Sysco Corporation Lauds the Excellence of Its Top 2015 Suppliers
October 01 2015 - 5:30PM
Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today nearly five dozen
winners in its annual Sysco Supplier Excellence Awards, a program
that recognizes partners who best meet the company's exacting
standards.
The 2015 recipients were selected from more than 2,000 eligible
suppliers located worldwide. Selection was based on key business
performance metrics as evaluated by Sysco's Foodservice Companies
and Sysco's Corporate Merchandising, Sourcing, Quality Assurance,
and Supply Chain departments. Honorees excelled at assisting Sysco
with local business and chain sales growth, profitability, sales of
Sysco-branded products, and support for its local operating
companies.
"Every day at Sysco, our focus begins with the customer," said
Tom Bené, executive vice president and president of foodservice
operations at Sysco. "We appreciate the commitment from our
suppliers across the numerous product categories in doing their
part to help our customers succeed and to help us be our customers'
most trusted and valued business partner. We are fortunate to have
such exceptional partners who understand what it takes to
ultimately delight diners across the footprint that Sysco
serves."
Award recipients are categorized as Gold, Silver and Bronze
winners in 13 categories. Chicago-based Alpha Baking Company, a
Gold Award winner in the Bakery and Convenience category, was also
selected as Sysco's Supplier of the Year. The Gold Award winners
included:
Bakery & Convenience
– Alpha Baking Company Beef – IBP Tyson
Beverage – PepsiCo Grocery Commodities
– ConAgra Foodservice Pork – Clemens Food
Group Poultry – Sanderson Farms Seafood
– Devi Foods Canned Foods – Pacific Coast
Producers Dairy – Saputo Cheese USA
Disposables & Chemical – Ecolab, Inc.
Supplies & Equipment – SternoCandleLamp
Fruits, Vegetables & Potatoes – JR Simplot
Produce – Mann Packing
Additionally, several specialty category award winners were
named. They included:
Heritage Award for Diversity
– Slade Gorton of Boston, Mass., for meeting and exceeding
Sysco's expectations set forth for minority, women-owned and
diverse supplier partners; Supply Chain Partner Award
– Pactiv of Lake Forest, Ill., for collaborating with
Sysco to improve Sysco's end-to-end supply chain including inbound
purchase order fill rates, market freight rates, pick-up allowances
and availability, and overall support and participation in Sysco
Supply Chain initiatives; Sustainability Award –
Mastronardi Produce Ltd. of Kingsville, Ontario (Canada), for
emphasizing the importance of a responsible supply chain to enhance
Sysco's corporate social responsibility goals; Cutting Edge
Solutions Award for Innovation – Stratas Foods of Memphis,
Tenn., for creating a unique, differentiated and exclusive product
solution for Sysco customers; and Emerging Supplier Award
– Mountaire Farms of Millsboro, Del., for making dramatic
changes in their partnership with Sysco to significantly increase
volume and have a positive impact on customers.
Award winners in Sysco's Silver and Bronze categories are listed
separately below.
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 196 distribution facilities
serving approximately 425,000 customers. For Fiscal Year 2015 that
ended June 27, 2015, the company generated sales of more than $48
billion. For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with
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SILVER WINNERS |
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Category |
Supplier Name |
Beef |
Cargill |
Beverage |
Unilever |
Grocery Commodities |
Ventura Foods LLC |
Pork |
Fresh Mark, Inc. |
Poultry |
Mar-Jac |
Seafood |
Trident Seafoods |
Bakery/Convenience |
McCain Foods USA |
Canned Foods |
Red Gold LLC |
Dairy |
Schreiber Foods |
Disposables & Chemical |
Handgards |
Supplies & Equipment |
Rubbermaid Commercial |
Fruits, Vegetables & Potatoes |
McCain Foods USA |
Produce |
Sunkist |
Heritage (Diversity) |
Olé Mexican Foods |
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BRONZE
WINNERS |
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Grocery Commodities |
Stratas |
Sovena |
PepsiCo |
Kraft |
McCormick |
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Beverage |
S&D Coffee & Tea |
Island Oasis |
Coca Cola |
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Beef |
JBS |
American Food Group |
Lower Foods |
John Soules |
Dan's Prize |
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Seafood |
Higher Line Foods |
FW Bryce |
Beaver Street Fisheries |
King & Prince Seafood |
Shediac Lobster Shop |
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Poultry |
Butterball |
Mountaire Farms |
Renaissance Man |
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Pork |
Smithfield/Farmland |
Hormel Foods |
Nathans Famous |
JBS |
Tyson Foodservice |
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Dairy |
Michael Foods |
Leprino Foods |
General Mills |
Dannon Company |
Eggs America |
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Canned Foods |
Argo Sevilla |
Azar |
Hanover |
C&F Foods |
Lakeside Foods |
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Bakery/Convenience |
Campbell's Foods |
Milmar Food Group |
Rich Foods |
General Mills |
Dianne's Fine Desserts |
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Disposables/Chemical |
Pactiv |
Heritage |
SCA Tissue North America |
National Checking |
Waddington North America |
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Supplies/Equipment |
ACS |
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Produce |
Tanimura & Antle |
Mastronardi Produce/Sunset |
Taylor Farms |
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Fruits, Vegetables,
Potatoes |
National Frozen Foods |
Bonduelle Canada |
Jasper Wyman & Son |
BExpor San Antonio |
Anacapa Foods |
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Heritage (Diversity) |
Badia Spices |
CONTACT: Charley Wilson
Vice President, Communications
T 281-584-2423
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