Sysco To Webcast Presentation From The 2013 Consumer Analyst Group Of New York Conference

HOUSTON, Feb. 5, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) will webcast its presentation from the 2013 Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference in Boca Raton, Fla., on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, at 4:15 p.m. Eastern.

The live webcast and presentation materials can be accessed at www.sysco.com/investors . An archived replay of the presentation will be available shortly after the live webcast is completed.

Following the presentation, Sysco will host a dinner for CAGNY attendees featuring a three-course meal created by celebrity chef and longtime Sysco customer, Robert Irvine. Sysco recently announced a multi-platform marketing relationship with the Food Network, its highly rated show "Restaurant: Impossible," and Chef Irvine.

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 185 distribution facilities serving over 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2012 that ended June 30, 2012 the company generated record sales of over $42 billion. For more information about Sysco visit www.sysco.com . For investor relations news follow us at www.twitter.com/SyscoStock or download the new Sysco IR App, available on the iTunes App Store and Google Play Market.

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