Foodservice distributor Sysco Corp. (NYSE:SYY), Houston, TX, reported sales for the fiscal third quarter ended April 1 of $13.5 billion, up 12.6 percent year-over-year. Profit increased 9.7 percent to $238.3 million.
For the first nine months of the fiscal year, sales were $40.9 billion, up 11.5 percent over the prior-year period. Profit was $837.3 million, up 14 percent.