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Sysco: Partnership
Sysco landed a new five-year, $281 million U.S. military supply contract alongside strong Q1 fiscal 2026 results with higher year-on-year revenue and wider gross margins.
Source: Simply Wall St
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Market context: Backdrop: a 107.2 (Hot) Talent Market Index (down 1.8 on the month) with Americas activity rising (+10.6pts).
Sysco: 3 signals in the last 90 days; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Americas signal flow; 3 tracked across 49 days.
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