Sysco’s Global Technology Leadership Meets Sri Lanka’s Digital Leaders

Tom Peck, Executive Vice President & Chief Information and Digital Officer at Sysco, recently met with Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, and Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy & Chairman of ICTA.

Discussions focused on strengthening public-private collaboration, infrastructure readiness, and Sri Lanka’s digital economy agenda. The Ministry recognized Sysco LABS as the premiere U.S. technology corporate and major export contributor, while Sysco LABS reaffirmed its role as Sri Lanka’s premier IT brand and catalyst for nurturing local tech talent.

01 Image - (From Left to Right): Chris Torchia - Vice President, Sysco Technology Human Resources, Ragnarok Rocha - Vice President, Digital Commerce & Customer Solutions- Sysco, Tom Peck - Executive Vice President, Chief Information & Digital Officer – Sysco, Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Thushera Kawdawatta – Managing Director – Sysco LABS, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy and Gian De Rose – Director, Branding & Communications, Sysco LABS.

About Sysco

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. This includes restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues, and more. Sysco operates 340 distribution centers, in over 10 countries, with 76,000 colleagues serving approximately 730,000 customer locations.  The company generated sales of more than $78 billion in fiscal year 2024 that ended June 29, 2024.

As the world’s largest food-away-from-home distributor, Sysco offers customized supply chain solutions, bespoke specialty product offerings, and culinary support to drive customers to innovate and optimize their operations. We act as a trusted business partner to our customers, helping them grow through our industry-leading portfolio that includes fresh produce, premium proteins, specialty products, sustainably focused items, equipment and supplies, and innovative culinary solutions.   

For more information, visit www.sysco.com. For important news and key information for Sysco investors, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investors.sysco.com.

About Sysco LABS: 

Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company.

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka delivers the technology that powers Sysco’s end-to-end operations, 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 and the end customers’ in-restaurant dining experience.