Inclusion at Sysco Canada
We are Better Together.
Sysco aspires to create a culture that is decidedly inclusive, where everyone feels valued as a contributor and has the support they need to succeed. This focus on belonging enables us to care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships.
Sysco colleagues and partners help strengthen our business through unique perspectives and skills. Simply put, we’re better together. By embedding inclusion into our business, we ensure everyone has a seat and a voice at our table.
Through Sysco’s Better Together, we focus on three key Pillars as the drivers to strengthen Inclusion at Sysco:
Workforce
Workplace
Marketplace
Workforce
Workplace
Marketplace
Plus, through Sysco’s Global Good, we are committed to creating lasting community impact by investing in programs that fight hunger and support local communities.
Plus, through Sysco’s Global Good, we are committed to creating lasting community impact by investing in programs that fight hunger and support local communities.
Workforce
Sysco’s colleagues are the foundation of all that we do. Connected, caring and inclusive teams – where everyone truly has a seat at the table, help to cultivate a thriving workplace and realize our purpose. That’s why we strive to attract and retain the best talent.
By fostering a workforce where diverse ideas and perspectives are valued, we enable innovative and high-quality work, strengthen productivity and retention and better serve our customers. An inclusive team is essential to building a resilient business, and Sysco is committed to creating a workplace where all are welcome – one colleague at a time.
Workforce
We are working to attract and retain diverse workforce talent while ensuring that people can move equitably through Sysco’s systems. Through external partnerships and internal best practices, we aim to cultivate inclusive teams that reflect the vibrancy of the customers and communities we serve.
Working Together to Build a Better Future
Creating a more inclusive future is not something we can do alone. It requires partnership and collaboration with others across the foodservice ecosystem; in the communities we serve and within our team. We continue to deepen commitments to communities and expand our partner network to support industrywide change.
Working Together to Build a Better Future
Creating a more inclusive future is not something we can do alone. It requires partnership and collaboration with others across the foodservice ecosystem; in the communities we serve and within our team. We continue to deepen commitments to communities and expand our partner network to support industrywide change.
Engaging Inclusive Industry Organizations
Sysco collaborates with inclusion-aligned industry organizations to help grow our talent pool, ensuring we are making opportunities to work with Sysco available to all. Through these partnerships, we are able to reach top talent from all backgrounds and experiences, while also enabling networking opportunities for current colleagues and leaders.
Engaging Inclusive Industry Organizations
Sysco collaborates with inclusion-aligned industry organizations to help grow our talent pool, ensuring we are making opportunities to work with Sysco available to all. Through these partnerships, we are able to reach top talent from all backgrounds and experiences, while also enabling networking opportunities for current colleagues and leaders.
Partnering to Propel Growth
Sysco’s business is built on our ability to create strong connections throughout the foodservice ecosystem and beyond. We take a similar approach to fuel an inclusive talent pipeline and provide colleagues with opportunities for networking and growth. We continue to leverage external partnerships with many regional and national organizations.
Partnering to Propel Growth
Sysco’s business is built on our ability to create strong connections throughout the foodservice ecosystem and beyond. We take a similar approach to fuel an inclusive talent pipeline and provide colleagues with opportunities for networking and growth. We continue to leverage external partnerships with many regional and national organizations.
Workplace
Building an inclusive workplace, one that values diverse ideas and perspectives, is critical to fostering an environment where every individual feels respected, valued, and empowered to contribute. Inclusion is embedded in our culture, ensuring equity, dignity, and belonging for all team members. It empowers us to better understand and connect with the communities we serve and create a standout culture for colleagues. When colleagues feel engaged and valued, they’re more likely to go above and beyond for themselves, customers, and those around them.
Workplace
We are focused on creating an environment that makes people want to come to Sysco and stay. Our goal is to cultivate an empowering, welcoming and inclusive culture that truly reflects our people and values.
Colleague Resource Groups
Sysco’s CRGs are key partners in helping secure an inclusive workplace. These groups are voluntary, colleague-led, and open to all colleagues. They provide space for colleagues with shared backgrounds and experiences and allies to connect with one another, advance career growth, and further business priorities.
Colleague Resource Groups
Sysco’s CRGs are key partners in helping secure an inclusive workplace. These groups are voluntary, colleague-led, and open to all colleagues. They provide space for colleagues with shared backgrounds and experiences and allies to connect with one another, advance career growth, and further business priorities.
Respect in the Workplace
To establish a baseline of inclusive behaviour in the workplace, we launched Respect in the Workplace, a program designed to help colleagues learn what a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment looks like and practice the skills needed to maintain it.
Respect in the Workplace
To establish a baseline of inclusive behaviour in the workplace, we launched Respect in the Workplace, a program designed to help colleagues learn what a safe, respectful, and inclusive work environment looks like and practice the skills needed to maintain it.
Sysco Speaks
Integrating colleagues into inclusion work starts with listening. Each year, Sysco conducts its annual colleague engagement survey, Sysco Speaks, which requests input on inclusion-related topics. Sysco Speaks has become an important lever for us to decide how and where to invest in inclusion work.
Sysco Speaks
Integrating colleagues into inclusion work starts with listening. Each year, Sysco conducts its annual colleague engagement survey, Sysco Speaks, which requests input on inclusion-related topics. Sysco Speaks has become an important lever for us to decide how and where to invest in inclusion work.
Marketplace
Our commitment to inclusion extends beyond our walls. We partner with diverse suppliers, support local communities, and deliver solutions that meet the needs of a broad and evolving customer base. By championing inclusion in the marketplace, we create shared success and sustainable impact.
Marketplace
Inclusion is an important aspect of how we show up for Sysco’s external stakeholders and how our company is perceived. Our goal is to model and promote inclusion throughout our industry and communities, and to leverage inclusion to better meet our stakeholders’ expectations and needs.
Empowering Inclusion in the Industry
Sysco is committed to empowering inclusion across the foodservice industry by actively sponsoring and participating in initiatives that celebrate and support diversity. Through these initiatives, we aim to amplify underrepresented voices, create opportunities for meaningful engagement, and strengthen partnerships that drive equity and belonging to shape a more vibrant, diverse, and sustainable foodservice ecosystem.
Empowering Inclusion in the Industry
Sysco is committed to empowering inclusion across the foodservice industry by actively sponsoring and participating in initiatives that celebrate and support diversity. Through these initiatives, we aim to amplify underrepresented voices, create opportunities for meaningful engagement, and strengthen partnerships that drive equity and belonging to shape a more vibrant, diverse, and sustainable foodservice ecosystem.
Supporting Women in Foodservice
Sysco is dedicated to supporting women across the industry. Throughout FY2025, we helped uplift women in foodservice by participating in key initiatives and events. We continued to partner with the Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF), a leading organization addressing gender equity in the food industry.
Supporting Women in Foodservice
Sysco is dedicated to supporting women across the industry. Throughout FY2025, we helped uplift women in foodservice by participating in key initiatives and events. We continued to partner with the Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF), a leading organization addressing gender equity in the food industry.
Inclusion Partners
Our inclusion community partners are essential in strengthening our commitments by providing expertise, resources, and programs that foster inclusion and belonging. These partnerships enable Sysco to invest in education, advocacy, and opportunities that reflect the rich diversity of the communities we serve. Together, we are driving meaningful change and shaping a more inclusive future for all.
Our Path Forward
Sysco Canada is committed to the process of reconciliation through empowerment and sustainability of Indigenous communities across Canada.
Our Purpose of Connecting the world to share food and care for one another is at the core of what we do – and it guides our commitments and actions to be more connected with the communities we impact. As a corporate leader, we have a responsibility to actively participate in building strong relationships with Indigenous communities, rooted in mutual respect, accountability, and sustained engagement.
Learn more about Our Path Forward: Sysco’s Commitment to Reconciliation.