HOUSTON, Nov. 30, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) today announced that Leonard T. Petrancosta has been named executive vice president of Sysco Food Services of Pittsburgh, LLC, a broadline foodservice distribution subsidiary located in Harmony, Pennsylvania. Mr. Petrancosta, who is currently senior vice president of that company, will assume his new duties effective January 2, 2005.
Mr. Petrancosta, 48, owned and operated his own independent restaurant for 14 years before joining Sysco Food Services of Pittsburgh in 1992 as a marketing associate. He progressed to district sales manager in 1994, regional sales manager in 1996 and the following year he was promoted to director of territory sales. Mr. Petrancosta was named vice president of territory sales in 1998, advanced to vice president of sales in 1999 and in 2000 he was promoted to his current position.
Mr. Petrancosta is a 1977 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics. He and his wife, Susan, have 3 children and reside in Pittsburgh.
Sysco Food Services of Pittsburgh, LLC, provides products and services to foodservice operations including restaurants, healthcare and educational institutions, lodging establishments, business and industry locations, multi-unit chain accounts and other foodservice operations in western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia.
SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America. For the fiscal year ended July 3, 2004 the company reported sales of $29.3 billion. SYSCO provides food and related products and services to approximately 400,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers throughout the United States and Canada. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com.