Sysco Profit Dips as Avian Flu-Induced Inflation Bites

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Profit at Sysco in the most recent quarter fell as cost growth outpaced sales wins due to inflation, particularly across the dairy and poultry sectors, the carrier said, adding that further price increases were on the way.

Sysco ranks No. 3 on the Transport Topics Top 100 list of the largest private carriers in North America, and No. 1 among food service carriers.

Net profit at Houston-based Sysco slid 2.16% in the 13 weeks that ended Dec. 28, the company’s second fiscal quarter of 2025, to $406 million from $415 million.

The decrease came as sales rose 4.46% year on year to $20.15 billion from $19.29 billion, but the company’s cost of sales rose 4.62% to $16.5 billion from $15.77 billion.

Overall produ…