty spices and other food and
kitchen items to the fire houses whose crews were involved in the
rescue. In addition, Sysco provided a gift card to a local Sysco
restaurant customer to about 150 firefighters that attended the
event.
“At Sysco, our purpose is Connecting the World to Share Food and
Care for One Another and we take every opportunity to live that
purpose. This is one of those times when there are not enough words
– or even large enough gestures – to truly show gratitude. At
Sysco, we let our purpose guide our actions to thank all of you who
put your lives on the line every day to keep all of us and our
communities safe.”
Video and broll from the event can be accessed here.
About SyscoSysco 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 more than 72,000 colleagues, the
company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves
approximately 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that
ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76
billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including
Sysco’s 2023 Sustainability Report and 2023 Diversity, Equity &
Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com.
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Media Contact Shannon
MutschlerMutschler.Shannon@sysco.com281-584-4059
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