Sysco LABS empowers undergraduates with Project GLO

Colleagues inspire youth across state and private universities

Sysco LABS recently announced the extension of Project Guiding Leadership and Outreach (GLO) to undergraduate students from state and private universities, aimed at driving sustainable development and change in communities around the country. 

Led by GLO-certified Sysco LABS colleagues, the program has conducted trainings for students from various faculties at the Sri Jayewardenepura, Colombo, Kelaniya, Rajarata, Peradeniya and SLIIT universities. Aligned with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals and Sysco LABS’ core purpose of ‘connecting the world to share food and care for one another’, the program educates young people on the fundamentals of leadership in preparation for community outreach and sustainable development. 

Speaking on the organisation’s approach to community leadership and its impact, Rehan Anthonis, Director of People Operations at Sysco LABS, said, “Project GLO’s efforts toward the development of youth will continue to equip new generations of leaders with essential skills and knowledge that will brighten their futures and their communities. The program reinforces the value of learning, collaboration, and connection in pursuing progress. The initiative aims to build better, purpose conscious leaders who can in turn positively impact their communities and inspire change. We hope to take this program even further in the future, with a competition for students to pitch their project ideas and we will select and incubate two such projects.”

Launched early this year, the initial phase of Project GLO involved the training and certification of 26 participants, including representatives from other leading corporates including Sysco LABS, Brandix, Fortude, IFS and JKH. 

About Sysco LABS 

Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and the global leader in the trillion-dollar foodservice industry.  

Sysco employs 76,000 associates, has 330+ smart distribution facilities worldwide and over 14,000 IoT-enabled trucks serving 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.  

Sysco LABS delivers the technology that powers Sysco’s end-to-end operations. With engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and Austin and Houston, TX, Sysco LABS enables Sysco’s entire supply chain delivering enterprise-grade technology that Is revolutionizing the industry.  

Sysco LABS’ technology is present in the end-to-end foodservice journey, enabling the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more. 

01 Image: Project GLO facilitators with students from the University of Colombo

02 Image: Project GLO facilitators with undergraduates from several universities at a program hosted at Sysco LABS HQ 

03 Image: Project GLO facilitators with students from the University of Peradeniya

04 Image: Project GLO Certified Sysco LABS colleagues who conduct the sessions (L-R): Pasan Senevirathne, Anushka Samarasinghe, Gayan Ranaraja, Amodh Jayasinghe and Nilanka Wijesooriya