SYY
NYSE · Consumer Defensive · Food Distribution · US
Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) is America's largest food distribution company, founded in 1969 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. The company went public in 1973 and has grown through decades of acquisitions and organic expansion to become the dominant player in North American foodservice distribution. Sysco operates 343 distribution facilities across the United States, Canada, and internationally, serving as the critical link between food producers and the restaurants, hospitals, schools, and other institutions that feed millions of people daily. The company has established itself as an essential infrastructure provider in the food supply chain, leveraging its scale and logistics expertise to serve over 650,000 customer locations.