SYSCO Enhances Specialty Meat Distribution Reach With Addition Of Facciola Meat Company

Houston - SYSCO Corporation, North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, today announced it has acquired Facciola Meat Company, a specialty meat and seafood distributor located in Fremont, California. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Founded in 1971, Facciola Meat Company has grown to become the largest independent distributor in northern California. The company is a Certified Angus Beef distributor, employing 131 associates at its 108,000-square-foot warehouse and processing facility. Facciola Meat Company provides premium quality fresh fish, poultry and other frozen and refrigerated food products to restaurants, hotels and other foodservice operations in northern California, Hawaii and Nevada. For calendar year 2004 Facciola Meat Company generated approximately $82 million in sales.

Richard J. Schnieders, SYSCO's chairman and chief executive officer, said, "Facciola Meat Company is a premier specialty meat distributor with an impeccable reputation for quality and customer service. Their addition to the SYSCO family will expand our presence in California and enhance our growth opportunities in the specialty meats market."

Founder Robert Facciola, who will remain as president of the company, added, "In recent years SYSCO has demonstrated a sincere and professional approach to growing their specialty meat business. This move will allow our company, employees and customers to grow and benefit while retaining the family business ideals upon which we were founded."

SOURCE: SYSCO Corporation