Sysco Receives ‘In It for the Long Haul’ Award for Commitment to Sustainable Transportation

Originally published on May 24, 2024 on LinkedIn

Sysco received the ‘In It for the Long-Haul’ Award at the 2024 Alternative Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo for our pioneering efforts in reducing emissions across our global supply chain and our long-term commitment to sustainable transportation.

During the ACT Expo / ACT News, Sysco’s Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Dan Purefoy, participated in a panel discussion with other industry leaders, including IKEA, DHL, Maersk and PepsiCo, to discuss global sustainability strategies and trends in the transportation sector, providing unique insights to Sysco’s electric vehicle journey.

We’re honored to share our learnings and help drive the innovation required to advance fleet electrification for our industry and others.

Watch the full panel discussion here.

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. With more than 74,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76 billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including Sysco’s 2022 Sustainability Report and 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com.

For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoFoods. For important news and information regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s Internet home page at investors.sysco.com, which Sysco plans to use as a primary channel for publishing key information to its investors, some of which may contain material and previously non-public information. In addition, investors should continue to review our news releases and filings with the SEC. It is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information.

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