HOUSTON, April 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- SYSCO Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that it will provide an online, real-time webcast of its third quarter fiscal year 2006 earnings conference call on Monday, May 1, 2006, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (EST). The call will focus on the financial and operational results of the recently completed third quarter as well as an overview of the company's current strategic initiative.
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 will be available at approximately 1:00 p.m. (EST) that same day and remain archived until Friday, June 2. The Company also will issue a press release prior to the earnings conference call that will be accessible at www.sysco.com, in the Press Releases option of the Investor Relations section.
SYSCO is the largest foodservice marketing and distribution organization in North America, providing food and related products and services to approximately 390,000 restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other foodservice customers. The company generated sales of $30.3 billion for the fiscal year 2005 that ended July 2, 2005. SYSCO's operations are located throughout the United States and Canada and include broadline companies, specialty produce and custom-cut meat operations, Asian foodservice, hotel supply operations and chain restaurant distribution subsidiaries. For more information about SYSCO visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com.
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