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Sysco Wins Newsweek’s 2026 AI Impact Award for AI Brand & Retail Excellence
HOUSTON, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the global leader in food distribution, has been awarded a 2026 Newsweek AI Impact Award for an innovative enterprise-wide AI application that enhances supply chain processes, drives sales productivity and elevates the customer e-commerce experience. Sysco is being recognized in the AI Brand & Retail – Best Outcomes category for creating and scaling the Sysco Agentic Ecosystem (SAGE), a company-wide AI capability designed to
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