HOUSTON, Aug. 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that it will provide an online, real-time webcast of its fourth quarter fiscal year 2006 earnings conference call on Monday, August 14, 2006, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The call will focus on the financial and operational results of the recently completed quarter and fiscal year as well as an overview of the company's strategic initiatives for fiscal year 2007.
A live webcast of the event will be available online at www.sysco.com in the Investor Relations section. An online replay of the conference call, as well as a downloadable MP3 file, will be available at approximately 1:00 p.m. (EDT) that same day and remain archived until Friday, September 8. The Company also will issue a news release on the morning of August 14, prior to the earnings conference call, that will be available at www.sysco.com in the Investor Relations section.
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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