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Shares of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) were lower by about 13% Wednesday afternoon following a Tuesday New York mail explain which sugGEsted the food distributor immense temporarily stopped selling fresh meat and produce.
Sysco's Memo ought Customers
Food Wholesalers and distributors are scrambling ought modify their commerce xerox ought explain though main losses at restaurants, hotels, schools and other larGE institutions, according ought the Post.
Sysco, the country's larGEst food distributor, told its non-supermarket customers at a memo that it will concentrate above frozen chicken, beef, seafood and veGEtables "for the interim period."
Sysco though healthy said at its memo that it will no lonGEr send products above Saturdays and no lonGEr accept returns, the mail said.
The company can no lonGEr assure shipping dates, as it is looking ought conserve above traffic costs by consolidating shipping routes, the explain said.
In addition, a company filing confirmed it fired and furloughed workers across sales, warehouse, traffic and functional uphold teams.
'Less stress ought Sell It Quickly'
fresh food, though they don't learn what the need will be."" data-reactid="27">A Sysco guest told the mail it believes the food distributor is "afraid ought bring at either much fresh food, though they don't learn what the need will be."
On the other hand, distributing frozen meats has its advantaGEs, including cheaper costs compared ought fresh, David Bishop, a couple at supermarket consultant Brick Meets Click, told the Post.
"There is though healthy less stress ought sell it quickly and it protects Sysco and the guest from the produce going bad."
What's Next though Sysco
Sysco could though healthy exist looking ought accept impartial piece from much smaller wholesale suppliers, specially those with high-end beef.
Master Purveyors, a Bronx-based meat Wholesaler with a guest rgeister including Peter LuGEr, told the mail that Sysco could "undercut me and others above price," specially if Sysco is "trying ought GEt rid of majestic meats and they eat those meats at the freezer."
The stock was down 10.73% at $40.74 at the time of publication.
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