HOUSTON, Feb. 3, 2010 — Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY)
announced today that Pactiv Corporation has been named Sysco’s 2009
Supplier of the Year. The award was presented at Sysco’s Super Regional
Conference held in Houston, Texas, January 19, 2010. This is the 15th
year that Sysco has recognized its top performing suppliers. Pactiv, or
its acquired subsidiaries, has been named a Top 100 Sysco supplier each
year of the program. They are repeating their first place finish from
last year.
In addition to Pactiv, the remaining Gold Suppliers include, in order:
Conagra-Lamb Weston, McCormick & Company, McCain Foods USA, Sanderson
Farms, Sara Lee Foodservice, Heritage Bag Company, Perdue Farms, Arista
Industries, and Ventura Foods. The 2009 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 winners of Sysco’s Sixth 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
Windsor Foods, Silver Medalist Carla’s Pasta, and Bronze Medalist Sweet
Street Desserts.
Source: Sysco Corp.