Sysco to Webcast Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call

HOUSTON, April 20, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY)
announced today that it will webcast its third quarter fiscal year 2009 earnings
conference call on Monday, May 4th 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 May 4, 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 180 distribution facilities serving more than
400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2008 that ended June 28, 2008, the
company generated more than $37 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