NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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Letters
Feb 08 1999 12:00 AM PST
PROFILE |
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Cafeteria food doesn't elicit many smiles from school kids, but U.S. Foodservice isn't frowning. The company is the #2 US food service distributor, after SYSCO. U.S. Foodservice serves about 85% of the US and more than143,000 customers, including restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, schools, and other institutions. The firm offers more than 44,000 branded and private-label items (Cross Valley Farms, Harbor Banks, Roseli), including canned and dry foods, meats, frozen foods, dairy, seafood, equipment, and cleaning supplies. International food retailer Royal Ahold owns the company, under its Ahold USA subsidiary. U.S. Foodservice owns PYA/Monarch, also a food distributor.
COMPETITION |
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SYSCO Corporation (SYY)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: June
2000 Sales (mil.): 8,000.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 29.1%
Employees: 13,250
Revenue per employee: $603,773.58
KEY PEOPLE |
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James L. Miller
CEO
Ernie Smith
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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9755 Patuxent Woods Dr.
Columbia, MD 21046
US
Phone: 410-312-7100
Fax: 410-312-7591
Online: Web Site
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