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                                                                   EXHIBIT 15(a)


                    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders
of Sysco Corporation:

We have reviewed the consolidated balance sheets of Sysco Corporation (a
Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2000 and October 2,
1999 and the related statements of consolidated results of operations and cash
flows for the thirteen week periods then ended included in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of interim financial
information consists principally of applying analytical procedures to financial
data and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting
matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance
with generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should
be made to the financial statements referred to above for them to be in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

/s/  Arthur Andersen LLP

Houston, Texas
November 10, 2000