Foodservice Supplies Spotlight - Sysco

teamQ: Lasttime I visited with my Marketing Associate, hementioned that I can order hard-to-find and otherfoodservice items through some place called SYSCOCentral Warehouse. Is it really a warehouse? Whatdoes it stock?Black Diamond ® professional fry pansA: SYSCO Central Warehouse stocks over 9,000 supplies andequipment, disposables, and specialty food items—fromindustrial-size blenders to imported caviar. If an item isn’tavailable at your local operating company, there’s a good chance aSYSCO Central Warehouse location has what you need. CentralWarehouse uses stock and remote shipments to keep you inbusiness, and all orders received by 12:00 p.m. are shipped thesame day. There’s no minimum order charge required, and SYSCOwill ship customer orders ranging in size from one piece tocomplete opening order packages.Q: I’ve ordered practically everything from SYSCOCentral Warehouse—chef’s pants, truffles, soupkettles, you name it. And each order always seemsto arrive within a matter of days! Does SYSCO havemore than one Central Warehouse location?SYSCO Central WarehouseA: We do! As a matter of fact, we have three—with a fourth onescheduled to open Spring 2005. Located to serve our customersbetter, SYSCO Central Warehouses are strategically situated inJacksonville, FL; Reno, NV; and Fond du Lac, WI. Most locationshave a one- to three-day delivery time, depending on availability ofthe items ordered. Our newest Central Warehouse is being built inthe Northeast, giving SYSCO the ability to provide outstandingcustomer service to all our regions.October 2004 SYSCO TODAY 39