SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION

     PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
                      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934(AMENDMENT NO. )

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This reminder is for SYSCO  associates who are shareholders of SYSCO. The annual
meeting of shareholders of SYSCO Corporation will take place on Friday, November
8, 2002. This email is to remind you that your vote is important to SYSCO.

If you have already voted your shares,  Thank You. If you have not voted yet, we
encourage  you to vote  promptly  using the proxy card  included  with the proxy
statement  and annual  report that you should have  already  received.  If it is
convenient, you may also vote by telephone or the Internet.

Your Board of Directors  recommends that  shareholders  vote FOR the election of
four directors (proposal 1) and AGAINST the two shareholder proposals (proposals
2 and 3).

The first shareholder proposal (proposal 2) concerns the declassification of the
Board of Directors. We believe that the current structure of the Board is in the
best interests of the Company's  employees and shareholders.  Accordingly,  your
Board of Directors  recommends  that  shareholders  vote AGAINST the proposal to
declassify the Board (proposal 2).

With regard to the  proposal  seeking to review the  Company's  policies on food
products that may contain genetically  engineered  ingredients  (proposal 3), as
described  in the Proxy  Statement,  your  Board of  Directors  recommends  that
shareholders vote AGAINST the proposal (proposal 3).

For  more  a more  detailed  discussion  of  these  proposals  and  the  Board's
recommendations, please refer to the proxy statement.

Please vote your shares today - again the Board  recommends - FOR proposal 1 and
AGAINST  proposals 2 and 3. If you need another  copy of the proxy  statement or
have any questions,  please  contact our proxy  solicitor,  MacKenzie  Partners,
Inc.,  toll free at (800) 322-2885 or collect at (212)  929-5500.  We appreciate
your prompt  attention  to voting  your shares and thank you for your  continued
interest in your Company.