HOUSTON, May 13, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share, payable on July 22, 2005, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 1, 2005.
SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, generating sales of $30.0 billion for calendar year 2004. The company provides food and related products and services to approximately 400,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. For the first 39 weeks of fiscal 2005, which ended April 2, 2005, the company reported sales of $22.3 billion and net earnings of $676.8 million. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's home page at www.sysco.com.