Sysco to Webcast Presentation From the 2013 Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference

HOUSTON, May 21, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that it will webcast its presentation from the Goldman Sachs Lodging, Gaming, Restaurant and Leisure Conference at 9:15 a.m. (Eastern), Tuesday, June 4. Bill DeLaney, president and chief executive officer, and Chris Kreidler, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will participate in the event.

The live webcast can be accessed at www.sysco.com/investors. An archived replay of the presentation will be available shortly after the live event is completed and will remain on Sysco's website for 30 days.

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 approximately 400,000 customers. For Fiscal Year 2012 that ended June 30, 2012, the company generated record sales of more than $42 billion. For more information, visit www.sysco.com or connect with Sysco on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SyscoCorporation or Twitter at www.twitter.com/Sysco_Corp. For important news regarding Sysco, visit the Investor Relations portion of the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com/investors, follow us at www.twitter.com/SyscoStock and download the new Sysco IR App, available on the iTunes App Store and the Google Play Market. In addition, investors should also continue to review our press releases and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It is possible that the information we disclose through any of these channels of distribution could be deemed to be material information. 

CONTACT: For more information contact:
         Neil Russell
         Vice President, Investor Relations
         T 281-584-1308
         
         Charley Wilson
         Vice President, Corporate Communications
         T 281-584-2423