HOUSTON, May 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share, payable on July 28, 2006, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 7, 2006.
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. For calendar year 2005 the company generated $31.4 billion in sales. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com.
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