Sysco Corporation announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on April 24, 2026, to shareholders of record as of April 2, 2026. The global food-away-from-home distributor continues its dividend payments to investors.

Sysco Corporation is launching a pilot Home Grown by Sysco program to bring locally sourced foods and artisan products to customers. The pilot, beginning February 24, covers the Great Lakes, Northeast, and South Florida regions in the U.S., plus Montreal and British Columbia in Canada. The program features approximately 10,000 locally sourced products and aims to expand across the United States within 12 months as part of Sysco's sustainability strategy.

The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) and Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (PBJ) both offer defensive exposure to consumer staples, but with different approaches. VDC provides broader sector coverage with 103 holdings at a lower 0.09% expense ratio, while PBJ focuses on 31 food and beverage companies with a higher 0.61% fee. VDC has outperformed PBJ over the past year (11.5% vs 8.04%) and five years, making it more suitable for investors seeking predictable, low-cost defensive allocation.

The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) outperforms the Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (PBJ) with lower fees (0.09% vs 0.61%), higher dividend yield (2.1% vs 1.7%), and better 1-year and 5-year returns. VDC offers broad diversification across consumer staples with 100+ holdings, while PBJ concentrates on 31 food and beverage companies. VDC's comprehensive approach has proven more resilient, while PBJ's concentrated bet struggled amid rising ingredient costs and shifting consumer preferences in 2025.

Sysco shares surged 10.99% after the food distributor reported that full-year profits would come in near the top of its forecast. The company demonstrated strong margin expansion with gross profit growing 3.9% to $3.8 billion and gross margin improving by 15 basis points to 18.3%, despite facing 2.9% product cost increases. U.S. foodservice volumes returned to growth with local volumes up 1.2%, and management expects full-year adjusted earnings per share near the high end of its $4.50-$4.60 guidance, representing up to 7% year-over-year growth.

Sysco Corporation successfully completed its 3rd annual Purpose Month, with nearly 10,000 colleagues volunteering 36,817 hours across 339 sites in 9 countries, impacting over 1,700 charities to combat global food insecurity.

Sysco Corporation is partnering with the MICHELIN Guide to celebrate culinary excellence at the 2025 Northeast Cities Ceremony in Philadelphia, presenting the Young Chef Award and highlighting their commitment to supporting emerging culinary talent.

Sysco Corporation announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.54 per share, payable on January 23, 2026, to stockholders of record as of January 2, 2026. The company generated over $81 billion in sales in fiscal year 2025.

Tesla announced it will be the first customer of its own Semi truck in 2026, using the electric vehicles to electrify its supply chain, particularly in Texas operations. Other customers like PepsiCo, Sysco, and UPS are also in line for future deliveries.

Sysco Corporation has been named the official wholesale food distributor for the MICHELIN Guide in the Carolinas, celebrating culinary excellence at the inaugural MICHELIN Guide Carolinas Ceremony in Greenville, South Carolina.

Sysco Corporation partners with the MICHELIN Guide to honor Texas chefs at the 2025 MICHELIN Guide Texas Ceremony, highlighting emerging culinary talent and supporting the foodservice industry.

The US seafood market is projected to grow from $23.28 billion in 2024 to $27.65 billion by 2033, driven by health awareness, sustainable sourcing, and expanding distribution channels, with a CAGR of 1.98%.