Sysco Corp. (NYSE: SYY), Houston, TX, reported sales for the second quarter ended Dec. 28, 2013, were $11.2 billion, an increase of 4.1 percent from the previous year. Profit decreased 4.8 percent to $211 million.
For the first six months of the fiscal year, sales were $23 billion, a 4.9 percent increase from the previous year. The company reported a profit of $496 million year-to-date, a decrease of 2.3 percent from the same period in 2012.