Sysco Corporation (short for Systems and Services Company) is an American multinational corporation involved in marketing and distributing food products, smallwares, kitchen equipment and tabletop items to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, hospitality businesses like hotels and inns, and wholesale to other companies that provide foodservice (like Aramark and Sodexo).

[2] Sysco is the world's largest broadline food distributor; it has more than 600,000 clients in a wide array of fields.

The company operates approximately 330 distribution facilities worldwide; providing service to over 90 countries.

[6] The Federal Trade Commission challenged the acquisition as a violation of the Clayton Antitrust Act that would substantially lessen competition.

[12] In 1985, Sysco was described in a New York Times report as "the nation's leading food service marketing and distribution company.

[20][21] Further expanding its footprint in Ireland, Sysco purchased the food distributor Crossgar Foodservice for an undisclosed amount in 2012.

[22][23] In December 2012, Sysco acquired Appert's Foodservice, Buchy Food Service, Central Seafood Company, and Distagro.

[24] On December 9, 2013, Sysco announced they were planning to acquire US Foods, their closest competitor, for a total of $3.5 billion.

[37] In October 2023, Sysco announced that it was purchasing Edward Don & Company, a food service supplies and equipment distributor.

[38][39] This acquisition gave the company additional office and distribution space, as well as the ability to design and build kitchens for its customers.

[9][47] Sysco also provides its customers with dining room supplies, kitchen equipment, and eating utensils.

As of February 2023, Sygma was operating 15 distribution centers and delivering goods to 13,000 chain franchises throughout the United States.

[52] Since 2009, Sysco has worked with the World Wildlife Fund to set targets on the volume of seafood it procures from sustainable fisheries.

assortment of products, which includes approximately 3,000 food items backed by at least one of 20 sustainability certifications and standards, launched in November 2023.

[61] As of September 2024, the company operates 130 heavy-duty electric tractors across the US, Canada, Sweden, and the UK.