HOUSTON, Oct. 26, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY) announced today that it will webcast its first quarter fiscal 2010 earnings conference call on Monday, November 2nd at 10:00 a.m. ET.

The live webcast can be accessed online at www.sysco.com in the Investor Relations section. A webcast replay and downloadable MP3 file of the conference call will be available shortly after the live webcast is completed. The company will also issue a news release on the morning of November 2nd, prior to the earnings conference call, which can be accessed online at www.sysco.com in the Investor Relations section.

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 186 distribution facilities serving approximately 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2009 that ended June 27, 2009, the company generated more than $36 billion in sales. For more information about Sysco visit the company's Internet home page at www.sysco.com.

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CONTACT:  Sysco Corporation
          Neil Russell, Vice President, Investor Relations
          281-584-1308