Xushi-Ko and Sysco Detroit Team Up to Provide Meals to Beaumont Dearborn Employees

DETROIT, April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today Xushi-Ko, Sysco Detroit and Jim Woolsey will team up to deliver over 500 donated meals for the medical staff of Dearborn Beaumont Hospital to recognize the essential work and long hours of these everyday heroes who are giving so much to their community during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

All donated meals were prepared at Xushi-Ko using strict sanitation and preparation guidelines to ensure the safety of the chefs, medical staff and the Sysco employees delivering the meals.

Funding for this event was raised through an acoustic performance by Jim Woolsey, a Sysco Detroit associate.

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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 69,000 associates, the company operates more than 320 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 650,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2019 that ended June 29, 2019, the company generated sales of more than $60 billion. Information about our CSR program, including Sysco’s 2019 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, can be found at .

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