HOUSTON, Nov. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the leading global foodservice distribution company, today announced the winners of the 2018 Sysco Supplier Excellence Awards. This program recognizes the commitment, support and partnership of suppliers and brokers who help best deliver Sysco’s vision of being our customers’ most valued and trusted business partner.
The 2018 award recipients were selected based on sales growth and support, operational excellence and other key business performance metrics laid out by Sysco’s merchandising, quality assurance and supply chain departments. Winners are recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze.
“Our customers are at the center of all that we do, so it’s important that we partner with suppliers and brokers who can help us improve our customers’ overall experience,” said Brian Todd, Sysco’s senior vice president of merchandising. “It’s equally important for us to recognize them for all the hard work and dedication they put forth to help us make our customers successful.”
Supplier of the Year, the highest honor, was awarded to General Mills Foodservice for their exceptional performance in sales growth, best in class service and overall support of Sysco customers. Broker of the Year was awarded to the CORE Group for their top performance in case growth, local market collaboration and overall support in bringing solutions to our customers.
Other notable specialty awards included:
Emerging Supplier - Dean Foods
Supply Chain - General Mills Foodservice
Corporate Social Responsibility - McCormick for Chefs
Cutting Edge Solutions - Beyond Meat
Gold Heritage - Sweet Street
Gold Supplies on the Fly – Welbilt
Silver Heritage - Badia Spices, Inc.
Silver Supplies on the Fly - Libbey Inc.
Bronze Heritage – County Fair Food Products, Sweet Endings
Bronze Supplies on the Fly - Honolulu Fish Company, Carlisle FoodService Products, Chef Works
Congratulations to all of the winners. The complete list of 2018 Top Supplier Awards (not in ranked order) is as follows:
Gold Supplier Award Recipients
| Product Category | Company |
| Bakery, Convenience & Potatoes | McCain Foods USA |
| Beef & Pork | Cargill |
| Beverage | PepsiCo Foodservice |
| Dairy | Michael Foods |
| Foodservice Supplies | GP PRO (Georgia-Pacific) |
| Frozen/Canned Fruits & Vegetables | Lakeside Foods, Inc. |
| Grocery & Commodities | General Mills Foodservice |
| Poultry | Sanderson Farms, Inc. |
| Produce | Church Brothers Farms |
| Seafood | Devi Seafoods |
Silver Supplier Award Recipients
| Product Category | Company |
| Bakery, Convenience & Potatoes | Alpha Baking Company, Inc. Chicago IL |
| Beef & Pork | JBS Pork |
| Beverage | Red Bull |
| Dairy | Schreiber Foods, Inc. |
| Foodservice Supplies | Ecolab |
| Frozen/Canned Fruits & Vegetables | Neil Jones Food Company |
| Grocery & Commodities | McCormick For Chefs |
| Poultry | Tyson Foods, Inc. |
| Produce | D’Arrigo California |
| Seafood | King and Prince Seafood |
Bronze Supplier Award Recipients
| Product Category | Company |
| Bakery, Convenience & Potatoes | David’s Cookies Sweet Street FGF Brands Inc. Dianne’s Fine Desserts Rich Products Corporation |
| Beef & Pork | Tyson Fresh Meats Lower Foods Inc. John Soules Foods, Inc. Fresh Mark, Inc. Smithfield Foods |
| Beverage | Niagara Bottling Kerry Foodservice Lyons Magnus |
| Dairy | Dean Foods Cheese Merchants Saputo, Inc. Eggs America, Inc. Land O’Lakes |
| Foodservice Supplies | Hoffmaster Group, Inc. Dart Container Corporation Pactiv, LLC Inno-Pak LLC |
| Frozen/Canned Fruits & Vegetables | Pacific Coast Producers Seneca Foods J.R. Simplot Company CN Frozen Foods, LLC. Conagra Foodservice |
| Grocery & Commodities | Sovena USA PepsiCo Foodservice Kellogg’s Specialty Channels Kraft Heinz Company Ventura Foods |
| Poultry | George’s Inc. Butterball, LLC Renaissance Man Food Services |
| Produce | Mann’s, a Del Monte Fresh Company Driscoll’s Onions 52, Inc. |
| Seafood | Ore-Cal Corporation / Harvest Of The Sea Eastern Fisheries,Inc. Tampa Maid Foods, LLC Shediac Lobster Shop Great American Seafood Imports Company |
About Sysco
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. With over 67,000 associates, the company operates approximately 330 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 600,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2018 that ended June 30, 2018, the company generated sales of more than $58 billion.
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