Sysco LABS extends community impact with 11th & 12th phases of its ‘Share a Meal, Share a Moment’ initiative

 Monday, March xxx 2024, Colombo - Sysco LABS recently successfully completed the 11th and 12th phases of its flagship community project 'Share a Meal, Share a Moment’, distributing over 600 essential ration packs to communities in the Kalutara district. Since its inception in 2020, the ‘Share a Meal, Share a Moment’ initiative has touched the lives of over 45,000 people in underprivileged communities.Phases 11 and 12 was significant for Sysco LABS as the team was joined by leaders from Sysco Corporation, USA. Notably, Lise Monahan, VP of Technology for US & Canada Food Services, OCIDO, and Head of GICs and Charles Tango, VP, Chief Information & Security Officer participated in the donation drive to demonstrate their support for the initiative. 

About Sysco LABS

Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Centre 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 72,000 associates, has 330+ smart distribution facilities worldwide and over 14,000 IoT-enabled trucks serving 725,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2023 that ended July 1, 2023, the company generated sales of more than $76 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.