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Sysco Corporation
SYY · ARCX · Food Distribution · United States
Sysco Corporation is a leading marketer and distributor of food products and related supplies to the foodservice industry worldwide. It primarily serves restaurants, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, lodging establishments, and quick-service chains through its subsidiaries. The company operates across key segments including U.S. Foodservice Operations, which handles broadline distribution, custom-cut meat, seafood, and specialty produce via brands like FreshPoint; International Foodservice Operations covering Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and other regions with full lines of food and non-food items; SYGMA, focused on customized distribution for quick-service restaurants; and Other, encompassing hotel supply services. Sysco Corporation distributes a diverse range of products such as frozen foods including meats, seafood, prepared entrées, fruits, vegetables, and desserts; canned and dry goods; and fresh produce. Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Sysco Corporation plays a vital role in the global food-away-from-home supply chain, ensuring efficient delivery to foodservice operators.
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Food Distribution
Consumer Defensive sector · United States
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Supply Chain
Seafood Supply Chain
The seafood supply chain is shaped by three root constraints: wild catch uncertainty where ocean fisheries are biological systems whose yields depend on weather, migration patterns, and stock health — none of which are controllable; extreme perishability where seafood degrades faster than almost any other protein and the cold chain must begin on the vessel and cannot be interrupted; and traceability gaps where seafood passes through auctions, processors, and distributors across multiple countries, making origin verification structurally difficult.
Processed Food Supply Chain
The processed food supply chain is shaped by three root constraints: ingredient sourcing complexity where a single product may contain 20 to 50 ingredients from a dozen countries with each ingredient carrying its own supply chain, food safety regulation where every facility, process, and ingredient must meet standards and a contamination event at any point triggers recalls across the entire distribution chain, and shelf life engineering where formulations are designed to last weeks to months but require specific preservatives, packaging, and storage conditions — making the recipe itself a supply chain constraint.
Beef Supply Chain
The beef supply chain is shaped by three root constraints: a biological growth cycle that delays production response by 18 to 24 months, a cold chain dependency that requires unbroken refrigeration from slaughter through retail, and processing concentration where four companies handle roughly 85% of US beef — a structure driven by the capital intensity and regulatory burden of large-scale slaughter facilities.