Sysco Corporation Celebrates 2018 Supplier Excellence Awards and Names General Mills Foodservice Supplier of the Year

HOUSTON, Nov. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the leading global foodservice distribution company, today announced the winners of the 2018 Sysco Supplier Excellence Awards. This program recognizes the commitment, support and partnership of suppliers and brokers who help best deliver Sysco’s vision of being our customers’ most valued and trusted business partner.

The 2018 award recipients were selected based on sales growth and support, operational excellence and other key business performance metrics laid out by Sysco’s merchandising, quality assurance and supply chain departments. Winners are recognized as Gold, Silver or Bronze.

“Our customers are at the center of all that we do, so it’s important that we partner with suppliers and brokers who can help us improve our customers’ overall experience,” said Brian Todd, Sysco’s senior vice president of merchandising. “It’s equally important for us to recognize them for all the hard work and dedication they put forth to help us make our customers successful.”

Supplier of the Year, the highest honor, was awarded to General Mills Foodservice for their exceptional performance in sales growth, best in class service and overall support of Sysco customers. Broker of the Yearwas awarded to the CORE Group for their top performance in case growth, local market collaboration and overall support in bringing solutions to our customers.

Other notable specialty awards included:

Emerging Supplier - Dean Foods
Supply Chain - General Mills Foodservice
Corporate Social Responsibility - McCormick for Chefs
Cutting Edge Solutions - Beyond Meat

Gold Heritage - Sweet Street
Gold Supplies on the Fly – Welbilt
Silver Heritage - Badia Spices, Inc.
Silver Supplies on the Fly - Libbey Inc.
Bronze Heritage – County Fair Food Products, Sweet Endings
Bronze Supplies on the Fly - Honolulu Fish Company, Carlisle FoodService Products, Chef Works

Congratulations to all of the winners. The complete list of 2018 Top Supplier Awards (not in ranked order) is as follows:

Gold Supplier Award Recipients

Silver Supplier Award Recipients

Bronze Supplier Award Recipients