Sysco:
In today’s world even with the economy suffering and individual income declining, the food industry is still up and running. Chain restaurants, mom and pop establishments, and fast food restaurants that are learning to market their products cheaper and more reasonable to the consumer are still going strong in the United States. They are offering healthier meals due to the consumer wanting to become healthier. They have their ups and downs like any business but are learning to give the consumer what they need and desire. That is the way restaurants keep their customer happy, by buying products from company like Sysco, Gordon’s Food Service, (GFS), and other restaurant suppliers. However; Sysco is the number one supplier to restaurants and hospitals, making them the most profitable company in the world (Sysco.com, 2011).
The Company:
Sysco is a company based on profits from restaurants, healthcare, educational facilities, lodging establishments, and any other individual who prepares meals away from home. In the world there are 147 locations. These locations are supplying product to the aforementioned facilities and individuals above, with the majority of the suppliers’ of Sysco products in the United States, Canada, and Ireland. However; Sysco can be found in other countries as well. The company works well with consumers in person, online, and over the phone, doing anything to make it easier for the buyer to gain the supplies that are needed to run a successful business (Sysco.com, 2011).
John Baugh was the main brain behind Sysco, and in 1969 nine companies came together to make up the corporation. “The combined 1969 sales for the nine founding companies were $115 million” (Sysco, 2011).
In 1970 when Sysco fi...
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