Sanderson Farms, Inc. Honored As Sysco's 2010 Supplier Of The Year

HOUSTON, Feb. 15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that Sanderson Farms, Inc. (Laurel, MS) has been named Sysco's 2010 Supplier of the Year. The award was presented at Sysco's Super Regional Conference held in Houston, Texas, February 1, 2011. This is the 16 ^th year that Sysco has annually recognized its top performing suppliers. 

In addition to Sanderson Farms, the remaining Gold Suppliers include, in order: Pacific Coast Producers (Lodi, CA ); Arista Foods (Wilton, CT); Dean Foods/Morningstar (Dallas, TX); Pactiv Corporation (Lake Forrest, IL) JBS Pork (Greeley, CO); National Beef Packing Company, LLC (Kansas City, MO); Taylor Farms (Salinas, CA); Ventura Foods, LLC (Brea, CA); and Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (Downers Grove, IL). The 2010 Supplier Recognition recipients were selected from over 2,000 eligible suppliers located across the world. The top 100 were selected based on key business performance metrics with critical evaluation by Sysco's U.S. broadline distribution companies and Sysco's corporate merchandising, sourcing, quality assurance, and supply chain departments.

Also announced today are the winner's of Sysco's Seventh Annual Heritage Awards. The Heritage Awards are presented to Sysco's top women and minority owned businesses that supply food and food service supply products through Sysco. This year's recipients include Gold Medalist Renaissance Man Food Services (Savannah, GA); Silver Medalist Signature Breads, Inc. (Chelsea, MA); and Bronze Medalist Carla's Pasta, Inc. (South Windsor, CT).

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. The company operates 180 distribution facilities serving approximately 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2010 that ended July 3, 2010 the company generated more than $37 billion in sales. For more information about Sysco visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com .

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Gold Award Winners
1	Sanderson Farms, Inc.	Laurel, MS
2	Pacific Coast Producers	Lodi, CA
3	Arista Foods	Wilton, CT
4	Dean Foods/Morningstar	Dallas, TX
5	Pactiv Corporation	Lake Forrest, IL
6	JBS Pork	Greeley, CO
7	National Beef Packing Company, LLC	Kansas City, MO
8	Taylor Farms	Salinas, CA
9	Ventura Foods, LLC	Brea, CA
10	Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.	Downers Grove, IL

Silver Award Winners
AdvancePierre Foods	Cincinnati, OH
Alpha Baking Co., Inc.	Chicago, IL
AMPI/Morning Glory Farms	New Ulm, MN
Cargill	Minneapolis, MN
Case Farms	Troutman, NC
C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc.	San Antonio, TX
Devi Seafoods Inc.	Perth Amboy, NJ
Ecolab	Saint Paul, MN
Fishery Products International	Danvers, MA
Fresh Mark Foods (Sugardale)	Canton, OH
General Mills, Inc.	Minneapolis, MN
Handgards, Inc.	El Paso, TX
Heritage Bag Co.	Carrollton, TX
Holten Meat, Inc.	Sauget, IL
Hormel Foods Corp.	Austin, MN
Lamb Weston	Boise, ID
Lyons Magnus	Fresno, CA
McCain Foods USA, Inc.	Lisle, IL
McCormick & Company, Inc.	Hunt Valley, MD
National Provisions, Inc. (Deli)	Miami, FL
Nestle Professional Vitality	Tampa, FL
Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc.	San Leandro, CA,
Perdue Farms, Inc.	Salisbury, MD
Pilgrim's Pride Poultry Company	Greeley, CO
Roth Kase USA Ltd.	Monroe, WI
Sara Lee Corporation	Downers Grove, IL
SCA Tissue	Philadelphia, PA
Schreiber Foods, Inc.	Green Bay, WI
Tanimura & Antle	Salinas, CA
Wells' Dairy, Inc.	Le Mars, IA
Bronze Award Winners
Allen's Inc.	Siloam Springs, AR
American Italian Pasta Co.	Kansas City, MO
Azar Nut Company	El Paso, TX
Basic American Foods	Walnut Creek, CA
Belgioioso Cheese Inc.	Green Bay, WI
Burger Maker Inc.	Carlstadt, NJ
California Dairies	Visalia, CA
Camerican International, Inc.	Paramus, NJ
Campbell Soup Co.	Camden, NJ
Carla's Pasta Inc.	South Windsor, CT
Church Brothers, LLC	Salinas, CA
Clement Pappas & Co., Inc.	Carneys Point, NJ
Coleman Natural Foods	Golden, CO
Dart Container	Mason, MI
Deb-El Food Products, LLC	Elizabeth, NJ
Flowers Foods	Thomasville, GA
Georgia-Pacific North America	Atlanta GA
Great American Seafood Imports Co.	Vernon, CA
Grecian Delight	Elk Grove Village, IL
Harvest Select	Tuscaloosa, Al
H.J. Heinz	Pittsburgh,PA
Hoffmaster Group, Inc.	Oshkosh, WI
HP Hood, LLC	Lynnfield, MA
J&J Produce, Inc.	Loxahatchee, FL
Jasper Wyman & Son	Milbridge, ME
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.	Elgin, IL
J.R. Simplot Co.	Boise, ID
Kellogg Co.	Battle Creek, MI
Kraft Foods, Inc.	Northfield, IL
Libbey Foodservice	Toledo, OH
Lodi Canning Co., Inc.	Lodi, WI
Mann Packing	Salinas, CA
Marcho Farms	Souderton, PA
Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc.	Gainesville, GA
Michael Foods, Inc.	Minnetonka, MN
National Pasteurized Eggs, Inc.	Lansing, IL
Northern Wind, Inc.	New Bedford, MA
Pacific Cheese Co., Inc.	Hayward, CA
PepsiCo Inc.	Purchase, NY
Phillips Foods, Inc.	Baltimore, MD
Pietro Coricelli	Tenafly, NJ
Potandon Produce, LLC	Idaho Falls, ID
Red Gold, Inc.	Orestes, IN
Renaissance Man Food Services	Savannah, GA
Rich Products Corporation	Buffalo, NY
Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.	Lincolnshire, IL
Sigma Sales, Inc.	Nogales, AZ
Signature Breads, Inc.	Chelsea, MA
Slade Gorton & Co.	Boston, MA
Smithfield Foods, Inc.	Smithfield, VA
Southern Specialties	Pompano Beach, FL
Stratas Foods	Memphis, TN
Sugar Foods Corporation	New York, NY
Sunkist Growers, Inc.	Sherman Oaks, CA
Superior Foods, Inc.	Watsonville, CA
Treehouse Foods, Inc. (Bay Valley)	Oakbrook, Il
Trident Seafoods Corporation	Seattle, WA
Tyson Foods, Inc.	Springdale, AR
Windsor Foods	Houston, TX
Wolverine Packing Co.	Detroit, MI

2010 Heritage Award Winners

Gold

Renaissance Man Food Services (Savannah, GA)

Silver

Signature Breads, Inc. (Chelsea, MA)

Bronze

Carla's Pasta, Inc. (South Windsor, CT)

CONTACT:  Tammy McElroy
          Senior Director, Product Marketing
          T  281-584-4127

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