Gilchrist & Soames Launches Simply Supplies™

A new eCommerce experience designed for the home rental and small property market

SOMERSET, N.J., Nov. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Guest Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), announced today that its luxury division, Gilchrist & Soames - one of the leading luxury amenity providers in the hospitality industry, is expanding its reach to offer additional product solutions to the ever-expanding lodging market encompassing home rentals and bed and breakfasts via the Company’s new eCommerce platform, Simply Supplies.

Simply Supplies by Gilchrist & Soames^TM offers small properties an extensive, but highly curated selection of the ideal products needed to outfit a guest rental, including the following:

• Personal care amenities;
• Extras such as sewing kits, shoe mittens and toothbrushes;
• Commercial-grade small appliances such as irons and hair dryers;
• Full-service single serve coffee and tea solutions; and
• Durable hospitality-proven textiles.

"With the long-standing history Gilchrist & Soames has in the bed & breakfast market and the personal care amenities manufacturing business, combined with the extensive product portfolio Guest Supply has to offer, this expansion into the growing alternate accommodations market helps us fill a clear need within the industry,” said Sandy Romoser, executive vice president, Guest Supply. “We are truly excited to expand our service and solutions oriented mindset to a new and growing customer base.”

This new digital platform offers customers ease and the ability to choose the quantities that are right for them - from individual pieces to intervals of 10, as well as full case packs.

For more information on Simply Supplies by Gilchrist & Soames^TM, visit: www.simplysupplies.com

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 67,000 associates, the company operates approximately 330 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 600,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2018 that ended June 30, 2018, the company generated sales of more than $58 billion.

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About Guest Supply
Guest Supply, a Sysco company, has been the leading provider of hospitality products to the lodging industry for more than 35 years with more than 30,000 products sold in more than 25,000 well-known chains and independent properties around the globe. As the only global provider to the hotel and lodging industry, the company maintains relationships with leading hotels around the world. Manufacturing, distribution, and purchasing resources are strategically located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, ensuring superior product selection and availability, as well as quick and efficient response to meet virtually every need. For more information, visit www.guestsupply.com.

About Gilchrist & Soames
Gilchrist & Soames is a leading provider of cosmetic-grade toiletry collections and other specialty products for world-class hotels, exclusive resorts, and distinguished spas, inns, and bed & breakfasts. Specializing in servicing the luxury market, Gilchrist & Soames' products can be found in discerning properties throughout the world. Gilchrist & Soames is based in Indianapolis, Ind. For more information, visit www.gilchristsoames.com.