Sysco Corp. (NYSE:SYY), Houston, TX, has acquired the following independent foodservice companies:
- Appert's Foodservice, a full-service broadline distributor based in St. Cloud, MN
- Buchy Food Service, a full-service broadline distributor based in Greenville, OH
- Central Seafood Company, a seafood supplier based in Orlando, FL
- Distagro, the foodservice division for Montreal, Quebec-based grocery retailer, Metro Richelieu Inc.
Each acquisition was completed in December. The combined annual revenues of the four companies are $520 million. To date, in fiscal year 2013, Sysco has acquired nine businesses that, in the aggregate, had annual sales exceeding $750 million.
Sysco operates 185 distribution facilities serving over 400,000 customers. For the fiscal year 2012 that ended June 30, 2012, the company had sales of over $42 billion.
