Introducing Sysco Earth Plus® - Planet-Friendly, Everyday Essentials

Rooted in the four Rs – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Renew – Sysco Earth Plus^® is protecting the Earth, Plus delivering value to our customers

HOUSTON, Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the leading global foodservice distribution company, announced today the launch of Sysco Earth Plus^®, planet-friendly, non-food solutions for operators looking for a wide range of reliable and environmentally responsible products.

“As part of our ongoing commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, we’re excited to announce Sysco Earth Plus^®,” said Brian Todd, senior vice president of merchandising, Sysco. “Our expertise and stringent quality assurance standards allow us to deliver confidence, trust and reliability with Sysco Earth Plus^® products that are good for our customers’ businesses, while reducing their environmental impacts.”

Currently, the Sysco Earth Plus^® product portfolio consists of disposable products such as the newly-unveiled Cutting Edge Solutions’ Earth Plus^TM Caterware - attractive serving trays and utensils made of a sustainable, proprietary blend of materials which give it super strength and flexibility.

“We are continuously adding new products and solutions to our non-food assortment that deliver value, while helping minimize the impact on the environment,” said Bill Goetz, senior vice president, sales and marketing. “Whether these new products offer recycled content, superior performance or labor savings, we are always seeking better products to help improve the customer experience.”

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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 more than 67,000 associates, the company operates approximately 330 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 600,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2018 that ended June 30, 2018, the company generated sales of more than $58 billion.

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