Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Drummond Kirk G
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/01/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYSCO CORP [SYY]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Sr. Vice Pres and CIO
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77077
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 22,174.3187
D
 
Common Stock 80
I
Children

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) - Date Granted 8/31/95   (1) 08/31/2005 Common Stock 6,000 $ 7.1875 D (2) (3)  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) - Date Granted 9/5/96   (4) 09/04/2006 Common Stock 6,000 $ 7.9688 D (2) (3)  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) - Date Granted 9/4/97   (5) 09/03/2007 Common Stock 16,000 $ 8.75 D (2) (3)  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) - Date Granted 9/3/98   (5) 09/02/2008 Common Stock 12,000 $ 10.9375 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) - Date Granted 9/2/99   (5) 09/02/2009 Common Stock 13,000 $ 16.2813 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date Granted 9/7/00   (5) 09/06/2010 Common Stock 12,000 $ 20.9688 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date Granted 9/11/2001   (6) 09/10/2011 Common Stock 24,000 $ 27.79 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date Granted 9/11/2001   (7) 09/10/2011 Common Stock 15,000 $ 27.79 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date Granted 9/12/2002   (8) 09/11/2012 Common Stock 24,000 $ 30.57 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date Granted 9/11/2003   (9) 09/10/2013 Common Stock 18,000 $ 31.75 D  
Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) Date Granted 9/2/2004   (10) 09/01/2011 Common Stock 10,000 $ 32.19 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Drummond Kirk G
1390 ENCLAVE PARKWAY
HOUSTON, TX 77077
      Sr. Vice Pres and CIO  

Signatures

Kirk G. Drummond 01/03/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Grants are made annually with exercises not permitted prior to the first anniversary of the grant. If certain performance criteria are met, one-third (1/3) of the shares covered by the grant vest on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant.
(2) Under a domestic relations order, reporting person is deemed to hold these options for the benefit of his ex-wife and may exercise the options solely upon the direction of his ex-wife, who is entitled to the shares issued upon exercise.
(3) Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the options and the underlying shares.
(4) Grants are made annually with exercises not permitted prior to the first anniversary of the grant. If certain performance criteria are met, one-third (1/3) of the shares covered by the grant vest on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant. If the grants have not vested by the fifth anniversary of the grant, the grant will vest six months prior to expiration.
(5) Exercises not permitted prior to the first anniversary of the grant. If certain performance criteria are met in any fiscal year during the first 5 years after the grant, one-third (1/3) of the shares covered by the grant vest at the end of the first year in which the performance criteria are met.
(6) One-fifth (1/5) of the shares covered by the grant vest and are exercisable on 06/29/02, 06/28/03, 07/03/04, 07/2/05 and 07/1/06, respectively.
(7) One-fifth (1/5) of the shares covered by the grant vest and are exercisable on 07/2/05, 07/1/06, 06/30/07, 06/28/08, and 06/27/09 , respectively.
(8) One-fifth (1/5) of the shares covered by the grant vest and are exercisable on 6/28/2003, 7/3/2004, 7/2/2005, 7/1/2006 and 6/30/2 007, respectively
(9) One-fifth (1/5) of the shares covered by the grant vest and are exercisable on 7/3/04, 7/2/05, 7/1/06, 6/30/07 and 6/28/08, respe ctively.
(10) One-fifth of the shares covered by the grant vest and are exercisable on 9/2/2005, 9/2/2006, 9/2/2007, 9/2/2008 and 9/2/2009, re spectively. No option may be exercised prior to 9/2/2005. Options will expire on 9/1/2011.

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