Dueling Fools: SYSCO
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz
September 7, 2007
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My dad has owned a wholesale food-service distributorship in Miami for 35 years, so I've learned to hate SYSCO (NYSE: SYY) with a passion. Well, maybe "hate" is too strong a word -- "envy," perhaps. I've been envious as SYSCO moves into markets, rubbing out (or acquiring) the little guy along the way.
I cringe when I see SYSCO trucks pull up behind my favorite restaurants, knowing full well that I'll be kicking coin into SYSCO's coffers the next time I eat out.
Unfortunately for the smaller players -- like my dad -- companies like SYSCO, Performance Food Group (Nasdaq: PFGC), U.S. Foodservice, and Koninklijke Ahold (NYSE: AHO) have all of the economies of scale working in their favor. SYSCO is the top dog, raking in more than $35 billion in sales last year.
So I'll leave the infighting to a pair of my Foolish colleagues this week. Michael Leibert is our bull. Ryan Fuhrmann is our bear. It's a food fight, my friends.
Which Fool will deliver the winning argument? That's what this week's bout is all about.
Duel on!
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