Sysco to Webcast First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

HOUSTON, Oct. 24, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) announced today that it will webcast its first quarter fiscal 2012 earnings conference call on Monday, November 7th at 10:00 a.m. ET.

The live webcast can be accessed online at www.sysco.com in the Investors section. 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 7th, prior to the earnings conference call, which can be accessed online at www.sysco.com in the Investors section.

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 177 distribution facilities serving approximately 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2011 that ended July 2, 2011 the company generated record sales of more than $39 billion. For more information about Sysco visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com and for investor relations news follow us at www.twitter.com/SyscoStock.

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