Sysco

Foodservice distribution giant

Sysco is a major American corporation that distributes food and related products to restaurants, hospitals, schools, and other food service operations.

The company functions as a middleman between food manufacturers and institutional kitchens: The restaurant gets its produce through Sysco.

The name appears on delivery trucks and packaging throughout the food service industry.

distribution

warehouse

Bulk goods storage building

logistics · freight · shipping · refrigerated · pallets · inventory · fulfillment · dispatch · routes · drivers

foodservice

catering

Supplying prepared meals professionally

  • chefProfessional kitchen leader
  • kitchenFood preparation room
  • menuList of available dishes

ingredients · produce · proteins · dairy · frozen · beverages · equipment · tabletop · disposables · portion-control

corporation

wholesale

Bulk sales to merchants

acquisition · merger · subsidiary · stakeholder · shareholder · CEO · executive · dividend · investor

procurement

suppliers

Those who furnish goods

contracts · pricing · bulk-buying · food-safety · traceability · certifications · import · export · supply-chain · replenishment

Opposites
distribution model

Syscogrocery store

Food and supplies retailer

supermarket · Walmart · Kroger · Costco · Trader Joe's

food supply chain role

Syscofarm

Agricultural land tract

restaurant · end consumer · manufacturer · rancher · fishery

scale and market approach

Syscofarm-to-table

Direct producer-to-diner philosophy

local sourcing · farmers market

Phrases
Family

system

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G