Sysco facility opens in Plant City, to create 300 jobs

A major food distributor recently marked the grand opening of its newest distribution center, located in Plant City. Sysco Tampa Bay is expected to create 300 jobs in the region. 

Sysco provides food for restaurants, health care and educational facilities, lodging establishments and entertainment venues, among other clients that prepare food away from home. It has about 730,000 customers; operates 340 distribution centers in more than 10 countries; and has 76,000 employees, according to a statement.

Sysco Tampa Bay, which opened in late July at 475 Charlie Taylor Road, is the sixth broadline facility for the company in Florida, the statement says. In the Sunshine State, Sysco employs more than 5,000 people. Sysco Tampa Bay will serve a 100-mile area of Florida.