Company: SYY
Filing Date: 2025-01-29
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0000096021-25-000010
Chunk: 32

Company: SYSCO CORP
Filing Date: 2025-01-29
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 2
Chunk 32
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 accelerate and/or identify additional administrative cost savings in order to compensate for any gross profit or supply chain cost leverage challenges; 

•risks related to unfavorable conditions in the Americas and Europe and the impact on our results of operations and financial condition;

•the risks related to our efforts to implement our transformation initiatives and meet our other long-term strategic objectives, including the risk that these efforts may not provide the expected benefits in our anticipated time frame, if at all, and may prove costlier than expected;

•the impact of unexpected future changes to our business initiatives based on management’s subjective evaluation of our overall business needs;

•the risk that the actual costs of any business initiatives may be greater or less than currently expected;

•the risk that competition in our industry and the impact of GPOs may adversely impact our margins and our ability to retain customers and make it difficult for us to maintain our market share, growth rate and profitability;

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•the risk that our relationships with long-term customers may be materially diminished or terminated; 

•the risk that changes in consumer eating habits could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations;

•the impact and effects of natural disasters or adverse weather conditions, such as Hurricanes Helene and Milton;

•the impact and effects of public health crises, pandemics and epidemics and the adverse impact thereof on our business, financial condition and results of operations;

•the risk that changes in applicable tax laws or regulations and the resolution of tax disputes could negatively affect our financial results; 

•the risk that we may not be able to fully compensate for increases in fuel costs, and forward purchase commitments intended to contain fuel costs could result in above market fuel costs;

•the risk of interruption of supplies and increase in product costs as a result of conditions beyond our control;

•the potential impact on our reputation and earnings of adverse publicity or lack of confidence in our products;

•risks related to unfavorable changes to the mix of locally managed customers versus corporate-managed customers;

•the risk that we may not realize anticipated benefits from our operating cost reduction efforts;

•difficulties in successfully expanding into international markets and complimentary lines of business;

•the potential impact of product liability claims;

•the risk that we fail to comply with requirements imposed by applicable law or government regulations;

•risks related to our ability to effectively finance and integrate acquired businesses;

•risks related to our access to borrowed funds in order to grow and any default by us under our indebtedness that could have a material adverse impact on cash flow and