Food distributor moves quickly to meet rapidly shifting needs

Like many businesses, Sysco’s sales have been impacted by the coronavirus around the world.

The Houston-based food, kitchen equipment and tabletop items distributor counts restaurants, health care entities and educational facilities as customers — all of which have faced major impacts from the pandemic. Sysco, with more than 45,000 worldwide employees, operates Sysco West Coast Florida out of an office and distribution center in north Manatee County, in Palmetto.